Who are the minor, yet important characters?

The fleshing out of side characters is not the driving
force behind Benchley's work.  With the shark occupying such a central focus in the
novel, and its pursuit at the hands of Brody, Hooper, and Quint, the other characters
are much more periphery. Of notable mention would be Brody's wife, Ellen.  She is
depicted as one who struggles to act as the dutiful wife of the chief of police.  She is
disenchanted with the family's economic situation, something reaffirmed during the
upcoming tourist season in Amity Beach:

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She [Ellen] was born into the same
class as the summer residents — Benchley's own class, actually — and misses the luxuries
that are so much a part of their lives...Ellen becomes an
adulteress. She has an affair with a young oceanographer. Matt Hooper, whose family used
to vacation in
Amity.

In this
light, her role is peripheral to the central action.  Mayor Vaughn might be another side
character whose function is to serve as more of a foil to Chief Brody.  In rejecting his
decision to close the beaches in order to sustain economic interests, Mayor Vaughn
represents the inability to understand and embrace the force of
nature.

How did Taft disappoint the reformers on conservation?

The major way in which Pres. Taft dissapointed reformers
who cared about conservation was in his firing of Gifford Pinchot.  Gifford Pinchot was
the highly respected head of the Divison of Forestry.  Pinchot engaged in harsh and
public criticism of his boss, the Secretary of the Interior (Richard Ballinger). 
Ballinger had opened public lands to private development.  This angered conservationists
like Pinchot.

Because of Pinchot's repeated criticisms of
Ballinger, Taft fired Pinchot.  This made conservationists angry and it also annoyed
Theodore Roosevelt, who had appointed Pinchot when he was
president.

By angering these people, Taft helped split the
Republican Party, leading the party's defeat in the 1912 presidential
election.

Decscribe the economy in the Southern colonies during the 1600's and the first half of the 1700's.

The economy of the Southern colonies of what became the US
was centered around what we call staple crops.  In other words, the Southern economy was
based on raising large amounts of a very few crops and selling the produce, rather than
on more varied activities as was the case in the North.  The Southern economy was one of
plantations raising staples rather than of family farms raising nearly everything a
family needed.

For example, in early Virginia, the staple
crop was tobacco.  Farther south, the plantations produced things like rice and indigo. 
The Carolinas, for example, exported 18 million pounds of rice in 1730.  This was
typical of the South's economy -- raising and exporting large amounts of a single
crop.

In Macbeth, what's the difference between Banquo and Macbeth?What's the difference between the two?

Macbeth is related to King Duncan/Banquo is
not.

Macbeth has a wife/Banquo seems not have one any
longer.

Macbeth has no children/Banquo has a son named
Fleance.

Macbeth is tempted into action by the witches'
prophesy/ Banquo is not tempted.

Macbeth murders Duncan to
become king and fears Banquo and is jealous of the prophesy that the line of Banquo's
children will be kings.

Macbeth has Banquo
killed.

Banquo appears to Macbeth as a bloody
ghost.

Macbeth is killed by
MacDuff.

Yes, Macbeth and Banquo, who start the play as
friends and courageous warriors, turn out to be two very different
men.

What considerations account for the fact that interest rates differ greatly on various types of loans? Explain with the following examples:a. A...

You have asked two questions, I have eliminated one of
them and am giving you a response for the other.

Interest
rates are not constant for all loans that are given. They vary based on several factors.
A few of them are:

Risk of a default: When a loan is given,
the issuer has to keep in mind the risk of a default. To make up for any extra risk that
is involved is some cases, a higher rate of interest is charged. For example, in the
cases provided, a 10-year government bond is very secure and the person buying the bond
is assured of getting the interest on time and also getting back the principle. This
would make the interest rate here relatively low. Similarly in the case of a mortgage,
the bank has the house as a security, which it can sell if the loan is not repaid. An
automobile is also a security but the value of the automobile decreases as it is used.
This makes the interest rate lower for automobile higher the mortgage. Personal loans
and those given by the pawn broker have a high risk of default. This makes the interest
rate charged quite high.

Liquidity: The faster a loan is
repaid, the lesser is the profit that the issuer stands to make. To accommodate for
this, the interest rate will increase. A 30-year mortgage gives the issuer a long period
over which interest is collected compared to a 2- year loan for an automobile. The
interest rate for the car loan is likely to be higher than the
mortgage.

Costs involved: If the costs involved while
issuing the loan in checking on the current financial situation of the person taking the
loan, the credit history, cost of disbursement of funds and other similar factors is
higher, it reflects on the rate of interest. For example a person buying a government
bond does not have to spend as much effort in checking on the capability of the
government to pay back, while a personal finance company would have to put in more
effort analyzing the financial situation of the person the loan is being issued to. This
would make the interest rate on the bond lower than the rate on the personal
loan.

What are some perceptions of other cultures in the The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao?

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
begins with poet Derek Walcott's lines: “I have Dutch, nigger, and English in me, and
either I’m nobody, or I’m a nation.”  So, Diaz's focus is on cultural assimilation: we
are more alike ("a nation") than we are different
("nobody").

In the novel, Diaz focuses primarily on black
Dominicans, black by skin color, descended from Africa, but living in a culture that
choose lightness over darkness and straight hair over kinky.  Males seem more at home in
their skin than females.  Beli abhors her blackness. She is a victim of the sexist male
culture (machismo) and the racist culture (light-skinned against black-skinned
Latinos).

The novel focuses on the New World immigrant
(Hispanic / Latino / Afro-Caribbean), the largest wave of contemporary immigration.
 Diaz plays with the  stereotypes of Dominican male virility, using Yunior as his
meathead narrator.  Oscar asks his roommate one
night:

"I have
heard from a reliable source that no Dominican male has ever died a virgin. You who have
experience in these matters--do you think this is
true?"

The book also focuses
on the "ghetto nerd" culture and all its sub-cultures.  Yunior knows the dorkiest of
sci-fi and Marvel comic book references:

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"My shout-out to Jack Kirby aside, it's hard as a
Third-Worlder not to feel an affinity with Uatu the
Watcher."

Here are other
cultures assimilated in this pastiche:

•Science fiction:
e.g., Isaac Asimov

•Fantasy: e.g., Lord of the
Rings

•Comic book: e.g., Spider Man

•Literary: e.g., Oscar
Wilde

•Pop Culture (Media): e.g., Dr. No, Land of
the Lost

•Dominican History: e.g.,
Trajillo

No one could possible read Oscar 50 years from now
and discern all the esoteric cultural allusions without footnotes or marginalia.  In
this way, Diaz makes us all feel like an immigrant or a minority, in some way or
another.

Also worth noting is the "Annotated Oscar"
website, which explains all the sci-fi, comic book, and pop culture
allusions:

http://www.annotated-oscar-wao.com/

I need two vocabulary words from the book and the page numbers on which they are found.

One good vocabulary word is lucid. It
was found on page 63 of the paperback I read. Page numbers may vary depending on the
publisher, edition, or whether it is hardback or paperback. This is a good word because
in context, the reader could determine its meaning. When Fayge replied to Hannah's
question about what year it was with 5701, Hannah blurted out that it couldn't be the
future. Shmuel explains that since Hannah's illness and the loss of her parents,
sometimes she is lucid, and other times she spoke of nonexistent,
impossible things.

Midden is another good word to use. It
is on page 116. Within the context of the next paragraph, the reader discovers it is
another word for the garbage dump where the youngest children would hide when the
commandant inspected. Children were not supposed to be in the work camp. If they were
discovered, they would disappear ( be taken off and killed).

How does Shakespeare establish the dignity and heroism of Othello early in the play, and does he regain his stature in the end? How?

