How does the ending of Cheever's "The Enormous Radio" subscribe to the style of the Fantasy fiction genre?

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Fantasy is often characterized by a
departure from the accepted rules by which individuals perceive the world around them;
it represents that which is impossible (unexplained) and outside the parameters of our
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The
resolution of "The Enormous Radio" is intentionally ambiguous [ambiguous: open to or
having several possible meanings or interpretations (Dictionary.com)]. It may be that
Irene has had a breakdown and is paranoid. It may be that the detrimental effect of
intrusive troubled lives upon tranquil ones is paralyzing. It may reveal that under the
surface, well ordered lives, like Irene and Jim's, are silently turbulent and, inwardly,
like their neighbors in turmoil.

Identifying the climax, falling
action, and resolution, which is also a surprise ending, may help sort out why this
ending is in keeping with the structure of the fantasy genre, defined above. The
climax--the moment when the conflict is resolved and the direction of the outcome is
fixed--occurs when Jim says to Irene: "I’ll have that da---d radio fixed or taken away
tomorrow." This is when the conflict is essentially over. Falling action follows until
the surprise ending. For example, it's falling action when Jim says, ":Is everything all
right?" during the broadcasting of a Spanish suite.

This is also part
of the manifold irony of the story because the rest of the evening proves everything is
not all right as he begins to criticize Irene's behavior: "I don’t like to see all my
energies, all my youth, wasted in fur coats and radios and slipcovers and- ...." Then
comes the surprise ending. Irene says, "Please Jim. ... Please. They'll hear us." Irene
has stepped over to the other side of expectation. She has departed from the accepted
rules of perception and behavior: She believes that now their lives are broadcast over
the radio to other homes. This is how the ending subscribes to the style of fantasy
fiction.

Why can copper sulfate dissolve in water easily?

Copper Sulfate can dissolve in water because water is a
polar solvent. A polar solvent is one where the molecules that make up the solvent have
a charge that is unequally distributed in the molecule. In the case of water the oxygen
atoms have a partial negative charge and the hydrogen atoms have a partial positive
charge.

Copper sulfate is ionic in nature. When it is
dropped in water the copper sulfate dissociates into positively charged copper ions and
negatively charges sulfate ions.

The polarity of water
leads to the positive copper ions being attracted to the oxygen atoms of water with a
partial negative charge and the sulfate ions being attracted to the hydrogen atoms of
water that have a partial positive charge.

Water being a
polar solvent can easily dissolve ionic salts like copper
sulfate.

Why is the Petrov Affair considered an important event in Australia's repsonse to the threat of communism?

The Petrov Affair, which happened in 1954, was important
because it led to the breaking of diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and
Australia and because it moved Australia much more firmly towards
anti-communism.

Before the Petrov Affair, there was
controversy within Australia as to how to respond to communism.  Robert Menzies, then
the Prime Minister, had tried to outlaw the Communist Party but had been overruled by
the High Court and had lost in a referendum on the issue.  This vote was extremely
close, showing that there was a great deal of public sentiment on each side of the
issue.

When the Petrov Affair happened, the dynamic changed
and Australia became much more anti-communist for some years to come.  This is seen most
clearly in the fact that diplomatic relations between the two countries were severed and
were not restored at all for five years.

What is the equation of median of BC if A(2,2) and the equations of medians of AC and AB are 2x+y-2=0, x-y+2=0?

The median that is running from the vertex A is
intercepting the other two medians. The intercepting point is the centroid of the
triangle ABC.

To write the equation of the median, we need
at least two points. Since we know the coordinates of the vertex A, we'll determine the
coordinates of the centroid. For this reason, we'll solve the system of equations of the
medians that are running from B and C vertices.

2x + y = 2
(1)

x - y = -2 (2)

We'll solve
this system using eliminationmethod. We'll add (1)+(2):

3x
= 0 => x = 0

0 - y = -2 => y =
2

Now, we'll write the equation of the median that is
running from A and passes through the centroid whose coordinates are
G(0,2):

(xG- xA)/(x - xA) =
(yG-yA)/(y-yA)

(0-2)/(x-2) = (2-2)/(y -
2)

We'll cross multiply and we'll
get:

0*(x-2) =
-2*(y-2)

-2*(y-2) = 0

y - 2 =
0

y = 2

The
requested equation of the median that is running from vertex A is y =
2.

Find antiderivative of the function given by ln(x+1)/(x+1)?

We have to find the anti derivative of [ln(x + 1)]/(x +
1)

The derivative of ln(x + 1) = 1/(x +
1)

Let ln(x + 1) = y

dy/dx =
1/(x + 1)

dy = dx/(x + 1)

Int
[ [ln(x + 1)]/(x + 1) dx]

use ln(x+1) = y and substitute as
shown earlier

=> Int [ y
dy]

=> y^2 / 2 +
C

Substitute y = ln (x +
1)

=> [ln( x + 1)]^2 / 2 +
C

The anti derivative of [ln(x + 1)]/(x + 1)
= [ln( x + 1)]^2 / 2 + C

I have to write a comparative essay on the destructive nature of war on The Hurt Locker (2008 Movie) and Three Day Road.

It's not the easiest of comparisons to write, but it is
not the most difficult.  In my estimation, the impacts of war is where I think that the
greatest comparison can be seen in both the book and the film.  Essentially, you would
be assessing how both depict the horrors of war and how this impacts both sets of
characters.  In Boyden's book, there is a desire to reclaim out of hope and redemption
those who have to face the horrors of war.  Elijah's war experience hollows him, making
him almost unreachable upon his return.  In the film, James' maverick and cavalier
attitude is what distinguishes him on the battlefield, but also make him nearly
unreachable at home.  He cannot make the transition between deactivating roadside bombs
in Iraq and grocery shopping at home.  James has to end up going back to "what he
loves," and this is where he has to be seen as incapable of redemption.  I think that
comparing and contrasting how the war impacts soldiers and their loved ones could be a
good starting point on examining the dehumanizing effects of conflict, as well as the
basic premise of how soldiers adjust and deal with their lives both in war and outside
of it.

What is the solution of the equation (3/5)^6(x+1)-(27/125)^(x-3)=0?

For the given expression to become an equation, you'll
have to write:

(3/5)^6(x+1)-(27/125)^(x-3) =
0

We notice that 27/125 =
(3/5)^3

Writing 27/125 as (3/5)^3, we'll create matching
bases.

The equation will
become:

(3/5)^6(x+1)-(3/5)^3(x-3) =
0

We'll shift (3/5)^3(x-3) to the
right:

(3/5)^6(x+1) =
(3/5)^3(x-3)

Since the bases are matching, we'll apply one
to one rule of exponentials:

6(x+1) =
3(x-3)

We'll divide by
3:

2(x+1) = x - 3

We'll remove
the brackets:

2x + 2 = x -
3

We'll isolate x to the left
side:

2x - x = -2 - 3

x =
-5

The solution of the equation is x =
-5.

In the document "Wealth" by Andrew Carnegie, what ways does he say wealth can be used?

Basically, he argues that while business leaders should be
left free to pursue wealth with few restrictions, that wealth should be used to better
the whole community. He thought the rich should ensure that their riches should make
their way back into society, not so much as charity but more as investments in
communities, so that individuals could better themselves, as he thought he had. The most
obvious example of this philosophy put into practice is the endowment of Carnegie
libraries across America. Carnegie had been basically self-educated through access to a
wealthy benefactor's library and wanted to create similar opportunities for others. So
he set up a fund that helped pay for the construction of free public libraries across
the country. He also advocated a rigorous estate tax on inheritances, which would ensure
that money went back into the public, and stayed out of the hands of heirs, who, in his
opinion, hadn't really earned it.

Why does the time period of the pendulum increase when its length is increased?

