Why are Mr. Underwood feelings about Tom's death important to the narrative in Chapter 25 of To Kill a Mockingbird?In other words, why does Harper...

Introduced to the reader in Chapter 15, Mr. Underwood is a
man unto himself.  Scout describes him as self-important and the hub of the community as
the head of the Tribune:

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Mr. Underwood had no use for any organization but
The Maycomb Tribune, of which he was the sole owner, editor, and printer.....He rarely
gathered news; people brought it to
him.....

Uncharacteristically,
then, Mr. Underwood undertakes the initiative to cover the activities of Atticus from
his office window, which overlooks the jail, on the night that the mob comes for Tom
Robinson.  After Mr. Cunningham and the others leave, Scout notices the engrossed
conversation between Underwood and Atticus:

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...it seemed that Atticus and Mr. Underwood would
talk for the rest of the
night....

From this
conversation with Atticus and from his own witnessing of the trial, Mr. Underwood
apparently is greatly moved by the injustice done to Tom Robinson.  This apparent change
in Mr. Underwood involvement as evinced in his castigating editorial, an editorial
which is also ironic as pointed out by Atticus's remark about the evening at the jail:
"You know, it's a funny thing about Braxton [Underwood].  He despises Negroes, won't
have one near him."

Because of his reputation for racial
prejudice, Mr. Underwood's critical words about Tom's trial have an impact upon the
readers of The Maycomb Tribune who all know how he has always felt
about Negroes.  But, now, he writes a scathing invective against those who have
condemned a cripple, likening it to those who kill songbirds, alluding to the title. 
Mr. Underwood perceives that Tom Robinson is a sacrificial victim of the social climate
of Maycomb, Alabama, in the 1930s.  This perception of Mr. Underwood underscores the
mockingbird theme as well as suggesting that some change may come to racial attitudes in
Maycomb.

Please explain the conflict in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas.

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is
obviously fiction, but could probably be more specifically considered dramatic
fiction.

The setting, of course, is during World War II in
Nazi-ruled Germany.  In the beginning, Bruno and his family live in Berlin, but then
must move to Auschwitz, or "Out With", as Bruno misinterprets
it.

The conflicts in the story could possibly be character
vs. character for one, since the Jews vs. Nazis provide the "backdrop" of the story. 
Bruno, however, is quite naive and ignorant of what is truly going on, so it doesn't
seem like he faces much conflict, aside from the frustration of having to live at such a
boring new home.  He doesn't realize what is happening to the Jewish population and what
his country's plans are.

Other characters face conflicts,
however, such as the mother's disapproval of what her husband, Bruno's father, is
actually doing; likewise, it could be argued that the father is facing an internal
conflict since he is basically forced to follow orders, even though his own mother
cannot stand what he does.

What do these 2 quotes from Lord of the Flies mean?"Then there was that idefinable connection between himself and jack" ch. 12 Simon says Ralph...

I believe the first quote shows that Ralph understood that
there was really not much difference between himself and Jack as leaders. Ralph was more
level headed and charismatic about his leadership style, but as shown by the joy he got
when his spear hit the pig and the fact that he didn't stop the murder of Simon in the
mob frenzy, he is just a few small steps away from becoming the brutal dictator that
Jack was. It was, I think, a comment on the Beast which is in all of us that
civilization has tamed for some.

The second quote was a
prophecy of sorts from Simon to Ralph. As they were looking over the ocean together,
Simon just knew that Ralph would get off the island safely. Notice, he doesn't say "we"
will get home (also a prophecy that he won't go home). The moment kind of enforces the
idea that Simon represents the Christ figure in the novel (an all knowing, sacrificial,
guardian of the people around him).

Which movements were launched under the leadership of Mahatma Ghandi to achieve the independence of India?

Noncooperation Movement from 1920 to 1922 Gandhi preached
noncooperation and nonviolent resistance against British rule.  The Indian people were
to boycott governmental entities such as school, courts and officials were to refuse
titles associated with the British government.  People were also asked to refuse British
textiles and to use Swadeshi cloth.

Civil disobedience
movement began in 1930’s and included the famous Salt March where Gandhi marched to the
sea in protest of the government tax on salt.  This movement ended in 1931 when both the
British and Indian factions acquiesced to certain
demands.

Quit India Movement brought about in August 1942
which was last ditch effort to gather all Indians regardless of religion in unity
against the imperialism of the British government.

What is the square root of -24 + 70i?

Let the square root of -24 + 70i be a +
ib.

(a + ib)^2 = -24 +
70i

=> a^2 - b^2 + 2abi = -24 +
70i

equating the real and complex
parts

a^2 - b^2 = -24

2ab =
70

=> ab = 35

=>
b = 35/a

substitute in a^2 - b^2 =
-24

=> a^2 - (35/a)^2 =
-24

=> a^4 - 35^2 =
-24a^2

=> a^4 + 24a^2 - 35^2 =
0

let x = a^2

=> x^2 +
24x - 35^2 = 0

=> x^2 + 49x - 25x - 1225 =
0

=> x(x + 49) - 25(x + 49) =
0

=> (x - 25)(x + 49) =
0

=> x = 25 and x =
-49

but x = a^2

a^2 = 25
=> a = 5 and -5

a^2 = -49 gives complex values of a
but a is a real number, so we ignore this root.

a = 5 , b =
35/5 = 7

a = -5 , b = 35/-5 =
-7

The required square root is 5 + 7i and -5
- 7i

Why can South Africa be described as a single, though not unified, country?

South Africa is one country, but it is not united.  The
country has always been divided by race and this has not ended with the end of the
apartheid regime in the 1990s.

We can see this problem in
current events from South Africa.  The African National Congress has been in power since
1994, but not everyone is pleased with the way it has governed.  It is now challenged to
some extent by the Democratic Alliance, led by a white woman, Helen Zille, who was an
anti-apartheid activist.  This challenge has highlighted and exacerbated racial
tensions.  The DA's membership is mainly among whites and coloreds.  ANC officials are
portraying any opposition to the ANC as an act of
racism.

This sort of thing shows how far South Africa is
from being a united country.

Rousseau's Confessions were considered scandalous at the time. Explain why this might be so.

The idea that Rousseau set out to present a vision of
himself that strove to be "true" was probably the most scandalous aspect of his work. 
He seemed to have little problem depicting himself in an unflattering manner.  He openly
displays behavior in the work which shows him to be capable of lying and stealing,
reflects sexual attitudes that were contrary to the social norm, and shows himself to be
an individual that is does not "conceal of any crimes."  It might be in this realm, in
general, where Rousseau's work could be seen as "scandalous" given the time period. 
Rousseau might have been one of the first thinkers/ writers to understand and actually
enjoy the notion of "shock value" in the composition of his
work:

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Any other autobiographer would have
suppressed such unflattering incidents, and Rousseau chides Michel de Montaigne, famous
for his honest self-portrayal in his Essays, for having included nothing comparable. If
Rousseau’s facts are not always verifiable, his candor is certainly
genuine.

Rousseau
did not shy away from displaying himself in a manner that is almost reprehensible, such
as the framing of a servant girl or his submissiveness to women, bordering on almost
fetish- like.  At a time when literature was driven to display moral purity reflective
of the reasonable nature of human beings, Rousseau's work displays something else.  This
might be reason enough for it to be considered "scandalous."

Please help me explain this quote by Henri Bergson and explain its relevance to the "age of anxiety."Henri Bergson's quote: To exist is to change,...

The time you are talking about (1900-1940) is called the
"age of anxiety" in this text because it was a time in which old values (held since the
Enlightenment) were being called into question.  This was especially true after WWI
because the war seemed to have proven that human history was not this story in which
people made gradual but constant progress towards being more rational and more
"civilized."

Bergson's quote seems to be saying that
everything that exists changes.  It does not necessarily change for the better; it just
changes.  This is relevant to the period you are talking about because when things are
constantly changing, uncertainty enters in.  When there is uncertainty, there is
anxiety.  Instead of living in a world that was making clear progress towards an ideal,
the people of this time were suddenly living in a world where everthing was changing. 
This caused them anxiety.

You can say, then, that Bergson's
quote sums up what was going on during this time.  Everything was changing and nothing
seemed constant and safe.

In the poem "My Last Duchess," what attitudes are presented?

In this excellent and rather chilling poem, we are
presented with one side of a conversation where the speaker shows his audience a
portrait of his last Duchess, and casually infers as if in passing how he disposed of
her because of the interest she provoked in other men. As the poem ends we discover that
the person he is talking to is actually an emmisary from a Count whose daughter the
speaker is hoping to marry.

