What was the impact of France on Germany before 1815?

Beginning in January 1798, Revolutionary France under
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) had invaded the left bank of the Rhine and into the Holy
Roman Empire, merely a section of conflict that has become known as the Napoleonic Wars,
in which France became the dominant continental European power, either directly or
indirectly controlling Spain, The Netherlands, and sections of what is currently Italy
and Germany. In 1803, after Great Britain had declared war on France, Napoleon invaded
Central Europe (Germany) including the city of Hanover in Saxony, a possession of King
George III of England. In 1806, while dismantling the remnants of the Holy Roman Empire,
he created created the Duchy of Warsaw and partitioned Prussia. By introducing the
Continental System throughout most of Europe, he demolished the long-standing
city-states and small regional governments while strengthening the central government.
The strong feeling of nationalism that was put into practice in the early 1800's led to
the creation of the German nation in the latter 1800's.

Which of the following is equivalent to 7x^2- 27x - 4? A) (x + 4)(7x - 1)B) (x - 2)(7x + 2)C) (x + 2)(7x - 2)E) x(7x - 27 - 4)

We have to determine which of the given options is
equivalent to 7x^2- 27x - 4.

7x^2 - 27x - 4 =
0

=> 7x^2 - 28x + x - 4 =
0

=> 7x(x - 4) + 1(x - 4) =
0

=> (7x + 1)(x -
4)

The options are:

A) (x +
4)(7x - 1) = 7x^2 + 28x - x - 4 = 7x^2 + 27x - 4

B) (x -
2)(7x + 2) = 7x^2 - 14x + 2x - 4 = 7x^2 - 12x - 4

C) (x +
2)(7x - 2) = 7x^2 + 14x - 2x - 4 = 7x^2 + 12x - 4

E) x(7x -
27 - 4) = 7x^2 - 27x - 4x = 7x^2 - 31x

None
of the options given are equivalent to the given expression. The factorized form of
7x^2- 27x - 4 = (7x + 1)(x - 4)

According to the creature in Frankenstein, what can save him from doing evil?

It is in Chapter Seventeen that the creature argues for
the creation of another being, like himself, so that he can have company in his position
of being an outcast of humanity. He has discovered through his adventures, and in
particular with the De Lacey family, that he is an outcast in every sense of the word,
unable to joy friendship or love with man, yet at the same time he has been created so
as to desire these things. Therefore, to his mind, it only seems logical that he should
have someone like himself, who will not be scared away by his appearance, who can
satisfy those desires inside of him. This would in turn cause his hatred of mankind and
of his creator to cease as he would be able to have his needs met. Note what he says to
Victor in Chapter Seventeen:

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"I swear to you, by the earth which I inhabit
and by you that made me, that with the companion you bestow I will leae the
neighbourhood of man and dwell as it may chance in the most savage of places. My evil
passions will have fled, for I shall meet with
sympathy!"

Sympathy, which is
what the creature has not yet encountered (except for the blind Mr. De Lacey), is what
he feels will act as an antidote to his hatred of humanity and cause him to dispense
with his violence.

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, in Chapter Six, what goes wrong with the children's escape plan?

In Harper Lee's To Kill a
Mockingbird, Chapter Six brings Jem, Scout and Dill to Dill's last night in
Maycomb before returning home. It becomes clear to Scout that the boys are hatching a
plan that they are not eager to share with her. They finally admit that they plan to go
to the Radley house and peek inside a window to try to get a look at Boo. Scout is
opposed to the idea, but Jem says if she doesn't like it she can shut up and leave.
(More and more Jem and Dill spend time together that does not include
Scout.)

Scout decides to go with them. Dill looks through a
window and sees nothing. Jem does the same thing, but a creaking step must give him away
for first there is a shadow that passes as Jem is on the porch; and when it seems the
"coast is clear," all three kids fly out of the Radley
yard.

Soon, however, they hear the sound of a shot gun
which scares the life out of them: as they run, Jem is nearly sobbing in fear. They
decide to climb under the fence that leads into the school yard. Jem holds it up for the
other two. Scout and Dill get through and go on until they realize that Jem is not with
them. Turning around, they find him caught on the fence. Jem kicks off his pants and
leaves them still attached, and in his shorts, runs with the other two to get safely
away.

