What is the ideology of individualism? In U.S. History ll

The basic idea behind individualism is that the individual
person and his or her interests are a very important (or perhaps the most important)
thing, the thing that society should be most concerned with protecting.  This is as
opposed to valuing and protecting the community as a whole, for example, or any other
institutions larger than the individual.

You ask about this
specifically in the context of US History II.  Depending on what is covered in your
version of this class, you might be referring to Pres. Hoover's idea of "rugged
individualism."  This is the idea that people should take care of themselves rather than
depending on the government to help them.  This idea is one aspect or facet of the more
general idea of individualism.

Overall, individualism is a
philosophy that stresses the importance of the individual and his or her interests,
rights, and freedom.  It is one of the bases of American society and
values.

Please answer the following question based on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.Many critics of Huckleberry Finn have pointed out that the Phelps'...

Critics definitely argue that this final episode from the
novel represents an "evasion" from the main themes and development of the novel up until
this stage. It is definitely very comic, as Huck seems to become a sidekick again to Tom
Sawyer, and Tom insists on showing his true Romantic self by devising a ridiculous
escape plan so that they can rescue Jim in the way that "all the books" say he must be
rescued. One can't help but be amused at Tom's insistence that they carry out the escape
plan "properly" rather than follow Huck's incredibly simple, straightforward and
effective idea. Note how Tom Sawyer responds to this practical
idea:

Work?
Why, cert'nly it would work, like rats a-fighting. But it's too blame' simple; there
ain't nothing to it. What's the good of a plan that ain't no more trouble than that?
It's as mild as goose-milk. Why, Huck, it wouldn't make no more talk than breaking into
a soap factory.

So it is that
Tom Sawyer suggests his ludicrous plan that Jim himself has to come out of his "cell" to
help with. However, whilst there is a definite change of tone, I believe it is possible
to argue that there is a much more serious underlying tone going on in this final
episode of the book. Note the way that Jim is treated by Tom's plan. Tom is more
concerned about doing the escape "right" than he is about Jim's welfare. In particular,
critics point out his cruelty in not announcing that Jim had actually been released
until after he had had his fun in devising the escape plan and carrying it out. The
pervasive theme of racism is still very much present even in the final chapters of this
book.

Describe the relationship between Maggie and Dee in "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker.

Maggie is a shy, introverted girl. She has scars on her
arms and legs from the fire that burned her house about twelve years ago. Maggie is a
slow reader. Mama says she has always been slow. Maggie lives with Mama and works hard
along side her mother. She is not ambitious like Dee. Maggie is withdrawn from society.
Mama describes Maggie as not too bright:

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Maggie has a little education, but according to
her mother, 'she is not bright. Like good looks and money, quickness passed her
by.' 

On the other hand, Dee
is vibrant, gregarious--outgoing. She is well educated. She has been attending the
university and she is proud of her education. Dee has been studying her African
heritage. She has changed her name to an African name. She is dressed in African clothes
with bright colors. She wears large dangling earrings. She is a picture of her African
heritage.

She has come to visit to gather some heirlooms in
order to decorate her house. Although she desires the quilts that are heirlooms, Mama
says they belong to Maggie. Dee pouts. Mama says Maggie will really appreciate the love
that was sewn into the quilts form generation to
generation.

Dee is always the winning type. Maggie lives a
life of defeat. When Mama insists that Maggie will get the quilts, Maggie smiles a real
smile, and for the first time she is not afraid in her sister Dee's
presence.

How does the play A Doll's House present the idea that moral corruption may be passed from generation to generation?

One way moral corruption can be passed from generation to
generation in through the mindsets of men. Although Ibsen's play A Doll House is written
in the late 1800s, in the late 1900s, feminist are still fighting for equal rights
between men and woman. Men are still chauvinistic. Women are still thought of as the
weaker sex. Times have not changed. Instead ideas are passed from one generation to the
next. Although there is more of a voice that speaks up for women and their rights, the
fact that there is still a need to do so indicates that moral corruption has been passed
to the next generation. As long as there is breath in individuals, there will be
differences among men and women. Men still believe that they are superior to women in
intelligence and in values. Women are still a minority seeking for respect from men.
Gladys Knight would be a voice crying out for R E S P E C T in her song as late as the
1970s. Has anything changed? Is moral corruption still passed from generation to
generation? The answer is yes as it will be for all time.

Describe the proccess of vegetative propagation?

Vegetative propagation is a form of nonsexual reproduction
in plants.  Unlike sexual reproduction, the new plant is the result of one single parent
plant.  Also, both plants (parent and child) are genetically identicial.  Through
vegative propagation, a person can raise a plant much faster than growing one from a
seed.

There are two types of vegetative propagation:
natural and artificial.  In natural vegetative propagation, the new plant grows from
part of the parent plant.  This includes runners from the stem, tubers from the roots,
plantlets from the leaves, and from a parent bulb.  Artifical vegetative propagation is
done by farmers and gardeners by artifical (not natural) means.  This can include
cuttings from a parent plant, grafting two plants together, or layering (which involves
burying a stem to create a new plant).

What is The Liberator?

I assume that you are asking this question about US
history.  In that case, The Liberator was the name of an
abolitionist newspaper that was started by William Lloyd Garrison (a famous
abolitionist) in 1831.

Garrison was a believer in immediate
and uncompensated abolition of slavery.  He did not agree with the idea of paying
slaveowners for their slaves and he did not agree with the idea of sending the freeds
slaves to Africa to live.

In order to disseminate his
views, Garrison created The Liberator.  This was a major step in
making the views of the abolitionist community more widely known in the
US.

Does Grendel plague Heorot Hall because he believed the people to be worshipping the wrong God?I clearly remember this part while reading from the...

It is not stated in the text that this is the direct
reason for Grendel's malevolence, although it is made clear that Gredel's evil is the
result of hatred for the Christian God, and the Geats' suffering is partly a result of
their ignorance of him. About Grendel it is said: "[The] land of marsh-monsters/ the
wretched creature ruled for a time/since him the Creator had condemned/with the kin of
Cain; this murder avenged/the eternal Lord/in which he slew Abel;/this feud he did not
enjoy/ for He drove him far away,/the Ruler, for this crime, from  Mankind;/thence
unspeakable offspring all awoke/ogres and elves and spirits from he underworld/also
giants who strove with God/for an interminable
season..."

In other words, the narrator adds to the
biblical account of Cain, the son of Adam who was cursed and cast out by God for killing
his brother Abel, by stating that in his exile Cain fathered a line of grotesque
monsters, including Grendel, who were evil and at enmity with God, and who shared in the
curse of Cain. It is implied that Grendel's attacks on Heorot were partly motivated by
desire to feed on humans and partly by envy of their happiness: "he that dwelt in
darkness,/he that every day heard noise of revelry/ loud in the hall; there was the
harmony of the harp/ the sweet song of the poet..." Grendels general evil seems to be
fueled in part by jealousy of the human joys which he, in his cursed and outcast state,
is denied. But it is also not implied that he takes into account who they
worship.

The Geats, on the other hand, while not evil and
cursed as Grendel is, are not worshipers of the God whom the narrator believes in
either. They are described as heathens; when the attacks begin they offer sacrifices and
vows to their gods, without a good result, and thus are driven to despair: "such was
their habit:/the hope of heathens; on Hell they pondered/in the depths of their hearts;
the Creator they did not know,/the Judge of deeds, they were not aware of the Lord
God/nor yet they the Helm of the Heavens were able to
honor..."

