a) Negative environmental impacts of tourism. b) Positive socio-cultural impacts of tourism. Explain the following with the help of...

There are both positive and negative effects of
tourism. One positive effect is that jobs are created. Tourists bring money to the
economy. Roads, airports, golf courses, shops, hotels and restaurants, etc. need to be
built. All of these things will give many people jobs.

A
negative effect of tourism is the depletion of natural resources such as water.
Pollution such as litter, sewage, and air pollution are all concerns. Ecosystems may
also be altered to the depletion of habitats for building. In addition, beaches are
often transformed into tourist destinations (including marinas) which harms or
eliminates these habitats as well.

Why is chapter one of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry significant?

Chapter One of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
has much the same import as do all beginning chapters of novels:  It
introduces the characters and the setting to the readers, and at least one of the main
conflicts and themes is presented. 

In Mildred Taylor's
novel, then, the reader becomes acquainted with the Logan family in the 1930s in
Mississippi.  In 1887, Grandpa Logan purchased two hundred acres, and in 1918, he
puchased two hundred more of the rich land.  However, because there are taxes on all the
land and the cotton prices have dropped, Papa Logan has been forced to leave home and
work on the railroad.  The Logans are the sole property owners in the
community.

Mrs. Logan teaches at the school where her
children attend.  On their way to the Great Faith Elementary and Secondary School, the
bus for the white children carelessly speeds through a mud puddle, dirtying Little Man,
who is fastidious.  As they pass by the Jefferson Davis County School, a large white
wooden building with its beautiful lawn, sports field, the contrast between the white
school and the weather beaten Great Faith, "a dismal end to an hour's journey," is
marked. Similarly, the dress of the children attests to their poverty as patches are on
paints and dresses faded.

As the
children learn that they will receive worn out books from the white school.  But, when
Little Man reads what is notated inside the cover, he becomes angry.  When the teacher
brings her son to Mrs. Logan at the end of the day, Mrs. Logan is in the act of placing
paper over the chart which so upset her son.  She responds to Miss Crocker's remarks
that Clayton Chester Logan behavior was unappreciative; Mrs. Logan says, "...that
doesn't mean they have to accept [how things are].  The chapter ends with Miss Crocker
gazing suspiciously at Mrs. Logan, whose "ideas were always a bit too radical and her
statements a bit too pointed."

Clearly, then, the Logan
family as characters stand apart from other black families; they have an independence of
spirit and pride which will not go unnoticed by their foes.  With the setting of
Mississippi in the 1930s, the racial division promises to figure into the
plot.

How do you think Job's definition of justice changed as a result of his life experiences? (Job from the Bible.)I'm doing an essay and one of the...

Given the fact that question states "How do you
think..." I might not go so far as to say there is a "correct"
answer to this question.  The best answer is going to be your honest opinion backed up
by evidence from the text.  In order to come to a conclusion about this you could
consider the following:

1. How do people
   commonly define justice?  (Maybe think, how do you define justice? 
   How would you explain justice in simple terms?  Is it possible that Job also believed in
   this way?)


2. What happened to Job?  (Jot a quick list of
   all the terrible things he was afflicted with.)


3. What was
   Job's attitude before, during, and after he was afflicted with the
   above?

Consider the following textual
clues/examples:

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blameless...upright...feared God and shunned
evil. (Job 1:1)

As surely as God lives, who has denied me justice, the
Almighty, who has made me taste bitterness of soul...my lips will not speak wickedness,
and my tongue will utter no deceit...I will not deny my integrity. (Job
27:2-5)

I know that you can do all things; no plan of yours
can be thwarted.  (Job
42:2)

Though he wanted God to
establish his innocence in the sight of his friends and restore his losses, he had to
submit to God's timing.  However, he does not lose his faith in
this.  It is clear that throughout his testing and affliction, though he questions God
and begs for mercy, he also continues glorifying him and clarifying his belief that God
is in full control and has ultimate authority, wisdom and power.  Likewise, Job gives
God continued obedience and submission.

Keeping all of
these things in mind, finally consider, how might an experience like Job's change
your idea of justice?  It is possible that Job had a similar
attitude.

How did the Japanese land reform program create internal problems?

The most important land reform efforts in Japanese history
occurred during the American occupation of Japan after WWII.  Those reforms are usually
said to have been beneficial, but they did bring with them some problems that persist in
Japan today.

After WWII, the US administration of Japan
bought (at low prices) all land owned by absentee landlords as well as all land above 10
acres owned by anyone and sold it all, also at low prices.  No one was allowed to own
more than 10 acres after that.

This is usually credited
with creating a large and stable class of small farmers.  This is seen as a more just
system than the previous one in which a few major landholders owned most of the land. 
However, it has caused some problems in modern times.

Most
importantly, it has given farmers a great deal of power over Japanese politics.  This
has made it so that farmers have been able to get the government to create major trade
barriers against imported food.  These barriers have led to higher food prices in Japan
than would otherwise be the case.  Food prices (especially for rice) are also higher
than they might be because Japan's farm industry is made up of small farms that cannot
be as efficient as large farms would be.

In this way, the
land reform in Japan has helped to cause food prices in Japan to be excessively high
today.

What is the purpose of the encounter between Paddy and Yank in the first scene of The Hairy Ape?

The encounter between Paddy and Yank in the very beginning
of the play serves several purposes. It establishes the time period of the drama, the
early years of the Twentieth Century. America has entered the modern Industrial Age, but
Paddy's presence on the ship establishes that the "old days" before industrialization
are within memory. The conversation between Yank and Paddy develops the sharp contrast
between the modern era and its engine-powered ships that Yank so identifies with and the
beauty and freedom of working ships under sail that Paddy remembers and
mourns:

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Oh, to be back in the fine days of my youth,
ochone! Oh, there was fine beautiful ships them days--clippers wid tall masts
touching the sky . . . Oh, to be scudding south again wid the power of the Trade Wind
driving her on steady through the nights and the days! Full sail on her! Nights and
days! Nights when the foam of the wake would be flaming wid fire, when the sky'd be
blazing and winking wid stars. Or the full of the moon maybe. Then you'd see her driving
through the gray night, her sails stretching aloft all silver and white, not a sound on
the deck, the lot of us dreaming dreams . . .
.

The imagery in Paddy's
speech contrasts sharply with the cramped, confined, below-decks setting in which his
encounter with Yank occurs, and Yank's reaction expresses the modern disdain for the
romance of Paddy's era. Instead of celebrating beauty and freedom, Yank celebrates the
power and speed produced by men like him shoveling grimy coal into fiery furnaces
:

Sure I'm
part of de engines! Why de hell not! Dey move, don't dey? Dey're speed, ain't dey? Dey
smash trou, don't dey? Twenty-five knots a hour! Dat's goin' some! Dat's new stuff! Dat
belongs! But him [Paddy], he's too old. He gets dizzy. Say, listen. All dat crazy tripe
about nights and days; all dat crazy tripe about stars and moons; all dat crazy tripe
about suns and winds, fresh air and de rest of it--Aw hell, dat's all a dope dream!
Hittin' de pipe of de past, dat's what he's doin'. He's old and don't belong no more.
But me, I'm young! I'm in de pink! I move wit it! . . . De engines and de coal and de
smoke and all de rest of it! He can't breathe and swallow coal dust, but I kin, see?
Dat's fresh air for me! Dat's food for me! I'm new, get me? Hell in de stokehole? Sure!
It takes a man to work in hell. Hell, sure, dat's my fav'rite climate. I eat it up! I
git fat on it!

The
conversation between Yank and Paddy also establishes the terrible working conditions
brought about by industrialization that Yank and the others live in daily. Yank may
revel in breathing and swallowing coal dust, but his description of the men's job aboard
this "modern" ship voices strong social criticism.

Another
purpose of the encounter between Yank and Paddy is that it establishes Yank's character
so strongly that the dramatic changes that occur within him as the play develops become
even more meaningful.

In Chapter 4 of To Kill a Mockingbird, we learn that Atticus went to school at home. Does this mean he didn't go to school? Reference in the...

You're correct to assume that Atticus had no formal
schooling when he was a young boy (although he did go to law school as a young adult). 
In Chapter 3, Scout complains about her terrible first day of school and tells
Atticus,

You
never went to school and you do all right, so I'll just stay home too.  You can teach me
like Granddaddy taught you 'n' Uncle
Jack.

It wasn't uncommon for
children to receive their educations at home--from their parents--during the time period
in which Atticus would have been a boy (the late 1800s).  However, Atticus reminds Scout
that laws have changed--and that he would end up in jail if he failed to send Scout to
school. 

