What is the integral of the function y=cos^2x-sin^2x?

We'll have to use the double angle
identities:

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

(sin x)^2 = [1 - cos(x/2)]/2
(2)

We'll subtract (2) from
(1):

(cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2 = 1/2 [1 + cos(x/2) - 1 +
cos(x/2)]

We'll eliminate like
terms:

(cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2 =
cos(x/2)

We'll integrate both
sides:

Int [(cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2] dx = Int cos(x/2)
dx

Int cos(x/2) dx = sin(x/2)/(1/2) +
C

Int cos(x/2) dx = 2sin(x/2) +
C

The requested integral of the difference
(cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2 is:  Int [(cos x)^2 - (sin x)^2] dx = 2sin(x/2) +
C.

How is Gothic literature concerned with transformation and change?

Although transformation and change are not necessarily
themes that we readily associate with Gothic literature itself, it is clear that many
critics believe that the birth of Gothic literature is very closely associated with the
far-reaching historical changes that were occurring at the time of its birth. In
particular, the American Revolution and French Revolution are two influences that are
credited in having sparked Gothic literature. Some argue that Gothic literature was a
medium through which England tried to grapple with the realities of the massive
terrifying changes occurring just over the channel in France. The French Revolution,
although it started with noble aims, quickly degenerated into "The Reign of Terror"
which was associated with indiscriminate violence and senseless cruelty. This produced
massive fear in England in case such uncertainty and anarchy spread into other
countries. Thus links can be established between this situation of violent revolution,
transformation and change and the horror in Gothic fiction and the way that it includes
images of evil overpowering good.

List three mechanisms by which a leiomyoma could impair fertility?

One of the ways fibroid tumors (including
leiomyomas, myomas, or fibroids) can cause infertility by blocking the fallopian tubes.
(1st reference link)

The 2nd reference link is an article
from Georgetown University Hospital.  In this article, the author states that fibroids
causing infertility and/or repeated miscarriage is a common myth and there is no
scientific evidence supporting this.

3rd reference link -
states fibroids may cause infertility in a number of ways including (1) blockage of
fallopian tubes that prevent either the egg or sperm getting to proper location for
conception, (2) a large fibroid may distort the pelvic anatomy sufficiently to make it
difficult for the fallopian tube to capture an egg at the time of ovulation, (3) a
fibroid can intrude into the uterine cavity creating a mechanical barrier to
implementation, (4) fibroids in the muscle portion can cause an alteration of blood
flow; (5) fibroids growing in the uterine cavity may act as a foreign body and can cause
an inflammatory response that makes the uterine environment hostile for an embryo to
implant.

Why do you think the author put in the encounter between Calpurnia and Lula?Think about the reasonableness of Lula's position. Wouldn't you ne...

In my opinion, the author is trying to do the following
things when she has Lula reject the white children (and the rest of the congregation
embrace them).

I think that she is trying to show that the
black community is not monolithic -- it has differences of opinion within
it.

I think that she is also trying to show that most of
the black community is tolerant.  This is meant to be a contrast with the white
community where only a few are tolerant and almost everyone else is
not.

What is Ivan’s attitude toward religion in "The Death of Ivan Illyich"?

Religion seems to play little role in the life of Ivan
Illyich. It is clear that he believes in God or some sort of higher existence, and yet
he only really confronts God when it is clear that he is dying and there is no hope for
him. He only takes communion in Chapter 11 at his wife's behest, and does experience
some relief from this religious ceremony:

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When the priest came and heard his confession,
Ivan Illyich was softened and seemed to feel a relief from his doubts and consequently
from his sufferings, and for a moment there ame a ray of hope. He again began to think
of the vermiform appendix and the possibility of correcting it. He received the
sacrament with tears in his
eyes.

However, this relief is
short lived, as he is again confronted with the falsity of his wife and all that she
represents and is forced to face the inevitability of his own death. Thus, the little
mention that religion is given supports the deception and the "lie" that forces Ivan
Illyich's family to continue as if nothing was happening and to try to ignore the fact
of their father's death. It is interesting that in his final moments there is no mention
of God, and the release that Ivan Illyich finds in the light that he sees instead of
death does not come from religion but from the affection and love of his
son.

What is the theme in "To Build a Fire"?

There are several themes explored by Jack London in his
classic short story, "To Build a Fire," but they all seem to center around the theme of
Man Against Nature. The lone traveller--a "chechaquo," or
newcomer--is warned against making the mistakes that befall him during the severe
sub-freezing conditions. However, he neglects to heed them, only remembering the
warnings after the tragedies occur. He is warned about travelling alone in such
conditions and against treading on uncertain ice. He does so anyway, believing that his
own preparation and skills (and possibly luck) will protect him. When he builds the fire
under the snow-laden tree, however, his luck runs out. He finds out the hard way that
Mother Nature does not differentiate between good or bad, young or old, human or
animal.

What aspects of civilization does the "Epic of Gilgamesh" help us to understand?

There is much to be learned from the "Epic of Gilgamesh"
both historically and from a socially scientific point of
view.

Because it is one of the earliest know works of its
kind, the epic gives us a general idea about when humans began to record stories rather
than lists and inventories. A much more complicated system of writing is required for
the epic.

Though the legend is based on a Sumerian king who
lived possibly in the 27th century B.C., the events were not recorded on clay tablets
for at least another 1000 years. This illustrates the human ability to preserve events
in the oral tradition for a very long period of time.

Also
helpful to the study of ancient civilization are the descriptions of the gods who were
recognized and worshipped by the Sumerians, as well as their role in relation to their
human subjects. There are also a number of human relationships illustrated in
"Gilgamesh."

The details found in the epic parallel
biblical events in Genesis, and some of Homer's works as well. It is also important to
note that many more recent epics have been influenced by "Gilgamesh," which demonstrates
the human acceptance of the general struggle between the hero and life's many
challenges.

Please explain how to annotate poetic lines by using the following lines.Annotate: she looks for the swing in cities with fifteen suburbs and tries...

Annotation is really a simple function of
reading interactively though it has an imposing sounding name derived
from a Latin word meaning to add notes to or to note or mark. And that is precisely what
you do in annotation: you add notes to pages; you note pivotal information; you mark
significant words or phrases. Note however (play on words ...) that annotation is
not highlighting text with long
underlinings. That is called simply "highlighting."

The
modes of annotation to choose from, as spelled out by M.
Keeley of Buck Community College Tutoring Center,
are:

• Underlining an important single word or
  short phrase; e.g., underlining the phrase "to add notes
  to"


• Circling definitions or the meaning of terms; e.g.,
  encircling "reading interactively"


• Writing key words and
  definitions in the margins of pages; e.g., in the page margin you might write "add
  notes, mark; NOT highlight"


• Signalling important
  information by a symbol or key word in the margin; e.g., @ by
  "modes"


• Writing short summaries or important lists at
  page-end or sub-unit end; e.g., list: underline, circle, margins, signal,
  summaries


• Writing questions you have or that you have to
  answer in the margin next to the relevant section; e.g., What is the difference between
  underling and highlighting?


• Indicating steps in a process
  or parts of a subset with numbers in the margin by the relevant steps or parts; e.g., 1
  2 3 4

One practical first step in annotating
these lines you've quoted is to circle ambiguous or unclear words, then add notes about
their meanings.

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she looks for the swing
in cities with
fifteen suburbs
and tries to be innocent
about
it

Circle "swing" and
"innocent." These two words each have multiple meanings that are very different one to
the other. For instance, "swing" is a child's toy, a musical genre, a slang expression
for party life. Similarly, "innocent" demotes purity of mind or guiltlessness and can be
literal or metaphorical. After looking these up and deciding the meaning or dual
meanings intended, annotate further by writing this or these meanings in the
margin.

A good next step would be to quickly research the
definition and essential nature of "suburb," then note your result followed by a summary
of your analysis of the vague and symbolically metaphorical line "in cities with fifteen
suburbs." Either the margins or page-top or -end are good spaces for these notes
depending on length. For instance, you might annotate this with margin symbols
corresponding to matching symbols by your two page-end
notes.

Then you might note questions you might have about
the text, such as, "Why would she try to be / need to be innocent looking about her
activities?" Finally, you might draft a summary of your whole analysis at the page-end
lest it be as elusive as this verse and slip away.

When are two waves said to be 'coherent'? What does that imply in terms of their Phase difference?Amplitudes?Path difference?

Wave coherence occurs when two or more wave sources
generate waves at the same time, having the same frequency, amplitude, and phase.
 Coherent waves can also be described as "synchronous." The frequency is the rate at
which a vibration occurs, the amplitude is the maximum extent of that vibration, and the
phase refers to the degree of synchronicity between the vibrations.  Waves are
considered incoherent or asynchronous if they have no stable phase relationship between
them. Path difference describes whether waves will tend to interfere with each other
constructively or destructively.   See more at the link for an animated
demonstration:

Discuss parts of speech as Open and Closed Classes.

