Discuss OPHELIA'S attitude towards HAMLET?answer in detail

Ophelia was very sheltered from the ways of the world by
both her father and her brother.  Hamlet had been in love with her because of her
purity, innocence, and virtue but when she accepts her father's bidding above his
(which, in the time period this was written was the proper thing to do unless Hamlet was
her husband which he was not), he takes out all his mommy issues on her and calls her a
whore to her face among other things. 

This is of course
devastating to her because she was very much in love with him and couldn't figure out
why he would suddenly turn on her in such a terrible way, but she still defends him and
loves him even during this.  We can see how painful it was for her in this
exchange:

Hamlet: ...I did love you
once.
Ophelia: Indeed, my, lord, you made me believe
so.
Hamlet: You should not have believed me...I loved you
not.
Ophelia: I was the more
deceived.

When Hamlet kills her father, she doesn't seem
able to handle that Hamlet has not been kind to her family (including herself), but too
fragile to stop loving him or join in the plotting, she instead loses her mind and
drowns (whether it was suicide or not is up for interpretation).

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, what is Huck's assessment of the Grangerfords?

Huck is especially disappointed when he discovers the feud
that the Grangerfords are involved in because he is initially so taken with the
family. 

Huck is pleased by the entire family. He considers
them to be gentle, sophisticated, intelligent, and generous. They are the picture of a
good family in his eyes. This is true of the entire
family. 

However, to Huck's dismay, the Grangerfords are
engaged in a long-running family feud.

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Their feud with the Shepherdsons, based on a
brutal, senseless code of honor, makes Huck
"sick."

They shoot and are
shot at on a regular basis. Just when Huck felt he had become part of the family, he
realizes that he does not want to be part of a feud.

The
discovery that the family has a second side stands as a contrast to the people Huck has
left behind. The widow and Pap are both only one-sided. They are what they are, for good
and bad, and they offer no duplicity or surprise in terms of
character.

The advert I have is about smoking , is says ' Don't smoke around children' why it is so important ?

The advertisement which says "Don't Smoke Around Children"
is an important warning regarding the evils of what is called Passive
Smoking. The habit of smoking is a killing habit for the smoker, but the
smoker also causes considerable damage to the people near or around him who may suffer
the similar health-hazards as passive smokers. Since children are the most vulnerable
community and should be best protected against all such hazards, it is strongly advised
that a smoker even while smoking at home or such other private places must be very
conscious as well as cautious about the presence of children around. Quit smoking if you
can. Take every care to see that the smoke you exhale does not cause trouble to
children.

In the 1930's how did the media differ in the making of To Kill a Mockingbird compared to today's movie-making?To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Filmmaking in the 1930s was much less technologically
advanced, of course, that in the 20nd and 21st centuries.  While there were some color
films at the end of the 30s,such as the 1939 The Wizard of Oz and
Gone With the Wind, nearly all were recorded with black and white
film.  In actuality, the technicolor was not the same as that of modern times:  a
special camera ran three strips of film--red,blue, and yellow.  When the three strips of
primary colors were consolidated, the resulting images were in full color, albeit rather
exaggerated, as they are in the above-mentioned
movies.

Because of the lack of technological advances,
movies were similar to the stage dramas from which they burgeoned.  Sets were created,
and actors delivered their lines much as they were delivered in theatres.  The
on-location films that lend realism and authenticity to films did not come about until
movie-making became extremely profitable.  And, method-acting in which the actor
"becomes" the character, assuming dialects, realistic mannerisms, his/her thoughts and
actions. also did not become de rigeur for actors until actors like
Marlon Brando adopted this style of acting taught by Lee Strasberg.  Strasberg's
students include many of the famous actors of the 20th century:  Montgomery Clift, James
Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Paul Newman, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Alec Baldwin, and Robert
de Niro, to name a few.

One significant difference between
the movies of the 1930s and those of modern times is in the endings.  The uplifting
ending was essential during such dismal times as the Great Depression when people
attended movies to escape their desperate lives.  Audiences desired the promise of a new
tomorrow in the movies, providing them a respite from their hardships for a least an
hour.

Of course, the Oscar-winning film version of
To Kill a Mockingbird starring Gregory Peck was made in
1962.  Using  black and white film to recreate the era of 1930s filmmaking, the movie
was set on location in Harper Lee's hometown of Monroeville,
Alabama.

What is the solution for 5^x^2=15625/5^x ?

We'll write 15625 as a power of 5, to create matching
bases.

5^(x^2) = 5^6/5^x

We'll
apply the quotient rule of the exponentials that have matching
bases:

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

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

x^2
= 6 - x

We'll subtract 6 - x both
sides:

x^2 + x - 6 = 0

We'll
apply quadratic formula:

x1 = [-1 + sqrt(1 +
24)]/2

x1 = (-1 + 5)/2

x1 =
2

x2 = (-1-5)/2

x2 =
-3

The equation will have 2 solutions and
they are: {-3 ; 2}.

How was racial unrest linked to WWI?

The Red Scare was a somewhat paranoid fear that Communists
and Anarchists were at work to destroy the government of the United States. It is
related to World War I only in that it closely followed the Bolshevik Revolution in
Russia, and the fact that following the War, there was a tremendous eruption of
nativism. It was during this time that Sacco and Vanzetti were executed for robbery and
murder even though there was substantial doubt as to their guilt. Their Eastern European
origins and political affiliations were enough to convict them. The Boston Police Strike
was also an element, as it was commonly believed that labor unions were fronts for
Bolsheviks. The prime mover behind the Red Scare was Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer
who used hyperbole, arrests and detentions based on flimsy evidence in his war against
the "Reds."

Racial unrest came about because of the Great
Migration. Many white Americans were fighting in the war, and a large number of blacks
moved North for jobs. They were not well received, and typically lived in segregated
neighborhoods. Their sudden presence in the North led to considerable racial
unrest.

What are three examples of "The Lottery" as an allegory?

An href="http://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/lit_terms_A.html#allegory_anchor">allegory
is a story that uses language to say something beyond the literal: title="Allegory: Collins English Dictionary; Random House Dictionary available on
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href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/allegory">allegory symbolizes
a deeper abstract or spiritual truth or moral.  The story usually uses a series of
symbols to convey the theme.  In Shirley Jackson's story, "The Lottery," the author uses
several symbols to convey through allegory her ideas about superstition and tradition,
as well as about mob mentality.

The
rocks that are being collected by the children at the start of the story represent in
small way the larger stones that will be thrown at the end of the story.  Those stones
will kill Tessie as part of a superstition-driven yearly ritual that is done as means to
ensure good crops.  The old saying, "Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon" is the mantra
that keeps this tradition alive.  While the people in this town have an inkling that
this traditional or ritual is going out of favor in other towns, they keep it alive out
of a sense of tradition.  The fact that everyone in the town must participate in the
eventual stoning is important as it serves to eliminate any one person from being guilty
of killing the winner of the lottery.  Sharing the guilt makes them all innocent in a
way and perpetuates the lottery.  Jackson does a great job of illustrating how this
method of killing makes it easy for the people to get caught of in the anonymity of
the mob.

Two other symbols for the allegory are the old
black box and the slips of paper that are used for the lottery.  The box is part of the
tradition, but it isn't treated with much respect anymore.  The slips of paper represent
each family, but they also represent the completely random nature of this
ritual.

Some other symbols in the story that you could
analyze in regards to their connection to the themes are: the names of some of the
characters; the "rules" such as men drawing for women; the ironic title of the story. 
Almost every aspect of this great story is symbolic of something larger, and thus
contributes to the allegory.

Was Napoleon for or against the French Revolution?Thanks

You could argue this both
ways.

Napoleon was clearly a part of the French
Revolution.  He participated in the Revolution and was an ardent Jacobin.  He is also
known for having defended the new government against conservative rebels in the battle
in Paris on 13 Vendemairie.  So, in this sense, he was clearly a supporter of the
Revolution.

However, you can argue that he was not, in the
end, a supporter of the values of the Revolution.  Napoleon did not, after all, bring
about a system of "liberty, equality, and fraternity."  He did not create a democratic
system once he was in power.  Instead, he created another monarchy with himself at its
head.  In this way, he did not really support the
Revolution.

Overall, then, it depends on what it means (to
you) for someone to be "for" or "against" the Revolution.

How does the townpeople's sense of culture affect the story's outcome?"A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner

With the interpretation of Emily as symbolic of the Old
South, the townspeople's sense of culture dehumanizes and perverts Emily.  For, to them
Emily is a "sort of hereditary obligation," and "a monument."  This attitude of the
townspeople leads them to excuse Emily's behavior at times, such as when Homer Barron
returns to town within three days and the neighbor sees the Negro man admit him at the
kitchen entrance. But, when Homer does not appear in the streets for almost six
months, the narrator comments,

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Then we knew that this was to be expected too; as
if that quality of her father which had thwarted her woman's life so many times had been
too virulent and too furious to
die.