In Acts I and V of Othello,
Shakespeare gives Othello dignity and heroic words, but in
Acts II, III, and IV he gives Othello ignoble and immoral
actions.  Overall, Othello wins a battle with words but
loses the war overall.  As such, he is no hero--only a tragic
one.

In Act I, Othello defeats Brabantio's, Iago's, and
Roderigo's plans to annul his marriage, place him in prison, and do him physical harm.
 How does he win?  Using his words, and not using his hands.  On the street, he talks
Brabantio's men--who have him outnumbered--out of fighting.  He
says:

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Hold your
hands,
Both you of my inclining, and the
rest:
Were it my cue to fight, I should have known it
Without a
prompter.

Later, in
the Senate with the Duke, he likewise wins Desdemona's hand by using powerful
rhetoric:

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Her father loved me; oft invited
me;
Still question'd me the story of my
life,
From year to year, the battles, sieges,
fortunes,
That I have
passed.

--and--

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When I did speak of some distressful
stroke
That my youth suffer'd. My story being
done,
She gave me for my pains a world of
sighs:
She swore, in faith, twas strange, 'twas passing
strange,
'Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous
pitiful:

Just as
Othello used stories to win over Brabantio and Desdemona, so too does he use a story to
win over the Duke, the Senate, and us.  The marriage is condoned, Othello is
commissioned to Cyprus, and Desdemona may accompany her husband on the honeymoon.  At
this point in the play, Othello looks like a hero.  But
wait...

In Acts II-IV, Othello loses his power of language.
 He is like Sampson with his hair cut off: powerless.  He suffers seizures, rage, fits
of jealousy, misogyny.  He slaps Desdemona publicly, slanders her name, murders her,
aligns himself with a villain, and shows little remorse for his crimes.  Listen to the
once mighty Othello now:

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Pish! Noses, ears, and
lips.
--Is't possible?--Confess--handkerchief!--O
devil!--

He's a
stuttering, powerless fool.  Iago-the spider-has Othello-the fly-trapped in his web of
deceit and jealousy.  Iago is a puppet-master and Othello now dangles on his strings.
 Othello is a green-eyed monster.  A beast.  A slave.

In
Act V, Othello tries to resurrect his reputation, but it's all for show.  He knows that
he is ignoble, immoral, a misogynist, and a murderer.  His last monologue about doing
the state "some service" is all lip service.  He still only focuses on himself.  He
makes no confession or prayer regarding the two women who lie dead on the bed.  He does
not honor them, only himself.

No, Othello suffers too much
pride to become heroic.  He only seems heroic with his
words.

Why did Britain change during the industrial revolution of 1750-1900?

Industrial revolution refers to the great changes in form
of rapid development of industrialization that took place during the 1700's and early
1800's in the in several parts of the world.

Starting in
1700"s in Great Britain the Industrial Revolution started spreading to other parts of
Europe and to North America in the early 1800's, becoming widespread in western Europe
and the northeastern United States by mid
1800's.

Industrial Revolution changed the Western world
from a basically rural and agricultural based society to a predominantly urban and
industrial society. In addition to the changes in way people used technology, the
Industrial Revolution also caused great changes in people's way of life, and the social
systems. These changes can be attributed to several factors including Greater and
cheaper production of many goods including many new products which mad life easier of
people, the increasing importance of capital in production, need for centralized
location of production activities, and deskilling of
work.

Mass production using machines displaced some
workers, but others found new job opportunities working with machinery.  Both workers
and employers had to adjust to a new cold and impersonal relationship.  In addition,
most workers lived and worked under harsh conditions in the expanding industrial
cities.

The close relatiionship that often exised between
employers and employees under earlier system, became impossible in the large factories
of the which developed as a result of Industrial
Revolution.

The working day in factories than - about 12 to
14 hours a day for six days a week - was about same as that existed earlier. But because
of needs to keep the machines running for the maximum time employees were forced to work
faster and without rest

Jobs became more specialized, and
the work monotonous. As the production using old technologies became comparatively
uneconomical, artisans lost their traditional means of livelihood and were forced to
work in factories at very low wages. Women and children who also worked as unskilled
labourers earned even lower wages a small fraction of men's low wages.  Children as
young, as under 10 years of age, also worked in factories resulting in great damage to
their health.

Rapid urbanization was not accompanied by
development of proper housing. This resulted in development of overcrowded slums where
people lived in extremely unsanitary conditions causing many
diseases.

Workers were not permitted to vote and could do
little legally to improve their condition.  In Britain law forbade workers from joining
trade unions. But some workers did form trade unions and also went on strike or
rioted.

However the conditions of the working class
improved gradually during the 1800's.  Law forbidding trade unions were repealed and new
laws regulating factory conditions to ensure better working conditions were passed. A
Reform Bill passed in 1932, gave most middle-class men the right to vote.  Another Bill,
passed in 1867, granted voting rights to many city workers and owners of small
farms.

Although the working class people in the lowest
economic strata became poorer during the Industrial Revolution, the middle and upper
class people prospered. Many people made fortunes during the
period.

New products developed during Industrial Revolution
provided new comforts and conveniences to those who could afford
them.

In The Great Gatsby, how did Jordan Baker cheat?

Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby is
accused of and allegedly moved her golf ball during a tournament, in order to gain a
better position for her next shot.  This is cheating in
golf.

This reflects on Jordan's character.  Something like
this just isn't a big deal to her.  She is extremely careless when driving as well.  She
assumes other drivers will be careful and will get out of her
way. 

The accusation of cheating and her driving suggest
Jordan feels a sense of entitlement.  She deserves to win, whether
she earns it or not; and it is up to others to get out of her
way. 

These values clash with Nick's Midwestern values, or
at least that's how he presents the situation to the reader.  And he ends up dating
Jordan and enjoys being with her, so he probably doesn't have any reason to make Jordan
look worse than she is. 

Is Curley of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men lonely or isolated?please give the evidence from section 3

Curley is isolated from the ranchhands since he is the son
of the boss in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.  But, this
isolation evolves into alienation as Curley, in his separateness from the others,
becomes extremely aggressive, challenging the men of the bunkhouse when he enters it. 
He is also insecure about his small stature and about his wife, who is no longer content
to sit at home.  So, to disguise his feelings of inadequacy, he bursts into the
bunkhouse, demanding if any of the workers have seen his wife, looking threateningly
about the room.  When he confronts Slim, Curley is rebuffed; the well-respected Slim
tells him to "lay offa me."

That Curley is alienated from
the others is clearly evident when Carlson and even old Candy join the verbal attack
initiated by Slim.  But, when Lennie smiles in enjoyment, Curley spots a potential
victim on whom he can unleash his bitter feelings of alienation, and he begins to punch
Lennie.  Then, as Lennie offers no resistance, the cowardly Curley continues to
punch Lennie so that he can seem to have overpowered the big man, just as Candy had told
George earlier that he would try to do given a chance.  With George's command, however,
Lennie reduces Curley to a wimpering victim himself and reverses the situation.  Now,
Curley has become even more alienated from the men and lonely since with this incident
the men perceive him as cowardly to have attacked Lennie, as well as weak. When she
learns of the incident, Curley's wife, too, ridicules him as a loser. And, with the
ridicule of his wife, Curley has no one on his side, so he is desperately
lonely.

Why was fate strong when it let Banquo's son escape from the murder scene in Macbeth?

Was it the power of fate that allowed Fleance to
escape?

If you believe that the witches knew and controlled
the future, then maybe you believe it was fate that made it possible for Fleance to run
away while his father was being murdered.

Or maybe it was
just dark, and Fleance was small and hard to see, and he was able to quickly heed his
father's dying words, "O, treachery! Fly, good Fleance, fly, fly,
fly!"

Certainly, things seem to work out the way the
witches had predicted, and maybe they knew the future... these facts would seem to give
strength to the concept of fate.