What is the role of CO2 in soda water or in any other beverages? While drinking soda water, is there any use of this CO2 to our body?We used to...

When CO2 is dissolved in water it combines with a water
molecule to form carbonic acid - H2CO3.  As long as this drink is under pressure, the
CO2 stays dissolved.  When the pressure is released, some of the CO2 escapes as fizz, or
bubbles.  The carbonated water changes the taste of the water, and also gives it that
acidic "bite' that you sense when you drink it.  Any CO2 that you ingest is either
released through burping or some may enter the blood stream where it would be buffered
by the other components in the blood.

Why did Winthrop write "A Model of Christian Charity"?

Winthrop's sermon, delivered on board the
Arbella, was to admonish those who travelled with him that they
were to establish a new community in the new world which was to be, in his words, "a
city on a hill."

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The eyes of all people are upon us, so that if
we shall deal falsely with our God in this work we have undertaken, and so cause him to
withdraw his present help from us, we shall be made a story and a by-word through the
world: we shall open the mouths of enemies to speak evil of the ways of God and all
professors for God's sake. We shall shame the faces of many of God's worthy servants,
and cause their prayers to be turned into curses upon us, till we be consumed out of the
good land whither we are
going.

Winthrop and his
fellow travellers referred to themselves as the "Godly," but were known in England as
"Puritans," as they hoped to purify the Church of England and remove from it any element
of "popery." Typical of the Puritans, they were convinced that they were right and
everyone else was wrong in theological matters. Winthrop wanted the new colony in New
England to be an example of what a Christian community should look like. If they
succeeded, then the world would know that God was on their side; if they failed, then it
was their own fault for having abandoned their
principles.

Ironically, Winthrop, a lawyer, was himself
hardly a model of christian charity. Upon departing for England, he managed to take the
charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company with him, so the company had no headquarters in
England. All company decisions were made in New England and largely controlled by
Winthrop himself.

How do Jack and others react to Ralph's tongue lashing in Lord of the Flies?when Jack and Ralph have an argument, how do others react to it?

Jack and Ralph have several  arguments throughout the
course of novel.  One of their first, extremely awkward moments is when Jack interrupts
Piggy and discredits the conch in chapter six, and Ralph tells him coolly to sit down
and be quiet.  In this scene, the boys watch quietly, waiting apprehensively to see what
will happen between the two.  The narrator remarks that it was so quiet that the
"silence grew oppressive" (102).  Later, in other Jack and Ralph arguments, the boys
respond very much in the same way--waiting, watching, and listening.  None of them want
to intervene in the arguments, and all of the boys want to see the outcome; they are
transfixed to see Jack test the limits of law and order against Ralph and wonder
curiously just how far he will go. 

Please explain what "Dover Beach" is all about.

This poem begins as the speaker is looking out at Dover
Beach on the English coast at night with the moon in the sky. He calls his beloved to
the window to breathe the night air and to enjoy the view. He hears the endless roar of
the waves, which to him is a sound that makes him think of eternal sadness. This in turn
makes the speaker think that this was a sound that the ancient Greek dramatist,
Sophocles, heard long ago, which can be related to the ebb and flow of human misery. The
speaker then talks of the Sea of Faith, a very important metaphor in the poem, which,
once full like the tide, is now retreating. He implores his beloved to be true to one
another. Although the world in which they live may appear beautiful and fresh, it is
actually full of uncertainty and cruelty and pointless conflict. The only consolation
that can be found is in love.

It is important to remember
that this poem was written during the Victorian period of history, which was plagued by
doubts brought about by tremendous scientific advances and the difficulties that they
had reconciling those discoveries with traditional religious belief. This poem therefore
voices the fear of many that religion was going to be disproved by science, leaving the
world a very dark and terrifying place.

How do we find u if 3u^3 - u^2 - 6u+ 2= 0

Given the polynomial
equation:

3u^3 - u^2 -6u + 2 =
0

First we will factor the
equation.

We will factor u^2 from the first 2
terms.

==> u^2 ( 3u - 1) - 6u + 2 =
0

Now we will factor -2 from the last two
terms.