It is very important then, as
your question indicates, to consider the attitudes expressed by the speaker in the poem.
Note how he is presented as an incredibly proud man who obviously expects perfection in
his belongings, including his wife:

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...and if she
let

Herself be lessoned so, nor plainly
set

her wits to yours, forsooth, and made
excuse,

--E'en then would be some stooping; and I
choose

Never to
stoop.

Notice the defiance
and arrogance in his declaration that he chooses "never to stoop." It is also
interesting as well to consider how the poem ends. Having passed the portrait of his
last Duchess, the speaker draws his audience's attention to another object in his
possession:

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Notice Neptune,
though,

Taming a seahorse, thought a
rarity,

Which Claud of Innsburck cast in bronze for
me!

The fact that Neptune is
taming a seahorse clearly is significant and expresses his desire for complete mastery
and his determination to "break in" his wives. The Duke is clearly trying to impress his
guest but also show his expectation of perfection in all of his possessions--wives
included.

Explain the defeats of Roosevelt’s second term.

There were two major defeats or setbacks for FDR in his
second term.  They were the recession of 1937 and the defeat that he suffered at the
hands of Congress in the court-packing episode.

In 1937,
FDR cut back sharply on government spending.  He felt that the Depression had eased and
that it was important to reduce the deficit and stop having the government do so much. 
This is said to have led to a major slump in the economy.  This was a serious setback
for FDR and the country.

Also in his second term, FDR tried
to "pack" the Supreme Court with justices who would be sympathetic to his policies. 
This attempt was rejected by Congress because they saw it as a grab for power on the
part of the presidency.

These were the major setbacks of
FDR's second term.

I'm doing a map for The Great Gatsby. I need to know where the following are: Long Island and Tom and Myrtle's Love Nest.any information, would...

Long Island is a long, finger-shaped island right off the
shore of New York City to the southeast. It is east of Manhattan. It is surrounded by
the Atlantic Ocean. If you look on a map, you will see it jutting out to the east. There
are a lot of Indian named towns on Long Island (Patchogue, etc.). There are four
counties on Long Island. It is kind of a bedroom community to New York City. Many people
that live there work in "the city."

Tom and Myrtle's love
nest was in Manhattan, which is one of the five bouroughs of New York City. If you look
on a map of New York state, you will see Manhattan on it. Manhattan is where the Twin
Towers used to be (lower Manhattan). East and West Egg were both located on Long
Island.

What are some good quotes regarding prejudice, wisdom, and innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird?Do you have any good quotes with Boo, Tom, Dolphus...

Harper Lee's characters are realistic types of who have
populated many a small, sleepy town in the South.  There is the town gossip, a few
cranky old women or men, a kindly older woman, and, of course, those that live on the
fringes of society. Then, too, there is a section where most of the white people live
and one where many of the black people dwell.  In To Kill a
Mockingbird,  Boo Radley is the mysterious recluse who lives near Scout and
Jem.  When Scout asks Miss Maudie about him, Miss Maudie tells
Scout,

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"...that is a sad house....He [Boo] always spoke
nicely to me, no matter what folks said he did.  (5)
Prejudice

When
she refers to the severe, sanctimonious Mr. Radley, Miss Maudie simply
says,

"You
are too young to understand it, ...But, sometimes the Bible in the hand of one man is
worse than a whisky bottle in the hand of, oh, your father." (5)
Innocence

What
Miss Maudie means is that religious fervor can go too far, especially when
misinterpreting the Bible.  Mr. Radley has been ridiculously strict with poor Arthur
Radley.

The trial of Tom Robinson is, of course, the climax
with its intensity.   When Tom Robinson is on the witness stand, he is asked to describe
all that has occurred on the property of the Ewells. As Tom describes how Mayella called
him into the house and then her father appeared only to witness her trying to steal a
kiss from Tom.  He yelled some obscenities at his daughter while Tom leaves the scene. 
When Atticus asks, "Then you ran?" Tom says that he did, and he says that he was
afraid.  Atticus, then, asks Tom,  "Why did you run?   Tom candidly
replies,

"Mr.
Finch, if you was a n---- like me, you'd be scared too." (19)
Prejudice/racism

This
statement of Tom's indicates the situation in which blacks lived in a Southern
community, one that operated with certain prejudices.  Regarding racial prejudice,
Atticus Finch says,

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Why reasonable people go stark raving man when
anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to understand (9)
Racism

After
some of the testimony in Tom's trial, Dill becomes ill. Then, Mr. Dolphus Raymond offer
Dill some of his drink in the paper sack. When Dill tells her it is nothing but
Coca-Cola, Scout is shocked.  She asks Mr. Raymond why he pretends; she also asks, "Why
do you do like you do?"  Mr. Raymond tells Scout something about people's
prejudices,

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"Well, it's very simple...Some folks don't--like
the way I live....I try to give 'em a reason, you see. It helps folks if they can latch
onto a reason.  (20)
Prejudices

When
the ladies of Alexandra's missionary tea hosts, there are several innuendos made
concerning the forthcoming trial of Tom Robinson.  Afterwards, angered at the
townspeoples' treatment of Atticus, Alexandra says,

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"... He doesn't show it much, but it tears him to
pieces.  I've seen him when--what else do they want from...?" (24)
Prejudices

There
are numerous incidences in which Scout and Jem learn from their experiences, or those of
others. 

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"...Every mob in every little Southern town is
always made up of people you know—doesn’t say much for them, does it?”
(16) loss of
innocence

In
the final chapter, Scout stands on the Radley porch:

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Atticus was right...he said you never really know
a man until you stand in his shoes and walk around in them.  Just standing on the Radley
porch was enough. (24) loss of
innocence

Indeed,
there is much that both Jem and Scout learn in Lee's novel.

What is the climax in The Shakespeare Stealer?

The climax of this book is of course when Mr. Armin and
Widge confront Falconer at the point when he has finally gained the copy of
Hamlet that he has been wanting for so long. The duel that Mr.
Armin and Falconer fight occurs in Chapter 27, and it represents the climax of the plot
because this is the conflict that the entire text has been leading up to as Widge
becomes more and more involved in the players and begins to like acting more and more.
The way in which this duel is the climax is indicated through the following quote where
Widge contrasts the fake weapons they use in theatre with the real weapons that are used
in reality:

But this was a grown man's game, and the winner
would not be the one whose weapon survived but the one who lived. And, I thought,
clutchign the play book to my chest, if that one proved to be Falconer, then what would
become of me?

Of course, this climax also results in the
discovery that Falconer himself does not exist, and that he is just another part played
by Simon Bass.

What are the archetypes used in the movie, The Matrix?

The
Matrix possesses many archetypes that can be analyzed.  One of
these archetypes is the hero.  Neo is an example of the heroic archetype, the anomaly
who is outside of his social order, yet is also the only person capabale of saving it. 
The heroic journey is also present.  The archetypal journey in which the hero must
strive to fully understand their capacity as a hero and whether or not they are "the
one" is something that is developed in great detail in the film.  Neo spends much of the
film continually wondering if he is "the one" and how he will be able to be "the one." 
The archetype of an advisor or counseling figure for the hero is embodied in the role of
Morpheus, who never wavers in his belief that Neo is "the one."

What does Thoreau say about a man keeping pace with his companions?This is an extremely important question about Thoreau's Walden Please...

Henry David Thoreau was himself a man who "marched to the
beat of a different drummer."  For him, and for the other Transcendentalists,
individualism was of paramount important.  Another Transcendentalist, Ralph Waldo
Emerson reiterates this precept of individualism in his
line,

Do not
go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a
trail.

Like Emerson,
Thoreau emphasized the importance of nonconformity if one would be an individualist. 
When he goes into the woods to live, as he describes in Walden,
Thoreau observes that people who have fewer possessions have more freedom because they
are not bound to care for what they own.  Instead, they can travel more easily, and need
not worry about anything.

The individual may more easily
communicate with Nature, as well, intuitively experiencing it at his own pace.  In
Chapter 8, "The Village," Thoreau writes that he enjoyed a small amount of gossip, but
too much "numbed the soul."  On one visit to town, he was incarcerated for refusing to
pay taxes, protesting because of his position on slavery.

What is the legacy and impact of the incident at Tiananmen Square in 1989?

I would argue that the legacy of the Tiananmen Square
demonstrations of 1989 was that China actually reduced its openness and slowed any
movement towards democratization that might have been
happening.

The Chinese government is extremely concerned
that its people might become angry enough to cause serious social disruption.  This fear
was intensified by the fall of communism in Europe and by the Tiananmen demonstrations. 
This led to a pretty serious crackdown on the part of the government that continues to
this day.  For example, the press has reported widely on the fact that any moves towards
any sort of demonstrations (in the wake of the Arab world's rebellions) have been
swiftly crushed by the government.  In addition, the government continues to heavily
censor the internet.