When Emily refuses to
fasten metal numbers above her door and attach a mailbox, they let Emily
pass

from
generation to generation--dear, inescapabble, impervious, tranquil, and
perverse.

And, this is how
Emily Grierson died.  Having had her life repressed by her father, her growth as a
person perverted by tradition and cultural expectations of her remaining in the past,
Emily has become "impervious, tranquil and perverse"; she becomes the lover of death,
the past, that most impervious of states.

Explain how Maria's character in Twelfth Night is a stock character.

A stock character is one that is a recurring character
that is recycled in many plays, such as a ladies' maid, as is Maria in Shakespeare's
Twelfth Night.  Such a character would be likely to show up in any play that dealt with
interaction between the upper and lower classes.  What makes Maria different, however,
is the fact that her personality and actions are anything but those of a stock
character. She is vital to the plot, as it is her wit and intelligence that hatch the
plot against Malvolio. She is far smarter than her companions, Sir Andrew and Sir Toby,
and she is clever enough to pull off a complicated scheme.  She is educated enough to
forge her lady's handwriting and style well enough to fool Malvolio, who thinks he is
her better.  And, she is fearless and no-nonsense enough to deal with both the upper and
lower class characters in the play in any situation.

What does The Trial of Tears suggest about the changes occuring during this time period for many ethnic groups?The expanding Republic brought new...

The Trail of Tears suggests that Native Americans were
being excluded from American society in favor of
whites.

The removal of Indians from the Southeast showed
that the treatment of Indians was going to be based on ethnicity.  The tribes who were
"removed" were the "civilized tribes" whose lifestyles would not have interfered with
white settlement.  These were people who had settled down and who had become farmers and
had a constitution and a written language.  The point is that these were not nomadic
tribes who "had to" be driven off.  Instead, it is clear that the Indians were removed
simply because the whites wanted them gone.

Thus, the Trail
of Tears shows that Native Americans were going to be forced off the land, regardless of
how they lived, so that white immigrants and other settlers could have the land for
themselves.

What was the black community's view of the Tom Robinson trial in To Kill a Mockingbird?

I imagine most of Maycomb's black community probably
figured that Tom was innocent and that the charges were a sham, but there are no quotes
from the story to suggest that. I'm sure they already understand the due process of the
Alabama courts when it comes to a black man's word versus that of a white man, and few
of them probably expected Tom to walk away a free man. Nor would any of them have dared
to make any public statements that might have antagonized the white community. We do
know that Reverend Sykes took up a collection in church to help Tom's wife, and he
refused to end the service until $10 had been collected from his virtually penniless
congregation.

At the trial, Scout describes how "The
Negroes behind us whispered softly among themselves," but when Dill asked Reverend Sykes
what they were saying, the preacher told him he didn't know. After Bob Ewell described
how he caught Tom " 'ruttin' on my Mayella,' " there was "an angry muffled groan from
the colored people." As the jury debated the final verdict, Reverend Sykes gave his
opinion of Judge Taylor:

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"Oh, he did right well. I ain't complainin' one
bit--he was mighty fair-minded... I thought he was leanin' a little to our
side."

But his later words
were more telling.

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"I ain't ever seen any jury decide in favor of a
colored man over a white
man..." 

Although no other
opinions of the trial are expressed by any of Maycomb's black citizens, they showed
their respect to Atticus by standing in unison when he left the courtroom. The next day,
Atticus's kitchen is filled with gifts of food from Tom's grateful
friends.

How does Nick characterize Tom and Daisy at the end of the book? What has each of them “smashed” during the course of the novel? please help! (:

This line says it all:

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they were careless people, Tom and Daisy—they
smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast
carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up
the mess they had made. . .
.

Tom and Daisy are the type
of people Nick does not want to become. They are only concerned with money and
appearances. Whenever they destroy something, they buy their way out of it. It does not
matter to them who gets hurt in the process.

What they have
smashed:

Tom is partially responsible for Myrtle's death
and Wilson's suicide; he is directly responsible for Gatsby's murder. Tom leads Myrtle
on and this is the path to her destruction.

Daisy is
responsible for Myrtle's death and, in a way, for Gatsby's as well. Daisy leads Gatsby
in in just the same way Tom does Myrtle.

How do multiple organ systems work together in facilitating the catching of a ball?

The nervous system detects stimuli, in this case, the
ball. The eyes send a message through optic nerves to the brain, which in turn, sends a
message through a motor neuron that causes the muscles to respond. Balance and
coordination are needed as well and this is accomplished by the cerebellum portion of
the brain. Voluntary muscles in the arm help to catch the ball. The circulatory system
provides the necessary oxygen and glucose the cells need to have the energy to do this
action. The heart increases its rate of pumping during exercise.

What are some examples of personification in "Crossing the Water" by Sylvia Plath?

You have certainly picked a poem with a number of separate
examples of personification in it. Let us remind ourselves of the definition of
personfication. Personification is a figure of speech which gives an inanimate object
human characteristics and is a form of comparison. When we bear this in mind, we see
that this excellent poem contains personification which helps create the dark, sombre
mood that dominates its lines. Let us consider the first
example:

A
little light is filtering from the water flowers.

Their
leaves do not wish us to hurry:

They are round and flat and
full of dark advice.

Note
here how the water flowers are given human characteristics. They do not "wish" the
speaker and her companion to hurry and are "full of dark advice." The "dark" advice
gives them a sinister perspective. The third stanza contains the second example of
personification, with the "snag" that lifts a "valedictory, pale hand." Notice how this
goes with the "spirit of blackness" and the "cold worlds" to emphasise the dark,
depressing tone. The snag is here given a hand, comparing it to a sad farewell from
someone.

There is one more example of personification in
this poem, but having identified the other two, I will leave you to find it for
yourself. Hopefully now that I have identified two examples for you this should be an
easy task. Good luck!

How can I relate to A Midsummer Night's Dream in any way?

A good place to start when trying to establish points of
connection between us and the plays of Shakespeare is trying to put yourself in the
shoes of some of the characters and the position that they face. When I first teach this
play to students, I start off by looking at Act I scene 1 when Egeus enters with his
daughter and Lysander and Demetrius. I normally start off by asking my students whether
they think they should have the right to pick the person they marry or whether their
parents should pick their future life partner. Normally, the overwhelming response is
that they believe they have the right to select who they will marry! Then I ask them how
they would respond or feel if their parents tried to force them to marry somebody that
they had chosen for them rather than their own personal choice. This evokes a range of
emotions, which prepares them for reading about the plight that Hermia finds herself in
and automatically establishes a connection between the plot of the play and my students.
In particular we look at Egeus's lines when he says:

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I beg the ancient privilege of
Athens:

As she is mine, I may dispose of
her,

Which shall be either to this
gentleman

Or to her death, according to our
law

Immediately provided in that
case.

A close examination of
his speech looks at how he talks and the kinds of language he uses to talk about his
daughter, for example talking about "disposing" of her, which again leads back into the
discussion of how Hermia feels and how would they feel in the same situation. Activities
such as this give students a real interest in the play and help them to sympathise with
the issues and characters contained therein. Hope this helps!

How does Cather's life or views relate to "Paul's Case"?

Your introduction already gives a number of helpful
comparisons that can be drawn. I think it is important to remember that Cather herself
lived and worked in Pittsburgh for roughly nine years, and so no doubt she would have
been familiar with the dreary middle class from which Paul emerges and finds so
unbearable. Cather herself was born into a rural family of pioneers, and so presumably
had to struggle in life to make something of
herself.

However, far more important than this link to my
mind is the importance of music to both Paul and to Cather. Whilst she was studying at
the University of Nebraska, Cather developed a passion for music that dominates quite a
bit of her fiction. Paul, too, is enraptured by music and in particular the way that he
is able to use it to transcend his circumstances. Consider the following
description:

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When the symphony began Paul sank into one of
the rear seats with a long sigh of relief, and lost himself, as he had done before the
Rico. It was not that symphonies, as such, meant anything in particular to Paul, but the
first sigh of the instruments seemed to free some hilarious and potent spirit within
him; something that struggled there like the genie in the bottle found by the Arab
fisherman. He felt a sudden zest of life; the lights danced before his eyes and the
concert hall blazed into unimaginable
splendour.

There is something
then about the music that allows Paul to forget his background and circumstances and
evokes a spirit of Romance and freedom within him. This was certainly the case for
Cather too, as part of her attraction to music was the way that it allowed her to
transcend her difficulties.

Is it considered medical malpractice that my doctor told my step grandfather in law results of my lab testing?I am going through a divorce and on...

That seems odd that your "medical history" would be
brought into court by a step grandfather-in-law? Aside from the hearsay and possible
relevancy problems, I can't imagine bringing something like that in through a
--grandfather? But then, if you were in court represented by counsel why are you asking
this question here? Your lawyer would be the person to
ask.

