Are there any clues as to why he feels this way? The musician in the poem sings, "Ain't got nobody in all this world, Ain't got nobody but ma self."

In his poem, "The Weary Blues," Langston Hughes places his
piano player on Lennox Avenue (which is now named Malcolm X Boulevard). Lennox Avenue is
considered by Hughes in his poem as the heartbeat of Harlem.  Since writer and civil
rights activist James Baldwin, among others, later referred to this street simply as
"the avenue,"  Lennox Avenue became the symbol of the darkness of Harlem, the melancholy
of the tenants, the depression and the repression of African-Americans in the
1930s.

Thus, the piano player/singer is the spokesperson of
the African-American experience there in Depression-era Harlem.  Suggesting that the
musician represents the whole of the community, Hughes calls him the "Negro." Certainly,
the capitalization of this noun indicates, also, that the man represents his people as
he sings "that old piano moan." 

Please enumerate the personages in John, chapter 1, New Testament.

The persons in John Chapter 1 are John the Baptist, the
Jews, the Levites, the priests. The Jews ask John if he is Elijah, and he replies “No”
but Elijah does not appear in the chapter as he is dead by this time. John the Baptist
quotes Isaiah, but the prophet Isaiah is also dead at this time. The Pharisees are
mentioned as having sent people to question John the Baptist. Jesus appears in this
chapter. He comes to the water to be baptized by John the Baptist. Andrew and Simon
Peter are mentioned. Jesus renames Simon Cephas, translated as Peter. Jesus chooses two
other disciples in this chapter, Philip and Nathanael. Another Old Testament figure that
is mentioned is Moses, but he does not appear as he is already dead. Jesus’ earthly
father, Joseph, is also mentioned, but he, too, has already
died.

Solve the inequality f(x)>-1. f(x)=(x-1)(x+1)/(x+2)(x-2)

For the beginning, we'll re-write the numerator and
denominator of the function as differnces of squares:

f(x)
= (x^2 - 1)/(x^2 - 4)

Now, we'll substitute f(x) by it's
expression in the given inequality:

(x^2 - 1)/(x^2 - 4)
> -1

We'll add 1 both sides, and we'll multiply
it by the denominator (x^2-4).

(x^2 - 1) / (x^2 - 4)
+1>0

(x^2 - 1 + x^2 -
4)/(x^2-4)>0

We'll combine like
terms:

(2*x^2-5)/(x^2-4)>0

We'll consider
the numerator and denominator as 2 functions:

The
numerator: f1(x)=2*x^2-5

The denominator
f2(x)=x^2-4

We'll check the monotony of the numerator. In
order to do so, first we'll find out the roots of the equation
f1(x)=0

2*x^2-5=0 => 2*x^2=5 =>
x^2=5/2

x1= sqrt (5/2) and x2=-sqrt
(5/2)

f1(x) is negative over the range (-sqrt5/2 ; sqrt5/2)
and it is positive over the ranges (-inf.,
-sqrt5/2)U(sqrt5/2;+inf.)

We'll discuss the monotony of the
denominator f2(x)=x^2-4

f2(x)=
(x-2)(x+2)

(x-2)(x+2)=0

x1=2
and x2=-2

f2(x) is negative over the range (-2 ; 2) and it
is positive over the ranges (-inf.,
-2)U(2;+inf.)

f2(x)>0 for x belongs to
(-inf,-2)U(2,inf)

f2(x)<0 for x belongs to
(-2,2)

f(x) > -1 if x belongs to the
ranges (-inf,-2) U (-sqrt(5/2),sqrt(5/2)) U
(2,inf).

Prove that y^2=4x+4 and y^2=4-4x intersect at right angles.

To find out the intersection point, we have to put the 2
equations into the relation:

4x+4 =
4-4x

For x=0, we'll have y^2 = 4*0 +
4

y^2 = 4

y1=2 and
y2=-2

To verify if the 2 curves (parabolas) are
perpendicular, we have to verify if the product of the slopes of their tangent lines, in
their intersection point, is -1.

First, let's calculate
their slopes. In order to do so, we'll calculate their
derivatives.

The derivative, with respect to x, for the
first parabola:

2y*y' = 4

y' =
4/2y

y' = 2/y, the slope of the first
parabola.

The derivative, with respect to x, for the second
parabola:

2y*y' = -4

y' =
-2/y, the slope of the second parabola.

Now, we'll check if
the product of slopes is -1.

(2/y)(-2/y) =
-4/y^2

We'll substitute y^2 by the value found at the point
of intersection, y^2=4

-4/y^2 =
-4/4=-1

The product of the slopes yields -1, so the
parabolas are intersecting eachother at right angle.

Solve for "a" if log (2a-3) - 2 = log (a+3)

Given the logarithm
equation:

log (2a-3) -2 = log
(a+3)

We need to solve for
"a"

First we will combine similar
terms.

==> log (2a-3) - log (a+3) =
2

Now we will use the logarithm properties to
solve.

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

==> log (2a-3)/(a+3) =
2

Now we will rewrite into the exponent
form.

==> (2a-3)/(a+3) =
10^2

==> (2a-3)/(a+3) =
100

Now we will multiply by
(a+3)

==> 2a -3 =
100(a+3)

==> 2a -3 = 100a
+300

==> 98a =
-303

==> a = -303/98 =
-3.01

But the values of a is not defined for
log (2a-3) and log 9a+3)

Then, the equation
has no solution.

In "A Rose for Emily," what are three significant examples of how privelege can be a prison?Is it first her father, who feels no one is good enough...

I think you have the right answer there. Let us remember
how Miss Emily Grierson is introduced to us at the beginning of the story and how the
townspeople think of her:

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When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town
went to her funeral: the men through a sort of respectful affection for a fallen
monument, the women mostly out of curiostity to see the inside of her
house...

It is clear that
everyone comes to her funeral, but that their motives for appearing do not come from
friendship or love, so she has obviously led a life characterised by isolation and
loneliness. Note how she is described as a "tradition, a duty, and a care; a sort of
hereditary obligation upon the town." Her good family and the treatment of her father in
scaring away any potential suitors meant that her privilege has been transformed into a
prison from which Miss Emily can only emerge through death. You have excellent examples
to support this idea; now you need to identify quotes to support your arguments. Good
luck!

Describe and give an example of each of the following. Indicate in your discussion the selection advantage of each. 1.pheromones 2.mimicry...

Mimicry provides a selective, favorable advantage to the
organism that mimics another organism. An example is the harmless milk snake which
resembles the false coral snake(not too harmful) in terms of coloration as does the
Coral snake(very poisonous). The milk snake convergent evolution with the false coral
snake gives it a coloration pattern that will keep predators away, thus, an advantage is
conferred. Instincts are advantageous as they are innate, unlearned behaviors that favor
an organism's survival. For example, geese imprint on the first object they see and
since that is usually the mother, this behavior improves the odds that the young goose
will survive. Pheromones are scents that are stimuli to members of the same species and
cause a particular response. If the pheromones are for reproductive purposes, to attract
a mate, the advantage is for survival and for transferring genes to the next generation,
thus being "fit" as stated in Darwin's Theory of Natural
Selection.

What is the point of intersection of the lines 16x+14y=-8 and 4x+18y+2=0 ?

We can find the solution to this system of equations by
the elimination method.

Step 1:  Subtract 2 from both sides
of  4x + 18y +2 = 0

The equation becomes 4x + 18y =
-2

Step 2:  Multiply all terms in the equation 4x + 18y =
-2 by -4

The  equation becomes  -16x -72y =
8

Step 3:  Writing both equations in a vertical format,
combine as follows:

16x + 14 y =
-8

-16x  - 72y  = 8

0x  -  72y
= 0

-72y =0

Dividing by -72,  
      y=0

Substitute 0 for y in the first equation  and
solve for x as follows:

16x + 14y =
-8

16x + 14(0) = -8

16x  + 0 =
-8

16x = -8

Dividing by
16,           x = -1/2

Therefore our solution is  {(-1/2,
0)}

We can check our answers by substituting the
values for x and y into both equations.

16x + 14y =
-8

16(-1/2) + 14(0) = -8

-8 =
-8

4x + 18y + 2 =0

4(-1/2) +
18(0) + 2 = 0

-2 +  0 + 2  =
0

0=0

Eliminating is my
favorite part of solving equations!

Which measure of central tendency will give him the highest score (more info below)?Nicholas earned the following grades on his science exam:...

There are three measures of central tendency.
Mean, median, and mode.

The
mean is a typical average. You add up all the numbers then
divide by how many numbers you have. In this problem:

83 +
88+87+83+90=431 then

431 divided by 5 =
86.2

The
median is the middle number when all the numbers are put in
order. In this
problem:

83,83,87,88,90

There
are five numbers so the third one in from either side is the median, in this case
87.

The mode
is the number that appears most often in the group of numbers. In this
problem:

All of the numbers appear once, except 83, which
appears twice, therefore the mode is
83.