Or perhaps it was all just
luck and chance.... who can know for sure?

Can somebody give me a description of Jim and Huck's raft in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

The section of this great novel that you want to look at
is Chapter Twelve, which describes how Jim and Huck fled the island and the people eager
to earn some money by capturing Jim, the runaway slave. As they make their way
downstream, we are told that Jim used some fo the top planks of the raft to build a
wigwam for protection from the elements. He made a floor for the wigwam and raised it so
that everything would remain dry from waves coming from other boats. Because of Jim's
ingenuity, they could have a fire on the raft that could be hidden. They made an extra
oar and also "fixed up" a short stick on which they could hang a lantern to advise other
ships of their presence.

In Chapter Nine we are given the
measurements of the raft. Note what Huck tells us about
it:

One night
we catched a little section of a lumber raft--nice pine planks. It was twelve foot wide
and about fifteen or sixteen foot long, and the top stood above water six or seven
inches--a solid, level
floor.

Hopefully these two
descriptions of the raft will help you imagine how Jim and Huck lived on it for so long,
and how it became their home.

What's American about American literature ?

The term "literary canon" refers to a classification of
literature. It is a term used widely to refer to a group of literary works that are
considered the most important of a particular time period or place. For example, there
can be a literary canon comprised of works from a particular country, or works written
within a specific set of years, or even a collection of works that were all written
during a certain time period and within a certain region. In this way, a literary canon
establishes a collection of similar or related literary works. Typically, works are
organized by “period” for example, such as the Early National Period from 1775 to
1828.

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

Scholars who specialize in certain periods publish
anthologies containing works that they deem important or essential to a particular
period. The publisher "Norton" has compiled several anthologies containing what they
believe to be the canon for a particular era and periodically updates them. One recent
development in literature is the addition of female authors to well-established canons.
(There are online lists as well.)

What is the exposition and resolution of this story?

The exposition of Langston Hughes's "Thank You, Ma'am" is
basically the first three sentences of the story that establish Mrs. Luella Bates
Washington Jones as a character and establish the basic setting of the story--11:00
o'clock at night as Mrs. Jones walks home from work
alone.

The initiating event, then, is Roger's attempt to
steal Mrs. Jones's purse in the fourth sentence.

The
resolution comes in the last three paragraphs of the story when Mrs. Jones gives Roger
the $10 to buy his blue suede shoes and allows him to leave. Roger is barely able to say
"thank you" and never sees Mrs. Jones again.

In Of Mice and Men, what is Candy's opinion of Curley's wife? What may be a reason for this? Give evidence.Also what is your impression of curley's...

In chapter two of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men,
Candy tells George and Lennie about Curly's
wife.

The first thing he tells them is that she has made
Curley even cockier than he was before he got
married:

Seems
like Curley is cockier'n ever since he got married. 
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Candy also tells them
that she's "Purty," but more importantly, that she's "got the eye."  She likes to look
at other men.  Candy says he's seen her look at Slim, for instance, and Carlson,
too. 

Candy sums up his comments about Curly's wife by
concluding:

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Well, I think Curley's married....a tart. 
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Candy thinks Curley's
wife likes to flirt and fool around with other men when Curley's not
looking.

This may well be true, of course, but there is
more to her than what Candy sees.  She is an uneducated, foolish woman trapped in a
man's world.  She dreams of being a movie star, of being famous, of being somebody.  And
she is not on her way to reaching any of those goals. 

She
is a misfit, too, much like Lennie and Crooks.

What constitutes a canon and how is it created? What makes Levi Srauss a structuralist?

The term "literary canon" refers to a classification of
literature. It is a term used widely to refer to a group of literary works that are
considered the most important of a particular time period or place. For example, there
can be a literary canon comprised of works from a particular country, or works written
within a specific set of years, or even a collection of works that were all written
during a certain time period and within a certain region. In this way, a literary canon
establishes a collection of similar or related literary works. Typically, works are
organized by “period” for example, such as the Neoclassical period from 1660 to 1785 in
England.

Scholars who specialize in certain periods publish
anthologies containing works that they deem important or essential to that period. The
publisher "Norton" has compiled several anthologies containing what they believe to be
the canon for a particular era and periodically updates them. One recent development in
literature is the addition of female authors to well-established canons. (There are
online lists as well.)

What is the moral of "The Death of Ivan Ilyich"?

As the title of this poignant story suggests, death is a
major preoccupation of this tale and Tolstoy uses it to explore his own feelings of
death and how a man can die well and be at peace with himself. If there is a moral to be
found in this story, it is to be discovered by considering the treatment of death and
the role it plays in the last few days and weeks of the life of Ivan Ilyich. Consider
what kind of a man Ivan Ilyich is:

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Even when he was at the School of Law he was
just what he remained for teh rest of his life: a capable, cheerful, good-natured, and
sociable man, though strict in the fulfillment of what he considered to be his duty: and
he considered his duty to be what was so considered by those in
authority.

He is a man who
lives his life trying to meet the expectations of society, and it is this ironically
that causes his death, as it is when he is placing the curtains that he falls and
initiates his sickness. It is only his sickness that he becomes aware of the
superficiality of his situation and life. Death is not something that can be astutely
avoided or managed in the way that he has so cleverly managed his family and work. The
last three days, marked by Ivan Ilyich's screaming, only end when he is able to confront
and accept death in the same way that Gerasim so obviously does, compared to the way
that his wife and family avoid referring to "It" and refuse to acknowledge the truth of
Ivan Ilyich's inevitable decline. Thus the moral of the story seems to be that we all
need to accept death as a necessary part of life and not to ignore it as society
dictates. It is only then that we are able to love and lead meaningful lives, and Ivan
Ilyich discovers too late when he is finally able to discover the light that is in death
and love his wife and son.

What truths about human nature does Shakespeare depict in the Act 3 riot scene of Julius Caesar?

During the funeral scene of Shakespeare's Julius
Caesar, human beings are revealed as stupid and
fickle.

First, the crowd wholeheartedly accepts Brutus's
version of events, and the reasons for those events.  The crowd is probably ready
at this point to kill for Brutus.  But within a matter of minutes,
they become ready to kill Brutus, as well as the other
conspirators.  Such a quick reversal on the part of the crowd, regardless of whose
argument is correct, shows stupidity, and a willingness to be played with and
manipulated, intellectually speaking.  It shows a willingness to commit too easily to
extremes. 

Antony's speech, however, is not primarily
emotional.  Emotion finishes what intellect starts.  The main part of his argument is
rational and based on reason.  He uses irony, created with juxtaposition (the placing of
opposites side by side) to create a powerful rational and reasonable
argument.

Antony does this with the following logical
steps:

1. He describes an unambitious action by
   Caesar


2. He uses the refrain:  But Brutus says he was
   ambitious, and...


3. Brutus is an honorable
   man. 

One example looks like
this:

1. Caesar turned down the crown
   three times


2. But Brutus says he was ambitious,
   and


3. Brutus is an honorable
   man.

This is a rational argument, not an
emotional one.  It may create emotion in the listeners, but it is an argument that uses
reason. 

And the crowd gets it, demonstrating that it is
capable of reasoning.  It is also fickle, however, and is eager to leap from one extreme
to the other without considering the consequences.  Though capable of using reason, they
neglect to do so, and thereby demonstrate ignorance and
stupidity.

This ignorance and stupidity reaches new heights
when the crowd, turned into a mob, kills Cinna the Poet, thinking, at first, that he is
Cinna the conspirator.  Even after the mobsters become aware that they have the wrong
man, though, they kill him anyway.  This mob doesn't need a reason to kill; it just
wants to kill. 

What's a good thesis for an argumentative essay showing that govt. welfare programs HURT more than help (use taxpayer's money, incr....