But, to your question. As with any negligence claim
you have 4 elements: a duty, a breach of that duty, causation and damages. What are your
damages? What is your compensable injury? If you don't have any then you have no claim.
And that assumes you can establish the other three elements which are in and of
themselves a steep burden.

Do you think Granger's comparison of humanity of the phoenix adds to a major theme of the novel? Explain you answer.

I think that you can argue that it does.  I think that one
of the major themes in the novel is the idea that a society like the one Montag is
living in must be destroyed pretty completely before a new one can be
made.

We see this in some of the things that Faber says to
Montag.  He tells him that the goal should be simply to hold on until something happens
and they can start the society again.  Maybe if that happens they will do a better job
the next time.

So we have this idea that the society needs
to burn like the phoenix so it can rise again from the ashes.

In what ways is Oscar Wilde mocking Victorian society in his drama The Importance of Being Earnest?

Criticism and satire are ubiquitous in the play
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. Not only does Wilde
blasts against the snobbery, self-importance, ignorance, and idleness of the upper-class
Victorian society, but he also targets plenty of ideals that were as ridiculous as they
were nonsensical.

An example of this is the treatment of
the themes of marriage and courtship. To the Victorians, marriage was an institution
that provided social possibilities for both parties involved: The "better" the marriage
(money wise), the higher the possibilities. Marriage also served as a way to network for
the improvement of family finances and for the preservation of family names. On the
other hand, courtship was part of this networking process: It was the period of "weeding
out" good or bad "candidates".

In the play The
Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde treats the topic of marriage with plenty
of comedy, especially among the male characters. Lane, Algernon's butler, admits that
his marriage was a result of a "misunderstanding"; Algernon feels that marriage is
"demoralizing"; Lady Bracknell sees it as a process in which she has to "work together"
with higher ranking ladies to assure that the candidate is "satisfactory"; Gwendolen and
Cecily see marriage as a fantasy led by the triviality of a first name.  In all, that
aspect of Victorian society which was so safeguarded in the best families was the
subject of complete ridicule in the play.

Another aspect of
society that is satirized is the secret reality of how the upper classes enjoy living
above their means. We see that, even though both Algernon and Jack are considered "upper
class men", both have a very hard time paying back creditors. Algernon does not pay
because he is obviously an over-spending dandy. Jack is too, but his overspending is
done as his alter-ego "Ernest", who has a penchant for eating in expensive restaurants
and not paying the bill. In Jack's case, he just enjoys the thrill of being "bad".
However, both Algernon and Jack expose the reality of many so-called "well to do"
families: Many of them lived off their family name and did not have enough capital to
sustain their expensive habits.

Therefore, Wilde basically
gives Victorian society all he has to give as far as his true feelings for it: He care
very little for the high and mighty ways that Victorians would adopt only to look down
on the underdog. Hence, the play did its job at making their lives look fake, trivial,
and worst of all, worthy of laughter!

prove the following: (tan A - sec B) (cot A + cos B) = tan A cos B - cot A sec B

We have to prove that: (tan A - sec B) (cot A + cos B) =
tan A cos B - cot A sec B

(tan A - sec B) (cot A + cos
B)

open the brackets and multiply the
terms:

=> tan A * cot B - sec B * cot A + tan A *
cos B - sec B * cos B

use tan x * cot x = 1 and sec x * cos
x = 1

=> 1 - sec B * cot A + tan A * cos B -
1

=> tan A * cos B - sec B * cot
A

This proves that (tan A - sec B) (cot A +
cos B) = tan A cos B - cot A sec B

How is this title suitable for Narayan's "An Astrologer's Day"?

One of the characteristics of R. K. Narayan's writing
style is subtle and ironic humor. As we follow the astrologer through what he believes
is just another day as an astrologer, we find, along with him, that this day is anything
but just another day. The title "An Astrologer's Day" reflects both his expectation and
the later reality in subtle irony while a "ho hum" day turns into a profound day: an
ordinary day becomes his most liberating day. The title also marks him as just "an
astrologer," one of no particular significance or import, which is a characterization of
him that is critical to how the encounter with his customer works out: the astrologer's
anonymity is what allows him to give and gain liberation.

Years
earlier, the astrologer--before he adopted the identity of an astrologer--stabbed a man
and threw him down a well while leaving him for dead. On this astrologer's day, the
victim, who survived, approaches near the astrologer's booth and is recognized by the
astrologer, who can't be recognized himself under his long whiskers and astrologers
garments and religious markings: he is just an astrologer--just another astrologer.
Protected by his anonymity, he tells the customer all the details of his misfortune,
then reveals that the criminal who stabbed him is in fact dead himself. He urges the
customer to return to his village and remain there to gain long life. Satisfied with
word of the death of his assailant, the customer says he has no reason to leave: he is
liberated from his desire for revenge and the astrologer is liberated from his guilt and
his life-long need to hide.

These points are subtly and ironically
foreshadowed in the title. First, the title indicates this is no particular astrologer;
ironically, he is a very particular astrologer since he is hiding from the consequences
of a murderous crime. Second, his ordinary day turns out to be the second most momentous
day of his life: it is the day upon which he is freed from having "the blood of a man"
on his hands. Third, this ordinary day is also the day on which he faces his victim and
liberates him from his anger and revenge by telling the falsehood that his assailant
died a punishing death by being "crushed by a lorry." "An Astrologer's Day" provides the
umbrella of irony and subtle humor with which Narayan looks at the human condition in
life making it a most suitable title for the story.

How do the phrases in Gillian Clarke's "Lament" make it a memorable poem?

In "Lament" by Welsh poet Gillian Clarke, the phrases in
the poem make it memorable because the imagery the words create have an enormous impact
on the reader, making each line noteworthy and
memorable.

The word " href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/lament">lament" means "an
expression of grief or sorrow," and you will note that each line presented begins with
the word "For." Clarke's poem is a lament, an expression of sorrow, "for" each image
described. The poem is based on pictures taken during the Gulf War, in Kuwait and
Afghanistan; Clarke's stunning and frightening descriptions bring the images of war into
the mind and experience of the
reader.

One compelling line refers to sea water with a
"mortal stain."

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For the ocean's lap with its mortal
stain...

This seems to
clearly refer to blood on the water, especially with the use of the word "mortal." On
the other hand, it has been suggested that it refers to the burning of oil on the water,
as the flames reflect the color of the fire.

The next line
needs little commentary; the mental picture clearly speaks to the reader of the horrors
of war:

For
the soldier in his uniform of
fire...

The following line
describes the burning on the ground, which creates so much smoke that it blots out the
sun in the sky because the smoke is so thick...

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For the burnt earth and the sun put
out...

Gillian Clarke's poem,
"Lament" is a sorrowful recounting of the scenes of war, shown in words that reflect
war's loss and destruction.

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

Amon Goeth does not show much in the way of moral
development at all in the film Schindler’s List. He is out to make money by bribing the
factory owners who use his prisoners for labor. He kills without regard for human
life.

At one point in the film, we see Goeth attempt to
reform himself after being encouraged by Schindler to be kinder to his prisoners. He
does it for a little while, but cannot deny his true inner nature and soon reverts back
to his cruel ways. The scene in which in he looks at himself in the mirror and says “I
pardon you” tells the viewer that Goeth has given in to this nature and will fight it no
longer.

However, there is one moment in the last fourth of
the movie when Goeth shows a little compassion for Helen, the housekeeper he loves (in
his own twisted way). Although he doesn’t want to part with her, he allows to Schindler
to save her life by taking her to his factory in Brinnlitz.

The slope of the line passing through the points (x,4) and (4,6) is m=2. What is x?

We'll recall the form of the equation of the line in the
standard form:

y = mx + b, where m is the slope and b is y
intercept.

We know, from enunciation, that the line has the
slope m= 2. We'll substitute the value of the slope in the equation of the
line.

y =2x + b

The point (4,
6) lies the line if and only if it's coordinates verify the equation of the
line:

6 = 2*4 + b

6 = 8 +
b

We'll subtract 6 both sides and we'll apply the symmetric
property:

b = 6 - 8

b =
-2

The equation of the line
is:

y = 2x - 2

The point  (x,
4) lies on the given line if and only if it's coordinates verify the equation of the
line.

4 = 2x -  2

We'll add 2
both sides:

2x = 4+2

2x =
6

x = 3

The
missing coordinate is x = 3.

In the poem, "Mother to Son," where does Hughes use onomatopoeia and assonance?

Langston Hughes' poignant poem, "Mother to Son," tells the
story of a mother giving some hard-life-experience advice to her son. The
onomatopoeia (the formation or use of words--such as
hiss or murmur--that imitate the sounds
associated with the objects or actions they refer to) is not as definitive as most
examples, but the closest wording to fit this literary device would be the colloquial
"I'se been a climin' ", which attempts to imitate the act of the hard and
never-ending climb up the steep stairs of life. The closest example of
assonance (also called vowel rhyme,
in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the
stressed syllables of the rhyming words) would be the line "Where there ain't been no
light"; the first three words use the hard "eh" sound. The examples of "I'se" and
"climbin'" would also fit the definition of the term. Perhaps a better used literary
device is the personification, where Hughes gives "life"
the attributes given to stairs (tacks, splinters, boards, no
carpet).