==> u^2 ( 3u-1) -2 (3u -1) =
0

Now we will factor
(3u-1)

==> (3u-1)( u^2 -2) =
0

Now we will determine the
roots.

==> 3u-1 = 0 ==> 3u =1 ==> u=
1/3

==> (u^2-2) = 0 ==> u^2 = 2 ==> u=
+-sqrt2

Then we have three
roots.

==> u= { 1/3, sqrt2 ,
-sqrt2}

Compare and contrast Bernini’s David with Michelangelo’s David, describing the pose, body forms, moment in the story and overall effect and...

The differences between the two works on the same Biblical
character who defeated the giant Goliah can be explained by making reference to the
different artistic and historical epochs in which they were
executed.

Michelangelo sculpted his David
between 1501 and 1504 during the Renaissance period which emphasized the
importance of simmetry and balance in the works of art and took the classicism of Greek
art as a model. Because of this artistic canon, Michelangelo does not capture David
during his confrontation with Goliah, but preparing for it. He is standing and does not
interact with the surrounding environment ("contrapposto" is the technical term for this
pose). His muscles and face are relaxed and his peaceful expression gives him an
idealized and almost god-like aura.

On the contrary,
Bernini realized his David in 1623 during the Baroque era which
prized excess and movement over Renaissance balance. Because of this new interests,
Bernini shows David in the very act of confronting Goliah in battle, just as he is about
to use his sling to throw a stone against the giant. His body is therefore caught under
the strain of his physical effort. All his muscles are shown as tense and his posture is
not upright as in Michelangelo's David, but twisted. There is nothing idealized in
Bernini's David and, rather than being an entity completed separated from the world of
the observers, Bernini's sculptures implicates its viewers in its baroque spectacle. The
viewers share the same position as the imagined Goliah and thus become the targets of
David's stone.

What are the consequences of love as Keats describe them in "La Belle Dame Sans Merci"?

John Keats's "La Belle Dame sans Merci" is a Romantic
ballad that tells of the misfortune of a knight who falls in love with a maiden who is
without mercy--"sans merci."  Much like some ancient myths in which the fertility of the
land is connected to the health of a heroic figure such as a king or a knight, upon whom
a spell is cast and must be thrown off for the land to again be bountiful, Keats's poem
reflects this motif.

After the ethereal lady takes the
knight to her "elfin grot," in line 29, she lulls him to sleep; however, while he is
asleep, the knight has a horrifying dream in which he envisions "pale kings and princes"
who cry out to him that the lady without mercy has him entralled and, thus, in terrible
danger.  For, they, too, are the victims of the "faery child's" eternal enslavement. 
Frightened by this vision, the knight awakens only to find himself thus enslaved as he
wanders alone through the woods that now has withered in its
beauty:

And
this is why I sojourn here,

Alone and palely
loitering,

Though the sedge has withered from the
lake,

And no birds
sing.

In addition to his
enslavement to the maiden's caprice, the knight suffers from unrequited love as a
consequence of his meeting her and her abandonment.

How does Antony show himself to be ruthless in this Act 4, scene 1, of Shakespeare's Julius Ceasar?

In Shakespeare's play, Julius Caesar,
Antony, though he loved Caesar and mourns his death, may be as ruthless as Brutus feared
Caesar would be.

As the second triumvirate (Antony,
Octavius, and Lepidus) of Rome forms, Caesar's power is divided among three men.
Antony's ruthlessness is seen in several ways.

First,
Antony takes part with the other two men in compiling a list of people they will have
executed to avoid complications with these enemies. This is known as the "proscription
scene."

...the
proscription scene may supply evidence that Antony is self-serving and
cruel...

Antony ruthlessly
agrees to have his nephew put to death if Lepidus will have his own brother killed.
Antony and the others show their greed in planning to change Caesar's will. Antony also
believes that Lepidus is too weak to rule in Rome. He plans to depose him of his power.
Antony is insulting of this man who has proven himself in battle, and in comparing the
other man to a horse than must be trained, he shows an undesirable side of a future
leader of Rome.

Can we read 'The Importance of Being Earnest' as a play that has been written with a purpose? Justify your answer.