Thus we see that the Geats have no hope for
relief in part because they don't worship the right god. Thus, to sum up in answer to
your question, while it can be said that Grendel's malice is caused by hatred of the
Christian God, and also that the Geats are defenseless against him because they do not
worship this same God, there is nothing in the text to support the idea that Grendel
terrorized Heorot specifically because he thought they worshiped the wrong god. Such a
notion sounds a little too principled for a monster like Grendel, in my
opinion.

Explain what is the rule applied to determine f'(x) if f(x)=(x^2+2)^4?

The rule applied to determine the first derivative of a
composed function is called "chain rule".

f'(x)
=[(x^2+2)^4]'*(x^2+2)'

First, we'll differentiate with
respect to x,the first factor of the product. We'll differentiate using power
rule.

[(x^2+2)^4]' =
4(x^2+2)^3

Now, we'll differentiate with respect to x, the
second factor:

(x^2+2)' = 2x +
0

(x^2+2)' =
2x

The first derivative of the given function
was determined using chain rule and it is: f'(x) =
8x*(x^2+2)^3.

Why is 1968 a turning point in American History?

There are many reasons 1968 could be viewed as a turning
point in history, as this was a very turbulent year.  I can tell you that as a teenager
in the 60's, the future was a bit frightening, and the present even more
so. 

Many events contributed to the overall feeling of fear
and anxiety in 1968, and sometimes it felt as though our country had somehow lost its
way, been set adrift. 

USA was in the middle of an
unpopular war in Vietnam, and this was the year of the Tet Offensive, which demoralized
the military.  The Massacre of MyLai occured this year as well, although it did not
become public until almost a year later.  President Johnson sent more and more troops to
Southeast Asia to a war where no end was in
sight. 

Violence at home was prevalent, as university
protestors fought riot police, and the assasinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., and
Robert F. Kennedy shocked us.  The dreams of Camelot faded even further when Jackie
Kennedy married a Greek billionaire in 1968, and Congress repealed the Gold
Standard. 

Yet, 1968 represented a year of huge progress as
well:  Yale began admitting women to its university, the 747 was rolled out, Apollo 8
carried the first humans ever to see the dark side of the moon, and President Johnson
signed the Civil Rights Act.  On a lighter side, there was the Summer of Love in San
Francisco, Rowan & Martin and 60 Minutes debuted, and Mister Rogers first
invited us to be his neighbor.

It could be said that 1968
was a year of tremendous change for Americans on all levels:  political, social unrest,
freedom, international dominance, and loss of dreams.  Yet we as Americans survived and,
hopefully, learned something about ourselves.

Does a light bulb that produces more light also produce more heat?

Yes. When comparing light bulbs of the same type, a bulb
that produces more light (or is brighter), produces more heat also. This is largely due
to the fact that bulbs are not capable of converting all the input electric energy into
visible light. As the efficiency with which light bulbs can produce visible light is
less than 100%, with an increase in the production of visible light the production of
infrared radiation or heat also goes up.

In most types of
light bulbs, the ratio of energy dissipated as visible light to the energy dissipated as
heat increases as the wattage increases. The same amount of light produced by two
smaller bulbs will lead to the production of a larger amount of heat than if the visible
light were produced by a single large bulb.

In Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author, how does the time frame work?

Like other Modernist works, Six Characters in
Search of an Author defies the chronological and linear development of the
events. In Pirandello's play, the mixing of past and present in the narrative is also
instrumental in blurring the boundaries between reality and illusion. The present in the
play is represented by the rehearsals which are interrupted by the arrival of the six
characters. These begin to narrate the events of the play they're trying to finish,
events that are part of the past. Yet, some of these past events in the lives of the
characters are re-enacted in the present of the rehearsals, thus generating more
ambiguity as far as reality and illusion are concerned. For example, in the second act,
the Father and the Step-daughter re-enact their encounter at Madame Pace's brothel. In
the third act, the past events recalled in the play are the deaths of the Little Boy and
the Little Girl. The Little Boy's death, however, is questioned and we're left wondering
whether it ever happened.

How does the setting in Of Mice and Men express the harshness of life?

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The setting of a novel refers to both where
and when the action happens. Both the historical period and the geographical location of
'Of Mice and Men' assist in expressing the harshness of life for the
characters.

Steinbeck chose a location with which he was
familiar - the California dust bowl of the 1930's, plagued with the ravages of
over-farming and seething with the discontent of labourers rapidly being replaced with
advancing agricultural technology. The areas of Salinas and Soledad were known to
Steinbeck: he had lived and worked amongst the sort of characters that he created in the
novel. These were lonely places,with men constantly moving to keep working and following
their dreams. Carlson, Slim, George and Lennie are used to the intinerant lifestyle, and
only George and Lennie invest trust in others. Those who stayed did so out of necessity
- Candy, Crooks and Curley's wife illustrted these types.

Please could you give the summary of "La Belle Dame sans Merci."

This famous poem tells a story as old as mankind itself:
the tale of unrequited love. An anonymous speaker greets a "Knight-at-arms" at the
beginning of the poem, asking why he is alone and wandering around when winter is
setting in and nature is described as being very bleak. The speaker recognises that the
Knight does not look well at all, and that he is subject to some kind of fever and
emotional anguish:

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"I see a lily on thy
brow

With anguish moist and
fever-dew,

And on thy cheeks a fading
rose

Fast withereth
too."

It is after this stanza
that the Knight himself begins his account of what happened and why he is like he is. He
tells us that he met a beautiful lady in the woods, who seemed to be almost unearthly in
the way she is described and how she acts. The Knight, instantly smitten, weaves flowers
into garlands for her, placing her on his horse and commenting how her presence caused
him to see "nothing else" all day. The woman found the Knight things to eat and assured
him of her love for him. She then took him to her "elfin grot," lulling him to sleep.
During his sleep he experiences a terrible dream where pale kings and princes warn him
of the way in which "La belle Dame san Merci / Hath thee in thrall!" After this dream,
and the warning that he is given, the Knight wakes up alone on the cold hill side.
Clearly still obsessed with the woman, this is why he wanders alone at such a bleak and
inhospitable time of year.

How does the 5th paragraph reflect the writer's main concern in his short story?"Eveline" by James Joyce

In the fifth paragraph, Eveline of James Joyce's short
story ponders the rather ambiguous opportunity afforded her.  She can run away with the
sailor who has suggested adventure to her, or she can remain at home.  As Eveline
considers how the people at the store where she works will react and how she will no
longer be subjected to her father's abuse, she reflects upon his threats to her and his
cruelty when he is "fairly bad of a Saturday night."  She imagines how she has had
to purchase groceries in the night, clean the house, and care for her younger
siblings:

It
was hard work--a hard life--but now that she was about to leave it she did not find it a
wholly undesirable life.

Now
that she considers leaving her family, Eveline experiences what Joyce termed
"paralysis."  Eveline has the opportunity to leave her oppressed life behind, yet she is
reluctant. For, an overwhelming sense of fatalism is present in Eveline as a "pitiful
vision" of her mother's life "laid its spell on the very quick of her being."  Eveline
has promised her dead mother that she would care for her siblings. So, although she
tries to convince herself that "Frank would save her," Eveline is incapable of making
the assertion of psychological freedom; she becomes paralyzed emotionally:  "Her eyes
gave him [Frank] no sign of love or farewell or recognition."

summary of the course of the french revolution.

The Storming of the Bastille is normally considered the
opening volley of the French Revolution. France had been in terrible shape because of
lavish expenditures by Louis XiV, primarily on foreign wars. Louis presumably said on
his death bed, "I have made war too much." French society under the ancien
regime consisted of three estates, clergy, nobility and peasantry (translated
"everyone else.") Only the third estate paid taxes, the clergy and nobility were exempt.
The French Monarchy had raised money by selling titles of nobility (creating so-called
"nobility of the robe") whose recipients were themselves free from paying taxes as were
their heirs in perpetuity. The end result was an increasingly smaller tax base with
increasingly higher taxes.