In Fahrenheit 451, what did Montag do in the old lady's attic?

This part of the novel comes towards the beginning and
shows us what Montag's job was and presents us with a world where books are considered
illegal and burnt as a result. However, what is surprising about this is the way that
Montag acts, seemingly in an involuntary fashion, by stealing one of the books he finds
in the old woman's attic and not destroying it as he should. Note how this is presented
in the text:

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Montag had done nothing. His hand had done it
all, his hand, with a brain of its own, with a conscience and a curiosity in each
trembling finger, had turned thief. Now it plunged the book back under his arm, pressed
it tight to sweating armpit, rushed out empty, with a magician's flourish! Look here!
Innocent! Look!

So, Montag
steals a book that should be destroyed in the old woman's attic--an act of rebellion
which is very dangerous. However, you need to note the way that this act of stealing
introduces a motif in the novel. Montag's hands again and again are shown to act in an
involuntary fashion, seemingly independent of Montag's own desires, thoughts and wishes,
and this is the first instance of this motif. You would do well to identify other
examples and consider how this shows the deeply divided self of
Montag.

In Chapter 10 of Animal Farm, what changes have the years brought to the farm?

I think that one of the most profound changes that the
years have brought to the farm is the consolidation of Napoleon's power.  If one recalls
the first chapter and the commandments laid down by Old Major in terms of animals being
distinctive from humans, the years have shown a complete abdication of these ideals. 
Napoleon has become the unquestioned force of power and the source of authority on the
farm.  The pups that he took to rear for his own have become his own secret police,
shown to be cruelly and brutally destructive in chapter 7.  Napoleon's brokered deals
with the humans from other farms as well as his eating dinner alone and representing the
origin of all control and authority have created a situation where no other animal can
pose a successful alternative to his power nor can remember any other power other than
Napoleon.  History has been rewritten to an extent and the present and future continue
to be written so that Napoleon represents power in the most dominant of forms.   The
fact that the animals peering from the outside cannot see any difference between the
animals and the humans indicates this.

What is the area of the region bounded by the curve y=2x^2+2x, x axis and lines x=1 and x=2?

We'll have to determine the definite integral of the given
function. We'll use Leibniz-Newton formula to calculate the definite
integral:

Int f(x)dx =
F(b)-F(a)

We'll calculate the indefinite integral of
f(x):

Int f(x)dx = Int (2x^2 +
2x)dx

We'll use the property of integral to
be additive:

Int (2x^2 + 2x)dx = Int 2x^2dx + Int
2xdx

Int 2x^2dx = 2*x^3/3 +
C

Int 2xdx = 2*x^2/2 + C

We'll
reduce and we'll get:

Int 2xdx = x^2 +
C

Int (2x^2 + 2x)dx = 2x^3/3 + x^2 +
C

F(2) - F(1) = 2^4/3 + 2^2 - 2/3 -
1^2

F(2) - F(1) = 14/3 +
3

F(2) - F(1) =
23/3

The area bounded by the curve of f(x), x
axis and the lines x=1, x=2  is A=23/3 square
units.

What does "token" in line 27 mean? fare weight noise scepter none of these

Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "The Raven," was written in the
early 1800's. Naturally, the language used in the poem is not the same as the language
we use on a daily basis.

When you are not familiar with a
word's meaning, try to use context clues to figure it out; look at the words around the
unknown term to decipher what meaning might make sense.  In the case of a multiple
choice item, try to substitute each possible term for the word in question; if a choice
does not make sense, eliminate it.

The word "token," which
appears in line 27, is not used in the context in which we usually see
it.

Deep into
that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering,
fearing,

Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to
dream before;

But the silence was unbroken, and the
darkness gave no token...

In
this case, Poe uses the word "token" to mean a sign.

As the
narrator sits reading and mourning the loss of his beloved, Lenore, there is a tapping
at his door.  When he opens the door, there is no one there and there is no sign
(token) of who it might have been.

What are similarities between "A Case of Murder" by Vernon Scannell and "The Jaguar" by Ted Hughes?

These two poems, "A Case of Murder," by Vernon Scannell,
and "The Jaguar" by Ted Hughes are very different poems.

"A
Case of Murder" is reminiscent of Poe's "The Black Cat" and "The Tell-tale Heart," and
"The Jaguar" impresses me of the caged cat at the zoo, with the power and elegance of a
massive, caged thing that knows no limits, no boundaries. Though the bars may contain
the beast, they cannot contain his spirit. He seems to find the cage nothing but a
detail as the sun rises and sets; in his heart, the jaguar is still a cat and the
animal's spiritual essence cannot be stifled by mere
bars.

On the other hand, in "A Case of Murder," the cat is
murdered by the child. At first the poem takes on a humorous tone, as if it is mimicking
The Cat in the Hat. The animal is watching him, hating him; while
the child watches the cat, hating it as well. The confrontation is a surprise to the
child. It starts with a suddenness that stuns the boy. The animal's death is something
he is unprepared for. The boy is empowered for a moment, and then he cries like the
child he is. He knows he must dispose of the animal quickly. So he takes it and buries
it in the closet...where it grows louder each year. The purr, like Poe's "heart,"
continues to haunt the boy.

However, the jaguar is too
mighty for humankind, while the cat is no match for the humanity of the
child.

what are the events of the cell cycle in correct order, names, and specific steps of mitosis & what happens in each? connection between cancer?

The above answer is correct, but a bit short of details. 
Just remember IPMAT.  Make a word of it.  That's it.  Interphase, prophase, metaphase
anaphase and telophase followed by cytokinesis.

Think of it
this way: 

The "I" is for
inter - meaning the cell does what it does.  It is "in
between" mitoses.  If its a neuron, it conducts electrical pulses.  If its a beta cell
in the pancreas, it secretes insulin, etc.

The
"P"  means the cell is
"preparing" for mitosis.

The
"M" means the chromosomes are moving to the
"middle" of the cell.

The
"A" means the chromosomes pairs are moving
"apart"

The
"T" indicates that the chromosomes are at the
"tips" of the
cell. 

Cytokinesis means the movement (kinesis) of the
cellular contents (cyto)

Hope this
helps.

How can I prove that : (cosx +1)/sinx = (sinx-cosx-1)/ (1-cosx-sinx)

We'll cross multiply the terms of the
fractions:

sin x*(sin x - cos x - 1) = (cosx +1)(1 - cos x
- sin x)

We'll remove the
brackets:

(sin x)^2 - sin x*cos x - sin x = cos x - (cos
x)^2 - sin x*cos x + 1 - cos x - sin x

We'll eliminate sin
x*cos x both sides:

(sin x)^2  - sin x = cos x - (cos x)^2
+ 1 - cos x - sin x

We'll eliminate like terms both
sides:

 (sin x)^2 = - (cos x)^2 +
1

We'll add (cos x)^2 both
sides:

 (sin x)^2 + (cos x)^2 =
1

From the Pythagorean identity, we know that (sin x)^2 +
(cos x)^2 = 1.

The given identity is true:
(cosx +1)/sinx = (sinx-cosx-1)/ (1-cosx-sinx).

In The Kite Runner, why did Assef have the courage to violate Hassan?

Assef's rape of Hassan was not an act of courage, not in
any way. It was an act of sadistic brutality and violence, an assertion of his power.
Assef is an arrogant bully, born of privilege, who preys upon those whom he deems
inferior. There is no courage in Assef. He has no conscience, and he has no humanity. He
does not hesitate to attack Hassan because Hassan is cornered and defenseless, and since
he is Hazara, Assef sees him as subhuman. He knows no one will hold him accountable for
his actions against any Hazara. Assef enjoys hurting and humiliating Hassan,
overpowering and dominating him, because Hassan had stood up to him earlier to defend
Amir. Assef is in fact a coward; he attacks Hassan when he has two friends with him
to gang up on Hassan.

What is the antecedent for "It" in line 9 in "The World Is Too Much with Us"? a) Boon b) Nature c) spending

The antecedent for "It" in line nine of Wordsworth's "The
World Is Too Much With Us" is, in general,
nature.

Specifically, the "It" refers back to "The Sea" in
line five and "The winds" in line six.  But it also encapsulates the "Nature" of line
three.  The sea and the winds comprise nature in the poem together with, for example,
the "pleasant lea" that appears later in the poem.

The use
of the pronoun here provides unity to the poem.  The pronoun recalls everything the
speaker has said up to that point about nature.   This pulls the octave together (an
octave is usually the first eight lines of an Italian sonnet, but here it's the first
8.5) and in a sense summarizes it.  The octave transitions then into the abrupt "--Great
God!" of the sestet.