In this
problem Nicholas would be best off with the median because it gives
him the highest score (87).

Why is there no potential for a rebellion in 1984?

Here's the recipe for keeping people unattached,
disorganized, uninformed, unmotivated, and
afraid:

Torture.

Physical
torture: prisoners are isolated and beaten.  Their teeth are pulled out.
 They are put in cages with rats.  The Ministry of Love and Room 101 are the church and
confessional of this dystopia.  This society is geared only for pain and
suffering.

Psychological
torture: people are afraid of each other: anyone could be a spy.  Cameras
are everywhere.  Parents are turned in by their kids.  Women are taught to hate sex.  No
one is trusted.  Everyone's addicted to gin and
misery.

Institutional torture:
there's no healthcare; there's no schools' there's not freedoms of speech; there's only
war.

So, torture breaks the will of basic existence, let
alone abstractions like rebellion.  It tears down the body and the mind.  Rebellion?
 What's that?  It cannot even be conceived.  The fatalism of 1984 does not allow for
rebellion.  If it does, it is solitary, harmless, and easily
quashed.

What is the role of the setting in the novel, Life of Pi?any quotes or references would be helpful

The setting of the story, mainly Pi in the life boat with
the tiger, is what creates most of the conflict and really drives the story.  If it were
somewhere else, like a cozy apartment in London, things would have been decidedly
different and I can only imagine that Pi would have left the apartment in the hands of
the tiger and gone for help.

The earlier portion of the
story is important as well, because it shows the way that Pi begins to build this
understanding of science and animals and their nature.  It also serves to develop and
show the character his attitude towards animals and how he personifies them constantly
due to that experience as a child.

What does William Faulkner mean when he says: "The best literature is about the old universal truths, such as love, pride, compassion and sacrifice."

William Faulkner used this phrase as part of his Nobel
Prize of Literature speech banquet in 1949.

What he means
by this quote is that the best expressions in written language are often the most
simple, sincere, and natural that can be found. Love, pride, compassion, and sacrifice
are examples of the most basic emotions of human
nature.

Why adulterate or water down literature using
topics that are much too complex to understand or too tedious to even discuss? Why look
for more problems within reality when our every day life gives us so much to marvel at
and cherish deeply?

Old universal truths are constants, not
variables. They are so strongly anchored within our psyche that they will hardly ever
change or change our perception of them. The basic elements of humanity are to be
explored and celebrated. There is no artificial additives in good literature. Anything
that is true, pure, and simple is great. Anything that attempts against that is simply
violating any artistic canon of literary beauty.

Why is the constant mention of ears in Shakespeare's Hamlet significant?

In Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, the
ear is an important image for several reasons.

First, it
was publicly announced that Hamlet's father died from being bitten by a snake while he
napped one day in the garden, however, it was from poison poured into his ear by
Claudius.

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Sleeping within my orchard, / My custom always
of the afternoon, / Upon my secure hour thy uncle stole / With juice of cursed hebenon
in a vial, / And in the porches of my ears did pour  / The leperous distilment... (I, v,
64-69)

Before Laertes leaves
for school, he warns Ophelia not to pay too much attention to what Hamlet has to say to
her; if Hamlet says he loves her, she should not
listen.

The sense of hearing is especially important
regarding Polonius. The old man is forever hovering closeby, trying to hear
conversations in which Hamlet is involved to glean information for Claudius—whether it
is between Ophelia and the prince, or Hamlet and his mother. It is Polonius' penchant
for spying in this way that leads to his death. And it is Hamlet—hearing Polonius hiding
behind the arras (curtain)—that springs to action. As Gertrude calls out for help,
believing Hamlet means to harm her, the concealed Polonius hollers for help, and Hamlet
(mistaking the hidden man for Claudius) triumphantly
shouts:

"How
now? A rat? Dead, for a ducat, dead!" (III, iv,
23)

...and mistakenly stabs
Polonius through the fabric of the wall hanging.

Lies are
delivered in several instances; for instance, Claudius poison's Laertes' mind against
Hamlet so as to manipulate Ophelia's brother into plotting to murder Hamlet in a
"sporting" sword fight. It is Laertes' willingness to listen to Claudius' lies that
leads to his death.

The ear played an important part in
delivering almost every character in Hamlet to his or her death by
the play's end.

In Ethan Frome, how does Ethan and Mattie's hidden relationship demonstrate the universal truths of love and compassion?

Ethan and Mattie's love for each other is not selfish or
carnal; it represents instead the deep human longing for spiritual connection with
another. When Ethan and Mattie first meet, each lives in a state of personal loneliness.
Ethan is trapped in a cold, sterile relationship with Zeena, one that has extinguished
almost every spark of life within him. He lives in the world isolated from human warmth
and communion. Mattie is alone in the world, also--an orphan with no home or close
relationships.  Ethan and Mattie fall in love when they become true companions. With
each other, they are no longer lonely. Ethan is amazed when Mattie comes into his life.
He had not believed there was anyone else in the world who could say what he felt most
deeply.

Compassion plays an integral role in their
relationship, as well, and it is a kind of love of its own. Ethan strives to ease
Mattie's hard labors in the house and to reassure her when she feels afraid. He tries to
take the sting out of Zeena's hurtful comments to her. He comforts her when she
despairs. Mattie feels Ethan's pain as if it were her own. She weeps for him, as well as
for herself. The compassion that is so significant in their relationship is expressed by
Mattie shortly before they attempt suicide. Through her tears, she tells Ethan that he
was the only one who was ever good to her.

Describe the basic principles of operant conditioning

The basic principle of operant conditioning is that the
ideas of classical conditioning are not complex enough to explain the ways in which
human beings learn.  Operant conditioning is based on the idea that human beings use
their intelligence to interact with their world.  They experiment with behaviors and
learn which behaviors should be repeated based on the responses they get from their
environment.  In this view, human beings are experimenting with their environments to
find out what behaviors elicit desireable results.

Because
of this, B.F. Skinner (the father of operant conditioning) argued that behaviors are
learned through negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, and punishment.  People
learn how to behave based on which of those reactions they come to associate with
various behaviors or types of behaviors.

Solve the equation 5sinx=4cosx

This is an homogenous equation and we'll create the
tangent function to solve
it

5sinx=4cosx

We'll divide by
5:

sin x = ( 4/5) cos x

Now,
we'll create the tangent function by dividing both sides by cos
x:

sinx/cosx = 4/5

tan x=
4/5

We've get an elementary
equation:

x = arctan (4/5) +
k*pi

Find x if x^(1+log3 x)=9x^2 .

We'll take logarithms both
sides:

log3 [x^(1+log3 x)] = log3
(9x^2)

We'll apply the power rule to the left
side:

(1+log3 x)*(log3 x) = log3
(9x^2)

We'll apply the product rule to the right
side:

(1+log3 x)*(log3 x) = log3 9 + log3
(x^2)

We'll remove the
brackets:

log3 x + (log3 x)^2 = 2 + 2log3
x

We'll move all terms to one
side:

(log3 x)^2 + log3 x - 2log3 x - 2 =
0

We'll combine like
terms:

(log3 x)^2 - log3 x - 2 =
0

We'll note log3 x = t

t^2 -
t - 2 = 0

We'll apply quadratic
formula:

t1 = [1 + sqrt(1 +
8)]/2

t1 = (1 + 3)/2

t1 =
2

t2 = -1

log3 x =
t1

log3 x = 2

x =
3^2

x1 = 9

log3 x =
t2

log3 x = -1

x2 =
3^-1

x2 =
1/3

The solutions are: {1/3 ;
9}.

Discuss and explain the use of imagery in the poem "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket."

The major piece of imagery to focus on is the way that the
two lines which introduce the two sections of this short poem suggest the theme of what
Keats is trying to convey. The poem begins with the
line:

The
poetry of earth is never
dead

Roughly in the middle of
the poem, the second section of the poem is introduced with the following
line:

The
poetry of earth is ceasing
never

These two lines
indicate the message of the poem and capture the imagery of what Keats is trying to
convey. The music of nature is characterised in the image of "the poetry of earth" and
the role of the grasshopper and the cricket in ensuring that, even when all of nature is
quiet, that poetry still continues is highlighted and praised. For the grasshopper, even
when it is so hot that the birds are hiding in "cooling trees," sings out and "has never
done / With his delights." The cricket sings out earth's poetry even on winter nights
"when the frost / has wrought a silence." Thus nature conspires to perpetuate the poetry
of earth no matter how inhospitable the situation.

In Romeo and Juliet, why does Paris not appear at the Capulet party after agreeing with Lord Capulet to woo Juliet there?Did Paris actually meet...

In Act I, scene ii, we learn that Paris is interested in
marrying Juliet, and that Capulet warms him that it will not be wholly his choice, but
that Juliet herself will have a say -- a very unusual position for a father to take in
Shakespeare's day.  Capulet does invite Paris to his
party:

This
night I hold an old accustom'd feast

Whereto I have invited
many a guest

Such as I love, and you among the store. .
.