The Importance of Being Earnest, by
Oscar Wilde, is indeed a play that has been written with a purpose. First, it is a
representative of the genre of plays that treats topics as a comedy of manners. This
genre explores and mocks the behaviors and mannerisms of different social classes in
order to produce a comical result.

However, it is not just
satire for satire's sake. It is also a reality check for the upper classes, so that they
can see in the plays a mirror of how the majority of the population thinks of them. The
hypocritical snobbery, their affectation of voice and poise, their "holier than thou"
attitudes, and their elitism made them an easy target for jokes by the likes of Austen,
Wilde, Dickens, Shaw, and many more literary greats. This is also a window into the
mentality of the social classes, and of how they treated each other as community
members.

Just from this play alone we can see that there
was a marked difference among individuals as far as class, rank, peerage, family name,
family history, income, place of residence, and expectations. These differences led no
doubt to dissension and resentment among social classes. This is hardly a characteristic
of a strong and stable society.

Hence, The
Importance of Being Earnest opens a window into the lives of typical
Victorians, and shows us their idiosyncrasies, systems of belief, behaviors, mannerisms,
and expectations for themselves an others. This gives us a great profile and background
information that may help us understand the reason why some characters were created the
way that they were.

Who did Samuel Steele arrest in 1884 at Blackfoot Crossing?

In 1884, in the lead-up to the Northwest Rebellion led by
Louis Riel, Samuel Steele and two other officers arrested Bear's Head at Blackfoot
Crossing.  Bear's Head, a Metis, was an emissary from Riel to the Blackfoot people,
meant to encourage them to join in the rebellion that Riel was
planning.

The incident at Blackfoot Crossing came after
Steele had already sent his men to arrest Bear's Head once.  After the first arrest,
Bear's Head had jumped out of a moving train while being brought to Calgary.  After
this, Steele decided to go to Blackfoot Crossing himself to arrest Bear's Head a second
time.  He found Bear's Head at the annual Sun Dance of the Blackfeet.  He dragged Bear's
Head out of the tipi of the Blackfoot leader Crowfoot and took him
away.

What are the moral dilemmas in Ibsen's A Doll House?

Well, I would say the biggest moral dilemma that seems to
encompass and envelop the rest of the many moral dilemmas that are explored in this play
comes down to honesty and self-knowledge. The ubiquitous theme of appearance versus
reality, which is so important in so many works of literature, comes to play here as we
are shown a marriage that, on the surface at least, appears to be perfect, yet as the
play progresses, we realise that Nora is anything but the perfect wife that her husband
thinks she is. Torvald is a character that wants control over his wife and believes that
he has it. His appearance is incredibly important to him, and he views his marriage as
another part of how he is viewed by others. Nora, on the other hand, shows in her "other
life" that she is not so easily controlled and dominated by Torvald. The biggest moral
dilemma of this excellent play therefore seems to be between the ease of playing a part
that will not challenge either ourselves or others and allow life--even a fictitious
life--to carry on smoothly, or to try and bring reality to the fore and express who we
really are rather than living a lie. This is the moral dilemma that Nora is forced to
face, and also gives her a moment of epiphany as she reflects on her
life:

But our
home has never been anything but a playroom. I've been your doll-wife, just as I used to
be Papa's doll-child. And the children have been my dolls. I used to think it was fun
when you came in and played with me, just as they think it's fun when I go and play
games with them. That's all our marriage has been,
Torvald.

Note the way that
this speech links to the title of the play and the limited life that Nora has lived,
being first dominated and patronised by her father, and now her husband. Nora's choice
to challenge the fiction and childishness of her life is symbolised in her decision to
leave Torvald and the children and in the slamming of the door at the
end.

In D.H. Lawrence's "The Horse Dealer's Daughter," what powerful feeling do both Mabel and the doctor share?