In "A Rose for Emily," what does this mean?: “At last they could pity Miss Emily. Being left alone, and a pauper, she had become humanized"?

This quote occurs at the end of Part II of William
Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily." Emily's father has just died, leaving her
alone and penniless except for the old house in which she lives. The Grierson family had
long been one of Jefferson's wealthiest and had always considered "themselves a little
too high and mighty for what they really were." Such a haughty attitude caused many of
the townspeople to dislike Emily, but now that she had suffered the tragedy of her
father's death, it relegated her to a more lowly and human position. She now has no
friends and no money. Before this, the citizens had no reason to pity her, but now they
actually do.

What places does Santiago visit during his journey in Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist?

In Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist,
Santiago visits several places.

We know that Santiago (the
boy) has become a shepherd in order to travel, and that he lives in Spain. We learn,
also, that he has visited Andalusia in his travels. Andalusia is a large region found on
the southern tip of Spain, and its capital is Seville. There are several "autonomous
communities" in Spain, and Andalusia is one. Of these communities, Andalusia is the most
populated, and it is a particularly large region. So as Santiago travels, there is a
great deal of territory he can cover, traveling with his
sheep.

A specific town to which Santiago travels is found
on the southernmost coast of the Andalusia region (on the tip of Spain) and is called
Tarifa. Located in the Cádiz province, Santiago mentions taking his sheep to this
location to find grazing lands. The welfare of his animals is at the center of all that
he does—for Santiago is a responsible and caring shepherd, and their health and safety,
after all, guarantees his ability to survive as well. It is also
here that Santiago travels to visit the gypsy to see if she can decipher the meaning of
his recurring dream.

The boy travels through the desert to
an unnamed oasis. However, it is not too much farther beyond that Santiago finds the
Pyramids of Egypt, the place that has been shown in his recurring dream. At the end of
the novel, Santiago reaches the Pyramids, and then receives information from one of the
thieves that robs him that lets him know he must return home, to the same church ruins
where the story began.

In chapter two of The Metamorphosis, what does Gregor's father in his work uniform symbolize?The text is: Now, however, he wasd holding himself...

Gregor's father wears his work uniform even after he
returns home from work to symbolize how is doing his part to support the family.  His
wearing the uniform is an arrogant statement to the family about how important he is. 
It would also be a logical inference that he wears the uniform so that Gregor can see
him in it and feel even more bad about his metamorphosis.  Gregor was the the provider
for the whole family, and now they all must go out and work for a living.  Gregor was
proud of his ability to take care of the family, but it is subtly revealed that the
family are all capable of working and that Gregor didn't have to
carry the burden of the family debts and expenses by himself.  The father had a
substantial amount of money left over from his business and the family is also able to
save a portion of the money Gregor gives them.  This money could have
been used to get the family out of debt sooner and allow Gregor to get on
with his life sooner, but the family took advantage of Gregor and thoughtlessly let him
continue working for a company and a boss that made him lonely and miserable.  The
father is angry that his comfortable retirement and living off of his son is over, and
he is asserting his anger in this rather passive-aggreessive
manner.

The scrupluousness with which he holds himself, as
described in the passage above is further evidence of the pride and arrogance of
Gregor's father.  He is not a weak, frail man incapable of working; he is quite fit and
quite capable.

How can the following identity be proved : (tan x cot x)^2 = sec^2 x + csc^2 x

We have to prove that (tan x * cot x)^2 = (sec x)^2 + (csc
x)^2.

Let's start with the righ hand
side:

(sec x)^2 + (csc
x)^2

=> (1/ (cos x)^2) + (1/ ( sin
x)^2)

=> [(sin x)^2 + (cos x)^2]/(sin x)^2 * (cos
x)^2

=> 1/(sin x)^2 * (cos
x)^2

The left hand side is (tan x * cot
x)^2

=> [(sin x)^2 / (cos x)^2]*[(cos x)^2 / (sin
x)^2]^2

=> 1

It is not
possible to equate (sin x)^2 * (cos x)^2 to
1.

So the given identity cannot be
proved.

Can you please explain the relationship Pip and Magwitch (provis/ convict) throughout the novel from their first meeting to their last meeting?Can...

As Great Expectations opens with
little Pip standing before the graves of his mother and father, the suggestion is made
that Pip is in quest of a parent.  When the grave-colored man appears--"a fearful man,
all in coarse gray"--Pip is at first terrified, but on
their second meeting when Pip provides him the "wittles" that he has demanded, Pip
expresses concern for the man's health as he eats, an action more indicative of one in a
personal relationship than one of victim.  And, as the convict eats, "pitying his
desolation," Pip tells him "I am glad you enjoy it." Then, as the soldiers come to
capture the coarse man, Pip refers to him as "my convict," now clearly identifying with
him.  Once taken prisoner again, the convict turns to Joe and apologizes for stealing
his food; for the second time, something clicks in his throat as Joe kindly replies,
"you're welcome to it."  This click indicates an emotional feeling toward
Pip.

In addition to his search for a parental
figure, Pip is perhaps more connected to Magwitch in his feelings of guilt that prevail
throughout the narrative.  In his essay, "Imagery and Theme in Great
Expectations," Robert Barnard writes,

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...the guilt of one character tinges the other
characters, just as the moral regeneration of one character tinges the others. Thus all
the characters participate in the fallen state of the others, and participate in their
redemption
too.

Metaphorically, Pip the
boy expresses this connection as his "awful promise [that] had been extracted" from him
which becomes "a load on my leg" and he feels the cold of the marsh as though it were
"iron riveted...to the leg of the man." As a young man, Pip yet feels his connection to
Magwitch in his guilt over his sister's death.  Having learned of her death, he is
haunted by her presence in his dreams and feels "a shock of regret." After his arrival
at the forge, when the leg-iron is produced as the murder weapon, Pip's guilt is indeed
symbolically connected to the old convict. Also, much like Magwitch who describes his
life as one in which he was caught in "all sorts of traps as Compeyson could set," Pip
feels himself trapped in his servile love for Estella, caught up in Jaggers's clever
maneuverings, and trapped in a compromising situation when the old convict returns to
inform him that he is his benefactor. 

Finally, with the
unexpected arrival of Magwitch, the adult Pip becomes again entwined not only with
guilt, but with his personal relationship with the convict. Now more than ever, Pip has
been placed in the role of son, but it is a role that repels him as he is now a
gentleman who does not wish to be associated with a "varmit" such as Magwitch. 
However, the guilt that  connects Pip to the old convict renews his quest for a
father and Magwitch somewhat magically (to the pun on his name), if not ironically, acts
a catalyst to effect Pip's reformation from a selfish young man to a loving, devoted son
and friend.  For, Pip not only unselfishly tries to help Magwitch escape London, but he
is solicitous to the injured and dying man, comforting him physically and emotionally as
he informs him of his beautiful daughter Estella whom he loves.  After Magwitch dies,
Pip returns to the forge as the prodigal son whose guilt and shame are overcome by his
need for a father.  He begs forgiveness of Joe, and receives it lovingly.  Thus, because
of Magwitch, Pip is able to return to his early goodness of
character.

What rule is useful in finding derivative of the function y=(x^5+6x)^7 ?

We'll have to use the chain rule since the given
function is the result of composition of 2 functions.

u(x)
= x^5+6x and v(u) = u^7

y = f(x) = (vou)(x) = v(u(x)) =
v(x^5+6x) = (x^5+6x)^7

We'll differentiate f(x) and we'll
get:

f'(x) =
v'(u(x))*u'(x)

First, we'll differentiate v with respect to
u:

v'(u) = 7u^(7-1) =
7u^6

Second, we'll differentiate u with respect to
x:

u'(x) = (x^5+6x)' = 5x^4 +
6

f'(x) = 7u^6*(5x^4 +
6)

We'll substitute u and we'll get the derivative of f(x)
= y.

The derivative of f(x) is: f'(x) =
7*(5x^4 + 6)*(x^5+6x)^6.

Why did Harlem develop into a black mecca during the 1920s?

The basic reason for this is that blacks had moved North
in large numbers and New York City was the biggest and most important Northern city. 
For that reason, it was logical that many African Americans would move to New York. 
With a large influx of blacks into the city, the Harlem Renaissance was able to develop
and Harlem became a "mecca" for black cultural
elites.

During and after World War I, many African
Americans moved North.  They did so to find work in the Northern factories and to escape
from the oppression of the South.  When they did, it was natural that many of them would
move to New York.  Since New York was the main city on the East Coast, the most talented
and influential African Americans tended to gravitate
there.

So, Harlem developed into a black mecca because New
York City was a mecca for all sorts of artistic people, black and white.  As blacks
moved North, talented black artists naturally moved to Harlem.

What were the effects of the US neutrality laws of the 1930s on American foreign policy toward the international situation in Europe?

At the beginning of WWII, the United States was officially
neutral.  This was due in part to the fact that Congress had passed laws prohibiting the
US from trading with or loaning money to countries who were at war.  As WWII went along,
these laws prevented the US from becoming directly involved and forced FDR to find
creative ways to get involved in the war.