Since Tiananmen, there has been a
great deal of opening in China's economy.  However, there has been, if anything, a move
away from openness and democracy in its political system.

What are the Seminole Wars and their significance?

The Seminole Wars (there were three) were battles of
groups of Native Americans who joined together (and were called Seminoles) fighting with
the Spanish against the United States at first; later the Seminoles were pitted against
the U.S. as American forces tried to take land from tribes settled in
Florida.

Early on, most of the indigenous tribes of that
area had already been driven out of Florida, killed, or taken by the Spanish to Cuba.
Other Native Americans started to move east to Florida. Dissension arose because the
Native American tribes wanted to keep their land, and the American engaged them to take
the land, generally to push them to the west. Some treaties were signed, but specific
tribes (i.e., the Mikasukee, and the Seminoles) did not align themselves with, for
example, the Creek nation, and refused to be governed by a treaty that they had not
agreed to.

The significance is probably two-fold. We see
the United States taking land from the Native Americans, with aggression and all out
fighting between the two sides. And ultimately, the U.S. controls Florida completely and
the Seminoles are gone. After many years, and three separate wars, most of the Seminoles
in Florida who had not already been captured and removed, were paid cash and moved out
west. When the war was declared to be over, the few Seminoles remaining were generally
left alone.

Though dates differ according to different
military sources, the First Seminole Ware began around 1816, and the third war ended in
1858.

In "Dule et Decorum Est," "Haunting flares" tells us the flares give off a: -deathly odor -spectral flavor -white light -sensual scent -none of these

Whenever you have a question like this that asks you to
define the impact of a particular group of words, it is really important to go back to
the text and read those words in context before proceeding to try and answer the
question. In this example, it if important to consider the tone of the section where
these words occur and what the poet is trying to achieve. Note the first four lines of
the poem:

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Bent double, like old beggars under
sacks,

Knock-kneed, coughing like hags, we cursed through
sludge,

Till on the haunting flares we turned our
backs

And toward our distant rest began to
trudge.

The overall effect is
to present us with a hideous image of dehumanised soldiers marching around in a
desolate, godforsaken landscape. Therefore, considering the bleak tone that is created,
it is fair to say that the "haunting flares" add a spectral flavour to this
poem.

What are some quotes about Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird that display maturity and growth?

Jem and Scout are both exposed to incidents that most
children would never experience at such a young age. Having a mysterious recluse like
Boo Radley living next door seemed trivial after the other matters they witnessed that
were related to the trial of Tom Robinson.

As most children
do, Scout grew by leaps and bounds when she began attending school for the first time.
Her connection with Dill gave Scout her first love interest, and she began receiving
pressure to get rid of her overalls and begin acting like a
lady.

After
all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.  (Chapter
24)

She had also
discovered that Boo Radley was a kind and gentle man.

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"Mr. Tate was right."
Atticus
disengaged himself and looked at me. "What do you mean?"
"Well, it'd sort of
be like shootin' a mockingbird, wouldn't it?"  (Chapter
30)

Jem was
maturing in a different way, and by the beginning of Part Two we discover that he is
experiencing the growing pains of puberty. He witnesses several examples of injustice
(the jury's guilty verdict against Tom) and dishonesty (Nathan Radley) that he will
never forget, but he also makes the conscious effort to be more like his
father.

Jem
was twelve. He was difficult to live with, inconsistent, moody... Overnight, it seemed,
Jem had acquired an alien set of values... (Chapter
12)

Unlike the
jury, Jem was wise enough to see that Tom was not a guilty
man.

It was
Jem's turn to cry...
"It ain't right, Atticus," said Jem.
"No, son,
it's not right."

How did the author use descriptions of settings, events immediately prior to the trial to build and intensify a mood of suspens?Everything that...

Harper Lee used a variety of scenes and sub-plots to set
up the drama of the Tom Robinson trial in To Kill a Mockingbird. In
Chapter 14, Jem and Scout feel the stares and hear the gossip from the people of Maycomb
concerning Atticus defending a Negro. Lee adds the runaway Dill to the mix, giving
Atticus one more problem to ponder before the trial. In Chapter 15, Atticus meets with a
group of concerned citizens who warn him about something that Jem and Scout don't quite
understand. When Atticus heads to the jail later that night, the children follow,
setting the stage for their dramatic rescue of their father from the prospective lynch
mob.

The day of the trial is narrated in great detail by
Scout. It is obviously not a normal day in Maycomb. Throngs of people arrive for the
trial: Religious zealots, out-of-towners, and Negroes make up just some of the people as
"the county went by." Women argured in the street, and the "courthouse square was
covered with picnickers" before Jem, Scout and Dill decided to make their appearance as
well.

What important symbolism is present in Chapter 8 in Jane Eyre?Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

In Chapter 8 of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre,
after having been accused of being a liar and being subjected to the ignominy
of standing for thirty minutes upon a stool, Jane weeps in her shame and fear of being
repudiated by the other girls, her friend Helen arrives to comfort her.  Throughout the
narrative that ensues, there are symbolic names and
places:

• Miss Temple, the kind-hearted,
  perceptive superintendent of Lowood School, invites Helen and Jane to share tea with her
  in her quarters which has a "good fire and looked cheerful."  Like her name, Miss
  Temple's apartment is a peaceful and comforting place where Jane finds refuge from her
  woes, just as her heart finds solace with the mother-figure of Miss
  Temple.


•  Miss Scratcherd, whose name, grating in sound,
  befits her personality, is representative of the oppression that Jane suffers at Lowood
  School.  The most severe of all the teachers, she is inspecting the bedroom of Jane and
  Helen, and berates Helen for the disorder in her drawers. The next day she humiliates
  Helen by writing "Slattern" on a piece of pasteboard which she hangs around Helen's
  neck.


• Helen, like Helen of Troy, is heroic and rescues
  little Jane from the miseries in her heart.


• Solomon is
  the biblical wise king to whom alludes when she states at the chapter's end that she
  would rather live at Lowood where she is loved by Helen than at Gateshead where she was
  better fed, but there was no love.


• The red room, to which
  Jane alludes when she relates her history to Miss Temple is symbolic of the punishment
  and alienation that Jane must overcome before she can truly develop as a character.  The
  memory of the red room reoccurs whenever Jane feels there is a connection between her
  present situation and her initial experience of being ridiculed.  The red room is
  symbolic of Jane's intellectual and emotional
  imprisonment.

In Hamlet, what does the player mean when he says "What to ourselves in passion we propose" in III.ii?

This quote comes in the middle of the lengthy conversation
between the player King and the player Queen. They are playing The Murder of
Gonzago, also referred to as The Mousetrap by Hamlet.
The couple are discussing the possibility of the queen moving on to a second marriage
upon her husband's death, as the King feels he is dying, or at least getting old enough
to know that death is not out of the question. Directly before the King's speech, the
queen says:

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The instance that second marriage
move

Are base respects of thrift, but none of
love:

A second time I kill my husband
dead,

When second husband kisses me in
bed.

This passage serves to
hit the real King and Queen in their hearts, as Queen Gertrude has done exactly what
player Queen says she will not do - remarry.

The player
King protests saying that the passion will grow old and weak and eventually, she will
change her mind, because life dictates so. When he says "What to ourselves in passion we
propose,/the passion ending, doth the purpose lose," he's telling her that it's only the
"passion" she feels at the thought of his death that is making her say she will never
marry. Once she gets over it and a little time passes, she will think differently and
will probably marry someone else. This is meant to be similar to what actually happens
with Gertrude and Claudius, after King Hamlet is killed.

In Macbeth, how does Macbeth respond to the English attack and the death of his wife?

In Macbeth, Macbeth has made a false
interpretation of the witches' prophecy and this causes him to believe that he is nearly
invincible in the face of attack.  When Macbeth learns that the English army is
advancing on his castle, he is not overly afraid because he thinks that "no man of woman
born" can harm him.  Macbeth does not see how anyone could not be of "woman born," so he
thinks that no one can hurt him.  As a result, he vows to fight.  When Lady Macbeth
commits suicide, Macbeth does not stop to mourn her death and says that there is no time
for such things.  He says that she was bound to die sooner or later, so to him, her
death is no great tragedy.  However, even though Macbeth does not react strongly to
these individual events, he is aware that he has lost much because he has not ruled
well--a bit earlier in the play, Macbeth acknowledges that he will not grow old with
respect, love, loyalty, and friendship the way good kings do.

Describe Ralph's,Piggy's and Simon's situation after the assembly.Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Forebodings that the assembly called by Ralph will not go
well are indicated in Chapter Five of Lord of the Flies as Golding
writes that the place of assembly is roughly a triangle, but "Piggy came and stood
outside the triangle."  Around the place of assembly there are trees, and on two sides
lie the beach; however, behind the lagoon, there is the "darkness of the island."  Yet,
Ralph feels the need to "put things straight" because the boys have neglected the fire,
they have gathered no rain water, and they are not cleaning up after themselves; in
short they have degenerated.  Ralph attempts to reorganize the boys so that their
shelters and the rescue fire will be maintained and conditions will be
sanitary.