Given the argument that you want to make, I do not see
anything wrong with this thesis statement.  I really like the way that you structure it
-- how you have the bit at the start about what proponents think and then you transition
into what you think is true.

If you wanted to add one more
sentence, you could put something in about the waste of money that you mention in the
question.  I would say something like

This means that
welfare programs spend large amounts of taxpayer money while producing results that are
the opposite of what is intended.

Find the volume of the material to make a cup rotating the area between y=x+1 and y=2x^2 around x axis. x positive.

We have to find the volume of the cup created by rotating
the area between y = x + 1 and y = 2x^2 around the positive x-
axis.

The point of intersection of y = x + 1 and y = 2x^2
is

2x^2 = x + 1

=> 2x^2
- x - 1 = 0

=> 2x^2 - 2x + x - 1 =
0

=> 2x(x - 1) + 1(x - 1) =
0

=> (2x + 1)(x - 1) =
0

=> x = -1/2 and x =
1.

As we only have to consider the positive x values we
take it from x = 0 to x = 1.

The volume that we are trying
to obtain is given by the difference of the volumes enveloped by the two
curves.

=>pi*Int[(x+1)^2 - (2x^2)^2 dx] , x = 0 to x
= 1

=> pi*Int [ x^2 + 2x + 1 - 4x^4 dx] , x = 0 to x
= 1

=> pi*(x^3/3 + 2*x^2/2 + x - 4x^5/5), x = 0 to x
= 1

=> pi*(1/3 + 1 + 1 -
4/5)

=> pi*(
23/15)

The required volume is (23/15)*pi cube
units.

What is the relationship between truth-telling and the "Romantic lie" in the early poetry of W. H. Auden, like "As I Walked Out One Evening"?W. H....

In W. H. Auden's "As I Walked Out One Evening," there is
truth-telling and the Romantic lie.

There is a great deal
of the Romantic lie at the start of the poem, when the lover sings that love will go on
forever. The idealistic tone is that love will never
end.

'Love
has no ending.

'I'll love you, dear, I'll love
you
Till China and Africa meet,
And the river jumps over the
mountain
And the salmon sing in the
street,

The pivot change of
the poem begins with the mention of Time. With this, reality steps in and Time rolls
ever forward, spelling out doom to those who are not paying
attention.

But
all the clocks in the city
Began to whirr and chime:
'O let not Time
deceive you,
You cannot conquer Time.
/.../
'In headaches
and in worry
Vaguely life leaks away,
And Time will have his
fancy
To-morrow or
to-day.

The sense of the poem
is that Time, literally, stops for no one. Minute by minute, Time marches on. The
Romantic lie at the beginning showed how wonderful life is and will be—always. With wave
after wave of impossible feats, the speaker describes how long he will love this woman,
until the screeching halt of Time stops us in our tracks. The Romantic lie is that all
will be wonderful, but the reality is that one need only look to one's watch to see the
truth of the moment.

In what ways does the creature believe he might be human if given the chance in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, the
creature finds first and foremost that being rejected from the society of men makes him
feel inhuman. He says that he was born for love--which shows he could be human--and not
to kill, so one can assume that being human to him means loving someone and being loved
in return. The lack of this is something the creature finds he greatly
resents.

Once Victor refuses to make a mate for the
monster, and the creature then learns that Victor intends to marry, he is furious. If he
must be alone, so must Victor. He warns his creator that he will be there on his wedding
night; in fact, he is, and he kills Elizabeth.

By watching
the DeLacy family, the creature learns of other things that make someone human: music,
language, learning, having a family, and helping others. These are not things beyond the
creature's capacity; with these, he feels he couls be human. The one thing that
separates him from the society of humans is his appearance and the
fear it incites.

Alienation and loneliness are themes in
this story. The creature very much understands these feelings from the moment of his
creation. And ironically, one thing that also comes with the human condition is negative
emotions as well, such as anger and revenge. Though these are not to be admired or
aspired to, he learns these human lessons quickly because of the rejection that begins
with Victor Frankenstein, the day he gives the creature life and then flees from him.
The creature can be evil, but he has these human qualities besides being a product of
his environment and is to be pitied.

How does Reginald Rose restore the audience's faith in the jury system as a means of achieving justice?

I think one of the most important ways in which the author
of this excellent play cleverly restores the audience's faith in the jury system is by
deliberately starting off the play with reference to the many criticisms that there are
of the jury system. Note how, for some of the jury members, once they have to decide the
fate of this young man some of them just want to get it over and done with as soon as
possible. This is most crassly seen in No. 7:

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Right. This better be fast. I've got tickets to
The Seven Year Itch tonight. I must be the only guy in the whole
world who hasn't seen it
yet.

Thus Rose raises the
problem with jury systems: the members might rush to a conclusion because of the
inconvenience that it is to them and that they would not care about the fate of another
fellow being.

However, as the play progresses, the jury
moves from being 11 in favor of the accused being guilty to all accepting that each
piece of evidence is doubtful and thus the accused cannot be, beyond all reasonable
doubt, considered to be guilty. Each of the jury members is shown to be able to bring
their own personal knowledge and experience to bear in the case and to thus create cause
for reasonable doubt. Thus, having started off with such a negative impression of the
jury and their ability to administer justice, Rose is able to turn it around and show a
jury that has achieved justice through careful examination of the evidence provided. In
spite of our fears, thanks to No. 8, the jury members have shown themselves to be
obedient to the Judge's words at the beginning of the
play:

I urge
you to deliberate honestly and thoughtfully. You are faced with a grave
responsibility.

Determine a direction vector for the line of intersection of the plane through the points A(1,2,4), B(-1,2,-3) and C(3,5,-1) and the plane...

The equation of a plane passing through the points
A(1,2,4), B(-1,2,-3) and C(3,5,-1) is determined by finding the vectors `vec(AB)` and
`vec(AC)`

`vec(AB)` = (-1-1)i + (2 - 2)j + (-3 - 4)k = -2i
-7k

`vec (AC)` = (3 - 1)i + (5 - 2)j + (-1-4)k = 2i + 3j -
5k

The normal vector n = `vec (AB)xx vec(AC)` = i(21) -
j(10 + 14) + k(-6) = 21i - 24j - 6k

The equation of the
plane in normal form is 21(x - 1) - 24(y - 2) - 6(z - 4) =
0

The equation of the plane can be converted to normal form
as follows:[x,y,z]=[3,6,7] + s[4,-5,1] +
t[3,-1,-1]

`<4, -5, 1>xx<3, -1,
-1>` = 6i + 7j + 11k

The equation of the plane is
6(x - 3) + 7(y - 6) + 11(z - 7) = 0

The cross product of
21i - 24j - 6k and 6i + 7j + 11k is 222i + 267j -
291k.

The direction vector of the line of
intersection of the given planes is 222i + 267j -
291k.

What is Lee's purpose in describing Scout's first day of school in To Kill a Mockingbird?

In addition to the response above, I think it contributes
to painting a picture of the class system in Maycomb and Scout's rejection of the status
quo, both of which will be integral parts of her understanding of the
trial.

Scout's school experience introduces us to the
Cunninghams, the Ewells, the bus children and how they compare with Scout
intellectually. Scout, far superior, still has moral values and sees how the
aforementioned gimmicks are truly a rip-off.

Scout is not
okay with the system of school, nor will she later be okay with the system of racism
when she watches it unfold in the trial.

Additionally, I
think Lee takes this school experience chapter to stab at the problems of public
education... ironically many of those same problems still exist today. We try to serve
the needs of a diversely growing group of children in a society where information grows
faster than our teachers.

How do Huck and Jim explain the stars?The Adventure of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

In Chapter 12, Huck describes his and Jim's life on the
raft,

We
catched fish, and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness. It was
kind of solemn drifting down the big, still river, laying on our backs, looking up at
the stars, and we didn't ever feel like talking loud, and it warn't often that we
laughed--only a little kind of a low chuckle.  We had mighty good weather, as a general
thing, and nothing ever happened to us at all--that night, nor the next, nor the
next.