For a simple pendulum, where the pendulum is itself
considered of negligible mass which moves with a minimal amplitude, the time period is
given by the formula

T =
2(pi)*(sqrt(L/g))

where T is the time period, L is the
length of the pendulum, and g is the gravitational constant.  By lengthening the
pendulum, the weight at the end must travel a longer distance as it swings, which means
more time is required for it to complete a given period.  See the link below for a
simple pendulum calculator, enter values for different lengths and verify this for
yourself:

Why was Bruno proud of his father after hearing Maria's story in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Bruno is proud of his father after Maria's story because
in his mind, it shows that his father is a good man.  In many ways, Bruno feels an
allegiance with Maria as he sees her as an outsider, like he is.  Thus, when she speaks
of his father's generosity and benevolence to Maria's family, he is filled with pride. 
At a point where Bruno has stood against his father's decision to move the family to
Auschwitz as well as the father's value system, Maria's story reminds Bruno that his
father was a good man.  This is something that fills him with pride, as it means that
while Bruno may disagree with his decisions right now, there is a core goodness within
him. This is where Bruno is once he hears Maria's story.  It allows him to feel pride
and love towards his father, even if right now he does not understand the full
implications and rationale for what he is doing at Auschwitz.  In this light, the story
also brings complexity to the father's character.  There is a goodness within the
family, and just as Bruno cannot fully reconcile this benevolence with what is happening
with the family right now, we, as readers, have to reflect on how we are viewing a man
who is a high ranking Nazi official.  We must reconcile our view of him as a murderer
with the reality that he does demonstrate goodness.  As Bruno is confused, we are too. 
This makes his feeling of pride more poignant, as in the world of confusion there is the
feeling of pride that a son feels towards his father.

In the Adventure of the Speckled Band, why does Helen move into Julia's room? What frightens her when she does that?

Before Julia died she had told her sister Helen about
hearing a strange whistling but could not tell exactly where it was coming from. Helen
explains to Holmes and Watson why she is presently occupying the room where Helen died
and sleeping in Helen's bed.

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Two days ago some repairs were started in the
west wing of the building, and my bedroom wall has been pierced, so that I have had to
move into the chamber in which my sister died, and to sleep in the very bed in which she
slept. Imagine, then, my thrill of terror when last night, as I lay awake, thinking over
her terrible fate, I suddenly heard in the silence of the night the low whistle which
had been the herald of her own
death.

When Holmes inspects
the three adjoining bedrooms at Stoke Moran, he remarks that the extensive repairs to
Helen's bedroom seem totally unnecessary, which suggests that Dr. Roylott was only
having them done in order to force Helen to move into the only other available bedroom,
which is Helen's former bedroom and is situated right next to Roylott's. Helen is
already understandably frightened at having to sleep in the room where Julia died and to
sleep in her sister's bed. But then when she hears the "low whistle" Julia told her
about she becomes terrified. This whistling is what prompts her to travel to London
early the next morning and consult Sherlock
Holmes.

Evidently what Dr. Roylott is doing is sending the
snake through the ventilator late at night when he can be sure Helen is asleep. But he
has to call the snake back through the ventilator before daylight. Otherwise Helen might
wake up early and be able to see the snake. So Roylott has trained the snake to return
when it hears the furtive whistle. It is given a saucer of milk as an inducement to
return. (This sounds very much like Pavlovian
conditioning.) 

Doyle does not say much about what the
snake does after it slips through the ventilator and slides down the dummy bell-rope
onto the bed beside the sleeping girl. The snake would not be motivated to bite the girl
without provocation. There is a strong implication that this swamp adder, coming as it
does from a hot climate, would be seeking warmth and might actually crawl under the
covers and curl up beside the girl's warm body. It is mentioned many times that the
weather is very cold. Helen mentions that it was also a cold night when her sister
died.

It was a
wild night. The wind was howling outside, and the rain was beating and splashing against
the windows.

Therefore the
snake would probably not try to escape from captivity, although it might at least be
possible for it to crawl under the bedroom door. The most likely way in which the girl
would be bitten would be if she turned over in her sleep and ended up lying right on top
of the loathsome speckled reptile. Then it would surely bite her through her nightgown.
That was probably what happened to Julia two years earlier. Julia may have been sleeping
with a poisonous snake beside her for a number of nights before the snake finally
struck.

Why is Canada unable to prove its Arctic sovereignty?

For two very good, more detailed explanations of this
problem for Canada, please follow the links below.

There
are two major problems with Canada's claim to sovereignty over the Arctic.  First, there
are physical/geographic issues.  Canada has to prove that the waters between its Arctic
islands are "internal" waters (not open sea like, for example, the ocean between the US
mainland and Hawaii). In addition, it has to show that those waters are not "used for
international navigation."  Both of these are not easy to
do.

Second, there is also the issue of what Canada has and
has not been doing to stake its claim.  Canada has typically failed to patrol the waters
that they claim.  This is a problem because countries are supposed to patrol areas that
belong to them.  The issue here is whether Canada has done enough with the Arctic to
uphold its claim.

Can reflection and refraction occur at the same time?If the answer is yes then how?

I think you mean can reflection and refraction occur at
the same time. If this  is your question, the answser is yes. You can see this if you
use a laser light and shine it at the surface of a container of water. As you vary the
angle at which you shine the light on the water you should see some light reflecting off
at the same angle as you are using. (law of reflection).  Some of the light will also
enter the water and be bent (refracted) as it changes speed.  The water is acting both
as an imperfect mirror as well as an air/liquid interface.

Who was Nat Turner?

Nat Turner was a slave who lived in the early 1800s in
Virginia.  He is famous because he led the biggest slave rebellion that ever happened in
the United States.  This rebellion occurred in 1828.

Turner
believed that God had called him to lead a rebellion against the whites who had enslaved
Turner and his fellow African Americans.  He belived that God sent him a sign telling
him to start the rebellion in August of 1828.  The rebellion was the most lethal in US
history.  More than 50 whites were killed during the first few days of the rebellion. 
Turner managed to elude capture for 6 weeks but was finally caught and
executed.

His rebellion led the South to abandon all ideas
of emancipating slaves and to impose a harsher system of slavery.  It also made them
angry at the abolitionists from the North who had, they thought, helped to incite the
rebellion.

Explain the difference between Absolute and Comparative Advantages.

The terms absolute advantage and comparative advantage are
used when trade between two countries is being considered. If one of them has the
ability to produce all the goods which are being considered for trade at a lesser cost,
it is referred to as absolute advantage. A lesser cost
implies the use of a lesser quantity of all resources.

Even
if one country has an absolute advantage in all products that can be traded. it does not
rule out trade between them in a rational world. This is due to what is called
comparative advantage.

To
better understand the concept of comparative advantage let us consider an example of two
products A and B and two countries C1 and C2 between which A and B can be
traded.

If C1 is capable of producing A as well as B at a
lesser cost than C2 it would seem pointless for C1 to buy anything from C2. Now let us
assume that with the resources C1 has it can produce 10 items of A and 20 items of B. On
the other hand C2 can produce with the resources it has 8 items of A and 10 items of B.
We see that for each of A that C1 produces it has to sacrifice producing 2 of B, while
for each of A that C2 produces it sacrifices producing only 1.25 of B. This gives C2 a
comparative advantage over C1 in producing A. To maximize the total production C2 should
only produce A and C1 should only produce B. The extra quantities that each of them
produce can be traded between them.

This shows how trade
between C1 and C2 is possible in spite of the fact that C1 can produce both of A and B
at a lower cost than C2.

Comparative advantage explains the
trade between nations even where one of the nations can produce all products that can be
traded at a lower absolute cost than the other nations.

How many and which are the types of molecular forces?

Molecular forces are forces of attraction between
different molecules.

There are four general types of
molecular forces:

Type 1  - Ionic forces. These are the
strongest types of forces because of the strong attraction between positively charged
and negatively charged ions. Crystals of salt are an example of this type of molecular
force. These materials have very high melting points.

type
2 - dipole to dipole forces.  A dipole exists in a molecule when one part of the
molecule has a relative positive charge while another part of the same molecule has a
relative negative charge.  Hydrogen chloride gas is an example of a dipole molecule. The
hydrogen has a relatively positive charge while the chlorine has a relatively negative
charge. The molecules in the gas will orient themselves so oppositely charged parts of
the molecules are aligned.

type 3 - hydrogen bonding. This
is really a type of dipole to dipole attraction because of how common and important it
is to life on earth.

type 4 - induced dipoles which are the
weakest type of attraction. Because electrons are relatively free to move around within
many substances, the electron clouds around the nucleus can temporarily shift. This
shift causes a corresponding shift in another adjacent molecule and a small, momentary
attraction between the two molecules.