When the issue of the beast is broached, Ralph
urges the boys to talk so they can decide that there is nothing to this idea.  Jack,
then, accuses the little boys of having started the notion of a beast out of their fear;
he explains that he hunts all over the island and would have seen something if there
really were a beast.  "...there is no beast in the forest."  At this point, Piggy, who
has the conch, says indignantly, that there is nothing to the beast, but they need to
talk and put things right.  So, he calls on Phil who says he has seen the beast.  When
little Percival speaks, Jack grabs him, asking him what the beast says.  Percival cannot
answer, so Jack lets him go.  Finally Simon tries to speak, but he
becomes

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inarticulate in his effort to express mankind's
essential illness

until he
tries to compare it to something disgusting to the boys.  But they laugh at him.  Just
then,

Two grey
trunks rubbed each other with an evil speaking that one had noticed by
day.

These are the trees
within the triangle of the assembly.  But, now they appear sinister as the evil within
man emerges although Simon is unable to express it.  Jack usurps the power of the
meeting and ridicules Piggy, and declares himself chief.  When Ralph says that he is
breaking the rules, Jack retorts, "Who cares?...Bollocks to the rules!"  He declares
himself a hunter, and the hunters can chase down any beast and beat and beat it.  Giving
a "wild whoop," Jack runs off with others following
him.

After this, Piggy worries, "What's grownups going to
say?"  He urges Ralph to make the boys obey him.  Piggy fears that Jack will do him
harm; Simon urges Ralph to continue to be chief.  Clearly, theirs is a tenuous situation
as they are all "drifing and things are going rotten," as Ralph says.  Piggy and Ralph
wish there were adults to direct them.  Simon urges them to "keep the fire
going."

"If only they could get a message to us," cried
Ralph desperately.  "If only they could send us something grownup...a sign or
something.  Ralph wishes that he could return to being a boy as he and Piggy and Simon
feel premonitions that anarchy will soon break out on the
island.

1. What does Jeanne imagine hatred looks like? A. Heavy Stone B. A dark cloud C. A puff of smoke D. A dense fog

You can find the answer to this question in Chapter 19 --
the one entitled "Reentry."  This chapter describes what happens as the Wakatsuki family
is allowed to leave the camp at Manzanar.

Papa buys a car
and the family heads back to Los Angeles.  As they do that, they start to worry about
what kind of a reception they will get from all the white people.  They worry that they
will be hated.  Jeanne imagines that the hate would look like a "dark, amorphous cloud"
that would come down on them.

So the best answer of these
would be B -- a dark cloud.

Solve, write solution using set builders notation. show work -8 - 11 (3x + 7)

-8 - 11 ( 3x + 7 ) < -40x -
9

First distribute the -11

By
distributing, you should get

-8 - 33x -77
< -40x -9 now combine the like terms ( - 8 with -77
)

By combining the like terms, you should
get

-85 - 33x < -40x - 9
add -85 on both sides

By adding, you should
get

-33x < -40x + 76
now add 40x on both sides

by adding, your
should get

7x < 76
divide both sides by 7

By dividing, you
should get

x < 76/7

your answer is
(76/7, -inf.)

1. What is the difference between ethnic and social diversity? 2. And why does diversity matter? Help-Questions for question 2 : What is the...

In response to the second question: with more diversity
often comes more discrimination.  Discrimination is treating different things (or
people) differently.  It often takes the form of dislike/hatred and
superiority.  Diversity is difference.

An example of this
prevalent right now in North Carolina (and other states I'm sure) is the discussion in a
few school districts of re-drawing the lines for which neighborhoods feed into which
schools.  What is being said is that they are trying to increase diversity by drawing
from a variety of different socio-economic neighborhoods.  One of the reasons given is
to raise the average test scores of each school (as low socio-economics is statistically
linked to lower test scores).  What is not being directly said, but certainly implied,
is that the "rich white" schools don't want the integration.  It is the mostly white
parents of the upper class neighborhoods who are most opposed to
redistricting.

It is a wonderful thing when increased
diversity is met by open-mindedness and tolerance.  Too often however, increased
diversity only brings out the worst in homogenous cultures.

What news does Scout overhear about Atticus' defending Tom Robinson? Does it give her any comfort?In Chapter 16.

Having spent a tense night before the trial by standing up
to the angry mob, Atticus makes his way to the courthouse.  Outside this courthouse,
Scout overhears the old men in khaki pants and white shirts with suspenders
talking,"resentful of the interruption of their comfortable
routine."

Scout overhears one say that the court appointed
Atticus Finch to defend Tom Robinson.

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'Yeah, but Atticus aims to defend him.  That's
what I don't like about
it.'

Scout reacts  to this
news by saying that it puts a different light on things.  Atticus could have used this
as an excuse. But, she is baffleded by the town's being upset with him and having come
as a mob last evening:

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He had to, that's why he was doing it, equaled
fewer fights and less fussing.  But did that explain the town's attitude?  The court
appointed Atticus to defend him.  Atticus aimed to defend him.  That's what they didn't
like about it.  It was
confusing.

While this news is
confusing to Scout, it is not to the reader.  For the conventional wisdom is that Tom
Robinson should be convicted because he is a black man who interfered in the lives of
white people.  He simply had no business on the Ewell property.
Period.

JUSTIFY THE TITLE DUSKSIGNIFICANCE AND ROLE OF TITLE DUSK

In the short story "Dusk," the title is significant in
that the setting takes place at dusk, the time between sunset and dark. The main
character, Norman Gortsby, is sitting on a park bench at dusk. He is a cynical character
and feels that dusk is the hour of man's defeat. In other words, people of lesser
character come out at dusk.

Gortsby is right to be cynical.
The second man who sits with him on the park bench in a con artist. He is trying to get
money out of Gortsby. Most likely, this is the time of day when this young man comes
out, all in hopes of conning someone out of his money.

When
Gortsby finds the bar of soap, he finds himself embarrassed that he did not trust the
young man. After learning that the bar of soap belongs to the first man who sat on the
park bench, Gortsby is justified in his cynicism. He was absolutely right about the
second man. Sadly enough, he has already given him money--money he will never see
again.

How can I connect The Heart of Darkness with the theories of different post-colonial theorists like Said, Hall, Bhabha, Achebe, and N'gugi?

A much debated question! I remember that when I was
studying English at University Achebe came and gave a lecture about this novel and how
"overtly racist" it was. His main argument was that by choosing Africa as the site of a
novel that explores the human condition and the abuse of power in colonialism, Conrad is
committing another abuse of power at the expense of Africa and Africans. Personally, I
don't agree with him. If you read this novel carefully it is possible to identify a
distinctly anti-colonial agenda.

However, the critics
mentioned above would no doubt want to comment greatly on the presentation of Africans
suffering the abuses of European colonialism, such as in the "grove of death" where
dying Africans are described as nothing more than a bunch of "angles." They would also
want to discuss the attitude of the colonialists towards the Africans and the way that
they are "othered" (to use Said's vocabulary) into positions of ignorance, weakness and
stupidity. The women in the novel are particularly interesting examples of this,
especially the aunt who talks of "weaning those ignorant millions from their horrid
ways."

And yet it is important to remember that the novel
presents us with a series of colonial approaches. There are those, like Marlow's aunt,
who have been "taken in" by what Marlow refers to as the "rot" of the big idea behind
colonialism. Others see colonialism strictly as something they can use to enrich
themselves. Marlow is very open about presenting alternative and critical approaches
towards colonialism. Consider the following quote:

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The conquest of the earth, which mostly means the
taking it away from those who have a different complexion or slightly flatter noeses
than ourselves, is not a pretty thing when you look into it too
much.

The only thing that
"redeems" it is the "idea," which is an idea that you can "set up, and bow down before,
and offer a sacrifice to..." This is rather a worrying statement that foreshadows the
kind of devotion that Kurtz expresses and the lengths to which he goes to "offer
sacrifice to" the idea of colonialism. Bahabha would make much of this comment as it
points towards "the essential ambiguity of colonialism." On the one hand we have the
"idea" that justifies the colonial endeavour, and yet the novel points towards the way
that this "idea" is used and abused to disempower the Africans, in contrast with the
idea that is supposed to help them.

Read a book or watch a movie in which the hero comes close to happiness but then dies. Explain your feelings.Please help. I need to do a 3...

