Explain what the author's purpose is when she describes Mr. Underwood's participation in the lynch mob scene in To Kill a Mockingbird.Note...

As the editor of Maycomb's newspaper, Braxton Bragg
Underwood serves as a neutral voice of reason in To Kill a
Mockingbird. Underwood rarely leaves his office, and this is one of the
reasons he is silently standing guard over Atticus and the jail on the night that the
lynch mob arrives. It is also possible that, as the eyes and ears of the town, he, too,
has heard the rumor that Tom Robinson will be paid an unexpected visit while Sheriff
Heck Tate is on a "snipe hunt." Because most newspapermen attempt to be fair and
unbiased, Underwood (named after one of the Confederacy's most reviled
generals) probably hoped for a fair trial; in any case, he must have decided that Tom,
at the very least, deserved his day in court.

Atticus'
comment later that "Braxton... he despises Negroes, won't have one near him,"
illustrates even more strongly Underwood's desire for justice. His editorial following
Tom's death shows no sign of his hatred of African-Americans: He is, first and foremost,
a newspaperman who keeps his own personal prejudices out of the
story.

Discuss the theme of "The Zoo Story" by Edward Albee?

The main theme of The Zoo Story is isolation. It comes in
many forms: It comes as division of class and status, it also comes as loneliness on the
part of Jerry and his inability to communicate, or to act acceptably in
society. 

Another resonant theme in the story is fantasy vs
reality. Jerry's isolation and separation from normal life is such that his stories are
absurd, and his behavior might be confused as that of a psychopath rather than that of
an eccentric man.

Therefore, the themes of isolation and
the division and loneliness that comes with it are the basic components of the theme of
the story.

Why does an electric light bulb nearly always burn out just as you turn on the light, almost never while the light is shining?

An electric light bulb is not an ideal resistor.  This
means that as the filament in the light bulb heats up, its resistance changes.  When it
is cool, the resistance is the lowest.  This means that when the switch is flipped to
turn it on, the current is larger initially and then decreases as the filament heats up
and the resistance increases.  The sudden change in temperature due to the current can
cause the brittle filament to break.  Once the bulb is shining, the temperature is
staying relatively constant and the filament is unlikely to
break.

my question is grammatical: Is it correct that should can have the same meaning as if ?nil

While English does not have a conditional tense
per se as do the Romance langugages, including French from which
English is derived (among other languages), there are certain words that used to
establish a conditional situation. 

In informal English,
speakers and writers use the word if to begin clauses that are
conditional. e.g. If this be true, we will
not delay.  Along with the conjunction if,
the subjunctive mood is used for the predicate [be is in
subjunctive mood].  (This is why speakers say If I were you instead
of if I was
you)

Should  is a verb that is
employed as a conjunction like if in this conditional tense,
although it is not used as frequently as if, especially in
America. This avoidance of its usage may be to avoid confusion
since should is used used as an auxiliary verb to express necessity
or obligation.  Here are examples that illustrate the difference between
should as a conjunction (1), expressing a condition and
should as an auxiliary verb in a sentence expressing necessity
(2):

1. Should you
   move out, I will not be able to pay the rent on this
   apartment.


2. I think you should
   move out of this
   apartment.

Therefore, the short answer to your
question of whether should can have the same meaning as if is yes,
sometimes.

What are some examples from Huck Finn that I could use to say the novel is a classic work of literature?i have to define classic and also write a...

Hemingway said, "“All modern American literature comes
from one book by Mark Twain called Huckleberry Finn.”
 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a great American novel
because it addresses America's greatest wrong (slavery) using a hilariously irreverent
and iconic narrator (Huck).  Although it satirizes America, the novel is very
American.

It's a classic because it's a bridge from Old
World (The Odyssey) to New World, because it's written with such a
youthful voice, and because it is the synthesis of rogue and
rebellion:

• The novel is a
  picaresque (a novel told by a rogue, rascal).  Huck, even though he
  lies and ditches his dad and school, is morally superior to everyone in the book, except
  maybe Jim.  Huck becomes the biggest winner by being an outsider (the biggest loser).
  


• The novel is anti-European: Huck dupes the Duke and the
  King (symbols of Europe)

1. most European
characters define themselves in context of family

2. Huck
is saying that he doesn’t define himself with others or the past (birth of the American
rebel)

a. Not defined by
family

b. Not defined by
society

c. Not defined by old world
values

d. Not defined by old
literature

• The novel is very
  antinomian (rebellious), and
  it is descended from the great American spirit of moral, artistic, and political
  rebellion

1. Antinomian definition: “through
faith or experience of God’s grace, you live outside the
law”

2. Jefferson’s Declaration of
Independence: a list of complaints

3. Melville’s
(Moby Dick) “No in Thunder”

4. Henry
David Thoreau’s Walden, Civil Disobedience:
chose to live outside pro-war (Mexican War) society

5.
Hester Prynne (Scarlet Letter) as adulteress, forced to live
outside Puritanical society

6. Huckleberry
Finn: chose to live outside pro-slavery
society

a. Huck says, “I’m so lonesome I could
die”

b. Twain’s intro: “Persons
attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons
attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot
will be shot.”

He's calling out proponents of slavery, the
North, the South, Republicans, Democrats, Christians, parents, schools, whites,
Europeans, and critics of the book.  As such, he's going after nearly
everybody.

If there is collision between the president and Congress, can Congress restrain the president in foreign policy making?

It would depend on the specific issue, but there are ways
that Congress can restrain the President in foreign policy issues. One very effective
way would be to simply refuse to fund the policy, at least if it has the potential to be
expensive. Congress would hesitate to do this, however, as Congress runs the risk of
being blamed for the policy's failure.

If the president's
policy could be interpreted by Congress as "a high crime or misdemeanor," Congress could
begin impeachment procedures. Two presidents have been impeached (Andrew Johnson and
Bill Clinton) although neither was convicted and
removed.

Any foreign policy program that required an action
from Congress in the form of a bill could also be killed in Congressional committees and
subcommittees. It may never get to the Congressional floor for
voting.

However, in at least one important foreign policy
area - the extension of diplomatic recognition to a foreign country - Congress plays no
role. That is at the sole descretion of the president.

Bob earned grades 83, 88, 87, and 83. If nicholas scores a 90 on his last exam, which measure of central tendency will give him the highest...

Hi ibrohi!

The three main
measures of central tendency are mean, median, and mode.

1)
The mean, also referred to as the average, can be found by
adding together the scores of each exam, and then dividing by the number of exams
taken.

    83+88+87+83+90=
431

Then, dividing 431 by 5, we find that Bob's mean score
is 86.2

2) The
median of a set of data is the number that is literally in
the middle. If we order these five grades from lowest to highest, we can find the median
by recording the score that appears third.

    83, 83, 87,
88, 90         87 is the median of this
set.

3) The mode is the number that appears the
most often. A set may have no mode, or it may have more than one. In this case, only the
number 83 is repeated in the set and is, therefore, the
mode.

Therefore, the median would give Bob the
highest score.

Hope this
helped!

Heather