Louis XVI was forced to call a
meeting of the three estates, the Estates General, which had not met in over 100 years
to ask for an increase in taxes. The three estates each voted separately, and the first
two always easily outvoted the third. When this appeared to happen again, the Third
Estate fled from the meeting and formed a new government known as the National Assembly
which passed the Declaration of the Rights of Man. It provided for
equality before the law and many civil liberties. This was the birth of the French
Republic. Louis XVI and his Austrian wife, Marie Antoinette, attempted to flee the
country in disguise, but were caught and imprisoned. They were later beheaded for
treason.

The revolution itself did not solve all the
problems of the people, particularly the working poor known as the sans
coulottes. It appeared that another revolution was at hand; but the Jacobins,
a radical group in the Assembly, instituted a Directory to maintain
order. The head of the Directory, Maximilien Robespierre, was determined that there
would not be another revolution. Hundreds were arrested and guillotined; but eventually
Robespierre lost the support of the Assembly and was himself
guillotined.

Incidentally, the Guillotine was developed by
a committee headed by a dentist, Dr. Guillotin. It was thought to be a more humane way
of execution, as close to painless as possible. It was so abused, however that Dr.
Guillotin's family changed their name.

Subsequently, a
large group of nobility marched on the Assembly, apparently ready to overthrow it. They
were stopped by a "whiff of grapeshot," that is cannon fire, by a French General known
as Napoleon Bonaparte, who soon took over the government and instituted the French
Empire.

What is the relevance of the film The Conspirator?

“The Conspirator” is a movie that is relevant to the
events that are happening in our country today.  The themes or patriotism and
retribution for domestic terrorism brought out by the movie reflect how we are handling
the punishment of terrorists today.

The movie deals with
the trial of Mary Surratt and her co-conspirators who plotted to assassinate President
Lincoln after the Civil War. As Ealasaid Haas says in his review of the movie, “If you
enjoy historical dramas and are willing to entertain the idea that even criminals
deserve a real trial rather than a kangaroo court, do not miss this
film.”

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, what values or desires do Huckleberry Finn and Jim have in common?

It is clear from the way in which Huck and Jim's life is
presented in chapters such as Chapter 19 for example, when they are by themselves and
living happily and in perfect tranquility, at one with nature, that the prime desire
that both characters want is a simple, quiet life, free from the worries and pressures
of civilisation. Note the way their lives are described at the beginning of this
chapter:

Not
a sound anywheres--perfectly still--just like the whole world was asleep, only sometimes
the bullfrogs a-cluttering, maybe. The first thing to see, looking away over the water,
was a kidn of dull line--that was the woods on t'other side; you couldn't make nothing
else out; then a pale place in the sky; then more paleness spreading around; then the
river softened up away off, and warn't black any more, but grey; you could see the
little dark spots drifting along ever so far
away...

Such passages create
images of beauty and wonder as Jim and Huck live off of the land and are separate from
other humans and the "civilisation" that only seems to bring them such problems. They
live at peace with each other and with nature, and it is only the frequent and unwelcome
contact that they make with "civilisation" that disrupts this idyllic image. Thus
principally Jim and Huck share a desire for peace and have a common value of the
importance of nature and what humanity in its "civilisation" actually
represents.

Why is responsibilty a reason parents and school officials should use more force as they discipline?

I agree that force should not be of a physical nature, but
that in order to be effective discipline needs to be clear, consistent, fair and
relevant. It is important that rules are clear to all parties and that these are
discussed in a calm way BEFORE an issue occurs (they can be established by reflecting on
a better way to deal with an earlier issue, but should not be a 'knee jerk' reaction to
a current event.)

I see href="http://www.tfd.com/force">force as the power to carry through with a
consequence set up as a result of a misdemeanour. Idle threats or unrealistic
consequences have no force to modify behaviour. Likewise, physical punishment does not
teach the message of restraint, care and respect for others that we need to establish in
our children.

Force also exists in each of the parties
involved being 'on the same page'. Communication between parents, caregivers, teachers
and home and school need to be established and maintained to make a message clear. It is
very difficult to have effective discipline to prevent smoking in school if students are
allowed to smoke at home. Force to me is unity and consistency, not physical
harm.

What are some examples of parental love in The Road by Cormac McCarthy?

Well, this whole novel in a sense is a testament to the
love that the father has for his son. Note how the behaviour of the mother is juxtaposed
with the attitude of the father. The mother, losing hope, only ends her own life, and
does not try to ensure a future for her son. The father, by contrast, remains with his
son, even when there appears to be little hope of any future whatsoever, and tries to
prepare him for an uncertain future. That is love and dedication. The father is a
character who is presented as having one goal in his life: to do everything he can to
look after and protect his son and to give him hope in a hopeless world. Even as he is
just about to die, the father shows his love of his son by giving him advice and trying
to encourage him:

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You need to go on, he said. I cant go with you.
You need to keep going. You dont know what might be down the road. We were always lucky.
You'll be lucky again. You'll see. Just go. It's all
right.

He makes reference to
the need to "carry the fire" of hope and humanity inside of him as he ventures on alone.
The relationship of the boy and the father represents a relationship of love in a
loveless world, as the only other relationships that we are presented with in the novel
are ones of profound exploitation, as the strong use (and eat) the
weak.

What are the characteristics of the parabola: f(x) = x^2 – 8x + 7?

The equation of the parabola given is : f(x) = x^2 – 8x +
7

f(x) = x^2 – 8x +
7

=> x^2 - 8x + 16 +
9

=> (x - 4)^2 - 9

The
standard form of the parabola y = a*(x - h)^2 + k can be used to determine all its
characteristics.

Here, a is positive, indicating that the
parabola opens upwards.

The vertex is at (h, k). For the
equation given it is (4, -9)

The the axis of symmetry is x
= 4

The graph does not intersect the
x-axis.

The y-intercept of the parabola is (0,
7).

The x-intercepts can be determined by equating (x -
4)^2 - 9 = 0 and solving for x.

This gives (1, 0) and (7,
0)

The domain of the parabola is all the values that x can
take for real values of y. Here it is R.

The range of the
parabola is all the values y can take for x lying in the domain. Here it is [-9 ,
inf.]

Solve the following only by SUBSTITUTION method: x=y-6 and 3x+2y=2

  The  given  equations 
are:

x = y - 6                            ... 
(1)

3x + 2y = 2                       ...
 (2) 

Substituting  (1)  in  (2),  we 
get

        3(y-6) + 2y =
2

=>    3y - 18 + 2y =
2

=>    5y - 18 =
2 

=>    5y = 2 +
18

=>    5y =
20

=>    y = 4                                    
... (3)

Substituting  y = 4  in(1),  we 
get

x = 4 - 6,   that  is  x = -2             ...
(4)

From (3)  and  (4),  X = -2   AND  Y =
4.

Differentiate : 2y^2 + x^3 = 2xy + 5

Given the equation:

2y^2 +
x^3 = 2xy + 5

We need to find the derivative
y'

We will use implicit
differentiation.

==> 4y*y' + 3x^2 = (2x)'*y +
(2x)*y' + 0

==> 4yy' + 3x^2 = 2y +
2xy'

Now we will combine terms with
y'.

==> 4yy' - 2xy' = 2y -
3x^2

Now we will factor
y'.

==> y'( 4y - 2x) =
2y-3x^2

Now we will divide by
(4y-2x)

==> y' =
(2y-3x^2)/(4y-2x)

How do I gain better experience in editing English grammar?