How can you illustrate the different ways that children with disabilites have influenced research design?

Research design is pretty much strict in its guidelines
because the main intention is to establish parameters that will work to a) to ensure the
validity of the data and b) to preserve the right to confidentiality of the
participants. These are just some of the many things that research design, both
qualitative and quantitative, aim to achieve during an
investigation.

Students with disabilities are no different
than the typical participant when it comes to protecting their confidentiality. However,
other things must be considered due to their specific
needs.

First, the intervention that is applied must go in
tandem with the student's IEP. Also, there should be a lot of research done prior to any
study concerning the potential consequences that may occur as a a result of the
intervention. As with any regular participant, bias and assumptions should be eliminated
as to avoid assumptions about the conclusion of the
investigation.

However, students with disabilities do have
a lot of laws protecting their rights. Special consideration must be given to clearing
permissions from guardians, doctors, and other professionals who work with the student.
That, however, belongs to logistics alone.

As far as the
positive influences in research design is it safe to argue that students with
disabilities have opened the door for researchers to explore in depth the need for valid
and relevant research. The fact that their confidentiality and rights to a free and non
threatening educational setting are imperative to the research design has made this same
need equal to all participants.

In all, students with
disabilities have done nothing but open doors to the field of research and it is clear
that a lot of improvements have been made on their behalf. Hopefully, this pattern will
continue its due course.

Trace the occurrences of the musical motif of singing in Spenser's Epithalamion and note the changes relating to time of day.

One musical motif that relates to the time of day and
changes through the course of Spenser's Epithalamion is the singing
that occurs above and leading into the 17 variations of the
refrain:

The
woods shall to me answer and my echo
ring.

The refrain at the end
of each of the 23 full stanzas [the 24th is an envoy: A short closing stanza in certain
verse forms, ... summarizing its main ideas (Dictionary.com)] is introduced by a
progression of who sings to whom and for what purpose. The singing reflects the movement
of the poem from the groom's solitary musing before the break of day through to the
height of the wedding festivities, which stretch from bright day into dark of night, to
the welcome solitude of the new-wed couple alone in the cover of darkest night that
returns them to where the groom began before break of day.

In stanza
one and before dawn, the groom (the poetic speaker and groom is Spenser himself)
beseeches "Ye learned sister," his Muses, to adorn their hair in garlands of flowers and
help him sing the praises of his beloved:

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And having all your heads with girland
crownd,
Helpe me mine owne loves prayses to
resound;
[...]
So Orpheus did for his owne bride:
So I
unto my selfe alone will
sing;

His song, sung alone,
will ring in echo as the woods answer with their own song. As John B. Lord details, the
groom's early morning starlit solitude changes in stages as he bids the sun arise then
awaken his love and "to her of joy and solace sing." Then he bids the nymphs to "deck
the bridale bowers" of morning and "this song unto her sing."

As the
stanzas progress, with the woods answering each who sing while the day grows lighter, so
does the singing progress and change. For example, after daybreak,  when he bids his
love awake, he seeks that she may "hearken to the birds love-learned song." After
finally sending his guests home at late night, he bids the dark of deep night to be a
cover to his union with his fair love while silence replaces the song of joy sung during
the day:

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Conceald through covert night.
Ye
sonnes of Venus, play your sports at will:
[...]
For it will soone
be day:
Now none doth hinder you, that say or
sing,

The groom finally bids
all to be still at the early hours before daybreak, returning to the hour at which he
began his song:

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So let us rest, sweet love, in hope of
this,
And cease till then our tymely joyes to sing:
The woods no
more us answer, nor our eccho
ring.

What role does symbolism play in Julius Caesar and where does it appear?How Is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?

Antony offers the crown to Caesar. This is symbolic that
Caesar was heaping up more honors for himself. The conspirators believe he is becoming a
dictator. The crown symbolized Caesar's growing popularity among the people. Although
Caesar refused the crown, he was becoming ambitious in his thoughts and deeds. In Act
one, Scene 2, Casca seemed to think Caesar pushed the crown away each time with less
force as if to indicate that he were truly considering
it:

CASCA:

Yes, damn it, it was, and he pushed it
aside three times, Every time more gently than the last, and at each pushing aside, My
honest neighbors shouted.

This crown symbolizes power.
Power symbolizes control. The conspirators do fear that Caesar desires more and more
power and control.

Another area of symbolism is in Caesar's comment
about Cassius. He indicated that Cassius had a lean, hungry look about him. This worried
Caesar and is symbolic that Cassius desires power as well as Ceasar. Cassius makes
Caesar nervous:

CAESAR:

Let me have men about me that are
fat, Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights: Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry
look;(200) He thinks too much; such men are
dangerous.

Clearly, Caesar considers Cassius dangerous
because he has a lean, hungry look. This look is symbolic with a man who is hungry for
power. Rightly so, Cassius initiates the plot to kill Caesar.

Discuss the "American Dream" in The Kite Runner?

I would say that the one of the strongest examples of the
American Dream is the idea that Amir and his father are able to relocate to America and
start a new life away from the difficulties of Afghanistan.  Essentially, this is the
immigrant narrative.  Someone is pushed out of their home and pulled into the allure of
America in starting a new life for themselves.  In this light, the American Dream is one
of escape and reinvention.  Indeed, Amir was able to forgo his own sins of the past and
his treatment of Hassan.  Amir's father was able to escape his own sins of Hassan being
his son and never being able to disclose such a truth to Amir.  America is an area where
one's own ethnicity can merge into something larger, an escape away from the tribal and
communal rivalries that are such an integral part of the
homeland:

Amir
says,"For me, America was a place to bury my memories. For Baba, a place to mourn
his."

In this vacuum, Amir
and his father enter.  Yet, in the end, Amir recognizes the need to return to
Afghanistan, indicating that the American Dream is one where one can find redemption
even after a period of supposed renunciation.

In Act 3 scene 1 and 2 of Hamlet, comment on these lines in Hamlet's soliloquy.“who would fardels bear,/To grunt and sweat under a weary...

This extract is from the famous "To be, or not to be"
fourth soliloquy in Hamlet in which the young prince contemplates
the existential question of meaning in life.  In this soliloquy Hamlet virtually wallows
in his melancholy, but because he is Catholic and suicide is a mortal sin punishable by
the soul's being put in hell, Hamlet engages in much self-debate over ending his
misery.  Indeed, it is this fear of the unknown--

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Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and
sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after
death

--that causes people to
bear whatever burdens live deals them.  And, thus, Hamlet concludes "conscience makes
cowards of us all."  For, it is the fear of the next life, what punishment it may hold
and what miseries lie therein--"the undiscover'd country"--from which no one has
returned to report on it that people bear their "ills," their heartaches and dilemmas,
their misery and suffering, rather than end their lives.

What algebraic expression is equivalent to the expression cos(arcsin((a-x)/c))?

Let arcsin(a-x)/c = y, therefore sin [arcsin(a-x)/c] = sin
y = (a-x)/c

Using Pythagorean identity, we'll get cos
t:

cos y = sqrt[1 - (sin
y)^2]

cos y = sqrt[1 -
(a-x)^2/c^2]

cos y = sqrt {[c^2 -
(a-x)^2]/c^2}

The difference of sqares returns the
product:

cos y = sqrt [(c - a + x)(c + a -
x)/c^2]

cos y = [sqrt (c - a + x)(c + a -
x)]/c

The algebraic expression equivalent to
cos[arcsin(a-x)/c] is [sqrt (c - a + x)(c + a -
x)]/c.

Write a character sketch of the astrologer in Narayan's story "An Astrologer's Day."

The astrologer's predominant characteristic at this stage
of his life is being able to ironically laugh at himself. This is revealed in the way
the narrator describes him. To make the greatest impression on the crowd of people among
whom might be customers, the astrologer carefully selected his attire and the right way
of presenting himself, complete with saffron turban, sacred ash, and "dark whiskers that
streamed down his cheeks," The power in his expression, which  people took for an
astrologer's “eye," was in fact the outcome of "a continual searching look for
customers.” As a result of his deliberate appearance and demeanor, customers "were
attracted to him like bees are attracted to ... dahlia stocks."

