Why is language planning important to countries?

Language (i.e., code) planning is the deliberate effort to
control, expand, and utilize language. Cooper's definition of language planning
is:

language
planning refers to deliberate efforts to influence the behavior of others with respect
to the acquisition, structure, or functional allocation of their
codes

Language planning is
important to a country for several reasons. The first is that planning is important to
insure that a language corpus can function in contemporary society in terms of
terminology, or vocabulary, to meet present needs, e.g., technological, or scientific
needs.  Thus, Cooper describes corpus planning as
intervention to make sure a language has the needed terminology to function in necessary
capacities.

The second reason is to establish the status of
a language within a country and in relation to other countries in the world, for
instance, it establishes whether a country will have one national language or two and
which those two might be. As an example, South Africa effected status
planning by determining that both Afrikaans and English would be official
languages.

The third reason language planning is important
to a country is that language planning determines how language or languages will be
acquired, or taught, in the national educational systems. Acquisition
planning comprises acquisition of national, second, and foreign
languages.

What do we learn about Roger in chapter 7?William Golding's Lord of the Flies

Chapter Seven of Lord of the Flies
finds Roger beginning to quietly assert himself.  When Jack states the he
will go up the mountain to look for the beast and challenges  Ralph accompany
them, Ralph accepts the dare.  Then, he stops and
asks, 

"Why
should only two go?" Astonlshingly, a dark figure moved against the
tide.

Roger, who is
uncommunicative by nature, sits on the trunk and taps his stick against it.  He
surprises Ralph when he speaks because after some time Ralph and Jack have forgotten
him.  Again, as they progress in the darkness, Roger joins them, but lingers
behind some.  Then, when Jack and Ralph hesitate, Roger bumps them, "fumbled with a hiss
of breath, and passed onwards."  Clearly, he is a sinister force, although he, like Jack
and Ralph, is frightened by the creature with "the ruin of a face" and abandons his
spear and runs back down the dark slope from which they have
come.   

Prove that the limit of function f(x) is ln5, if function f(x) is given by f(x) =(5^x-5)/(x-1), x->0.

(5^0-5)/(0-1)

(1-5)/-1

4

I
am not getting ln5 as the limit of x as it approaches zero, as appears to have already
been mentioned, though for x -> 1 after testing for an indeterminant and applying
L'Hospital's rule

lim x->c f(x)/g(x) = lim
x->c f'(x)/g'(x)

f(x) =
5^x-5

f'(x) = 5^x ln(5)

g(x) =
x-1

g'(x) = 1

lim x->1
5^x
ln(5)/1

5ln(5)

The
major pitfall here is that L'Hospital's rule only applys
when

lim x->c f(x) = g(x) =
0

applied improperly, and let me state again,
this is improper and entirely wrong you would simplify the function
to

lim x->0 5^x
ln(5)/1

which would come out to
ln(5)

L'Hospital's rule works because an infintecimal is
comparable to another infintecimal.  But it does not change the fact that
 infintecimals become completely inconsequential when compared to any value that is not
itself an infintecimal.  If you think about it for a bit and about other instances in
mathematics like how 3x/2x = 3/2 or how only the largest power is considered in
fractions with limits to infinity it should become plainly obvious on what principles
this function is relying.

Verify if (b-a)/b

We'll apply calculus, namely Lagrange's theorem, to prove
the given inequality.

We'll choose a function, whose domain
of definition is the closed interval [a,b].

The function is
f(x) = ln x

Based on Lagrange's theorem, there is a point
"c", that belongs to (a,b), so that:

f(b) - f(a) = f'(c)(b
- a)

We'll substitute the function f(x) in the relation
above:

ln b - ln a =
f'(c)(b-a)

We'll determine
f'(x):

f'(x) = (ln x)'

f'(x) =
1/x

f'(c) = 1/c

ln b - ln a =
(b-a)/c

ln (b/a)
= (b-a)/c

Since c is in the interval [a,b], we'll get the
inequality:

a<c<b => 1/a > 1/c
> 1/b

We'll multiply by the positive amount
(b-a):

(b-a)/a > (b-a)/c > (b-a)/b
(1)

But (b-a)/c = ln (b/a)
(2)

We'll substitute (2) in (1) and we'll get the
inequality that has to be
demonstrated:

(b-a)/a > ln (b/a)
> (b-a)/b

What were the material causes of the rise of Romanticism?

Like many different literary movements, Romanticism was
brought on as an outcry against the preceding movement, The Age of Reason. typically,
movements arose because the new generation of writers did not agree with the
point-of-view which the preceding movement epitomized. Therefore, the Romantic period
was a movement brought about because of the dislike of
reason.

In The Age of Reason, individuals were told how to
interpret all ideas. The Age of Reason also seemed to be a type of instruction manual as
to how to live life and what to do to survive the Revolutionary War. (Remember the
experiment about breaking one stick and breaking a bundle of sticks? People during The
Age of Reason wanted bundles- not individuals.)

Therefore,
the Revolutionary War had great influence over the people of this generation (The Age of
Reason). That being said, the Romantic period was derived from an outcry of the new
artists who were tired of being told how to think and how to interpret life. Given that
the war had caused political and societal lives to fall apart, the Romantics wished to
offer a much different perspective on life; this new perspective offered individuality,
the support of emotion over reason, and highlighted the importance of the
imagination.

How has a sense of suspense been created by Harper Lee in Chapter 28 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

This chapter has an overall feeling of eeriness and
ominous foreshadowing both before and after the children attend the annual Halloween
pageant. It all begins at the end of the previous chapter, when Aunt Alexandra has a
sudden feeling that

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"... somebody just walked over my
grave."

Atticus and Alexandra
have already decided not to attend the pageant--they are both tired--so Jem and Scout
are left to walk by themselves in the darkness to and from the school. The children talk
of "Haints" and other scary subjects, and they try to laugh off their old worries about
walking by the Radley house at night. The wind is blowing, ther are many shadows, there
is no moon, and the children trip over unseen tree roots. Scout wishes that Jem had
brought a flashlight: After all, it is Halloween! When Cecil Jacobs jumps out of the
darkness to scare them, Jem yells, "God Almighty!"

The two
children turn down a ride home--another ominous decision--and begin their walk home.
Scout, still in her ham costume, has forgotten her shoes, making the journey even more
cumbersome. When the children begin hearing more unusual noises, they hope it is merely
a dog or, possibly, Cecil about to scare them again. But they soon find that it is
neither.

Harper Lee's builds suspense using gothic elements
of the unknown and supernatural that includes a false climax (when Cecil jumps out to
scare them) which also foreshadows Bob Ewell's own unexpected appearance. It's a
perfectly drawn scenario for the creepiest night of the
year--Halloween.

Discuss Aeneas as a man with a mission in Vergil's Aeneid.

In contrast to epic heroes like Achilles and Odysseus,
Aeneas' journey has a different sort of aim. In Homer's Iliad,
Achilles' aim was to achieve immortal glory for himself by killing lots of noteworthy
Trojans. In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus' aim was to return to an
already-established home on Ithaca and restore
order.

Aeneas, like Achilles, is a hero who exhibits might
in battle, but his glory does not have the personal aim that Achilles' does. Aeneas
fights for something larger than personal glory, he fights so that he can fulfill the
destiny that has been established for him by the gods, namely of founding an "empire
without end."

Sometimes, Aeneas gets sidetracked as he
attempts to fulfill this mission, as he does in his relationship with Dido (see
Aeneid 4). Eventually, though, the gods bring Aeneas back into line
and Aeneas travels to the underworld and back to discover what he needs to do to
establish a new home for himself and his companions in Italy. Thus, in the underworld
(see Aeneid 6), Aeneas learns from his father Anchises what the
mission of the Romans will be:

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remember, Roman, it is for you to rule the
nations with your power,

(that will be your skill) to crown
peace with law,

to spare the conquered, and subdue the
proud.

(A.S. Kline
translation)

Why has Harper Lee separated To Kill a Mockingbird into two parts?Plese explain in detail.

There are two main plots that dominate the novel
To Kill a Mockingbird: The children's fascination with the
mysterious Boo Radley, which dominates Part One (Chapters 1-11); and the trial of Tom
Robinson, which covers most of the first 15 chapters of Part Two. It seems a logical
structural form, creating a break between the two primary story lines. Additionally,
Part Two (Chapter 12) opens with Scout's description of Jem's growing pains; he is
approaching puberty, and the age difference between the still childish Scout and the
nearly teenage Jem becomes more obvious. The final portion of the novel (Chapters 28-31)
ties together the two plots: Boo Radley finally makes his appearance when he tangles
with Bob Ewell, Tom Robinson's accuser.

In 1984, what is Orwell's purpose in having all humans in chapter four so unpleasant?