He actually goes on to
encourage Paris to look over all the girls who will be there to "like her most whose
merit most shall be," cautioning Paris that Juliet is but "one" of many young ladies who
will attend, indicating that Capulet is not so sure that this match is a good
one.

In the party scene itself (Act I, scene v), Paris does
not have any lines, but you should be careful not to assume that this means he is not
onstage.  Shakespeare, like any playwright, understood that the staging of any scene
involves much more than just the speaking of lines written.  Consequently, Paris'
appearance at the party and his potential interaction with Juliet is up to those staging
the play.  Juliet is actually talked about by Romeo before they meet.  Does he, for
example, describe her as she is in private conversation with Paris?  This sort of
decision, again, is up to those staging the play.

Paris,
then, is very likely at the party scene, and also, potentially, actually interacting
with Juliet.  All of this is not scripted by Shakespeare, however, and is meant to be
constructed during the staging of the play.

It is also
worth noting that Romeo attends the party because he sees Rosaline's name on the list
which Capulet's servant has him read earlier in Act I.  She is also not a "speaking"
character in this scene, but her presence onstage just as likely as that of
Paris.

For more on Act I, scene v, please follow the links
below.

Besides going after his kids, how else does Bob Ewell try to 'take down' Atticus for not staying on his side, in To Kill A Mockingbird?Its an essay...

Reminiscient of the street scene in Verona of
Romeo and Juliet, when the Montague servant, Sampson, bites his
thumb in an insulting gesture toward Abraham, a servant of the Capulets, Bob Ewell
stands outside the courthouse of Maycomb and spits tobacco onto the face of Atticus
Finch.  This public gesture before the municipal building in which Bob Ewell has
been interrogated at the trial of Tom Robinson is deliberately chosen by the father of
Mayella Ewell.  For, he wishes to deal insult for insult, just as the Montague servants
and Capulet servants do with each other.  Because he feels that Atticus Finch
has insulted him and Mayella at the trial by exposing their lies rather than adhering to
the "code" to take a white's word against that of a Negro no matter what he says, Ewell
spits tobacco in Atticus's face as he might spit on a bug on the sidewalk.  This act of
Bob Ewell, a resident of the lowest side of town, toward a lawyer, a prestigious
member of the community, cannot be construed as anything other than a most
contemptuous gesture. 

What are some specific instances of when alcohol abuse affected Junior in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian?

There are many times during The Absolutely True
Diary of a Part-time Indian when alcohol abuse affect Junior.  Most
significantly, Junior is torn when his father's best friend Eugene is killed over a
simple glass of wine.  The two men had been drunk and had gotten into a fight, and
Eugene's killer shot him out of anger.  Junior assumes that this would not have happened
if the two men had not been drunk, and he laments the fact that so many Indians on the
Spokane Indian Reservation turn to alcohol to deal with their
lives.

Junior is also really upset when his grandmother
dies--she is the only person whom Junior knows that did not drink, and ironically she is
killed by a drunk driver.  This upsets Junior tremendously because he always confided in
his grandmother.

Finally, Junior is left to mourn the
tragic death of his sister Mary who dies in a fire because she was too drunk to detect
any danger.  Junior looks back on the lives of these three important people and knows
that alcohol abuse led to each of their deaths.  Senseless.

Where does Parris want to see gold candlesticks?

On the lectern at the church.  It's a particular source of
agitation for John Proctor, who feels that his and other members of the congregation's
money is being wasted by their preacher.  He states that it hurts his faith to see "my
money glaring at his elbows" when questioned by Reverend Hale about his spotty church
attendance.

It is also a window into the character of
Parris, who seems a little dimwitted, actually, and caught up in the trappings of
privilege that go along with his job, and his position in Salem
society.

How do I cite Shakespearean criticism essays?The essays are different volumes of Shakesepearen criticism books.

First of all, we need to determine what style of citation
you are using. Is it MLA or APA? Most likely, being in 10th grade and an English class,
you are using MLA.

Next, we need to treat the source as a
chapter from a book, or an article from a book.

If you have
Microsoft Word 2007 or later, there is a reference tab you can use. Go to the tab that
says REFERENCES. Look for the style button and click the appropriate style (MLA or APA)
Then click on INSERT CITATION. Click ADD NEW SOURCE. A new screen will open. If you are
in MLA format, use the pull down field to click on BOOK SECTION. Fill the information in
accordingly. Click on OK. Next, go back up to the top and click on BIBILIOGRAPHY. One
more time, select either a BIBLIOGRAPHY or WORKS CITED list, and it will put the entry
together for you.

Another worthwhile resource is the OWL at
Purdue. It is short for the Online Writing Lab.

In Act 4 Scene 2 of The Taming of the Shrew, is the merchant impersonating Vincentio a manifestation of the Induction again?

Certainly throughout The Taming of the
Shrew, as in the majority of Shakespeare's comedies, the motif of disguise,
mistaken identities, assumed identities and wilful deceit is common. What is interesting
about The Taming of the Shrew, however, is that Shakespeare gives
this play an Induction where the artificiality of such conventions is deliberately
alluded to with the theme of confused identities clearly indicated with the deception
that the Lord works on Sly to convince him that he is a Lord, a member of the
aristocracy, and then the way that his servant assumes the role of Sly's "wife." It
could be argued, therefore, that every disguise that is donned in the play acts as a
foreshadowed "echo" of the mistaken identity that has already occurred in the Induction.
The Induction in so many ways, by creating a play within a play, questions the
credibility of such disguises and comments on the audience's willingness to suspend
their disbelief and be taken in, just as Sly himself is taken in. The key difference
though is that the audience laughs at Sly and his stupidity, whereas they remain blind
to the way that they have suspended their own disbelief. As always, it is Shakespeare
that gets the last laugh.

Why was the boy crying at the end of the story in The Old Man and the Sea?

Santiago is Manolin’s mentor. Manolin idolizes him and
pities him at the same time. To Manolin, Santiago is a father-figure. Father-figures and
mentors are initially perceived by their admirers as invincible. Eventually, they are
dethroned. This changes the relationship dramatically. Manolin still admires Santiago
but he, and Santiago, must endure the other fishermen’s ridicule. Manolin’s loyalty to
the old man has replaced his unwavering admiration.

When
Santiago returns with the half-eaten marlin, he has succeeded and lost. This parallels
Manolin’s concept of him as a fallen hero whom he is still loyal to. Manolin cries
because he empathizes for the old man who had been in a slump. He finally caught a great
fish only to lose it to the sharks. The other fishermen recognize the greatness of the
catch, but it is still a failure because the fish is not intact. The half-eaten fish
symbolizes the old man: a distorted and lesser version of its (his) former
greatness.

Although Santiago reclaims his public
respectability as a fisherman, Manolin cries because this success was also a defeat. It
is a further dethroning of his idol. Manolin remains loyal but also recognizes that
mentors and father-figures are destined to be dethroned and there is a loss of innocence
and naivety that comes with this realization.

What would be a good thesis statement for a research paper with the topic: As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner?

Typically, when writing an essay on a novel, it is best to
focus on one major theme (or two very similar themes) analyzed through the use of three
different literary elements.  This will give you the basic five paragraph essay that is
typically required in high school essays.  If your teacher has given you a minimum
length and five paragraphs is not enough, this focus is also easily adapted and made
longer by analyzing the theme through more than three literary
elements.

Before writing a thesis statement, you will have
to do some serious preliminary brainstorming first.  I encourage you to answer the
following questions (using notes, lists, and short hand if you
want):

1. What are some major themes (subject)
   presented in the novel?


2. What is the author's point
   concerning these themes?  What message does Faulkner wish to get
   across?


3. What literary elements does Faulkner use to get
   this point (from #2) across?  (Examples in fiction are things like: characterization,
   symbolism, point-of-view, irony, figures of speech,
   etc.)

Once you've given some basic answers to
the above questions, narrow your topic by focusing on one
major theme and the three strongest or easiest literary
elements.  Continue brainstorming ideas by going back to the text and
gathering evidence in the form of quotes.  The
two things you are looking for here are:

1. Quotes
   that display one of the three chosen literary elements
   AND


2. simultaneously help support/prove the
   theme.

You can organize your paper as you
gather evidence by listing quotes under the appropriate literary element heading (which
would also become your three topic sentences).  After you've organized all your ideas,
you can easily write a two-part thesis statement by filling in the
blanks:

In
As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner, the author uses literary
elements to show [theme and purpose of theme].  This theme is made most evident through
[element 1], [element 2], and [element
3].

The links below are also
great resources to review before you get started.

In The Outsiders, how is “Nothing Gold Can Stay" relevant to Ponyboy and Johnny’s story?

It is important to realise that one of the central themes
of this excellent novel is that of childhood and growth. Ponyboy, as the youngest member
of the gang of Greasers of which he is a part, is surrounded by a number of people who
have grown into bad examples. Throughout the novel we always have in the back of our
heads a concern about what Ponyboy is going to grow into, and whether he will be able to
escape the many factors ranged against him and make something of his life. This issue is
directly related to the Frost poem:

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Nature's first green is
gold,

Her hardest hue to
hold.