The
narrator further reveals that the astrologer never planned or desired to be an
astrologer. He knew as little about the stars of astrological predictions as his
customers:

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He had not the least intended to be an astrologer
when he began life ; ... He was as much a stranger to the stars as were his innocent
customers.

From these details
the narrator provides, we can deduce that the astrologer has a bit of a hearty, though
ironic, laugh at himself from time to time. Yet he works honestly and with compassion
for his customers since he never says anything until the customer has spoken for at
least ten minutes. This accounts for the narrator's explanation that the astrologer
“deserved the wages he carried at the end of the day."

Earlier in his
life, the astrologer--before he was an astrologer--was reckless and foolish and given to
drinking--without restraint of common sense--and wasting his earnings on gambling. This
led him to embroil himself in the drunken brawl in which he stabbed a man, then left him
for dead down a well. The last lines of the story reveal that he is a moral man who has
been trying to absolve his crime all through the years. This is evident when he briefly
tells his wife the story, then ends with,

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"Why think of it now? ... Time to
sleep."

He has given the
victim--the customer--a report of a suitable punishment and horrible end to the man who
stabbed the customer. Now he can rest quietly in a good night's sleep with a giving
life's work behind him, for it is revealed by the narrator that he does say things that
help and comfort his customers:

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He understood what was wrong ... . and this
endeared him to their hearts immediately
....

How does modern drama differ from classical or Shakespearean drama?

One important way that modern drama differs from classical
(or Shakespearean drama) is the notion of the tragedy of the common man. In Aristotle's
rules of tragedy, the classical hero must be of noble birth. He (or in some cases, like
Antigone, she) doesn't need to be a king, but he should be of elevated social status.
Because of this, his fall will be all the more devastating when it comes. Notice that
Shakespeare's tragic characters are all nobility.

Yet
Arthur Miller changed this forever with his essay, "Tragedy and the Common Man". He
postulated that the life of an average person can be just as tragic as that of a noble,
and that an audience would identify with the character, perhaps even more so. The
greatest example of this at work is probably Death of a Salesman.
In that play, Willy Loman is as poignant a character as any classical tragic hero,
because in him, most people see an echo of themselves.

Why is "A Doll's House" named "A Doll's House"?

Ibsen names his drama A Doll's House
because Torvald treats his wife Nora as a toy. Nora is Torvald's prized possession. He
treats her as a child; therefore, the title is befitting. Torvald has childish nicknames
for Nora, and she responds to his game as if she is actually his doll, a toy in which
gives him pleasure:

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However, she has continued to play the part of
the frivolous,scatter-brained child-wife for the benefit of her
husband.

Clearly, Torvald
does not see Nora as his equal. He sees her as lesser than. She is merely his toy doll,
an object with no feelings or intellect.

In the play, Nora
borrows money behind her husband's back to save his life with a trip to Italy, a place
with a warmer climate. When Torvald learns about Nora's secret, he yells at her and
sends her to her room. At this point, Nora's true inner self is awakened. She realizes
that she has been keeping up a facade, pretending to be
happy.

Suddenly, she is tired of Torvald calling her
chidish names such as scatter-brained. She desires her own identity. She desires to be
her own person and not Torvald's doll. For this reason, Nora leaves Torvald. She sets
out to become a woman with her own feelings and desires. She chooses to no longer be
Torvald's doll. The doll house comes crashing down when Nora walks out the door, leaving
Torvald alone to play his games.

I need a summary of Vergil's Aeneid. Please, help me.

After the fall of Troy,
Aeneas, his father, and a handful of survivors sail away in the hope of establishing a
new city.

Eventually, the
hatred of the goddess Juno for the Trojans leads to a shipwreck that causes Aeneas to be
washed ashore in Dido's kingdom of
Carthage.

Not to be outdone,
goddess Venus causes Dido to fall in love with Aeneas and for some time the two dally in
love in Carthage.

Enraptured
by love, Aeneas is reminded by the gods of his destiny to found Rome and they urge him
to leave Dido, who kills herself out of grief and
anger.

Impelled by the gods
and destiny to Italy, Aeneas goes to the underworld to learn what he must do to found
the Roman race.

Death, the
terrible death of a new ally, Pallas, leads Aeneas to a final showdown with Turnus, whom
Aeneas kills in revenge for Turnus' killing of Pallas.

Find the indefinite integral of y=1/(x^2+6x+9)?

We notice that the denominator is a perfect square: x^2 +
6x +9 = (x+3)^2

We'll re-write the
integral:

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

We'll use the techinque of changing the
variable. For this reason we'll substitute x+3 by t.

x+3 =
t

We'll differentiate both sides with respect to
x:

(x+3)'dx = dt

So, dx =
dt

We'll re-write the integral in
t:

Int dx/(x+3)^2 = Int
dt/t^2

Int dt/t^2 = Int
[t^(-2)]*dt

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

But t =
x+3

The indefinite integral of the given
function is represented by the primitive F(x) = -1/(x+3) +
C.

In "Just Lather, That's All," what makes the barber think that the Captain "is a calm man" compared to his own state of mind?

It is vital to understand the role that narration plays in
this excellent short story. This story is told using the first person point of view,
which means that we see everything from the point of view of one of the characters, in
this case the barber. This gives us as priviliged spectators free understanding and
comprehension of the barber's thoughts, feelings and motives. However, and crucially, we
are not given access to the thoughts of Captain Torres, only what the barber can see and
observe from his limited perspective.

Thus it is that the
impression the barber gives us of Captain Torres being a "calm man" is based on the way
that Captain Torres is peacefully reclining in the chair as the barber shaves him. The
barber draws a comparison between himself and Captain Torres, imagining that he is not
wondering about the prisoners and what he will do with them that afternoon, whereas the
barber is unable to think clearly, faced with the magnitude of the decision that lies
before him.

In Michael Crichton's Sphere, what is a problem faced by the ULF team?

The most important problem faced by the ULF team, even
before they go underwater, is their incompatibility. Although the team had been proposed
and tested by Norman Johnson back in the 70s, they are not friends and do not get along
well together. Almost from the first, personality issues
occur:

"You
wait," Adams said. "A week from now, this is going to be recognized as one big fat false
alarm. Nothing more."

You hope, Norman thought. And again
wondered why.
(Crichton, Sphere, Google
Books)

As the book continues
on, it becomes clear that these people are not meant to share working space. Their
personalities clash and eventually become the driving force behind the attacks and
destruction of the underwater station. Since very little time was taken to assess their
mental states, and even less to see how they interacted together, their failure to work
as a team could only be predicted by assumption, not by science. Throughout the novel,
opposing views create an atmosphere of suspicion and impede their ability to deal with
crises as they occur.

Please can you help identify some of the themes in To Sir, With Love?

Well, I would want to argue that one of the biggest themes
in this excellent novel is the way in which Braithwaite has to fight for acceptance in
so many ways, both because of the colour of his skin and the general disrespect with
which his students show towards him. Note the way that when he applies for a job that he
is eminently qualified for in Chapter Four, he is refused only because of his skin
colour. Note what the person who interviewed him said to him to explain why he could not
be given the job that he is perfectly able to do:

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"Employing you would mean placing you in a
position of authority over a number of our English employees, many of whom have been
with us a very long time, and we feel that such an appointment would adversely affect
the balance of good relationship which has always obtained in this
firm."

Thus it is that
Braithwaite is discriminated against because white men would not work well under his
authority. We see this battle for acceptance in British society continuining throughout
the novel, exhibited in how others think of him, including his future father-in-law.
Yet, throughout all of these challenges, Braithwaite continues to battle for acceptance,
and is able to achieve it, finding a job that gives him dignity, self-esteem and
acceptance.

