To what extent is Larson highlighting technology as a marvel to be celebrated in The Devil in the White City?

"To what extent" questions are always tricky because they
require one to make a comparative judgement--more or less than something you choose as
the norm or the standard. In The Devil in the White City, the
celebration of technology is the third marvel in the story. First, the Chicago World's
Fair is an accomplishment of sheer will and perseverance by Daniel Burnham. He overcomes
obstacles from both man and nature and perseveres in an overwhelmingly amazing way. The
fact that the Fair happened at all is the first marvel. The second, and almost equal,
element is a marvel at the other end of the spectrum. Henry Holmes manages to
orchestrate horrific acts, representing the very worst of human nature, in virtually the
same arena as the best the world has to offer. More than thirty million people visit the
city, and Holmes does not get caught until the end. This is their
story, and the technology cannot compete with that. The technological advancements are,
indeed, marvelous; however, they are a celebration of the spirit of ingenuity more than
a revelation about human nature, which is what we get as we examine the contrast between
the two men.

Appearrances vs Reality theme in To Kill a Mockingbird: Dolphus, Tom and Boo.I'm writing an essay about the theme appearances vs reality in this...

First of all, the greatest moment that captures your idea
about Tom Robinson has to be when at the end of 18 Atticus asks him to stand. It is
revealed that his left arm is a full 12 inches shorter than his
right.

Every white person in that courtroom knew at that
moment Tom was not completely whole. Before that moment, they only saw him as a black
man. Upon the sight of his arm, after Atticus proved that the man who hurt Mayella had
to have led EXCLUSIVELY with his left, the reality of the case is revealed and everyone
knows it.

Use the last couple of paragraphs of 18 to help
you pick some good quotes and imagine how that audience might have
felt!

I think when the white folks hear the verdict, they
know that race is what determined it. They knew Tom was human and deserved a different
verdict.

Verify if the inequality is true. Discuss! 2x^2 + 5x

First, we have to subtract 12, both sides of the equation
(it's easier to verify if an expression is negative or
positive).

2x^2 + 5x - 12 <
0

Now, it would be much more easier to factorize the
expression. In order to do so, we'll find out the roots of the equation 2x^2 + 5x - 12 =
0

x1 = [-5+sqrt(25+96)]/4

x1 =
(-5+11)/4

x1 = 6/4

x1 =
3/2

x2 = (-5-11)/4

x2 =
-16/4

x2 = -4

Now, we'll
factorize the expression 2x^2 + 5x - 12:

2x^2 + 5x - 12 =
2(x+4)(x-3/2)

2x^2 + 5x - 12 =
(x+4)(2x-3)

Now, we'll discuss when
(x+4)(2x-3)<0.

For a product to be negative, the
factors of the product have to have opposite signs. From here, it results 2
cases:

First
case:

x+4>0 and
2x-3<0

x>-4 and
x<3/2

x belongs to the interval
(-4,3/2).

Second
case:

x+4<0 and
2x-3>0

x<-4 and
x>3/2

It is obvious that there are no real numbers
to satisfy this condition,
simultaneously.

So, the inequality is
verified for x belongs to the interval (-4,3/2).

What job did mama take? What did papa do after they settled into Cabrillo homes in Farewell To Manzanar?

This question is referring to what happens after the
Wakatsuki family leaves the internment camp and comes back to the Los Angeles area. 
They get a place to stay in a houising project in Long Beach, Cabrillo
Homes.

Pretty much everything the family had stored and
such had been stolen.  Most importantly, Papa's fishing boat was gone.  So now he had no
work.  He tried to get a Japanese housing cooperative going, but he really didn't have a
job.  That meant that Mama had to go and take a cannery job like the one she used to
have before the war.

What is a theme in Romeo and Juliet act 3 explained?

One of the most prominent themes in "Romeo and Juliet" is
the destruction that comes from a long standing hatred, in this case, between two
families.

Though the hatred between the Capulets and
Montagues is made known at the outset of the play, it is not until Scene 3 that the
seriousness of the feud is truly displayed.  The fight in this scene starts in much the
same way that the fight in scene 1 starts: with petty taunting and the exchange of
insults.  In fact, Tybalt is enraged by Romeo's newfound kindness.  This result of his
marriage to Juliet is misinterpreted by Tybalt as patronizing and ironic cruelty. 
Mercutio, not even a member of one of the families, with his quick wit and
confrontational nature, encourages the fight that Romeo attempts to
prevent.

This fight results in nothing but destruction. 
There are the immediate deaths of both Mercutio and Tybalt, which leads to Romeo running
away, which leads to Juliet's faked suicide, Romeo's suicide, and Juliet's real
suicide.  There is also a skirmish in the meantime which kills
Paris.

For a fight that started as something very petty
(and almost silly) many serious consequences result.  The emotions and irrationality
shown by the characters in Act 3 are the culmination one of Shakespeare's main points of
the entire play, which is to say that even the pettiest of conflicts, when properly
fueled, can result in serious consequences.

What is the stream of consciousness and how is it exemplified in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock?"

Stream-of-consciousness writing usually involves the
narrator speaking of whatever comes into their head, without any predictable or planned
structure or topic.  It is as if you set your thoughts into a stream, and allow the
currents to take you wherever they may go.  It is an interesting form of writing because
it can reveal quite about about a person's character; where their mind rambles in their
journey reveals how their thoughts work, what they worry about most, and can expose
vulnerabilities and interesting revelations that would be kept under check in more
structured, planned writing.

In "The Love Song of J. Alfred
Prufrock," Eliot uses stream-of-consciousness writing to reveal the character traits of
the narrator, Prufrock.  The central thought that his character, Prufrock, is pondering
is whether or not to ask a loved one an important question, presumably a marriage
proposal or some other feelings-related question.  However, as he ponders if, when and
how to do this, his mind rambles along a lot of other pathways, which reveal important
character traits.  As he speaks of parties, he reveals his distaste for their futility;
as he speaks of women, he reveals his intimidation of them; as he speaks of great men
and literature, he reveals his disconnect with their heroes; as he speaks of himself, he
reveals his incredible insecurity and longing for meaning in life.  Every time his mind
wanders off on its stream of thought, however, it always loops back to the stressful
issue at hand--his desire to communicate something important to his loved
one.

"The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" is a great
example of stream-of-consciousness writing and how it can be used to reveal character in
a creative way.   I hope that those thoughts helped; good luck!

What quote(s) from Macbeth talks about why Macbeth killed Duncan and Banquo?

He decides to kill Duncan in the first act, and his quote
that supports his fears is in Act I, sc 4.  He is not happy that Malcolm is next in
line, so he must move quickly if he is to kill
Duncan.

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The Prince of Cumberland! that is a
step
On which I must fall down, or else
o'erleap,
For in my way it lies. Stars, hide your
fires;
Let not light see my black and deep
desires:
The eye wink at the hand; yet let that
be,
Which the eye fears, when it is done, to
see.
 

Then
in Act III, sc 1, he asks Banquo where he's riding, when he'll be back, and if his son
is going.  He is setting up the murder of Banquo at this point.  This is his quote from
that scene:

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Our fears in
Banquo
Stick deep; and in his royalty of
nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he
dares;
And, to that dauntless temper of his
mind,
He hath a wisdom that doth guide his
valour
To act in safety. There is none but
he
Whose being I do fear: and, under
him,
My Genius is
rebuked.