To a great extent, Orwell's construction of the humans in
this chapter is done to enhance the "us against the world" element that forged the
Communists to victory in the Russian Civil War following World War I.  The human
collusion to attempt to put down the animals represents the Allied Forces who entered
into Russia and supported the "Whites" in the Russian Civil War from 1918- 1920.  The
humans cannot be displayed in a manner that is benevolent towards the animals because it
is this lack of support that allows the animals to unify and fight as a unit.  Heroes
like Boxer and Snowball becomes dominant forces in this struggle because of their total
commitment to the animal cause against the humans.  The human beings cannot be depicted
as anything other than unpleasant because they represent the Allied forces who lacked
the insight to understand the Russian predicament of the time and simply presumed that
their mere presence would spell out victory.  Another reason why the humans are depicted
in such an unpleasant manner could also connect to the "historical unpleasantness" the
Allied forces demonstrated during the Russian Civil
War:

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At about the same time, the Russian
Civil War (1918-1920) broke out between the Communist “Reds” and anti-Communist
“Whites.” The allied powers, including the United States, Great Britain and France (who
were still at war with Germany), and Japan invaded Russia and occupied Russian
territory. After the defeat of Germany, the Allied forces remained in Russia and aided
the Whites against the Reds. Coming under attack by combined Russian troops, the foreign
forces withdrew in 1919, and victory in the Civil War went to the Communists. From it
all, Trotsky emerged as a powerful leader, the main architect of the new Red
Army.

It is fairly
"unpleasant" that the Allied forces could enter a civil war in Russia, support one side,
and then simply abandon that side when it begins to take pressure and
setback.

Why might a firm want to produce its goods even after diminishing marginal returns have set in and marginal cost is rising?

Diminishing marginal returns is
something that is always present in any kind of productive process. For all other
conditions remaining constant the increase in one factor of production will not continue
to increase production by the same extent and the decrease in the change is known as
diminishing marginal returns.

The increasing marginal cost
also cannot be looked at in isolation. It has to be looked at in terms of what the
difference between marginal revenue and the marginal cost is. The difference can be
allowed to decrease till marginal cost is equal to marginal revenue. Production should
not be increased beyond the point when the marginal cost and marginal revenue is equal
as that will not increase the total returns.

So a firm can
produce goods even if there is diminishing marginal returns and the marginal cost is
rising based on and because of what the value of the difference between the marginal
revenue and the marginal cost is.

Explain "infirm of purpose! give me the daggers the sleeping and the dead are but as pictures 'tis the eye of childhoodthis is said by lady macbeth...

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, when Lady
Macbeth tells Macbeth that he is infirm of purpose in Act 2.2, she means that he is not
solid or concrete, that he is not firm, in his determination to go through with what he
wants and needs to do.  This is an insult.  She is berating him, because he's afraid to
take the bloody daggers back to Duncan's chambers.  Of course, Macbeth was also an idiot
for bringing the murder weapons with him in the first
place.

She continues to berate Macbeth by making fun of him
in other ways for not being willing to go back to Duncan's chamber to return the
daggers.  She ridicules him by saying that a dead body is just like a picture: 
harmless, of course. 

And, she says, only a child is afraid
of a painted picture, even if it is of a devil.  That's the eye of a child and painted
devil part.

Not only does Macbeth foolishly bring the
daggers back with him to his wife, but he is afraid to take them back once she discovers
them.  And she berates and ridicules him for it.      

What is the theme of Hart Crane's "My Grandmother's Love Letters"?There are no stars to-night But those of memory. Yet how much room for memory...

What is the theme of Hart Crane's "My Grandmother's Love
Letters"?

There are no stars to-night But those of memory.
Yet how much room for memory there
is

In
the loose girdle of soft
rain.

There is even room
enough For the letters of my mother's mother, Elizabeth,
That have been pressed so long Into a
corner of the roof That they are brown and soft, And liable
to melt as
snow.

Over the greatIless
of such space Steps must be gentle. It is
all hung by an invisible
white hair. It trembles as birch limbs webbing the
air.

And I ask
myself:

"Are
your fingers long enough to play Old
keys that are but echoes:
Is the silence strong enough To carry
back the music to its source And back
to you
again

As though
to her?" Yet I would lead my
grandmother by the hand Through much
of what she would not understand; And
so I stumble. And the rain continues on the roof With such a
sound ofgently pitying
laughter.

To what extent did the U.S. constitution address the concerns of all citizens?

Once the Bill of Rights was added, the Constitution did at
least something to address the concerns of all citizens (except, perhaps, for women and
non-whites).  However, it did more to address the concerns of economic elites than those
of other people.

The Constitution was a
Federalist (as opposed to an anti-federalist) document.  It
gave more power to the central government and isolated the government from the people. 
This was something that the Federalists (economic elites) wanted very
much.

The concerns of
anti-Federalists were met, to some extent, by the Bill of
Rights.  The anti-Federalists were concerned that the central government would tyrannize
them.  By creating the Bill of Rights, the Framers were able to allay these fears to
some extent.

In this way, the Constitution did at least
something to address the concerns of both Federalists and
anti-Federalists.

Find the inverse of the function y=e^x+6x using derivatives.

We'll put f(x) = e^x+6x.

By
definition, f'(x)*[f^-1(x)]' = 1

[f^-1(x)]'=
1/f'(x)

f^-1(x) = Integral of
1/f'(x)

We'll calculate f'(x) = e^x +
6

[f^-1(x)]'= 1/(e^x +
6)

We'll calculate the indefinite
integral:

Int dx/(e^x +
6)

We'll put e^x + 6 = t => e^x = t -
6

We'll differentiate:

e^x*dx
= dt

dx = dt/e^x

dx =
dt/(t-6)

Int dx/(e^x + 6) = Int
dt/t*(t-6)

We'll decompose the fraction 1/t*(t-6) in a sum
or differenceof elementary fractions:

1/t*(t-6) = A/t +
B/(t-6)

1 = t(A+B) - 6A

A+B =
0

A = -B

A = -1/6 => B
= 1/6

1/t*(t-6) = -1/6t +
1/6(t-6)

Int dt/t*(t-6) = -Int dt/6t + Int
dt/6(t-6)

Int dt/t*(t-6) = (1/6)(Int dt/(t-6) - Int
dt/t)

Int dt/t*(t-6) = (1/6)(ln(t-6) - ln
t)

Int dt/t*(t-6) =
(1/6){ln[(t-6)/t]}

Int dx/(e^x + 6) = (1/6){ln[(e^x)/(e^x +
6)]} +C

The inverse function is f^-1(x) =
{ln[(e^x)/(e^x + 6)]}/6

What makes John Dryden’s work "Neo-Classical"?

There are several elements that make John Dryden's work
"Neo-Classical."

The first thing that comes to mind is the
structure of his poetry and the use of vocabulary. Neo-classical poetry aims to salute
the style and meter of classical poetry.This is the reason why Dryden's works often seem
to be a reformation of the works of classical poets including Shakespeare himself. His
writing style is uniquely balanced and clear and this is a key element of neo-classical
art. Additionally, Dryden is a strong proponent of a Universally-appropriate use of the
English language that celebrates the art of speaking,
itself.

Another reason is because of the time of the
publication of most of his works does coincide with the neoclassical school, from the
17th to 18th centuries. These were times of tremendous political changes in England,
which prompted the population to embrace a new order of government through Cromwell, or
return to the classical monarchy that came after the Restoration with Charles II.
Artists of this generation embraced a return to the classics along with the
ever-changing times.

Most importantly, neo-classical poetry
is about complete thoughts, correct language, balance in usage of description,
appropriate expressions of emotions, and the celebration of man as an intelligent
creation. All of these elements make Dryden the quintessential neo-classical poet in
literature and the arts.

How can we interpret these plays, Slam the Door Softly by C.B. Luce and A Doll's House, by H. Ibsen in terms of feminist point of view?

Both A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen,
and Slam the Door Softly, by Clare Boothe Luce, are written with a
feminist viewpoint for both of the female
protagonists.

Ironically, Henrik Ibsen, author of
A Doll's House, did not consider himself a advocate of
feminism.

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Ibsen believed that women were best suited to be
mothers and wives, but at the same time, he had an eye for injustice, and Helmer's
demeaning treatment of Nora was a common problem. Although he would later be embraced by
feminists, Ibsen was no champion of women's rights; he only dealt with the problem of
women's rights as a facet of the realism within his
play.

And while Ibsen was
simply attempting to draw attention to the mistreatment of women as a source of social
injustice by way of Nora Helmer's life, the play has become a literary "anthem" of a
woman "wronged" by her husband who decides to go into the world alone to "find
herself."