Solve for c and d: 3c – d = 30 and 5c – 3d = 10

3c-d=30    (i)                             5c-3d=10  
(ii)

3c-30=d

put the value in
the second
equ

5c-3(3c-30)=10

5c-9c+90=10

4c=80

c=80/4

c=20

now
we have the value of c

we can put this value in any equ to
find the value of d or we can do this the long
way

3c-d=30

3c=30+d

c=30/3+d/3

c=10+d/3

puting
this value in the second
equ

5(10+d/3)-3d=10

50+5d/3-3d=10

50-10=-5d/3+3d

40=-5d/3+9d/3             
(took L.C.M on the right side of equals
to)

40=4d/3

40x3=4d

120=4d

d=30

now
we have the value of d.

we can put the value of c and d in
any equation to check the answer.

(NOTE: This is the
substution method for the solution for simultaneous linear equations. We can also use
the comparison method and many more.)

Determine m∈R, such as the distance between the points A(2,m) and B(m,−2) is 4.

We'll recall the distance
formula:

d = sqrt[(xB - xA)^2 + (yB -
yA)^2]

Since the coordinates of A and B are given, we'll
replace them into the formula:

d = sqrt[(m-2)^2 +
(m+2)^2]

We'll expand the
binomials:

d = sqrt(m^2 - 4m + 4 + m^2 + 4m +
4)

d = sqrt(2m^2 + 8)

But d =
4 => sqrt(2m^2 + 8) = 4

We'll raise to square both
sides:

2m^2 + 8 = 16

2m^2 = 16
- 8

2m^2 = 8

m^2 =
4

m1 = -2 and m2 = 2

The real
values of m, such as the distance between the points A(2,m) and B(m,−2) to be 4, are:
{-2 ; 2}.

What is the solution of the equation sin x + sin 2x = 1 + cos x - sin x ?

First, we'll shift all terms to one
side:

sin x + sin 2x - 1 - cos x + sin x =
0

We'll combine like
terms:

sin 2x + 2sin x - 1 - cos x =
0

We'll apply the double angle identity for the term sin
2x:

sin 2a = sin (a+a)=sina*cosa +
sina*cosa=2sina*cosa

Comparing, we'll
get:

sin 2x = 2sin x*cos
x

We'll re-write the
equation:

2sin x*cos x + 2sinx - cosx - 1 =
0

We'll factorize by 2sin x the first 2
terms:

2sinx(cos x + 1) - (cos x + 1) =
0

We'll factorize by (cos x +
1):

(cos x + 1)(2sin x - 1) =
0

We'll cancel each
factor:

cos x + 1 = 0

We'll
subtract 1 both sides:

cos x =
-1

x = +/-arccos (-1) + 2kpi

x
= +/-pi + 2kpi

2sin x - 1 =
0

We'll add 1 both sides:

2sin
x = 1

sin x = 1/2

x =
(-1)^k*arcsin (1/2) + kpi

x = (-1)^k*(pi/6) +
kpi

The solutions of the equation are given
by the reunion of sets: {+/-pi + 2kpi / k is integer}U{(-1)^k*(pi/6) + kpi/k is
integer}.

what is mastoidectomy?describe its various types..

A mastoidectomy is a surgical procedure designed to remove
infection or growths in the bone behind the ear (mastoid bone). Its purpose is to create
a "safe" ear and prevent further damage to the hearing
apparatus.

its types
are:

1.

closed cavity
mastoidectomy: the external auditory canal is left intact.

simple
(or cortical) mastoidectomy: the mastoid is only opened to a limited extent; this
procedure is no longer performed for chronic inflammatory
disease.
 
intact canal wall mastoidectomy, with removal of Koerners
septum, allowing inspection of the middle ear structures

2.  open cavity (radical) mastoidectomy: the external
auditory canal is removed, the mastoid cavity communicates freely with the middle ear;
the ossicles, apart from the href="http://www.medcyclopaedia.com/library/topics/volume_vi_2/s/stapes.aspx">stapes
if possible, are removed .If the ossicles are preserved, the procedure is called a
modified radical mastoidectomy.

Solve for real x equation lgx+lg(9-2x)=1.

We'll impose the constraints of existence of the
logarithms:

x>0

9-2x>0
=> -2x>-9 => x < 9/2

The common
interval of admissible values is (0 ; 9/2).

We'll solve the
equation using the product rule of logarithms:

lg x*(9-2x)
= 1

We'll take
antilogarithm:

x*(9-2x) =
10

We'll remove the
brackets:

9x - 2x^2 = 10

We'll
move all terms to the left:

-2x^2 + 9x - 10 =
0

2x^2 - 9x + 10 = 0

We'll
apply quadratic formula:

x1 = [9+sqrt(81 -
80)]/4

x1 = (9+1)/4

x1 =
5/2

x2 = 8/4

x2 =
2

Since both x values belong to the interval
(0 ; 9/2), we'll accept them as solutions: {2 ;
5/2}.

Examine A woman killed with kindness as a domestic tradegy. (URGENT)

First we need to define what is a tragedy, and
differentiate its meaning from that of a domestic tragedy, in order to give Thomas
Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness its due
analysis.

In drama, a tragedy is a play or a composition
that will present a situation that is going to cause disgrace, ruin, or pain onto the
main characters. The thematic line of tragedy usually includes the inevitability of
fate, karma, or any other issue that renders the main characters unable to fight what is
coming to them.

The domestic tragedy is basically a less
sophisticated version of what we know as the classic dramatic tragedy, because it brings
the main idea of the play down to our level of reality. In domestic tragedies you do not
get kings, queens, nor sumptuous and complex dynamics like you would in a classic drama.
Instead, everyday people are often the main characters in these productions. Also, you
have scenes depicting the typical dynamics of life, such as having dinner, cleaning a
house, and other less than glamorous and everyday
situations.

A Woman Killed with Kindness
is set in the 17th century Yorkshire countryside, and its main characters are
a superb model of a lady, Anne, and her husband, Sir John Frankford, who is a country
gentleman.  Anne is the catalyst of tragedy in the play because she falls for another
man, and is caught. As a result, her virtue, the honor of her family, her lifestyle, her
husband's ego, and life (as she knows it) are affected negatively since she is banished
from the family, and her kids, for good. That would definitely classify this play as a
tragedy.

The aspect of domestic tragedy that is evident in
this play is that Heywood concentrates in setting up very common scenes of everyday life
in the country. This is one of the most salient elements of this play to be considered a
domestic tragedy.  Moreover, the fact that the characters are every day people suffering
from a real, yet sad, situation that could happen to anybody also make it a good example
of domestic drama.

Finally, since the ending is tragic and
people's lives are sacrificed either in life or death, it is safe to conclude that
A Woman Killed with Kindness is, indeed, an example of a domestic
drama, by every parameter.

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest may be treated as a social document. Discuss.

The play The Importance of Being
Earnest by Oscar Wilde may be treated as a social document under the same
scope of many other comedies of manners of its
generation.

In other words, the widespread publication of
comedies of manners in the 19th century reflects a meta-cognitive preoccupation with the
behaviors of people of that time, under specific circumstances. The treatment that the
artists give these social dynamics, and the fact that such dynamics are being brought
forward to the public, are the reason which make these literary works worthy of being
studied as social documents.

Oscar Wilde wrote
The Importance of Being Earnest, as well as many other works, with
the purpose of entertaining. Cunning and brilliant as he was, he infused a common
practice among writers of the fin de siecle (the late 1800's) of satirizing the silly
behaviors of the upper classes, and the trivialities of
life.

This being said, Wilde took this chance to expose the
typical issues rising from the upper and middle classes, and blatantly laughed about
them.

Therefore, it is certainly possible to treat the play
as a social document because it shows real social situations taking place at the time of
publication. They include:

• The frivolity of the
  upper classes (aristocrats) for the preservation of their rank - Lady
  Bracknell


• The inability of some upper class men to
  produce an income comparable to that of the rising middle classes
  -Algernon


• The greed of the "up and coming Victorian"
  young generation- Jack and Algernon; Gwendolen and
  Cecily.


• The exaggeration of trivial situations - Cecily,
  Gwendolen, Lady Bracknell.


• The hypocrisy of society, as a
  whole- Algernon (pretending to be helping Bunbury), Jack (pretending to be helping
  Ernest), Lady Bracknell (using her social groups to find a husband for
  Gwendolen)

Conclusively, The
Importance of Being Earnest may certainly be treated as a social document.
One which, in tandem with similar works of its generation, aimed to explore the
behaviors and idiosyncrasies of the times, and mocked them to demonstrate the trivial
and hypocritical origin of their nature.