In The Scarlet Letter, civilization vs. wilderness is a motif, but what would be examples of that?

This motif creates an important parallel to the characters
of the novel and to several of the overarching themes of the novel.  In order to find
examples, you should be begin by reviewing the novel's key scenes, focusing on those
that take place in the village square versus those that take place at Hester's cottage
in the woods.  Make a list of observations about the way the townspeople behave --
especially in how they talk to and about Hester.  Take notes on how Dimmesdale behaves
when he is in the public eye.  Pay attention to how Hester behaves when she is in
town. Consider the fact that all of the symbols of "rules" and "morality" like the jail
and the scaffold are in the town.

Then in contrast to the
above, review the chapters that describe Hester's cottage and her time spent there and
the woods that surround her home.  Look at how the she and Dimmesdale behave when they
are OUT of the public eye.  How is Pearl described?  How does she behave here as opposed
to in town?

Remember that Hawthorne is critiquing the
attitudes and behavior the members of Puritan society, so while the town is
"civilization" the attitudes of the people are rude and condemning.  Hester has to
repress her true self for the sake of civilization.  She has to "play by their rules" in
order to make her way in this society.  In the wilderness, she is more free.  She and
Dimmesdale are playful; they can let down their guards with each other and be happy. 
Hester takes off her scarlet A which suggests that she can be "free" of her sin in the
wilderness.  The Puritans would have regarded the wilderness as a dangerous "moral
wilderness" where sin and danger lurked at every turn, but Hawthorne refutes that by
having the wilderness be a spiritual sanctuary for Hester.

In what ways did Morries father help him become who he was? Please use some quotes so i can read into it more

In Tuesdays With Morrie, Morrie's father is a father in
name only.  There is a division of labor in the house, and Morrie's parents marriage is
segregated.  Morrie's mother takes care of the kids, and Morrie's father works.
 Morrie's father does not even come in the house until Morrie and his brother are
asleep.  Child-rearing is woman's work, according to the traditional style of parenting
that Morrie's father adopts.

Luckily, Morrie's father knows
that the women he married are incredible mothers.  After Morrie's mother died, Morrie's
father marries Ava who is a godsend to the young, grieving Morrie.  Morrie recounts the
lessons he learns from her:

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"The most important thing
in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in."
(52)

Morrie
teaches Mitch not to be like his father.  Even though Mitch does not have kids, Morrie
urges him to open up to his girlfriend and to others in general.  Morries says that
communication is key to cultivating relationships.  So, even Morrie's father does not
have a positive aspect on Morrie, Morrie learns by his negative example to never
suppress feelings and never be too ashamed to talk.

What is the sequence of events in Hamlet?

Hamlet gets visited by his father who is now the ghost, he
explaims to hamlet that he was killed and hamlet needs to avenge his death. Hamlet loves
ophelia but slowly becomes distant from here and this when claudius and gertrude suspect
that hamlet has gone mad. Claudius sends polonius, guilderstren and rosencrantz to spy
on hamlet at various time os the play. Hamlet accidently kills polonius the returns to
england, he then comes back because he has been challenged to a dual by laertes.
Claudius and laertes then plan on killing hamlet by killing him a poison tip sword but
he accidently stab laertes and himslef and then stabs claudius

Why does Reginald Rose make the foreman ineffective in Twelve Angry Men?

Making the jury foreman a weak and ineffective character
works to strengthen the theme of the play. In the American system of justice, a jury has
the duty to examine and weigh the evidence, without prejudice, and arrive at a just
verdict; it is the responsibility of the jury foreman to provide leadership and direct
deliberations so that the jury discharges its duties as they are legally and ethically
bound to accomplish them.

In making the jury foreman an
ineffective character, the playwright points to one flaw in the justice system that
would lead to grave injustice. Also, because the foreman is not doing his job, Juror
Eight, being a man of integrity, steps into the breach and becomes the leader among the
members of the jury. In doing this, he challenges the power structure in the room,
refusing to remain silent as an injustice occurs. The theme of the play develops from
the actions of Juror Eight: the American system of justice is only as fair as those who
participate in it, and when an injustice takes place, it is a person's moral
responsibility to step forward and oppose it.

A client is extremely pleased with his company’s performance for the first month and has contacted your manager, Mr. Johnson, to see...

In accounting, it's very important to leave a "paper
trail."  Every action must be justified and
detailed. 

Opening entries are important as they indicate
either the opening of a brand new account or the existing balance of an established
account at the beginning of each new month.   All entries from that point forward in
time either increase or decrease what was in the account on the first day of the month. 
Opening entries need to be specifically listed as such with the opening day and
amount. 

Adjusting entries are entries that are out of the
ordinary for a particular type of account and "adjust" it for some reason.  They can be
for any number of occurrences, but they need to draw the reader's attention and explain
in as much detail as possible what happened and why.  The reason for this is that
people's memories fade over time and the reason for the entry may not be so readible
available in the future.  So, document it well so it's self
explanatory. 

At the end of the month, there are certain
accounts that need to be closed out in preparation for the next month.  Most of these
accounts pertain to the income statement and are only temporary.  They need to show the
closing balance when the month ended and show where the balances were moved to as they
were closed.  Most will show a zero balance after they're closed for the beginning of
the new month.  On the other hand, most asset, liability, and capital accounts don't
usually need to be closed, but it's nice to see where the account is at the beginning of
the new month.  

Neglecting opening, adjusting, and closing
entries makes its difficult, if not impossible to issue the financial statements that
are so vital to a company's management and financial success.  By making all necessary
entries to its books, both at the beginning, in the interim, and at the ending of a set
accounting period, it's easier for a company to keep a thumb on its progress on a
day-to-day basis.  And of equal importance--if a company's books are ever audited, a
well kept and accurate "paper trail" makes it easy to prove a company's honesty and
integrity, as well as its professionalism. 

What kind of design set up works best for logo apparel uniform?

The current industry standards for creating logos for
apparel are Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw. The majority of companies that perform this
type of work want digital files. Before completing a design, it is wise to contact the
manufacturer to find out which software he uses, which types of files are compatible,
and which version is acceptable.

When choosing a
format, vector art is essential. Vector art can be put into various formats, although
EPS is the most common. Some people will tell you to use a JPG but that is not advisable
due to the lack of clarity regarding text. Also, the colors and pieces cannot be
separated, which is essential to producing a good print.

How does an increase in greenhouse gases lead to global warming?

Green house gases include carbon dioxide, water, methane,
nitrous oxides, ozone and CFC. When heat from the Sun strikes the Earth a large part of
it is reflected back to space. In the absence of an atmosphere and without the presence
of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, the Earth would be cold with a temperature lower
than one at which life can survive.

The greenhouse gases
help in maintaining the temperature of the Earth to a level that can sustain life by not
allowing all the heat that we receive from the Sun to get reflected back to space. The
molecules of these gases perform this task by vibrating at a frequency that is the same
as that of infra-red radiation.

Though life on Earth has
been made possible due to greenhouse gases, it is the increase in these gases due to
human activity that has resulted in many problems, like that of global warming. As we
burn carbon, the levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has risen to very high
levels. The subsequent increase in temperature has led to a meltdown of polar ice,
raising sea levels. And is also responsible for changes in weather which include the
increased likelihood of storms and hurricanes and droughts and floods throughout the
world.

Global warming has now become a problem that has to
be dealt with immediately, if life is to be sustained on the
Earth.

Evaluate the limit of the fraction (x^2-4)/(x^2+x-6) as x approaches to 2.

First, we'll substitute x by 2 and we'll verify if it is
an indetermination:

lim (x^2-4)/(x^2+x-6) =
(2^2-4)/(2^2+2-6) = (4-4)/(4+2-6) = 0/0

Since we've get an
indetermination, "0/0" type, we'll apply L'Hospital
rule:

lim (x^2-4)/(x^2+x-6) = lim
(x^2-4)'/(x^2+x-6)'

lim (x^2-4)'/(x^2+x-6)' = lim
2x/(2x+1)

We'll substitute again x by
2:

 lim 2x/(2x+1) = 2*2/(2*2+1) =
4/5

The limit of the fraction, as x
approaches to 2, is: lim (x^2-4)/(x^2+x-6) = 4/5.

List the arguments 'for' and 'against' GM (genetically-modified) crops?

Most of the "for" arguments for GMOs are false. 
Still;

GMOs can make a plant or animal manufacture a
pharmaceutical product.