Her early leaf's a
flower;

But only so an
hour.

Then leaf subsides to
leaf.

So Eden sank to
grief,

So dawn goes down to
day.

Nothing gold can
stay.

Looking closely at this
poem it is clear that this is all about the theme of growing up. Nature is used as an
analogy for the innocence of childhood and how it is lost with time. The "first green"
is actually "gold," but this is only very temporary. The final line, "Nothing gold can
stay," reflects the inevitable loss of innocence that all of us face as we grow and
mature.

Note how Johnny in his final letter to Ponyboy
expresses his interpretation:

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...he meant you're gold when you're a kid, like
green. When you're a kid everything's new, dawn. It's just when you get used to
everything that it's day. Like the way you dig sunsets, Pony. That's gold. Keep that
way, it's a good way to
be.

The poem thus concerns
the struggle in all of us to retain some of our "golden hue" before "leaf subsides to
leaf" and we lose our innocence and child-like wonder of the world completely. The Frost
poem helps reinforce the central message of the novel, which is based around the series
of choices that we have to make that will decide who we will become when we are
older.

What is the potential energy of a crate of 500N at the edge of a ramp 5 m long inclined at 20 degree to the horizontal?

The potential energy that the crate has on the ramp is due
to the gravitational force of attraction between the crate and the Earth. It is given by
m*g*h, where m is the mass of the crate, g is the acceleration due to gravity and h is
the height of the crate.

Here we are given m*g as
500N

The length of the ramp is 5 m and it is inclined at 20
degrees with the horizontal. This can be used to find the height of an object at the
edge of the ramp by 5* sin 20.

The potential energy of the
crate due to the gravitational force is therefore 500*5* sin
20

=> 2500 * sin
20

=> 855.05
J

The required potential energy is 855.05
J

A plane is defined by the equation: x - 7y - 18z = 0. Write the coordinates of 3 points on this plane.

Let z = 1/2. Then x-7y -18*(1/2) = 0. So x-7y = 9 , when
z= 0.5.

Therefore x= 2, y = -1  and z = 1/2 is on x-7y-18z
as 7-(-2)-18*(1/2) = 0. So (2, -1, 1/2) is on the
plane.

Let  z = 1,  then x-7y = 18. So  x= 4, 7 = -2 
satisfies x-7y = 18, as 4 -7*-2   = 18. So  ( 4,-2, 1) is
on the plane x-7y -18z = 0.

Let x = 11 , y = -1, then x-7y
-18z = 0, for  11-7*-1 = 18z. Or 18z = 18. Or z = 1. So (11, -1 ,
1) is on the plane x-7y-18z.

So the 3 points
on  the plane x-7y-18z = 0
are

(2, -1, 1/2) , (4, -2, 1)
, (11, -1, 1).

Regarding Shakespeare's Othello, in light of Iago's original plans, in what ways do those plans fail?

In Shakespeare's Othello, Iago hates
Othello and hopes to see him destroyed.

Iago believes that
if he wants to get to Othello, the best way is to go through Cassio, who was promoted by
Othello, over Iago. So Iago stirs things up so Cassio will find disfavor in Othello's
eyes, hoping he can take both men "out." When Cassio laments what has happened, Iago
assures Cassio that Desdemona can be of assistance in repairing his damaged reputation.
In getting Desdemona to speak on Cassio's behalf, Iago is able to plant seeds of doubt,
while leading Othello to suspect an affair between his wife and
Cassio.

All the while, Iago plays one character off against
another in order to find a way to pay back Othello. Iago hopes to have Roderigo (who
once loved Desdemona) kill Cassio; Roderigo attempts this thinking he will then have a
better chance getting Desdemona in the end. Roderigo attacks Cassio, who does not die,
but then, under the pretense of rage at what Roderigo tried to do
to Cassio, Iago kills Roderigo.

In terms of Iago's failure,
Cassio does not die. However, Iago drives Othello into such a jealous frenzy, believing
Desdemona unfaithful to him, that Othello kills his
wife.

As news begins to come out regarding Iago's
machinations, it becomes obvious that Desdemona was innocent; this is confirmed by
Iago's wife, Emilia. Othello tries to kill Iago, but others there prevent him from doing
so. Iago then kills his wife and attempts to run away (though he is
caught). Othello is told he must stand trial for taking Desdemona's
life, but being devastated by what he has done, he takes his own
life.

At the end, orders are sent by Lodovico, for the
execution of Iago. Iago is successful in destroying Othello, but Cassio is
not killed as Iago had hoped, and in the end, Iago is himself put
to death.

Does the phenomenon of seeing your breath depend on the temperature of the air, the humidity, or both?

The phenomenon by which you "see your breath" is a form of
condensation.  Condensation is the process in which a gas transforms into a liquid. 
When you "see your breath" the moisture (gaseous form) in your breath has condensed and
become little droplets of water.

The conditions in which
this can happen are affected by a number of factors.  Please see the weather.com link
below for a very good discussion of the impact of the various factors -- it is below the
weather map, so please scroll down.  There, you can see that the possibility of seeing
your breath depends on such things as the temperature of the outside air, its relative
humidity, the temperature of your breath and its relative
humidity.

Fear and a sense of insecurity is one of the major themes in Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe. Discuss

I think that it is clear that fear and insecurity is a
major theme in this book.  Just look at what Crusoe does right away when he finds
himself on the island.

After his first night up in the
tree, he starts to build himself fortifications.  He spends so much time on this --
without many tools he pounds stakes into the ground in a half circle that is 8 yards
deep and 16 across.  That's a huge amount of stakes!

Later
on, he plants all those trees in front of his home to make it impossible for people to
approach.  He makes himself his "country home" just in case and then he starts using
that cave as well.

On the other hand, you can argue that
he's pretty bold with regard to people.  After all, he gets himself all ready to go and
try to kill 20 cannibals before he talks himself out of it.  And he really does kill a
group of them with Friday's help.

So fear is not the only
thing going on, but it certainly is important.

How is the title of The Age of Innocence ironic to the content(characters, society, ideals, etc.) in the book?

If you are talking about the society of 1870s upper-class
New York, in certain ways I believe that this title is not ironic
(or contrary to what it means -- the term "ironic" is sometimes over- and misused.) 
Though it is true that there is a certain amount of calculation (such as evidenced by
the shockingly catty and gossipy talk of the men in the club box at the Opera in Chapter
1, and later between Newland Archer's mother and sister) among high society's members,
in essence the values, especially exacted of young women, were
innocent.  Though propriety was always protected, and appearances did mean a
great deal, truthfulness, honesty, and selflessness were highly valued traits.  If the
society was too idealistic (in such things as its inability to deal with the
consequences of bad marriages) it was perhaps out of an excess of innocence rather than
of malice.  In many ways the ideals of the society of New York at this time were
innocent in the extreme -- so innocent and enamored of virtue that there was no room for
human failing.  A society like this was destined to fall -- but, for a time, the rich of
this time were able to keep up at least the appearance of a virtuous simplicity,
supposedly removing their motives from the cares of this world.  Edith Wharton, when she
wrote this, was not necessarily being entirely tongue-in-cheek when she remembered the
idealistic idea this society had of itself.  The reality, of course, was not nearly as
innocent as it everyone hoped it would be, but for many of its members, the ideals of
selflessness and virtue were believed in and carried out (such as by both Newland and
Mae, whose actions, largely, were bent entirely on protecting and not hurting the other
person.)

In other ways, of course, the title is definitely
ironic.  What Newland and Countess and Olenska do, by falling in love after Newland is
engaged to Mae, is not innocent -- at least by Newland's society's standards.  But in a
way, of course, it is innocent.  Newland had never truly known a woman outside of his
stilted, cloistered world, and Ellen aroused in him feelings he could never have
imagined if he had not met her.  He learned a great deal about life and human heart from
Ellen -- and as such, it was the end of his innocence.  If he had never met Ellen he
might have lived a happy, innocent life with Mae; instead, such as after Adam and Eve
had eaten of the tree of the knowledge of Good and Evil, he actually made the choice to
not betray Mae and marry her.  So he made the choice with the knowledge of something
else, and, in the end, that made the choice that much more valuable.  He made it out of
experience and knowledge, and knowing what he was giving up, rather than in blind,
albeit innocent, ignorance.

Many characters, such as
Sillerton Jackson and Larry Lefferts, aren't the least bit innocent, of course.  Human
nature will always contain some devious traits, and even though the outer culture
encouraged innocence and at least the appearance of perfect virtue, there was no way
that every member could live up to these ideals.  The way the society treats Ellen
Olenska, for example, was far from innocent -- it was in the face of unpleasantness and
misfortune, perhaps, where the flaws of this society were most
evident. 

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, why does Huck help the Duke and the King when he first meets them?