What is some evidence of Holden being mad in The Catcher in the Rye?In class, we are doing a debate on weather or not Holden is mad.

I think that this debate can be a fairly intense one.  In
my mind, the most evident reason why Holden can be considered not sane would be the
setting of the narrative.  Holden is narrating the story from a place where he requires
some level of regrouping:

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Holden, the narrator, is telling the story from
a place in California, near Hollywood. Because he is run down physically, and is
probably mentally exhausted as well, it appears that he is in a sanitarium to recover
and regain his
strength.

Adding to this
would be the fact that at the end of the narrative, Holden "still does not understand
all that has happened to him" would also add to the fact that he is a bit unstable. 
Finally, the fact that Holden demonstrates an inability to fully function in the world
around him might help to prove while he can be considered someone in need of some level
of professional help.  Yet, all of these can be argued that these would be reasons why
Holden is more "normal" than the rest of the world.  While he cannot function in the
world, this might be due to the fact that the world is out of balance, and not Holden. 
The people that Holden interacts with for the most part are not authentic and
duplicitous.  While we might dismiss this as "the way things are," I think that there is
an argument to be made that Holden seeks to appropriate the world as it should be and
not for what it is.  This is a testament to Holden's high sense of moral standards, and
not insanity.

What details suggest that Dr. Manette's captivity has changed him in A Tale of Two Cities?

It is clear from Chapter Six of Book the First that the
long years of captivity have had an incredibly negative impact on the life of Dr.
Manette, as this chapter shows that he has lost all sense of his former identity, and
indeed of having any identity at all apart from being known as "One Hundred and Five,
North Tower," and mending shoes. Note the first description we are given of him as
Monsieur Defarge leads Mr. Lorry and Lucie Manette into his
room:

The
faintness of the voice was pitiable and dreadful. It was not the faintness of physical
weakness, though confinement and hard fare no doubt had their part in in it. Its
deplorable peculiarity was, that it was the faintness of solitude and disuse. It was
like the last feeble echo of a sound made long and long ago. So entirely had it lost the
life and resonance of the human voice, that it affected the senses like a once beautiful
colour faded away into a poor weak stain. So sunken and suppressed it was, that it was
like a voice underground. So expressive it was, of a hopeless and lost creature, that a
famished traveller, wearied out by lonely wandering in a wilderness, would have
remembered home and friends in such a tone before lying down to
die.

Note how this barrage of
description presents Dr. Manette as being literally a shadow of his former self. He has
not used his voice much at all, and his voice is compared to being a once vibrant colour
that is now nothing more than a pale "weak stain." His voice is reminiscent of death and
abandonment. The way in which he has no memory of being anything else than a prisoner
and a mender of shoes clearly shows the way that his captivity has impacted him mentally
as well as physically, reducing him to nothing more than a pair of "haggard eyes" and a
weak, frail, old man. It is only the love and care of his daughter that manages to
resurrect him, bringing him metaphorically back to life, as Mr. Lorry's cryptic message
explains.

What problems might Atticus’s rule--“You mind Jem whenever he can make you” (Lee 138)--cause in To Kill a Mockingbird?

This was probably not Atticus' best parenting moment in
To Kill a Mockingbird. Although he was probably only
half-serious--he "smiled" when he made the comment--it does seem that he was advocating
the possible continuation of fisticuffs between his two children. His answer to Scout's
question--"I don't have to mind him now, do I?"--seemed to point
out that Scout was the youngest of the family and also last in the pecking order (behind
Atticus, Alexandra, Calpurnia and, now, Jem). But Atticus was a wily attorney, so
perhaps he knew that this would somehow unite his two children rather than cause more
friction. And that's just what happened. When Alexandra argued with Atticus, Jem and
Scout found the one thing they could agree upon: Their dislike of their
aunt.

What is the Savage’s (John) reaction to the sight of work being done by single Bokanovsky groups? Aldous Huxley's Brave New World

After being in the New World for a while, John the Savage
begins to find that many of his childhood memories have been delusional.  As John is
taken on tours of this place that his mother called home, he is taken to a small factory
of lighting-sets for helicopters.  As he is taken into the factory, John is told that
each process is performed by one Bokanovsky Group.  He observes eighty-three "almost
noseless black brachycephalic Deltas" who perform a task called cold-pressing.  Then,
John observes "aquiline and ginger Gammas" working on chucking and turning machines. 
Later, there are thirty-three Delta females and Gamma-Plus dwarfs working on various
tasks.

At the sight of all these groups of identical
creatures who work mindlessly on machines, John is sickened.  With irony and "some
malice of his memory," the Savage repeats the words from The
Tempest that he originally uttered with wonder when he first arrived.  He
races from the sight and retches violently, absolutely sickened at the dehumanizing
manufacture of such creatures.

How does the poem "The Shield of Achilles" contrast the Ancient and the Modern?

Auden takes the fundamental polarities found in Homer and
applies them to the modern setting.  The construction of the shield is meant to be a
very stoic and powerful image in the Ancient world.  When Thetis commissions Hephaestus
to make the shield, it is a moment that she believes will represent the glory of war. 
This represents the Classical view of war.  The demonstration of arete, glory on the
battlefield, and young men valiantly sacrificing themselves for the good of something
more noble and elevated.  Yet, the picture that Hephaestus renders on the shield is
representative of the modern reality of war.  There is hopelessness, images of a
distorted world, a rendering of plundering, rape, and violence present.  It is this
vision that Hephaestus creates that embodies the modern reality of war.  Auden is able
to capture this play between the ancient and modern in the construction of the shield. 
The reality is that Thetis' hopes represents the ancient and the shield's vision is the
modern.  Once Hephaestus leaves, the battle is suspended in terms of which vision will
become accurate.  In the end, Auden rightly draws out that with Achilles' death, the
barren depictions of the shield in terms of waht war's reality is turns out to be more
accurate.  It is here where Auden's Modernism is present in a Classical
context.

What is the significance of The Battle of Gettysburg?

The Battle of Gettysburg is considered the turning point
in the war, and the point at which the outcome was inevitable. General Robert E. Lee had
previously invaded the North in hopes of securing recognition from England and France
for the Confederacy; but was defeated at the battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg.) He invaded
the North again after a successful campaign at Shenandoah in hopes of bringing pressure
on Northern politicians to end the war on favorable terms. During the final days of the
battle, Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens approached the lines under a flag
of truce, presumably to discuss prisoner exchanges; although there is some speculation
he may have also hoped to discuss peace. However, after word of the Union victory,
President Abraham Lincoln refused to allow Stephens to cross Union lines.  The battle
destroyed any hope of aa Confederate victory, let alone recognition from Europe. Henry
Adams, son of John Quincy Adams, commented after the
battle:

The
disasters of the rebels are unredeemed by even any hope of success. It is now conceded
that all idea of intervention is at an
end.

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, exactly what causes the death of each of these characters: Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, Hamlet?

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the deaths
of all of the characters you mention are the result of Claudius' murderous
conniving.

Claudius talks Laertes into killing Hamlet to
avenge Polonius' death. They arrange for a friendly game of "sword
play," but Laertes poisons the tip of one sword as part of the their plan to dispose of
Hamlet.

As a backup plan, Claudius also has wine at the
event, and allegedly drops a large pearl in the cup to show his faith in Hamlet's
abilities to win, saying he will have the pearl as a reward: the pearl, however, is also
poisonous.

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KING:

Stay,
give me drink. Hamlet, this pearl is thine;

Here's to thy
health.

Drum, trumpets, and shots. A piece goes
off.

Give him the cup.
(V.ii.283-285)

As
the sword play begins, Hamlet acts lighthearted, even though he expects treachery from
some source. Laertes loses his sense of "play" and becomes aggressive with Hamlet,
drawing blood with the poisoned sword.

In a
scuffle, the swords are exchanged and Hamlet, unknowingly, ends up with the envenomed
weapon. Hamlet then cuts Laertes with the same poison that was meant for
him.