Ibsen's play provides us with the character of
Torvald Helmer who has little consideration for his wife's intelligence, maturity or
capabilities. His concern is more about his own reputation than the importance of being
alive—especially in the male-dominated society of which he is a willing
part.

Clare Boothe Luce wrote Slam the Door
Softly in 1970. It was her last play. Something of an early feminist
herself, she did not follow a traditional path, as a woman born at
the beginning of the 20th Century. To help support her family, she became a "call girl."
In 1919, she became interested in the "suffrage movement" (early women's  rights
movement, pushing to receive the right to vote). She ultimately became a journalist and
writer, and later, a politician as a member of the House of Representatives,
representing a district in Connecticut.

Whereas Ibsen
writes about a woman's search for personal freedom, Clare Boothe Luce
lives it. Slam the Door Softly is a modern
version of Ibsen's play. Thaw Wald (the Torvald Helmer character) is sitting his chair
when his wife Nora (the Nora Helmer character) enters with bags packed, ready to leave
her husband. We get the sense that he doesn't know enough about his wife to anticipate
that she might need more than their relationship
provides.

This is much like Ibsen's conclusion to
his play. In both cases, the women have decided they must leave
home to try to find true happiness. Like Torvald, Thaw cannot conceptualize that his
wife intends to leave. In fact, both men believe their wives should be perfectly
satisfied with their life and not have any reason to be
unhappy.

The biggest difference between the two stories is
that in A Doll's House, when Nora leaves, there is the sense she
will not return, although Torvald wonders, as the door closes, whether a miracle could
occur. However, in Slam the Door Softly, Nora departs, but the
audience realizes that the husband and wife still love each other, and there
is hope that perhaps after a time, they will be reunited—if both
are willing to work at
it.

Additional
source:

http://www.playdatabase.com/play.asp?play=D83021D6-0083-4F3F-BA07-26F99A103B12

How can legislative gridlock occur?

Gridlock, in politics, refers to a situation in which very
little in the way of laws can get passed by a
government.

In the United States, gridlock is most likely
to occur in periods of divided government.  The current situation in the US is a perfect
example of this.  The House of Representatives is strongly controlled by Republicans
while the Senate is controlled by Democrats.  The President is a Democrat.  As a result,
measures that are passed by one house of Congress are quite likely to be rejected by the
other house.  This is certainly the case with House measures such as the one repealing
the health care program.

Gridlock can also happen even in
periods when government is not divided.  One major reason for this is the fact that
small groups of Senators have so much power to hold up
legislation.

Our system was designed by the Framers to
promote gridlock.  They feared a powerful government and so they set up a mulit-part
government in which many different parts have to agree in order for anything to get
passed.  This is an intentionally inefficient system that lends itself to
gridlock.

Which of the following is true of this statement about government?"All communities divide themselves into the few and the many. The first are the...

The best answer for this is B.  A supporter of a modern
liberal democracy would not like this statement because it is an elitist
statement.

Ironically enough, this statement is from one of
our Founding Fathers.  It was spoken by Alexander Hamilton, the man on the $10 bill. 
Hamilton was a Federalist and the Federalists were not very supportive of the idea of
democracy.  In this quote, Hamilton is saying that the great mass of people are too
stupid to govern themselves.  He is saying that the average person can rarely judge
accurately as to what is right and what is not.  Can you imagine your typical American
politician agreeing with this statement today?  It would be very bad for them to agree
with such a statement because it would make them sound
elitist.

This is a totally elitist statement because it
argues that only a few people can truly understand what is best for a country while the
masses are not really smart enough to do so.  Therefore, B is the best
answer.

What stages of moral development does Speilberg show in his film Schindler's List with the character of Amon Goeth?

Regrettably, there is not much in way of moral development
with Amon Goeth.  I think that part of this is deliberate.  It is essential that the
film represents the Nazis with a lack of moral development or moral stature.  In telling
the story of the Holocaust as a type of morality play, the Nazis represent the end of
the morality spectrum where there is little in terms of spiritual redemption or
development.   There are a few moments when Goeth does represent this.  These moments
have to be taken in isolation rather than representative of his whole character, which
does not show much in way of development.  The moment when Goeth pardons the servant for
not cleaning the tub well enough might be one example where moral development towards a
social convention end is enhanced.  Schindler's discussion of how society functions on a
conception of power whereby individuals are able to pardon one another is something that
Goeth represents in this instant.  It is undercut by his recognition of a filthy nail
from the mirror and he takes his rifle and shoots the boy in the back from a distance. 
Yet, in an isolated instant, we see the idea of moral development for a split- second. 
Obviously, when Goeth makes the deal for Schindler's workers, there is a reflection of a
moral development out of self interest, in terms of "What's in it for me?"  Goeth
represents behavior driven by motives that strictly benefit the self, in his exchange
for Schindler's workers for money.  In these two moments, there might be some level of
moral development on Goeth's part, but again, these would have to be looked in
isolation.  As Goeth is killed, his final words praising Hitler would conclude that his
life has been one where little in way of moral development has been
reached.

What is the moral dilemma in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and what is the irony of this dilemma

The underlying moral dilemma in The Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn is the question of how to relate to and treat black
people.

Varied characters within the story have their own
viewpoints regarding the slaves in their midst and act accordingly in their dealings
with them. Huck's opinion evolves through the course of events, changing
from:

He was
thinking about his wife and his children, away up yonder, and he was low and homesick;
because he hadn't ever been away from home before in his life; and I do believe he cared
just as much for his people as white folks does for their'n. It don't seem natural, but
I reckon it's
so.

to:

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somehow I couldn't seem to strike no places to
harden me against him, but only the other kind. I'd see him standing my watch on top of
his'n, stead of calling me, so I could go on sleeping; and see him how glad he was when
I come back out of the fog; ... and at last I struck the time I saved him by telling the
men we had small-pox aboard, and he was so grateful, and said I was the best friend old
Jim ever had in the word, and the only one he's got
now

So Huck, who would be
looked down upon by many of the characters in the story because he was unschooled and
poorly clothed and had no family or refinements of social upbringing, determined that he
would go to hell if that was what happened but he would not allow his friend to be sold
back into slavery.

Does realism prevail in Family Matters?

Of course the quick answer is yes but there is more to it
than that.  I have never been to India but the story of the family in
Family Matters is like any family facing facing a difficult
domestic situation.

The plight of Nariman and his
complicated relationship with his children are not Indian, they are human. 
Interpersonal relationships which include past mistakens and painful experiences can
adversely affect feelings.  Added to these realities are financial problems.  This is a
reality for many families in India and throughout the
world.

Looking after a family member who is ill and
incapacitated is difficult under normal circumstances.  Coomie's inability to forgive
Nariman and the weakness of Jal make it more difficult for all
concerned.

This can happen to any family and the result is
not just realistic but also univerisal. 

What are the advantages and disadvantages of international trade law?

International trade law is the set of laws that governs
trade between nations.  These laws can be created by international bodies such as the
World Trade Organization or they can be created by the governments of the various
sovereign states.

The major advantage of having
international trade law is that these laws can facilitate trade.  When there are laws
that are harmonized and coordinated (rather than conflicting with one another) it
becomes much easier to trade.  Firms trading from one country to another can be more
confident that they know the laws that will govern their transactions.  This reduces the
risk of trade.

The major disadvantage comes not from the
existence of the laws but from poorly made or poorly harmonized laws.  Problems arise
when two countries' laws do not mesh well with one another.  This can lead to trade
disputes and to less trade.

So international trade law is
valuable because trade is valuable.  But these laws are not always good because
different countries have different laws that may not mesh well
together.

What are the narrator's attitudes in the first section of "Blue Winds Dancing"?

There is much in the first section about the narrator’s
attitudes. We learn that he is both homesick and "tired," that he has serious doubts
about the values of the white culture, that he reveres Nature, that he seeks a release
from the pressure to achieve, that he resents the feelings of inferiority of his role as
an Indian, that he values and prizes the personal closeness of life at home, and that he
is willing to endure hardship because of his beliefs. He is rejecting white dominated
civilization as a result of the personal, unhurried, aesthetic, and passive values of
his home, together with a profound sense of identification with the home as a physical
place. The major antagonist in the story is the set of values of the white culture, but
there are other antagonists, such as the cold weather and the sadistic threat of Denver
Bob. There is also an inner conflict that develops when the narrator nears home. This
conflict is manifested in self-doubt and worry about being received by family and
tribe.

for the function y=2x^2+5X-k one of the zeros is at x=-4. Determine the other x intercept.Full thorough explanation of solution and steps

We have y= 2x^2 + 5x - k which is a quadratic equation and
we are given that one of the roots is at x = -4.