In another passage from
Chapter 18, Huck continues his reflection on the
raft:

 We said
there warn't no home like a raft, after all.  Other places do seem so cramped up and
smothery, but a raft don't. You feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a
raft.

As they travel down the
Mississippi river, Huck and Jim enjoy their idyllic life on the river, that refuge from
the evils of society.  While on the raft, the world is good, there is no inequality
between Jim and Huck, there are no conflicts with Pa or others.  Life on the raft is a
solemn experience; it would seem disrespectful to talk loudly on this sanctuary from
civilization with its corrupt institutions.  In the natural world of the river in the
open air with only the stars as their ceiling, the souls of Huck and Jim can
expand--they look to the heavens as an expression of this feeling of expansion and
delight in nature.

Why did Douglass believe he needed to use forceful language?

I believe that you are asking about something that
Douglass says in his Fourth of July speech at Rochester, New York.  In that speech, he
says "I will use the severest language I can command," and
I think that is what you are talking about.

He believes
that he needs to use this kind of language because of how evil slavery is.  He does not
think you can sugarcoat it at all.  He thinks that he must speak out and say that
slavery is opposed to what America is about and that it is opposed to what Christianity
is about.

Because he thinks it is so evil, he feels he must
denounce it as strongly as possible.

What were the differences between the Dawes and Marshall plans?no

The Dawes plan, instituted at the end of World War One,
was a plan to enable Germany to pay the reparations imposed on it by the Treaty of
Versailles. It called for evacuation of the Ruhr valley by Allied troops and for the
United States to furnish economic aid to Germany. The end result was the rapid recovery
of the German economy; however the reparations were still more than Germany could pay,
and the plan was replaced with the Young Plan, which was more
workable.

The Marshall plan was not a plan for reparations
payment but rather a plan to reconstruct those European countries whose economy and
infrastructure had been destroyed during World War II. Its purpose was to modernize
European economies, reduce trade barriers, and instill hope for the
future.

What is a good thesis statement for a research paper over the play Picnic by W. Inge?

Because you’re working at the level of a graduate student,
I would encourage you to develop a thesis statement that allows for the application of
one or more critical theories and for at least some historical contextualization. For
me, the 1953 play Picnic (and the 1955 film adaptation) captures
the emerging conflicts of the new generation coming of age in the 1950s who are bumping
up against traditions that they find constraining in innumerable ways. Many of these
traditions have to do with definitions of love and sexuality. Many people think of the
1960s as the decade of the youth counterculture, and that characterization may be
accurate in a general sense, but the 1950s are clearly marked by discontent by a
sizeable population who did not wish to follow the post-WWII model of the domesticated
housewife and the man in the gray flannel suit. Consider the Beat writers, the
Mattachine Society and Daughters of Bilitis (early gay/lesbian rights groups), the
writings of Betty Friedan, the 1950s obsessions with juvenile delinquency and the
corrupting influences of comic books, and so on. (I strongly recommend that you read
David Halberstam's The Fifties.) I would suggest that you focus on Hal’s intrusion into
the small town, the eroticism that he brings with him that challenges the established
order, particular in relation to Madge, whose future has been largely planned out for
her up to the point of Hal’s arrival.

Here’s an idea for a
first draft of a thesis statement: “W. Inge’s play Picnic is far
more than the tale of a how a single stranger can throw an entire small town into
confusion. It’s also a creative exploration of the forces of social discontent that
would transform American society in the coming decades.”

What is the symbolic significance of Grendel and his mother in Beowulf?

The epic poem Beowulf has an
interesting trait, and it is that it mixes elements of paganism and Christianity. when
it comes to the Christian elements, we find that Grendel, the dragon, and his mother are
described as descendants of Cain. In Christianity, Cain and Abel are recognized as the
sons of Adam and Eve. Presumably, Abel was the good son, while Cain was the bad one. 
According to the biblical story,  Cain killed Abel and is known in the faith as the "kin
killer".

It is also accepted in Christianity that all the
descendants of Cain would be monsters, and other destructive beasts that represent the
sins of the human race. Therefore, the fact that Grendel and his mother are described as
descendants of Cain implies that they represent the forces of evil. Contrarily, Beowulf
and his people are representative of the forces of all that is good, because both God
and "the fates"  gave him a mission to fulfil. The fact that he fulfilled this destiny
and defeated Grendel and his mother (evil) is what gave him his quality of
superhero.

How does Napoleon deal with the mutiny of the hens and what are the results?

In Chapter 7, the hens stage a bit of a mutiny.  Napoleon
has told them that their eggs are going to be taken and sold because the farm needs to
buy food to survive.  The problem is that Animalism is against selling things like
eggs.

Because of this, the hens start smashing their eggs
so they can't be sold.  Napoleon then starves a bunch of them to death.  He says that
anyone who gives them food dies.  He lets nine of them die and then the rest fall in
line and do what he says.

In "Eveline" by James Joyce, what prompts Eveline's remembrance of the good things from her childhood?

James Joyce's story Eveline portrays a young Irish woman's
tragic dilemma. She is caught in circumstances in her home that are beyond her control,
and although she has a chance to leave, she surrenders pitiably to these
circumstances.

As she sits at the window watching the
twilight and smelling the "dusty cretonne" reminiscent of her mother's funeral, Eveline
recalls how there used to be a field across the way where she and others played as
children. Keogh, the little cripple would keep watch for her
father.

Still
they seemed to have been rather happy then. Her father was not so bad then; and besides,
her mother was alive. That was a long time ago; she and her brothers and sisters were
all grown up; her mother was dead....Now she was going to go away like the others, to
leave her home.

Eveline's
happy memories return to her in contrast to the yellowing photograph--suggesting
corruption--of the priest near the coloured print of Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque, to
whom Eveline has promised to care for her brother. Yet, under the print of the Blessed
Margaret, Eveline suffers from misgivings. After all, the fear of the unknown is
sometimes worse than that which is familiar. This is what causes her paralysis when she
does not board the ship with Frank.

What is Frederick Douglass's opinion of the Constitution and slavery?from the narrative of the life of frederick doouglass.

I am not sure why you keep saying that these questions are
from Douglass's autobiography when they are actually from this speech he gave on the
Fourth of July...

At any rate, Douglass says that lots of
people think that they have to respect slavery because it is in the Constitution. But he
says that the people who think that the Constitution condones slavery are wrong.  He
says

if the
Constitution were intended to be, by its framers and adopters, a slave-holding
instrument, why neither slavery, slaveholding, nor slave can anywhere be found in
it.

So he is saying that the
country needs to get back to what the Constitution actually says.  He says people need
to realize that the Constitution is not pro-slavery and that slavery should be
abolished.

What are the difference between the book The Color Purple and the movie?

• Alice Walker's novel The Color
  Purple is much darker and more complex than Speilberg's adaptation, which
  develops the comedy and the musical aspects more.  In the book, the men are meaner,
  crueler, more abusive, more sexist.  In the movie, they seem more like childish clowns,
  especially Mr. ____.  The book reads like tragedy and ends up like comedy only at the
  end.  The film introduces the comic/musical aspects much earlier and develops them
  throughout.


• Celie is a writer in the novel: she writes to
  God.  It's an epistolary novel.  Letters to God is the impetus of how the novel beings,
  as confession.  There's no such writing or confession in the movie: it's interior
  monologue done as voice over.  Speilberg only shows her writing to Nettie, not to
  God.

Some other, smaller
differences:

• There's no quilting in the movie.
   It's a major motif in the book.