It is Chapter Nineteen when the Duke and the King
literally burst into Jim and Huck's quiet and tranquil lives by themselves living off
nature. It is clear that Huck initially helps them because he feels pity for them and
their claims of being pursued by men and dogs. Throughout the novel, Huck shows himself
to be a basically decent boy, who likes to help when he can. However, at the end of this
chapter, after their new guests have "introduced" themselves with their fake titles, we
see that Huck continues to help them just because he has learnt that it is better to
keep quiet and not look for a quarrel:

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It didn't take me long to make up my mind that
these liars warn't no kings nor dukes at all, but just low-down humbugs and frauds. But
I never said nothing, never let on; kept it to myself; it's the best way; then you don't
have no quarrels, and don't get into no trouble. If they wanted us to call them kings
and dukes, I hadn't no objections, 'long as it would keep peace in the family; and it
warn't no use to tell Jim, so I didn't tell him. If I never learn nothing else out of
pap, I learnt that the best way to get along with his kind of people is to let them have
their own way.

Note here how
he is still influenced by his time with his father. This represents a key stage in
Huck's moral development, where he does not stand up for what he knows and believes in,
but rather takes a laissez-faire attitude to try and avoid trouble and conflict. This of
course changes when he gets to know Mary Jo and sees how the Duke and King are going to
trick her.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, hows does Harper Lee create and sustain in Chapter 17 and 18?

This is a bit of a challenge to answer as you have left
out a key part of your question - create and sustain what, exactly? However, as you are
possibly referring to suspense or dramatic tension, here are a few
ideas.

Chapters 17 and 18 are all about the trial and the
testimony that is being given. I chapter 17, the prosecuting attorney, Gilmore, is
questioning the sheriff, Heck Tate, who paints for us a picture of what he found when he
arrived at the Ewel residence on the day in question. We are given an image that we
should, as readers, begin to connect with and feel pity for Mayella as a broken and
abused woman who may have just been raped and already lives in less than ideal
conditions. However, as Atticus begins to cross-examine him, we learn that she did not
see a doctor (uncommon in a rape case today, but less uncommon then) as well as another
KEY piece of information - the fact that all of her injuries were to the right side of
her face. This is a bit of foreshadowing as to what Atticus plans to use in his defense
case and should generate suspense for the reader who begins to wonder if things are not
as they might appear on the surface. The detailing of the Ewell's living conditions also
should plant a seed of doubt in the reader's minds as well as to what really happened on
the night in question.

In chapter 18, the trial continues.
We see Mayella herself take the stand. Lee makes us feel sorry for her, as she is
nothing but a frightened and uneducated "child" (although she is over 18, she is
extremely immature socially). Then, Atticus builds his own case - the case of a victim
who was not raped but beaten by her own father. He essentially breaks down the
prosecutions case, clearing up the significance of the fact that she was injured on the
right side of her body - something Tom Robinson could not have done. She breaks down,
but does not change her story at all. Instead, she begins a tirade in the courtroom and
the prosecution rests leaving Atticus to call his only witness, Tom himself, to the
stand.

The build-up in these two chapters is that of a
standard courtroom drama. The reader gets to hear the evidence presented just as they
would in an actual court of law. Like the jury sitting in the stands, or like Jem and
Scout in the balcony, we see each aspect of the night in question revealed to us. As the
truth becomes clearer to us, we should begin to side with the defense (if we have not
already begun to do so) even though we know that the outcome, given the social situation
and racial tensions of the era, will likely not be in Tom's
favor.

In Fahrenheir 451, when Montag explains to Faber that "my wife's dying," what does he mean?

I assume that you are talking about the part where Montag
first goes (on the subway) to talk to Faber.  He wants Faber to be his teacher.  Faber
says that Montag is brave and Montag replies by saying that he's not brave but that his
wife is dying, a friend has died, and another person who could have been a friend died
as well.  When Montag says that Millie is dying, he does not mean it literally. 
Instead, he is speaking about Millie's soul, her
humanity.

Montag is trying to explain why he stole the
book.  He is trying to tell Faber that he did so because he was driven to it by how
desolate their society is.  That's why he says Millie is dying.  She is dying inside
because their society does not want people to think or to have normal human feelings for
one another.  The ban on books is a part of this.

So Montag
is explaining why he stole the book.  He is saying that their society either kills
people literally (Clarisse, the old woman) or kills their humanity (what has happened to
Millie).  Because their society does this, he feels he must fight back and that is why
he has stolen the book and come to Faber.

Why doesn't the level of water in seas and oceans rise even though most of the rivers drain their water into it?

The water that flows in the form of rivers originates from
the seas and oceans. Water evaporates from the seas and oceans due to the heat from the
sun and clouds are formed. When the temperature is right the vapor in the clouds is
precipitated as rain or snow. This creates glaciers from which many rivers originate or
falls on the land creating small water channels which gradually link up and form
rivers.

There is no increase in the water level of oceans
as the process of evaporation of water and the inflow of water from rivers goes on at
the same time. Even if there is a net difference in the rates of the two, the volume of
water in the oceans is so large that a small excess or deficit will not create a
noticeable difference in their level.

Simplify: 3a - [(4 - 3a)/5] - [(a - 4)/6]

We have to simplify : 3a - [(4 - 3a)/5] - [(a -
4)/6]

3a - [(4 - 3a)/5] - [(a -
4)/6]

Open the
brackets

=> 3a - [4 /5 - 3a/5] - [a/6 -
4/6]

=> 3a - 4/5 + 3a/5 - a/6 +
4/6

add terms with a and the numeric
terms

=> 3a + 3a/5 - a/6 - 4/5 +
4/6

=> 103a/30 -
2/15

Therefore 3a - [(4 - 3a)/5] - [(a -
4)/6] = 103*a/30 - 2/15

What is the falling action of "Good Country People"Flannery O'Connor

In plot, the falling action is the series of events that
happen after the climax, or turning point.  This action precedes the
denouement, or resolution in the plot in which the conflict ends. 
So, with the climax of "Good Country People" being the point at which the itinerant
bible salesman Manley Pointer steals the artificial leg of Hulga, trapping her in the
loft by her physical handicap along with her spiritual incapacity, the falling
action begins as Hulga, bereft of what has made her an individual, is left with nothing
in which to believe. 

Turning to Hulga, the salesman tells
her,

"You aint
so smart.  I been believing in nothing ever since I was
born!"

He descends the loft
and Hulga sees his "blue figure struggling successfully over the green speckled lake. 
Later Mrs. Hopewell and Mrs. Freeman see him come from the woods and head to the
freeway. 

In the Old Man's Dialogue in Act II, scene iv in Macbeth, what symbolizes King Duncan?

The old man states, "On Tuesday last/A falcon, tow'ring in
her pride of place,/Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed."  The falcon is King
Duncan, and the owl is Macbeth.  Within this dialogue, references are also made to
disturbances in Nature, which represent the unnatural nature of the
murder.

what is importance of decision tree model

Decision trees help to simplify decision making. It also
helps in tracing the steps to develop a solution. Often computer programming is broke
down into a decision tree in order to help facilitate the writing of
code.

it also helps to develop a standard procedure when
running an experiment in the science realm. Does chemical A react with B? If yes proceed
here, if no proceed elsewhere.

One such example from
wikipedia would be, "In the game of "20 Questions", the querent tries to construct a
short binary decision tree that isolates a specific item. The item's identity question
is asked when the current decision tree node is considered reliable by the
querent."

Describe the narrator's feelings towards Emily.

In A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner the narrator is a
third person omniscient who uses the term "we" to falsely provoke the feeling that it is
a first person, but it is a normal thing for Faulkner to both entertain and surprise the
reader with the use of creative licenses.

In A Rose for
Emily, it is widely accepted that the commentary is a compilation of thoughts and
feelings from the townsfolk, used as a way to "let us in" in the ongoing gossip that
does not cease about Miss Emily.

At the beginning we find
the narrator describing Emily with a bit of uneasiness. The narrator focuses more on her
dying looks, on her eyesore among eyesores of a house, and tells her story as if feeling
sorry for this woman who once was a symbol of Southern wealth and
influence.

As the story progresses, we see that the
narrator changes the voice and we find that the narrative is more at tandem with Emily's
life: We learn more about the influence of the sisters, about Homer's "past-times", and
about many secrets we couldn't identify at the beginning. Finally, at the end the
narrator looks more condescending and explains the oddity of her behavior in a way that
is more compassionate than morbid. This is perhaps the best favor that the narrator did
for Emily, and for which he or she offered Emily "the rose" of compassion when telling
about her life.

In chapters 12 and 14, what are some examples of literary devices.

There are tons of literary devices in these chapters. I
will give you a few examples to get you started. In chapter 12, Jem starts to experience
growing pains and Scout is having trouble coping with his treatment of her. Atticus has
been called to the state capitol because, as Scout
says:

As if
that were not enough, the state legislature was called into emergency session and
Atticus left us for two weeks. The Governor was eager to scrape a few barnacles off the
ship of state; there were sit-down strikes in
Birmingham..

