How is the theme of hope displayed in this book? (In more than one way.)

Each of the characters is motivated by some kind of
hope.

Brigid O'Shaughnessy hopes to keep the falcon to
herself and make a lot of money from it.

Miles Archer hopes
to have an affair with Brigid.

Archer's wife Iva hopes to
get a divorce and marry Sam Spade.

Spade hopes to capture
the person who killed his partner.

Caspar Gutman has been
hoping to get possession of the falcon for seventeen
years.

Wilmer Cook hopes to marry Rhea Gutman. This vain
hope explains his steadfast loyalty to his employer,
Gutman.

Lieutenant Dundy hopes to send Spade to San Quentin
for murdering Miles Archer or for murdering Floyd
Thursby.

Joel Cairo hopes to get possession of the falcon
for his employer, General Kemidov.

Effie Perrine hopes to
break up the romance between Iva Archer and her employer Sam Spade. She may be the only
one to have her hopes realized.

Floyd Thursby hoped to
share the profit from the falcon with Brigid.

How do various characters react to the relationship of Othello and Desdemona in Shakespeare's Othello?

Iago, who is the villain of this tragedy by Shakespeare,
and several other characters are jealous of the relationship between Othello and
Desdemona, including Roderigo.  Roderigo (and probably Iago, on some level) wants
Desdemona for himself, so naturally, he is jealous.  Iago is jealous of Othello, too,
because he is a skilled general and is much more talented and strong than he is.  Iago
has little love or respect for his wife, Emilia, who is Desdemona's lady-in-waiting.  He
treats her cruelly and with disdain, so he is probably jealous of the true love Othello
and Desdemona share.

Other characters, including
Desdemona's father, disapprove of their relationship because of how quickly they married
and because they did it in secret.  Also, some are upset because Othello is a Moor,
which is a different race than Desdemona.

Others try to be
supportive of their relationship, including Cassio and Emilia.  They, however, get
sucked into Iago's evil plan to make Othello kill Desdemona, which ultimately succeeds. 
All of the characters are touched in some way by this tragedy.

After taking to Maria, how has Bruno’s opinion of her changed in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Bruno comes to recognize Maria as a human being, with a
past and stories of her own.  He no longer solely sees her as a "hired help" or as a
mere servant.  This is why he admonishes Gretel who says that being a servant is "her
job."  Bruno's scope of compassion widens when he hears Maria's story and for a moment
he is able to see past his own frustration and state of being.  Bruno always had respect
for Maria, and does see her as "one of the family."  However, her story compels him to
have a deeper appreciation of who she is as a human being.  Bruno begins to understand
her “with a life and history all of her own.”  This is what causes him to gain
complexity and depth in how he sees her.  It is noteworthy because Bruno is starting to
develop consciousness of the world around him and the people who compose that world.  He
is starting to become more aware of their own narratives and how their lives are
fundamentally more difficult than his. He also displays a sense of empathy with Maria
that reflects Bruno's fundamental desire to forge social solidarity with others.  All of
these traits are going to come into play with his friendship with Shmuel and are
displayed towards Maria once he hears her story.

Find the determinant of this matrices S(2x3):[1 4 4 ] [3 5 8 ] and R (3x2):[7 3 ] [2 6 ] [1 9 ]

The first rule you have to remember is that the
determinant is the value of a square matrix: 2x2,
3x3,...,nxn

The matrix you've provided are not square
matrix, 2x3 and 3x2, therefore we cannot find the value of required
determinant.

So, keep in mind, to calculate the value of
the determinant of a matrix, you have to check first if the number of rows is the same
with the number of columns, such as to have a square matrix. If so, then you can
evaluate it's determinant.

To calculate a determinant of
each of the matrix you've provided, you have to look inside matrix and choose a minor.
The minor is the determinant of a matrix, whose number of rows or columns is smaller
than the initial number.

Explain why the point A(7;2) does not lie on the circle x^2+y^2-16=0 .

To verify if a point is located on a circle, it's
coordinates must cancel the equation of the circle.

We'll
replace x and y with the values of coordinates of the point
A.

7^2 + 2^2 - 16 = 0

49 + 4 -
16 = 0

37 = 0 not true!

It is
obvious that the point is not located on the circle.

To
determine where exactly the point is found, we'll determine the power of the
point.

The power of A with respect to circle C
is:

p(A) = d^2 - r^2

d - is
the distance from A to the center of the circle C.

We'll
calculate d^2 = 7^2 + 2^2

d^2 = 49 +
4

d^2 = 53

p(A) = 53 -
16

p(A) = 37 >
0

Since the result of the power of the point
A, with respect to the circle C, is positive, the point is found outside the circle
C.

Please explain this biblical allusion in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. What is the tree of life?And on either side of the river was there a tree...

In Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451,
there are many literary and biblical allusions. At the novel's end, after Montag has
crossed the river, he listens as others like him discuss having memorized entire books.
Montag tries to remember things he has memorized, and one of those
is a line from the Bible, specifically Revelation
22:2.

First of all, "Revelation" speaks to a " title="revelation"
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God will show himself and his will to his people. The book of Revelation is also
referred to as apocalyptic literature. The association of the
book's intent is to provide a description of the "end times" and the promise of life
afterward, as predicted in its chapters.

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...the genre is known as apocalyptic literature.
Such literature is 'marked by distinctive literary features, particularly prediction of
future events...

In the
scriptural passage noted, there is mention of "the tree of
life."

The tree of life may symbolize the future of
mankind: the book people who have escaped to the other side of the river. The fruit may
be symbolic of the knowledge these people possess, which will nourish a new society. The
leaves are said to be specifically for the "healing of the nations." As devastating
bombings have occurred where Montag lives, and in other cities across the country, we
can assume that the only hope for civilization is that it be rebuilt: specifically,
Revelation refers to "healing"—we can assume of the land, the society and its people—the
verse refers to the nation, which would be all of these
things.

Whereas Revelation speaks to "reaching the city,"
(the "holy city of God") or Heaven, in this story, it alludes to a new life—one very
different from that which these people have left: the society they have witnessed being
destroyed. There is also a sense of resurrection: Revelations refers to it in a
spiritual sense, but Bradbury may refer to a resurrection of not only Montag, but also
of mankind:

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'When we reach the city', the last line of
the book, contains a solid link between Montag’s destructive world and the Apocalypse of
the Bible, thus his spiritual
resurrection.

When Montag
says he'll "save it" for when they reach the city, he means he will speak of it when
they arrive at their destination: where they will begin to rebuild society based on the
knowledge they all have gathered collectively. Montag is delivered from destruction, and
Bradbury leaves the reader with "a tinge of long-term
hopefulness."

Additional
Sources:

http://hubpages.com/hub/Symbolism-in-Fahrenheit-451

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Revelation

What would be the inciting moment, climax, and resolution in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry? I think the climax is when the black and white...

I would say that there were several examples of "inciting
moments" in the novel. One comes when Cassie's mom loses her job as teacher. Another
comes when Cassie is degraded by Mr. Barnett and Lillian Jean Simms during her visit to
Strawberry. Yet another involves the family being attacked on the road returning with
their goods. The climax begins in Chapter 11 when T. J. robs the Barnett store and
concludes in the next chapter when the fire threatens to destroy the cotton fields. The
resolution of the story comes when the black and white people of the area unite to put
out the fire and save the cotton, afterward leaving the Logans where they had
begun,

...
free to run the red road, to wander the old forest, and sprawl lazily on the banks of
the pond.

The reaction between methane and oxygen produces water and carbon dioxide. If 3.2g of methane reacts with 12.8g of oxygen, what is mass of water...

Molar mass of methane (CH4) = 16
g/mole

Molar mass of Oxygen (O2) = 32
g/mole

Molar mass of water (H2O) = 18
g/mole

Molar mass of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) = 44
g/mole

Now, the balanced reaction is
:-

CH4(g) + 2O2(g)  ---------> CO2(g) +
2H2O(l)

Now, moles of CH4 reacting = mass of CH4/molar mass
of CH4 = 3.2/16 = 0.2

Moles of O2 reacting = mass of
O2/molar mass of O2 = 12.8/32 = 0.4

Now, As per the
balanced reaction, for complete reaction to occur, one mole of CH4 require 2 moles of
O2

Thus, 0.2 moles of CH4 requires 0.4 moles of
O2

Clearly, both CH4 & O2 are present in the exact
required quantity.