Both Dr. Ferguson and Mabel, following his rescue of her
from trying to drown herself, experience a serious sexual awakening as they literally
are overcome by passion and their reason is overpowered by feeling. What is important to
note is that we are told this scene in the story focusing on the feelings of Dr.
Ferguson rather than Mabel, so we can only see and hear what Dr. Ferguson is thinking
and just hear the words and see the actions that Mabel does. Dr. Ferguson feels in
Mabel's control and overcome by desire:

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He very much wanted to go upstairs to get into
dry clothign. but there was another desire in him. And she seemed to hold him. His will
seemed to have gone to sleep, and left him, standing there slack before
her.

The story continues by
saying "It was as if she had the life of his body in her hands, and he could not
extricate himself." It is clear that Mabel herself is undergoing the same realisation of
sudden, passionate and overwhelming love, as is shown by her
actions:

She
shuffled forward on her knees, and put her arms round him, round his legs, as he stood
there, pressing her breasts against his knees and thighs, clutching him with strange,
convulsive certainty, pressing his thigs against her, drawing him to her face, her
throat, as she looked up at him with flaring, humble eyes of transfiguration, triumphant
in first possession.

Both
then experience a sudden sexual awakening of interest and love in the other that
overcomes their reason and other doubts that they have, such as the doctor's concerns
about what others will think about him.

What is an example of literary device used in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?

The most important literary device in the novel is the use
of a fictional encyclopedia, which explains some of the important events and themes.
The Hitchhiker's Guide, in the book, is a real traveler's guide,
containing often-inaccurate but usually insightful information about everything in the
galaxy. This is intended to replace a larger resource, and provide fast advice for
dealing with unexpected situations. This acts as a plot point; Ford Prefect is a writer
for the Guide's publisher and was stranded on Earth while gathering
information for the updated edition.

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(Excerpt from The Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy, Page 634784, Section 5a, Entry:
Magrathea)

Far back in the mists of ancient time, in the great and
glorious days of the former Galactic Empire, life was wild, rich and largely tax free.
Mighty starships plied their way between exotic suns...
(Adams, The
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Google
Books)

This is an example of
epistolary literature, in which fictional documents are used to inform or bolster the
story. Guide entries show an extremely diverse population of creatures and events,
allowing Adams to hint at an enormous, populated universe, the scope of which is far
beyond human ability to change or even comprehend.

How might one summarize Chapter 1 of John Ruskin's book Unto This Last?

The first chapter of John Ruskin’s book Unto
This Last might be summarized as
follows:

• Recent political economists have been
  mistaken to ignore human affections and focus instead on human
  greed.


• The relations between employers and workers is
  crucial to actual economic life but has been ignored by recent political
  economists.


• Human beings are not always motivated by
  simple, naked self-interests, as animals are.


• Human
  beings were created by God to be concerned with justice, not merely with
  self-interest.


• Workers will work best for those who treat
  them decently; they are not mere
  machines:

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if the master, instead of endeavouring to get as
much work as possible from the servant, seeks rather to render his appointed and
necessary work beneficial to him, and to forward his interests in all just and wholesome
ways, the real amount of work ultimately done, or of good rendered, by the person so
cared for, will indeed be the greatest
possible.

• Workers
  who are treated as human beings, not as cogs in an economic machine, will be the most
  productive:

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Treat the servant kindly, with the idea of
turning his gratitude to account, and you will get, as you deserve, no gratitude, nor
any value for your kindness; but treat him kindly without any economical purpose, and
all economical purposes will be answered . .
.

• Paying the
  lowest possible wages is not a good way to get the best
  workers.


• Wages for various jobs should be standardized;
  workers should not be hired according to which ones cost
  less:

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The false, unnatural, and destructive system is
when the bad workman is allowed to offer his work at half-price, and either take the
place of the good, or force him by his competition to work for an inadequate
sum.

• Society tends
  to value people who give of themselves over those who seem selfish. Thus, doctors are
  generally valued over businessmen because the latter are presumed to act from selfish
  motives. Ideally, however, merchants and businessmen should not act
  from selfish motives.


• The ideal purpose of merchants and
  businessmen is to provide for the needs of the
  nation.


• Ideally, it is the
  businessman’s

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duty, not only to be always considering how to
produce what he sells, in the purest and cheapest forms, but how to make the various
employments involved in the production, or transference of it, most beneficial to the
men
employed.

• Businessmen
  should be like concerned fathers to the people they
  employ.