The roots
of 2x^2 + 5x - k lie at :

x = -5/4 + sqrt (25 + 8k)/4 and x
= -5/4 - sqrt (25 + 8k)/4

As one of the roots is
-4

-5/4 - sqrt (25 + 8k)/4 =
-4

=> -5 - sqrt(25 + 8k) =
-16

=> sqrt(25 + 8k) =
11

=> (25 + 8k) =
121

=> (25 + 8k) =
121

=> 8k =
96

=> k = 12

The other
root is at x = -5/4 + sqrt (25 + 8k)/4

=> x = -5/4 +
sqrt (25 + 96)/4

=> -5/4 +
11/4

=> 6/4

=>
3/2

As x = 3/2 is the other root, this is also the point
where the other x-intercept lies.

The other
x-intercept of y = 2x^2 + 5x - k is (3/2, 0).

Assume that a wheel has an outside diameter of 0.800 km and an inside diameter of 0.720 m.Use mathematical calculations to show how a simulated...

I'm assuming your wheel has an inside diameter of 0.720
kilometers, not meters, since the outside diameter is in kilometers.....The
gravitational force on Earth is 9.8 meters per second squared, or 9.8 m/sec^2.  That
force can be induced upon your wheel if its spinning at a specific rate.  The
relationship between the gravitational force (or acceleration), the angular velocity of
the wheel, and the radius is given by the formula

a =
W^2r

where a is acceleration in m/sec^2, W is the angular
velocity in radians per second (a radian is a measure where the radius length equals an
arc length of a circle) and r is the radius.  In this
case,

9.8 m/sec^2 = W^2 (800
m)

.01225 m^2/sec^2 =
W^2

.1106 m/sec = W

so your
wheel would have to be spinning at about a tenth of a meter per second for a radius of
800 m.

See the link for an actual gravitational
calculator:

In "The Metamorphosis," when Gregor’s parents first see the Gregor, what do their initial reactions suggest about their attitude about their son?

When poor Gregor finally manages to open the door that he
has had to struggle so much to open, the response of his parents is obviously one of
great shock to their strangely tranformed son who went to bed a human and woke up the
next day a disgusting insect. Note how his parents are shown to respond with the sight
of their transformed son:

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The mother, who, despite the office manager's
presence, stood there with her hair still undone and bristling, first gaped at the
father, clasping her hands, then took two steps toward Gregor and collapsed, her
petticoats flouncing out all around her and her face sinking quite undetectably into her
breasts. The father clenched his fist, glaring at Gregor as if trying to shove him back
into his room, then peered unsteadily around the parlour before covering his eyes with
his hands and weeping so hard that his powerful chest began to
quake.

Note the way that the
mother responds with shocked incredulity, apparently fainting with the surprise, whereas
the initial reaction of his father is to respond with anger, before giving away to
deeper emotions and beginning to cry. It is interesting that the response of the father
foreshadows the later violence that he visits upon his son, whereas the helpless
response of the mother clearly displays her inability to know how to cope with the
situation. The father's response in particular shows the anger and seeds of hatred that
exist in the relationship.

How has the Boo Radley changed (in Chapter 4) in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Boo Radley, one of the main (though mostly invisible)
characters of To Kill a Mockingbird, has actually not changed since
Dill's arrival to Maycomb. What has changed is the children's perception of him once
they begin finding items in the secret knothole. Prior to his reclusive behavior, Boo
had been a normal teenager. But when he got into some trouble with the law, Boo's father
locked him away in the Radley house. It was then that Boo changed. But, as Jem and Scout
would soon find out, Boo was not the crazed ghoul that neighborhood rumors portrayed.
The owner of the Indian head pennies found in the tree was still a mystery, and Boo
Radley may not have immediately come to mind as a giver of gifts, but the prized coins
did get the kids to thinking about Boo more and more. 

What are the inconsistencies and contradictions of Abner Snopes in "Barn Burning"?

I would want to answer this question by looking at the
inconsistencies of Abner Snopes in terms of his words and actions. Firstly, it is highly
paradoxical that Abner Snopes lectures his son, Sarty, about the importance of family
bonds whilst at the same time beating him for the way he perceived that Sarty would have
testified against him. Note how this section of the text is
presented:

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"You were fixing to tell them. You would have
told him." He didn't answer. His father struck him with the flat of his hand on the side
of the head, hard but without heat, exactly as he had struck the two mules at the store,
exactly as he would strike either of them with any stick in order to kill a horse fly,
his voice still without heat or anger: "You're getting to be a man. You got to learn.
You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain't going to have any blood to
stick to you."

Abner beats
his son like he would his mules, and whilst we can appreciate the sentiment behind his
advice to "stick to your own blood," at the same time the way he encourages his son to
do so indicates that Abner himself is a pathetically violent man who only gives his son
extra reason to not "stick to his own blood" through his actions and treatment of
him.

Secondly, I would want to talk about the actions of
Abner and how he responds to his situation. Although he clearly resents being beholden
to those who are socially superior to him, Abner never tries to escape the cycle of
land-tenancy that he subjects his family and himself to. At each stage he seems to
deliberately annoy or slight his employers, bringing down trouble upon himself, to give
him a reason or a "justification" for barn burning. He seems to deliberately provoke
conflict so that he can engage in his acts of arson. He seems to have condemned himself
to his own personal hell and desires to do nothing to escape it. It is Sarty's
realisation of this that forces him to leave his father's
tyranny.

In Chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird, why does Scout think that the world is going to end and on what does Mr. Avery blame this weather?

Scout's response to waking up in the morning after a long
night's sleep and seeing strange objects falling from the sky is probably not unusual
for a small child living in the Deep South. It was her first sight of snow, and she had
no idea what it was.

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"The world's endin',
Atticus!"

It was Jem's first
look at snow as well, but at least he figured out what it was. When the kids went
outside to play in Miss Maudie's yard (they were trying to save the snow in their own
yard), they were harassed again by Mr. Avery. He had already blamed Jem and Scout for
the unusually cold recent weather, telling them that it "was written on the Rosetta
Stone" that children who behaved badly caused the seasons to change. This time he blamed
them on the snow as well, telling them that it was the first time it had "snowed in
Maycomb since Appomattox"--the sight of General Robert E. Lee's surrender of the
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in 1865.

What effect does personification, apostrophe, & rhetorical question have on the speech Friar made to Romeo in 3.4 in Romeo and Juliet?What...

I'm going to assume you mean Act III, scene 3, where the
Friar launches a tirade against Romeo and his seeming cowardice. He
compare Romeo to a beast and a woman, bringing a certain power to his speech, while at
the same time suggesting Romeo's unbelievable irrationality. For
Elizabethan audiences, women and animals were considered equally devoid of logical and
reason, so the Friar's remarks here would resonate with those
watching.

The Friar's apostrophes also serve
to chastise Romeo for his behavior. At different points in this scene,
the Friar laments "O deadly sin! O rude unthankfulness!" and "O woeful sympathy! Piteous
predicament!" It's as though Romeo's reaction has driven him to crying out, identifying
Romeo's faults as he does so. He also discusses Romeo's shape love and
wit, saying each is destroyed or perverted by his behavior. By addressing
each of these aspects by name, the Friar is logically breaking down Romeo's illogical
response.

Finally, his rhetorical questions
serve the same purpose. As he asks Romeo each question, he forces Romeo
to think through his decisions and his desires, pointing out how harmful each can
be:

Hast thou
slain Tybalt? Wilt thou slay thyself?
And slay thy lady that in thy life
lives,
By doing damned hate upon thyself?
Why railest thou on thy
birth, the heaven, and
earth?

Each of these devices
serves to drive home the Friar's point to Romeo, which is: Wake up and consider yourself
lucky!

In "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," why does Bruno deny knowing Shmuel?

At a moment of weakness, Bruno denies knowing Shmuel and
does not stand up for him.  It is at the moment where Bruno showed compassion and care
by ensuring that his friend had something to eat.  Yet, the moment is interrupted by
Kotler's presence.  In this instant, Bruno recognizes that his transcendent friendship
with Shmuel can be contingent on circumstances.  Showing fear of what Bruno knows is
possible, he denies knowing Shmuel.  It is significant for a couple of reasons. The
first is that it shows how dreadful conditions are at the time.  Bruno is a good friend
and one who does care for Shmuel.  Yet, the awareness of what is happening and the
conditions that surround them reveal themselves in this instant of abandonment. 
Additionally, it is significant because it proves to be an epiphany for Bruno.  He
understands that he should never turn his back on his friend.  While he did so in this
instant, it is a moment that serves as a reminder to never do so again.  This will prove
to be prophetic later on in the narrative, when the stakes are so high and traumatic. 
One singular moment of callousness becomes something never to be repeated again, to both
of their detriment.

What is the role of women in Fences?