Hence, moles of CO2 formed = moles of
CH4 reacted = 0.2

Mass of CO2 formed = moles of CO2*Molar
mass of CO2 = 0.2*44 = 8.8 g

Moles of H2O formed = moles of
O2 reacted = 2*moles of CH4 reacted = 0.4

Thus, mass of H2O
formed = moles of H2O*molar mass of H2O = 0.4*18 = 7.2 g

What is the significance of what the people found on the pillow in "A Rose for Emily," and what does it mean?

These are the clues which conclude one of the greatest
surprise endings in all of American literature. When Miss Emily's bedroom was entered by
the curious townspeople, they found two important things on the pillow: One was the
"indentation of a head," not a surpising revelation in the days of feather pillows. But
the other item was particularly shocking: On the same pillow they
found

a long
strand of iron-grey
hair.

Since this was the same
bed in which the group of men found the remains of what must have been the body of Homer
Barron, the iron-grey hair could have only meant one thing: Since Emily's hair was NOT
grey when she courted Homer, it could only signify that she had been sleeping beside her
long-deceased beau many years after his death--and perhaps on a nightly basis for
decades.

Is there alliteration in "To An Athlete Dying Young"?

Let us remind ourselves that alliteration can be defined
as the repetition of initial consonant sounds in a series of words that may or may not
be close together. It is one way that poets create verbal music through this literary
device. There are plenty of examples in this poem, such as "Townsman of a stiller town"
and "Runners whome renown outran" are good examples, and the use of alliteration helps
create the almost song-like feel of the poem, which enacts the slow, mournful speed of
the funeral procession.

You might like to think about the
way in which the poem ends with an example of
alliteration:

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And round that early-laureled
head

Will flock to gaze the strengthless
dead,

And find unwithered on its
curls

The garland briefer than a
girl's.

Note the alliteration
in the repetition of the "g" sound in "garland" and "girls." Such examples of
alliteration make the poem memorable and catchy in terms of its rhythm and sound, making
it important that we read such poems out when we study them rather than just reading
them in our heads on the page.

Can someone give a brief summary on Chapter 7 from Fast Food Nation?

Chapter 7 of Schlosser's work brings to light the
communities that serve as a "home" to meatpacking plants.  The study of Greeley,
Colorado brings to light that the only winner in the entire setting is ConAgra and big
business.  The traditional idea of a Lowell, Massachusetts setting, where business forms
the lifeline of a stable community and where business looks out for the social and
emotional welfare of its workers, is flipped on its head in this chapter.  Greeley, home
to the largest producer of meat packing business, burns through workers at a lightning
fast pace.  While it produces an excess of animal manure, it actually produces a
symbolic version of this in the amount of transience, drug use, gang activity, and the
substandard quality of life in the town.  The title of the chapter of "Cogs in the
Machine," brings to light the idea that the only relevant issue is economic progress and
growth.  The workers and their community is a secondary issue.  Schlosser's detail is
akin to Upton Sinclair's analysis, bringing to light that the cost of industrial growth
can be quite high if left unattended.

What are the memories that Amir recalls as he witness Hassan's rape in The Kite Runner?

The disturbing rape scene in this excellent novel occurs
in Chapter Seven. They begin as Assef charges at Hassan and overpowers him. As Amir
bites on his fist and shuts his eyes, he has three memories. Firstly, he remembers
someone telling him how he and Hassan actually fed from the same breast, which,
according to the anonymous narrator, creates a "brotherhood." This of course highlights
the true betrayal in Amir's inaction to stand up for his friend (who is actually his
brother, and not just in a metaphorical sense.)

Secondly,
he remembers when he and Hassan went to a fortune teller, and as the fortune teller
feels Hassan's palm and face, a "shadow passes across the old man's face" and he returns
the money to Hassan, obviously indicating that he predicts something bad will happen to
Hassan. The sadness in Hassan's future only begins with the rape of course, as we go on
to discover as we read the novel.

Lastly, Amir has a kind
of dream when the hand of Hassan, gashed and bleeding, pulls him up and saves him from
 asnowstorm. As they hold hands, the scene is replaced with one of beauty and they look
up to see a sky full of kites. This could foreshadow the final ending of the novel,
which is when Amir is finally able to emotionally connect with Sohrab, Hassan's
son.

What does Matt tend and water at the beginning of The Sign of the Beaver?

An examination of the first chapter will give you the
answer that you are looking for. As the novel opens, we are told that Matt has just been
left by his father in the middle of the forest to look after their plot of land and home
whilst his father returns to civilisation to collect Matt's mother and sister, who will
come and live with them. Matt and his father have been living in the forest for some
time, making their house and clearing land for farming. They have also planted some
crops. As Matt is left by himself, it is vitally important that he tends to the crops
that they have left. Note what the first chapter tells us about these
crops:

Behind
the cabin were the mounds of corn he had helped to plant, the green blades already
shooting up, and the pumpkin vines just showing between the stumps of
trees.

Thus we know that the
two crops that Matt has to look after and that he tends and waters are the corn and
pumpkin vines that he planted with his father before his father left him to go and
collect the rest of their family.

What were the successes/ failures of the Cold War for the United States.This is for a History exam and I don't know where to start.

I can see where you would be unsure about where to start
with this.  It is a big question.

I suppose that the
biggest success for the US was keeping communism from spreading to any areas of the
globe that were really vital to US interests.  Communism did not reach Western Europe,
for example, or the Middle East or Japan.  It did not have any success in Mexico.  These
are the places that were most important to the US.  Since this was one of the major US
goals in the Cold War, you would have to call that a
success.

There are a few things that you could call
failures.  You could say that the "loss" of China was a failure.  So were the Vietnam
War and the attempt to get Cuba back from Castro.  Another major failure, you can argue,
was the US's inability to convince various "Third World" countries to ally themselves
with the US.  This was particularly true of the Arab nations.  This failure to create
friends for the US was also a major failure and one that has outlived the Cold
War.

Sets X, Y, and Z are shown below. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of the elements of set Z?X = {1,2,3,4} Y = {2,4,6,8} Z = X ∪ Y...

To determine the arithmetic mean of the elements of the
set Z, we'll have to determine what are the elements of
Z.

We notice that the set Z is the result of union of the
sets X and Y. We'll recall that the resulting set Z consists of all distinct elements of
X and Y.

We notice that all distinct elements of Z are: Z =
{1,2,3,4,6,8}.

Now, we'll recall the definition of the
arithmetic mean: the sum of all elements divided by the number of
elements.

In this case, the sum of distinct elements is:
1+2+3+4+6+8 = 24

The number of elements of Z is
6.

a.m. = (1+2+3+4+6+8)/6

a.m.
= 24/6

a.m. =
4

We notice that the arithmetic mean is a.m.
= 4, therefore the right option is d.4.

Please explicate the following proverbs from Things Fall Apart.1. Never kill a man who says nothing. 2. There is nothing to fear from someone who...

I believe the first quote, "Never kill a man who says
nothing," could relate to the fact that wise men listen. Thus never kill a wise man.
Wise men are needed for their wisdom.

In the quote, "There
is nothing to fear from someone who shouts," it could be said that fools talk loud and
say nothing. Foolish people do a lot of talking, even shouting, but in actuality, they
say very little. Fools do a lot of taliking that amounts to little
action.

In the quote that states, "There is no story that
is not true," it could be said that every story has an element of truth. Although it can
be twisted around, there is always an element of truth. As I heard someone say, there
are three sides to every story--his, hers, and the truth. Although there are three
sides, all of them contain an element of truth.

What was earliest use of the phrase, "white man's grave," usually used in reference to Sierra Leone?African history and literature

The term refers to the often deadly circumstances that
greeted white Westerners who ventured into the regions of Sierra Leone and other parts
of Western Africa. "White man's grave" generally concerns the deaths that were brought
upon by poor sanitation, disease and the extremes of the tropical climate. Colonists and
missionaries were hit hardest. According to one source, the term was coined in reference
to Sierra Leone, the first British West African colony. After the British abolishment of
slavery in 1772, Sierra Leone was created as a home for freed slaves, and it was
described as a

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"comfortable establishment in a most pleasant and
fertile climate."  It was a virtual
paradise...