Meanwhile, Hamlet has had no interest in drinking, but
Gertrude raises the poisoned cup in honor of her son, and drinks. Claudius could have
stopped her, but does not.

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KING:

Gertrude,
do not
drink.

QUEEN:

I
will, my lord; I pray you pardon me.
(V.ii.294-295)

Gertrude stumbles and
falls, gasping that she has been poisoned:
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QUEEN:

No,
no! the drink, the drink!—O my dear Hamlet!—

The drink, the
drink! I am poison'd.
(V.ii.317-318)

Gertrude dies. Hamlet
wants the room sealed to find who is responsible for the treachery. Laertes falls and
admits it rests with him.
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LAERTES:

It
is here, Hamlet. Hamlet, thou art slain;

No medicine in the
world can do thee good.

In thee there is not half an hour
of life.

The treacherous instrument is in thy
hand,

Unbated and envenom'd. The foul
practice (325)

Hath turn'd itself on me. Lo, here I
lie,

Never to rise again. Thy mother's poison'd.
(V.ii.321-327)

Before Laertes
dies, he points to the King, saying that Claudius arranged it
all.

The King,
the King's to blame. (line
328)

Hamlet goes to Claudius
and stabs him with the poisoned sword and forces him also to drink the poisoned
wine.

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HAMLET:

The
point envenom'd too! Then, venom, to thy work. (line
329)

[Hamlet
stabs the King.]

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HAMLET:

Here,
thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane,

Drink off this
potion! Is thy union here?

Follow my mother. (lines
332-334)

Hamlet returns to Laertes who
asks for Hamlet's forgiveness, which he grants. Laertes dies, and soon, so does
Hamlet—after asking Horatio to tell the story of what has happened, and giving over the
kingdom to Fortinbras who has just won Poland.

The play ends with Horatio's
famous lines:

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Good night, sweet prince,
And flights
of angels sing thee to thy rest! (lines
371-372)

What can I reflect upon about Stotan!?

I think that one topic of reflection from Crutcher's work
is how young people display social solidarity.  It is quite remarkable how members of
the team look out for one another, battle the personal challenges each face, and the
social obstacles that are present in the lives of teammates.  I think that  a point of
reflection here would be to examine whether or not we see those habits of social
solidarity in teens today.  Do we see issues on a general or specific level where
teenagers speak out and stand up for one another, knowing personal risk might be
involved?  Another point of reflection would be whether or not we see this in high
school teammates of today.  With all the emphasis on what sports can bring to the
secondary school athlete, is it standard to see so much collectivity and camaraderie
amongst teammates?  Crutcher depicts a team where personal interests are subjugated for
both the team good and the individual good of teammates.  Is that the case today? The
final point of reflection is based off of this.  Crutcher's work depicts the high
impact, high intensity world of competitive sports.  In 1986, the time it was written,
the use of steroids or performance enhancing drugs, was not something evident or so
easily present.  The question for reflection would be that if Crutcher revisited his
novel today, what role would steroids or PEDs play in this process of team and
competition?  We now know that young people abuse these drugs often and to see Crutcher
address that in a modernization of the work would be an interesting topic upon which to
reflect.

Find the antiderivative of the function (-x^2+4x+10)/(x+2)(x+1)^2

To determine the antiderivative of the function, we'll
have to calculate the indefinite integral. To ease the work of finding the primitive,
we'll decompose into partial fractions the given
ratio.

We'll apply Heaviside's
method:

(-x^2+4x+10)/(x+2)(x+1)^2 = A/(x+2) + B/(x+1) +
C/(x+1)^2

A = [-(-2)^2 + 4*(-2) +
10]/(-2+1)^2

A = -2/1 = -2

C =
[-(-1)^2 + 4*(-1) + 10]/(-1+2)

C =
5

To determine B, we'll re-write the
identity:

(-x^2+4x+10)/(x+2)(x+1)^2 = -2/(x+2) + B/(x+1) +
5/(x+1)^2

-x^2+4x+10 = -2(x+1)^2 + B(x+1)(x+2) +
5(x+2)

We'll replace x by 0 and we'll
get:

10 = -2 + 2B + 10

2B = 2
=> B = 1

The complete decomposition in partial
fractions is:

(-x^2+4x+10)/(x+2)(x+1)^2 = -2/(x+2) +
1/(x+1) + 5/(x+1)^2

Now, we'll integrate both
sides:

Int (-x^2+4x+10) dx/(x+2)(x+1)^2 = Int -2dx/(x+2) +
Int dx/(x+1) + Int 5dx/(x+1)^2

Int -2dx/(x+2) = -2ln|(x+2)|
+ C = ln [1/(x+2)^2] + C

Int dx/(x+1) = ln|x+1| +
C

Int 5dx/(x+1)^2 = -5/(x+1) +
C

The antiderivative of the given function
is: F(x) = ln [1/(x+2)^2] + ln|x+1| - 5/(x+1) + C

Calculate the expression sin(arcsin1/2)+sin(arccos scuare root 3/2).

We'll recall the fact that sin (arcsin x) = x and sin
(arccos x) = sqrt(1 - x^2)

Comparing, we'll
get:

sin (arcsin(1/2))= 1/2
(1)

sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) = sqrt[1 -
(3/2)^2]

sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) = sqrt (1 -
3/4)

sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) = sqrt
[(4-3)/4]

sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) = sqrt
(1/4)

sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) = 1/2
(2)

We'll add (1) + (2):

sin
(arcsin(1/2)) + sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) = 1/2 + 1/2

sin
(arcsin(1/2)) + sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) =
1

The value of the given expression is sin
(arcsin(1/2)) + sin (arccos (sqrt3)/2) = 1.

Was Heathcliff black?Some suggest he may have been black, Arab, or mixed race. What in the text would suggest this?

The text describes him as dark and swarthy; when Mr.
Earnshaw brings him home in chapter 4 he calls him "as dark as if he belonged to the
devil," and his wife describes him as a "gypsy brat." We are told that he has black hair
and eyes, and it seems implied that he might have a gypsy background, which would give
him an alien and non-european racial origin. It would not be inconsistent with the novel
to suppose that he had African ancestry as well. However, Heathcliff is a fictional
character, so we cannot find out any more about him than the author tells us, and the
author says nothing which would imply that he was partly black or had an African origin,
in particular, rather than being merely dark and swarthy. In chapter 3 the adult
Heathcliff is described as "white as the wall behind him" from fright. If he could
blanche white from fear it is probable that he had a comparitively light complexion, and
was only considered dark in comparison to most English.

What is management?

Managing is an inevitable process in the organization
where certain activities are to be performed to achievw some common
objectives.

Theo haimann , in his book Professional
Management-Theory and Practice,' has used the term  'management' in three different
senses:

1.  
   1. as a
      noun
   
   
   2. as a process,and
   
   
   3. as a
      discipline
   
   

As
a noun , the term management refers to the group or body of personnel having supervisory
and policy making responsibilities and having commanding and controlling powers .such as
boards of directors ,committee of managements ect

As a
process, the term management refers to the process or functions of management .
Management is what management does. The managerial functions generally include planning
,organising,directing controlling and coordinating

As a
discipline , the term management refers to a discipline , a subject , a body of
knowledge and practice.

the work will not be done unless
"people" want to do this work and if the work is not done , then there will be no
organization.

hence

MANAGEMENT
means "GETTING WORK DONE THROUGH OTHER     
PEOPLE"

What is the equation of the tangent line at the point x=-2 to the curve y=x^2-5x+6 ?

Since we only know the x coordinate of the tangency point,
we'll determine the y coordinate:

y = (-2)^2 - 5*(-2) +
6

y = 4 + 10 + 6

y =
20

The coordinates of the tangency point are: (-2 ;
20).

We know that the expression of the first derivative
represents the tangent line to the given curve.

dy/dx =(x^2
- 5x + 6)'

dy/dx = 2x - 5

If x
= -2 => dy/dx = 2*(-2) - 5

dy/dx =
-9

The slope of the tangent line is m =
-9.