 Against
it;

Cross-pollinations have accidentally introduced drugs
into the food supply

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Cross-pollinations
have spread GE genomes into neighboring fields and into the wild, not only injuring the
capacity or farmers to choose non-GMO crops but even to injure the genetic variety in
the native and wild fields.

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GMO
seeds can't be saved and thus engineer a form of crop-based feudalism or
share-cropping

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GMO
food crops are restricted to those that can be shipped for a market, thus they tend to
supplant local food systems.  This has lead to dislocated farm families and workers,
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Also unemployment,
poverty, homelessness and illegal immigration.

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BT
crops engineer pesticide to be IN the food instead of "on", where we could at least wash
some of it off.

Modifications cause us to eat things that
cause unknown reactions, not just allergies but there are disturbing and not fully
pursued evidence of causing sterility, genetic changes in the consumer, birth defects
and other as yet unrecognized syndromes; href="http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm#headingA11">http://www.biolsci.org/v05p0706.htm#headingA11

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Glyphosate
ready crops enforce mono-cropping.  Intercropping produces more "product" per acre and
tends to maintain soils, while monocropping depletes soil
rapidly

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Heavy
herbicide and pesticide rounds injure both soil and those men and women who work the
soil

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GMOs
reduce crop diversity, which makes crops more vulnerable to
disease

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GMOs
reduce crop diversity, which are critical in finding crops suitable to survive marginal
locations and weather extremes

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Heavily
damaged soils associated with this type of growing simply do not have anything left to
impart strong nutrient values to our food.  This has led to an overall reduction in food
value for every calorie we eat. <scroll to “Myth Two” href="http://digmybook.com/preview/155963944X/The-Fatal-Harvest-Reader">http://digmybook.com/preview/155963944X/The-Fatal-Harvest-Reader

GMOs
are causing activation of super weeds both by the rampant use of one kind of pesticide
and by the intra genetic transfer of pesticide-resistant genes or simply
pollens

href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/business/energy-environment/04weed.html

GMO
sourced drugs and anti-biotics are accelerating drug-resistant
germs 

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While
GMOs promise lowered use of chemicals and the ability to rely on a single set of
equipment expensesv, in truth after a couple of years, use of external chemicals rise
and overreach the original levels fairly rapidly.

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href="http://www.foodrenegade.com/vandana-shiva-on-the-dangers-of-gmos/">http://www.foodrenegade.com/vandana-shiva-on-the-dangers-of-gmos/ 

Now
the superweeds, both with GE genes and those which have emerged from the wild, are
forcing farmers to re-purchase equipment they had had prior to glyphosate
dependence

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How did the Cold War affect American culture?

The Cold War had a substantial impact on American culture
during the 1950’s and 60’s especially. Themes such as nuclear war and espionage
permeated popular culture during this time period as tensions between the USSR and the
USA escalated.

In literature, dystopian themes were
prevalent. Books such as the Manchurian Candidate and The Fourth Protocol reflected
fears of Soviet takeover, while books like 1984 and Alas, Babylon explored what Soviet
domination might actually look like.

Television, a new
medium, also reflected people’s preoccupation with the U.S.  Shows like I Spy, Danger
Man, Mission: Impossible and I Led Three Lives were all spy dramas, many with Soviet
characters. Some shows even made fun of the tension, such as Get Smart and The
Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle.

Many movies came out
that dealt with the themes of nuclear apocalypse. Doctor Strangelove, Fail-Safe and
WarGames all reflected the ever-pervasive fear of nuclear destruction. James Bond films
were notorious for showcasing East/West tensions, as were films like Firefox and Hunt
for the Red October.

Even athletic competitions became
venues for Soviet-American showdowns. These sports festivals provided opportunities for
the two superpowers to show off the benefits of their respective
systems.

As you can see, the Cold War became the driving
force behind popular culture for decades.

Why does Walton not fulfill his promise to destroy the monster in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, was
first published (without her name) in 1818. In writing this novel, she created a new
form of literature.

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Frankenstein is infused with
some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be
one of the earliest examples of science
fiction.

Walton does not kill
the creature as Victor requested.

Victor dies in Walton's
cabin, on Walton's ship. When the ship's captain returns later to the coffin in which
Victor's body lies, he find the creature mourning the death of his
creator.

When Walton blames the creature for the avalanche
of destruction and death he has visited upon the world, especially Victor—accusing him
of being the worst kind of hypocrite—the creature defends himself in saying that he had
begun life with great hope: delighted by the beauty in the world, caring about and
wanting also to be cared for by others. However, this inclination
changed as he was abused and ostracized by Victor and humanity. He explains that no one
ever understood his pain.

However, he
also explains that he will now take care of handling his
existence:

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Fear not that I shall be the instrument of
future mischief. My work is nearly complete. Neither yours nor any man's death is needed
to consummate the series of my being, and accomplish that which must be done; but it
requires my own. Do not think I shall be slow to perform this sacrifice. I shall quit
your vessel on the ice-raft which brought me tither...I shall collect my funeral pile,
and consume to ashes this miserable
frame...

The creature assures
Walton that with Victor's death, he will harm no one else. No one needs to attempt to
kill him, for he will do this himself. Quickly he will leave the ship, move to the
north—collecting materials for his funeral pyre—and he will destroy
himself.

In this way, Walton is not only not afforded an
opportunity to kill the creature, but is assured by the monster that he will take his
own life. And the monster then departs quickly to do so.

How did Romanticism influence Jane Austen?

How did Romanticism influence Jane Austen? Not much if at
all. The author of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and
Sensibility lived from 1775 to 1817. The Romantic Period of English
literature is usually dated from 1798, with the publication of Wordsworth and
Coleridge's Lyrical Ballads, to 1850. One biographer notes
that

she
didn't sell a novel until 1803, her first actual publication was in 1811, and all of the
novels whose first drafts had been written before 1800 were revised by her after 1809
before they were published -- so that her most important period of literary activity was
1810-1817.

So Romanticism was
too new a "movement" to have much of an influence on her writing. In a letter to her
sister, Austen states that she has just finished reading a poem by Byron, so she was
aware of the literature.

The term "Romantic" does not refer
to love and romance, but to a ideal of looking to imagination as the greatest mental
faculty; we not only see the world around us but we create it when we think back on it
and imagine it. Nature was important to the Romantics as well. They were the first "back
to nature" buffs and believed that the "noble savage" was the happiest of all
people.

Solve the limit of the function and do not use derivatives. f(x)=(x^2-6x+5)/(x^2-25), x approaches to 5

First, we'll substitute x by 5 and we'll verify if it is
an indetermination:

lim (x^2-6x+5)/(x^2-25) =
(5^2-6*5+5)/(5^2-25) = (30-30)/(25-25) = 0/0

Since we've
get an indetermination, that means that x = 5 represents a root for both numerator and
denominator.

We'll determine the 2nd root of the numerator,
using Viete's relations:

5 + x =
6

x = 6 - 5

x =
1

We'll rewrite the numerator as a product of linear
factors:

x^2-6x+5 =
(x-1)(x-5)

We notice that the denominator is a difference
of 2 squares and we'll write it as a product.

x^2 - 25 =
(x-5)(x+5)

We'll re-write the
limit

lim (x^2-6x+5)/(x^2-25) = lim
(x-1)(x-5)/(x-5)(x+5)

We'l simplify inside
limit:

lim (x-1)(x-5)/(x-5)(x+5) = lim
(x-1)/(x+5)

We'll substitute again x by
5:

lim (x-1)/(x+5) = (5 - 1)/(5+5) = 4/10 =
2/5

The limit of the function, if x
approaches to 5, is: lim (x^2-6x+5)/(x^2-25) =
2/5.

What is the significance of this quote from Wuthering Heights?"Have you never loved anybody in all your life, Uncle? Never? Ah! you must look...

This quote comes in Chapter Twenty Seven of this excellent
novel and is said by the younger Catherine to her uncle, Heathcliff, as he abducts her
and forces her to marry his son, Linton. Of course, Catherine is distraught because she
has left her father, who is dying, back in Thrushcross Grange and she is aware that he
could die any minute. Thus it is that she will do anything to get back to be by her
father's death bed. Her appeal to the human sympathies of her uncle, while misguided in
terms of getting what she wants, are actually completely correct in this
quote:

"Have
you never loved anybody in all your life, Uncle? Never? Ah! you must look once – I'm so
wretched – you can't help being sorry and pitying
me."