In 1940 and 1941,
FDR found ways to help the Allies without technically violating the neutrality laws.  An
example of this was the "destroyers for bases" deal that the US made with Great
Britain.  In this deal, the US gave old destroyers to Britain (not a violation of the
laws) and in return got the rights to British bases in the Caribbean.  This did not
violate the laws, but it helped the British because it freed their forces from having to
defend those bases.  Those forces could then go fight
elsewhere.

Overall, then, the neutrality laws affected US
policy by preventing the US from direct and overt involvement in international
situations.  However, they did not prevent the US from finding creative ways to help the
Allies.

What is a theme statement about pride and 2 example?

The Crucible is a fantastic piece
that deals with guilt, lies, and honor. You use the word pride, but by the end, I think
we see honor.

I would write a statement like
this:

The Crucible clearly
demonstrates the theme of pride through the characters of John and Elizabeth
Proctor.

I say this because in Act 4, Elizabeth doesn't
turn on John and confesses how she led him to an adulterous relationship by keeping a
cold house. John, likewise refuses to confess to witchcraft because he isn't a witch.
Knowing he will die for telling the truth, he keeps telling the truth. These two
examples should fulfill your theme statement.

On which interval(s) is the function y = x^3 + 3/2x^2 b) (-inf, -2); (1, inf) c) (-inf, inf) d) (-2, 1) e)...

y= x^3 + (3/2)x^2 - 6x +
27

First we will find the first
derivative.

==> y' = 3x^2 + 3x -
6

Now we will determine the
zeros.

==> 3x^2 + 3x - 6 =
0

Divide by 3:

==>
x^2 + x -2 = 0

==>  (x+2)(x-1) =
0

==> x= -2 and x=
1

Then the function changes direction at the points x=-2
and x= 1

Then we have the following increasing or
decreasing intervals.

==> ( -inf, -2) ( -2, 1) and (
1, inf)

==> The function increasing when y' >
0

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

==> x> -2 and x >
1

==> x >
1

OR

==> x < -2
and x < 1

==> x <
-2

Then the function is increasing when x<-2 and x
> 1

==> x = (-inf, -2) U  (1,
inf)

Then the answer is: b) ( -inf,-2) ; ( 1,
inf).

In Shakespeare's Macbeth what characters show that they think about their future?

In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the first
person who thinks about his future is, obviously, Macbeth. This happens when the witches
make their first set of predictions to him, and the "Thane of Cawdor" prediction comes
true immediately.

Banquo also is curious about his future
because he asks the witches what predictions they have for him. However, where Macbeth
takes the Weird Sisters' words to heart, Banquo is curious like one might be of a
carnival or magic trick, but he doesn't lose sight of the facct that the witches are
evil. When Macbeth becomes the Thane of Cawdor, Banquo asks himself, can evil speak the
truth? He knows better.

Lady Macbeth
thinks about her future. She is the driving force behind having Duncan killed: she wants
to be queen, and it won't happen if Duncan doesn't
die.

Macduff thinks of his future toward the end of the
play, but only in that he wants to live long enough to kill Macbeth and take his revenge
for the deaths of his family members at the hands of Macbeth's
assassins.

Early on, Malcolm and Donalbain look to the
future in fleeing Scotland when there father is murdered so they
are not murdered, too.

At the end, Malcolm seems to think
about the future, but mostly in how he can serve Scotland—not necessarily about
himself.

Briefly describe the doctor, and the 3 black orderlies in One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest." Why does the Nurse think they are qualified for their...

The doctor is supposed to be the Nurse's superior, but he
sure doesn't act like it.  The Nurse controls him in every way possible.  This is
because the doctor is weak and easily manipulated.  It's easy to see he lacks confidence
and has a low self-esteem.  This is perfect for the Nurse because she can run the ward
the way she wants without having to answer to the
doctor.

The three orderlies, the Black Boys, are all angry,
violent people.  They are the Nurse's assistants and are more than happy to carry out
her ruthless, mean spirited, and often violent orders.  They are ideal for the job
because they enjoy flexing their power over the patienets, just like the
Nurse.

What is the present political condition of India?

This is tough to address because of its complexity.  I
think that there are two specific aspects of the Indian political condition that need to
be addressed.  There is the international dimension, which is going fairly well for
India right now.  There is a very strong alignment with the West on many different
issues.  The potential thorniness in relations that existed with the Bush Administration
is not as present right now with the Obama Administration.  India- U.S. Ties are at one
of their strongest points, as evidenced by Secretary of State Clinton's comments this
week in India.  The recent U.S. dissatisfaction with Pakistan, highlighted by the Bin
Laden killing, has also helped to solidify ties with India.  Outsourcing debates have
subsided to a certain extent, and there is a strong economic presence that India holds
in the world with its presence in world economic discussions as having relevancy.  India
is a nation that can offer its input on world issues, such as its recent condemnation of
the Oslo terrorist attacks, and actually have a sense of purpose and relevancy in doing
so.  From a foreign point of view, India is experiencing a moment of great international
political prestige.

Domestically, things are at a different
point.  The last three months have seen a very disturbing uptick in corruption scandals
for the major political parties.  The reigning Congress party has had its hand full with
calls from social activist Anna Hazare demanding for change.  The Baba Ramdev hunger
strike and police entrance/ seizure caused another row because of how it was perceived,
given his stand against government corruption.  In the last two weeks, the "2 G scam"
involving Textiles Minister Maran and his eventual departure gave the administration
another black eye, leading to a cabinet reshuffle that tried to cleanse some of the
recent stench.  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has taken to weekly press conferences, in
the attempt to help spread a more positive public relations image.  The first of these
did not go well, as he referred to the India Media as "judge, jury, and executioner." 
The opposition party is not faring too well either on the corruption front.  This
weekend's breaking news about the land scam charge against the Karnataka state Chief
Minister has caused the BJP party to divide on whether or not he should be dismissed. 
As the charges of corruption in this matter become more divulged with land dealings,
secret trust funds, and using public land for private profit, faith in government seems
to be decreasing.  It seems that other parties struggle with the corruption charge, as
well, immersed in "votes for cash scams" as well as politicians being marched into
police headquarters for questioning on corruption charges at an alarmingly frequent
timetable.  It is here where there is a different state of affairs in Indian domestic
political affairs.

How to get the formula of general term of a sequence? Explain this if the sequence is 7,10,13,...

Analyzing the terms of the given sequence, we conclude
that each term is obtained by adding 3 to the preceding term. Therefore, we conclude
that the given sequence is an arithmetic sequence, whose common difference is
3.

We'll note the common difference as d =
3.

The formula for the general term of an arithmetic
progression is:

an = a1 + (n-1)*d, where a1 is the first
term, n is the number of terms and d is the common
difference.

a1 = 7

d =
3

an = 7 + (n-1)*3

We'll
remove the brackets and we'll get:

an = 7 + 3n -
3

We'll combine like terms:

an
= 3n + 4

Finding out the expression of the general term of
the sequence, we can generate any term we
wish:

Therefore, the formula that gives the
general term of the arithmetic progression is: an = 3n +
4.

In Macbeth what are Banquo's external or internal forces?

Banquo, in Macbeth, is a character
similar in some aspects to Macbeth.  While Banquo believes in the prophecies, much like
Macbeth, he does not take action to fulfill them.

Banquo
sees that Macbeth's prophecy has come true.  He, therefore, trusts in the fact that his
will as well (his sons will gain the throne).  Fortunately for Banquo, he does not take
any actions to insure the prophecy.  He believes that if they are meant to come true,
they will on their own. Internally, Banquo must face the fact, internally, regarding the
person that Macbeth has become because of the prophecy. He, not willing to become
something else, trusts in fate.

Externally, Banquo is
Macbeth's antagonist (in the form of the ghost).  Banquo, for Macbeth, represents the
good. Banquo must make the decision to act virtiously. He chooses, in the face of
Macbeth's murderous actions, to remain vigilant and noble. The external forces brought
upon him are Macbeth's actions and the prophecy of the witches. Banquo must face these
challenges while remaining a good person.

Which real numbers satisfies the inequality (x+3)(x+4)>0?

To satisfy the inequality, both factors of the product
have to have the same sign, that means that, if (x+3) is positive, (x+4)>, too,
and reverse.

Let's solve both
cases.

First, let's consider both factors as being
positive:

x+3>0

x+3-3>-3

x+0>-3

x>-3,
which is the interval (-3,
inf.)

x+4>0

x+4-4>-4

x>-4,
which is the interval (-4, inf.)

The common interval which
satisfies the inequality is (-3, inf.).

The other case is
when both factors are
negative.

x+3<0

x<-3,
which is the interval (-inf,
-3)

and

x+4<0

x<-4,
which is the interval (-inf, -4).

The common interval which
satisfies the inequality is (-inf, -4).