"Scraping the
barnacles off the ship of state" is a metaphor that means the governor was trying to
clean things up.

Calpurnia is getting the children ready
for church. She scrubs Scout harder than usual, even peeks in on Jem. Of Scout's dress,
Scout says:

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She had put so much starch in my dress it came up
like a tent when I sat
down.

This is a simile. The
author is comparing the starched ress to a stiff
"tent."

You can find literary devices in almost every
paragraph!

In chapter 14, Aunt Alexandra has arrived. The
chapter begins with Scout asking Atticus about the meaning of rape. The children reveal
they have been to church with Calpurnia. Aunt Alexandra is appalled. Scout sasses her
and Atticus becomes angry:

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Atticus turned his head and pinned me to the wall
with his good eye. His voice was deadly: "First, apologize to your
aunt."

Do you think Atticus
literally pinned Scout to the wall? No -- this is another literary device. What is it?
Do you know? I think you do!

Continue in this way, and you
will find other examples.

What are two cross-cultural communication problems (e.g. prejudice, power and discrimination) evident in the movie, The Kite Runner.Each problem...

Two of the most powerful scenes in the film
of The Kite Runner involve the despicable Assef. Assef rapes young
Hassan because of his hatred against the boy's Hazara ethnicity and his desire to
control things around him. Later, he abuses Sohrab for the same reasons. As an older
member of the Taliban, Assef beats Amir because of his perceived betrayal of Amir's
Muslim culture and his hatred of all things American.

Near
the end of the movie, Amir stands up to his father-in-law, warning the general to never
refer to Sohrab as "that Hazara boy" again. The general, like Assef, considers Hazaras
beneath his own Pashtun race. Even Amir's driver on his return to Afghanistan, Farid, at
first scorns Amir for his desire to recover Sohrab, recognizing that he is a lowly
Hazara from his photo.

Can I have an explanation of how the remainder function works?

The remainder function is an easy way of determining
whether a term ( x - a) is a factor of a polynomial
P(x).

Whenever P(x) is divided by (x - a), the value of
P(a) is the remainder that P(x) divided by (x - a) would yield. To find out if (x - a)
is a factor of P(x), we substitute x with a. P(a) = 0 indicates that P(x) is divisible
by (x - a)

The proof of the remainder theorem
is:

Take a polynomial P(x); when it is divided by (x – a)
let the quotient be denoted by q and the remainder by r. This gives: P(x) = q*(x – a) +
r. When we substitute x with a, we have P(a) = q*(a – a) + r. Or r =
P(a).

This proves that P(a) is the remainder when P(x) is
divided by (x – a).

What book does Marlow find in the reed hut in the jungle? How does he feel when he puts the book away? Why?

As he steams up the Congo river toward the Inner Station,
Marlow finds a navigation manual in the reed hit in the jungle. Inside the navigation
manual are strange notations in the margin that Marlow cannot read. We learn later that
the book belongs to a Russian who works for Kurtz.

The
navigation manual is a symbol of Marlow's feelings as he journeys up the river. In many
ways the manual should be of great use to him and he should be very happy to find it.
The strange notations (probably written in Russian), however, cause him to further
wonder what he has gotten himself into and what possible people and events he might
encounter when he reaches the Inner Station. The book, and the journey itself, are
beginning to make Marlow very nervous.

In the 1996 movie version of Romeo and Juliet, do you think it has the essence of Shakespeare's original play?

The "essence," eh?  What an interesting question!  This is
my absolute favorite version of the play (which is actually called Romeo +
Juliet and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes), but I've never quite
considered whether it has the "essence" of Shakespeare's original.  Let's explore the
evidence together.

In opposition, there's the issue of
setting.  If you consider the essence of Shakespeare to be rooted in the Elizabethan
time period, then you certainly would have trouble here.  Shakespeare's plays were meant
to be performed live on stage.  This presents real problems for a movie to surpass. 
Further, Shakespeare's play would have been set in Elizabethan times on the stage while
this movie is set in (what was then) the present with the "rapier" and the "dagger" both
being types of guns.  However, I do not think either of these issues get to the heart of
what makes Shakespearean plays "universal."

As my first bit
of evidence, I must mention the first moments that Romeo and Juliet first set eyes on
each other.  The view through the aquarium gives the whole love-at-first-sight idea such
a magical and even mystical appeal.  The entire exchange in the elevator and beyond with
the word play of the banter with the "holy palmer's kiss" is done so incredibly well and
a perfect rendition of the flirtation between the two.  (Although, yes, it's quite
ironic that Juliet is dressed as an angel and Romeo as a knight, but it is a costume
party, after all.)

Further, I want to mention the awesome
scene of Romeo's and Juliet's wedding night which is strewn with billowing sheets and
blissful smiles when the two are together consummating their marriage.  Juliet's
expression and deliverance of the lines when she realizes that she must be pulled away
from her love is priceless.  This is just one of the ways that I think the true love of
the two main characters is truly shown in this version.

In
my opinion, the complete desperation of the lovers exhibited in the final scene is
unmatched.  I find it hard to explain this in words, actually.  Everything from the
tears streaming down the cheeks of the actors to the wide-eyed and glassy look of Juliet
before she takes her own life.  The lines are read with such passion, it just takes my
breath away.  Then there is the setting of the candles and flowers and crosses that
bejewel the tomb that add to that same passion. 
Amazing!

Therefore, if one thinks that the "essence" of
Shakespeare's play is truly the actual love of the two main characters, then this is the
movie version that fits the bill perfectly.  However, if you want to delve into artistic
licence (with Queen Mab being drugs and Friar Lawrence being more of a strange botanist
and the weird relationships between the mothers and boyfriends) then, yes, one could
take issue with this rendition.  All in all, though, this is a play about "star-crossed
lovers," and it is the adaptation relevant to those lovers that I believe deserves
applause.

Given the vertices of triangle ABC, A(1,2), B(2,3), C(2,-5), determine the median AE?

The median AE is the line joining the point A(1,2) to the
point between the points B(2, 3) and C(2 ,
-5).

Note: I am providing the
equation of the median AE which I believe is what you
want.

The coordinates of the pint between two points (x1,
y1) and (x2, y2) is [( x1 + x2)/2 , (y1 + y2)/2]

The mid
point E between B and C is [( 2+2)/2, (3 - 5)/2] = (2 ,
-1)

The equation of the line joining A and E
is:

y - 2 = [( -1 - 2)/(2 - 1)]( x -
1)

=> y - 2 = -3*(x -
1)

=> y - 2 = -3x +
3

=> 3x + y - 5 =
0

The median AE is 3x + y - 5 =
0

What is the new commandment and how has it been true from the beginning of Animal Farm?This question is about Animal Farm, Chapter 10.

In the beginning of life under rule of the animals of
Animal Farm, there were seven commandments. Perhaps the most
important was the seventh--"All animals are equal." Though many of the animals never
realized it, this commandment was broken almost immediately by the pigs. Beginning with
the theft of the milk for their own consumption, the pigs used the other animals much in
the same way Mr. Jones had. By Chapter 10, Napoleon was walking on two legs and dining
with humans. When Clover and old Benjamin took a look at the end of the big barn, there
was only one commandment
remaining:

                      ALL ANIMALS ARE
EQUAL
  BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN
OTHERS

Please write an outstanding and eye catching introduction about the bubonic plague.

There might be some fundamental challenges in this
question.  The first would be that I am not sure anyone could or would be able to write
an introduction for you in this forum.  Much of this has to come from your own research,
what you have argued, and what you have developed.  Some argue that the introduction
should be one of the last parts of the paper written because it has to take into account
what was proven in the body of the paper.  If this is the case, then I think you need to
survey what you have argued and what you have claimed and reflect that in the
introduction.  The other issue in play here is the idea of an "eye catching"
introduction.  I mean, you are writing about a disease that wiped out many people.  How
much more "eye catching" is that?  When terms like this are employed, it creates the
impression of surface and glib interpretations to writing. I think that it might be more
effective to compose an introduction that takes into account what is argued in the
paper, what its implications might be, and a these statement that demonstrates clear and
precise focus within the paper.  I think that this might be more powerful than anything
else.

How to factor the difference a^4-b^16?

We'll use the power
property:

a^4 = a^2*2 =
(a^2)^2

b^16 = b^2*8 =
(b^8)^2

we'll write the terms in this
way:

(a^2)^2 - (b^8)^2

We
notice that we've get a difference of squares:

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

We'll put x = a^2 and y =
b^8:

(a^2)^2 - (b^8)^2 = (a^2 - b^8)(a^2 + b^8)
(1)

We notice that the factor a^2 - b^8 is also a
difference of squares:

a^2 - b^8 = (a)^2 -
(b^4)^2

(a)^2 - (b^4)^2 = (a - b^4)(a + b^4)
(2)

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

a^4-b^16 = (a - b^4)(a + b^4)(a^2 +
b^8)

What is an elegy?