Of course, unknowingly,
she is talking about her mother, the first Catherine, who Heathcliff did desperately
love. However, Heathcliff is so fixated on causing suffering to her father and on
achieving his desire to see his son marry her so that he can inherit Thrushcross Grange,
that he is not moved at all by this appeal to his sentiments.

How does Othello lose his honour and noble stature through his insecurity in Shakespeare's Othello?I know Othello loses his honour because he kills...

I would pay attention to the gradual disintegration of
Othello's state of being in the world.  Over time, Iago's insinuations and calculations
end up destabilizing Othello.  The proud and towering figure that is seen at the start
of the play is little more than a gutted shell at the end of it.  Even at the end of the
play, Othello is concerned about his reputation and how others will see him in the light
of his actions.  This reflects how perception and reality were always blurred in
Othello's mind, reflecting that his honorably and noble stature were always suspect and
built on a shaky firmament:

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Othello is concerned how this will be
reported abroad. He is concerned about his reputation, but he is more concerned with the
truth. He humbly points out that he has done 'some service' to the state of Venice, a
mild understatement. As far as his crime, he wishes it to be told fully, without toning
down his flaws or making him more of a monster than he feels he is. His simple statement
is that he 'loved not wisely, but too
well.”

This idea
of a weak firmament of character becomes the fundamental root of Othello's insecurity,
precluding him from being able to act in the name of what is right.  Instead, this
compels him to act in the name of what he perceives to be right, and this perception-
driven action is what undermines all the good and nobility within his
character.

I need help on the theme of loneliness and isolation for an essay on Of Mice and Men.

I cannot write an essay for you, but I can point to
specifics that deal with the theme of loneliness and isolation in John Steinbeck's
Of Mice and Men.

George is a lonely
man. Having promised Lennie's Aunt Clara that he would watch out for Lennie when she
died, George shoulders the responsibility of caring for this very big and strong man,
with the mind of a child. They run into problems because of Lennie's child-like
behavior, and George has to deal with them. He hopes to have a place of his own
someday.

Lennie is not lonely, but he is isolated. Part of
the reason for his isolation is that he gets into trouble with others, by doing things
that upset people, though Lennie is innocent of any ill-intent. They are run out of the
town of Weed because George tries to touch the soft dress of a girl. The gesture is
misunderstood, and the pair have to flee. At the end of the novel, George warns Lennie
not to speak to Curley's wife for fear that there will be a misunderstanding—when he
does, it goes tragically beyond a
misunderstanding.

Because of the Great Depression of the
1930s, many people had lost their jobs and homes. Because of this there was a great
migration of people moving across the country, looking for work. Because George and
Lennie are like so many others in the country, they have no place to call home and must
move to find work—or to avoid trouble Lennie has inadvertently caused. It is a lonely
life living on the road and moving frequently.

The bunk
house is like a hotel: it is filled with bunk beds. One wall is made up of a large door.
The other three walls are covered with windows. There is a table in the middle and a
stove to the side. This is a place where people come and go. They do not live here, but
bunk down while there is work and/or leave when the work is done or they want to move
on. Ironically, though there is a group of men living there, the men are not a family;
the bunkhouse is simply a place to rest until it's time to move on. Being in the company
of others does not guarantee that one will not be
lonely.

Loneliness is a way of life that the men at the
ranch understand better than the friendship that binds Lennie to
George.

Even
Slim, who is usually sympathetic and understanding, expresses surprise. 'Ain't many guys
travel around together. I don't know why. Maybe ever'body in the whole damned world is
scared of each
other.'

Another character who
is extremely lonely is Curley's wife. The tragedy at the end of the story is due in
large part to her need to talk with someone, to connect to another human being. She does
not like her husband and is full of ideas of what her life could have been like had she
not married Curley. When Lennie says he cannot talk to her, she
responds:

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Wha's the matter with me?...Ain't I got the right
to talk to nobody?

Lastly,
Crooks must be the loneliest, most alienated person on the ranch. He is black, in a
widely racist society. An old man, he lives alone, working the stables and bunking in
the harness room. He has no dreams of deliverance and expects no one else's dreams will
come true either, including George, Lennie and now Candy's dream of owning their own
place.

This is a story of great loneliness and isolation.
Even in the midst of all that George does for Lennie, his only reward is caring for
another man, never finding a place of his own or companionship.

"The way conflicts and contrasts are resolved along with the theme of 'mistaken identities' make the Twelfth Night a successful comedy." Discuss.

Rather a complex essay title you have been given there,
zoha. To begin you need to "unpack" its various parts so you can work out how you can
respond to each section of the title. The question seems to be focussing on the
resolution of all the confusion and problems in the play - how the love triangle is
"solved", and how the various disguises are taken off and identities are re-established.
Therefore one way to answer this question would be to consider whether, in fact, the
play does resolve all of these conflicts and issues - is it just a "happy ending" kind
of Shakesperian comedy or is Shakespeare trying to do something else
instead?

I have recently answered a very similar question
and I have put the link to the answer below, so have a look at that and see if it helps
you in thinking through some of the ways that the "resolution" doesn't actually
"resolve" some of the central conflicts. One additional point that you might want to
think through is are we convinced as an audience by the ending? We have seen characters
fall in love suddenly and inexplicably. Take Olivia's crush on Cesario, and then the way
she (mistakenly) marries Sebastian very quickly. Are we convinced that marriage or love
that is described throughout the play variously as a "plague" or a "sickness" or an
"infection" will result in a happy marriage? Olivia has married Sebastian - a man she
knows next to nothing about. Are these the kind of ingredients that will give us the
happy ending Act V scene i seems to promise? We could ask the same question about Orsino
and Viola - Orsino never "knows" the true Viola and yet they marry
too.

Just some ideas - hope they
help!

Are there mythical elements in "Barn Burning"?

I think that there are certainly many archetypes that are
evident in mythology that can be identified in this story of self-knowledge and mature
development. To me, the motif of the young Sarty choosing to betray his father and then
leave his family and by implication leave his father's unscrupulous attitude towards
property and law finds many echoes in similar characters who leave everything they have
known and set out on a quest by themselves to find a new life. Consider the motif of the
journey and how this is echoed in so many epic classics such as The
Odyssey and other myths.

Consider how Sarty is
persented at the end of this excellent tale:

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The slow constellations wheeled on. It would be
dawn and then sun-up after a while and he would be hungry... He went on down the hill,
toward the dark woods within which the liquid silver voices of the birds called
unceasing--the rapid and urgent beating of the urgent and quieting heart of the late
spring night. He did not look
back.

Although he is depicted
as suffering from profound isolation and loneliness at the end of the tale, there is a
sense in which this is actually a liberation for him, that leaving his family has helped
him to find himself as the "constellations wheeled on" and he walks into the "quieting
heart of the late spring night" without looking back. Through the motif of the journey
and the departure, which is captured in so many mythological tales, Sarty finds
release.

In Night, what is your opinion of the idea that we cannot often know the consequences of our actions?

I think this statement is true both for the book,
Night, and also real life.  Thinking about the possible
consequences of actions is something that comes with growth, experience, and maturity,
but there is no guarantee that the actual outcome will be anything like what we are able
to predict.

Think about Eliezer's thought to save his gold
tooth.  At one point in the story he could have "sold" it to someone for an extra ration
of food.  In the end, the tooth is stolen from him for nothing.  He knew the gold was
worth something and hoped to hold onto it long enough to make it worth his while, not
knowing that he'd lose it soon without a reward for it.

I
also think about the hospital scene, when Eliezer's foot is healing and his father
convinces him that they must leave the hospital with everyone else before the raid, or
surely they will be left behind to die.  How could they have known that remaining in the
hospital would have saved their lives?

Of course I have
never experienced anything as extreme as the Holocaust (and likely never will), but
certainly there are parallels in my own life where I made a decision based on my belief
of what the outcome would be, and I turned out to be horribly wrong.  I believe this is
one meaning of the trivial phrase, "That's life."

In Of Mice and Men, how is Candy isolated and why?

In John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men,
Candy is isolated. This is due in part to the situation that exists for all of the men
at the ranch. They, like many others, must travel across the country trying to find work
in light of the Stock Market Crash of 1929, which started the Great Depression in the
United States. They don't have a place to call home or their
own.

The other reason is that Candy is disabled: missing a
hand. As long as he can work, he will be allowed to stay. When he cannot stop his dog
from being shot, it is clear to him that once he is too old, or has
outlived his usefulness, he will be let go without a second
thought.