What is the area of the region under the curve y=1/x + 1/(x+1), beween the lines x=1 and x=2 and x axis?

In other words, we'll have to determine the area of the
region bounded by the given curve, x axis and the lines x = 1 and x 
=2.

We'll evaluate the definite integral of the function y
between the limits of integration: x = 1 to x = 2.

Int ydx
= Int [1/x + 1/(x+1)]dx

We'll apply the additive property
of integrals:

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

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

We'll apply Leibniz Newton formula to evaluate the
definite integral:

Int dx/x + Int dx/(x+1) = F(2) -
F(1)

Int dx/x + Int dx/(x+1) = ln 2 + ln 3 - ln 1 - ln
2

But ln 1 = 0

We'll reduce
like terms and we'll get:

Int dx/x + Int dx/(x+1) = ln
3

The area of the region bounded by the given
curve, x axis and the lines x = 1 and x  =2 is A = ln 3 square
units.

What is x if log(6) ( x+41 ) - log(6) (x+1) = 2 ?

log6 (x+ 41) - log6 (x+1) =
2

First we will find the
domain.

==> x+ 41>0 ==>  x >
-41

==> x + 1 > 0 ==> x >
-1

==> Then the domain is x > -1
.....(1) 

We will use the logarithm properties to solve for
x.

We know that log a - log b= log
(a/b)

==> log6 (x+41) / (x+1)
=2

Now we will rewrite using the exponent
form.

==> (x+41)/(x+1) =
6^2

==> (x+41)/ (x+1) =
36

Multiply by x+1

==>
x+ 41 = 36(x+1)

==> x+ 41 = 36x +
36

==> 35x =
5

=> x = 5/35 =
1/7

==> x= 1/7 > -1 ( then the solution
within the domain.)

Then the solution is x=
1/7

What is the theme of the novel Lust for Life by Irving Stone?

Employing a quote from Irving Stone's Lust for
Life, the theme of this bio-historical novel expresses this
idea,

It is
the plight of most people that by a kind of fatality they have to seek a long time for
light.

Aristotle remarked,
"No excellent soul is exempt from a mixture of madness," and this reflection well can
describe Vincent van Gogh.  From reading Stone's fictionalized biography, the reader
gains insight into the artistic sensitivity, the loneliness, and the search for
expression and the understanding of this expression that consumed van Gogh.  In van Gogh
there was an excess of force and a violence of expression that frightened others. Yet,
there is also a delicateness and extreme sensitivity in this same artist.  Sadly, only
his brother Theo understood Vincent; even his erstwhile friend Paul Gauguin argued with
him.  

In Lust for Life, art critic G.
Alber Aurier's refelction on van Gogh is recorded,

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This robust and true artist with an illumined
soul, will he ever know the joys of being rehabilitated by the public?  I do not think
so.  He is too simple, and at the same time too subtle, for our bourgeois spirit.  He
will never be altogether understood except by his brother
artists.

Truly, the message
that the reader receives from reading Stone's intriguing work that is documented with
Theo van Gogh's letters is that Vincent van Gogh was the quintessential artist, mind,
soul, and body. 

In Romeo and Juliet, who are the foils between Romeo and Mercutio , between the nurse and Juliet and between Benvolio and Tybalt?Please need the...

A foil is a character that is used as contrast to another
character. Foils are completely different from one another. They are used to highlight
and intensify the different qualities of each other.

Romeo
and Mercutio are extremely different characters. Romeo is sensitive , serious, often
focusing on the negative, and tends to fall in love quickly and easily. He is a hopeless
romantic. Mercutio takes nothing seriously. He makes light of everything and constantly
makes a joke out of everythng. He is upbeat and funny, light-hearted. You'd never catch
Mercutio falling for someone. He'd never let it
happen.

Benvolio is the peace-maker of the play. He always
tries to break up any conflicts that occur. He is calm and benevolent (kind). It take a
lot to upset or anger him. Tybalt, on the other hand, is violent and agressive. He has a
bad temper and will fight at the drop of a hat. It does not take much to incite him to
violent behavior.

What does a proud man hath no god mean?