The first thing you need to do is settle on a story for
your essay.  There are obviously lots of things to choose from but it needs to be
something you have read or watched.  If you have absolutely no
ideas, Nicholas Sparks (any of his books or his movies) almost always includes a love
story and a death story.  I would think that many could satisfy the requirements of this
essay.

As far as filling your three paragraphs goes, you
could follow this basic organization plan:

Paragraph 1:
write a brief summary of the story.  Be sure to include details about the hero, how he
comes close to happiness, and how/why/when he
dies.

Paragraph 2: Analyze why he did not experience full
happiness before he died.  What was left unfinished as a result of his
death?

Paragraph 3: What were your personal feelings at the
end of the story?  Do you think he got what he deserved or do you pity him, and
why?

According to Hindu beliefs, what river brings life to its people?

The holy river Ganges, originating from the Gangotri
glacier in the Himalayas, is believed to be a source of life to the Hindus in India. The
river is popularly called Ganga which is the name of a goddesss appearing in the epic
Mahabharata.

In popular belief, bathing in the river leads
to remission of sins and attainment of salvation. The Gangetic basin has been extremely
fertile, and thus the river is associated with agricultural prosperity. So many Hindu
pilgrimages such as Rishikesh, Hardwar, Varanasi & Allahabad are located in the
shore of the river.

It is said that the river used to flow
in the heavens, and was ordered to go down to earth. Forceful descent of the river might
have washed the earth away. Lord Shiva broke the fall of Ganga by capturing her in his
mighty locks.

Ratio and Cross MultiplicationGeorge had 121 sweets and Emmy had 328 sweets.After they gave away the same number of sweets, the ratio of George to...

Let' note the number of sweets given away by both of them
as x.

George gave away 121 - x sweets and Emmy gave away
328 - x sweets.

After this, the ratio obtained
is:

(121 - x)/(328 - x) =
1/4

We'll cross multiply and we'll
get:

4*(121 - x) = 328 -
x

We'll remove the
brackets:

484 - 4x = 328 -
x

We'll shift 4x to the
right:

484 = 4x + 328 -
x

We'll combine like
terms:

484 = 3x + 328

We'll
isolate 3x to the right:

484 - 328 =
3x

3x = 156

x =
52

The total number of sweets given away by
both of them is x + x = 52+52 = 104 sweets.

Why is it possible to prevent methanol poisoning using ethanol?The breakdown of ethanol in humans begins with an enzyme called alcohol...

Methanol poisoning can be treated with ethanol because of
the ability of ethanol to act as a competitive inhibitor. The sites on the enzyme
alcohol dehydrgenase that help in the breakdown of methanol into its toxic byproducts
(formaldehyde and formic acid) are instead occupied by molecules of ethanol which have a
higher affinity. Ethanol is not converted into toxic compounds like in the case of
methanol. This gives the body time to expel the methanol without having to deal with the
toxicity associated with it.

It has to be kept in mind that
ethanol treatment works only when it is given to the person within a short duration
after the methanol has been ingested. A delay results in the start of enzymatic action
on methanol and it is not possible to get rid of the toxins except with other ways of
treatment like dialysis.

Why might Shelley have capitalised the words "King of Kings," "Works," "Mighty," and "Wreck" in his poem "Ozymandias"?

You need to be aware that different text editions of this
poem may or may not have the capitalisation that you refer to. However, having said
this, it is always important to consider why some authors or poets choose to capitalise
certain words and not others. Capitalisation is another form of giving special emphasis
or meaning to particular words. You might like to think about what this tells us about
these words. Note how the capitalisation in the words "King of Kings," "Works," and
"Mighty" serves to heighten and emphasise the intense irony of the sign declaring the
incredible kingdom of Ozymandias. This of course is underlined by the capitalisation of
"Wreck," which refers to the actual state of the mighty kingdom of Ozymandias--now
reduced to nothing more than sand.

Thus capitalisation is
normally used by poets and authors as a form of emphasis, which can link particular
words to the overall theme or message of the text. Here, the capitalisation is used to
underline the irony of the sign that the traveller finds in the middle of the desert,
making this poem an excellent meditation on the ephemeral nature of
man.

Is the term "within" the veil used to indicate being African American and "without" being white?Since the veil indicates a mask between African...

You are right to point out that the veil is a mask between
African Americans and white Americans.  However, it is quite clear that DuBois is using
"within" to refer to African Americans and is saying that the white Americans are
outside the veil.

To see that this is the case, simply look
at the first time that the veil is mentioned in the book.  There, DuBois
says

Leaving,
then, the white world, I have stepped within the Veil, raising it that you may view
faintly its deeper
recesses...

From this, it is
clear that when one is inside the veil one has left the white world.  What is inside the
veil is the black world.  In this book, DuBois is trying to impart of white Americans
what it is like to be black in the United States.  He is trying to take them inside the
veil so they can properly understand black people.

What is the National Road and its significance?

The National Road (also known as Cumberland Road) was an
early Federal highway project originally meant to provide ease of travel between the
Potomac and Mississippi Rivers. Work began in 1811 in Cumberland, Maryland and
eventually the road crossed the Allegheny Mountains to Wheeling, West Virginia, located
on the Ohiio River. Road work stopped short of its goal of reaching St. Louis when
funding was halted. The project, which spanned nearly three decades and more than 600
miles, was ended in Vandalia, Illinois. Additional connecting routes were added,
including the National Pike (connecting Baltimore) and the Washington National Pike
(that linked the nation's capital).

What is the main character flaw in Leonid Andreyevitch from The Cherry Orchard?

This play certainly presents us with a range of characters
who are shown to be blind to their problems or to ignore them. Leonid is the brother of
Madame Ranevsky, and his biggest failing sems to be his complete lack of ability to act
to save his family's property. He seems to be addicted to two things: billiards and
fruit candies. He loves to talk about various plans and strategies to save his family's
fortunes, but crucially, he shows himself completely unable to act on any of these
dreams and just remains playing billiards and waiting for someone else to save his
family's property. He is like his sister in that both are unable to move away from the
past. To both of them, they can only conceive of the cherry orchard as it was when they
were children, which prevents them from seeing the very real threat they are facing as
it is in danger of being sold. Living in the past too much is shown to be a definite
danger in this play as is the inaction and inertia of the rich.

If the ramp covers 20 feet on the ground, how long is the inclinded surface of the ramp?

INSUFFICIENT DATA PROVIDED- one side does not a triangle
make....

IF- you knew the ANGLE then trigonometry cosine
solution would be valid, however.........

Going back
further to simple algebra/geometry, the question (as stated) still only provides ONE
part of the triangle (ramp viewed from the side).

IF- you
simply knew the HEIGHT of the ramp, then Pythagoras would slip his answer by solving
from square of base (b), square height (a)  get sum and take square
root.

a^2 + b^2 = c^2 -->  
c^(1/2)

>>>>>>EVEN
Betterlook for TRIPLETS!(a TEST time saver!)

IF-  you found
that the height was an equal ratio multiple of 3, then the ramp length would be THAT
equalized multiple of 5   {example: 20 = 5x4, height 15 -->(5x3), then ramp would
be 5x5 = 25!}

YET- Not enough data was given
so....................................

we must walk because
"IF- wishes were horses, then beggars would ride"

In Hamlet, Gertrude tells the king: Hamlet is "mad as the sea and the wind when both contend/which is the mightier." Does she betray Hamlet?

In Shakespeare's play, Hamlet, I
believe Gertrude is keeping her word to Hamlet.

First,
early on we know that Hamlet puts on an "antic disposition" to throw those around him
off, so they don't know if he is an enemy and dangerous, or simply
insane.

When Claudius enters at the beginning of Act IV,
scene i, his first question is "Where is your son?" Instead of telling him, or answering
immediately, Gertrude excuses Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and replies that she has
seen terrible things.

Claudius then asks how Hamlet is? We
know the King cares nothing for his step-son. We can only assume that he is trying to
ascertain what kind of a danger Hamlet is.

Gertrude
protects Hamlet by continuing to preserve the myth he has built up around himself, that
he is mad. Her description presents images of a man out of control, whose sanity has
fled.

To know that Gertrude is in earnest of protecting her
son, return to the previous act. At the end of Act III, when Hamlet has killed the man
hidden behind the curtain, Gertrude asks what he has done. Hamlet's response is very
telling to Gertrude:

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Nay, I know not. / Is it the King?
(III.iv.29-30)

Hamlet  thinks
he has killed Claudius (finally). It is now that Hamlet describes the betrayal of
Claudius and the murder of his father. Gertrude is stunned. Hamlet forces his mother to
look inside herself, and then to perceive what Claudius has done and the kind of man she
has married.