To a large extent, Wilson's depiction of women are to have
the unfortunate distinction of being with a man who is unreachable.  Both Alberta and
Rose can claim the "honor" of being with Troy.  Yet, both are unsuccessful in reaching
him.  They cannot permeate or enter his world where emotional fences are built in order
to keep out the pain and, eventual joy, of life.  In this, the women are kept at a
distance.  Both are able to develop other forms of life whereby Troy is not necessarily
a part of such a process.  Alberta's preoccupation with her pregnancy, one that
eventually kills her, and Rose's participation with her church are the refuges that each
woman can take away from Troy, who cannot provide any substantive emotional connection
to each. While Troy is not as bad as his father with abuse and while he does provide for
them financially, meeting his responsibility, he is noticeably absent from his emotional
duty to each.  Wilson presents a setting whereby the pain that men experience are
equally, if not worse, than that which men endure.  In this, women are shown to be
relegated to an area of periphery in the lives of men, one in which they can try to
influence and show power.  Yet, in the end, the emotional fences that men build,
fortified by years of social neglect and personal abuse, are ones that might be too
strong of barriers for them to storm.

Analyze Ray Kinsella's character and explain how he fits into the story.

Ray Kinsella is the protagonist and narrator of this
story.  He "fits in" to the story because the story is his.  As a
husband and father, he loves his family more than anything, though he is not especially
practical when it ocmes to matters of providing.  He buys a farm and takes great pride
in the land, though he is not very good at farming.  When he goes into debt, he neither
knows how, nor makes much effort at getting out.

What he
lacks in practical wisdom, Ray more than makes up for in less conventional gifts.  He is
gifted with a large imagination, a childlike sense of hope, and an adventurous spirit. 
He pursues an idea that by many would be considered insane, not just laughable, and it
ends up working out in his favor.  In the end, it is ultimately his pure heart and
devotion to family and relatioships that shine through the strongest in this
character.

What are five general demographic questions that I could ask on a survey for the following scenario?The scenario is: Mollycoddle Hair and Spa,...

Demography is primarily concerned with the characteristics
of the population which make up a market. I includes study of factors like size and
growth rate of population, age distribution of people, ethnic composition, educational
levels, household patterns, regional characteristics of people, and the nature of
population movements taking place.

In general, demographic
data is best obtained from secondary sources which include population statistics
available from government agencies and some private market research organization that
collect and sell such information on regular basis.

The
kind of demographic information that a company engaged in the business of operating hair
and spa business in a locality and looking for expansion opportunity would center around
finding regions that have high population of people with the kind of demographic profile
that its customer are likely. The question would definitely depend on what these
demographic characteristics are. But I believe the kind of information that will be
relevant will include comparison of different regions or areas on the basis
of

• Total population and population
  density.


• Income
  distribution


• household and family
  pattern


• Profession
  distribution.


• Age
  distribution


• Education
  distribution


• Kind of lifestyles
  followed


• Ethnic
  composition

Why is The Odyssey an epic poem?

There are many definitions of what an epic poem is.
However, all poets and academics agree that the Odyssey is one of the classic examples
of epic poetry.

To be classed as an epic, a poem must be
long. But how long?
often book length, but
there's no set length for which a poem goes from non-epic to
epic.

Does an epic need
form?
No, but they are often in verse form. As long as they are
a narrative. Think of epic poems as a way to pass on historical events, in an
entertaining, oral, fashion.
Both the Illiad and the Odyssey are in dactylic
hexameter, but this is not a requirement of epics. However, it is the usual form of
Greek and Latin epic poetry.

Elements often
included in epics:
superhuman deeds, heroic adventures.
Illustrative language - remember the first audience for epics were listeners, rather
than readers.

How have epics
changed?
Lord Byron and Alexander Pope both wrote epics, but
utilised them for comic effect. Twentieth century poets rekindled interest in the long
form, but the work of (e.g.) Charles Olsen and Frank Standford is usually described as a
're-envisioning' of the epic style.

A person walks to school at 3 mph and returns walking 5 mph. The total trip took 1 hour. What is the distance the person walked?

A person walks at a rate of 3mph to a destination.  The
person walks at a rate of 5mph on the return trip.  The round trip takes 1 hour.  We are
to find the distance walked.

=>  let time walked at
3mph = t

=>  let time walked at 5mph = 1 -
t

=>  We choose to solve for t (the time walked at
3mph) using the distance formula.  We know that the distance on the first part of the
trip is equal to the distance of the return trip.

=>
d = rt

=. distance walked at 3mph = distance walked at 5
mph

=> 3t = 5( 1 -
t)

=> 3t = 5 -
5t

=> 8t = 5

=>
t = 5/8 hour

We now substitute  5/8 hour for t into the
distance formula.

=> d =
rt

=> d =
3(5/8)

=> d = 1 7/8
miles

The walked on each part of the trip was
1 7/8 miles.

The total
distance walked to and from was 3 3/4 miles.

If the three solutions of the equation f(x) = 0 are -2, 0, and 3, what are the three solutions of the equation f(x - 2) = 0?

Given that 0, -2, and 3 are the zeros of the function
f(x).

Then x, (x+2), and (x-3) are the factors of
f(x).

Then f(x) =
x(x-3)(x+2).

Now we need to find the solutions for
f(x-2)

Then, we will substitute with (x-2) in place of x
into the equation.

==> f(x-2) = (x-2) ( x-2 -3)
(x-2+2)

==> f(x-2) =
(x-2)(x-5)(x)

Then the zeros of f(x-2) are 2, 5, and
0

Then the solution for f(x-2) are 0, 2, and
5.

In Gawain and the Green Knight, what happens between the time Gawain leaves Arthur's court & when he arrives at Bertilak's castle?

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,
Gawain takes his leave of Arthur's court so that he will not be late for the meeting
with the Green Knight as he had promised a year
before.

Though everyone at the court is sorry to see him
go, Gawain does the honorable thing, keeping his word, even with his own fears and
reservations.

The journey is very difficult as he travels
through strange lands. He passes through North Wales and beyond. Of every man Gawain
meets, he asks if he can help the knight locate the Green Knight, but no one knows of
him.

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And they all said no, never in their
lives
had they seen someone who was such a
shade
as
green.

Traveling
into dangerous lands, Gawain battles dragons and trolls, and other sundry animals trying
their best to destroy him. He feels blessed by God that he is not killed, but for a time
it seems nature may do what the animals could not: Gawain is cold and wet, and at times
feels half-dead, surviving in the winter without
shelter.

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For if warfare was hard, winter was
worse,
when the clouds shed water cold and
clear
which froze in the air and fell as
sleet.

As Christmas
approaches, he prays to Mary, the Virgin, to provide shelter and a place where he may
celebrate the birth of Christ at Christmas. No sooner has he said so, and crossed
himself three times, but he spots a castle nearby.

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"I beseech thee,
Lord
and Mary, the mildest, dearest of
mothers:
Help me to some haven where mass can be
heard,
and matins
tomorrow...
He continued on his
way,
confessing his
misdeeds,
and crossed himself to
pray,
"Christ's cross now grant me
speed!"...

He had
signed himself scarcely three times when he made out a moat and a
mound in the wood...Sir Gawain saw one whole side of that stronghold
as it shimmered and shone through the shaking
leaves.

Surely,
Gawain thinks, he could impose on the owner's hospitality. He approaches the gate and
hails the porter. He asks for shelter, and the porter immediately welcomes him
inside.

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'Good sir,' said Gawain,
'please grant me the favor
(if your lord allows) to lodge
in this house.'

'By Peter,' said the
porter, 'be perfectly sure
that you, Lord, are welcome as
long as you
like!'

Here in
Bertilak's castle, Gawain will rest and be able to celebrate Christmas
mass.

What are some examples that show that Jack thinks of himself higher than the other boys on the island?

First of all, Jack believes (and says so) from the
beginning that he thinks he should be chief. He believes the Hunters are most beneficial
to the group because they get meat for everyone, and since he is head of the Hunters,
that he is naturally the best.

He felt he and his hunters
were too good to tend the fire, so they let it go out as they were off trying to kill
pigs.

He also puts others down (especially Piggy) through
name calling and violence. Bullies often pick on those they feel are inferior to
them.

He sets himself up as a king of sorts in a fortress
on the rocky side of the island and keeps the others in line through
beatings.

But, I think, the ultimate "better than you" move
is when he actually treated Ralph like an animal and "sharpened a stick at both ends" to
eventually put Ralph's head on it as an offering to the beast.

Why does it mean if your tounge has a yellowish tinge and your mouth is dry at times?My friend has this problem.

According the research I have done (and I am by no means a
doctor), it appears that your friend may have canker sores or nasal
congestion.