Missionaries and
colonists found out the hard way that this was not true. Newly relocated slaves also
died in high numbers. Malaria and yellow fever proved to be the main
causes.

In A Separate Peace, why did author John Knowles feel it was necessary for Finny to die?

Throughout John Knowles's novel, A Separate Peace, there
are parallels drawn between the internal wars within the main characters and the
conflicts that develop among countries.  In early chapters, Finny  concerns about the
European conflict by stating that the war is really a conspiracy among the world's
leaders.  So, in the same way that Germany and the Allies convinced its youth that they
were fighting for a greater cause, Finny creates

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reverses and deceptions and acts of sheer mass
hypnotism which were so extraordinary that they surprised even
him.

As with the climate of
the World War, also, as Gene narrates,

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Everyone has a moment in history...when his
emotions achieve their most powerful sway over
him.

Thus, at Devon School,
Gene and Finny and others wage their private wars. Seduced by a propaganda film, Leper
enlists; driven by Leper's nonsensical comments, Brinker Hadley, the head student, is
driven to enlist in order to make sense of the war for himself, and Finny creates the
Winter Carnival, an attempt in the winter of despair after the war has started and his
leg is broken, to create sense out of chaos.  Having been coached into participating as
the star of this event, Gene surpasses himself as he fights "that first skirmish of a
long campaign for Finny."  He remarks afterwards that he feels in this afternoon
a "momentary, illusory, special and separate peace."

In a
final parallel between the war and the private war in men's hearts, Gene realizes that
the reason that he jounced the limb on which Finny stood and the reason that wars are
waged is, as Finny remarked about the war "a conspiracy," a conspiracy in the hearts of
men.  For, Gene decides as Leper has called him, that he himself is "a savage
underneath."  Extending this truth, Gene realizes that most men are savages underneath
since wars, private or otherwise, are made "by something ignorant in the human heart." 
As a symbol of the pureness of a some human hearts--for Finny has no envy or jealousies
in him at any time--dies, just as the innocent men die in World War II, victims, like
Finny, of the "something ignorant in the human heart."

Moles of iron and copperObservations and Questions listed below.ObservationsThe nails become coated with a copper coloured substance as the...

The best way to approach this problem is to start by
writing a balanced equation to show the mole ratios of reactants and
products.

CuCl2  +  Fe -->  Cu  + 
FeCl2

But not all the reactants were used up, so what you
really have is:

CuCl2  + Fe  -->  Cu  +  FeCl2  + 
Fe  +  CuCl2

Now use the information given to determine
amounts of various materials.

Beaker + CuCl2 - beaker = 7.5
g of CuCl2 at beginning.

Nails at start - nails at end
means 3.82 - 3.04 of .78 g of iron were used up to form
FeCl2.

beaker + Cu - beaker = .89 g of Cu were
formed.

Convert known masses to
moles:

CuCl2:  7.5g/134.452 g/mole = .05578 moles at
start

Fe:  3.82/55.847g/mole = .0684 moles at
start

Fe: 3.04/55.847 g/mole = .0544 moles at
end

Fe used to react with Cu = .0684 - .0544 = .014
moles

Cu:  .89g/63.546 g/mole = .014 moles
produced

From the balanced equation, you know that one mole
of FeCl2 is produced for every mole of Fe consumed.

So if
.014 mole of Fe used, .014 moles FeCl2 made which equals .014 moles * 126.753 g/mole =
1.776 g of FeCl2

Since .014 moles of Fe were used up, that
means there were also .014 moles of CuCl2 used.  .05578 - .014 = .04178 moles of CuCl2
left.  .04178 * 134.452 = 5.617 g ofCuCl2 left.

So rewrite
equation adding in moles of each:

.05578 CuCl2 + .0684 Fe 
-->  .014 Cu  +  .014 FeCl2  +  .0544 Fe  + .042
CuCl2.

number of atoms is # of moles * 6.023X10^23
atoms/mole.

For both Cu & Fe:  .014 * 6.023 x 10^23
= 8.43 x 10^21 atoms.

Color gets lighter because CuCl2 is
being used up.

If you start with 100 g Fe, that is
100/55.847 g/mole = 1.79 moles.

You will need 1.79 moles of
CuCl2 = 1.79 * 134.452 = 240.75 g = 1.79 * 6.023 x 10^23 = 1.08 x 10^24 atoms of CuCl2,
Fe, & Cu

In Guns, Germs and Steel, how did the natural environment of the Chatham Islands cause the Moriori to develop so differently from the Maori?

The answer to this question can be found in Chapter Two of
this excellent historical study of global historical development. The author makes it
clear that the way in which the Maori were able to so easily enslave and kill the
Moriori was a result of the disparate development of these two island societies. It is
all down to environment, as the chapter makes clear. The Moriori were forced to become
hunter-gatherers because of the different climate of the Chatham Islands that made
growing their crops impossible. Because of this, they did not produce enough food to
enable nonhunting craft specialists. Their prey could be killed using nothing more
technologically sophisticated than clubs. The distance of the Chatham Islands from any
other islands meant that the Moriori had to remain on them and learn to get along with
each other peacefully, renouncing war, resulting in a small, technologicaly
unsophisticated civilisation without organisation or
leadership.

In contrast, the Maori developed on the warmer
part of New Zealand, where they were able to engage in farming, increasing in population
and thus developing specialists who could advance their level of technology. Thus we can
see how one common group of ancestors developed very differently because of
environment:

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The outcome clearly illustrates how environments
can affect economy, technology, political organisation, and fighting skills within a
short time.

The stage was set
for the conflict that led to the colonisation of the Chatham
Islands.

What aspects of modern drama do you see in A Doll House by Henrik Ibsen? Please use specific examples.

Ibsen's part in the development of modern drama revolves
around his concentration on realism, which centered around modern
social problems and "social institutions." This can be clearly seen in his
play, A Doll's House.

In the early
days of drama, conflict revolved around the three-sided relationship between the hero,
heroine and villain. Some of the first changes of "modern drama" were found in the
alteration to the story's villain—now the "internalized" villain,
found within characters—this changed occurred around the turn of
the last century.

Modern drama, with its hidden "villain,"
did away with heroes, heroines and villains of older drama; they were replaced with
average people—though these characters often became "their own worst enemies." We can
see Ibsen's unique contributions to modern drama in A Doll's House,
specifically in the character of Nora.

At the time Ibsen
wrote this play, women had few rights—especially middle-class, married women—"enslaved"
by marriage in a male-dominated society. Ironically, more rights were available to
lower-class women. At the beginning of the play, Nora seems to
adhere to society's expectations of "a good wife," outwardly acting
as Torvald wishes. She's like an "automaton" posed like a doll or controlled like a
robot. Beneath the surface, however, Ibsen allows Nora to defy social conventions. She
forges her father's signature onto documents to finance a trip needed to save her
husband's life. She manipulates Torvald to get extra money to pay the loan back,
flirting and pleading with him. She even sneaks candy that Torvald has declared
forbidden to his wife. While Nora appearspliable beneath her
husband's will, her own spirit is rather strong. Nora's character defies the social
convention of marriage at Ibsen's hand.

Torvald is quick to
speak of the proper behavior of women.  He chastises Nora for standing up for Krogstad;
he criticizes Kristine Linde for knitting, noting there is something unattractive about
it— something "Chinese." He prepares to exercise his marital rights after the dance,
even though Nora is unwilling (fearing exposure by Krogstad, and perhaps the end of her
life). Torvald comes across as overbearing and pompous, selfish and inflexible. The
final unveiling of the true person within is a man who cannot be indebted to his wife in
saving his life; he has no idea how to treat a woman as an equal; and, he ends up
begging Nora to remain at the end. This would have reflected Ibsen's concern for the
social double-standard that enabled men to control the lives of women who had few
options to survive without a husband or family.