• The movie shows more
  female's kissing (homosexuality) than the book (there's only Shug and Celie), which
  takes away from the power of the sexual
  experimentation.


• Again, the music is a major character in
  the movie (Quincy Jones was brought in to do the score), and there's more hymn singing
  and juke-joint cross-cutting to make it seem more like a musical than a novel.
   Obviously, this is a major reason why it becomes a musical on Broadway
  later.

Of all the Supreme Court Justices added to the court, explain which which one stands out the most.

There can be many answers to this question.  I think that
one would be accurate in pointing out that John Marshall, the nation's fourth Supreme
Court Justice, was instrumental in constructing the court what it is today.  The idea of
Judicial Review, meaning that only the Supreme Court can determine the constitutionality
of laws and actions, was an important construction.  Justice Holmes' writings on the
First Amendment, and the idea of the Constitution protecting the rights of all
individuals are extremely important to the nature of basic freedoms.  One could even
argue that Roger Taney, specifically in the Dred Scott decision, was extremely important
in demonstrating how the court could make dreadful mistakes that can have a profound
impact on the nation's development.

Yet, I think that I
find Earl Warren to be the one that stands out the most in my mind.  In focusing on two
decisions of the Warren Court, I think that Earl Warren's commitment to social equality
and the rights of the individual proved to be two lasting legacies that showed the
Supreme Court capable of great good in the American social and political
fabric.  Brown v. Board of Education was a decision that
transformed American society.  Our modern social order owes a debt to the decision and
still has to strive to achieve what the decision set in motion.  The fact that Warren
was able to articulate a position that argued segregation being unconstitutional as well
as the need for integration to happen "with all deliberate speed" ( href="http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/brown-brown.html">Supreme Court,
1955) are elements that both defined the promises and possibilities of
American society.

In Warren's Miranda v.
Arizona case, Warren upheld the idea that all individuals, even those accused
of criminal activity, are afforded Constitutional protection.  The notion here is that
the Constitution cannot work for the betterment of all society if it is denied to
specific members of that society.  In my mind, I think that Justice Warren stands out
because he saw the court as an instrument for social change when society was unable or
unwilling to change itself.  When legislators failed miserably to address what was in
need of change in our society, Justice Warren saw the necessity to change it.  In doing
so, Warren stands out by demonstrating the power and function of the Supreme
Court.

Discuss Amir's motives for his decision to go to Pakistan to see Rahim in The Kite Runner.

Interestingly, the telephone conversation that Rahim Khan
has with Amir is never fully quoted. Instead, in Chapter Fourteen, the action begins as
Amir puts down the phone after this conversation that has made him so sure that he must
go back to Pakistan. However, the one line of the conversation that is shared with us
reveals the mixed motives that Amir has for going to
Pakistan:

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Come. There is a way to be good
again, Rahim Khan had said on the phone just before hanging up. Said it in
passing, almost as an
afterthought.

Clearly, Rahim
Khan, as an old family friend, is an important figure to Amir, but what this throwaway
line signifies for Amir is that Rahim Khan new about his betrayal of Hassan all those
years ago and also recognises the unbearable burden of guilt that Amir even now bears.
Thus, Amir is tantalised and tempted by this "way to be good again," which is the real
reason why he returns to Pakistan. He is desperate to make right what he did wrong so
long ago.

Looking only at Chapter 2, why does the author use dialect and jargon rather than standard English, and what is the impact on the story?Of Mice and...

Having grown up in the Salinas Valley of California, the
setting of his novella, Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck became
sympathetic to the workers of this area.  A socialist himself, Steinbeck rallied
for those who were oppressed by writing about them and presenting a realistic--if not
naturalistic--portrayal of their condition.

Reflective of
the title, George and Lennie are mice in the "maze of life," inferior to the bosses who
have control over them.  By having them speak in the realistic dialect of their class,
Steinbeck indicates this social inferiority.  Having taken his protagonists from the
agricultural working class of California, Steinbeck, in his social realism, presents
effectively the problematic relation between the workers and the land (represented by
the owners) on which they labor:

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The boss said suddenly, 'Listen,
Small!'....'What can you do?'

In a panic, Lennie looked at
George for help. 'He can do anything you tell him,' said
George.

The boss turned on George. "then why don't you let
him answer?  What you trying to put
over?' 

If Romeo never killed Tybalt, how would the outcome of the play be different?William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet

Since Act III of Romeo and Juliet is
the climax of the play as well as the fulfillment of the words of the
Prologue that Romeo and Juliet are "star-crossed lovers" whose
"misadventured piteous overthrows" effect their deaths, the play would be altered
completely without this crucial act of hubris on the part of Romeo.  Thus, in order for
the play to be a tragedy, the tragic hero must commit a mistake that leads to his
demise.  And, Romeo's killing of Tybalt is such an act.

Her
is how the entire chain of events would be altered by Tybalt's having
lived: 

Romeo's slaying of Tybalt leads to his banishment,
which in turn affects Juliet's life because she cannot, then, tell her parents that she
is already married to Romeo when they suggest that she marry Paris.  As a result, Juliet
finds herself in a tragic quandary and desperately seeks a solution from Friar
Laurence.  Of course, his solution that she feign death in order to cause the parents to
grieve and then be so relieved when they discover she yet lives that they will forgive
all things fails as Romeo does not receive his message in Mantua.  So, Romeo believes
the report of his manservant who has seen her grave, fearing that Juliet has died; and,
in despair he takes his own life, an act that then brings about Juliet's desperate
suicide.

What is the relationship between George and Lennie, in Of Mice and Men?

George and Lennie are friends in Of Mice and
Men. George takes on a father-figure role toward Lennie. George ends up being
the care-taker from the beginning and throughout the book. He has to ensure Lennie is
treated fairly (when the boss wants Lennie to talk, and when Curley wants to beat Lennie
up) and follows rules of society (Lennie needs to understand when it is okay to touch
people, and if and when it is appropriate to bring animals into the
bunkhouse).

Lennie does provide George the fulfillment of
George knowing that he is contributing to the world, however, Lennie's disabilities
ultimately become too much for George to handle.

This story
is truly a story about the lengths to which one will go in order to do what is best for
a friend.

"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" runs on the theme of escapism from feeble reality into a fulfilling dream world. Explain.

Yes, this is the prominent theme. In case you need to
study the story further, you might consider what Thurber might be communicating through
this theme: what is he saying about those who daydream as well as the world they are
trying to escape through daydreaming? To understand this, you can look closely the
contrast between Walter Mitty in real life and the persona of his
daydreams. 

1. What are the real Walter Mitty's character
traits? (does he have any noticeable virtues, or special skills?) How is he treated as a
consequence? 

3. Now consider the
daydream-Mitty's virtues and skills.  Note how
he is treated as a
consequence.

Everyone wants to escape reality to some
degree at some point of their lives.  "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" offers us an
extreme example--a man who seems unable to function in the world
without daydreaming.  Is he a
sympathetic character? (Can we relate to him, or not?) Did
Thurber mean to portray Walter Mitty as the victim of a "feeble", possibly
emasculating modern society and over-aggressive wife?  Or is he
unsympathetic--merely a
pitiful figure who deserves the mocking, harsh treatment he gets? A little of
both?

Your answer will help you determine what you think
the author is trying to convey with the escapism theme.

I need 10 quotes with page numbers from any character in To Kill a Mockingbird.