Often canker sores will ooze yellowish fluid
onto the tongue, which might explain the yellow colored tongue. It also causes dry
mouth.

Another idea may be nasal congestion. If your friend
is stuffed up in the nose, he/she may be breathing through his/her mouth which causes
dryness and allows for a yellowish bacteria to grow on the tongue. The website I have
linked below suggests a homemade mouthwash to help the problem. Follow the link to see
how it is mixed.

However, I would highly suggest that your
friend see a doctor, because only a qualified physician can diagnose what is really
going on by seeing you and recommending a treatment specifically for your
ailment.

In what ways do Lennie and George need each other?I am wrtiting a paper on the relationships of the two, and am having trouble finding out why...

I think that it is easier to see why Lennie needs George
than to see why George needs Lennie.

Lennie needs George
for two reasons.  First, he needs George to keep him out of trouble.  Without George,
Lennie is not really intelligent enough to make his own way in the world.  Second, he
needs George to give him a dream to live for.  Lennie is probably not capable of making
up his own dream and having a clear vision of that dream.

I
think George needs Lennie because caring for Lennie makes him feel useful and
important.  George does not appear to have that much going for him and I think that
having someone who depends on him makes him feel like he is special to someone and that
someone needs him.

Amir is a key character in this book because he shows many ways of how he tried to escape from his dreadful sins not only by confronting them.Discuss

The first way that Amir tries to really get away from his
sins, particularly the most important one of ignoring Hassan's situation when Assef
rapes him, is to figure out a way to have Baba get rid of Hassan and Ali.  He tries to
convince him to send them away but in the end has to make it look like Hassan stole from
him.

When that doesn't really work, he eventually escapes
to America, though there are other circumstances involved, it certainly helps him to
have that kind of distance from the whole situation.

Of
course both of these escapes fail and he has to confront them when Rahim Kahn calls to
let him know "there is a way to be good again" and he returns to Afghanistan to confront
his sins.

Chaucer as a poet of transition?

Chaucer is a poet of transition between a conversational
colloquial style and a lofty poetic style.

As Dante and
Petrarch, two poets Chaucer cites throughout the Canterbury Tales, exalted the Italian
language through the refinement of their native Tuscan vernacular, Chaucer enriches
English. He does this first by choosing to engage with English when many of his
contemporaries preferred to write in Latin, and second by borrowing not just plots but
words from other languages, particularly French.

Beyond
this, he is able to navigate the idiomatic language of his pilgrim characters without
debasing his high form. The language is direct, emphatic and immediate, while still
triumphing not just by evoking the literary muses, but also in his high style
particularly in the opening lines of the Prologue.

What are some important quotations from Chapter 12 of Into the Wild?

Of course, this is rather a subjective question, as what
may strike me as being important may not be the same for you, but here goes anyway. I
will supply page numbers, but bear in mind your edition of this classic might be
slightly different from mine, so the page numbers may not
correlate.

The first quote I think of as being important is
Walt's reflection on his son and his excellence:

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"Chris was good at almost everything he tried,"
Walt reflects, "which made him supremely overconfident. If you attempted to talk him out
of something, he wouldn't argue. He'd just nod politely and then do exactly what he
wanted."

This is interesting
in terms of helping us to understand why so many people failed in trying to counsel
Chris to be more cautious and why Chris himself insisted on going to Alaska
anyway.

I think another revelation about Chris's character
is given to us by the author who points towards the darker side of his
personality:

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Many aspects of Chris's personality baffled his
parents. He could be generous and caring to a fault, but he had a darker side as well,
characterised by monomania, impatience, and unwavering self-absorption, qualities that
seemed to intensify through his college
years.

This points towards
the more selfish, darker aspects of Chris's character that indicate the way that he was
able to shun people and civilisation and act in rather selfish ways, foreshadowing his
retreat from society.

Please outline the social benefits and costs of immigration.

I'd like to add some benefits not yet mentioned in
previous posts.

1)  Immigrants do actually pay taxes -
those with functional Social Security numbers file income tax returns like everyone
else.  It's true that some do not pay income taxes and work under
the table, but all of them pay sales taxes, gas taxes, property taxes through rent, and
Social Security and Medicare taxes that are taken out of their checks.  Keep in mind
that for Social Security and Medicare, they will never see those benefits, but they pay
into them every month.  So they are actually helping us to keep those programs solvent,
as without their tax contributions, they would be farther in the hole in the next 20
years

2)  Much of the food you buy in the stores is cheaper
because of immigrant labor.  They work the difficult and sometimes dangerous work in
fields and factories for less money and no benefits, while American workers turn those
jobs down.  Because production and harvest costs are lower, the savings are passed along
to us at the supermarket and store, where we essentially get a tax break of savings
every time we make a purchase.

3)  There is an increased
load put on social service agencies, schools, and the health care system, but as stated
earlier, they already pay taxes for some of these
services.

4)  Some of the best minds in history have come
to us through immigration.  Albert Einstein, for one. They bring their intelligence, and
art and culture and talent to us and we see the benefits, though they might be under the
surface of what we would notice.

What significant events happen in Chapter 5 of A Thousand Splendid Suns?

Mariam turns 15 years old at the beginning of the chapter.
She has a special wish for Jalil: Her father had already told her about a special
American cartoon that was playing at his theatre, and Mariam wants to be taken to see it
along with her brothers and sisters. It is Pinocchio. Jalil
promises to send the car for her at 12 noon the next day, but he never shows up. Mariam
decides to make the trek across the stream and up the hill for her first visit to Herat
to find him. She catches a ride to Jalil's house, where she sees his car. But the
chauffeur tells her that Jalil is not at home, so Mariam decides to wait. Despite the
driver's protests, she spends the night outside. The next morning when the driver
attempts to put her in the car to take her back home, Mariam rushes through the gate
into the garden. When she looks up, she sees Jalil's face in a window. He has been there
the entire time but has refused to see her. After the driver escorts her home, he tries
to shield her from a horrifying sight: It is Nana's lifeless body, swinging from a rope
in the weeping willow.

What is the overriding theme presented in Beloved?

Part of what makes Morrison's work so intricate is that it
takes the history of enslavement and the narrative of social and self hate into
different psychological avenues.  I think that you can pull many different themes from
the story.  In my mind, the tension between remembering the past and being trapped by it
is probably one of the most telling elements of the narrative.  It distinguishes itself
from other works in depicting characters who are mindful of the past, but also
struggling to overcome it.  Sethe is a prime example of this.  In seeing her world in
black and white and devoid of emotional interaction, she is both a product of slavery
and struggling to overcome its horrific effect.  It is Sethe's character and her
relationship with Beloved and Paul D where this dynamic is most
evident:

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Beloved seems to have 'disremembered' almost all
of her past, and when Sethe comes to believe the girl is her lost daughter she 'was
excited to giddiness by the things she no longer had to remember.' Her words seem to
imply that Sethe tortures herself with memories as a sort of punishment..." The
conclusion of the novel seems to imply that finally putting the past behind her will
enable Sethe to survive. 'We got more yesterday than anybody,' Paul D. tells Sethe. 'We
need some kind of
tomorrow."

It is the need for
"some kind of tomorrow" that compels Sethe to recognize herself as "her best thing." 
This is a balance that Morrison brings out in the work, causing pain to turn into a
source of strength.

What does Macbeth shall sleep no more mean?

MACBETH

Methought I heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more!
Macbeth does
murder sleep', the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleeve of
care,
The death of each day's life, sore labour's bath,
Balm of
hurt minds, great nature's second course,
Chief nourisher in life's feast,--

LADY MACBETH

What do you mean?

MACBETH

Still it cried 'Sleep no more!' to all the
house:
'Glamis hath murder'd sleep, and therefore Cawdor
Shall
sleep no more; Macbeth shall sleep no more.'

LADY MACBETH

Who was it that thus cried? Why, worthy thane,
You do
unbend your noble strength, to think
So brainsickly of things. Go get some
water,
And wash this filthy witness from your hand.
Why did you
bring these daggers from the place?
They must lie there: go carry them; and
smear
The sleepy grooms with blood.

Macbeth realizes what he has
done.  The dichotomy that arises here is that one murdered man laughs when murdered and
the other cries, "Sleep no more".  Macbeth's own mentality is finally at question.  He,
nor is anyone else, aware that he is in the process of going mad.  The laugh is symbolic
of his upcoming madness.  The "Sleep no more" refers to Macbeth's inability to truly
rest now that he has committed murder.  His conscious will not allow him the rest. 
Macbeth is no longer innocent as the men who were murdered in their sleep and,
therefore, can no longer sleep because only the innocent can sleep soundly. It is
Macbeth's fault that he is in this predicament and he is just realizing the consequences
of his actions.  Fortunately, he does have enough sense to realize that his life is
about to change dramatically.