Even Nora's
decision to leave her family at the end provides a twist to the commonly accepted role
of a woman: family came first. The idea that Nora would abandon her children was not
welcomed with many critics when Ibsen first put on the play, and he had to write an
alternate ending so that it could be presented in certain cities. However, the concept
was exposed regardless of society's discomfort with
it.

Ironically, Ibsen never saw himself as a women's rights
advocate: he insisted that he was concerned for human rights.
Whereas Nora is a major focus of the play's action, Ibsen spoke out about other social
aspects from the stage. However, A Doll's House is still considered
a play about the equality of women, and an enduring example of realism in modern
drama.

Regarding D.H. Lawrence's style in the short story "The Rocking-horse Winner," please tell me how you would layout the paper.

In terms of style in D.H. Lawrence's short story, "The
Rocking-horse Winner," I would concentrate on the author's ability
to convey a sense of urgency in the href="http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/lit_term.html">style
with which he writes.

A great deal of the feeling of
urgency comes from the mother's treatment of her children, acting as if she loves them,
but not able to love anyone. Only she and her children know. This will be important in
that Paul seems to correlate success in making money with earning his mother's love. I
would include this, perhaps with a quote from the beginning of the story, using quotes
of words and phrases that support "urgency" (...from the author's choice of words,
descriptions, etc.).

I would also support your assertion of
the author's ability to imbue the piece with an impression of urgency using the
description of how the house seems to echo the mother's obsessive
mantra, "There must be more money." (The repetition of this phrase also
shares a feeling of urgency.) The mother's obsession is passed on to her son Paul. I
would correlate, as well, Paul's sense of "luck" and its connection in his mind with
"love."

I would then make sure to include how Paul learns
of his "gift." I would describe the mania that seems to come over the boy as he rides
his rocking-horse: a physical description of Paul would be appropriate. I would include
how savvy the boy is in getting money to his mother the first time (so she doesn't know
where it is coming from—and his excitement): and how she blows it all. (The feeling of
urgency may slow down here for a short time, until the mother's obsession begins again.)
When given a great gift, regardless from where it comes, Paul's mother has no
clue how to spend it or appreciate it. This introduces
the idea that no matter what Paul or anyone else might do, she will never be satisfied.
It is like trying to fill a black hole in space. Find text that supports this, focusing
still on Lawrence's style.
(Unfortunately, Paul is too young to understand that he is trying to achieve the
impossible, and his sense of self-worth is based on being able to make his mother
happy.)

The culmination of my paper would be
Paul's feverish and frenzied riding as if he could be a winner in his mother's eyes if
he could just ride a little more: which ultimately causes the boy's death. Descriptions
of this section of the story (Paul's actions) will be most important in making your
argument regarding "style." Don't forget to incorporate the last line of the story just
before you write your conclusion—in a separate
paragraph.

My
God, Hester, you're eighty-thousand to the good, and a poor devil of a son to the bad. 
But, poor devil, poor devil, he's best gone out of a life where he rides his
rocking-horse to find a
winner.

It is important, I
believe, to quote passages that show the characters' sense of urgency, shared
through the author's careful construction of the story and descriptions. For
each general statement, make sure you have a specific detail to support it from the
story. Use quotation marks ("_").

Read the story twice,
highlighting whatever part you think will support your thesis. Then write your paper,
proofread it, and take a break. Go back and read it again, making changes as needed.
Take a short break, and read it again, so that you can study it with fresh eyes. Use the
grammar and spell-check on your computer. Print out a rough copy so that if your
computer crashes (God forbid), you haven't lost everything. And save, save,
save!

Who is the narrator in the book The Hound of the Baskervilles?

The Hound of Baskervilles is an adventure featuring
Sherlock Holmes who is an independent detective and excels in solving the most esoteric
of mysteries. The story is narrated by Dr. Watson.

The only
person who can be considered close to Holmes is an army doctor named John H. Watson who
after getting injured on a mission in Afghanistan is sent back to London. Here he meets
Holmes and a quick bond forms between them with Watson intrigued by Holmes’ profession
and the way he goes about solving cases. He is always willing to be his aide in any case
which requires his assistance and also plays the role of Holmes' chronicler and records
his cases for him.

All but four of the stories featuring
Sherlock Holmes have been narrated by Watson.

What are the effects of changes in price on demand and supply?

If you are using economic terms precisely, a change in the
price of a good or service does not affect the demand for or supply of that product.  It
will affect the quantity demanded or supplied but not the
actual demand or supply.  It will, in other words, cause a movement
along a curve, but will not move the
curve.

An actual change in supply or demand
must be caused by some other factor.  For example, people may come to demand more milk
if a study comes out showing milk prevents cancer.  There are ways in which the price of
a good or service can impact demand or supply of another product.  For example, an
increase in the price of McDonald's burgers might cause people to demand more of what
are called "competing goods."  That is, they might demand more Burger King burgers or
more pizza because the price of McDonald's has risen.

So,
to be precise, the change in the price of a good cannot change the supply or demand for
that good.

What is the significance of Wilmot Proviso?

The significance of the Wilmot Proviso is that it helped
to make the North and the South more angry at each other at the time of the Mexican
American War.  It did so by helping to cast the war as one that was about
slavery.

Many in the North worried that the point of this
war was to take more land that would (because it was in the South) become slave
territory.  For this reason, they (a famous example of this is Henry David Thoreau)
opposed the war.  The Wilmot Proviso helped to publicize this idea because it stated
that no land taken from Mexico could become slave.

The
Proviso did not pass, but it still served to make the North and South come into conflcit
more.  This helped to bring on the Civil War.

Examine Lydia's role in the moral pattern of Pride and Prejudice.Is there a clear definition of the appropiate behaviour of young women in company...

Excellent question!

The role
of Lydia in the moral pattern of the novel Pride and Prejudice, by
Jane Austen, is to disrupt the natural order of things proposed by the society of Austen
times, in which women were supposed to be sensible, balanced and, to a point, almost
ornamental in terms of courtship and marriage.

Lydia
disrupts the normality in the Bennet household by being a teenager with wild, romantic
illusions, and every single intention of fulfilling them. She openly befriends male
soldiers, flirts with them, and laughs out loud with them caring nothing for any form of
public lady-like decorum.

To add to the scandal, she elopes
with Mr. Wickham at barely 15 years of age, unmarried, and losing her honor. Her
elopement stained the Bennet name as a whole, for they now would have to recognize that
their daughter is "lose", "immoral", and "indecent."

Yet,
the most unfortunate aspect of Lydia's behavior is that she does not regret it, and she
learns nothing from her mistakes. Oblivious to all the heartache she has caused, she
takes the role of precedence that women obtain after marrying only to brag about it. She
puts her sisters down, asks Elizabeth whether she is jealous that it was she (Lydia) who
ended up with Wickham, and she is blind to every indication by Wickham that their
relationship was a brief caprice of which he is already
tired.

Moreover, Lydia's marriage is an extension of her
behavior: Both she and Wickham are spendthrifts who live above their means and ask their
familyfor money. None of the sisters, Jane or Elizabeth, bothered to invite the Wickhams
to their respective households. Eventually, it is said in the story that they were
altogether ignored.

Therefore, Lydia's role is to take away
the balance of the Bennet household, bring on chaos, and offer absolutely nothing to the
present or future of the family.

If log a = 12 and log b = 3Find the value of log (a^2* b^3)^6

Given that :

log a =
12

log b= 3

We need to find
the value of the expression :

log
(a^2*b^3)^6

First we know that log a^b= b*log
a.

==> log (a^2*b^3)^6 = 6*log
(a^2*b^3)

Now we know that log ab = log a + log
b

==> log (a^2*b^3)^6 = 6[ log a^2 + log
b^3]

                                     = 6 [ 2log a +
3log b}

Now we simplified as
follows.

==> log (a^2*b^3)^6 = 6[ 2log a + 3log
b]

We will substitute with the given
values.

==> log (a^2*b^3)^6 = 6( 2*12 +
3*3)

                                      =
6(24+9)

                                       =
6*33

                                       =
198

Then the value of log (a^2*b^3)^6 =
198.

How is Othello a tragic hero in Shakespeare's Othello?