Gertrude has been told the truth of her second
husband. When Hamlet is ready to condemn her, Old Hamlet's ghost appears and tells
Hamlet to leave her punishment to heaven. Though she has not seen
the ghost of Old Hamlet, her son has as they stand together. Seeing
Hamlet transfixed by his father's spirit persuades Gertrude. It as if a veil has been
lifted from her eyes so that she sees Claudius for who he truly is, for the first time
since their hasty marriage. It is a moment of true self-enlightenment for
Gertrude.

Hamlet implores Gertrude (though her duty as
Queen might compel her to do otherwise) not to tell Claudius that
Hamlet is not mad. She responds with a solemn promise—I will not
tell him that you are sane, that your behavior is a
pretense.

QUEEN:

Be
thou assur'd, if words be made of breath,
And breath of life, I have no life
to breathe
What thou hast said to me. (III.iv.214-216)

And so, when
Gertrude reports to Claudius that Hamlet is mad, she is protecting him and his
confidence to her as she lies to her husband. Gertrude personifies the elements of
nature; she says Hamlet is as mad as the sea and wind when they battle to see who is
mightier— elements enraged and out of control:

Mad as the sea and
wind when both contend
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Which is the mightier.
(IV.i.7-8)

Do the values of polynomials go on infinity or stop at a certain value?

A polynomial is an expression of finite length formed of
variables and constants  using only operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication
and non-negative whole number exponents. Some examples are
:

p(x) = a0+a1x+a2x^2+a^3+.....an*x^n, is a polynomial is a
sigle vwriable with n terms.

p(x) = x.  A polynomial with a
single term . (Alsocalled monomial).

p(x) = a+bx.  Also
called binomial.

The following are not
examples:

p(x) = 5/x. Reason 1/x or x^(-1) has no
non-negative whole number exponent.

p(x) =  x^2+ x^3/2. The
second term has an exponent which is not a whole
number.

Question:

"Do the
value of a polynomial go on infinity ?..." Hope  you mean whether the polynomial goes on
increasing and approaches infinity as x tends to
infinity.

To decide whether a polynomial increases or
decreases depends on the leading term (or the term with highest exponent) and its
coefficient. If the coefficient of the leading term is positve, the polynomial increses
otherwise it decreases along with x.

The polynomial 
aproaches infinity as x --> infinity if the leading term has a positive
coeffcient. It aproaches minus infinity as x-->infinity ,if the leading term has
a negative coefficient. A plynomial p(x) cannot go for a definite limit when the x (or
the variable) approaches plus or minus infinity.(Please do not get confused with
convergence of a series for |x| <1 and  limit of the nth term a, x^n for large
n). P(x) does not take a finite limit as x--> infinity (or minus infinity).
unless it is polynomial with only a constant
term.

Example : p(x) = x approaches infinity
as x-->inf.

p(x) = x^2  - x approaches ifinity as
x-->plus ifinity or x --> minus infinty, as the  term is x^2 has a
positive coefficient and x ^2

What depresses Holden?He is always depressed about things, but what is the truth behind all of these little things that depresses him?

A. "Now he's out in Hollywood, D.B., being a prostitute.
If there's one thing I hate, it's the movies. Don't even mention them to me"
(2).

1.   So begins Holden Caulfield’s caustic assault on
the Hollywood studio, a symbol of burgeoning 1950s
materialism and artistic
hypocrisy and, closer to home, the corruptor of his brother's
fiction.

2. Since Catcher in the Rye
was published in 1951, Salinger has always refused film rights to his work, especially
his highly demanded novel, saying in short that Holden Caulfield wouldn't like
it

3. Paradoxical love/hate relationship: Holden rarely
misses a chance to see a movie

4. After Maurice punches
him, Holden role-plays a movie gangster pretending to be shot in the gut, a masochistic
homage to Film Noir

5. But what caused Salinger to turn his
back on film was the 1950 Samuel Goldwyn Studio release of My Foolish
Heart, based on his New Yorker story, "Uncle Wiggily in
Connecticut"

6. Salinger’s agent received bid from Steven
Speilberg

B. Holden hates autobiographical details about
his childhood and psychoanalysis.  He therefore, hates the adult world
intruding on childhood.

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“If you really want to hear about it, the first
thing you’ll probably want to know is where I was born, and what my lousy childhood was
like, and how my parents were occupied and all before they had me”

C.
Holden is also depressed by the old World: he's Anti-European: “…and all that David
Copperfield kind of crap” (Dickens)

1.     most European
characters define themselves in context of family

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

a.     Not defined by
family

b.     Not defined by
society

c.     Not defined by old world
values

d.     Not defined by old
literature

e.     Not defined by old
movies

D. Holden is depressed
by “Phonies”

1.     Glad-handing adults
(headmaster)

2.     Over-sexed teens
(Stradlater)

3.     Pretentious snobs
(Luce)

4.     Celebrity-obsessed girls (in Lavender
room)

5.     Materialistic artists
(D.B.)

What is the length of the line segment AB with A(2,7) and B(-3,-12)?

Given the line segment AB such that A(2,7) and
B(-3,-12)

We need to find the length of the line
AB.

Then, we will use the distance between two points
formula to find the length.

We know
that:

D = sqrt( x2-x1)^2 +
(y2-y1)^2

==> l AB l = sqrt[ (-3-2)^2 + (-12-7)^2
]

                 = sqrt[ (25 +
361)

                 = sqrt(386) =
19.65

Then, the length of the line segment AB
is 19.65 units ( approx.)

What is an example of parallelism in Brutus' speech?

In Act III, scene ii of Julius
Caesar, Brutus uses much parallelism (parallel construction: using the same
pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of
importance.)

He begins his speech
thusly:

Then
follow me, and give me
audience, friends.

Notice the
repetition of "me" in the object placement in both
clauses.

Later, he says:

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Those that will hear
me speak, let 'em stay here;
Those that will
follow Cassius, go with
him;

Notice the repetition of
the "those that will" at the beginning of each
clause.

Still later, he returns to the "me" as object
coupled with the "that you may":

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hear me for
my
cause, and be silent, that you may hear:
believeme
for mine honour, and have respect to
mine honour, that
you may believe:
censure me in your wisdom, and
awake your
senses, that you may the better
judge.

The speech builds as
the level of parallelism increases.

What is a character analysis of Bob, Don, and Teach in the story American Buffalo by David Mamet?

David Mamet's play American Buffalo
can be said to be a character study of three different types of men. The personalities
of Teach, Don and Bobby are revealed under the pressure of Don's confined and cluttered
junk store.

Teach appears to be the dominant figure of the
trio, vivid, volatile and eventually violent.  He wants to be the leader of the pack but
is always in competition with Don for the position. Teach respects Don more than he
likes him; (there is also a sense that he physically fears the store owner).  He
despises Bobby, and he resents -- and is, possibly, jealous of -- Don's strong emotional
tie to the troubled young man.  The chip on Teach's shoulder is considerable; he is
definitely, in his own estimation, "a man more sinned against than sinning" (cf.
Shakespeare's King Lear).  He is a bundle of nerves and
insecurities.  His entrance into the play, an explosive tirade against a woman named
"Ruthie," reveals far more about himself than it does about his female
nemesis.

Don is seemingly mellow, but he is the true
backbone of the group.  The reader senses that he, not Teach, is the one who would not
crumble in the crucible, not faint under fire.  He likes his buddy Teach but doesn't
respect him beyond someone who can help him better his own position financially.  Don
seems to tolerate him - wary of, but also amused by, his antics.  Don's obvious love and
concern for Bobby is honorable, at times even moving.  He is aware of the young man's
problem with drugs but refuses to focus on it and doesn't allow Teach to.  Don is "a
stand-up guy." (Perhaps if there were ever honor among thieves, he would be its
poster-child.)

Bobby is clearly the youngest and least
stable of the three.  There is little explicit reference to his drug addiction, but
Teach maliciously touches on it now and then, (despite Don's protests).  He loves and
respects Don and wants badly to please his mentor.  (There is the slightest hint of a
homo-erotic involvement between the two, but Mamet never underscores it.)  Bobby is, in
a way, the catalyst to the action; his instability and failings push the threesome to
its crisis.  He always means well, but his circumstances (particularly, perhaps, his
substance abuse) do not allow him actually to do
well.

Teach, Don and Bobby are a combustible combination. 
Their diverse personalities, crystallized under pressure in the claustrophobic setting
of the crowded basement junk store, clearly clash.  Teach's bravado, Don's paternalism
and Bobby's instability lead the three men to what feels like an inevitably violent
conclusion.

Comparisons between The Tempest and Twelfth Night?Would be very grateful if I could have some specific scene comparisons?

Well, the most obvious comparison is that both are
"shipwreck" plays.  Both plays begin with a shipwreck, though The Tempest
actually depicts the shipwreck (Act I, Scene i) and Twelfth Night
simply shows the results of the shipwreck, with Viola and the Captain on
shore (Act I, Scene ii).