Open classes of words are the
classes that may continually be added to. For instance,
Verbs are an Open class of words because new verbs may be
created at any time and, in fact, are created all the time. "Texting" is a new verb
formed from the noun "text" as in the new compound noun "text message." Which points out
that Nouns are also an Open class of words. Other new nouns
or new meanings of old nouns are widget (1925-1930),
mouse (computer related useage), upquark, and
stranglet. Adjectives and
Adverbs are other Open classes of words as new adjectives
and adverbs can be and are created, though less readily than nouns and
verbs.

Closed classes of words
are those that do not change in terms of the collection of words therein.
Determiners are a Closed class of words: any,
some, a, each, etc. won't be added to.
Prepositions and Conjunctions
are the two other word classes that are Closed and that will not be added to. One
subgroup of words is also
Closed. The Pronoun subgroup of the
Noun class, which is Open, is another Closed class: we will not
have any new pronouns...unless discoveries of extraterrestial life forms demands
it.

What aspects of American culture are celebrated in the poem "I Hear America Singing?"

Whitman's unabashed love of the diversity of American
character is on full display in "I Hear America Singing."  It is almost as if Whitman is
walking in any American town and is taken in by how everyone fulfills their own vision
of destiny in making up this tapestry called "America."  As each lives out his own
destiny, Whitman is convinced that each sings their own song, adding to the
multivocality of the narrative harmony that is America.  Whitman's lack of elitism is
present in that most of Whitman's "songs" in the poem are consisting of manual labor or
working class people whose songs are the ones that entrance Whitman.  He does not hear
the sound of landed wealth nor does he hear the songs of politicians or industrialists. 
Rather, he hears "mechanics," singing a song that is "strong."  Whitman also hears "the
mason" who is either reporting to or departing from work.  The "boatman," or the
"mother" or the "young wife at work" all comprise these songs, being sung with "open
mouths."  In this light, Whitman's view of American Culture is one devoid of economic
class stratification, and one where individual experience is the only defining element. 
The American that embraces this sense of freedom is one that Whitman deems vital to
American Culture.  Whitman's "faith in American democracy" is confirmed with these songs
he hears being sung in America.

In The Canterbury Tales, which three morals best sums up "The Nun's Priest's Tale"?

The clear moral of this excellent story is the danger of
being overwhelmed by flattery. The fox of course shows himself to be a master of
flattery and is able to use this strategy to snatch Chanticleer away. Of course,
Chanticleer, once he has escaped, himself takes this lesson to
heart:

"You'll
not, with your soft soap and flatteries

Get me to sing
again, and close my
eyes!"

However, at the same
time, there seems to be a moral in the way that Chanticleer is able to turn the tables
on the fox by using flattery to secure his release. By pretending that the fox is so
worthy and mighty, he uses exactly the same strategy that was used against him to rob
the fox of his dinner. Thus a second moral could be said to be that our greatest
weakness can also be our greatest weapon.

Lastly, it is
important to remember that Chanticleer only goes out into the yard to strut and preen at
the behest of his beloved Pertelote, who berates him into ignoring the warning he has
been given. As such, Chanticleer is shown to be a victim of love. If it were not for
Pertelote, he would never have been seized by the fox. Therefore, another moral seems to
be that men need to be wary of paying attention to the advice of women. Let us remember
that in Chaucer's time women were traditionally portrayed as being the temptress figure
and responsible for man's Fall from the Garden of Eden.

What are two quotes from the play Julius Caesar that show Caesar's pride and/or fear?The quote has to be from Julius Caesar himself.

Obviously the character of Caesar is more famed for his
pride than for anything else, and this is a key feature of his character. Examples of
fear are somewhat harder to come by, but have a look at Act II scene 2 for examples of
both.

This scene is where Calphurnia tries to persuade her
husband not to leave the house today because she has had a dream warning her of Caesar's
death if he does. Look how Caesar answers her fears after news from the
augurers:

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Danger knows full
well

That Caesar is more dangerous that
he.

We are two lions littered in one
day,

And I the elder and more
terrible.

And Caesar shall go
forth.

Here Caesar compares
himself to "Danger" and says he is more potent and more "terrible" than Danger as a
force.

I guess you could say the only fear Caesar displays
is a fear of a loss of prestige, status or honour. It is this that allows Decius to
convince him so easily to go to the Senate. Ater Decius' speech where he says Caesar
might not get the crown after all if he does not leave the house, Caesar
replies:

How
foolish do your fears seem now, Calphurnia!

I am ashamed I
did yield to them.

Give me my robe, for I will
go.

It is fear of losing more
power and prestige that makes Caesar bow to the rhetoric and persuasion of Decius, and
ignore the premonition of his wife.

What are the positive effects of imperialism in Africa?

If you were to call the effects of any kind of imperialism
as positive, it would be more in the sense of considering it to be the "white man's
burden" to civilize the developing world.

It cannot be
denied that in geographical areas around the World, like Africa, Asia, Australia, there
were only small states created by individual tribes and due to the result of the
animosity between them progress was slow and limited. But that was the situation that
Europe was in to start with, wasn’t it?

Imperialism never
had an objective of benefiting the areas that were being conquered. It was always done
in the quest of resources, like mineral wealth, land, laborers, resources from animals
and plants that were in short supply, etc.

If one were to
look at civilizations around the World before they were imperialized, a majority of them
had a great amount of knowledge of science, mathematics, technology, medicine, etc.
Examples abound to prove this.

Similarly, in Africa, though
one could say that progress has been limited to only a few nations and this was mainly
the effects of Imperialism, and in most of the continent the areas which have been freed
are now in a dire state, it would not be entirely correct to give Imperialism all the
credit.

If the continent had been left alone, eventually
the small states would have consolidated and grown larger; there would have been a
reduction in tensions between them; and the results helped by the immense natural
resources available in the continent would have resulted in tremendous
progress.

What is the difference between meiosis and mitosis?

In mitotic cell division, a diploid cell gives rise to two
daughter cells, genetically identical to the parent cell with the exact same number of
chromosomes. This is accomplished because DNA, the material in the chromosomes is
replicated before mitotic division occurs. After going through many steps, the cell
ultimately pinches into two smaller daughter cells, each with the same number of
chromosomes as the parent cell. This process is used by protists and bacteria, yeasts,
mold and other organisms that reproduce asexually to produce offspring. Mitosis is how
our bodies make new cells when growth occurs or to repair worn out cells. Meiosis, on
the other hand is a reduction division. In this process, a diploid cell in a gonad
(testes or ovary) undergoes a special type of cell division resulting in four haploid
gametes or sex cells. In meiosis, replication of the chromosomes occurs. After many
steps and two rounds of cell division, the end result is the production of gametes,
sperms or eggs with half the chromosomes of the original cell that underwent meiosis.
Essentially, meiosis makes sex cells in sexually reproducing organisms with half the
chromosomes of that species. By uniting a sperm cell with an egg cell, the diploid
condition is restored through the process of fertilization.

What is direct characterization of Gatsby?

Direct characterization of
the character, Jay Gatsby, in the novel, The Great Gatsby, would
consist of anything that the narrator, Nick,
says directly about Gatsby.  Direct methods of characterization include
description and/or commentary,
by the narrator, of or about a
character. 

Indirect
characterization would be dialogue or
actions that characterize or reveal what Gatsby is like. 
Direct characterization is Nick telling the reader what Gatsby is
like. 

An example of direct characterization by Nick, the
narrator, occurs on page 101 of my edition:

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As I went over to say goodbye I saw that the
expression of bewilderment had come back into Gatsby's face, as though a faint doubt had
occurred to him as to the quality of his present happiness.  Almost five years!  There
must have been moments even that afternoon when Daisy tumbled short of his dreams--not
through her own fault but because of the colossal vitality of his
illusion.

Nick tells the
reader that Gatsby's illusion of Daisy and their past relationship is "colossal," that
it contains "colossal vitality."  This is direct characterization.  He also tells the
reader that Gatsby is bewildered--that, too is direct
characterization. 

Of course, since Nick is a first-person
narrator and is somewhat unreliable, you should be aware that this is a conclusion Nick
is drawing about Gatsby--and it's possible he's wrong.    

In The Kite Runner, why was the Taliban in charge of punishment instead of the cleric?

At this point in the novel, the Taliban have wrestled
control on social political levels.  Taliban leaders have emerged from the fragmented
condition enveloping Afghanistan.  In this void, the Taliban has become the unquestioned
authority.