How is influential power hilighted in of Of Mice and Men?connotations and metaphorical representations

The metaphorical title of John Steinbeck's novel is
pivotal to the expression of power that wields its influence upon the lives of
characters such as Candy, George, and Lennie.  Like a mouse, George Milton
is

"small and
quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp strong features. Every part of him was
defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony
nose."

The most complex of
the characters in Of Mice and Men, George is exerts his
intelligence, and he has ambitions.  However, his "best laid plans go awry" because the
forces of social power, represented by Curley, interfere.  Curley, the boss's son, who
intrudes into the fraternity of men in the bunkhouse with his soft gloved hand that
he need not use exerts his influence.  In an attempt to show his authority, he takes a
swing at Lennie; however, Lennie, in deterring Curley from hitting him, has such force
in his grip that he crushes Curley's hand.  This act of Lennie's results in bitter
hatred on Curley's part, so when Lennie gets into trouble, Curley has all the more
reason to try to kill Lennie.

Another type of influential
power that is exerted in Steinbeck's novella is spiritual.  This power is represented by
Slim, who with his "god-like eyes" sees much as George and he play cards; he also "hears
more than what is being said." For instance, while he sympathizes with
Candy, understanding his love for the old dog, Slim tells Candy that the dog has come to
the end--much like old Candy himself.  With his "calm eyes," Slim offers him one of his
pups to take its place.  And, since "Slim's opinions were law," Carlson, who is a
mechanic with the coldness of steel in his heart, takes the old dog out and shoots it,
an action that becomes of metaphor of Lennie's end.

The
powers of materialism represented by Carlson the cold, brutal mechanic whose
pistol overpowers the sensitive such as Candy and Lennie destroys George and
Lennie's American dream of having a place of their own.  There is little that the
spiritual power found in Slim can do other than offer sympathy to George whose well-laid
plans go awry. He says,  "You hadda, George.  I swear you hadda" while the mechanical,
insensitive Carlson asks, "Now what the hell you suppose is eating them two
guys?"

Write on the theme of avarice in Volpone.

The entire play, from the opening act is based on the
greed of the characters.  Everyone is hoping to be the one to inherit Volpone's money
and they are all angling to be the favorite friend.

A
wonderful example is the behavior of Corvino towards his wife.  He is so easily
convinced to allow his wife to go and sleep next to Volpone in the hopes that it will
not only help Volpone get better but will also curry further favor and get him closer to
the inheritance.  Obviously it is absurd and over the top, but it is a great example of
greed overcoming any normal scruples.

The action continues,
again with the main driving force being the greed of the
characters.

Did Martin Luther King make a contribution to society?Would you consider him to have made a contribution to society?

There are probably not that many people who have made
more of a contribution to society than King did.  Of
course, he did not make this contribution all by himself, but he did lead the Civil
Rights Movement and was very important in achieving the things that the movement
attained.

Before the Civil Rights Movement, it was
perfectly legal to discriminate against people based on their race.  This is something
that is completely unAmerican, at least in my mind.  Even so, it was legal and accepted
by most people in the United States at the time.  The movement that King led was able to
undo this system.  It was able to put us on the road to the much greater level of racial
equality that we have today.

By helping to lead America to
achieve much more in the way of racial justice than it ever had before, King contributed
greatly to society.

In Julius Caesar, who is the most noble, Brutus or Caesar?

Brutus is the most noble.  He never acted out of
self-interest.  He always thought about the good of Rome.  He didn't kill Caesar out of
hate, but out of love for his country.  He also wanted to limit the bloodshed as much as
possible which is why he told the conspirators to spare Antony.  Brutus isn't perfect,
but morally he's quite sound.

Caesar is in the middle,
because although he is ambitious, he also cares deeply for his friends and his country. 
He showed excess ambition when he killed off Pompey (before the play began).  He also
showed how badly he wanted that crown and how angry he was when the people cheered the
fact he declined it.  Still, people like Antony were loyal to him because they knew he
was a great man.  His will also showed his love for Rome and its people.  When he
realized Brutus was among his assassins, he was genuinely hurt because he took Brutus in
as if he were a son (this too wasn't part of the
play).

Cassius is the least noble.  He operates purely on
self-interest.  He wants power and knows he'll never get it if Caesar is around because
Caesar doesn't like him.  He knows Brutus' weaknesses and exploits them to trick Brutus
into thinking Caesar needs to die for the good of Rome.  He proves to be a plunderer in
Act IV and  acted in the same corrupt ways he criticized Caesar for in Act I.  Never
once did Cassius do anything for anybody but himself.

solve the equation 3x^2 +8x -13 = 0

Given the quadratic equation: 3x^2 + 8x -13 =
0

We need to find the roots of the equation
.

We will use the formula to find the
answer.

We know that a= 3   b= 8  and c=
-13

==> x= [ -b +-
sqrt(b^2-4ac)]/2a

==> x1= [ -8 + sqrt(64-4*3*-13) ]/
2*3

            = [ -8 + sqrt(220)]/
6

           = ( -8 +
2sqrt55]/6

              =
(-4+sqrt55)/3

==> x2= (
-4-sqrt55)/3

Then the roots for the quadratic equation
is:

x= { (-4+sqrt55)/3  . (-4-sqrt55)/3 
}

What are the primary themes of Three Cups of Tea?

Greg Mortenson's story as told in Three Cups of
Tea is significant for several reasons, and these reasons translate into its
primary themes. This is certainly not an exhaustive list, but these ideas should get you
started:

Perseverance in the face of adversity - Greg
nearly died while on a mountain climbing expedition, and he had to overcome hundreds of
obstacles in his mission to keep his promise and build
schools.

Potential exists in unlikely places - Time after
time, children who had literally nothing proved to be apt students and only needed the
opportunity to demonstrate their ability to learn.

Human
nature is consistent - So many of the people Mortenson encountered are the same in every
country and in every walk of life.

One person can be a
powerful agent of change - An average American man made a positive international
impact.

Respect for the traditions of other cultures - The
title, especially, pays homage to this theme.

These sound
rather trite, but they are the most obvious themes one will observe while reading this
true story. Any truth which strikes a chord in you can be considered a theme, as
well.

What is the current situation in the Middle East between the Israelis and the Palestinians?

Bad.  Really, really bad.  The situation in the Middle
East between the Israelis and the Palestinians has become so very difficult to examine
because external interests have become so much embedded within it.  There are so many
vested interests in the conflict that it almost is beyond the inhabitants present.  I
think that anyone can draw a line from the establishment of the Israeli state and the
unrest that is present in the region as a response.  I would say that from this
complexity, more intricacy has emerged, confounded by even more anger and intensity on
both and multiple sides. The fact that Islamic organizations point to the situation in
the disputed territory as evidence of their ongoing war with both Israel and America has
helped to make a problem in the region as something that has global
implications.

For the United States, the most recent
challenge in the region is the fact that one of the major demands of the United States
in the past decade has been the need to hold democratic elections.  The Palestinians did
hold a general election and, much to the chagrin of the United States, the anti- United
States, Hamas, party won.  This has helped to create a schism in the Palestinian
governing body between the Pro- U.S. governing body and the more authentically viewed
organic government of Hamas.  Such confusion only highlights how challenging the
problems of the region are.

I don't recognize the form x^18-y^18 and i dont know to factor it.

You could write the given difference as a difference of 2
squares:

x^18-y^18 = (x^9)^2 -
(y^9)^2

We know that the difference of 2 squares yields the
product:

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

(x^9)^2 - (y^9)^2 = (x^9 - y^9)(x^9 +
y^9)

But x^9-y^9 may be written as a difference o 2
cubes:

x^9-y^9 = (x^3)^3 -
(y^3)^3

We'll note x^3 = a and y^3 =
b

As you know, the formula of difference of squares
is:

a^3 - b^3 = (a-b)(a^2 + ab +
b^2)

We'll substitute a and b  and we'll
get:

x^9-y^9 = (x^3 - y^3)(x^6 + (xy)^3 +
y^6)

x^9-y^9 = (x-y)(x^2 + xy + y^2)[x^6 + (xy)^3 +
y^6]

x^18 - y^18 = (x - y)*(x^2 + xy +
y^2)*[x^6 + (xy)^3 + y^6]*(x^9 + y^9)

What are the two significant meanings of the title of the chapter, "Hundreds of People."A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

In Chapter III of Book the First of A Tale of Two Cities,
Charles Dickens intrudes into the narrative with the
reflection,

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...every human creature is constituted to be
that profound secret and mystery to every other. A solemn consideration, when I enter a
great city by night, that every one of those darkly clustered houses encloses its own
secret; that every room in every one of them encloses its own secret; that every beating
heart in the hundreds of thousands of breasts there, is, in
some of its imaginings, a secret to the heart nearest it! Something of the awfulness,
even of Death itself, is referable to
this.