The question seemed wide open and for this, I had to alter
it.  The first thing that one needs to grasp here is that editing skills are not
static.  Everyone needs improvement in editing.  As writers and thinkers, we catch
mistakes years later that we should have caught at the time, but simply did not.  Part
of this improvement process can be done by simply reading more and gaining great
familiarity with the language through greater reading and further exposure to language
techniques.  At the same time, there is a proliferation of grammar websites that can be
of assistance to you.  They break down the rules and give you background as to how to
construct stronger examples of grammar and further familiarity to the language, in
general.  I would also suggest that part of this process would be to identify poor uses
of grammar.  The web is filled with even more examples of poor grammar usage than
accurate ones.  I think that being able to understand the basic rules and then applying
them to the examples found online could be highly beneficial to you in your process of
gaining greater proficiency with the language.

If alpha and beta are different complex number whit modulus of beta = 1, then find the modulus of ((beta - alpha)(1)-( conjugate of...

You need to consider the complex numbers and
such that:

The problem
provides the information that the absolute value of the complex number is 1, such
that:

=> c = 0 , d = 1 or c = 1, d = 0.

You need to
evaluate , such
that:

alpha)|/|(1 - bar alpha*beta)|

You need to evaluate beta -
alpha, such that:

=> |(beta - alpha)| = sqrt((a - c)^2 + (b -
d)^2)

You need to evaluate 1 - bar alpha*beta, such
that:

bc))

bc)

(ad - bc)^2)

(sqrt((a - c)^2 + (b - d)^2))/(sqrt((1 - (ac + bd))^2 + (ad -
bc)^2))

Considering ,
yields:

(sqrt(a^2 + (b - 1)^2))/(sqrt((1 - b)^2 + a^2)) =
1

Considering ,
yields:

- 1)^2 + b^2))/(sqrt((1 - a)^2 + (b)^2)) =
1

Hence, evaluating the absolute value of
the complex number , under the given
conditions, yields

In The Spirit of the Laws, how does Montesquieu aim for political moderation?

Political moderation is present in the ideas Montesquieu
puts forth in his book.  The most noticeable of these would be the idea to divide
government into branches.  Prior to Montesquieu, government had been seen as an
instrument in which power was a monolithic force.  The impact of this was that political
tyranny and excessive abuse of power was a realistic option when all power rests in one
entity.  Montesquieu’s idea of political moderation is evident in the manner in which
power is divided and cut up between separate branches responsible for different jobs and
functions in the process of governing.  In this, one sees a more moderate and almost
controlled, deliberate nature of government where power is meted out equally. 
Additionally, the extension of this concept also reflects political moderation where
each branch has the chance to limit the power of another, needing all three to work
together in a functioning system of government.  In this, Montesquieu has presented a
vision of political moderation where the propensity for excessive abuse has decreased
significantly.

project on Caste and politics in india History

The ideology of  social order and cultural level had
always influenced Indian politics for India is a land of diverse social groups and a
range of languages. This accounts for linguistic and societal issues to dominate the
political set up of the country. This theory can be further justified by the fact that
the currency note of the country is printed in about 15-20
languages.

India is well dominated by modern Hindus and the
traditional caste system forms an essential component of distinguishing the righteous
believers in Hinduism. Consequently, being a democracy the Indian government is bound to
keep a notice of the multiple requirements of the citizens belonging to varying pattern
of different castes. If the government ignores this factor then ultimately they will
earn the wrath of the country's majority and thus the political system will be badly
influenced.

POINTS TO BE
INCLUDED:

1. India is a land of diverse
   cultures


2. Hinduism is the common
   religion


3. Disturbances in the traditional caste system and
   variations in the patterns of demands will surely effect the political
   system

Discuss how madness and mayhem are represented in Macbeth.

In Macbeth, there is madness and
mayhem. There is deliberate violence in this play. Macbeth and Lady Macbeth commit
violent acts in order to take the throne of Scotland.

First
of all, bloody warfare is not strange to Macbeth. He has been a fierce warrior on the
battlefield. No doubt, killing King Duncan is second nature to Macbeth. As a soldier, he
kills constantly. The madness of his murdering comes into play when he kills King Duncan
to take away his throne.

King Duncan has just honored
Macbeth, proclaiming him Thane of Cawdor. Macbeth has clearly lost his reasoning in
murdering King Duncan. Furthermore, Macbeth kills or has Banquo, his friend, killed.
Banquo is a witness to the prophecy given by the three witches. Macbeth fears Banquo
will accuse him of murdering King Duncan to take his throne. Again, murder is Macbeth's
solution.

Next, Macbeth has Macduff's innocent wife and
children killed. The violence just continues. Clearly, Macbeth has gone mad in all of
his murderous deeds. He and his wife both are seemingly mad. Macbeth hears voices, and
Lady Macbeth cannot wash the bloodstains from her
hands.

Ultimately, the madness ends for Lady Macbeth. She
takes her own life. In the end, Macduff gets his revenge when he beheads Macbeth and
restores order and sanity back to the throne of Scotland.

How did the Vietnamese communist party come to lead the independence movement?

I would point to two factors that allowed Ho Chi Minh and
the communists to be the leaders of the independence movement after World War
II.

First, before the war, the French brutally repressed
any independence movement.  This took away much of the support for any of the more
moderate parts of the independence movement.  The French repression made the communists,
who were radicals and promoted violent revolution, seem more palatable to the Vietnamese
people than the moderates who wanted to negotiate with the French.  Second, the
communists were the group that was most active in the fight against the Japanese during
WWII.  Because of this, they gained immense prestige in the eyes of the Vietnamese
people.

So, because they were more radically anti-French
before the war, and because they were the strongest anti-Japanese force during the war,
the communists came to lead the independence movement.

Discuss the challenges in utilitarianism.

Fundamentally, the ethical approach in utilitarianism
prevents full embrace of anything emotional regarding the decision making process.  For
example, human rights violations can be seen as becoming morally acceptable under the
idea of "the greatest good for the greatest number."  The idea of constructing under the
"largest good" is of fundamental importance in determining actions and policy can be
done without paying special attention to the rights and narratives of individuals.  I
cannot help but go back to literature in this instance.  Consider the story told by
Dickens of the schoolmaster Gradgrind in Hard Times.  Utilitarian
philosophy which stresses, "fact, not fancy" in its pursuit of providing for the
greatest good for the greatest number is shown to be frail when providing an emotional
sensibility in which one can effectively interact with the world.  Another example would
be Pasternak's construction of individual narratives and the idea of the subjective
brought out in Doctor Zhivago.  Yuri's passionate pursuit of the
exploration of the subjective notion of the good is brought into a setting where "the
greatest good for the greatest number" trumps all else.  These emotional approaches can
help bring out the ethical challenges in utilitarianism.

What are the drawbacks and benefits of delegation in the workplace?

Delegation can help a firm in at least two ways.  First,
delegation can allow decisions to be made by the people who are most knowledgable in a
given area.  Instead of having a manager who is not intimately familiar with a process
make a decision, it allows those who are familiar with the process decide.  Second,
delegation can improve the morale in a firm.  It can make lower-level employees feel
important and values.

Delegation can hurt a firm if done
badly.  If a manager delegates work to someone who is not capable of doing that work,
the company will clearly suffer.  The mistake will also tend to hurt the careers of both
the person who delegated the job and the person to whom it was
delegated.

Delegation, then, can help a company function
better if it is done right, but can lead to bad decisions and damaged careers if it is
done wrong.

What is limit x equal to 3, sqrt ( x^2 - 9)/(x - 3).

The limit has
to be determined. If x is substituted with 3, the result is of the form 0/0 which is not
defined.

l'Hospital's rule can be used to find the limit.
For this replace the numerator and denominator by their
derivatives.