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The events of the novel occur against
the backdrop of political change, culminating in the rise of the tyrannical Taliban
government in contemporary Afghanistan. Assef, Hassan's rapist and the bully who becomes
a high-ranking Taliban official, embodies the consequences of the abuse of power for
power's sake and the violence and repression of the Taliban regime. Assef is a sociopath
who thrives in an atmosphere of chaos and
subjugation.

There
are no checks nor institutional limitations to prevent the group from becoming the
supreme authority over all and for all.  The group is responsible for political
leadership, spiritual authority, and social adherence.  This is why the stoning of the
couple in the soccer stadium for adultery is carried out by the Taliban.  In this light,
the Taliban is in charge of everything and everyone, representing that Amir is not the
only one who needs to seek to "be good again."  Rahim Khan's words can apply to all of
Afghanistan emerging from the shadow of the Taliban.

Can you help me come up with a few things to compare and contrast fossil fuels, wind, solar and water energy?

Think of a glass of water; you drink it and it's done
(like fossil fuels).

Even though they're really useful and
make up the highest percentage of energy use these days, they're vanishing, and there
are going to be no more of them if the populotion uses them every day.  Even by using
them you're destroying the enviorment so much: look at the reaction of burning methane:
CH4+2O2=CO2+2H2O+energy

You can see that CO2 is
being emitted and in order to stop that, there is no solution.  Even if anyone wants to
make some fossil fuels they need millions of years; technology is trying to make it
artificially, but does quality play a role? Yes it does, because the productivity of the
fossil fuels made by a chemistry laboratory isn't really high enough
quality.

So now imagine you have a glass of water,and you
live near a ocean, and perhaps you can drink the water, but would you be able to drink
the whole water at a period of time.  The answer is no.

So
wind power, solar power, and water energy (potential water energy) are the keys for the
future.Wind energy uses the power of the wind which makes a big fan rotate and it's
connected to a big electomagnet which spins and produces electricity, solar power is a
bit more difficult.  It uses the photovoltaic effect to produce electricity from the
solar energy of the sun, which is able to produce a lot of energy per meter
square.

Hope this helps for a little
bit. 

In your opinion, does "Kubla Khan" celebrate the imagination or caution against its indulgence?

This question of course goes to the very heart of the
theme of the poem. Many critics regard this poem as being about the process of artistic
imagination and how we can achieve incredible things through that artistic imagination,
in the same way that Kubla Khan imposes order on nature to create the "pleasure dome."
The description of the pleasure dome with its beauty and its wonder certainly support
the idea that this poem celebrates the imagination and what it can achieve, but at the
same time, there is a darker note introduced into the poem by reference to the "tumult"
that exists outside the "pleasure dome" that the imagination has created. Note how this
tumult represents a shift in imagery and tone, as the imagery becomes more frightening
and the tone becomes more sinister:

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A savage place! as holy and
enchanted

As e'er beneath a waning moon was
haunted

By woman wailing for her
demon-lover!

The fact that
from the "tumult" that exists outside the "pleasure dome" he has created come "ancient
voices prophesying war" suggests that whilst the powers of the imagination are
incredible and capable of creating things of great beauty, at the same time there is a
"dark side" to the imagination that must not go unheeded.

How is Buck exhibiting the principle of "civil disobedience" in The Call of the Wild?

The definition of civil disobedience will be critical
here.  If the definition of civil disobedience is seen as an outward rejection or
repudiation of social practices that one sees as wrong, then Buck's refusal to follow
human social practices after Thornton's death could be seen as civil disobedience.  Buck
refuses to follow the human society's rules and refuses to be a party to it once the
Yeehat Indians kill Thornton.  It is here where Buck recognizes that he has reached a
point in his own consciousness where action must be taken.  He has experienced human
cruelty in his abduction, treatment with different owners, and his own experience with
the brutality of human beings caused him to have doubt.  Thornton might have represented
the last bonds of loyalty to humans, but once he was killed, it seemed to signal a sort
of break in Buck's own mind.  This separation became Buck's own embrace of civil
disobedience, stressing that individuals must  take action against that which is seen as
unfair or unjust:  "Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain
laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power."
Buck is not resisting an international order as much as he is rejecting the actions of
humans and his "call to the wild" is his own ability to take action to bring attention
to this predicament.

What is the final pressure of the gas in the following problem?If I have 17 Liters of gas at a temperature of 67°C and a pressure of 88.89 atm....

The problem given is that initially there are 17 L of gas
at 67 degree Celsius and the pressure is 88.89 atm. We need to determine the pressure if
the temperature is raised to 94 degree Celsius and the volume is decreased to 12
L.

We use the ideal gas law, which gives the relation
between pressure, temperature and volume as P*V = n*R*T, where P is the pressure, V is
the volume, n is the amount of substance, R is a constant and T is the
temperature.

Let's rewrite the relation as n*R = P*V/T, we
now have constants on one side and the variables on the other
side.

Substituting the values
given:

17*88.89 / 67 = P*12 /
94

=> P =
17*88.89*94/(12*67)

=> P = 176.67
atm.

When the conditions are altered the
pressure of the gas increases to 176.67 atm.

A 35.0 kg mass is suspended at equilibrium on a spring that has a spring constant of 1.23*10^3 N/m. The mass is pulled down by 18.5 cm...from its...

The spring has a spring constant of 1.23*10^3 N/m. A 35 kg
mass is suspended from it. The mass is pulled down so that the spring is extended by
18.5 cm. It is then released and the rises up by 27
cm.

After the mass has risen 27 cm it is at a height equal
to 27 - 18.5 = 8.5 cm above the equilibrium position of the spring. There are two forces
acting on the mass here:

• A force due to the
  gravitational force of attraction of the Earth which accelerates it downwards by 9.8
  m/s^2

• A force exerted by the spring
  downwards which is equal to 1.23*10^3*8.5*10^-2 = 104.55 N. This accelerates the spring
  downwards by 104.55/35 = 2.987 m/s^2

The net
acceleration of the body is 9.8 + 2.987 = 12.787
m/s^2.

At the required position the
acceleration of the body is 12.787 m/s^2
downwards.

What is Muir's overall views on God and nature?

Muir believes in an almost pantheistic view regarding
nature and the divine.  From his own experience, Muir believes that the natural world
possesses the power of the divine.  Consider that after his vision impairment accident,
he sets out on his walk from Indiana to the Gulf of Mexico, noting and observing what he
sees.  It seems as if in this action there is a great deal of connection between how
Muir feels that the natural setting contains much in way of divine power.  Muir's
writing about the preservation of the natural setting embraces even more meaning when
seen in the context in which he is writing.  Muir recognizes that the increasing
industrial tilt to which America is moving is one that could dislodge the divine beauty
of nature.  His commitment to the idea of national parks and land that could not be
touched by the rising industrialization and economic growth within the nation is
reflective of how Muir links nature and the power of the divinity together.  If there is
a notion of the divine for Muir, it lies in the natural conditions of the world,
justifying his own desire to preserve and maintain it.

What was the razzia used to find in the book The Hiding Place?

The razzia was a method of "lighning search and seizure"
in which the German soldiers would suddenly surround a given neighborhood and sweep
through it, searching for males between the ages of sixteen and thirty whom they would
forcibly conscript for work in their munitions factories. Every family with young men
lived in terror of these sudden intrusions, and many, such as Flip and Nollie, created
emergency hiding places in their homes where the vulnerable men could be concealed until
the danger was past. Flip and Nollie had rearranged their kitchen for this purpose,
enlarging the trapdoor to the potato cellar built beneath the floor, then covering the
opening with a carpet and placing the large kitchen table directly on top. This hiding
place was not meant to be effective in the case of a thorough, sustained search, but for
a "swoop" by soldiers, it was thought to be sufficient. As it turned out, when soldiers
arrived on Flip's birthday, Flip and Nollie's two son,s Peter and Bob, hid in the
cellar, and though the house was cursorily searched, they were not discovered.
Interestingly, when the soldiers asked daughter Cocky where her brothers were, she,
unable to lie, told them, "Why, they're under the table," and began to laugh
hysterically. The soldiers, thinking that she was taking them for fools, did not look
under the table, but left in disgust (Chapter 7).

In “Dover Beach,” what kind of faith remains when absolute religious faith is gone?

In this bleak but poignant poem Arnold describes the
context of his times, where he felt that faith was retreating like the retreating tide
from his society, leaving people naked and exposed to the world and its harshness and
cruelty. In Arnold's vision of the world, the only form of faith that remains is that
which is based on love and the relationships that we have with our loved ones. Note how
he develops this theme in the last stanza:

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Ah, love, let us be true
To one
another! for the world, which seems
To lie before us like a land of
dreams,
So various, so beautiful, so new,
Hath really neither joy,
nor love, nor light,
Nor certitude, nor peace, nor help for
pain;
And we are here as on a darkling plain
Swept with confused
alarms of struggle and flight,
Where ignorant armies clash by
night.