As we read the story, we find out that the dream
Lennie and George have really appeals to Candy as well. He has saved a large sum of
money and offers to help buy the land so that they can all have a life of meaning; he,
too, wants to stay in one place and harvest his own crops instead of doing it for
someone else as he has done for so long.

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Everybody wants a little bit of land, not much.
Jus' som'thing' that was his. Something' he could live on and there couldn't nobody
throw him off of it. I never had none. I planted crops for damn near ever'body in this
state, but they wasn't my crops, and when I harvested 'em, it wasn't none of my
harvest.

Working with the men
on the ranch, Candy knows that he will not be able to stay there forever. One day he
will be out of work, and with his disability, what will he do? So he puts in his lot
with George and Lennie, pursuing the American dream of the
1930s.

Is the thesis given below on the play Picnic a good solid choice for my research paper in which I have to find 5 secondary to back my claim?I...

I think that you are absolute right that several
individual themes can be grouped under a larger, inclusive
theme.

Overall, though, I'm not content with a discussion
of literature (especially not at the level of a graduate student) that doesn't move past
supposedly timeless themes such as choices and consequences, beauty, freedom, and
loneliness. Nothing is truly timeless, in my perspective. Things that seem timeless to
us only seem that way because they have real meaning to us, in this place, at this
moment. Context is everything (again, in my perspective).

I
would encourage you to return to the previous discussions of this topic (I've listed two
Q&A items below) that address ways in which you might contextualize your
discussion. mshurn has convincingly argued that the small town setting is highly
meaningful to the play. I would add that the time period (the post-WWII era of
prosperity and conformity) should be addressed in any thorough discussion of the
play.

I hope that this reply is
helpful.

Discuss the enabling role of translation in the study of comparative IndianLiterature (500 words)

The basic premise of Comparative literature is that it
deals with literature belonging to two different linguistic backgrounds. Translation of
indigenous Indian writing into English is a very difficult task because no two languages
have similar grammar or other linguistics rules. Many translators are faced with the
difficulty of retaining the same essence and inspiration in the translated work that is
present in the original work.

The only way to make
literature written in different languages available to a greater reading public is
through translation. Many writers and their works like Tagore’s ‘Gitanjali’, Premchand’s
novels, poetry by Aurobindo, are taught and read in their translated English form. In
countries like India translation is significant aspect of literary studies because there
are different language speakers and translating texts is the only way to make any
literature easily available and understood.

What are some of the battles, battle names and details, for the European and Asian front during World War II?

On the European front, perhaps the most famous Battle was
the Battle of Stalingrad, in which the German advance into Russia was halted.
Ironically, the German advanced halted on December 6, 1941, one day before the Japanese
bombed Pearl Harbor. Another famous European battle was the Battle of the Bulge, in
which German forces attempted to force back advancing Allied forces. It was at this
battle that the 101st Airborne division commanded by Gen. McAuliffe was caught behind
enemy lines. When asked about surrender, McAuliffe's one word response was "Nuts." Also
famous was the Battle of Berlin in which Soviet forces overran the city and Hitler
committed suicide rather than surrender.

You might also
consider Operation Sea Lion, the German planned invasion of Great Britain which failed
and, of course, Operation Barbarossa, the German invasion of Russia, which also failed
and which marked the turning point of the European war.

In
the Pacific, aside from Pearl Harbor, the two most important battles were the Battle of
Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway Island. At Coral Sea, the Japanese forward advance
into the South Pacific was saved, as was Australia, which was in close proximity.
Interestingly, the entire battle was fought by carrier borne aircraft. The opposing
fleets never caught sight of each other.

At Midway, Adm.
Yamamoto had planned to intercept and destroy the American fleet which would prevent
interference with the Japanese advance. However, Allied forces had cracked the Japanese
code and made it to Midway before the Japanese fleet. Fighting was fierce, but Midway
marked the turning point in the war. Thereafter, the Allies began a campaign of "island
hopping," taking back one island at a time until, ultimately, a choice had to be made
between invading the Japanese mainland or dropping the atomic bomb. The decision was
made by President Truman to drop the bomb. An excellent source for further information
is James Stokesberry: A Short History of World War
II.

What is a good theme for The Skin I'm In?

Another theme that would be important to discuss in
today's world (and/or today's classroom) would be school bullying.  One doesn't have to
look even further than the main character:  Maleeka Madison.  Maleeka is the main victim
of the bullying.  In fact, she is teased mercilessly both for her skin color and her
homemade dresses. 

If bullying is a theme then there is not
only a victim, but also at least one bully.  The irony of the bully's in this book is
that they involve almost all of the other school children including the only other black
boy in the class.  Further, it should surprise the reader that another black child
should bully another one about being the very same skin
color. 

Another aspect of the bullying theme is the
discovery of how the main victim (Maleeka) deals with it.  Other than having severely
low self-esteem, Maleeka tries to cope with the bullying by befriending the roughest
girl in the school, Charlese, yet another bully.  Of course, by the end of the story,
Maleeka realizes that neither bullying nor being bullied is the answer.  Maleeka learns
to love "the skin I'm in." 

What was the revelant aspects of Patrick Henry life?

Patrick Henry was a statesman from Virginia who led their
delegation to the Continental Congress and was somewhat pivotal in some of the decisions
of the Congress to support revolution and the Declaration of Independence.  His famous
speech, or the famous speech attributed to him, ending in "Give me Liberty or give me
death," is often cited as a great expression of his rhetorical prowess as well as his
great patriotism.

It is important to note that later in his
political career he was very much against the way the constitution was written feeling
that it would make it very difficult for individual states to maintain important rights
and powers.  Some of this feeling later changed as he grew more favorably inclined to
federalism by the late 1790s.  He served as Governor of Virginia twice and was asked by
Washington to be secretary of state but he turned the post down.

In the Great Gatsby, what characters show that their in denial? Quotations please.

Quite a few characters in The Great
Gatsby are in denial.  For starters, Nick states
that

I am one
of the honest people that I have ever
known.

He makes this
statement after he has confessed that he still writes to a girl back home, signing his
letters, "Love, Nick" when he desires to get out of that "tangle" when he finds himself
falling in love (somewhat) with Jordan.

Gatsby declares in
Chapter Six that he can repeat the past:

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"Can't repeat the past?"  he cried incredulously.
 "Why of course you
can!"

This particular example
of self-delusion is Gatsby's downfall, since he has convinced himself that he can make
everything the way it was when he and Daisy first met, even though in the years between
she has married Tom and had a child.

Myrtle has convinced
herself that Tom loves her and is planning to marry
her.

Even the drunken driver at Gatsby's party refuses to
admit that he can't drive when the wheel is off his car.

What is the setting for Animal Farm?

In addition to the above details, Manor Farm seems to be
wedged between or at least neighbors with two farmers, Pilkington and
Fredrick.

Manor Farm is set to represent Russian Revolution
era Russia, while these two other farms might represent Great Britian, Germany, and/or
the United States. Each of these countries had a different political ideology from one
another as well as Russia. Setting involves both time and place and the Russian
Revolution took place in 1917-18, while the reign of Lenin lasted until 1924. Since
Stalin is represented by Napoleon, the represented activity of the book took place after
that.

What kind of appetizers would be served at rich peoples parties in New York in the 1880s?

Yes, I would say definitely caviar would be served. Also,
some sort of pate de fois gras (goose liver pate). Since it is New York, there
definitely would be some type of oyster dish - either raw oysters on the half shell,
oysters Rockefeller or some other preparation. There would be crudites - raw vegetables
with a dip. There also would be some fancy type of appetizers "en croute" - which means
in a crust - perhaps meat covered in a crust and fried or baked. There would also be
various types of expensive cheeses, cured meats such as expensive salami, pancetta or
ham. Also, there would definitley be shrimp cocktail. This was very popular and would
have been readily available in New York City. There would be some other type of fish as
well, perhaps salted cod, smoked salmon, or the like. Also, I have read that sardines
were popular back then, not on pizzas but on little crackers topped with a green olive.
Another thing that rich people liked to eat were things "en gelee" - that means, encased
in a gelatin. Soft boiled eggs "en gelee" were popular. This item is a French appetizer
but things would have been imported by the rich to be served at their fancy parties.
Also, truffles - which is a type of wild mushroom found in France that can only be
uncovered by wild pigs. Weird, huh?

Is there a battle of good vs. evil in Oliver Twist? How do these forces try to shape Oliver?

Charles Dickens' second novel, Oliver Twist (1837-39)  is
the story of the eponymous young orphan boy who reflects the life of poverty of
Victorian England.  The novel portrays  the evils of the 'Poor Houses' of the time and
the corruption of the people who work there.  It also shows the depths of London's crime
with an emphasis on petty robbery and pick pocketing.