A tragic hero is of noble status and greatness. The tragic
hero possesses a human tendency to make error in judgment. The tragic hero has a tragic
flaw. Othello is noble and quite capable as a leader. He is chosen to lead in the
military effort against the Turkish invasion against Cyprus. Although he is of high
stature and greatness, he makes an error in his judgment against his wife,
Desdemona.

Othello is a tragic hero in that he allowed his
jealously to overcome him. It is one thing to be jealous, but Othello acted on his
jealousy and murdered his wife, Desdemona. Because Iago planted seeds of jealousy,
Othello was taken into a snare. Othello should have trusted his wife. He trusted the
wrong man and his life ended in tragedy.

Although Iago
planted seeds of jealousy, Othello lacked self control. He could not control his rage.
This was a tragic flaw. He allowed his jealousy to consume him. He was totally
overwhelmed with jealousy. Rather than trusting his beloved wife, he smothered her out
of jealousy. In the end, he takes his own life out of utter
hopelessness.

These characteristics fit
Othello:

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The following is a summary of
[Aristotle's] basic ideas regarding the tragic
hero:

1.  The tragic hero is a
character of noble stature and has greatness.  This should be readily evident in the
play.  The character must occupy a "high" status position but must ALSO embody nobility
and virtue as part of his/her innate
character.

2.  Though the
tragic hero is pre-eminently great, he/she is not perfect.  Otherwise, the rest of
us--mere mortals--would be unable to identify with the tragic hero.  We should see in
him or her someone who is essentially like us, although perhaps elevated to a higher
position in society.

3.  The
hero's downfall, therefore, is partially her/his own fault, the result of free choice,
not of accident or villainy or some overriding, malignant fate.  In fact, the tragedy is
usually triggered by some error of judgment or some character flaw that contributes to
the hero's lack of perfection noted above.   This error of judgment or character flaw is
known as hamartia and is usually translated as "tragic flaw"
(although some scholars argue that this is a mistranslation).  Often the
character's hamartiainvolves hubris (which is
defined as a sort of arrogant pride or
over-confidence).

4.  The
hero's misfortunate is not wholly deserved. The punishment exceeds the
crime.

5.  The fall is not
pure loss. There is some increase in awareness, some gain in self-knowledge, some
discovery on the part of the tragic
hero..

6.  Though it arouses
solemn emotion, tragedy does not leave its audience in a state of depression.  Aristotle
argues that one function of tragedy is to arouse the "unhealthy" emotions of pity and
fear and through a catharsis (which comes from watching the tragic
hero's terrible fate) cleanse us of those emotions.   It might be worth noting here that
Greek drama was not considered "entertainment," pure and simple; it had a communal
function--to contribute to the good health of the community.  This is why dramatic
performances were a part of religious festivals and community
celebrations.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 5, scene 1, pretend you are Hamlet and tell how he feels about himself, other characters, and this scene.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, if I were
Hamlet in Act Five, scene one, I would feel as if my head were spinning—I would also be
confused, devastated and angry.

Hamlet would have just
returned from England where he knows Claudius tried to have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
deliver him to be executed. Having just arrived and in the company of Horatio, he has a
moment's reprieve from castle intrigue when he recalls the days of his childhood,
happily spent with his father's court jester, Yorick. He recalls climbing on the man's
back, kissing him, listening to his songs and jokes; it brings a feeling of nostalgia
for Hamlet, remembering uncomplicated days within his father's castle, untouched by
misery and secrecy. (This—the gravedigger's scene—is the only source of comic relief in
the play.)

This reprieve is short-lived when Hamlet sees
the funeral party arriving. It does not take long to ascertain that Ophelia is dead. All
of the sneaking and spying, which he resented of Ophelia would have disappeared, for
regardless of those things, Hamlet still loved Ophelia. He must be in shock to realize
that she is dead. When he tries to express his sense of loss,
Laertes attacks him. This also confuses Hamlet. He does not know that Claudius has
already poisoned Laertes' mind against him, plotting Hamlet's death. Hamlet is enraged
when Laertes tries to strangle him in Ophelia's grave, but admits his love for Ophelia,
and even for Laertes. Hamlet must not understand that Laertes would be angry at his
father's death at Hamlet's hand, and that he might well blame Hamlet also for Ophelia's
death, in losing her mind when her father is
murdered.

Hamlet has lost his father. Now dear Ophelia is
dead. His losses are great. He has only just reconciled with his mother, and no one else
but Horatio is there to take his part. I would imagine he feels lonely and longs for the
days when his family was whole and he could spend his time innocently with Ophelia.
Loss, confusion, anger for the King's actions, and depression must reign over Hamlet
when he compares life as it used to be with the life he has now. He must also be
anxious, knowing the King will not stop his attempts to remove Hamlet from his
life.

What are the main points in King John's rule in England?Just to help revise for exams!

King John is widely considered the most unfortunate and
unsuccessful King in the history of the British Isles, so much so that no king since his
time has taken that name. He was the son of Henry II, and usurped the throne while his
brother, the rightful king, Richard I (Couer de Lion) was away on Crusade. John's
relations with the Pope were so bad that he was forced to become the Pope's vassal and
declare all of England the Pope's personal fief to prevent the entire kingdom from being
placed under interdict. The most remarkable event in his life was of course when the
nobles met him at Runnymede, and forced him to sign the Great Charter (Magna Carta)
which made the King subject to English law, and forever prevented the possibility of
England becoming an absolute monarchy. In his dying moments, John took holy orders so
that he could die a monk, a curiously Russian habit.

does rosalind get overshadow celia?comparison between them?

Dude Mathew here's the
answer

Rosalind starts out with a secondary role
demonstrated by the fact that Celia is the one who verbally encourages Orlando while he
is wrestling Charles. After Rosalind is exiled by the Duke, she takes charge and makes
decisions for her escape to Ardenne Forest and for her safety, plans for which encompass
Celia who chooses to go into voluntary exile with Rosalind.

In Ardenne
Forest, Rosalind, as Ganymede, a name taken from Greek mythology, is in the male
position that is free from anxiety and worry because she is dressed as a man. Rosalind's
natural superiority of mind is given full play in her interactions with Silvius, Phoebe
and Jaques. One wonders if she would have so bold in speaking her mind and giving
instructions if she were still clothed as a wealthy woman.

Though
Celia dominates at first, she slips into a quieter, supportive role when she and
Rosalind enter Ardenne Forest as Ganymede and Aliena, a role that is necessary to insure
their continued safety. Nonetheless, even this quiet role is a powerful one. It is she
who buys the cottage and sets up housekeeping. However, since her role and power are
quiet and in the background, there is less to say about
her. 

Comparing these two women brings up the obvious questions of
women's safety, women's wit and intelligence, women's ingenuity and capability, and
women's friendship. In all of these Celia and Rosalind have equal concern and equal
measure. In fact, in regard to safety, they take turns with Celia being protective of
Rosalind in the beginning of As You Like It and Rosalind, disguised as the man Ganymede,
taking over the protecting role while in Ardenne Forest. 

Other less
obvious questions are also brought up. One of these questions is the relationship
between public power and voice: Can you only have public power if you have the right to
speak up, as a man does, as Ganymede does? Another is the value given to silent private
power: Is quiet (voiceless) private power of equal value as public power? Another
question is whether suppression of the voice (the right to speak up on any or all topics
in any or all places) correlates to the suppression of intellect and personality?  
 

(It is interesting to note that some contend that once the women are
in Ardenne Forest they are safe and the need for their disguises is dissolved, however,
this is an illogical assumption. As we can be see from the play, there are frequent male
travelers, there are whole bodies of male exiles, there are poor people who might look
kindly at sharing wealth without being invited to do so by way of stealing. There is no
reason to think that Shakespeare believed Rosalind and Celia would be safe as women once
they were in Ardenne Forest.)

Can you explain Cordelia's speech following of Shakespeare's King Lear? If yet beseech your majesty,--If for I want that glib and oily art,...To...

In the story of Shakespeare's tragedy of King
Lear, Lear has three daughters. Cordelia is his youngest and favorite. He
wants to divide his kingdom, giving the "lion's share" to the daughter who "publicly"
professes to love him best. The two older daughters, Goneril and Regan present effusive
speeches on how much they love their father, simply so they can obtain the greater
portion of his kingdom. Cordelia, however, speaks honestly from her heart, saying
little, and brings her father's wrath down upon her. She is to be disinherited and
exiled. When the Earl of Kent tries to defend Cordelia, he is also
banished.