Note how the bleak
image of Arnold's world is developed. It has no 'joy, nor love, nor light / Nor
certitude, nor peace, nor help for pain.' Existence is described as being on a 'darkling
plain' where 'ignorant armies clash by night.' The only recourse or faith that is
available therefore is expressed in the speaker's plea to his love for them to be true
to each other. Without religious faith, faith in our relationships and with our loved
ones is the only security we can have in such a world.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, is there a quote in the book that shows how Atticus influences Scout to be respectful of other people's social...

In the early chapters of To Kill a
Mockingbird, Atticus is constantly reminding Jem and Scout to respect their
neighbors. One example comes when the children try to deliver Boo Radley a note--with a
fishing pole. Atticus catches them in the act. Although Atticus is directly addressing
Jem, his stern advice is for Scout and Dill as well.

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"I'm going to tell you something and tell you one
time: stop tormenting that man. That goes for the other two of
you."

Another example comes
when Scout nonchalantly uses the "N" word in a conversation with Atticus after Cecil
Jacobs announced in the school yard that Atticus defends "niggers." Scout had defended
her father against the charge, but she really didn't understand what it
meant.

"Don't
say nigger, Scout. That's common."
"'s what everybody at school
says."
"From now on, it'll be everybody less
one--"

In what part does Holden say or do things that indicate that he hates adults, since in his point of view they are phonies?Can you also provide...

You can find examples of Holden's mistrust and dislike of 
adults throughout the novel. For example, in the very beginning (and the first time we
see him use the word "phony") he refers to the headmaster of Pencey as being a "phony
slob." He describes a speech he heard at Pencey given by an undertaker in which the man
tried to appear reverent and religious, mentioning that he "prayed to Jesus" while
driving his car. This really set Holden off, and he concluded that the man was just
trying to pray for more "stiffs" to increase his business. A total phony. His teacher,
Mr. Spencer, tries to lecture him on doing better in school, but he dismisses this
advice because as an adult, Mr. Spencer just does not
understand.

When he goes to New York, he runs into his
older brother's former girlfriend, who is a huge "phony." His favorite teacher, Mr.
Antolini, gives Holden some really good advice, but unfortunately, Antolini sabatoges
his own advice because while he is giving it, he is drinking heavily and getting drunk.
Holden observes that the advice may not be valid when given by a drunk, and when he
awakens to Mr. Antolini stroking his head, he automatically assumes it is an advance,
and flees. This shows he does not trust adults because he automatically assumes the
worst.

Finally, the only people that Holden feels
comfortable around are children - his deceased brother Allie, and his little sister
Phoebe. Everyone else is a phony.

Can you give a detailed analysis of "The Cactus" by O. Henry?

As is typical of the writings of O. Henry, "The Cactus"
has a surprise ending.  This surprise results because of the character trait about which
Trysdale berates himself:  "his fatuous and tardily mourned egoism."  Having returned
from the wedding of the beautiful young woman whom he had assumed he would marry,
Trysdale rues his vanity and conceit.  But, the irony is that he does not fully
understand how this very vanity and conceit prevented his marriage.  For, as Trysdale
searches in his memory for where he erred, he remembers how the young woman always
looked up "so childlike and worshipful," but she was always
modest. 

Recalling the night on which he had proposed
to the beautiful woman to marry him, she had asked him about keeping quiet his knowledge
of Spanish since Captain Caruthers had told her that he is fluent. Because "the incense
of her admiration" was so sweet and flattering, he allowed her to retain the assumption
that he knows the language.  Yet, Trysdale has thought no more of this question of
hers.  Instead, he remembers how she seemed a "snared bird" that night.  Yet, she sent
no word as she had promised; and, when he saw her two nights later, she seemed
"wondering, eager."  Courteous, but adamantly quiet, he awaited her explanation; she
gave no reply, but became cold.

Then, the voice of the
other man in the room intrudes his reverie, asking him what is wrong and suggesting they
have a drink. Rather distractedly, the friend sees the cactus on Trysdale's table and
asks him where he got it. 

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"A present," said Trysdale, "from a friend.
Kinow the species?"

"Here's the name on the tag," his
friend replies.  "Know any Spanish, Trysdale?"

"No," said
Trysdale, with the bitter wraith of a smile--"Is it
Spanish?" 

Now, Trysdale
suspects that his egoism at not admitting to not having knowledge of Spanish has been a
true mistake.

Yes, explains his friend.  He tells Trysdale
the Spanish name is Ventomarme, which means "Come and take me" in English.  Ironically,
Trysdale's  his pretense and egoism have been his nemesis. However, while this trick
ending of O. Henry's is pathetic, it is not tragic. 

In the play The Importance of Being Earnest, what are the excuses that Algernon makes for his double identity? (Defend Bunburying.)

Algernon has created the "character" -- a man named
Bunbury--as an excuse to get out the kinds of social engagements and obligations that
bore him in the city.  The story around the character is that he is in very poor health,
so he needs assistance and care from his friends like Algernon.  Algernon, on a moments
notice can also say that he has "just heard from Bunbury who needs him immediately."
 This is an especially convenient story because not only can Algernon get out of
whatever it is that he doesn't want to do, he can also look very altruistic while doing
it; after all, he is helping out a friend in need!  Who would dare to suggest that some
social function like a boring society party is more important than helping a friend?  It
is truly a fool-proof story.

Algernon finds that the
country life is more laid back than the obligations he has in town.  He is perpetual
debt in town, so perhaps it is difficult to live up to the expectations society would
have of him.  He is clearly trying to avoid filling in the dinner guest list of the
society dinners hosted by his Aunt Augusta.  She is the epitome of a society lady, and
Algernon finds her social circle to be boring.  It is ironic that he specifically
mentions his distaste for a lady who "flirts endlessly with her own husband."  What is
funny is that he says it like that is a bad thing!  But to him, it is. It is
traditional, expected, and therefore, tedious.  Algernon likes things to be interesting
-- thus he created Bunbury.  When he discovers that his friend Ernest/Jack has created a
similar second identity (for himself) he calls Jack out on his "Bunburying."  Jack is
doing the same thing:  using another person as his excuse to leave the sedate life in
the country so that he can then assume that identity and live it up a bit in the more
lively and interesting city.  For both men, Bunburying is a relief for the obligations
of their everyday lives.

How do Elinor and Marianne Dashwoods' characterizations compare and contrast, especially with respect to their grief over their father's death and...

As the title suggests, the main difference between the
characterizations of Elinor and Marianne
Dashwood, is that Elinor is described as relying on sense
to govern her actions, while Marianne believes on governing
all things with her emotions, or
sensibilities. One good chapter to use to examine their
differences in characterization, especially in terms of how they handle their father's
death, is the very first chapter.

In the
first chapter, Austen uses some paragraphs of direct
characterizations to describe Elinor as being sensible, rational, calm,
cool, collected, and the one their mother relies on for advice. Marianne, on the other
hand, while recognized as "sensible and clever," is also characterized as being "eager
in everything: her sorrows, her joys, could have no moderation" (Ch. 1). In other words,
Marianne believes in being governed by unrestrained emotions. As a result of their
different beliefs concerning emotions, both Marianne and her mother believe in being
violent about their grief over their father, while Elinor believes in controlling her
grief so that she can carry on with what needs to be done. As Austen relays, "The agony
of [Marianne's and Mrs. Dashwood's] grief, which overpowered them at first, was
voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and again" (Ch. 1). In contrast,
"Elinor, too, was deeply afflicted; but still she could struggle, she could exert
herself" (Ch. 1).

We see the same difference in the two
sisters' reaction to love. Both are equally brokenhearted.
But Elinor believes it's her duty not be selfish by indulging in her grief. She believes
that she must keep silent due to her promise to Lucy; but she also believes it is her
duty to protect Marianne and her mother from being hurt by the news. In contrast,
Marianne believes that giving way to her violent emotions is her way of showing how much
she loved Willoughby. She doesn't realize, but then later does, that giving way to her
emotions is actually being cruel to both herself and those who care for her that are
trying to console her.

In what ways did the power of the American government expand as a result of WW1?

The major expansion of American government power was
directed at the war effort; not at long time changes in governmental policy. The Lever
Food and Control Act created the U.S. Food Administration to garner resources for the
war effort. Under the leadership of future President Herbert Hoover, the Food
Administration urged Americans to observe meatless Tuesdays; wheatless Wednesdays, and
porkless Saturdays. The Espionage Act of 1917 provided penalties of up to twenty years
for interfering with the war effort, or inciting insubordination, disloyalty, or
 refusal to serve in the armed services.  Similarly, the Sedition Act of 1918 made it
illegal to interfere with the sale of war bonds, or say or write
anything,

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disloyal, profane, scurrilous, or abusive about
the American Government, Constitution, Army, or
Navy.