How do I solve sinh(x)=1

You need to remember that `(e^x - e^(-x))/2`  gives
the hyperbolic sine, hence, you need to solve the equation `(e^x - e^(-x))/2 = 1`  such
that:

`(e^x - e^(-x))/2 = 1 =gt (e^x - e^(-x)) =
2`

You need to write `e^(-x)`  making use of negative power
property such that:

`e^(-x) =
1/e^x`

`e^x - 1/e^x - 2 =
0`

You need to bring the terms to a common denominator such
that:

`e^(2x) - 2e^x - 1 =
0`

You should come up with the substitution`e^x = t`  such
that:

`t^2 - 2t - 1 =
0`

`t_(1,2) =
(2+-sqrt(4+4))/2`

`t_1 = (2+2sqrt2)/2 =gt t_1 =
1+sqrt2`

`t_2 = 1-sqrt2`

You
need to solve for x the equations `e^x = t_1`  and `e^x = t^2`  such
that:

`e^x = 1+sqrt2 =gt x =
ln(1+sqrt2)`

`e^x = 1-sqrt2 lt 0`  impossible because
`e^x`  needs to be strictly positive.

Hence,
evaluating the solution to equation sinh = 1 yields `x = ln(1+sqrt2).`

If white light is incident on the diamond at 30 degrees, what is the angle of refraction for red and blue light?The refractive index n of a diamond...

The refractive index of a diamond for light of different
colors is not the same. That is what results in the optics displayed by diamonds. But
you have given the refractive index for red as well as blue light as
2.410.

The angle of incidence is given as 30 degrees. The
angle of refraction can be arrived at by using Snell's Law. According to Snell's law, if
the angle of incidence is Ai, the angle of refraction is Af, the refractive index of the
first medium is n1 and that of the second medium is n2, we have sin Ai/ sin Af = n2/ n1.
I take the first medium is air and has a refractive index of
1.

So we get, sin 30 / sin Af =
2.410

=> sin Af = sin 30/2.410 = 0.5/ 2.410 =
0.2074

Af = arc sin 0.2074 = 11.97
degrees.

The angle of refraction for both
blue as well as red light, using the information given, is 11.97
degrees.

In 1984, why does Winston consider himself a dead man in chapter 2?

Winston is a divided man.  He knows the power of the
state, he knows how it controls information, he knows that it will find out everything
tht he is doing,and when they do, he will be a "dead man."  On the other hand, he has
romantic illusions that someone, someone will be able to "break" the system, will step
out of the state's control, and destroy that system.  He suspect that "The Brotherhood"
exists, that Goldstein exists, that O'Brien may be the link to the Brotherhood --- all
nonsense, but the other half of Winston.

So transcending
reason, Winston continues to act against his own best interests, perhaps suggesting that
we are not as "reasonable" as we like to think we are.

Could you provide an analysis on Peter and Wendy Hadley from "The Veldt"?

Peter and Wendy (named after two of the characters in
Peter Pan) are the product of a generation that depends too heavily
on technology. While Bradbury often warns against the dangers of technology, "The Veldt"
is perhaps more troubling than some of the author's other works because of Peter's and
Wendy's characters. Listed below are some of their shared and different
characteristics.

1. Both children
dominate their parents. Near the story's beginning, the
children simply "televise home" to let their parents know that they will be home later
because they are at a carnival. They do not ask permission; they simply tell
their parents that they will be home later.

2.
Peter is deceitful and encourages his sister to lie. When
George asks his son about the Africa theme in the nursery, Peter unflinchingly denies
that Africa was the theme and quickly gets Wendy to side with
him.

3. Both children are more
technologically savvy than their parents are. They
demonstrate this through not only their ability to control the nursery and their access
to it but also through their skills in subtly convincing their parents that they simply
don't understand the children's generation. In fact, George especially seems "bemused"
by his children's ability to be so independent of him and
Lydia.

4. Finally, Peter and Wendy are
desensitized and virtually emotionless when it comes to
human relationships. Their parents are simply another "tool" in their lives, and because
the children feel no natural affection for their parents, they are not troubled by
destroying them. Just like changing the nursery's themes, they most likely think that
they can easily replace their parents with some other form of
technology.

How many liters of nitrogen gas are required to form 83.5 L of ammonia?

The chemical composition of ammonia is NH3. One mole of
any gas has the same number of atoms or molecules (as the case may
be).

To form one mole of ammonia we required one mole of
nitrogen atoms or half a mole of nitrogen molecules, as nitrogen gas has the composition
N2.

Assuming that the ammonia produced and the nitrogen gas
used as a reactant initially are at the same temperature and pressure, a mole of either
of them has the same volume.

As we have to produce 83.5 L
of ammonia we need 83.5/2 = 41.75 L of nitrogen.

It is not
possible to give a result in terms of the number of moles of gas required as we are only
given the volume of the gas and no information on the temperature or the pressure has
been provided.

The reaction requires 41.75 L
of nitrogen gas.

Why does Curley's wife come to visit? Explain why she starts a fight with the two men.

In Of Mice and Men, Curley's wife
visits and starts a fight for a couple of reasons, one obvious and one
psychological.

Obvious reason:
Steinbeck wants her to. She's a character, a minor
character at that.  She doesn't even have a name.  She's the only female character in
the novella.  She's an archetype: a temptress.  Temptresses tempt.  They tempt men.
 What else is she going to do?  Sing and dance?  She's got to visit the bunkhouse, the
barn, the stable.  She's got to start a fight.  These men are animals, and she's just
the thing to get their blood boiling.  Even when she's not there, she's there starting a
fight.

Psychological reason: she's lonely.
She wants attention from Curley, but he's not giving it to her.  So, she
seeks it from the others.  There's two new guys, one big and one small, and she's
curious.  Maybe she wants to make Curley jealous by seeing her talk to the big buy
because she knows Curley hates big guys.  But that might get her beat up, so I don't
think she would want that.  So maybe she wants to see Curley beat up someone
else.

Why is it ironic that Lennie is shot with Carlson's Luger in Of Mice and Men?

In the novel Of Mice and Men, by John
Steinbeck, there are two instances that portray a killing done for the purpose of mercy.
The first of such deaths was that of Candy's old dog. Seeing how the dog isliving a
miserable existence, Candy chooses to put the dog down. It is Carlson who doesit, using
his own Luger.

This is a foreshadowing of what is to come
next: Lennie's shooting would be the second mercy killing in the story and,
ironically, by the same weapon. This time it is George who makes the final decision of
killing Lennie for the sake of not allowing Curley's mob to torture and kill him as a
revenge for Curley's wife's accidental death at Lennie's
hands.

Carlson is, also ironically, one of those who would
have been in the mob. However, he could not find his Luger. This is because George had
stolen it when he was watching the body and used the weapon to shoot Lennie at close
range, killing him instantly (we assume also painlessly), and sparing him from the
monstrosity that was coming Lennie's way.

This is the irony
of the killing of Lennie with Carlson's Luger.

Why is the narrator afraid to answer the door when he hears tapping in "The Raven"?

The narrator is alone at midnight on a bleak December
night, and he has been reading quaint and curious forgotten lore. When he suddenly hears
a tapping, it naturally frightens him. He is also somewhat unnerved by the rustling of
his purple curtains. There is very little light inside his room. Most of it is coming
from the dying embers of his fireplace and from "lamp-light" by which he has presumably
been reading. What really frightens him is his own imagination. He imagines that it
might be a ghost outside, the ghost of his deceased loved one Lenore. When he stands
peering into the outer darkness without finding any human being there, he frightens
himself still further by "dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before." These
dreams, or fantasies, have to do with the possibility that Lenore, though dead, has come
back to visit him in answer to his prayers. He whispers the question, "Lenore?" He must
be feeling more and more certain that he is being visited by a supernatural spirit. He
is eventually relieved to discover that the tapping was only made by a bird which
apparently was a tame pet that had somehow gotten free and was seekiing shelter in
another human habitation.

Describe the four apparitions in Macbeth Act IV, scene i.

In Macbeth, Macbeth suffers many
conflicting emotions and suffers from an overriding ambition which "o'er leaps itself"
(I.vii.27), meaning that he realizes it causes him to make rash decisions in the pursuit
of his aspirations. As the witches anticipate Macbeth's new title of Thane of Cawdor
and, indeed, go so much further in prophesying his future as king, he, with much
encouragement and even coercion from Lady Macbeth, is unable to restrain himself from
satisfying those prophesies. 

However, he becomes uncertain
and overwhelmed by circumstances after seeing Banquo's ghost and so is eager to ensure
that, after going to so much trouble to ensure that he is king, there is nothing in his
way. He feels that the witches can reassure him. The witches are fully aware of
Macbeth's weakness and of his "wicked" nature and intend to take full advantage of
him.

The apparitions appear in Act IV, scene
i:

• The first apparition is "an Armed Head,"
  which warns Macbeth of Macduff but Macbeth is not afraid of him and can eliminate
  Macduff easily enough he feels.  