"The proud man hath no god; the envious man hath no
neighbor; the angry man hath no himself.", is a quote by English Bishop, Joseph Hall
(1574-1656).

In its entirety, the quote seems to be a
warning to Christians about the consequences of some of the seven deadly sins (Wrath,
pride, lust, envy, sloth, greed, and gluttony). He focuses on pride, envy, and wrath and
tells the reader that proud people choose not to have god in their lives, jealous people
won't have friends because envy is an unappealing quality in a friend, and angry men
have no control of themselves; often losing who they are in the insanity of
rage.

Specifically, in the first part of the quote of which
you were asking, Hall is saying that a man who is filled with pride doesn't think he
needs a god, because he has everything he needs to succeed within himself. A prideful
man needs no intervention from a higher power because he thinks he IS the higher
power.

In "The Autobiography of Malcolm X," why did the insurance company refuse to pay off the life insurance policy of Malcolm's father?

The insurance company refuses to pay out its policy for
Mrs. Little because they believe that Mr. Little killed himself.  They refuse to accept
the fact that Malcolm's father's murder was perpetrated by the Klan and White men in the
community.  Rather, the argument that is put forth is that Earl Little killed himself. 
Despite the gruesome murder and the obvious signs that he was, for all practical
purposes, lynched, the insurance company refuses to pay because it is not ruled a
homicide, leaving the door open for it being a suicide.  The significance is telling. 
The first is that Malcolm's narrative, at an early age, involves violence against people
of color at the hands of White America.  This is in stark contrast to the emerging
narrative of someone like Dr. King, who experiences racism at an acute level as a child
when kids make fun of him.  This is a more pointed and brutal experience of racism,
especially when considering how Earl Little was murdered.  Another element that emerges
is how White America uses its position of power over people of color to manipulate and
deny them basic opportunity and a sense of institutional fairness.  Malcolm X is not
afraid of calling out the insurance company's deceit as similar to the physical violence
the family endured.  In both conditions, people of color are under siege from White
America, and this instant early on in the narrative helps to set the stage for what will
be experienced throughout the autobiography.

What is the main character of "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," Peyton Farquhar's, occupation?

The opening words of Part II of "An Occurrence at Owl
Creek Bridge" tell exactly what Peyton Farquhar's occupation
was.

Peyton
Farquhar was a well to do planter, of an old and highly respected Alabama family. Being
a slave owner and like other slave owners a politician, he was naturally an original
secessionist and ardently devoted to the Southern
cause.

He owned a big tract
of land which had been passed down to him by his forebears. He undoubted planted cotton
and used black slaves to do all the work. There were many such plantation owners in the
South, and they enjoyed prosperity because they did not have to pay for the heavy labor
involved in growing, tending, and picking cotton. The cotton was baled and shipped to
the textile mills in England. It was the slave owners of the South, of course, who were
most strongly opposed to the growing anti-slavery movement in the north. The rich
plantation owners not only thought that slavery was a benign institution but were bent
on spreading it farther and farther to the west. 

Peyton
Farquhar's occupation was restricted to managing a big plantation. He was following in
the footsteps of his ancestors who had been slave holders for
generations. 

How is Thomas Becket the tragic hero in Murder in the Cathedral?

Remember, the word tragedy originated from the Greek word
'tragos' which means a 'goat'. do you wonder now
how?

Actually, in the actual greek practice, human was made
an object of sacrifice either to appease the repective god/goddess or to seek his/her
benevolence. in the later time, with the progress of civilization, the greeks realized
the horror and heinous crime involved with this ritual. then the human was replaced by a
goat.

in this ritual, the object of sacrifice was kept at
the centre while the ritual-killers surrounded it along periphery. their spears were
pointed toward the centre where the object of sacrifice was already tied or affixed to
the 'stake'. they would sing a ritual song and gradually as the song nears to close,
they constrict the periphery and move toward the centre. thus, with the end of the song,
the spears get pierced. the object, be it human or a goat, is sacrificed. As the goat
had no crime, yet it is made an object of sacrifice, hence the origin of the word
'scapegoat'. and, hence too, is the reason of the origin of the word tragedy from
'tragos'.

remember about Macbeth in Shakespeare's play.
when Macbeth has no way out to flee or to survive, when all his enemies have surrounded
him from all sides, he utters the pang-relieving
words:

"I'm tied to the stake, I cannot
fly,

But bear like I must fight the
course."

this imagery evokes in our mind the ancient greek
practice as mentioned above.