Among those prosecuted
and convicted under the Sedition Act was Eugene V. Debs who famously stated he was
against all wars except one, and that was the worldwide worker's
revolution.

It is highly doubtful that the two acts cited
above would stand Constitutional muster during the present; however they were challenged
and upheld by the Supreme Court in the case of Schenk vs. U.S.in
which Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes wrote:

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The most stringent protection of free speech
would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic
.

The Court held in the
Schenk case that the First Amendment did not apply when there was a
"clear and present danger" of evil results.

Describe some of the biological theories of homosexuality.

While there are no concurrent answers as to why some
individuals develop a homosexual orientation, many researchers believe that biological
factors, among other things, play a significant role in determining a person's sexual
orientation.  To begin with, twin studies have indicated that there is a possible
genetic component to sexual orientation.  Studies have shown that in identical twins
where one identifies as homosexual, there is around a 52% chance that the other twin
will identify as a homosexual as well.  In fraternal twins, the chances decrease to
about 23%.

In neurological studies, researchers have found that the
brain structure is sexually dimorphic, which means that men and women's brains are built
differently.  Some studies have found size differences in certain structures of
homosexual and heterosexual brains, such as the hypothalamus, the suprachiasmatic
nucleus and the anterior commissure.  Other researchers have suggested that differences
in hormone levels, especially during prenatal development, may be associated with a
person's sexual orientation.  The sex hormones, testosterone and estrogen, impact the
fetus's developing brain, and an excess or deficiency in one of these hormones may cause
a disruption in this process.
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What is the setting of "Harlem" by Langston Hughes?

It is vitally important to remember that this poem is set
during the Great Depression of the 1930s, a time of unprecedented want and poverty,
which of course imapcted those who were looked down upon by society--African
Americans--the worst. It was a time when even the slightest of price rises could herald
disaster for poor families trying to make ends meet and a time when being black usually
involved a crushing lack of opportunity and poverty with little chance of gaining
employment to earn money. The writers of the Harlem Renaissance reacted to the
discrimination that they and their neighbours who lived in Harlem faced in their work,
and this poem powerfully evokes the economic and emotional distress of African Americans
living in Harlem, "On the edge of hell," facing the brute and harsh realities of
discrimination and lack of opportunity. Note how the price rises are refered
to:

Now when
the man at the corner store

Says sugar's gone up another
two cents,

And bread one,

And
there's a new tax on cigarettes--

We remember the job we
never had,

Never could
get,

And can't have
now

Because we're
coloured.

Note the tone of
anger and indignation that accompanies these lines as the speaker tries to express his
pent up frustration and rage at the situation that he, and so many others like him,
face.

How was the Red Scare an example of conservatism?

The red scare after WWI was an example of conservatism
because one of the major tenets of conservatism in the 20th century was anti-communism. 
Conservatives are strongly opposed to communism on a number of
grounds.

Mos importantly, conservatives believe that the
way things have been is generally good.  They believe that the experience that societies
gain over the years is going to be superior to any theory that someone thinks up in
their own mind.  Therefore, they would say, a capitalist and democratic system that has
evoloved over centuries is better than a communist system that has never existed other
than in the mind of political theorists.

Conservatives
after WWI, then, did not want their society to be changed in radical ways.  Therefore,
they were worried about the possibility of radicals changing the system through
violence.  This is what led to the red scare and that is why the red scare was an
example of conservatism.

Will you please attempt this question!?? Exam is tomorrow and I need your help!Two cuboids are mathematically similar. The smaller one has a...

Given the smaller cuboid has a surface area 400
cm^3

Let the dimensions be
5*x1*y1

Then the surface area is given
by:

SA = 2*5x + 2*5y + 2*xy =
400

==> 10x1 + 10y1 + 2x1y1 = 400
..............(1)

Now the larger
cuboid.

==> SA = 2*8x2 + 2*8y2 +
2*x2*y2

==> SA = 16x2 + 16y2 +
2x2y2..............(2)

But since both cuboids are similar ,
then we know that:

x1/x2 = 5/8==> x2= 8/5
x1

 y1/y2 = 5/8 ==> y2 = 8/5
y1

Now we will substitute into
(2)

==> SA = 16(8/5)x1 + 16(8/5)y1 +
2(8/5)(8/5)x1y1

==> SA = (128/5)x1 + (128/5)y1 +
(128/25)x1y1

Now factor
128/5

==> SA = (128/5)*[ x1 + y1 +
(1/5)x1y1]

Now multiply and divide by
10.

==> SA = (128/10*5) [ 10x1+ 10y1 +
2x1y1]

But. from (1),  we know that 10x1+10y1 + 2x1x2 =
400

==> SA = 128/50 * 400 =
1024

Then the surface area is 1024
cm^2

Why would a government stimulus have a multiplier effect on the economy?

A government stimulus would have a multiplier effect on
the economy because the money that the government spends on the stimulus would be spent
over and over again by various people in the economy.  In that way, economic activity
would increase by much more than the amount that the government
spent.

Imagine, for example, that the government pays you
$10,000 for your part in a new construction project.  We'll say you save $1,000 and
spend the other $9,000 to buy various things that you need.  When you spend the $9,000
the owner of the store where you spent it will take that $9,000 and spend perhaps $8,000
of it.  Now, you can already see the multiplier at work.  The government has spent
$10,000 in stimulus money and economic activity has already increased by $17,000 (the
$9,000 you spent and the $8,000 the storeowner spent).  If this process keeps happening,
the multiplier rises.

How did African-American institutions fare between 1820 and 1861?

As the time period you mention is from the Missouri
Compromise to the beginning of Civil War, slavery was legal in half the country or more
for that entire span of time.  With 4 million African-Americans still legally owned by
1861, there were tragically few elements of their society that can be called
"institutions".  Your instructor may have a definition he wants you to work within, but
lets start with two that survived two and a half centuries of slavery: Marriage and
Religion.

Marriage between free blacks in various parts of
the country endured just as it did for the rest of society (albeit still with overt and
abundant racial discrimination), but slave marriages had no legal status whatsoever. 
Either person could be sold into slavery in some distant place, and then slaves often
married again.  This meant family boundaries were somewhat fluid, and relationships more
temporary and tenuous.

New Testament Christianity thrived
and spread among the free black community during those years, and to plantations as the
message slaves found within the Gospels gave them hope that someday they would be
liberated, and that a just God would save them from slavery.  The roots of this
distinctly southern African-American religion formed the basis of the Christian-backed
movement that would lead the calls for civil rights in the mid-20th
century.

Find the slant asymptote of f(x)=x^3/(x+2)^2

The equation of the oblique (slant) asymptote
is:

y = mx + n

We need to
determine m and n to find the equation of the slant
asymptote.

m = lim f(x)/x, if x approaches to
+infinite

m = lim
x^3/x*(x+2)^2

We'll expand the square from
denominator:

lim x^3/x*(x+2)^2 = lim x^3/x(x^2 + 4x +
4)

lim x^3/x(x^2 + 4x + 4) = lim x^3/(x^3 + 4x^2 +
4x)

We'll force the factor x^3 at
denominator:

lim x^3/x^3(1 + 4/x + 4/x^2) = lim 1/(1 + 4/x
+ 4/x^2)

lim 1/(1 + 4/x + 4/x^2) = lim 1/(1 + lim4/x +
lim4/x^2)

lim 1/(1 + lim4/x + lim4/x^2) = 1/(1+0+0) =
1

Since m = 1 and it is a finite value, we'll calculate
n:

n = lim [f(x) - mx] = lim [x^3/(x+2)^2 -
x]

lim [x^3/(x+2)^2 - x] = lim (x^3 - x^3 - 4x^2 - 4x)/(x^2
+ 4x + 4)

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

The equation of the slant asymptote, if x
approaches to + infinite and - infinite, is y = x -
4.

In 1984 what happens in the book, from after Winston is caught until the end?

The second half of 1984 is all about
torture.  Winston is taken to the Ministry of Love, which is a machinery of torture: it
has torture chambers within torture chambers.

First,
Winston is broken physically.  He is beaten and starved.  Some of his teeth and hair
fall out.

Then, he is psychologically tortured by O'Brien,
who may very well be Big Brother himself.  O'Brien calmly begins the process of turning
Winston into a unperson.  He uses his mother and Julia against him: women are all
traitors; one must love Big Brother only.

To make sure his
psychological re-conditioning worked, O'Brien gets Winston to unthink even his most
basic thoughts by admitting that 2 + 2 = 5.