This gives
((1/2)*2x*(1/sqrt(x^2 - 9)))/1

=
(x*(1/sqrt(x^2 - 9)))/1

Now substitute x = 3, we get 3/0,
this is equal to infinity as the result of dividing any number by 0 gives
infinity.

In "Winter Dreams," does Dexter Green succeed or fail in achieving his goal?

Throughout this excellent short story we see that Dexter
Green is impelled to make a success of his life through earning money and gaining the
glamour and confidence of the rich, as personified in Judy Jones. Of course, for him,
his goal or aim is symbolised in the person of Judy Jones herself, and throughout the
story at various places Judy as a character is explicitly related to wealth and the goal
that Dexter has for his life:

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Judy Jones, a slender enameled doll in cloth of
gold: gold in aband at her had, gold in two slipper points at her dress's
hem.

Note the way in which
gold is repeated and associated so closely with her character. It is clear that the
reference to gold links in which Dexter's winter dreams and the wealth he longed for and
achieved, but also found wanting. Judy represents or symbolises elusive glamour, that
Dexter can never quite attain. It is highly interesting that at the end of the story,
when he hears how Judy Jones has lost her looks, he feels that his dream is lost and has
not been achieved. Although he is rich and successful, still that is not enough for
Dexter, as he expresses in the last paragraph:

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"Long ago," he said, "long ago, there was
something in me, but now that thing is gone. Now that thing is gone, that thing is gone.
I cannot cry. I cannot care. That thing will come back no
more."

This shows that, in
Dexter's opinion at least, he has not achieved his goal and his attempt to pursue it has
only resulted in a feeling of disappointment and loss.

Compare and contrast Tony And Romeo in West Side Story and Romeo and Juliet.

I think that the most striking similarity would be to
analyze how both Romeo and Tony react to seeing the object of their infatuation.  When
Romeo first sees Juliet, he describes her in a manner that captures a moment in time,
and what pure beauty resembles:

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He [Romeo] compares her [Juliet] beauty to the
brightness of torches, a rich jewel in an Ethiop’s ear, and a snowy
dove.

This is similar to how
Tony describes his vision of Maria in the song,
"Maria:"

The
most beautiful sound I ever heard:
Maria, Maria, Maria, Maria . . .

All the beautiful sounds of the world in a single word...Maria, Maria, Maria,
Maria . . .

In both
descriptions, the beauty of Juliet and Maria are brought out in full detail, and to the
extent that whatever injustices might exist in the world are rectified with the presence
of this "other."  It is here where I think that some differences might exist.  When
Romeo encounters Juliet, his love for her is prefaced by a melancholy over his failures
with Rosaline.  Juliet becomes a great "rebound" for Rosaline.  Yet, for Tony, his
feelings of melancholy do not arise from a failed love, but rather from a lack of
direction.  Tony finds himself adrift of wondering where his direction in life is to
be.  No longer with the Jets, working at Pop's store, and wondering if "Something's
Coming," the preface to his seeing Maria is not a failure in love like Romeo, but rather
a sincere questioning of identity and place in the world.  For both young men, the
frustration of consciousness is replaced with love inspired by stunning
beauty.

What is the meaning of "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight?"

This phrase was a slogan for people who wanted to expand
the United States far to the north in the Oregon
Territory.

According to a treaty that was signed in 1818,
the US and Great Britain were to jointly occupy the Oregon Territory, from what is now
the southern border of Oregon to the line at 54 degrees 40 minutes North
latitude.

In the 1830s and 1840s, Americans started to want
to expand.  The expansionists wanted the Oregon Territory to belong solely to the US. 
The slogan you mention was used by the most extreme of the expansionists.  The meaning
of the slogan was that the US should go to war with Britain unless Britain gave the US
the entire Oregon Territory.

This issue ended with the
boundary being set at the 49th parallel.

Discuss the relevance of George's tirade against Lennie regarding the ketchup from the first section in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.

I had to cut down the question.  The questions you raised
were all good and I hope you are able to repost them separately.  I thought that
George's tirade in the first section is really quite powerful.  We gain much from it
about both Lennie and George.  The most dominant impression gained from it is that
George finds himself trapped between the world of what is and what could be.  To a great
extent, this eats at him.  When Lennie suggests that ketchup is what he likes to have
with his beans, it is another pain- ridden example to George of what could or might be,
but what will never be given their economic and social situation.  It is another
reminder of their shared hopelessness.  This is what drive George's anger and his
frustration.  Another element that comes out of the tirade is that George has assumed
responsibility for Lennie.  The tone of the tirade mirrors that of a parent becoming
frustrated with a child.  George recognizes his role as caretaker for Lennie, and the
realities of this condition causes him to feel frustrated.  George must follow through
on a promise to look out for Lennie, and this is another burden for him.  At a time,
when it was better for people to move from job to job in an unattached manner, George's
anger about the ketchup is reflective of the larger issue that he will always be
tethered to Lennie.  In the end when George says out of exasperation, "I got you," it is
a reminder to George that his lot in life is to be with Lennie, and that this reality is
inescapable.

In "Two Kinds," what is Jeng-Mei's mother's personality like?

The biggest characteristic concerning Jing Mei's mother
that stands out is how she wants the best for her daughter, wanting her to make the most
of the opportunities she has in America, their new home. However, unfortunately, this
emerges in her mother placing Jing Mei under intense pressure to conform and to work
hard at what her mother sets her to do. For example, receiving inspiration from the
television, her mother sends Jing Mei to a beauty training school, which ends up in a
hilarious accident when Jing Mei's hair is cut terribly. A magazine story about a three
year old who knows the capitals of the states and many European countries starts off a
host of tests on Jing Mei to improve her memory, until finally her mother sees a young
Chinese girl playing the piano.

So, Jing Mei's mother
undoubtedly loves her daughter very much, but she expresses that love in a way that
pressurises Jing Mei and makes her feel constrained and trapped, thus heralding the
conflict that we see between them in this excellent story.

What are the major differences between law enforcement at the federal level and at the state/local level and example of different structures and...

Federal law enforcement is limited to enforcement of the
laws of the United States. State and local officers may enforce state or local laws
equally. The Federal law enforcement arm is the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On the
state and local level, it may be a state police department, a state law enforcement
division, a county sheriff, etc. Persons charged with federal crimes are brought to
trial in the Federal District Court of that jurisdiction. It is important to note that
Federal Courts only have jurisdiction if a federal violation has been alleged.
Similarly, state or local violations are tried in the local courts, which vary from
state to state. Federal District Courts are uniform throughout the United States; but
state and local courts as well as law enforcement arms, vary in title and laws which
they enforce.

Simplify the fraction (x^4+x)/(x^3-x).

To simplify the given fraction, we must factorize by x
both, numerator and denominator.

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

We'll simplify and we'll
get:

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

We notice that the numerator is a sum of
cubes:

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

We notice that the denominator is a difference of
squares:

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

We'll re-write the
fraction:

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

We'll reduce by
(x+1):

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

The given simplified fraction is:
(x^4+x)/(x^3-x) = x + [1/(x-1)].

Simplify the expression (-12-6i)/(-6+6i)?

First, we'll factorize both numerator and denominator by
-6

-6(2 + i)/-6(1 - i) =
(2+i)/(1-i)

We'll simplify (2+i)/(1-i)by multiplying the
denominator by it's conjugate.

The conjugate of the 1 - i =
1 +
i

(2+i)(1+i)/(1-i)(1+i)

We'll
remove the brackets:

(2 + 2i + i + i^2)/
(1-i^2)

We'll combine the real parts and the imaginary
parts, considering i^2 = -1, and we'll get:

(1 +
3i)/2

The simplified expression is:
(-12 - 6i) / (-6+6i) =1/2+
3i/2

What countries comprise the Middle East today?