SCOUT.  In the final scene,
Scout comes to the realization that Stoner's Boy (a character in the novel that Atticus
is reading to her) has been misjudged--just like Boo. "...when they finally saw him, why
he hadn't done any of those things... Atticus, he was real nice..." (Chapter
31)

JEM.  In Chapter 10, Jem
and Scout wonder about their father's "feeble" lack of abilities. After they find out he
is the "deadest shot in Maycomb County," but has never bragged about it, Jem realizes
that "Atticus is a gentleman, just like me!"  (Chapter
10)

ATTICUS.  Atticus' most
famous quote is the advice he gives to Scout about prejudging people. "You never really
understand a person untill you consider things from his point of view... until you climb
into his skin and walk around in it."  (Chapter
3)

CALPURNIA.  When Scout
questions Calpurnia about her "nigger-talk," Cal explains that "Now, what if I talked
white-folks' talk at church, and with my neighbors? They'd think I was puttin' on airs
to beat Moses." (Chapter
12)

DILL.  Dill explains why
Boo has decided to live his life inside his house. "Maybe he doesn't have any place to
run off to." (Chapter 14)

MISS
MAUDIE.  Maudie reiterates Atticus' previous explanation to Scout about
mockingbirds. "Shoot all the blue jays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a
sin to kill a mockingbird." (Chapter 10)

BOO
RADLEY.  Boo only speaks one line in the entire novel, shortly after
saving Jem and Scout from the hands of Bob Ewell. He asks Scout, "Will you take me
home?" (Chapter 31)

DOLPHUS
RAYMOND.  Taking a break from the trauma of the trial, Scout and Dill get
an explanation from the mysterious Mr. Raymond about race relations in Maycomb. "Cry
about the hell white people give colored foks, without even stopping to think that
they're people, too." (Chapter 20)

MISS
CAROLINE.  Scout's inexperienced teacher rashly condemns Atticus' own
teaching skills. She tells Scout, "Your father does not know how to teach. You can have
a seat now." (Chapter 2)

BOB
EWELL.  After spitting in Atticus' face, Bob prompts a fight. "Too proud
to fight, you nigger-loving bastard?" Atticus calmly responds, "No, too old." (Chapter
23)

What is a good theme statement for how prejudice affects worldviews in To Kill A Mockingbird?I have a theme statement already, but I am trying to...

I am assuming that what you mean is that you need a
"thesis statement" for an essay on the novel that reflects the theme of prejudice and
the impact that it has on the characters and their world views. If that is the case,
then you might consider something along the lines of:

In
her novel To Kill a Mockingbird Harper Lee examines the
implications of prejudice on society through the interactions of her
characters.

Then, you could look at the most obvious
prejudice first. In this case, this would be reflected in the fact that Tom Robinson, as
a black man, is automatically viewed as guilty of raping Mayella. Even when all the
evidence seems to point to the impossibility of that fact, he is still declared guilty.
her word is taken over his because, although she is poor, she is
white.

Next, there  is the prejudice against the Ewells on
account of their social status or lack thereof. Prejudice does not only come in terms of
race and ethnicity. There is also a prejudice against the poor in Maycomb who are viewed
with distaste by all except Atticus (and later Jem and Scout). Atticus believes that
pride and worth are not tied to money or race but to personal qualities such as
kindness.

Another form of prejudice is that which is shown
against the mentally handicapped. Boo is treated as a monster, shut away from a society
that fears him because he is "not normal" - he is seen as less than
human.

All three of these examples are still evident in our
society today. People still view each other differently, often negatively, on the basis
of race, economic status, or mental handicap. Mental illness, in particular, is still
stigmatized. The world views Harper Lee presents in the novel, sadly, have not changed
all that much.

What are the themes that are suggested in Chapter One of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?

There are two main themes that appear to be suggested in
the first chapter of this classic coming-of-age novel. Firstly, the hypocrisy of
Christianity and secondly the importance of
superstition.

Notice how the hypocrisy of Christianity is
introduced. As part of her attempt to civilise Huck, the Widow Douglas tries to teach
Huck various Bible stories. However, when he discovers that characters such as Moses had
been "dead a considerable long time," Huck loses interest, because he doesn't "take
stock in dead people." When he tries to smoke, he is told off by Widow Douglas because
it was "a mean practice and wasn't clean." Huck is ironic about the contradiction that
he sees between her character and her actions:

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Here she was a-bothering about Moses, which was
no kin to her, and no use to anybody, being gone, you see, yet finding a power of fault
with me for doing a thing that had some good in it. And she took snuff, too; of course
that was all right, because she done it
herself.

Thus the hypocrisy
of Christianity is symbolised in the way that Widow Douglas won't let Huck smoke but
herself takes snuff.

Likewise superstition is presented
when Huck, feeling scared at night, accidentally kills a spider when he flicks it into a
candle flame:

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I didn't need anybody to tell me that that was an
awful bad signand would fetch me some bad luck, so I was scared and most shook the
clothes of of me. I got up and turned around in my tracks and crossed my breast every
time; and then I tied up a little lock of my hair with a threat to keep witches
away.

Huck clearly lives in a
world full of omens and signs and feels the need to protect himself from these things.
The importance of superstition in the novel as a whole is a theme that is returned to
again and again, especially through the way that Jim places so much emphasis on
superstition.

What problems arose that would lead to World War 2?

To get a good answer to your question, you should tell us
what the problems are supposed to have arisen from.  Various problems arose from various
things and helped lead to WWII.

For example, problems arose
from the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI.  That treaty punished Germany very harshly
for WWI.  The punishments (including taking away parts of Germany's territory and
prohibiting them from having much in the way of armed forces) made Germans very angry. 
Their anger over their treatment helped allow Hitler to come to power and led to
WWI.

At the same time, there were problems in Asia that
helped lead to WWII.  Japan did not have much of an empire in Asia and they felt they
needed and deserved one.  They did not like the idea that the European countries were
allowed to have empires while they (Japan) were told not to have one.  When Japan tried
to take an empire anyway, they came in conflict with European countries and the US. 
That helped lead to WWII.

There are other problems that led
to WWII, but these are the major ones.

What do you think the turning point of the poem "Here Follow Some Verses upon the Burning of Our House, July 10 1666"?

The turning point in the story occurs when the speaker
quits pining over the ruins of her home and begins to realize that she should be
focusing on her home in heaven rather than her home on earth. In lines 20-35 the speaker
describes walking past the charred remains of her home as she reflects on all she has
lost in the fire, and she is to some degree feeling bad about this tragedy. Beginning in
line 36, she finds fault in this line of thinking. During the remainder of the poem, she
ponders her home in heaven and no longer thinks about her losses or her home on earth.

What happens the christmas past of A Christmas Carol?

The Ghost of Christmas Past was the first of the three
spirits to visit Ebenezer Scrooge after he was visited by Jacob
Marley.

This ghost had a few different purposes in the
story. One of those purposes was to show Ebenezer how necessary it was that he change
his ways. Another purpose of this ghost was to show the reader how Ebenezer came to be
the way he is presently. The idea here is that most of the things that happened to
Ebenezer that made him bitter happened during the holiday
season.

Some of the things the ghost showed him were his
old boarding school. This reflects a lot of negativity because his father abandoned him.
In addition, he was shown his fiancee Belle, and how he didn't protest when the
engagement was broken off due to his obsession with money. He was also shown how she
ended up finding happiness with another man.

What are the views of Elizabeth's and Charlotte's families concerning their daughters' marriages in Pride and Prejudice.

While both of the these women married for very different
reasons, I think the novel suggests that both families would be very pleased with the
end results.  Looking at Elizabeth's marriage to Darcy, it is rather easy to assume that
the Bennets are thrilled beyond belief.  Not only is Darcy the wealthiest man
imaginable, he is also polite and upstanding, especially in his efforts to resolve the
situation with Wickham and Lydia.  He has grown as man who seemed haughty, to one that
Elizabeth clearly loves, and they would be happy for
her.