Then, O'Brien
uses Winston's worst fear against him: rats.  He puts Winston's head in a cage full of
rats until Winston confesses to being guilty of
thoughtcrime.

Finally, Winston is released to meet other
reformed thought criminals, including Julia.  We never know if she was a thought
criminal or a spy for Big Brother.  But, Winston treats her as he should, by calling her
"sister" instead of lover, which is the emotional equivalent of admitting that 2 + 2 =
5.

What is the "play-within-a-play" in Hamlet?

The "play-within-a-play" is this acting out of "The Murder
of Gonzago," or, has Hamlet has renamed it, "The Mousetrap," inside the play by
Shakespeare, Hamlet.

In Act 2, Scene
2, Hamlet has just finished grilling Rosencrantz and Guildenstern about their motives.
They dissuade him from his anger by pointing out a band of traveling actors who has just
made their way onto the grounds of Elsinore.

In a primary
example of Hamlet's intellectually quick mind, the prince immediately forms an idea.
There is a traditional play that many actors know called "The Murder of Gonzago." This
play depicts the murder of a king.

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The play's the
thing

Wherein I'll catch the conscience of the King
(2.2.633-34).

Hamlet pulls
one of the actors aside and asks him if he can "modify" the script a little. He asks the
players to memorize sixteen lines that he himself will compose and that the players are
to incorporate into their act. These lines will reflect the details of Claudius and
Gertrude's treachery:

Hamlet eagerly anticipates
Claudius' reaction to the scene. He believes that if Claudius reacts negatively (as
Hamlet is quite sure he will), that proof of the Ghost's assertions will be validated.
Remember, at this point, Hamlet is still wary of trusting the Ghost. It is quite
possible that the Ghost may be an evil spirit coming to him in the guise of his beloved
father. However, if Hamlet gets the proof he needs, via Claudius' reaction, he will know
the Ghost can be trusted.

What is the author's purpose in The Color of Water?

Ostensibly, if you believe the subtitle, the purpose of
the book is to pay tribute to his mother, Ruth McBride.  The story is centered around
the way that his mother worked tirelessly to raise a huge family in very difficult
circumstances.  The story also uses episodes where Ruth recounts her own life and her
own family, making the story even more poignant and
powerful.

I would suggest that his purpose is also to
simply tell what is a very compelling story as most memoirs are set up to do.  McBride
emphasizes the importance and use of education in all of his family members' lives, so
one could argue that it is another purpose.

At STP, 1 liter of H2(g) and 1 liter of He(g) have the same: A) number of atoms B) density C) number of molecules D) mass

According to Avogadro's Law, equal volumes of different
gases at the same temperature and pressure have the same number of constituent particles
or molecules.

Hydrogen gas is found in the form of
molecules consisting of two hydrogen atoms. Helium gas is found as independent helium
atoms. As there is no option for constituent particles, we can take consider helium to
be in the form of molecules with each molecule consisting of one helium
atom.

So we have the number of molecules in one liter of
the two gases at STP being the same. The correct option is C.

Point out several incidents that establish an atmosphere of foreboding or doom in Books 17-20 of Homer's Odyssey.

Homer prepares the audience for the death and destruction
that occurs in Odyssey 22 in a couple of instances in Books
17-20.

Early in Book 17, Theoclymenus predicts that
Odysseus is already nearby, is learning of the unjust behavior of the suitors, and his
preparing to take vengeance on them.

Also in Book 17, when
Melanthius tries to knock Odysseus from the path, Eumaeus prays for the return of
Odysseus and punishment for Melanthius. Indeed, both those prayers are eventually
answered.

In Odyssey 18, Odysseus, disguised as a beggar
warns Amphinomus that Odysseus is near and that he will punish the
suitors:

I
tell you, he is near, and may some god prompt you homewards, so you need not face him on
his return. He and the Suitors will not part without bloodshed, I think, once he is
under his own roof. (A.S. Kline
translation)

In
Odyssey 19, Penelope has a dream about an eagle that kills 20
geese. The disguised Odysseus, who is listening to Penelope relate this dream, tells her
that it is clearly a prediction that Odysseus is going to destroy the
suitors.

Finally, in Book 20, we hear that Zeus thunders
when the sky is completely clear and that one of the servant women, upon hearing this,
prays for the final day of the Suitors in the palace:

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It must be an omen you send someone. Make even my
words come true. Today let the Suitors delight in feasting for the very last time in
Odysseus’ palace. Let those who have bowed my limbs in hard labour grinding barley, now
eat their last meal.’ (A.S. Kline
translation)

In To Sir, with Love, what was Braithwaite's life like before he got the teaching job?

Part of what makes Braithwaite's account so moving is that
he does not dwell that much on his pre- teaching life.  He holds a degree in
engineering, and being the victim of a crowded field as well as due to his skin color,
Braithwaite turns to teaching as a "job."  The implication here is that his life lacked
purpose and direction prior to his entry into education.  The focus that Braithwaite
demonstrates as a teacher and advocate for students is not present in his life before
teaching, where he moved from applying to position after position.  The experience of
being denied from each one reflects the rootlessness that is not a part of his world
once he enters teaching and commits to become better at it.  In the end, I think that
this becomes one of the critical elements of the narrative.  The vagabond nature of
personal life and career are replaced by the sense of purpose and driving focus to
enhance the life of children that Braithwaite experiences as a
teacher.

In Part Two, Chapter 9 of 1984, what does Goldstein’s book claim is the primary aim of modern warfare?

Goldstein's book makes sober reading for Winston Smith, as
he realises the way that his "reality" has been cynically shaped and moulded to keep him
and his fellow citizens imprisoned in a permament limbo of war, impoverishment and want.
Goldstein's book explains how war has changed greatly so that it is now no longer about
ultimate victory or defeat. The equality of power between the three different power
blocks makes this impossible. Instead, the book tells us, the nature of war has changed
so that its primary aim is to:

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...use up the products of the machine without
raising the general standards of
living.

War is therefore a
strategy to create a world that is a "bare, hungry and dilapidated place" so that the
people in it can be controlled and manipulated more easily and the power structures that
are in place can exist unchallenged. War has therefore been transformed into a cynical
method of controlling the populace, keeping them in want so that the power structure
itself is unchallenged.

Can a 3 volt battery light up a 1.5 volt bulb?

Bulbs are classified on the basis of voltage as a measure
of the current that has to be passed through the filament in the bulb. The current
generates heat and if the heat is enough to raise the temperature of the filament to a
level that allows visible light to be radiated, the bulb
glows.

Any voltage can be applied across the filament of a
bulb with a given voltage rating. If a smaller voltage is applied the filament is not
heated to a temperature high enough to radiate visible light. On the other hand, the
application of a higher voltage can result in the filament getting burnt out and damage
the bulb.

On applying a voltage of 3 volts across a bulb
which is rated 1.5 V, it will give off light but there is a very high probability that
the filament of the bulb cannot withstand the high voltage and will get permanently
damaged.

What is Atticus's explanation for Bob Ewell's harboring a grudge against everybody connected with the case?Chapter 27 of Harper Lee's To Kill a...

This passage about Bob Ewells' grudge is significant
because, as Atticus points out, Bob Ewell, who is at the bottom of the social stratum of
Maycomb, wishes to rise in the estimation of the white community; instead, he is
probably thought even less of. Living behind the dump, both literarly and figuratively,
Ewell, ironically, with a name that is respected by southerners--Robert E. Lee--seems
absurd by comparison.  So, at the trial of Tom Robinson, Ewell essays to make himself
seem respectable.  After all, even the lowest desire to have someone else beneath them. 
So, when he does not rise in social opinion, Ewell projects his feelings into resentment
toward others in the community.

Knowing that the community
has nothing but disdain for him fosters his evil intentions of getting even, as well.
So, in a sense, this passage foreshadows Ewell's insulting action toward Atticus Finch
and his violent act against Atticus's children, both acts which underscore the low
opinion of the community.

Why/how is point of view important to understand the book Eyes of the Emperor written by Graham Salisbury?For the purpose of...

Eyes of the Emperor is written in the
first person point-of-view from the perspective of Japanese American, Eddie Okubo.  He
lies about his age to join the US Army just as America is entering WW2.  The story that
ensues is a personal account of 16 year old Eddie's experience in the Army, including
the racism he encounters, which is just as terrifying to him as the threat of the
enemy.

Salisbury has been praised for this realistic work
of historical fiction.  Much of the story draws from personal accounts taken by
interviewing various Japanese Americans veterans.  The point of view has likewise been
praised for providing an immediate connection to the emotions these Japanese soldiers
certainly experienced.  In addition to the pride and patriotism of serving a country
they desperately wanted to believe in, there was an equal amount of humiliation from
segregation, racism, and the sheer ignorance of
others.