Geographically the following countries are located in the
Middle East: Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine,
Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.  Egypt is also
considered part of the Middle East even though it actually is located in North Africa. 
There are other countries that are often considered part of the Middle East due to the
similarity in culture, ethnicity and religion but that are not located within the Middle
East such as Sudan, Tunisia, Morocco, Libya and Algeria which are North African
countries.  Afghanistan and Pakistan are in Central Asia and are often confused as being
in the Middle East because they are primarily Islamic countries.

Evaluate the limit of the function f(x) given by f(x)=(x^2-15x+14)/(x-1) if x goes to1?

First, we'll verify if the limit exists, for x = 1,
so, we'll replace x by 1.

lim f(x) = lim
(x^2-15x+14)/(x-1)

lim (x^2-15x+14)/(x-1) = 
(1-15+14)/(1-1) = 0/0

We'll calculate the roots of the
numerator. Since x = 1 has cancelled the numerator, then x = 1 is one of it's 2
roots.

We'll use Viete's relations to determine the other
root.

x1 + x2 = -(-15)/1

1 +
x2 = 15

x2 = 15 - 1

x2 =
14

We'll re-write the numerator as a product of linear
factors:

x^2-15x+14 =
(x-1)(x-14)

We'll re-write the
limit:

lim (x-1)(x-14)/(x -
1)

We'll divide by (x-1):

lim
(x-1)(x-14)/(x - 1) = lim (x - 14)

We'll substitute x by
1:

lim (x - 14) = 1-14

lim (x
- 14) = -13

The limit of the given function
f(x) = (x^2-15x+14)/(x-1)
is:

lim (x^2-15x+14)/(x-1) =
-13

What are some examples of reversible errors in the situation described below?As a general rule a different attorney is appointed to serve as the...

From the description that you have offered, I do not see
reversible error. It is not at all uncommon for separate counsel to represent indigent
defendants simply because that attorney may specialize in appellate practice. Trial
attorneys representing indigents are often quite busy and an appellate assignment might
well be unduly burdensome. A defendant who has retained his own counsel is by no means
obligated to continue with that counsel through appeal. He may retain appellate counsel
if he wishes, since he is responsible for the cost; or he may remain with his trial
counsel who is familiar with the case. It is not unusual for defendants to retain
separate counsel for appeals simply on the basis of the appellate attorney specializing
in that practice.

As far as the writ of habeas corpus that
you mention, I assume you mean allegations of ineffective assistance of counsel. These
have become almost routine, although they should not be. They occur most often in cases
of appointed counsel because it costs the defendant nothing to pursue the issue, and
there is a perception--incorrect in most instances--that appointed counsel is second
hand counsel. Retained counsel are just as apt to make mistakes as appointed counsel,
and the latter will not treat the case as a bothersome afterthought. Any attorney who
does so is subject to severe sanction which he does not wish to
face.

So to answer your question, from the facts presented,
I frankly do not see reversible error. Post conviction relief is more often than not the
result of a defendant unhappy with the outcome rather than a genuine failure of counsel
to represent him adequately.

Levin plans to write a book. What is the subject of the book?

Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is not
really Konstantin Levin's story, but he does play a prominent role in the lives of many
people connected to the title character. He is a man of the land who is always thinking
of ways to improve production as well as the relationship between noblemen and peasants.
These two things are the core issues of the book he intends to
write.

As a landowner in Russia, Levin has always been in a
position where he is both responsible for and dependent on the peasants who work on and
live on his land. For most of the novel, he is frustrated at the disconnect between his
needs and the needs of the peasants. While they do work hard, the peasants work on their
own terms and are motivated by things he does not understand. He tries to make
improvements on his lands and in the processes of the entire farming cycle, but the
peasants remain relatively unmoved by them.

At one point,
Levin has a revelation and thinks he understands what might move them: if the peasants
were more invested in the process, they would work for themselves as well as him and
everyone would be better off for it. He experiments with this theory of cooperative
farming and then goes on a tour of Europe to see what countries that are more advanced
than Russia have done and are doing int his regard. His book is a compilation both of
his research and an explanation of what he feels would improve food production and class
relations for the entire country. 

Find the unknown dimension in the polyhedron: the edge length of a cube w/a diagonal of 9 ft. Please include a formula.

The diagonal of a prism is given by
"

D = sqrt( L^2 + W^2 +
h^2)

But in the cube L
=W+h

==> D = sqrt (
3*L^2)

==> D =
L*sqrt3............(1)

Now we need to find the length of
the side is D= 9

==> 9 =
L*sqrt3

==> L = 9/sqrt3 = 9sqrt3/3 =
3sqrt3.

Then the length of the side of the
cube is 3*sqrt3.

Compare and contrast positive and negative reinforcement.In operant conditioning.

The main thing that these two have in common is that they
are both meant to make a certain behavior more likely.  This is in contrast to
punishment, which seeks to make the behavior less
likely.

In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement is
given in the form of a reward when a subject performs the desired behavior.  When a
subject gets this reward for performing the behavior, it makes them more likely to do
that behavior again in the future.

Negative reinforcement
is not punishment.  Instead, it involves taking away something that the subject
does not like when the subject performs the desired
behavior.  This makes the subject more likely to perform the desired behavior because
doing so results in the removal of some unpleasant stimulus.

Define the epic, mock epic, tragedy, novel.

Epic - a long narrative poem
that tells of the heroic deeds of a legendary hero. This comes from the oral tradition
of singing songs of the heroic deeds of the knights and heroes of medieval times.  A
good example would be The Odyssey, a poem which recounts the deeds
of Odysseus. The Illiad by Homer also recounts the deeds of the
heroes of Troy.

Mock epic -  a
long narrative satire or parody of the epic form. They make fun of the heroes by either
putting a fool into the role of the hero or exaggerating heroic qualities to the point
that they are absurd.  An example of this would be The Rape of the Lock
by Alexander Pope. 

Tragedy -
a work of literature - usually a play -which results in a catastrophe for
the main character. In ancient Greek times it was usually a king or heroic figure who
had a flaw in his character that led to disaster.  An example of this would be
Oedipus in which the main character kills his father and marries
his mother unbeknownst to
him.

Novel - long work of
prose either fictitious or partly so that tells a story.  It has all the elements of a
short story but, because of its length, can have one or more subplots or independent
stories and a greater development of character.  It may also have several themes.  An
example would be Great Expectations by Charles
Dickens,

Compare the characters of the astrologer and Guru Nayak in "An Astrologer's Day"?

This is a difficult comparison. Surely being left for dead
significantly alters a person's inner character. This raises the question: Is what we
see of Guru Nayak his true nature or the manifestation of a traumtized nature?

What we do know is that Guru nayak's behavior is beligerent and
antagonistic to a person whom he believes to be an innocent by-stander. When he first
encounters the astrologer, he shaoves his palm toward him with a short
insult:

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whereupon the [Guru] thrust his palm under his
nose, saying: "You call yourself an
astrologer?"

The Guru follows
this up by actually challenging and betting with the astrologer, insisting on the
challenge, even when the astrologer tries to opt out in response to Guru Nayak's great
antagonism.

We also know that the only reason he leaves his home
village periodically is on a murderous quest of vengence. Whereas the astrologer
attempted murder in his uncontrollable youth, in the heat of drunken argument, and over
gambling debts, Guru Nyak wishes to murder according to premeditated, persistent
searching and planning.

The final thing we know is that, after the
astrologer astounds the Guru by telling him the whole dramatic event of his past brush
with death, Guru Nyak leaves without fulfilling the terms of the challenge: he leaves
only twelve and a half annas when he promised a whole rupee.