Two men are asking to marry Cordelia, the Duke of
Burgundy and the King of France. Lear makes it perfectly clear that Cordelia has no
dowery except his curse and that out of respect for each man, he would suggest they look
elsewhere for a wife while telling Cordelia it would have been better that she had never
been born rather than to displease him. Burgundy will not marry her without a dowry, and
Cordelia rejects him for his greed. However, the King of France is impressed with
Cordelia's strength and chooses to marry her, which will make her the Queen of
France.

In Cordelia's speech, which occurs at the same time
her father tells their guests how little value she has, she is out of favor simply
because she did not tell her father what he wanted to hear. Cordelia states that she
doesn't have the skill ("oily art") to say things that she does not feel; she will not
lie:

If for I
want that glib and oily art,

To speak and purpose not,
since what I well intend,

I'll do't before I
speak,

She goes on to say
that she is out of favor, but not because she has plotted, murdered someone, been
unchaste or dishonorable; none of these things have been the cause of losing her
father's love and admiration:

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It is no vicious blot, murder, or
foulness,

No unchaste action, or dishonored
step,

That hath deprived me of your grace and
favor;

Cordelia further
explains that she is not ashamed of her actions; she is proud ("richer") in that she
spoke her heart and did not lie, though it still caused her father to reject her. Even
while she pleads with her eyes and words that he find some love for her, she realizes
that she has lost favor in his eyes.

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But even for want of that for which I am
richer,

A still-soliciting eye, and such a
tongue

As I am glad I have not, though not to have
it

Hath lost me in your
liking.

The question arises
as to why Cordelia does not do as her father asks, something easily accomplished which
would guarantee her a place at her father's side and wealth. We can
admire her for speaking her heart so honestly. However, it is noted that her father puts
her in an awkward position to state her singular love for him when two suitors are
present to vie for her hand in marriage.

In this moment,
giving in to her father's demands might send a negative message to the suitors, showing
that she might be too supportive of her father, something that might interfere later
with the demands of her future husband in some
way.

Ironically, Cordelia will be the only one who supports
her father later when his fortunes change so dramatically. First he is rejected by both
of his other two daughters who care nothing for him. He will ultimately lose all,
including his mind. His overblown ego which needed to hear the words rather to judge his
daughters by their actions, brings tragedy to the entire family.

In Louise Erdrich's "The Red Convertible," why does Lyman keep the car parked while Henry is away?

I believe that in Louise Erdrich's short story, "The Red
Convertible," from her collection entitled, Love Medicine, Lyman
keeps the car parked when Henry is away, so when he returns it might help his brother
feel as if not much has changed at home while he's been at war, and that there is still
a place for Henry away from the battlefield.

Unfortunately,
when Henry comes home, he is a different man. Lyman messes up the car to give Henry
something to do (by repairing the car) when he returns. Lyman is anxious to get Henry
out of the house and away from the TV, where his brothers spends almost all his time.
For all of Lyman's attempts to make things better for Henry, including his "treatment"
of the convertible, some things are irretrievably lost to us in the face of the
hardships life throws at us. For Henry, there really is no going back home, and sadly,
he can see no way to move forward, either.

In the last stanza of "Exile," the speaker uses a simile comparing Papi and herself to two swimmers. Why do you think the poem conclude like this?

It is vital to realise that this poem explores the mixed
feelings of the speaker and her father at having arrived in America. Although they have
left a place of danger and insecurity behind them, they feel overwhelmed by the vast
differences between their new home and their old. The speaker says how they desperately
were "trying hard to feel luckier / than we felt." As the speaker sees the reflection of
herself and her father, she says that they were "big-eyed" and "dressed too formally"
indicating the way that they are "visitors to this country." The lst stanza then is
appropriate in the way that it captures the mixed emotions of relief and happiness, but
also of feeling uncomfortable, bewildered and that you will never fit
in:

Or like,
Papi, two swimmers looking down

at the quiet surface of our
island waters,

seeing their faces right before plunging
in,

eager, afraid, not yet sure of the
outcome.

The comparison is
apt and appropriate: Papi and the speaker are just like two swimmers from their home
starring at their own reflections, being both excited about what is to come but also
afraid about not being able to see what will happen. The speaker and her father stand at
a very uncertain point in their lives where they are unable to see how the future will
develop for them, and when they are filled with mixed emotions. The simile at the end of
the poem helps shed further light on this state, making it an appropriate way to end
this meditation on exile.

Describe the main symbolic features of Stonehenge.

The most important symbolic feature of Stonehenge is its
orientation.  Stonehenge is comprised of a series of stones erected in circles and
horseshoes (Blue stones, Standing stones, Aubrey holes) to aid the people who built it
in determining the date of the winter solstice (and by its inverse, the summer
solstice).  The stones are oriented so that, on the date of the winter solstice, the sun
will set on the horizon between stones 15 and 16, over the altar stone, and directly
opposite the heel stone.  This orientation (calendar if you will) allowed the builders
of Stonehenge to calculate the half year, an important piece of knowledge for
agricultural people who needed to know when to plant their
crops.

Some archeologists believe that Stonehenge had
several purposes in addition to marking the half year.  One of these purposes is also
symbolic--Stonehenge has an outer ring of holes (called Aubrey holes) which may have
been used to predict eclipses.

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In 1965, Harvard astronomer Gerald Hawkins
claimed that Stonehenge served these people as a giant astronomical observatory. He
explained that numerous stone alignments marked key positions of both the sun and the
moon. Noting that the cycle of lunar eclipses occurs in a pattern of fifty-six years
(nineteen plus nineteen plus eighteen), he believed that this pattern explained the
purpose of the Aubrey Holes, which were used as a lunar eclipse
predictor.

Archaeologists have been skeptical of these
claims, questioning the precision of the alignments and the builders’ possession of the
required knowledge to construct such an observatory...[However] control over cosmology
and an ability to predict eclipses would have been of great value in reinforcing the
power and prestige of the lords of
Wessex.

This would have been
powerful knowledge for a shaman or priest to possess.  His or her command of this
information could have served a symbolic function to make it appear that the religious
leaders did not predict, but could cause, eclipses.

In "The Storyteller" by Saki, why is it ironic that the children favored a story told by a bachelor?

It is ironic precisely because of the fact that a
bachelor, because of his status as an unmarried man without children, should not know
how to tell a story that could appeal to the imagination of children, especially when
compared with the aunt, who, because of her status as being an aunt and the time spent
with her charges, should, in theory at least, know how to tell a story that the children
would like.

Of course, the irony lies in the way that the
bachelor tells a very nontraditional children's tale, which, in the words of the aunt,
"undermined the effect of years of careful teaching." The way in which the bachelor's
tale and the kind of values that it presents managed to capture the attention of the
children, in spite of the bigger moral "tragedy" as the aunt saw it, is another reason
for the massive irony of this excellent short story. What is moral and improving is not
always what is interesting.

Why should juries be selected from a group that represents a fair cross-section of the jurisdiction where the trial is to be held?

The reason for this is that a person has the right to be
tried by a jury of his or her peers.  This means that the person should not be tried by
a jury comprised of just one demographic group of his or her peers.  It is important
that this should be done because otherwise there is too much of a chance that
prosecutors will exclude certain demographic groups in an attempt to empanel juries that
are more likely to convict.

The best-known example of this
is the practice of trying to exclude members of one race when the defendant is of that
race.  Prosecutors have often tried to do this in order to be more certain of winning
their cases.  If a jury must be made up of a cross-section of the jurisdiction, this
sort of chicanery becomes much less feasible and the defendant is more likely to get a
fair trial.

Please explain in simple terms how do I solve for y: 2x + y = 60.

The equation given to solve is 2x + y =
6.

This equation has two variables x and y. To find a
unique value for 'n' variables the number of equations available should be also be
n.

Else we can only treat any one of the variables as a
constant and express the value of the others in terms of that variable. Also, as the
variable we are taking as a constant is not actually a constant, it can change and there
are an infinite number of solutions for all the variables. They would only be related to
each other in some way by the system of equations.