An elegy is a poem that is usually concerned with the
death of someone or, more generally, with the passing of time and the melancholy that
this awareness produces in human beings. These two dimensions (a more personal one
referring to a specific death and a more general reflection not linked to a specific
death) are inextricably intertwined in the development of the genre. Coleridge was
probably the poet who gave the most general definition of the term saying that it is
"the form of poetry natural to the reflective
mind".

Initially, in its Greek and Latin form, elegies did
not specifically refer to poems with such content, but identified a precise meter. The
modern meaning of elegy started to be applied during the Renaissance. John Donne, for
example, used it both for a group of diverse satirical and erotic poems as well as for
his "A Funerall Elegie" which clearly links the term to the mourning tradition. Milton's
"Lycidas" (1637), on the death of Edward King, is generally seen as providing the
blueprint for the modern form of the genre and for its combination with a pastoral
setting peopled by shepherds, nymphs and satyrs. Shelley's "Adonais" (1821) and Arnold's
"Thyrsis" (1867) follow this tradition, while Tennyson's "In Memoriam" is a reflection
on a specific death (Arthur Hallam's), but does not share the pastoral setting. On the
contrary, Gray's "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" (1750) is not linked on a
specific death and established the prototype for general poetic reflections on the
passing of time.

In Book 15 of The Odyssey, why do you think Homer delays Telemachus' journey home?

In Homer's Book XV of the epic The
Odyssey, there are several reasons I would expect Telemachus' journey is
delayed somewhat.

First, it heightens the suspense in the
waiting that Telemachus has to go through to get home, just as we (and Odysseus) have
begun to grow impatient with Odysseus' inordinately long return home. It is safe to
assume that the delay is a good storytelling tactic.

It is
also possible that Telemachus is being taught patience by the
gods.

Additionally, it gives the audience a view of hosts
who are welcoming and kind, as opposed to Polyphemus (the Cyclops) and Circe who were
malicious. (Inhospitable behavior on the part of a host was frowned upon in Homer's
time, and this was still the case in Shakespeare's
time.)

Whereas Odysseus suffers from the dangers of wicked,
malevolent "hosts," Telemachus endures the extreme opposite: hosts who are so gracious
as to be insufferable, especially when the guest wants to or must leave, as with
Telemachus's host Nestor. Though comic in one sense, Telemachus has been told his father
will be returning home soon for vengeance against the suitors, and Odysseus's son is
desperate to be there when his father arrives.

Why was the Monroe Doctrine established to warn Europe against further colonization of Latin America?It's one of many question i have to study for...

The Monroe Doctrine was issued for several reasons. Spain
had lost its American Empire, and there was little hope of restoring it. However, French
troops had entered Spain in 1823; and attempted to restore the Spanish King. There were
rumors that the French intended to also restore the old Spanish Empire in the Americas.
Some consideration was given to an alliance with Great Britain to prevent this from
happening; however there was still the traditional fear of "entangling alliances" with
European countries. Secretary of State John Q. Adams
commented,

It
would be more candid as well as more dignified to avow our principles explicitly to
Russia and France than to come in as a cockboat in the wake of the British
man-of-war."

The British were
concerned that the U.S. might attempt to take Cuba, Texas and California. Adams was
afraid that any alliance with the British would necessarily entail a commitment not to
do so. So, rather than tie the U.S. to the British, President Monroe followed Adams
advice and issued the Doctrine. At the time, European powers paid it no attention, and
commented that it was obviously for "domestic consumption." It had no standing in
International Law, was only valid because of the strength of the British Navy, and
wasn't even called the Monroe Doctrine until 1852.

Explain the meaning of Shakespeare’s closing couplet in "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" How can this assertion function logically?

In Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 ("Shall I compare thee to a
summer's day"), the poet is comparing the subject of the poem with
nature.

Though the summer is a beautiful time, the object
of the poet's praise is even more "lovely and more temperate." Unfortunately, the winds
wreak havoc with the gentle blossoms that bloomed in the spring ("May"). And in the
summer, the sun can sometimes be terrible fierce ("too hot the eye of heaven shines").
He goes on to write that there is always an eventual decline in nature, with the passing
of summer. So there is the question, "Shall I compare
thee...?"

The pivotal point of the poem rests on the first
word of the ninth line: "But..."
Shakespeare summarizes an idea in the first two quatrains (four-line stanzas), but then
shifts his focus in the first line of the third quatrain. In this
case, he is saying that for all that happens in terms of nature and the summer, the
object of his praise will NOT follow the same path: "...thy eternal
summer shall not fade," even as time passes, even when death
comes.

The couplet is used to draw the sonnet to its
conclusion, but to present a summary of Shakespeare's thought: as long as there are
people left to read this sonnet, the beauty and life of this person will be
immortalized.

Whereas the beginning eight lines speak
literally of a day in summer, the third quatrain becomes more
figurative, metaphorical. The beauty of the poet's subject will not fade (literally, it
will) or be less "fair;" death will not be a threat (though
literally, it will), when this person looks towards dying and
eternity. In a literal sense, the ravages of time will leave their
mark, and death will come.

However the
rhyming couplet works because Shakespeare (or the speaker) is saying that in the sonnet,
time will not pass, and the object of the poem will be immortal, as
if he or she were frozen in time at that very
moment.

What are the alleged advantages and disadvantages of various reformed proposals. And analyze the criticism of the Electoral College.

Candidates have no reason to poll, visit, advertise,
organize, campaign, or worry about the voter concerns in the small, medium, or large
states (35) where they are safely ahead or hopelessly behind. The reason for this is the
state-by-state winner-take-all rule enacted by 48 states, under which all of a state's
electoral votes are awarded to the candidate who gets the most votes in each separate
state.

A candidate has won the Presidency
without winning the most popular votes nationwide in one of every 14 presidential
elections.

In the past six decades, there have
been six presidential elections in which a shift of a relatively small number of votes
in one or two states would have elected (and, in 2000, did elect) a presidential
candidate who lost the popular vote
nationwide.

The National Popular Vote bill would
guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50
states (and DC).

Every vote, everywhere, would
be politically relevant and equal in presidential elections. Candidates would need to
care about voters across the nation, not just undecided voters in a handful of swing
states.

The bill would take effect only when
enacted, in identical form, by states possessing a majority of the electoral votes--that
is, enough electoral votes to elect a President (270 of 538). When the bill comes into
effect, all the electoral votes from those states would be awarded to the presidential
candidate who receives the most popular votes in all 50 states (and DC).

The bill uses the power given to each state by
the Founding Fathers in the Constitution to change how they award their electoral votes
for president. The National Popular Vote bill does not try to abolish the Electoral
College, which would need a constitutional amendment, and could be stopped by states
with as little as 3% of the U.S. population. Historically, virtually all of the major
changes in the method of electing the President (for example, ending the requirement
that only men who owned substantial property could vote) have come about without federal
constitutional amendments, by state legislative action.

The bill has passed 29
state legislative chambers, including one house in AR DE, ME, MI, NM, NC, and OR, and
both houses in CA, CO, HI, IL, NJ, MD, MA, RI, VT, and WA. The bill has been enacted by
Hawaii, Illinois, New Jersey, Maryland, and Washington. These five states possess 61
electoral votes -- 23% of the 270 necessary to bring the law into
effect.

see
www.NationalPopularVote.com

How might the reader's impression of Aunt Alexandra be different if Lee had written the story in third person?To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee...

If Harper Lee had written in third person, we would see
more of a description of Aunt Alexandra's position and social standing and how it
relates to her demeanor toward the Finch children.

During
the time that this story was written, women primarily gained social standing through the
career and position of their husbands in the community, through church or social work,
or through entertaining at their homes.

Aunt Alexandra
strongly feels that Atticus is not teaching his daughter the necessary skills required
to be a successful woman in the culture i.e. a true Southern Belle. It is obvious that
Alexandra cares deeply for the children because she confronts her brother regarding
their lack of "appropriate dress"  and manners since Scout prefers overalls to dresses.
She makes herself available to the family during the trial of Tom Robinson as a
caregiver to the children. She upholds her brother's representation of Tom Robinson to
her friends at the tea party. In Scout's eyes, this character blossoms for the reader as
the climax of the novel is reached and the news of Tom Robinson's death is revealed at
the tea party.

We only see Aunt Alexandra through the eyes
of Jean Louise Finch (Scout) and are left to form a rather biased opinion of this woman
based on the very limited exposure we are given to her character. It is Alexandra's
stiff upper lip that Jean Louise adopts in the face of the terrible
news.

Can you help me find several examples in The Great Gatsby that show that the characters are stupid?

I think the question would be more about whether the
characters are misguided or perhaps in some cases ingenuous. Nick may be 'unreliable' he
and narcissistic but he is clearly an intelligent man, while Gatsby himself succeeds in
pulling the wool over the eyes of a lot of people (including himself) and clearly has
plenty of cunning.

Perhaps the poorly-educated George
Wilson lacks insight and self-awareness, however he is sharp enough to see Dr T J
Eckleburg's 'eyes' as a tool for self analysis as well as
'sight'.