The
arch villain of the  novel, Fagin, also referred to as "The Jew", is characterized as
the personification of cruelty and greed .  His main goals are to take advantage of and
exploit the marginalized people of his community. Oliver, on the contrary, is the
complete opposite of Fagin.  Innocent, and full of the milk of human kindness, Oliver
symbolizes all that is good in society.  He hates the thought of stealing, violence, or
mistreatment of any sort, and genuinely cares for others around
him.

"Oliver Twist" is a story about the battles of good
versus evil, with the evil continually trying to corrupt and exploit the good.  It
portrays the power of Love, Hate, Greed, and Revenge and how each can affect the people
involved.  The love between Rose and Harry eventually overcomes all the obstacles
between them.  The hatred that Monks feels for Oliver and the greed he feels towards his
inheritance proves to be self destructive.  The revenge that Sikes inflicts on Nancy
drives him almost insane and results in accidental suicide. Dickens' wide array of true
to life characters emphasizes the virtues of sacrifice, compromise, charity, and
loyalty. At the end of the novel though the system for the poor is not changed, the good
in Dickens' novel outweighs the evil, and the main characters that are part of this good
live happily ever after. In real life however the publication of "Oliver Twist" resulted
in the government attempting to reform the system of 'Poor
Houses.'

What did the government do to ensure that industries produced enough war materials?Please Answer Fast and Accurate

Fighting in World War II required wide variety of war
materials including huge numbers of ships, tanks, aircraft, and weapons, in addition to
ordinary things like food, clothing, and medicines. To meet this requirements many
countries built many plants to manufacture war goods and turned old factories into war
plants.  For example, the Rolls Royce car factory was used to produce aircraft engines. 

United States hugely increased its output multifold.  It produced
60,000 aircraft during 1942 and 86,000 in 1943, which was earlier believed to be
impossible to achieve. Major improvements were made in operations and management of
factories. This not increased production and reduced the production lead-time. For
example, time needed to build an aircraft was reduced from 36 months in 1941 to 15
months in 1945.  In spite of frequent damage to its factories Britain also maintained
and even increased its output during World War II.

Sourcing
of material from nations such as Canada and Australia increased substantially. Similarly
Great Britain started sourcing industrial material from its colonies like India,
reversing their policy of discouraging industrial development of these
countries.

Because of the shortage of manpower created by
men fighting in the war, women joined the labour force and occupied many positions
previously held only by men. They worked in farming and many different industries
including shipyards and aircraft factories and filled many jobs previously held only by
men. Employment of women was particularly common as drivers, nurses, firewatchers, and
air raid wardens.

Also government in all countries
increased their control over Government controls over civilian life including factory
production, ensuring that maximum productive capacity was directed towards war efforts.
The shortages created for supplied of food and other item because of reduced non
military production was managed using different schemes of
rationing.

What is a description of the community in The Giver?

In the community, the most-valued thing is "sameness".
 Thus, everyone strives to be the same - to not stick out.  In the process of working
toward "sameness", the elders at some point or another decided to give up the ability to
see color (all colors are the same now) as well as most emotions, including "love", and
any fluctuations in weather or climate.

In order to keep
the community running smoothly, families are placed together by the powers-that-be.
 Marriages don't occur for love - they are arranged.  Children are assigned to adoptive
families, with one girl and one boy in each family.  Adolescents and adults take "pills"
to prevent any romantic feelings.  Medication is also used to dull pain, which is seems
the community hasn't figured out how to completely
eradicate.

Children are raised with an emphasis on this
"sameness" that is so important. They are born to women whose job it is to have children
and raised in batches. Once they are assigned to families, they are given numbers and
move through school with their classes.  Each year, some new marker happens at
graduation.  Once they reach adolescence, a job is chosen for them and assigned, and
they train for that job.  This is the first time anything has been different between
them.  Prior to this, every child is treated exactly the
same.

The concept of a "career" is unknown, since no one
gets ahead or advances.  With the exception of the leaders, no one is more important
than another, and money doesn't exist.  Anyone who is deemed to be "different" is
"released", or killed.

List five of Rivika’s rules for survival?List five of Rivka's rules for survival.

Rivka had survived in the camp for a year. She told the
new arrivals what she had learned in order to
survive.

1. The girls must remember Rivka's number
   on her arm and what it stood for. They must also remember their own and make up a
   meaning for it.


2. To let go of people is to survive. Do not
   mourn the dead or think about the grief of their
   death.


3. Do not go near the large wooden fence containing a
   door with a black handle that leads to Lilith's cave (the gas ovens for cremating
   Jews).


4. When the commandant comes to inspect the camp, the
   young children go hide in the midden so they are not taken to be cremated. Young
   children are not to be in work camps, but the Germans will not search for them in the
   garbage. The girls are to help the children.


5. Do not ask
   why anything is as it is. Instead, feel lucky when something helps them
   survive.

Indicate and explain the poetic devices in "The Soul selects her own Society"?

This poem uses imagery
(creating a picture in words) relating to two discrete areas: the narrator's life
indoors shown in the first line, and then the seemingly glorious and elevated events of
the outside world.

The opening line also uses
sibilance (repetition of the "s" sound) which gives the
poem a whispering, hushed tone to the poem. This is also used later in the
poem.

The repetition
(repeating a word) of "unmoved" illustrates the firmness with which the
female soul chooses her associations and sticks with
them.

The metaphor (describing
one thing as another) of "closing the valves of her attention" is an unusual one: taking
us right into the heart where such allegiances (or rejections) of others' are
made.

The final simile
(comparing one thing to another using like or as) of "Like stone" shows
the determination of the soul in establishing her relationships, and the stubbornness
with which she retains her position.

In The Great Gatsby, what is the significance of Owl Eyes in the library?

One afternoon, not long after he has moved into a rented
house in West Egg on Long Island Sound, Nick Carraway receives an invitation to one of
Gatsby's nightly and infamously decadent garden parties. Seated with some of the
intoxicated guests, Nick hears outlandish rumours about his incognito host: That Gatsby
is related to Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany; that he once killed a man; that he spied for
the Germans during the Great War; and that he was a graduate of Oxford University.
Later, touring Gatsby's house with the narcissistic Jordan Baker, in the library he
happens across a bespectacled man he nicknames "Owl Eyes". Although certain that Gatsby
is putting on an elaborate charade, Owl Eyes is amazed that the books in the library are
real. But he reads that as well, comparing Gatsby to a "regular
[David] Belasco", an American theatrical producer and impresario, famous for his highly
naturalistic stage sets.  

What happens at Gettyburg? Why did people begin to suspect a conspiracy among the generals in Across Five Aprils?

At Gettysburg, there is a fierce and bloody battle,
lasting over the course of three days, between Confederate troops led by Robert E. Lee
and Union soldiers under Ulysses S. Grant. The North emerges victorious, but the cost in
lives of the battle is obscene. To make things even worse, the victory is incomplete,
as

"the beaten
army (is) allowed to withdraw and prepare for still more bloodshed, while the victorious
army lick(s) its wounds and (makes) no effort to pursue its
opportunities." 

This blunder
is especially frustrating, as it is not the first time it has happened. Several months
earlier, at Antietam, another Union general, George McClellan, had won a telling victory
but had allowed the defeated Confederate troops to retreat and regroup, to fight another
day. As a consequence, a series of bloody confrontations had followed, and there was no
sign that the war was ever going to end.

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"With broken young bodies piled high...and
thousands of homes rocked in agony over their loss...all over the North people (are)
beginning to say, 'What is it - what does it mean? Is there bad blood somewhere? Is
there a conspiracy among Northern generals that prevents their following up an
opportunity for crushing Lee's army?" (Chapters 8 and
10).

Find the minimum of g(t)=t^3-25t+6 on the interval [-2.5, 5].

We have to find the minimum g(t)=t^3-25t+6 on the interval
[-2.5, 5].

First, we find the derivative of g(t). That is
equated to 0 to solve for x. The value of the second derivative is positive where the
function forms a
minimum.

g(t)=t^3-25t+6

g'(t)
= 3t^2 - 25

3t^2 - 25 =
0

=> t^2 =
25/3

=> t = -sqrt (25/3) and +sqrt
(25/3)

For these + sqrt(25/3) lies in the given
interval.

g''(t) for t = sqrt(25/3) is positive indicating
that we have a minimum.