Here 2x
+ y = 6,

Subtract 2x from both sides of the
equation:

=> y = 6 -
2x

For any value of x there would be a unique value for y.
Both the variables can take on an infinite number of values. They would only have to be
related with y = 6 - 2x.

What were Darwin's beliefs at the time he died?

I assume that you are making reference here to the widely
repeated story that Charles Darwin recanted his belief in evolution as he was dying.  It
is said that he stated that he wished he had never expounded the theory of natural
selection and that he wished that he could have spoken to people (as he was dying) to
encourage them to believe in conventional religious
beliefs.

There is no real evidence to show that Darwin ever
underwent such a deathbed conversion.  Most particularly, we have the evidence of his
daughter who was present with him throughout his final illness and who maintains that
Darwin's beliefs did not change.  Moreover, she testifies that the woman who made the
claim about the conversion did not meet with Darwin in the last few months of his
life.

Therefore, scholars believe that Darwin continued to
maintain the truth of his theories.  They believe that he continued to be agnostic with
regard to the question of God's existence up to the time that he
died.

The sun looks reddish-orange during sunrise and sunset. What is the reason behind it?

The sun looks reddish-orange in the morning and the
evening due to a phenomenon call Rayleigh scattering. In the morning and evening the
sunlight has to travel the longest distance through air. The molecules of nitrogen and
oxygen which are the primary constituents of air scatter the wavelengths that are close
to their size. These are the wavelengths towards the violet end of the
spectrum.

Light waves that lie towards the red end of the
spectrum are not scattered as much. This allows them to travel through the atmosphere
relatively unhindered. By the time the light from the Sun reaches the observer a large
part of the blue and violet components of the light has been absorbed and the red and
orange components remain.

This makes the sun appear
reddish-orange in the morning and evening.

What was the movie related to Richard Connell's short story "The Most Dangerous Game" ?... for me, to able to watch it. :]]

There are a few movies which depict the same theme and
storyline from the short story "The Most Dangerous
Game".

First, there is one which depicts the story with a
few minor changes to the script. In the movie "The Most Dangerous Game" (1932), this
depiction shows Rainsford meeting Zaroff in the midst of already having two other
"parties" tagged for the hunt. In this adaptation, Rainsford pairs with Eve to escape
Zaroff's deadly game. Zaroff has already disposed of her brother and now she must face
Zaroff with the help of Rainsford. (I show this movie to my students after reading the
story.)

Second is a comical adaptation of the story. It is
called "The Pest" and stars John Leguizamo. It was released in 1997. While the movie is
far from the original text, the story-line is based upon Connell's "The Most Dangerous
Game".

Thirdly, this list includes other films based either
on the actual text itself or as loose adaptations (I have not seen any of these). I
found the list on
Wikipedia:

• title="Battle Royale (film)"
  href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Royale_%28film%29">Battle
  Royale, a Japanese film, could be viewed as an adaptation of the
  concept, where a class of students is abandoned on an island and only one is allowed to
  leave alive.


• The href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_fiction">sf/horror films
  href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_%28film%29">Predator
  (1987), href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_2">Predator 2 (1990)
  and, more obviously, href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predators_%28film%29">Predators
  (2010) can also be seen as loose adaptations of this plot, although they differ by
  having a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraterrestrial_life">non-human
  hunter.

I am getting ready to write a persuasive speech about to become a surgical technologist. How should I open my speech with impact?

Personally, I enjoy analogies that highlight the
job.

For example, "Remember the medical TV shows you'd
watch and the surgeon would always say 'sponge' or '10 cc's of sedative, STAT!' or
'here, hold the retractors open here; this is going to get fiddly'. Well, these jobs
belong to surgical technicians, who are always right up in the action zone.
Interested?"

Or something. I dunno, just a thought.

Have fun writing! 

Did Lord Byron have many lovers or ever settle down with someone? I'm trying to say he is a man who never settled down. Is this right to say?

To answer your question, YES! George Gordon Byron aka Lord
Byron (1788-1824) had MANY lovers--both male and female--during one of the most
scandalous lives of any of England's great writers. One lover, the Lady Caroline Lamb,
knowingly described him as "mad, bad and dangerous to know." He apparently took many
young male lovers while in his teens at school in Harrow, but he also had many female
loves as an adult. He apparently had an incestuous affair with his half-sister and later
married his cousin, which lasted only about a year.

His
love of travel kept him moving constantly, which in part assured that he would never
"settle down." He traveled with a handsome young personal physician while, at the same
time, carried on an affair with the poet Mary Shelley's step-sister. Lord Byron had one
child with his wife and as many as three other illegitimate children. One of the reasons
he left England in 1816 (never to return) was his fear of arrest for incest and sodomy.
(Homosexual activities were sometimes a hanging offense in early 19th century
England.)

Byron became a revered hero in Greece for his
activities in their civil war against the Ottoman Empire, and he died there at the age
of 36.

If I want to start a new business, what surveys other than a market analysis must be conducted?If I want to start a new product...Apart from...

Well, potential market is more than just who will buy your
product. Recently a very popular show on BBC called the Dragon's Den gave very good
information as to how they choose which products they (big, rich, entrepeneurs), would
finance, and which they would not.

Basically it came down
to the following:

Cost of manufacturing the product versus
final price of the product.

Cost of marketing the product
to a GENERAL audience versus cost of marketing to a specific group of
users.

Ease of production (who wants a product that takes
10,000 steps to make)

Nature of the production (is your
product going to contain lead, asbestus, plutonium? You have to be careful with to what
you will expose factory workers.

Where will the product be
in the next 5 years, and how can it be perfected? In other words, are you about to
create a white elephant and something that will be obsolete within a
year?

What is the ease of use of your product? Customers
want quick and easy.

What is the competitor product that
may challenge yours and make you look better or
worse.

Therefore, research, research, and research A LOT.
There is much more to business ventures than a dream and a vision. That is why 75% of
them fail the first year. Just look into what the big guns have done in the past, and
follow their example.

In The Book Thief, how does the key come to be in Max Vandenburg's copy of Mein Kampf?

The answer can be found in Part Three of this excellent
book. In it we see that Max is met by somebody who has forged papers for him and
designed an escape route to hopefully get him to a place of sanctuary. This stranger,
who has obviously risked a lot to help Max, explains what he has managed to obtain for
him:

"The card
is in this." It was a book. "You should put the map in here too, and the directions. And
there's a key--taped to the inside cover." He clicked open the case as quietly as he
could and planted the book like a bomb. "I'll be back in a few
days."

Thus we can see that
the key happens to be taped into the front cover of Hitler's classic, Mein
Kampf, because this is where the man that helped Max Vandenburg placed it. Of
course, the way in which the book that expounds Hitler's plans and philosophy is used to
help a Jew escape and reach sanctuary is grimly ironic. Presumably the man who helped
Max thought that using this book would prevent it from being
searched.

Describe the decline of Jacobean drama.

The Jacobean era is the time when England was ruled by
James I ("Jacobean" meaning "James" in Latin), and lasted from 1603 to 1625. While
Elizabethan drama was based on a society that believed in a Christian humanist
philosophy, advancements in science caused English society to question a God-centered
world.

Jacobean drama (with Elizabethan playwrights such as
Shakespeare and Jonson) turned their energies from Elizabethan sensibilities to, for
instance, revenge plays (such as Hamlet), and masques, for which
Jonson was famous. Jonson was considered the leading playwright of his time after the
death of Shakespeare, and...

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…a master of style, and a brilliant
satirist.

Jonson's masques
(and others) were…

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...noted for lavish set designs and musical
scores provided by the major artists and musicians of the
period.

There was also a
darker side to drama as a whole during the Jacobean Age. Some Jacobean contemporaries of
Shakespeare, such as Middleton and Webster…

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...depart from the Elizabethan sense of moral
order through depictions of corruption and
violence.

It is important to
note that these drama did not include "divine retribution" and the
triumph of good over evil. Tragicomedies were also very popular, especially Beaumont and
Fletcher. While some more modern critics refuse to recognize these dramatic
presentations as true art, saying instead they centered
on...

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...sensationalism, contrived plots, and the use
of merely entertaining dramatic devices at the expense of integrity and
meaning...