Both plays involve shipwrecked
family members who go through the whole of the play imagining that their loved ones are
dead (Alsono and Ferdinand assume this about each other in Tempest,
Viola and Sebastian in Twelfth
Night).

Both plays also derive a great deal of
their comic relief from characters who spend a great portion of the play drunk --
Stephano and Trinculo in Tempest (Act II, Scene ii),  Sir Andrew
and  Sir Toby Belch (Act II, Scene iii) in Twelfth Night.  In
contrast, however, these drunk characters are servants (low born) in
Tempest, but high born (Sir Andrew,
Sir Toby) in Twelfth Night.  However, the
relationships between these comic characters are similar.  Both Stephano and Toby are
leaders, know-it-alls.  Both Trinculo and Andrew are followers -- silly and not very
intelligent.

An interesting case for comparison could be
made between Caliban in Tempest and Malvolio in Twelfth
Night.  Both are in service to their lady love, and both are thwarted in that
love.  Both plays end with the fate of each of these comic villains unresolved.  It is
worth noting that, generally, the audience feels a certain sympathy for both characters
which is almost uniformly NOT felt towards them by the other characters on
stage.

Both plays also end with reconciliation in Act
Five.  Those separated by shipwreck are reunited, and marriage is anticipated for the
lovers in each play.

Calculate the value of the sum 1+3+5+....+2n+1. Use the mathematical induction to verify the result of the sum.

We observe that the terms of the sum are the terms of an
arithmetical progression. The ratio of the progression is r=2 and it's calculated using
the first and the second
term.

3-1=2

The number of
terms is n+1.

The sum of n+1 terms of an arithmetical
progression could be written:

Sn = (a1+a(n+1))*n/2, where
a1 is the first term of the progression and an is the last
term.

In our case, a1=1 and a(n+1)=(2n+1). By substituting
them into the formula of the sum, we'll obtain:

Sn =
(1+2n+1)*(n+1)/2

Sn =
(2n+2)(n+1)/2

After factorizing, we'll
get:

Sn = 2(n+1)(n+1)/2

Sn =
(n+1)^2

To demonstrate that the value of the sum is
(n+1)^2, we'll  use the method of mathematical induction, which consists in 3
steps:

1) verify that the method works for the number
1;

2) assume that the method works for an arbitrary number,
k;

3) prove that if the method works for an arbitrary
number k, then it work for the number k+1, too.

After the 3
steps were completed, then the formula works for any
number.

We'll start the first
step:

1) 1=1^2 => 1=1
true.

2) 1+3+5+...+(2k+1)=(k+1)^2 ,
true.

3) If 1+3+5+...+(2k+1)=(k+1)^2,
then

1+3+5+...+(2k+1)+(2k+2+1)=(k+2)^2

Let's
see if it is true.

We notice that the sum from the left
contains the assumed true sum, 1+3+5+...+(2k+1)=(k+1)^2. So, we'll re-write the sum by
substituting 1+3+5+...+(2k+1) with (k+1)^2.

(k+1)^2 +
(2k+3) = (k+2)^2

We'll open the
brackets:

k^2 + 2k + 1 + 2k + 3 = k^2 + 4k + 4
true.

4) The 3 steps were completed, so the identity is
true for any value of n.

1+3+5+...+(2n+1) =
(n+1)^2

Where is Gulliver taken toward the end of Part II, Chapter 2 of Gulliver's Travels?

I assume that you are asking about Part II, Chapter 2.  I
have changed your question to reflect this.  In Part I, Chapter 2, Gulliver is not taken
anywhere.  In Part II, Chapter 2, when Gulliver is in Brobdingnag, he is taken to the
capital city, Lorbrulgud.

In this part of the book,
Gulliver has accidentally come to Brobdingnag.  He has been found by a farmworker who
has given him to the owner of the farm.  The owner of the farm has decided that he can
make some money by showing Gulliver off like a circus exhibit.  In order to make money,
he starts going to larger towns where there are more potential customers.  Finally, he
ends up taking Gulliver to the capital.

What do you prefer for business meeting, traditional or online meeting?

There is a place in business for both
methods.

The traditional meeting "in person" can be time
consuming, difficult to organise in terms of location, timing and fitting into
everyone's diaries and other commitments.  On the other hand, people appreciate being
able to interact on a personal level with their
colleagues.

The online meeting can save on expensive travel
costs and can be recorded for those unable to attend if this is suitable.  But reliable
technology is required, this can often be problematic and makes the online meeting
ineffective if there is a difficulty with broadband for example.  This can cause
frustration.  The online environment is not always conducive to concentration as other
distractions can pull the attendees away from the meeting unless it is properly
managed.  There are always those who have a general dislike or suspicion of technology
and will always prefer traditional formats.

There are some
very effective Webinar packages which will allow for the presentation of excellent
online meetings and the inclusion of interactive slides and visuals.  Skype and other
videoconferencing methods are popular too but the traditional face to face meeting is
often preferred for its social context and fulfils the need for people to maintain
contact and to build rapport in a business context.

What is the difference between a homeotherm and a poikilotherm?

A homeotherm is an organism which is able to survive only
when the internal body temperature is within a narrow range. If their body temperature
increases to higher levels or falls to lower levels the enzymes in the body are not able
to function and this leads to the death of the organism. Examples of homeotherms include
mammals, birds, etc.

Poikilotherms on the other hand can
survive with their internal body temperature varying over a wide range. They are able to
withstand a much larger variation in external temperature that affects the internal body
temperature. Examples of poikilotherms are fish and
reptiles.

This ability of homeotherms and poikilotherms
related to having to maintain a constant body temperature has its own advantages and
disadvantages. Some of which are that homeotherms need to use less resources as their
body enzymes are highly efficient due to the fact that they need to operate in a narrow
temperature range. This allows these organisms to grow larger and develop faster.
Poikilotherms on the other hand use up a lot of resources producing inefficient enzymes
which can operate over a wide temperature range.

In The Kite Runner, how does Amir's betrayal of Hassan, and the guilt he feels, affect his relationships with other characters in the novel?

The guilt that Amir feels haunts him for many years, and
he feels an emptiness in his life long after he relocates to California. Although he
takes pride in his accomplishments as a student and, later, a writer, he feels a general
unworthiness of his inner character. He questions whether he is worthy of his wife,
Soraya; and becoming a part of her illustrious family and General Taheri. His inability
to father a child with his wife further symbolizes his past guilt. Though his
relationship with Baba improves in San Jose, he stills feels inferior to his father and
recognizes that Baba's past accomplishments still far outweigh his own. He is made to
feel unworthy by his driver, Farid, upon his return to Afghanistan, and it is only after
he takes the steps to retrieve Sohrab does Farid show him respect. The fact that Amir
never made any attempts to locate or contact Hassan or Rahim Khan while in America shows
that he was just trying to forget his past transgressions by distance
and disassociation. It is only after Rahim summons Amir to Pakistan that Amir begins to
see how his guilt can be alleviated. 

What are the causes of Elizabeth's narrow scope of judgement in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice?

There are a couple of reasons
why Elizabeth has such a narrow scope of
judgement. One reason is that, while she was born with an
observant nature, she was also born with a
critical nature. Another reason is simply that she's
young and naive.

We first learn about
Elizabeth's observant, critical side after the Meryton
ball. During a conversation with Jane about the Bingley's, Elizabeth criticizes Jane's
inability to see anyone's character flaws. As Elizabeth phrases it to Jane, "You never
see fault in any body. All the world are good and agreeable in your eyes" (Ch. 4). In
contrast, Elizabeth very readily sees negative traits and ridiculousness in people's
characters. In fact, she believes she is being far wiser than Jane in being able to
discern negative traits.

A second reason why Elizabeth has such a
narrow perspective is simply youthful naivete. As she soon
learns, though she "prided [herself] on [her] discernment," she finds out that her
abilities to discern, or to judge, are actually not what she thought they were. Instead,
she soon sees that she "gratified [her] vanity, in useless or blameable distrust" (Ch.
36).  For example, Elizabeth judged Wickham to be the most amiable man she had ever met,
simply because he was a very polite, friendly, conversational man. In contrast, she
judged Darcy to be an extremely detestable, prideful, conceited man simply because he is
quite, has a strong reserve, acts like he is better than his company, and also, most
importantly, because of what Wickham told her about Darcy. In short, had she been older
and wiser she might have easily known that friendliness does not equate to goodness and
reserve does not equate to meanness.

Where in To Kill a Mockingbird does it mention that Mr. Dolphus Raymond is a "fine folk"? Where is the quote or where is it mentioned in the book...