After
their encounter, the astrologer's prevailiong thought is that he does not have blood on
his hands:

a
great load is gone from me today ... I thought I had the blood of a man on my hands all
these years. That was the reason I ran away from home ... . He is
alive.

Guru Nyaks's
prevailing thought at their parting was gratification at the report that his foe "was
crushed under a lorry [truck]."

Both men have pursued employment and
have done well, in the Guru's case--well enough to promise rupees and smoke cheroots--or
only just well enough: "I can buy some jaggers and coconut tomorrow. The child has been
asking for sweets for so many days ...." But not both have attempted to purify their
character traits so that the violence of their youth doesn't govern their lives again:
it is only the astrologer who has attempted to lay his  "silly" youth
aside:

"He is
alive."
She gasped. ":You tried to kill!":
"Yes, in our village,
when I was a silly youngster, We drank, gambled, and quarrelled badly one day--but why
think of it now?"

Explain the role of racial prejudice in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.

On one level, To Kill a Mockingbird
is a commentary on race relations in the South during the Great Depression. 
As Scout and Jem get older, they begin to perceive explicit differences in the attitudes
of people in the community towards blacks.  Atticus, for example, believes in the
dignity and worth of all people, regardless of race, and this shows in his words and
actions, not the least of which is his decision to represent Tom Robinson to the best of
ability, even though he knows from the beginning that he will lose.  The Ewells,
residing at the very bottom of the social structure, rely on blacks to provide them
something to feel superior to; therefore, their prejudice toward blacks is absolutely
necessary.  Many, if not most residents of Maycomb County share the belief that as
disgusting as the Ewells are, they are still white, and therefore inherently better than
blacks.

In Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, why does Crusoe try so hard at preserving his English customs when he's so far away from home?

In reading Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, I
believe that Crusoe does all he can to preserve and abide by the English customs he was
raised with in order to preserve his own sanity. In trying to conduct his day in as
normal a fashion as possible under the circumstances, it gives him a sense of the
familiar and well as a sense of purpose. It is a wise move in that he is on the island
for many years.

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Finding himself alone in a deserted island,
Crusoe struggles to maintain reason, order, and
civilization.

One of the
story's themes is "industrialization." This is the concept of being able to do things in
a more modern way, such as making dresses that could be bought "off the rack" rather
than going to a dressmaker, who made one dress at a time. In Defoe's time, this
reflected the "specialized" services available in most villages. For
example:

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People began to buy bread instead of baking
it.

Since one went to a
specialist to have things done, the skills one might have had before in doing
many things within a household or on one's property were now the
"specialty" of those who "specialized" in one thing, such as baking, carpentry,
etc.

For Crusoe, he does not have a grasp of doing many of
the things that have been completed by one trained in a specific area, so he must learn
by improvisation or relearn things he has forgotten, but these things become the
projects that occupy his mind.

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He immediately sets out to be productive and
self-sufficient on the
island.

Crusoe strips the
beached shipwreck of as much usable material as he can gather and remove. This takes
many days. He has to build himself a shelter of sorts to protect himself from the
elements and wild animals that he perceives might be on the island
when he arrives. He has to store his gunpowder in little caches so that should lightning
strike, he does lose his entire supply or his life. He hunts. He builds. He eventually
keeps wild goats. He fashions as much as he can to mimic his life at home: building a
table, a chair, and a shelf, for example. He also makes candles so that he can have
light after the day ends at 7:00.

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I came provided with six large candles of my own
making (for I made very good candles now of goat’s tallow, but was hard set for
candle-wick, using sometimes rags or rope-yarn, and sometimes the dried rind of a weed
like nettles)...

When Crusoe
is shipwrecked he faces many challenges. One is fear:

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[Crusoe] is forced to confront his fear about
being alone...

It seems that
the best way for him to address his fear and retain his sanity is by maintaining a
lifestyle as close to the one he knew in England. He also reasons, after so much
accomplishment, that in surviving as long as he has under dire circumstances, can there
be anything he need fear? It is with this frame of mind that Crusoe faces his fear and
is able to gain control over his existence and maintain his sanity for the many years he
is alone.

In The Crucible how does John Proctor move past his sin from the beginning and become a good man?

The first thing that Proctor does is cut off his
relationship with Abby; we see his determination to end it and keep it that way in the
very first act.  When Proctor comes into the house to assess the Betty situation, in a
moment alone, Abby sidles up to him and starts talking to him.  She really wants him
back, but he firmly states, "I will cut off my hand before I'll ever reach for you
again."  You can't get much clearer than that.  He stands his ground, even when she is
flirting with him, and even when she gets angry and hisses insults at his
wife.

The second thing that Proctor does to move away from
his sins and find his own goodness is that he does all that he can to save his wife and
other people's wives from the clutches of the witch hunt.  He goes into town with a
petition, with Corey's statement, and with his own encouragement of Mary Warren.  He
leads all of these charges against the court and against the accusers.  This is a brave
thing to do, especially considering how much power the courts have, and the girls' power
to accuse anyone who displeases them.  Doing such a courageous thing helps him gain
confidence in his goodness.

Another very brave and good
thing that John does is confess his sin, in public, to the entire court and town.  And,
he does so that he might save his wife from being hanged.  In front of the entire
courtroom, he confesses about Abby, "I have known her, sir," an admission of his affair
with her.  To defile his name, renounce his membership of the church, and connect
himself to a lying, conniving girl (Abby), all to save his wife, is an act of extreme
integrity and bravery.

Last of all, and most importantly,
John Proctor does not confess to witchcraft--to a lie--and hangs on the gallows.  This
final testament of honesty and courage finalizes his repentance, and allows everyone to
know that he will do anything--including die--to do what is right.  As he makes that
final decision, he finally reaizes that "I see some shred of goodness in John Proctor." 
With that peace in his heart, he goes to the gallows.

I
hope that those thoughts helped; good luck!

Jenna bought 2 books and 3 DVDs for $91. Mary bought 1 book and 2 DVDs for $52 . What is the price of the DVD ?

Let the price of the book be B and the price of the DVD be
D.

Given that 2 books and 3 DVDs costs
91

==> 2B + 3D = 91
..............(1)

Also, given that the cost is 1 book and 2
DVDs is 52.

==> B + 2D =
52

==> B = 52- 2D
...............(2)

To solve we will substitute (2) into
(1).

==> 2(52-2D) + 3D =
91

==> 104 - 4D + 3D =
91

==> D = 104 - 91 =
13

Then the price of the DVD is $ 13
.

In Act I, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's As You Like It, what reason does Duke Frederick give for his decision to banish Rosalind?refer to act 1 scene 3

In Act I, Scene 3 of Shakespeare's As You Like
It, Duke Frederick orders his niece, Rosalind, to leave his court. He wrongly
accuses her of treason. When his own daughter, Celia, protests the banishment of
Rosalind, Frederick responds as
follows:

• Frederick
  She is too subtle for thee; and her smoothness,
  Her very
  silence and her patience,
  Speak to the people, and they pity her.
  
  Thou art a fool. She robs thee of thy name;
  And thou wilt show
  more bright and seem more virtuous 485
  When she is gone. Then open not thy
  lips.
  Firm and irrevocable is my doom
  Which I have pass'd upon
  her; she is banish'd.

This is a
revealing speech for a number of reasons, including the
following:

• Frederick is the
  character who might most reasonably be described as “subtle,” especially if that word
  suggests a person who is devious and not to be
  trusted.


• Ironically, in the very act of attacking
  Rosalind, he calls attention to some of her virtues, including her
  “patience.”


• The fact that the populace feels “pity” for
  Rosalind suggests that many people in the dukedom possess a virtue that Frederick
  himself seems to lack, thus making him seem uncommon in his
  hard-heartedness.