So who does that really leave? Jordan is a woman
succeeding in a man's world - with not a little manipulation - and Tom, though initially
duped by his wife's affair, has the sense to see through Gatsby's facade straightaway.
Only Daisy could be conceivably be described as 'stupid', however her stupidity is
rooted more in self-delusion and a determination to blind herself to whatever she
doesn't want to see.

Why was a sedentary lifestyle decisive in the history of technology?Chapter 13

According to Chapter 13, there are two reasons why a
sedentary lifestyle (one in which people stopped being nomadic and settled down in
villages) was important for the development of
technology.

First, sedentary people are able to have many
possessions that are not portable.  If you are nomadic, you can only have such
possessions (and technology) as can be carried.  You can't carry around big things like
pottery kilns as you walk from camp to camp.

Second,
sedentary people can have bigger populations with specialists in various activities. 
Because they are able to produce food surpluses, these societies can have people who
devote their lives to creating technology.  This is not possible in hunter-gatherer
societies where it is impossible to have much surplus food.

The final scene of Act II opens with "so smile the heavens upon this holy act...." Of what holy act is Friar speaking?What does this foreshadow as...

In the Prologue to Act I of Romeo and Juliet
the Chorus states,

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A pair of star=cross'd lovers take their
life;

Who misadventured piteous
overthrows

Do with their death bury their
parents' strife.
(1.1.6-7)

The marriage of
Romeo to Juliet is the second of their "misadventured piteous overthrows"--a series of
events that keep them apart. After the words of Friar
Laurence,

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these violent delights have violent
ends,

And, in their triumph die, like fire and
powder,

Which as they kiss, consume.
(2.6.9-11)

Romeo commits his
second act of "misadventured overthrow"--the first is invasion of the party and meeting
with Juliet--as he encounters Tybalt and seeks to ameliorate the tense conflict between
Tybalt and Mercutio.  His well-meaning declaration of love for Tybalt now that he is
related to the Capulets through marriage is misunderstood and backfires as it causes
Tybalt to become so enraged that he stabs Mercutio under Romeo's
arm.

As a result of his friend's angry death and curse
upon "both your houses," Romeo loses his dear friend, whom he has tried to save from
harm,  Romeo's act of love for Tybalt becomes overthrown by the insidious act of
Tybalt's having stabbed Mercutio and Romeo having, then, killed Tybalt--"a piteous
overthrow," indeed.

Any idea about what an integral character is in literature?

I believe the first step in analyzing an integral
character is literature is to define it. Merriam-Webster.com defines "integral"
as:

essential
to completeness

In terms of a
literary character, I believe these characters are referred to, generally, as major or
minor characters.

Dr. L. Kip Wheeler defines
characters—

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The main character of a work of a fiction is
typically called the protagonist; the character against whom the
protagonist struggles or contends (if there is one), is the
antagonist. If a single secondary character
aids the protagonist throughout the narrative, that character is the deuteragonist (the
hero's "side-kick").

However,
an integral character could be a main character or a minor character. It is more the
purpose he (or she) serves that is important.

My sense is
that an integral character is an essential character in a story or
play. For example, in Romeo and Juliet, the servants present while
the Capulets prepare for Juliet's wedding are secondary, supporting characters, but not
essential to the development of the plot. Romeo, Juliet and even Friar Lawrence are
integral characters, as it is around their actions that the plot evolves, while they are
also major characters.

In Hamlet,
Horatio is an integral character, as is Fortinbras (who does not even appear until the
end of the play), but neither is what I would consider a major character. Horatio
provides someone through whom Hamlet speaks to the audience as he tries to work out his
indecision over avenging his father's death. Horatio is the one person Hamlet trusts in
the castle. Fortinbras serves as a foil. His actual stage role is very small, but
knowledge of this character is woven through the story; Fortinbras has a great deal in
common with Romeo, also as the son of a dead king, and so we are able to compare the
reactions of Hamlet as opposed to those of Fortinbras of
Norway.

Some integral characters may serve more of a
purpose in the context of when their story or play was written. In Romeo and
Juliet, the Nurse is the source of comic relief. In
Macbeth, the Porter is the source of comic relief. We may not
readily understand their humor, but the Elizabethan audience would have. This might have
made them integral in these tragedies to give the audience a
"breather."

In To Kill a Mockingbird,
the "character" of Tim Johnson is an integral one. Tim Johnson's appearance one summer
afternoon allows the reader to learn that Atticus, though he hates guns, is an
exceptional marksman. The concept of protecting mockingbirds, as reflected in the
novel's title, is also introduced by way of Tim Johnson's presence, a theme that runs
throughout the novel.

The distinction of the integral
character is not that he/she is a major character, but that his/her role is essential to
the development of the plot.

In Macbeth, where was King Duncan's funeral held? Was it mentioned?I'd appreciate it if this could be answered soon. Thank you.

Check the following piece of conversation between Ross and
Macduff in act 2 scene 4 and you will find your
answer:

Ross:
Where is Duncan's body?

Macduff: Carried to
Colme-kill,

The sacred storehouse of his
predecessors

And guardian of their
bones.

Colme-kill was the
island of Iona, one of the Western Isles which was the burial--'sacred storehouse'--of
former kings of Scotland. Duncan's body was carried to the place for burial which,
according to Holinshed's Chronicles, took place in 1046. Even when Duncan's burial was
underway, Macbeth had been to Scone for the ceremony of his
enthronement.

In Tartuffe, how does Moliere dramatize the relationship between convention and morality.

In the drama, Moliere draws a sharp contrast between
conventional behavior and morality. This is seen most clearly through the character of
Orgon. As the head of his household, Orgon wields complete power over his family, as is
the social convention of his day. In this role he dissolves his daughter's engagement to
the man she loves, an engagement he had previously approved. He breaks Mariane's heart
by keeping her from Valere and further compounds her misery by deciding she will marry
the odious Tartuffe. Additionally, when his son Damis attacks Tartuffe's character,
Orgon drives his son from the family home and decides to disinherit him. As the father
of Mariane and Damis, Organ acts within his conventional social role, but his actions
are immoral; he abuses his power and betrays his
children.

In the play's conclusion, Orgon realizes that
Tartuffe is a devious fraud who has managed to take ownership of Orgon's property.
Orgon's reaction is a conventional one. He wants revenge; he wants Tartuffe to suffer
for his actions. The moral contrast to Orgon's desire for vengeance is then provided by
Cleante who counsels Orgon to pray for Tartuffe rather than destroy him. Orgon has paid
conventional lip service to Christian morality throughout the play, quite
hypocritically. Cleante urges him to practice it.

Explain how an open market purchase increases the money supply.

In an open market purchase, what is happening is that the
government is buying up bonds that it has previously sold.  This is done by the Fed in
the United States.  This increases the money supply by adding money to the economy in
place of a piece of paper that is not liquid.

A bond is an
IOU -- it will be worth something at a later point but it cannot be used as cash.  It is
not really part of the money supply.

When the Fed buys
bonds, it gives actual money to investors in exchange for bonds.  So if I held bonds and
the government paid me $1,000 for them, I now have $1000 more in liquid money than I had
a moment ago - the money supply has increased.

Is Golding pessimistic or optimistic about the future of mankind based on what he has written in Lord of the Flies?

When William Golding wrote his Lord of the
Flies in response to Ballantyne's Coral Island, a novel
in which British boys are stranded on a tropical island, but the boys overcome the evil
forces of the natives and survive in peace with one another, he had abandoned his
preconceptions of man as essentially pure and good, with society as evil.  For, having
served in the Royal Navy of England, Golding witnessed first hand the sinking of the
Bismarck, and he participated in the D-Day invasion of Germany in World War II.  After
these experiences, he stated,

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When I was young before the war, I did have some
airy-fairy views about man....But I went through the war and that changed me.  The war
taught me different and a lot of others like
me.

In Lord of the
Flies, Golding has the characters "behave as they really would," to use the
words that he said when he discussed writing the novel to his wife.  Thus, the tone, or
attitude of the author is neither pessimistic nor optimistic--at least to Golding.  It
is simply realistic.  Given the situation of the schoolboys
stranded upon an island away from a civilization that "knows nothing" of them, boys such
as Roger and Jack revert to their intrinsic sadistic and savage natures.  The "beast"
within them communicates to the intuitive boy, Simon:

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"You knew, didn't you?  I'm part of you?....I'm
the reason why it's no go?  Why things are what they
are?"

Having witnessed the
destructive power and evil in men in World War II, it is a darkly realistic portrayal of
man's nature that Golding presents in his novel.  Perhaps, his view is rather
pessimistic after his horrific war experiences, but it is a pessimistic view shared by
many of his era as well as the Book of Genesis:

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At the door [through which the newborn child
issues] sin crouches.  (Genesis 4:7)

[God to Noah] "I will
never again curse the ground because of man, for the intention of man's heart is evil
from his youth." (Genesis
8:21)