Now again, in Chapter
VI of Book the Second, a similar phrase finds itself as the title of the chapter.  While
on the one hand it is Miss Pross's hyperbole for the people who come to call on her
"Ladybird" and signifies Miss Pross's frustration about the Manette's privacy being
invaded and the subjection of her beloved Lucie to gentlemen callers whom Miss Pross
perceives only as an annoyance, it also foreshadows the "hundreds of thousands" whose
"secret in their hearts" will soon be revealed as the French Revolution breaks
out.

As she stands with Charles Darnay, Lucie and he hear a
"great hurry in the streets," of people fleeing a storm, there are "echoes of footsteps
coming and going, yet not a footstep was there."  Lucie's premonition that these are the
echoes of footsteps that will come into their lives and Sydney Carton's remark, "There
is a great crowd coming one day into our lives," prepare the reader for the events of
Book the Third.  Even Dickens, as narrator, contributes to the melodrama of the moment,
suggesting the mob mentality to come:

Perhaps.  Perhaps,
see the great crowd of peole with its rush and roar, bearing down upon them,
too.

Why is it important that Pyramus and Thisby is actually turned upside-down into a comedy by the mechanicals’ in A Midsummer Night's Dream?

Yes, the play presented by Peter Quince and his actors,
aka the mechanical, is a tragedy.  They do not intend to present it as a comedy but
because they are not trained professionals, they don't know they are being funny.  They
are trying to present it seriously.  The comments from the audience don't help, in fact,
they are distracting and at time extremely rude which reveals some things about the men
(Theseus, Lysander, and Demetrius).  The local workman are trying their hardest to do
their play justice.  Their intention is serious and if played properly, the actors don't
play it for laughs.  To be most effective, the actors must play it straight since the
characters aren't trying to be funny.

The reason it is
turned on its head is that their performance ends up mocking the recently married
lovers.

Why do you think that Hitler is seen today as one of the most evil political leaders who ever lived?

Enormity of world war II as the most destructive war ever,
and that of Holocaust as the most horrible genocide ever are unquestioned, and Hitler
may be held primarily responsible for both. However, It is only the Holocaust that
really makes him the Most evil political leader.

Hitler had
many justifications for trying to improve the power and position of Germany, and his
aims and actions were no more evil than those of other countries who colonized and
exploited other countries, making claims to be "empire over which sun never
set".

But merciless killing of Jews by Hitler has no other
parallel in history, and on that count alone, I would rate Hitler as the political
leaders who caused maximum death and destruction of innocent people in a very cruel
way.

Until Act III, Antony has barely figured in Julius Caeasar. How have other characterized him? Do you agree? Why or why not?

Clearly, Brutus underestimated Antony. Even though Cassius
felt they should kill Antony too, Brutus felt otherwise. Cassius did not want Antony to
speak at the memorial for Caesar. Again, Brutus felt that giving Antony permission to
speak would be harmless.

Ultimately, Brutus was wrong.
Obviously, he had no idea what Antony would say at the funeral. Had he known that Antony
would stir the people to a murderous frenzy, Brutus would have reconsidered allowing
Antony to speak. He should have listend to Cassius. Cassius was worried that Antony
would cause trouble for the conspirators.

Also, the reader
is also unprepared for the speech that Antony made. No one expected Antony to be so
effective in his speech. Until Caesar's death, Antony had been relatively quiet. After
Caesar's death, Antony becomes the Caesar's angel, in much the way Brutus had been at
one time.

Finally, Brutus did want to appear as butchers
when Cassius insisted they kill Antony as well. In the end, Brutus was wrong about
Antony and it costs him his life.

When Kumalo thinks about returning to Ndotsheni after visiting Johannesburg, what does he admit himself about the tribe?

This section of the novel comes in Chapter 13, when Kumalo
travels to Ezenzeleni with Msimangu and is given time to reflect on all that has
happened to him since he left Ndotsheni to hunt for his son. He is left to ruminate in a
place of great natural beauty, and this seems to help him as he tries to make sense of
his experiences and what he has learnt.

Kumalo beings by
becoming enraptured with plans for how he is going to "rebuilding". He reflects on how
his experiences have given him a new humility and focuses on education as a key strategy
as part of his rebuilding:

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He would go back with a new and quickened
interest in the school, not as a place where children learned to read and write and
county only, but as a place where they must be prepared for life in a ny place to which
they might go.

He clearly
recognises the importance of education in preparing man for the new world that he has
just witnessed in Johannesburg. And yet, as he is caught up in these raptures, the
narrator adds a comment that completely undercuts this
dreams:

For a
moment he was caught up in a vision, as man so often is when he sists in a place of
ashes and destruction.

It is
this realisation that forces Kumalo to undergo a kind of epiphany when he is forced to
confront a brutal truth: "The tribe was broken, and would be mended no more." He
realises that the world has changed so radically that how he had been raised and
nurtured is not sufficient for the new generation - sons and daughters are leaving the
tribe and the land cannot provide for them. Yet what is crucial to an understanding of
the book is the way that Kumalo, in spite of this sickening truth, goes back to
Ndotsheni and fights to restore and rebuild the tribe. In spite of the massive obstacles
that face him and the truth he has grasped (and which is echoed by others) he
nevertheless perseveres to restore the tribe and its connection with God and the
land.

How may be solved the indefinite integral of y=tanx/cosx(sinx+cosx)?

We'll re-arrange the denominator of the fraction,
factorizing by cos x:

y = tan x/[(cos x)^2*(sin x/cos x +
1)]

But sin x/cos x = tan x

y
= tan x/[(cos x)^2*(tan x + 1)]

We also know that 1/(cos
x)^2 = [(tan x)^2 + 1]

The fraction will
become:

y = (tan x)*[(tan x)^2 + 1]/(tan x +
1)

Now, we'll calculate the indefinite
integral:

Int ydx = Int (tan x)*[(tan x)^2 + 1]dx/(tan x +
1)

We'll substitute tan x =
t

x = arctan t => dx = dt/(1 +
t^2)

We'll re-write the
integral:

Int ydx = Int (t)*[(t)^2 + 1]dt/(1 + t^2)*(t+
1)

We'll simplify by (1 + t^2) and we'll
get:

Int tdt/(t+ 1) = Int (t+1)dt/(t+1) - Int
dt/(t+1)

Int tdt/(t+ 1) = Int dt - Int
dt/(t+1)

Int tdt/(t+ 1) = t - ln |t+1| +
C

We'll substitute t by tan x and we'll
get:

Int tanx dx/cosx(sinx+cosx) = tan x - ln
|tan x + 1| + C

Would you say that Laura represents/symbolizes a new "awareness" about social reality after the experience of WWI in "The Garden Party"?

We need to be very careful when examining the character of
Laura and what she might represent in this excellent short story. Certainly, you are
right that, at the beginning of the story at least, she seems to represent a new
understanding of the social order with her disavowel of class distinctions. Note her
thoughts about her solidarity with the men who come to put up the
marquee:

It
was all the fault, she decided... of these absurd class distinctions. Well, for her
part, she didn't feel them. Not a bit, not an
atom...

However, in spite of
such spirited declarations, the way that her mother is able to tempt her into forgetting
about Mr. Scott and his unfortunate demise through a new hat and her participation in
and enjoyment of the party suggests that she comes to act on these "absurd class
distinctions" just as much as her sister and
mother.

However, the one ambiguous note comes at the end,
when Laura contemplates the body of Mr. Scott, and sees that he is at
peace:

What
did garden-parties and baskets and lace frocks matter to him? He was far from all those
things. He was wonderful, beautiful. While they were laughing and while the band was
playing, this marvel had come to the
lane.

Such lines suggest that
Laura comes to reflect on her own life and existence in the upper class of which she is
a part and judges it, finding something beautiful and eternal in the silence of the dead
man. This could be used as evidence to suggest that Laura does indeed represent a new
understanding of society after the horrors of WWI.

How do you solve the system using matrices.-x+2y=1.5 2x-4y=3

You can use the scientific TI-83 or TI-84 to find the
solution of this system of equations.

Press 2nd then X^-1
button.

Set up your matrix by 2 x
3

enter the values as following for your variables on left
side and constant on the right side in the martrix as
following:

-1      2       
1.5

2        -4       3

Then
press 2nd MODE

Then go back to 2nd
Matrix

Go to MATH

Go to B:
rref (    press ENTER

Go Back to 2nd
MATRIX

Press enter on [A]
matrix

Then press ENTER
again

The solution for this matrix
is

0, 1

There is no real
solution to this matrix, since the value of one of the variable is
zero.