• The true “fool” in this play is
  Frederick himself, in the sense that he behaves unreasonably and
  unwisely.


• By making this kind of decision and speech,
  Frederick will in the long run be robbing himself of his own “name” or
  reputation.


• Frederick assumes that his daughter shares
  his own selfish motivations.


• Frederick believes that
  Rosalind is a traitor or potential traitor, but he has already proven himself the true
  traitor in the play by usurping his brother’s dukedom.
  


• Frederick speaks with an unbending determination that
  implies his enormous pride – a central sin for Renaissance
  Christians.

In Act I scene 2 of As You Like It, what does Rosalind mean by the phrase "rib-breaking"?

The eldest
of the three wrestled with Charles, the duke's 
wrestler; which Charles in a
moment threw him, and broke three of 
his ribs, that there is little hope of
life in him: so he served 
the second, and so the third. Yonder they lie; the
poor old man, 
their father, making such pitiful dole over them that all
the 
beholders take his part with
weeping.

In connection with
this reporting made by Le Beau in As You Like It, act 1 scene 2,
that Rosalind used the phrase:

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But is there any else longs to see this broken
music 
in his sides? is there yet another dotes upon
rib-breaking? 
Shall we see this wrestling,
cousin?

Orlando,
youngest son of the late Sir Rowland de Boys, complains to Adam, an elderly family
servant, that his brother Oliver has unfairly withheld his late father's inheritance and
prevented him from being educated as a gentleman. Oliver enters and a heated argument
ensues. When Oliver learns that his brother plans to challenge Duke Frederick's
 wrestler,Charles, he plots with Charles to break his brother's neck during the
match.

The next day when Duke Frederick's daughter Celia,
his niece Rosalind, and the Fool, Touchstone, are in conversation, Le Beau enters to
report that a wrestling match is going to take place in which Charles, who has subdued
his first three opponents by breaking their ribs, shall face Orlando. It is in this
context that Rosalind mentioned the phrase.

Prove the identity: csc x - cot x = sinx/1+cosx

The identity csc x - cot x = sin x/(1+cos x) has to be
proved.

Start from the left hand
side

csc x - cot x

csc x = 1/
sin x and cot x = cos x/ sin x

=> 1/sin x - cos
x/sin x

=> (1 - cos x)/sin
x

=> (1 - cos x)(1 + cos x)/(sin x)*(1 + cos
)

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

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

=> sin x / (1 + cos
)

which is the right  hand
side.

This proves csc x - cot x = sin
x/(1+cos x)

What are the chorus characters in Macbeth?

If you are referring to "chorus characters" as characters
who act as a unified whole (similar to the role of the chorus in Greek plays) then the
three witches would be the chorus characters in Macbeth.  The three
act in unison when giving Macbeth and Banquo the predictions for their future.  They
also continue to plot future events.  When Hecate enters the play, she is angry with all
three witches for conspiring together and telling Macbeth information that he should not
know.  Throughout the play, the witches serve as a force for challenging Macbeth's sense
of morality and righteousness.  So, they serve a similar role in
Macbeth as the chorus does in Greek plays.

Why is the first scene of Macbeth important?

The first scene of Macbeth is
important because it sets the tone of events to come.  In the scene, the three witches
meet and discuss when they will meet again.  Here, the reader learns that a battle will
ensue and that they will come together afterwards.  But they say that the battle will be
both lost and won which is a paradox meaning literally that the battle will be lost by
one side and won by the other.  Figuratively, the statement refers to Macbeth's
future--he will win the "battle" of becoming the King and reaching his ambitious goals;
however, he will lose his family, the respect of his followers, and eventually his life
in the process.  Further, the witches end the scene with another paradox:  "Fair is foul
and foul is fair."  This sets the tone for the play--all will not be as it
seems.

How can it be proved that the sum of angles of a triangle equal 180 degrees.

Let ABC be a triangle.

Exend
AC to X from C.

Draw a line CD frm C which is || to
AB.

Now AB || CD and BC is a
transvalal.

Therefore angle ABC = angle BCD being alternate
angle.

Therefore angle CAB = angle DCX being corresponding
angles.

Therefore angle CAB + angle ABC +angle ACB = Angle
ACB+Angle ABD+Angle DCX. The right side is the sum of angle on the straight line, which
is 180 degree.

This proves that the sum of
the angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.

Why did Marlow change his desire for exploring the Arctic to going to Africa in Heart of Darkness?

If we look at the first section in this incredibly
powerful novella, Marlow recounts to us how as a child, he had a fascination for maps.
He talks about how he would spend hours looking at them and thinking of places he would
like to go. One of them was the North Pole, but he says he will not go there now,
because "the glamour's off." Obviously, now that he is an adult, the childlike
enthusiasm and innocence that made him desire to go there has
abated.

However, what attracted him to Africa was the way
that it was "the biggest, the most blank" out of the continents. However, as Marlow
grows up, so Africa becomes more explored and charted, and rivers and other geographical
forms are recorded on maps. It was no longer a place of "delightful mystery" and had
instead become a place of "darkness." However, there is one river in particular that
seems to draw Marlow and tempt him:

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But there was in it one river especially, a
mighty big river, that you could see on the map, resembling an immense snake uncoiled,
with its head in the sea, its body at rest curving afar over a vast country, and the
tail lost in the depths of the land. And as I looked at the map of it in a shop-window,
it fascinated me as a snake would a bird--a silly little
bird.

Note how the river is
compared to a snake--a symbol of temptation and evil, and it is said to "charm" Marlow
as if he were a bird. It is this that makes Marlow decide to go to Africa and experience
the "darkness" of this place for himself.

What were the conditions in Europe that led to the conquest of the Americas?history

The major condition in Europe that led to the original
conquest of the Americas was peace.  This applies mainly to Spain which, of course, was
the country that was first involved in conquering the New
World.

Spain came to be able to explore because of the
coming of peace.  Up until 1492, the Spanish had been involved in wars against the
Muslims, trying to push them out of the Iberian Peninsula.  But then the Spanish won
that struggle and were at peace.  At that point, they were able to put their money
towards exploration.  Once Columbus "discovered" the New World, the Spanish were able to
send soldiers to conquer who were no longer needed for wars in Spain
itself.

While The Laramie Project is billed as a Verbatim performance, how does part of it differ from the Verbatim form?

I think that there are aspects of Kaufman's work that
represents verbatim theatre.  The most notable of this would be the collection of
interviews from people in Laramie and the interviews of the members of the Tectonic
group themselves.  This represents verbatim theatre because of its docudrama style,
allowing the voices of the people in the setting speak for themselves.  This also
represents verbatim theatre because it allows for a type of historiography present in
the way in which interviews are collected, marking primary source footage in a secondary
source element.  Where I think that Kaufman's work might deviate a bit from the verbatim
format lies in how the work presents life in Laramie and Matt Shepard's life, in
general:

In
order to accurately present the information that he and his troupe had gathered, Kaufman
created the illusion of reality by formatting his play not as a fictional story, but
rather as a reenactment of the interviews. The fictional, or artistic, part of the play
was in how Kaufman pulled all this information together and made it tell a
story.

It is here where
Kaufman differs from true verbatim style, which is more concerned with a historical
recreation.  Kaufman wants the political message of his work to have the greatest
effect.  This means that the construction of Matt Shepard's experiences and his life in
Laramie is done to facilitate a larger discussion of homophobia and fear of "the
other."  Verbatim theatre is more concerned with this recreation, whereas Kaufman's work
seeks to start a much needed discourse.  This is why specific parts of the work can move
away from verbatim style, as Kaufman seeks another form while embracing aspects of
it.