The equation of the tangent line, whose slope is m = -9
and the point of tangency is (-2 ; 20), is:

y - 20 = -9*(x
+ 2)

y = -9*(x + 2) + 20

y =
-9x - 18 + 20

The equation of the requested
tangent line is: y = -9x + 2.

Determine the reminder when f(x)= (x-1)^2 + x^5 + x^4 - x^2 + 2x is divided by g(x)=x^3+3x^2+3x+1 ?

We'll expand the square from
f(x):

f(x) = x^2 - 2x + 1 + x^5 + x^4 - x^2 +
2x

We'll eliminate like
terms:

f(x) = x^5 + x^4 +
1

We'll recognize in expression of g(x) the binomial raised
to cube:

g(x) = (x+1)^3

Since
the divisor is of 3rd order, the reminder has to be of 2nd
order.

r=ax^2 + bx + c

We 'll
write the reminder theorem:

f=g*q + r, where q is the
quotient of the division.

We notice that x=1 is a multiple
root of the polynomial g.

f(-1)=g(-1)*q(-1) +
r(-1)

By substituting the value x=-1 into all polynomials,
we'll obtain:

f(-1)= (-1)^5 + (-1)^4 +
1

f(-1)=-1+1+1

f(-1)=1

g(-1)=
(-1+1)^3=0

r(-1)=a-b+c

So,
we'll have:

1=0*q(-1) +
a-b+c

1=a-b+c

Because of the
fact that x=-1 is a multiple root, it will cancel the first derivative of the
expression: f=g*c + r

f' =(g*c)' +
r'

5x^4 +4 x^3=3*(x+1)^2*q+(x+1)^3*q' +2*ax+
b

By substituting the value x=-1 into all polynomials,
we'll
obtain:

5-4=-2*a+b

1=-2*a+b

We'll
calculate the first derivative of the expression

5x^4 +4
x^3=3*(x+1)^2*q+(x+1)^3*q' +2*ax+ b

(5x^4 +4
x^3)'=(3*(x+1)^2*q+(x+1)^3*q' +2*ax+ b)'

5*4* x^3 + 4*3*
x^2=6*(x+1)*q+3*(x+1)^2*q'+3*(x+1)^2*q'+(x+1)^3*q"+2a

By
substituting the value x=-1 into all polynomials, we'll
obtain:

-20+12=2*a

We'll
divide by 2:

a = -10 + 6

a =
-4

-2a+b=1

-2*(-4) + b =
1

b = 1 - 8

b =
-7

a-b+c =
1

-4+7+c=1

3+c=1

c=1-3

c=-2

The
reminder is: r(x) = -4x^2 - 7x - 2.

What is the significance of the sleepwalking scene in "Macbeth"?

This scene, at the start of Act 5, shows Lady Macbeth's
guilt and how her conscience has finally driven her mad.  This serves as an opposition
to Act 1, sc. 5, when Lady Macbeth asks for the powers of darkness to fill her with
cruelty and to stop her from being bothered by her conscience (Act 1, sc. 5, ll.
46-60).  She appeared to be the strong one as opposed to Macbeth, at the start of the
play and now she is the one who succombs to her guilty conscience while Macbeth
continues to wage war with his enemies.  The scene is also ironic because Lady Macbeth
insists that she always have a lighted candle with her, which again, serves to contrast
the powers of darkness that she summoned earlier.  The scene also allows Lady Macbeth to
confess her crimes.  She talks as she sleepwalks and she talks about the killing of
Duncan and the killing of Macduff's family.  Finally, the scene sets up her death by
suicide which adds to Macbeth's woes.

What comments do actual Native Americans have on media/Hollywood portrayals of their people?

Oh, the Sioux tribe members had a very interesting
"comment" to make about their portrayal in Dances with Wolves, so
let me use that story to answer your question.

First, it's
important to realize that Dances with Wolves is what is known as a
"Revisionist Western."  That just means the Native Americans are seen in a positive
light while the United States soldiers are seen in a negative light.  This is absolutely
so in the context of this film.  The Sioux tribe members are brave and compassionate
while the soldiers (even Dunbar when he considered himself a soldier) are cowardly and
coldhearted.

John Dunbar makes a journey from cowardliness
to bravery through his association and acceptance into the Sioux tribe.  The film was so
well done, received so many awards, and went such a long way in improving the
consideration of Native American tribes, that the Sioux tribe actually accepted Kevin
Costner (the main actor and director) into the Sioux Nation as an honorary member.  If
that's not a "comment" on the that particular media portrayal, then I don't know what
is!

In regards to your question, also consider that any
"Traditional Western" film would probably have negative comments from Native Americans
associated with it.  This is because, in these films, the Native Americans were usually
seen as disgraceful villains.

Why do lack of benefits bring emotional challenges to low wage jobs?

To answer this, think about what benefits people get as
part of their compensation at good jobs and then think about life without those things. 
The most important of these benefits are health insurance and sick
leave.

Imagine life without health insurance.  If you get
sick, you can't go to the doctor.  Much worse, if you are a parent and your child gets
sick, you can't bring him or her to the doctor.  I can't really imagine anything worse
than the idea that I would have to allow my child to suffer because I could not afford
to bring her to a doctor.

Similarly, imagine life without
sick leave.  If you get badly ill and have to miss two weeks of work, what happens to
you?  You get no pay and you may face really serious consequences like losing your
home.

Now, if you were in that situation, wouldn't you feel
emotional challenges?  I believe that you would.  I believe that people in such a
situation would feel constant stress because of the fear of having something happen that
would expose them to the consequences of not having health insurance or sick
leave.

Given the triangle ABC, what is cos(A/2)*cos(B/2)*cos(C/2)?

Since we'll have to evaluate the product of cosines, we'll
apply the law of cosines:

cos A/2= sqrt
(p(p-a)/b*c),

Half perimeter p: p=(a+b+c)/2 and a,b,c, are
the length of the opposite sides to the A,B,C, angles.

cos
B/2= sqrt (p(p-b)/a*c)

cos C/2= sqrt
(p(p-c)/b*a)

We'll evaluate the
product:

cos A/2*cos B/2*cos C/2= sqrt
[p(p-a)*p(p-b)*p(p-c)/a^2*b^2*c^2]

cos A/2*cos B/2*cos
C/2=p*sqrt[p(p-a)*(p-b)*(p-c)]/a*b*c

We recognize the
Heron's formula for evaluating the area:

A =
sqrt[p(p-a)*(p-b)*(p-c)]

cos A/2*cos B/2*cos
C/2=p*A/a*b*c

The requested product is: cos
A/2*cos B/2*cos C/2=p*A/a*b*c

What factors dovetailed around this time 1820-1832 to serve as an impetus to white males to push for thei right to vote?

There are a number of factors that are often credited with
causing a push for universal white male suffrage during this time.  Here are a few of
them:

• The Revolutionary War.  Obviously, this
  happened long before 1820, but the values expressed in things like the Declaration of
  Independence helped cause a desire for white male
  suffrage.


• Growth of the market economy.  As this
  happened, people began to understand that things that government did mattered to their
  everyday lives.  These included things like the creation of banks, the imposition of
  tariffs, and the building of internal improvements like
  canals.


• The rise of slavery as an issue.  This (which
  first showed up in the arguments that led to the Missouri Compromise) made many
  Americans, especially in the South, think that politics might be important to
  them.

Basically, then, the idea is that there
were more things going on that made politics seem important to the average white man. 
These things made him want to have the right to vote so he could have a say in the
government that ruled him.

If you have access to
The American Pageant by Bailey, et. al, read about this at the
start of Chapter 13, entitled "The Rise of Jacksonian
Democracy."

Does active transport requires a semi-permeable membrane ?Recently I came to a question in my mid-year examination and my head went all blank when...

Active transport is from higher to lower concentration
gradient. It is a law of nature that in this case energy will be required. So I think
option "A" is correct.

Carrier proteins are some proteins
(like fibers) which grab the material and transport it. This phenomenon occurs in
diffusion, osmosis as well as active transport but not always. I mean that it is not a
hard and fast rule that they will always be required for active
transport.

Active transport does not folow concentration
gradient i.e form higher to lower. In fact ti is the exact
opposite.

When a membrane comes in between the process is
known as osmosis. Active transport does not require a membrane.