The minimum value is [sqrt
(25/3)]^3 - 25*sqrt(25/3) + 6

=> (25/3)*(sqrt(25/3)
- 25*sqrt(25/3) + 6

=> sqrt(25/3)[25/3 - 25] +
6

=> (-50/3)*sqrt(25/3) +
6

=> -250/3*sqrt 3 +
6

The required minimum of g(t)= t^3-25t+6 on
the interval [-2.5, 5] is -250/(3*sqrt 3) + 6

Was the U.S. right to drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

In my personal opinion, the answer to this is an emphatic
no. While it can be argued that dropping the bomb ended the war more quickly thus
preventing the loss of American lives, that cannot be prov en. There is a great deal of
evidence to suggest that Japan was ready to end the war before the bomb was
dropped.

Among thos Americans who felt that dropping the
bomb was, essentially, overkill was Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower initially supported
the idea, but then revised his opinion stating:

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I was one of those who felt that there were a
number of cogent reasons to question the wisdom of such an act. ...the Secretary, upon
giving me the news of the successful bomb test in New Mexico, and of the plan for using
it, asked for my reaction, apparently expecting a vigorous assent. "During his
recitation of the relevant facts, I had been conscious of a feeling of depression and so
I voiced to him my grave misgivings, first on the basis of my belief that Japan was
already defeated and that dropping the bomb was completely unnecessary, and secondly
because I thought that our country should avoid shocking world opinion by the use of a
weapon whose employment was, I thought, no longer mandatory as a measure to save
American lives. It was my belief that Japan was, at that very moment, seeking some way
to surrender with a minimum loss of 'face'. The Secretary was deeply perturbed by my
attitude...

Herbert Hoover,
too, was revolted by the use of a weapon that killed so many innocent people in a war
that was ready to be ended through diplomacy:

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I am convinced that if you, as President, will
make a shortwave broadcast to the people of Japan - tell them they can have their
Emperor if they surrender, that it will not mean unconditional surrender except for the
militarists - you'll get a peace in Japan - you'll have both wars
over

There are many other
well-respected Americans, military and political figures who were well versed in the
situation, who echoed these sentiments. Military attacks that are directed at civilian
targets should be a last resort, if and only if all efforts at diplomacy have failed and
show o signs of doing anything more than continuing to fail in the future. This was
clearly not the case in this situation. Could the war have ended diplomatically and
without the bomb - it is my belief that it could have, but we will never know because
the choice was made and the rest is history.

For what reason did Canada become involved in WWI?How is the War Measures Act related to the first world war?

Great Britain declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914.
Because the country was under the dominion of the British Empire, Canada automatically
became involved. However, the next day the Canadian Governor General officially declared
war on Germany due to the overwhelming support of the country's citizens. (The majority
of these were of British descent.)

The War Measures Act was
both adopted and enacted during the first year of the war. This statue gave the Canadian
government "sweeping powers" in times of emergency, to include war. Almost four years
later the statute was altered to give the government even more authority in response to
the Russian Revolution in 1917.

prove that sina=sin(2a+b) if cos(a+b)=1

We'll start by expanding the cosine of the
sum:

cos (a+b) = cos a*cos b- sin a*sin
b

From enunciation, we know
that:

cos a*cos b- sin a*sin b =
1

We'll add sin a*sin b both
sides:

cos a*cos b = sin a*sin b + 1
(1)

Now, we'll expand the function sin
(2a+b):

sin (2a+b) = sin 2a*cos b + sin b*cos
2a

We'll re-write the factor sin
2a:

sin 2a = sin(a+a) = 2sin a*cos
a

We'll re-write the factor cos
2a:

cos 2a  = cos (a+a) = 1 - 2(sin
a)^2

We'll re-write the
sum:

sin (2a+b) = 2sin a*cos a*cos b + sin b*[1 - 2(sin
a)^2]

We'll substitute the product cos a*cos b by
(1):

sin (2a+b) = 2sin a*(1 + sin a*sin b) + sin b*[1 -
2(sin a)^2]

We'll remove the
brackets:

sin (2a+b) = 2sin a + 2(sin a)^2*sin b + sin b
-  2(sin a)^2*sin b

sin (2a+b) - 2sin a - sin b =
0

sin (2a+b) = 2sin a + sin
b

So, the final result is: sin (2a+b) = 2sin
a + sin b

How is suspense built in the bet in The Taming of the Shrew?

The bet that Petruchio makes with his friends comes in the
final scene of the play, Act V scene 2, and seems to be organised by him to demonstrate
his final mastery of Katharina, his wife, and his success in "taming the shrew" that he
has taken on. Notice how, when Petruchio makes his bet, he is swift to force Lucentio to
raise the wager to 100 crowns which serves to increase the
suspense.

Then, of course, a major way in which suspense is
built is the order of the wives who are called to attend their husbands: Bianca is
called first, followed by Hortensio's wife with finally Petruchio's "shrew" being
summoned. From what we know of the characters of Bianca, the widow and Katharina, we
would expect Katharina to be the most likely to disobey her husbands proposal. Thus
seeing the other two wives do this before Katharina really serves to raise suspense in
both us and the characters on stage. Note how Hortensio, whilst Petruchio's servant is
summoning Katharina, predicts (incorrectly) that she will not
come.

Thus it is that suspense is raised concerning this
bet by the wager being increased and the order in which the wives are summoned, with
Katharina being left until last.

Why did Mr. Lorry try to convince Lucie that he was't a friend of her father?When he first told her the real reason behind their going to paris in...

You have asked a very interesting question, but in my
opinion it is slightly misguided. Mr. Lorry isn´t trying to say he is no friend of Dr.
Manette - rather he is reflecting the official Tellson´s Bank position, which he tries
to escape from during the rest of the book.

This quote you
have given comes in Chapter 4 of the first book of this novel, and is part of the
conversation Mr. Lorry has with Lucie where he tells her the real reason that she has
been called to France - because her father has been released but in a very pitiful
condition. You will want to look how Mr. Lorry presents himself and the
information.

What highlights Mr. Lorry in this conversation
is his attempted avoidance of any kind of emotion - both from himself and Lucie. He
says:

"Miss
Manette, I am a man of business. I have a business charge to acquit myself of. In your
reception of it, don´t heed me any more than if I was a speaking machine - truly, I am
not much else. I will, with your leave, relate to you , miss, the story of one of our
customers."

Notice here that
Mr. Lorry asks Lucie to hear him as if he were a "speaking machine" - he sees himself as
dehumanised and stripped of emotion in his role as Tellson´s Bank´s representative. Just
a couple of paragraphs on, he repeats himself, again stressing that through his work at
Tellson´s Bank he deals with many clients and therefore: "I have no feelings; I am a
mere machine." He continues to stress this, later describing his life and job in the
following way:

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"I pass my whole life, miss, in turning an
immense pecuniary
Mangle."

Mr. Lorry obviously
views his life as being solely focussed on his work, this "pecuniary Mangle" that he
"turns" through his job at Tellson´s Bank. This is why he cannot form any emotional
attachments and is just a "machine". As the conversation develops he continues to stress
this with his frequent repetition of " - a matter of business" every time Lucie gets
slightly emotional. Of course, his future behaviour belies his insistence, as he becomes
very attached to Lucie and her father and their family.

So,
Mr. Lorry isn´t saying he isn´t a friend to Dr. Manette - he is just saying it is a
"matter of business." One of the key themes of the novel is imprisonment, and we as
readers come to see that Mr. Lorry is just as imprisoned as Dr. Manette has been through
his work at Tellson´s Bank, but he does become liberated as the novel
progresses.

What is the point of view of Catching Fire?

The point of view of the book Catching
Fire is first person.  In fact, all three books in the Hunger
Games trilogy are written in first person.  The story is told from the
perspective of the main character Katniss Everdeen.  We are not privy to any information
Katniss does not know.  When a character leaves her presence, we do not follow that
character until they interact with Katniss again.  While this is a perspective that
draws the reader into the story, it is also somewhat limiting.  We can only see what
Katniss sees and we can only know what see knows.  Katniss is often tricked, lied to, or
confused.  We cannot know what motivates other characters nor what they think or feel
unless they choose to share this with Katniss.  

Can you explain the significance of this quote from Chapter 21 of Wuthering Heights?"I began to dislike, more than to compassionate Linton, and to...