• The second apparition
  is "a Bloody Child," and Macbeth feels empowered when he is told that "none of woman
  born" (80) can hurt him.


• The third apparition is "a Child
  Crowned, with a tree in his hand," which tells Macbeth that he will not be defeated
  "until Great Birnam Wood...shall come against him" (93). That makes Macbeth feel that he
  is invincible.

There is still a nagging concern
for Macbeth about the previous prophecy which stated that Banquo's heirs shall also be
kings and so Macbeth presses the witches for more. The witches, reluctantly it seems,
reveal:

• "A show of eight Kings, and Banquo
  last..." which disturbs Macbeth as there is a line of kings, all of whom look like
  Banquo.

Macbeth does not see this last one as a
warning or question his purpose but is resolved to destroy all and any threat to him. He
immediately sets out to ensure the death Macduff's entire family, confident that he can
overcome any hindrance in his path.  

How does Ender change throughout the book, Ender's Game? In what parts of the book is this shown?

Ender begins the story as a naive, trusting six year old,
but not as the typical six year old of today. He is extremely gifted in battle and
strategies beyond his years. As the events unfold, Ender becomes a lonely outcast and
understands that he is being manipulated by the adults and the military. He learns to
cope with the loneliness by withdrawing from people. He learns from situations, both
good and bad, and puts that knowledge to work manipulating others. He becomes cynical
yet masterful. His love of his sister never dies, and the manipulative military uses her
to steer Ender in the direction they feel is best. Ender knows this but continues to
love his sister while steering the military in the direction he wants them to go. Once
the war is over, he withdraws from the world and travels in space doing only what he
wants with his equally burned out sister as his companion.

What is the Brunswick Manifesto? I know that the Brunswick Manifesto was supposed to protect the royal family and threaten the people of France,...

The Brunswick Manifesto was a declaration made by Charles
William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick-Luneburg, then, serving as the commander of the
Allied Army. The proclamation was made on July 25th, 1792. The proclamation was to serve
as a warning to the French revolutionaries and the general population of France that
harm would come to them if they carried on with the rebellion. The rebellion was against
the monarchy and sought to wrest power from the King. The Allied Army promised to fight
on the side of the monarchy to suppress the revolutionaries and any other person who
supported their quest. 

Apart from threatening the French
revolutionaries and promising to protect the royal family, the Brunswick Manifesto
sought to prevent revolution ideas from spreading to Austria and Prussia, which were
also under monarchy rule. Rebellious success in France would threaten the system in
Austria and Prussia, and lead to upheavals in the two
territories.

What did the Big Three decide to do about Germany at the Yalta Conference?

Yalta Conference is the name given to meetings of key
Allied leaders - President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States, Prime Minister
Winston Churchill of Great Britain, and Premier Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union -
during World War II.  Yalta, a famous Black Sea resort in Ukraine, on the southern coast
of the Crimean Peninsula, along the Black Sea. The conference took place from February 4
to 11, 1945.

The agreements reached by the three leaders at
the conference included the following:

• To accept
  the structure of a world peacekeeping organization. This ultimately resulted in
  formation of the United Nations


• To  bring order in Europe
  after the war  help the defeated countries establish democratic
  governments.


• To divide Germany into four zones to be
  occupied by Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and
  France.


• To support the Soviet-backed government and hold
  free elections in Poland.


• To extend the Soviet Union's
  territory into Poland.


• To force Germany to reimburse the
  Soviet Union by way of equipment and other resources to make up for Soviet losses.
  

Also Soviet Union agreed to join the war
against Japan in return for control of some territories an strategic
ports.

What is the identity in p and q, if sin x+cos x=p and tan x+cot x=q?

We'll raise to square the 1st constraint sin x+cos
x=p.

(sin x+cos x )^2=
p^2

We'll expand the
square:

(sin x)^2 + (cos x)^2 + 2sin x*cos x =
p^2

We'll apply the Pythagorean identity for (sin x)^2 +
(cos x)^2 = 1.

1 + 2sin x*cos x = p^2
(1)

We'll use the fact that tan x = sin x/cos x and cot x =
cos x/sin x

We'll re-write the 2nd
constraint:

sin x/cos x + cos x/sin x =
q

[(sin x)^2 + (cos x)^2]/sin x*cos x =
q

1/sin x*cos x = q

sin x*cos
x = 1/q (2)

We'll substitute (2) in
(1):

1 + 2/q= p^2

We'll
multiply by q both sides:

q + 2 =
q*p^2

We'll substract q both
sides:

q*p^2 - q = 2

q(p^2 -
1) = 2

The relation between p and q, ifsin
x+cos x=p and tan x+cot x=q, is: q(p^2 - 1) = 2.

How are Gertrude and Ophelia strong characters in Hamlet?I need 2 solid arguments proving that Gertrude and Ophelia are not frail but rather seen...

There is evidence that both Gertrude and Ophelia are
stronger characters than they might be given credit for if one only gives their
character roles a cursery reading.  If you look at Gertrude, it is easy to assume, like
Hamlet and King Hamlet do, that she was too easily won over to Claudius by "the
witchcraft of his wit... that has the power so to seduce."  But that logic assumes that
Gertrude doesn't have anything to gain from the marriage.  While it is not stated
directly in the text, it is possible that Gertrude married Claudius to
maintain herself as Queen of Denmark -- a position I would assume
she loved having.  She may have married Claudius because it was a good political move,
preserving the throne for her son to take over eventually, while maintaining the power
of Denmark with a smooth transition of leadership.  Perhaps she married Claudius because
she still felt like a sexual, sensual woman who wasn't ready to wear widow's clothes and
be cast aside into a lonely room in the castle for the rest of her life.  All of these
possibilities suggest a powerful woman, not a weakling.  If you read Gertrude's
character with that sense of self-determination and putting Hamlet as a foremost
concern, then you can see another side of her.

As for
Ophelia, she is in a slightly more tenuous position in society.  She is an unmarried
lady who should protect her reputation, and must remember that she is a unmarried woman
still living in her father's home.  She obeys her father's command to put aside Hamlet's
affections, but she doesn't have much of a choice.  During his questioning of her she
does her very best to defend and explain her relationship with Hamlet, but he cuts her
off at every chance and insults her intelligence and her feelings.  Even though she
acquiesces to her father, she still tries to be there for Hamlet.  She is devastated at
his seeming craziness.  She seems to play into (or she staunchly rejects) his bawdy
flirting at the play-within-a-play (depending on how you read it.)  She does end up
committing suicide, but she has been through so much senseless tragedy.  With Ophelia,
you must remember that her position in society makes her weak -- not her personality
alone.

Why can we consider Torvald Helmer to be the most blameworthy character in Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House ?

While Torvald is the most
blameworthy character, and the one ultimately responsible
for a lot of Nora's difficulties, we must remember that Torvald's actions are a
direct result of society's influences. Torvald is kind to
Nora even though we can consider him to be a dictatorial
husband.

We first see Torvald's
blameworthiness in terms of his dictatorial
nature in the opening act. We learn that he has no
trust in Nora, especially with finances, and treats her as
a child. In the opening act, Nora returns home on Christmas Eve with the
Christmas gifts and Christmas tree she has just purchased. When Nora asks her husband to
come and see the new gifts she has purchased, Torvald's response is to be outraged, even
though he knows it is Christmas Eve, saying, "Bought, did you say? All these things? Has
my little spendthrift been wasting money again?" (I). This reaction is especially
absurd, even though they must still cut back on spending while they wait for his new
salary to be paid for his position at the bank, because clearly he can afford what she
has purchased, which we see when a few lines later he gives her another two pounds for
the Christmas housekeeping. Therefore, Torvald's reaction to her Christmas expenditures
shows us just how little he trusts her, how ridiculous he thinks she is, and how much he
treats her with a dictatorial attitude. We even learn in this scene that he treats Nora
as a child by forbidding her to eat sweets, which is another way in which we see him
treat her dictatorially.

A third way in which we see Torvald act
dictatorially, making him the most blameworthy character, is in his
refusal to listen to his wife's views. He refuses to listen to Nora's
opinion about not firing Krogstad. He especially refuses to listen to her because he has
already made it known at the bank that he intended to fire Krogstad. If he changed his
mind now, it would be because his wife had asked him to, which would be embarrassing for
him if his other subordinates at the bank learned about it. As Torvald states, "Is it to
get about now that the new manager has changed his mind at his wife's bidding" (II).
Torvald's refusal to listen to Nora shows us that he does not consider her to be his
equal; instead, he views her as someone he has the right to rule over.

However, it can also be said that Torvald treats his wife
dictatorially because that was what society expected of him. Society expected the wife
to be submissive and obedient and for the husband to control all aspects of the home
life, including the purse strings. Therefore, while Torvald can be blamed for the
problems in the play due to his dictatorial nature, his nature is not truly his own
fault.