Written at a level appropriate for 7th grade and
up, this book provides students with an opportunity to understand the concept of
prejudice and the realities of war in a personal way.  Yet, it also intertwines positive
lessons in patriotism and the equality of the human condition.  Rather than reading like
an impersonal history lesson, the point-of-view paints a realistic portrayal of events
and emotions that students can connect to and remember.

I need help writing an original narrative passage in which Gatsby meets the motifs of color (green light), race, sports, and violence.Please help....

If you really want to be creative, how about adding
something to the narrative that does not already exist, but that employs the motifs that
you mention? For example, we know that Daisy knew Gatsby "back in the day" when he was a
soldier, and for some reason, they did not get together then -- probably because of
class, wealth, the war. So, you could write something different about how and why Gatsby
was parted from Daisy. Perhaps Daisy and Gatsby meet at a racing event (sports), or
perhaps they meet at a golf match where Daisy is playing against Jordan Baker.
Daisy loses the match because Jordan has cheated by not writing down all her strokes.
Gatsby is Jordan's caddy, so he realizes this and tells Daisy about it after the match,
but it is too late. Daisy cannot do anything about the golf match, but she falls for the
handsome caddy, who is working at the posh golf course where Daisy is a member. Perhaps
Gatsby and Daisy plan to elope. Gatsby is driving to her house to pick her up. He waits
forever at a cross street for the light to turn green. The light finally turns green,
and he arrives at her house only to find that her father is waiting for him with a
shotgun. Gatsby flees and is so upset that he joins the army where he is immediately
sent off to the war. He writes to Daisy while in Europe, but her father intercepts the
letters and never gives them to her, except for his last letter where he tells her he
has been severely wounded and is not expected to live. So, Daisy, despondant, goes on to
marry Tom Buchanan, thinking that Gatsby is dead.

Do you agree or disagree with the author's perspective in the following quote? Provide evidence and an example that supports your view. Thank...

I agree with the quote wholeheartedly. Sometimes it takes
age and experience to recognize the differences between youthful vitality and
emotion, and a more mature overall outlook on the things of this world. As a youth, I
was vehemently opposed to the war in Vietnam, and I campaigned for George McGovern's run
for President. I have found that many of my views have mellowed in this regard. Although
I am opposed to war, I do see the necessity of our nation taking military action when
necessary (i.e., the U.S. invasion of Aghanistan). My liberal views have been tempered;
although I am a loyal Democrat, I did not vote for Bill Clinton (honesty issues)
or President Obama (lack of experience). At the same time, I recognize that our changing
world demands that we change with it. I find myself much more tolerant of opposing
viewpoints and radical change. I do my best to temper my nostalgic look back at "the
good old days" while realizing that many of today's changes have been for the betterment
of all. 

To whom does the following line refer: "While the great queen that rose out of the spray..."?

In this poem, the lines that you are citing refer to the
Greek and Roman goddess Venus (that was her Roman name) or Aphrodite.  She is said to
have been born out of the spray of the sea.  Because she did not have a father, she
could pick her own husband.  However, she ended up picking Vulcan (Roman name) to be her
husband.

So, in the poem, the father is asking for all
these blessings for his daughter.  One of them is that he wants her to be beautiful, but
not so beautiful that she makes mistakes like that of Venus.

How does Shakespeare's presentation of the female characters in Hamlet further his purposes?

Gertrude and Ophelia are presented as weak women subject
to the various actions of men. Throughout the drama they react, rather than act with
resolve or firm moral determination. Ophelia's suicide might seem to be an action born
of determination, but it is really a reaction to all she has endured in her
male-dominated young life.

These female characters in their
weakness serve several purposes in the play. First, through them the plot is advanced.
Gertrude's seduction by Claudius sickens and infuriates Hamlet, further pushing him into
avenging his father's murder. Through his relationship with Ophelia, the daughter of
Polonius, Hamlet plants the first seeds to suggest that he has gone mad, an integral
part of his plan to discover the truth about his father's death. Additionally, it is
Ophelia's death that drives Laertes into the plot with Claudius to kill
Hamlet.

Also, in his relationships with these two weak
women, Hamlet's complex character is more deeply developed. He is appalled by his
mother's behavior, but he loves her and tries to save her from further acts of
debasement; his relationship with her intensifies his torment. His relationship with
Ophelia further torments him. He uses Ophelia in his plot against Claudius, but in doing
so, he deliberately pushes her away while loving her deeply. Ophelia's death causes
Hamlet great agony.

Gertrude and Ophelia are important in
the drama not for the women they are but for the passive roles they play in Hamlet's
tragic destruction.

What is Shakespeare's reason for having the young princes turn Richard's language against him in Act 3 of Richard III?Richard's language is his...

In Act 3, scene 1 of Shakespeare’s Richard
III (1st Riverside edition), the young princes – particularly the young Duke
of York – show that they are almost as clever and as talented in the use of language as
is their uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester. Richard, after all, prides himself on his
verbal dexterity, as when he congratulates himself, in an aside, by saying “I moralize
two meanings in one word” (3.1.83). The young Prince Edward has already shown himself
skilled in rhetoric as well, particularly when speaking about Julius Caesar (3.1.68-71,
75-78). Richard himself seems genuinely impressed by the youthful prince’s wit, as when
he says in an aside “So wise so young, they say do never live long” (3.1.79). His first
four words – the words before the comma – might at first seem a compliment, but the
words that follow the comma emphasize his evil
intentions.

The verbal wit that the princes display allows
Shakespeare to

• make Richard seem jealous, even
  of children


• make Richard feel threatened, even by
  children


• make Richard nakedly reveal, in his asides, his
  own evil nature, in contrast to the virtue of the
  princes


• make Richard demonstrate his own verbal dexterity
  and counter-cunning


• make Richard reveal once more his
  skills as an actor


• suggest that if the princes are
  allowed to grow older, they may potentially be quite resourceful opponents of
  Richard


• suggest that if the princes – even at this age –
  are allowed to address many English aristocrats and commoners, they may be very
  persuasive and win genuine loyalty


• suggest that the
  princes, even at this age, resemble their mother in character and intelligence and are
  thus real threats to Richard (3.1.156)

It is,
of course, York’s joking about Richard’s misshapen back that really seems to bother
Richard:

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Uncle, my brother mocks both you and
me:

Because that I am little, like an
ape,

He thinks that you should bear me on your shoulders. 
(3.1.129-31).

In some
productions of the play, this moment is presented as an especially dark turning point in
Richard’s relations with the princes. Meanwhile, Buckingham is shocked but also
impressed by York’s remark (3.1.132-35), calling the young prince “cunning” and thus a
potential rival, someday, to Richard himself – if, that is, York is allowed to
live.

Richard cannot, at this point, deal with the princes
as openly or violently as he would like, especially since he is surrounded by witnesses
before whom he must perform.  The death of the princes must take place in secret, so
that few can know of Richard’s real feelings and his actual responsibility for their
murders.

In "The Rocking-Horse Winner," what do the voices in the house represent?

Key to consider when answering this question is the way
that the voices in the house are impacted by the sudden gift of money that Paul arranges
for his mother to receive. You can't help but feel sorry for Paul, as he awaits for the
smile of pleasure and the warmth from his mother when she discovers that she has
received this surprise "windfall," but instead, as she reads the news, her face only
becomes "hardened" and "more expressionless." Note the way that this event impacts the
voices in the house. In spite of this money and the wealth and luxury that this gives
the family, the voices only worsen in their
intensity:

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And yet the voices in the house, behind the
sprays of mimosa and almond blossom, and from under the piles of iridescent cushions,
simply trilled and screamed in a sort of ecstasy: "There must be more money! Oh-h-h;
there must be more money. Oh, now, now-w! Now-w-w--there must be more money!--more than
ever! More than ever!"

This
clearly indicates that the voices that haunt the house so powerfully emerge from his
mother's unceasing desire for more wealth and greater riches. Even when she has been
given money, it is not enough, as is the case with materialism. Whatever we has is never
enough, which is the message of this story as Lawrence points out the evils of
materialism.

Who in France declared war on Austria and subsequently other countries during France's revolutionary period, and why did they do it?

Regarding the first time that France went to war with
Austria during the revolutionary period, this war with Austria was declared on April 20,
1792.  It was the Legislative Assembly which declared war on
Austria.

There were a number of reasons for this
declaration.  The revolutionaries hoped to spread their revolution.  In addition, they
hoped that going to war would ensure that domestic enemies would stop trying to bring
down the revolution.  They hoped the war would also bring the most revolutionary/radical
of their leaders into power.  Conversely, King Louis XVI and other monarchists thought
that the war might help them, especially if the revolutionaries lost.  They hoped that
Austria and other countries might help to restore the
monarchy.