...other critics
considered the tragicomedies "brilliant comedy." Several dramatists who experienced
success under the patronage of Elizabeth I also were highly successful in James I's
court. Shakespeare, for example, was one of the King's Men, an acting troupe supporting
by the King.

However, in 1625, Charles I (James I's son)
came to the throne of England. This would begin the decline of the Jacobean theater.
Charles I's reign was known for its extravagant parties, financial excesses, etc. The
Puritans working for the government not only disapproved, but were gaining power in the
English government. The Puritans were seriously devout, over-zealous, intolerant
Protestants who felt life revolved
only around work and God. Parliament
became more and more concerned about the monarch, and Civil War was not far away.
Ultimately, Charles I was seized and executed; with the monarch removed from the throne,
a form of government known as the Protectorate was formed, and placed in charge of it
was the powerful and inflexible Oliver Cromwell. The theater, a
form of "God-less" entertainment (as Puritans considered all
entertainment) suffered a swift "death," as all theaters were closed. (Literature would
continue with poetry. There were two kinds of poets of at time—the Metaphysicals and the
Cavaliers.)

The theater would remain closed for eighteen
years, until Cromwell's death, the dissolution of the Protectorate, and the eventual
return of the monarchy to the throne—in the person of Charles II who had been living in
exile.

Additional
Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenge_play

List the major ironies on which the plot of "The Story of an Hour" is constructed. Do they seem persuasive or credibile?

You didn't specify which Chopin work you were refering to
in your question, so I have assumed you are asking about "The Story of an Hour," which
seems to fit your query.

Irony plays an all important part
in this excellent short story. The central irony is built around the way in which Mrs.
Mallard's husband is reported dead, which obviously acts as a catalyst in how it makes
Mrs. Mallard realise how she has been oppressed in her marriage and now she can be
"free" in her widowhood, but then how this fact is revealed to have been a mistake at
the end of the story as Mr. Mallard comes into the house just after Mrs. Mallard has
reconciled herself to her husband's loss and has began to really look forward to her
freedom:

There
would be no one to live for her during those coming years; she would live for herself.
There would be no powerful will bending hers in that blind persistence with which men
and women believe they have a right to impose a private will upon a
fellow-creature.

It is thus
highly ironic that Mr. Mallard should re-appear after Mrs. Mallard has made this
realisation. In addition, let us not forget the crushing irony of the ending. Having
been told that Mrs. Mallard suffers from "heart trouble," the ending ironically shows
how everyone attributed her death to "joy that kills" as the sight of her beloved
husband filled her with so much happiness that her heart ceased to work. Of course,
knowing her thoughts of liberty and freedom, the reader is able to understand that in
fact, it was the thought of returning to the oppressed state of marriage that made her
heart give out.

As to the credibility of such ironies, I
don't think they are presented in a way that makes us doubt their credibility. Perhaps
it is a bit too convenient that Mr. Mallard returns precisely at the moment when Mrs.
Mallard is looking forward to her single life and after she has experienced her
epiphany, but life is made up of such ironies.

Do you have any suggestions on how to play Becca in David Lindsay-Abaire's play Rabbit Hole as she is so distant?

The traits that make Becca difficult to play are
counterbalanced by the causes that explain them. On the negative side, Becca is isolated
and unconnected with other people. She cannot psychologically grasp how people go on
with their lives in such a normal way when she is derailed from the normal aspects of
life by overwhelming grief and sorrow. In order to find a way to develop the isolation
and distance in her character, first fathom the pain and meaning of her grief and
sorrow.

Another negative is that her sense of humor is employed
against other people rather than to draw others to her and bind a relationship through a
shared laugh or private amusing anecdote. Incidentally, this is another one of her
traits that further isolates her. To find a way to develop this biting, unpleasant humor
in her character, first fathom how small and insignificant daily troubles, pains and
sorrows seem to enormous ones: first you must also recognize that troubles and suffering
come in degrees of greatness and shades of horror.

Finally, recognize
that under her distance, her isolation, and her caustic humor, lies the true essence of
her being. On the positive side, she is truly interested in her sister's well-being,
even though she nags and criticizes her. She is truly sympathetic of her mother's loss,
although she sees that the circumstances of their losses may not compare. She realizes
that other people's grief and suffering, especially Howie's, though having different
causes (maybe lesser causes) than hers are no less painful and complex than her own:
“You’re not in a better place than I am, you’re just in a different
place.”

Describe Piggy's attempt to justify Simon's death?Lord of the Flies by William Golding

With the death of Simon in Chapter Ten of Lord
of the Flies, the soul of the group has been removed.  Without his intuitive
powers, the recognition of the evil that is within them cannot now be admitted. 
Symbolic of this myopia in the boys is Piggy's sense of seeing more clearly now if he
"removed his glasses and shifted the one lens to the other eye."  As the "green light"
and the patches of sunshine "played over their befouled bodies," Ralph shivers with the
recognition that the boys in their frenzy have murdered Simon.  But, when Ralph calls
the incident of the previous night "murder," Piggy become agitated, "You stop it!" he
yells at Ralph.  Piggy cannot admit to himself that the boys have so degenerated  that
they now murder.  Instead, he rationalizes,

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"It was dark....There was the lightning and
thunder and rain.  We was scared!...Anything might have happened.  it wasn't --what you
said."

But, Ralph persists. 
"Don't you understand, Piggy?  The things we did--"  Piggy does not want to understand;
rather, he suggests that Simon may have just pretended.  But, his voice "trailed off at
the sight of Ralph's face."  For, he knows.  Somehow, Piggy cannot accept what has
happened.  So he attempts to explain, "I was an accident."  Then, he accuses Simon as he
says that Simon had no "business crawling around in the dark.  "He asked for it."  Then
he changes, "It was an accident."

What bothers Piggy other
than the tragic death of Simon, is his and Ralph's participation in the dance.  For this
reason, he tells Ralph not to let on that they were at the dance. Piggy has seen within
himself and within Ralph what Simon has warned against.

What values and conflicts are created when a law prevents a landowner from doing what he wants with his land?The original question was: kansas a...

I have tried to edit your question to make it clearer.  I
suggest that when you have long questions you should put the full question in the second
box with a short summary in the main question box.

The
major conflict at play in this scenario is between an individual's right to do as they
wish with their own property and the state's right to make laws that will benefit the
whole of society.  The state believes that it is important to maintain some amount of
natural environment.  Perhaps this is for purposes of maintaining native species or
perhaps it is for something more pragmatic like controlling erosion.  Either way, it is
something that the democratically elected state government believes is in the public
interest.

On the other hand, you have the right of the
landowner to do as he wishes with his property.  This is a fundamental right that is
protected by such things as the 5th Amendment ban on uncompensated "takings" by the
government.  There is a strong feeling among many conservative Americans that government
policies about land use constitute illegal "takings."

This
scenario presents one of the fundamental conflicts that arise in US society--the
conflict between governmental attempts to protect the public interest on the one hand
and individual rights on the other.

Prove that (x-1)*f(x)>0 if f(x)=(x^4+x)/x(x^2-1)

We need to factorize the numerator of the
function:

f(x) = x(x^3 + 1)/x(x^2 -
1)

We'll simplify:

f(x) = (x^3
+ 1)/(x^2 - 1)

The sum of cubes form numerator returns the
product:

x^3+1 = (x+1)(x^2 - x +
1)

The difference of squares form numerator returns the
product:

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

f(x) = (x+1)(x^2 - x +
1)/(x-1)(x+1)

We'll
simplify:

f(x) = (x^2 - x +
1)/(x-1)

Now, we have to verify if
(x-1)*f(x)>0

(x -1)*(x^2 - x + 1)/(x-1) >
0

We'll simplify:

(x^2 - x +
1) > 0

We'll verify if the parabola given by the
quadratic expression is above x axis.

For this reason,
we'll check the value of it's discriminant:

delta = b^2 -
4ac

a = 1, b = -1 , c =
1

delta = 1 - 4 = -3 <
0

Since delta is negative and a = 1>0, the parabola
given by the quadratic expression is above x
axis.

Therefore, the inequality
(x-1)*f(x)>0 is verified.