I don't believe there is a direct quote in To
Kill a Mockingbird that calls Dolphus Raymond "fine folk" (or "fine folks").
Nor does Calpurnia ever refer to anyone specifically as "fine folks." The only reference
to "Fine Folks" comes in Chapter 13 when Scout compares her definition of the term with
that of her Aunt Alexandra's.

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I had received the impression that Fine Folks
were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was
of the opinion... that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land the
finer it was. 

Dolphus
Raymond would certainly fit the term under Alexandra's definition, although few people
in Maycomb would actually call Raymond "Fine Folks." Jem also recognized that the Ewells
would also be fine folks, since they had lived in Maycomb for at least three
generations.

How does The Lovely Bones connect to the world in regards to social issues, historical issues, and values/ethics?

There are of course obvious connections (as it is modern
fiction and could have very well taken place in real life, even yesterday): unsolved
crimes, the secrecy of psychopathic rapist killers, feelings of anger/loss/helplessness
from the victim's family and close friends, etc.

I also
think it poses some other big questions: Is there life after death?  Is communication
with Earth possible from the afterlife?  Is that communication
directly affected by injustice?

What is the true meaning of the play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare?

The true meaning of the Romeo and Juliet
play is that hatred between two families can cause deathly effects. This play
teaches the reader a lesson on prejudices. Because the Montagues and Capulets were
prejudiced against each other, their hatred ultimately caused the deaths of Romeo and
Juliet.

Sadly enough, it takes the deaths of Romeo and
Juliet for the Montagues and Capulets to resolve their differences. By this point, it is
too late to bring back the lives of two of their precious loved ones--Romeo and
Juliet.

No doubt, this story is more than a sad love story.
It is a story of hatred and the effects that result from it. Two families hate each
other. For this reason, Romeo and Juliet have no hope. Fortunately, their deaths bring
about a much needed change. The reader and the Montagues and Capulets learn a powerful
lesson on prejudices. Hopefully, the lesson learned will bring about
positive changes.     

What do understand by formal and informal groups in a firm?

The more common terms used are formal and informal
"organizations" rather than groups. Formal organization refers to the groupings of all
he persons working for a firm in different divisions, department, sections, etc., that
is formally defined and specified. The formal organization also defines haw the total
work of the firm is divided among such different organizational units or groups and
among persons within each group. The formal organization also determines the
relationship between people within a group and across the group. These relationships are
primarily in terms of boss-subordinate reporting relationships. Work within the
enterprise is carried within the framework of formal organisation
structure.

However the effectiveness of work within any
firm is influenced significantly by informal organization that exists side by side with
the formal one. The informal organization is not designed or implemented by any one
purposely. It develops spontaneously because of interaction between people working
together. The informal organizations is based on personal relationships that exists
between people, rather than on work requirement. The primary purpose of informal
organization is to serve the personal need of the people. However, it invariable impacts
the basic work of the enterprise, and consequently its performance. For example,
friendship between a sales person and someone working in production planning, may enable
the sales person to get information on delivery commitments faster. This will help the
sales effort of the company. However, this may also result the production planning
person playing favourites in delivery of selected orders based on considerations of
friendship. This may hurt the interest of the firm.

In view
of statement made in the post above, it is desirable to clarify that neither the formal
or informal groups need to be ad hoc. Also the informal relationships in firms tend to
be longer lasting than the formal organization structures. Thus, though in some other
settings ad hoc informal groups may form, in firms the informal organizational groups
are not ad hoc.

What is a comparison between Alexie's "This is How to Say Phoenix, Arizona" and "What You Pawn I Will Redeem."

"This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix, Arizona" is about
Victor's quest to reclaim his father, himself and his best friend Victor. He goes to
Phoenix and, as he travels forward, he journeys into his past as he and Victor recount
the stories of their life together. Money for the journey is a problem, and it is Thomas
who pays the majority of expenses.

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[Thomas]: "I can lend you the money you need,"
Thomas said suddenly. "But you have to take me with
you."

"What You Pawn I Will
Redeem" is about Jackson's quest to reclaim his grandmother's powwow regalia--her dress
for ritual dances--from the pawn shop that holds it before the ticket expires.
Impoverished, Jackson goes to friends and strangers to "win" the money needed for the
redemption. In the course of the 24 hours, Jackson accumulates and gives money to things
he deems more important than the awaiting regalia--a priceless family heirloom of great
importance--at the moment.

The way these two stories compare is that
in both, the three lead characters are without money and on a quest that incorporates
money as each seeks to find that which is more valuable than money. Their lack of money
symbolizes their lack of reconciliation with their families and identities. In the end,
they find the objects of their quests. Victor reclaims Thomas. Thomas reclaims his
living stories ("Nobody talked to Thomas because he told the same [old] stories over and
over again"). Jackson redeems his identity.

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[Jackson]: I knew that solitary yellow bead was
part of me. I knew I was that yellow bead in part. Outside, I wrapped myself in my
grandmother’s regalia ... They all watched me dance with my grandmother. I was my
grandmother, dancing.

What themes can be seen in Blade Runner that are driven by its historical context?

Given the unprecedented progress and advancement in the
1980s, the theme of technology's limitations becomes a part of the film's landscape. 
The context of the 1980s was fitting for the film in several ways.  The 1980s was a
period of economic wealth, American exceptionalism, and technological advancement that
would significantly change the way individuals live and how life was perceived.  As
computer technology began to take a strong hold of all society, the film's themes of
questioning what constitutes reality in terms of individual experience, what defines
freedom, and to what ends does social advancement represent social regression are all
appropriate themes in both the film and the historical context from which the fiml
emerges.  The development of the idea of how the unprecedented optimism in a
technological driven future is a theme of the film that is inspired by the progress of
the historical context.

In The Giver, 12 is not the right age to get a life long job. Why is that?

Actually, if you have a look at the text, you will see
that when the people of this community reach the age of twelve they are given their
"Assignment," when they will be clearly told what their life-long job will be. If we
look in Chapter Two, when the parents of Jonas talk to him about the Ceremony of Twelve
and what will happen afterwards, we see that this is an incredibly important moment for
individuals, as it is the last of the ceremonies, and after it, "age isn't very
important." Each child has been carefully observed from their birth and has had an
Assignment selected for them as a result of this careful and lengthy observation. After
the Ceremony of Twelve, time is only spent with other people in training and with the
"Assignment group." There are "no more volunteer hours. No more reacreation hours." Thus
it is that in the world of Jonas and the community that he inhabits, twelve is actually
chosen as the age when people are ready to begin their life-long job, having had a
special role carefully selected for them that will suit their character and gifts and
responsibilities.

Anaylse "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov in terms of the the point of view.

This excellent but also somewhat intriguing tale is told
using the third person limited point of view. This means that we have a narrator that is
external to the action of the story, but who follows it from the perspective of one of
the character's alone. In this case, the narrator zooms in on the banker and his
thoughts and ideas of what has happened and how he reacts to it. The reason why Chekhov
made this choice in terms of point of view is that we as readers are privy to his
reactions to the letter of the young lawyer he defaults on the terms of the bet so
dramatically:

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When the banker had read this, he laid the page
on the table, kissed the strange man on the head, and went out of the lodge, weeping. At
no other time, even when he had lost heavily on the Stock Exchange, had he felt so great
a contempt for himself. When he got home, he lay on his bed, but his tears and emotion
kept him for hours from
sleeping.

Clearly the banker
is shown through the point of view to be greatly affected by the letter, and feels
himself to be contemptible. Thus it is that we are surprised that in the next paragraph,
he keeps the letter of the lawyer, presumably so that he can have proof that the lawyer
relinquished the money in case he changes his mind later on. Thus the point of view
clearly establishes that, although he was impacted by the letter, he has clearly not
evolved beyond his own greed and self-interest. The choice of point of view thus
highlights the banker's failings as a character and can be linked in to the way that the
author establishes the theme of the story, which could be argued to relate to the lack
of integrity that people have.

What type of character is Boo Radley in Harper Lee's novel To Kill A Mockingbird?Is he static or dynamic?

Boo Radley of Harper Lee's To Kill a
Mockingbird is a dynamic character, a character who undergoes animportant and
essential change in his personality.  For Boo Radley his change is more of a
metamorphosis as he emerges as a real person rather than as a mysterious figure who
comes out at night to peer in Stephanie Crawford's bedroom window or one who leaves
mended pants on a fence wire and small gifts in a tree
knothole.

In the final chapter, with the impetus of the
friendship which he has cultivated by means of the knothole, Boo exerts a heroic effort
to come outside one night when Bob Ewell threatens the lives of the children he has come
to love.  He wrestles with Ewell and stabs him. 

Boo's
emergence as a real person rather than a "haint" brings together the motif of
Robinson-Bob Ewell with the Boo Radley motif and effects Scout's final lesson in the
novel.