The French Legislative Assembly declared war on
Austria for revolutionary reasons.  They wanted to spread the revolution and to protect
and strengthen it at home.

What are the interesting facts in roulette games?

Roulette is a popular game used for gambling in casinos.
The name roulette is derived from a French expression meaning 'little wheel'.   The
roulette essentially consists of a wheel marked with different numbers, the wheel is
made to spin in one direction and a small ball placed within the periphery of the wheel
rotates in the opposite direction. The betting for gambling is on the basis of
predicting the position of the slot in which the ball will fall on slowing
down.

The roulette wheel is generally incorporated as a
part of a roulette table. Betting players are seated around the table. Roulette wheel
may have different number of positions marked on the wheel. American roulette has 38
segments around the circumference of the wheel, numbered from 1 to 36 plus a 0 and 00. 
Many wheels in Europe do not have 00. Alternate segments are coloured red and black. )
and 00 segments are marked green. There are small small slots on the wheel for each
number.

Players place their bets by  placing chips on a
betting layout marked in the roulette table.  Then the person dealing the roulette
wheel. often called the croupier, rotates the wheel and at the same time rotates the
white ball on the rim of the wheel in the opposite directions. The ball drops into one
of the slots as the wheel and the ball slow down.  That number and colour become the
winner for that spin.  Players can bet in many ways.  They can bet on single numbers,
groups of adjoining numbers, sets of 12 numbers, the red or black colours, odd or even
numbers, or the low or high numbers.

impact of realism

The Tin Flute is a great example of realism. It is
interesting how Roy chose to write in third-person omniscient and this choice really
added to the novel by allowing many different viewpoints.Roy tried at showing the reader
each character’s innermost thoughts, which at times can be both raw and selfish. The
characters can be viewed as selfish and completely absorbed in their own various
happenings. The flaws and frustrations of all of these characters is what bring the
realist element to the table.Roy explores the struggle to escape the paradoxical cycle
of poverty, exploited by war and perpetuated by peace.Roy creates an image of suffering
which is not easy to shake. .Roy appeals to our human compassion through her intimate
portrayal of human suffering. The realism makes the novel move at the pace of a film,
with highly emotional scenes. Unlike a film, her realism simultaneously draws us even
closer to the characters by exposing their thoughts, which are deeply personal, not
always flattering and often in direct opposition to their actions. Tin Flute is an
important piece of work for the genre of realism because it honestly portrays the lives
of people living in Montreal slums in the early 20th c. This is why the novel is
important, because it makes a statement.Roy’s used her ability of eloquent descriptions
to burn this image of poverty into people’s minds. While Rose-Anna is searching for a
new house in the ‘spring move’ she
describes,

 “A crowd  of ragged children were
playing on the sidewalk among the litter. Women, think and sad, stood in their
evil-smelling doorways, astonished by the sunlight. Others, indoors, set their babies on
the windowsill and stared out aimlessly. Everywhere you saw windows plugged with rags or
oiled paper. Everywhere you heard shrill voices,children crying, cries of misery coming
from the depths of this house or that, door and shutters closed, dead, walled up against
if it were a tomb (97).”
 That  paints a picture of a slum very
vividly. Thiese are very realistic images of a war suffering
society.

In Animal Farm, list 5 "crimes" that Napoleon and Squealer say Snowball has committed from chapters 1-7

In the early parts of the book, Snowball is a hero of the
animals' revolution.  He is, in particular, the main hero of the Battle of the Cowshed. 
But then he loses out to Napoleon in a contest to see who will rule the farm.  Napoleon
chases him off the farm and starts to blame everything that goes wrong on him.  Here are
some examples:

• He steals the
  corn


• He knocks over pails of
  milk


• He breaks eggs


• He
  tramples on the seed beds where young plants are


• He is
  chewing the bark off of young trees.

Basically
every setback is blamed on him so that no one will blame Napoleon for
them.

What are 3 different online intermediaries that could be used for this incentive trip?You are employed by a large company in its event management...

There are several popular (and free) online intermediary
interactive websites which you could use to accomplish this project.  Most people are
aware of Orbitz, Travelocity, Expedia, Priceline, and Bing.  Each of these companies
searches for the best online deals.  I have personally had the best experience with
all-inclusive trips (as far as price goes) using Orbitz, but on any given day, the
prices will vary with any one of these companies.

As far as
accomplishing your task goes, let me give you a few tips.  I usually start with one
website and type in everything I want (flight, hotel, location, dates, etc.)  I get a
price range by narrowing my selection to my top 2 or 3 resort choices.  Then, instead of
doing a wide "search" on the other websites, you can type in your exact resort name and
dates.  This is the easiest way to compare prices.

Also,
once you've found the very lowest possible price, you can go to the website of the
resort itself and see if there are any "special offers" that beat what you found.  From
experience I know that if you choose to go with Orbitz, and you later find a lower price
or an online deal that Orbitz did not find, they will match it for you and refund the
money even after you've booked.  Perhaps some of the other companies above offer similar
customer service.

What are some of the factors dealt with in this story that relate to the spirit of the age?"The Story of an Hour" by Kate Chopin

Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour," published in 1894,
occupied a time in America in which many social and cultural questions were raised.  One
of these questions, "The Woman Question," involved which roles were acceptable for
women.  The controversy was fueled by the publication of Charles Darwin's The Origin of
Species in 1892 which raised arguments on both sides:  some felt that the theory of
evolution support female assertion; others felt that the theory proved that motherhood
should be the primary role. 

In addition, the struggle for
women's franchisement had begun in 1848; and, when the 15th Amendment was passed in
1869, many feminists such as Susan B. Anthony refused to support it because it denied
women the vote.  In 1890, however, Wyoming became the first state to grant women the
vote.  But, despite all these attempts at reform, mainstream Victorian culture viewed
womens' role as that of mother and mistress of the home under the rule of her husband
and devoted to her children.

Kate Chopin, an independent
spirit herself, having grown up surrounded by smart, single, assertive women.  For
instance, her grandmother was the first woman in St. Louis to be granted a legal
separation from her husband; she raised her five children on her own while running a
successful shipping business.  When Chopin's husband died of an illness, she ran his
plantation on her own for a year, then moved back to her mother's; but, when she died,
Kate was on her own again, supporting herself and her children by
writing.

Thus, the spirit of woman is a motif of Chopin's
writing.  Knowing from her own experience that women are capable of supporting
themselves, Chopin champions these women and scorns the oppression of women in the
Victorian Age.  

Mrs. Mallard is such a woman, repressed to
the point that she has "a heart trouble."  When she first hears the report of her
husband's death, she reacts somewhat hysterically at first; then, in the privacy of her
bedroom, long repressed feelings choke their way into her throat, until she utters her
realization:  "Free!  Body and soul free!"--a realization that suggests the cruelty of
the Victorian concept that the wife is subservient to her husband and has no life
outside the family. 

According to Elizabeth, what is Abigail’s true objective in court?

Elizabeth is well aware of the interactions between
Abigail and her husband, but she could never have predicted what Abigail would do to get
her way.  Once Abigail learns how easy it is to accuse women in the village of
witchcraft, she points her finger towards Elizabeth.  Stabbed by Elizabeth's ghost,
Abigail is seen with a needle stuck into her stomach.  Elizabeth knows that she has not
sent her spirit out and certainly has not bewitched Abigail.  Outraged, Elizabeth
declares that Abigail means to kill her and dance on her grave.  Elizabeth realizes that
Abigail's ultimate plan is to charge and kill under the guise of witchcraft, and then
move in on her newly single husband, John Proctor.

Can we see a concern with frivolous things in "The Garden Party"?People did not think about social or political upheaval, a greateconomic...

This is definitely observed in this story. However, I
would want to add that it is the upper class that are concerned with frivolous affairs.
It is they who have the luxury and the money to be able to spend their time focusing on
such concerns. The working classes are shown to live bleak lives characterised by
struggle and effort. Note how easily Laura is persuaded to not cancel the garden party
by her mother with the aid of a new hat, "trimmed with golden daisies and a long black
velvet ribbon." The opportunity to wear such a hat, which makes her look like a
beautiful young woman, causes Laura to forget her scruples about holding a Garden Party
when the nearby Scott family has just suffered such a terrible tragedy. Likewise, note
the way that Laura reflects on the corpse of Mr.
Scott:

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.

The body of Mr. Scott
stands as a rebuke to Laura and her preoccupation with her appearance and the party,
supporting the definite theme of frivolous pass-times that are engaged in by the rich.
Laura, when she sees the body of Mr. Scott, understands herself and her class much
better as she sees a man at peace.