Note that this is a comment made by Nelly Dean to Lockwood
as she narrates the past events that have led up to the present. This comment describes
the gradual change in her feelings towards Linton, Heathcliff's son, as she observes his
true character. Note what has led to this comment. Nelly is watching Linton and his
cousin, the younger Catherine, chattering together and making fun of Hareton and of his
rude and ignorant nature. Note what Nelly tells us about
them:

...the
boy finding animation enough while discussing Hareton's faults and deficiencies, and
relating anecdotes of his goings on; and the girl relishing his pert and spiteful
sayings, without considering the ill-nature they
evinced.

Thus Nelly, although
initially feeling sympathy for the sick and ailing Linton, begins to feel less
compassion for him as she discovers more about his true spiteful nature that enjoys
taunting and making fun of those that he considers to be beneath him in social standing.
Let us remember that Hareton actually comes from the same social background as Linton,
but has been reduced to his present state because of Heathcliff and his desire to gain
his revenge over Hindley by doing to his son what Hindley had done to him. It is
therefore wrong to mock Hareton for deficiencies that he cannot be blamed
for.

Plagiarism. What is our role as Catholics to respect intellectual property by acknowledging the work of others in the academic community

One can approach a moral position on plagiarism in the
Catholic morality from one of two ways.  One can view it as an act of stealing in that
plagiarism is taking something which does not belong to you (credit for a specific work)
and claiming it as your own in order to receive some good, or one can view it as an act
of theft.

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church
paragraph 2508, lying is

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Lying consists in
saying what is false with the intention of deceiving one's
neighbor

Certainly this is
what one is doing in plagiarism.  Therefore according to paragraph
2485

By its
very nature, lying is to be condemned. It is a profanation of speech, whereas the
purpose of speech is to communicate known truth to
others.

Paragraph 1753 also
defines lying as instrinsically disordered and as such it is a mortal
sin.

When viewed from the perspective as a lie, plagiarism
can not be contanensed by Catholic morality.

To look at it
as stealing we see that paragraph 2408 defines theft
as

The seventh
commandment forbids theft, that is, usurping another's property
against the reasonable will of the
owner

Therefore if we
consider the definition of "property" to include what is universally considered
"intellectual property", then we would have to accept that plagiarism is theft.  The
Seventh Commandment forbids theft of this nature and to knowingly break a Commandment is
a mortal sin.  Again, it can not be sanctioned within Catholic
morality.

The only question left is whether one would
intervene when they sees someone else committing plagiarism.  If we can answer that we
would intervene if we saw someone stealing or lying to cheat someone out of what is
rightfully theirs, then we must agree that the Catholic is required not only to avoid
plagiarism themselves but must also intervene when they see it happening with
other.

Solve for x: 3^(4x-3)*5^(7x-4)=3^3x*5^(8x-7).

We'll divide both sides by 5^(7x-4) and
3^3x:

3^(4x-3)/3^3x =
5^(8x-7)/5^(7x-4)

We'll subtract the exponents: 3^(4x - 3 -
3x) = 5^(8x - 7 - 7x + 4)

We'll combine like terms inside
brackets: 3^(x - 3) = 5^(x - 3)

We'll re-write the
equation:

3^x*3^-3 = 5^x*5^-3 3^x/3^3 =
5^x/5^3

We'll create matching
bases.

We'll divide by
5^x:

3^x/5^x*3^3 = 1/5^3

We'll
multiply by 3^3:

3^x/5^x = 3^3/5^3 (3/5)^x =
(3/5)^3

Since the bases are matching, we'll apply one to
one property:

x =
3

The solution of the equation is x =
3.

What upsets Miss Maudie in Chapter 24?

I think the word hypocrisy most clearly stands out to
Maudie in this chapter. Here these women are supposed to be together in the name of
service to this missionary, J. Grimes Everett who is serving a poor group of people
overseas (likely black ones). But, all they are doing is whining about local blacks they
could be personally serving themselves. They celebrate what the missionary has done, and
likely take up a collection to help him. If they are the Christian women they say that
they are, they would be the hands and feet of Jesus so-to-speak to those who need
service right in front of them, their Negro servants.

The
announcement of Tom's death was an ultimate climax for this chapter as she had just
spent time being hurt by what they say.

Furthermore, Maudie
deeply cares for Atticus. She is tired of him being the savior of this town morally. She
wishes someone would join him in his plight to do right by all people, not just those
with the right color of skin.

Identify Lula, Zeebo and Reverend Sykes.

Zeebo: Calpurnia's son, leader of songs at First Purchase
African ME Church. Literate, lined the music.

Lula: Woman
who confronted the children at Calpurnia's church. She made them feel unwelcome and
unwanted.

Rev. Sykes: Pastor of the black church, closed
the doors until the group could raise 10 dollars more for Helen
Robinson.

Aunt Alexandra was waiting at home for the kids.
She was there to help Atticus with the kids throughout the summer during the trial, and
she also stated she was there to be an influence on Scout, a feminine
influence.

Is there any figurative language in "The Dry Salvages" from Four Quartets by TS Eliot

Yes.  Certainly.

Keep in mind
the definition of figurative language: description that relies on
comparisons between two things that are not necessarily alike.  Figurative language
comes in several forms:

• similes: comparisons
  using the words "like" or "as"


• metaphors: direct
  comparisons which can be short and to the point or extended over several
  lines


• personification: a more specific metaphor that
  compares something inhuman with a person.

I
encourage you to reread this poem keeping the above definitions in mind.  The entire
poem uses images from "The Dry Salvages" an outcropping of rocks off the coast of
Massachusetts.  In it, Eliot paints the beauty and majesty of the place and nature
itself in his figurative language.  He especially focuses on water imagery to look into
deeper questions of life, timelessness, eternity, immortality, and
spirituality.

A few examples to get you started
are:

I think
that the river is a strong brown god (ln. 1):
personification that extends over several
lines.

The river is
within us (ln. 15)
metaphor

oppression of the
silent fog (ln. 46)
metaphor

What is Madame Ratignolle as a person, how is she a relation to Edna, and who or what she represent in The Awakening?

In addition to the previous answer, it is important to
understand that Madame Ratignolle is serving as a character foil for Edna Pontellier. A
character foil is a character who, when juxtaposed against the protagonist, elucidates
opposite values while maintaing equal level (peer-like qualities) to the
protagonist.

Edna is individualistic, self-proclaiming that
she would "never give up herself for her children." She seeks to paint, swim, have
visitors, make visitors, enjoy the company of men, and to be free of all constraints put
upon her by society -- including a husband and
children.

Madame Ratignolle, like Edna, is married with
children, but that is the extent to which they are similar. Ratignolle seeks to serve
her husband and her children, and is in fact the one who entreats Edna to "think of the
children" at the end of the novel when Ratignolle can sense Edna's disdain for her own
life. Ratignolle also refrains from attending parties, including Edna's party to
celebrate her own living arrangement, and Ratignolle is unenthusiastic about visiting
Edna's new apartment because of the possible rumors that exist regarding Edna's and
Alcee's relationship. Edna searches for herself through defiance, while Madame defines
herself through obedience.

In Anthem, how does the syntax that Ayn Rand uses help develop the main character?

I think that Rand's syntax, along with her diction, help
to develop Equality 7-2521's character through the use of one word: "We." The reason I
use both is that I think this falls more under "diction" than "syntax." However, I think
syntax is important in the tone that the word "We" creates for the
character.

Rand's choice to use "We" instead of "I" is
primarily to create the effect of community in the society. There is no such word as
"I," because it has been outlawed. Instead, the citizens all refer to themselves as "We"
to remind themselves that they are never alone. Nothing they do is ever on their own.
They are a part of something greater.

The use of "We" also
lends a grandness and importance to everything that is done in the society. This is
where I think you could argue that syntax comes into play. It's not necessarily a matter
of word order but rather the mood that the words create when put together. When Equality
7-2521 and International 4-8818 discover the tunnel, their conversation is one of
extreme seriousness. International says, "We shall report our find to the City Council
and both of us will be rewarded." This comment is responded to by Rand and then Equality
7-2521 himself:

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And then we spoke. Our voice was hard and there
was no mercy in our voice. We said:

"We shall not report
our find to the City Council. We shall not report it to any
men."

You can see the
seriousness this lends to the action itself.

Finally, the
use of the word "We" throughout the story makes the use of the word "I" in the end that
much more effective. Through this one simple change, Rand creates a monumental point for
her story. Equality 7-2521 says:

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And now I see the face of god, and I raise this
god over the earth, this god whom men have sought since men came into being, this god
who will grant them joy and peace and pride.

This god, this
one
word:

"I."

As
you can see, the transition is powerful for both Equality 7-2521 and the
audience.