Even though Charlotte's marriage to Collins is done
for financial security and not love, I still suspect that the Lucas's are very pleased
with the match.  First and foremost, Charlotte will be taken care of, financially, for
the rest of her life.  Without this marriage, she would have been left destitute upon
her father's death.  As annoying as Collins may be, he is a respected member of the
clergy; he will inherit the Longbourne estate when Mr. Bennet dies; he is under the
patronage of the very influential and powerful Lady Catherine.  Charlotte is clearly
making the best of her choice, and I think the Lucas's have every right to be pleased by
her choice.

What do Miss Maudie's words and behavior following the burning of her house reveal about her?

You can find how Miss Maudie behaves and what she says at
the end of Chapter 8.  To me, this chapter tells me that she is a brave and resilient
woman.

The night of the fire, Miss Maudie is sad, as you
would expect.  She does not really want to talk.  But the next day, she is in a much
stronger mood than you would think.  She is not sad about her house burning.  She says
that it was too big anyway and now she'll have more room to plant
azaleas.

She may be just trying to make herself feel
better, but the point is that she's not sulking or feeling sorry for herself.  Instead,
she is either accepting what's happened or, at the very least, she is working to make
herself feel better about it.  That's brave and resilient in my
opinion.

What do the tunnels symbolize for the young boy, and why does he decide that he will have to swim the tunnel?

In Lessing's "Through the Tunnel," the bay is and
represents something the boy isn't supposed to do or can't do; it is something the older
boys can do, and the boy wants to do.  The bay is basically a rite of passage.  Or, more
specifically, swimming through the tunnel in the bay is all of the
above. 

Notice that once he's done it, once he's
accomplished his goal, he is in no hurry to go back.  He's done it, he's made it, he's
proved himself, he's matured.  He's proven he belongs. 

He
begins the story as a little boy who seeks attention in any way possible, and
desperately needs the approval of others.  He matures and in the close of the story he
is content in what he's done and in who he is.

The boy has
to do it that day or he never will for two reasons.  First, he is reaching the end of
his physical limits.  If he doesn't do it today he won't be in any shape to do it
tomorrow.  Second, he'll chicken out.  He is causing himself pain and he is in pain, and
if he doesn't swim the tunnel now he never will. 

What would be some concrete examples found in todays society that demonstrate Macbeth to be as pertinent today as when it was originally...

Just look at any state-induced acts of terrorism sponsored
by a totalitarian government.  Just as Macbeth has his political enemies murdered
(Banquo, Macduff's wife and child), so too have despots killed and taken hostage
political enemies of the state.  Macbeth does not commit the murders himself, but he
sponsors them.  Most political "hits" are managed the same way.  Macbeth represents a
very modern, Machiavellian leader: vindictive, violent, controlling, and
paranoid.

Look at how some of the descriptions of the
following despots and autocrats:

Vladimir
Putin: "As president he gained a reputation as a clever and ruthless
political operator with a hunger for Russian power and not too much concern for the
niceties of democracy or diplomacy."

Kim
Jong-il: "the North Korean system became even more centralized and
autocratic under Kim Jong-il than it had been under his father. Although Kim Il-sung
required his ministers to be loyal to him, he nonetheless sought their advice in
decision-making; Kim Jong-il demands absolute obedience and agreement, and views any
deviation from his thinking as a sign of disloyalty. According to Hwang, Kim Jong-il
personally directs even minor details of state affairs, such as the size of houses for
party secretaries and the delivery of gifts to his
subordinates."

Saddam Hussein:
"On 5 November 2006, he was convicted of charges related to the 1982 killing of 148
Iraqi Shi'ites convicted of planning an assassination attempt against him, and was
sentenced to death by hanging."

In 1984, (part 3 - chapters 4-6), what is the telescreens' announcement?

In short, the telescreens announced a victory for the
country. As Oceania had defeated Eurasia, the telescreens specifically
cried:

"Vast
strategic maneuver - perfect co-ordination - utter control of the whole of Africa -
bring the war within measurable distance of its end - victory - greatest victory in
human history - victory, victory,
victory."

This announcement
is important for two reasons.

First, this demonstrates for
the last time that the people are hearing a manipulated message. They are being taken
advantage of by the power of propaganda.

Second, this
statements offers incredible irony. A victory has just been achieved over Winston's
life. He has just been won to the Party's ideology forever. His humanity has been
defeated.

The reading audience understands that the Party's
message will always offer hope, but never actually truly achieve the means of completely
defeating another country. The countries depend on being at war with each other to keep
their people under control.

How does Scout get in trouble at dinner in To Kill a Mockingbird?

You are probably referring to the scolding that Scout
receives from Calpurnia in Chapter Three. On the first day of school (Chapter Two),
Scout gets off "on the wrong foot" with her new teacher, Miss Caroline. She blames
Walter Cunningham Jr., so she rubs his nose in the dirt at the beginning of lunch hour.
Jem breaks it up and invites Walter back to the Finch home for a home-cooked meal.
Atticus is happy to see young Walter and treats him like a welcome guest. But Scout,
still angry at him, makes fun of him for pouring syrup over all of his food. Calpurnia
escorts Scout from the kitchen and gives her a good lecture. Afterward, Scout demands
that Atticus fire Calpurnia, but he refuses.

In Durkheim's concepts, what does sui generis mean?

The Latin phrase "sui generis" means something like
"unique" or "of its own kind."  Durkheim uses the phrase to describe social facts about
societies.  He argues that social facts about a society are sui generis.  He says that
they are created by the society and are unique to that
society.

Durkheim is arguing that social facts are not
things that we can control.  Rather, they have been built up by the cumulative
experience of all that has come before us.  Because of this, they are sui generis.  They
are unique and they are not things that we can change.

So,
to Durkheim, the phrase "sui generis" refers to things that are outside our control.  He
uses the phrase to refer to social facts about our society that act upon us but which we
cannot ourselves change.

What are the camera angle techniques used in the film of To Kill a Mockingbird? Elaborate and describe them in detail.Discuss how camera angles...

At the beginning of the movie, the first images are of a
close-up shot of the various gifts received by Jem and Scout from Boo Radley. The camera
slowly pans to show them all as the opening credits and score play in
the background. 

After the credits, a shot is seen of
trees, with the camera panning downward to show the street on which the Finches live.
Shots from above ususally serve to show a God-like presence--of a powerful being looking
down upon a smaller thing. This camera technique is also used in the courtroom scenes
showing Atticus and again at the end showing Scout walking Boo
home.

There are several shots that feature an almost a 360
degree camera sweep to show the neighborhood. 

Close-ups
are important throughout, with many shots of a usually silent Gregory Peck (Atticus).
The close-ups are intended to instill a dramatic touch and to build on the stoicism of
the character. Peck is also seen several times from a low-angle view, used to accentuate
the power and size of the individual.

The scene with the
mad dog begins with a long-shot, focusing on the dog at a distance as it slowly moves up
the street toward the Finch house.

There are quite a few
scenes shot at night, utilizing the use of shadows; and, as in the case of when the
children are attacked by Bob Ewell, a sense of danger.

Discuss how Samuel Johnson used his technique in his Dictionary entries.In your essay provide evidence from the text to support your ideas.

You don't specify what "technique" you are focusing upon,
so I will assume that you mean his overall approach to creating the Dictionary entries. 
Johnson had an amazing sense of humor and sarcastic tone.  He begins with an
introduction to the work, explaining that there are bound to be mistakes, that the work
will be archaic the day after it is published due to the ever-changing nature of
language, and that he makes no excuses.  After years of collecting examples from
published works, he put together each entry with painstaking precision, personal quips
and commentary, humor, and sarcasm.  Each entry includes the standardized spelling of
the word in question, the definition and examples of the way the word is used from
contemporary authors, the Bible, and other publications.   A careful study of a handful
of entries will give the discerning reader more than enough evidence of all these
factors.  My favorites include "patron," "oats," "lexicographer," and "ketchup."  I'm
sure you will find others that amuse you just as much.

Good
Luck!