Now, consider the case the
Becket in Murder in the Cathedral. In Act II, in the murder episode in particular, he is
surrounded by four murderers. he has no way out to escape. Eliot very adroitly sketches
this imagery by alluding to the ancient greek practice of ritual killing. from this
angle, obviously, Becket is a tragic hero, a classical tragic
hero.

but there are also other points one may elaborate in
details that correspond to the question whether Becket is a tragic hero. Let's have a
look:

First, Becket is pre-ordained by God to be a Martyr.
in this respect, he is 'a chosen seed of God'. To God, of course, he is an object of
Martyr. but, as per God's design, Becket must not be aware of this. Neither Becket
should want it. because christian martyrdom is only the design of God. but in his
encounter with the Fourth Tempter, the reality of his heart's intention was revealed. he
had thought of being a martyr perhaps in the remotest corner of his mind. once the
fourth tempter is gone, becket realises his sin. if  this is his hamartia then he must
undergo the way of salvation that might bring him a redemption. and so does he. his
redemption comes through his realization of his own remark that he made in Act
II:

"Action is suffering and suffering
action..."

Secondly, Becket had to die almost for no crime
on his part. being loyal to the church or truthful to the religion can never be a crime.
yet becket suffers in the hand of the murderers.

Thirdly,
we should raise a debate with supporting arguments from various critics, whether, Becket
is really a tragic hero or a religion's martyr or both? Literally, becket is a tragic
hero. but eliot also projects him as a martyr. And as is the case, a religious martyr is
always a sufferer, so becket must be a tragic hero too. symbolically, becket is a
christ-figure, a saviour of mankind. as christ was murdered first, made a tragic hero
and then a prophet, so in case of becket, he was murdered first, made a tragic hero, and
then a saint.

Why was the Know-Nothing Party formed?

The Know-Nothing Party (also known as the American Party)
was formed because of nativism.  Nativism is an ideology that holds
that the "native" people of a given country are superior to others and that those others
should be kept out of "their" country.  In the United States in the 1840s, this meant
that people of generally English descent felt superior to immigrants of German and Irish
descent.

During the 1840s, huge numbers of immigrants had
come to the US from Ireland and Germany.  "Native" Americans felt threatened by these
newcomers.  They felt that the immigrants (especially the Irish Catholics) were a danger
to American traditions and values.  In an attempt to fight against the immigrants and
their increasing presence in US, the Know-Nothing Party was formed.  As the link below
says, the party was made of people who

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...feared the foreign influence of immigrants ...
who were arriving in record numbers to the United States in the
1840s.

What are some instances in To Kill a Mockingbird that show how a "lady" acts?

Sadly, many of the supposed "ladies" of Maycomb didn't
exactly behave as a true lady should. Some of the women of the Missionary Circle
gossiped and berated the African-Americans of Maycomb; Mrs. Merriweather went so far as
to criticize Atticus, who paid for the refreshments. According to
Scout,

Ladies
in bunches always filled me with vague apprehension and a firm desire to be
elsewhere.

Scout was dressed
in her Sunday best, and Aunt Alexandra made her follow her around, "part of her campaign
to teach me to be a lady." Scout tried her best. When she was asked if she wanted to be
a lawyer when she grew up, Scout responded, "Nome, just a lady." The "ladies" laughed at
that, and Miss Stephanie even cautioned her that

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"... you won't get very far until you start
wearing dresses more
often."

Aunt Alexandra and
Miss Maudie displayed ladylike tendencies during the circle meeting that Scout admired,
however. After receiving the news about Tom Robinson's death, the two women put on their
best faces and returned to serving refreshments, without a word to the other women, as
if nothing had happened.

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After all, if Aunty could be a lady at a time
like this, so could I.

In an
earlier chapter, Scout's Uncle Jack cautioned her about her foul language, and he asked
her

     "You
want to grow up to be a lady, don't you?"
     I said not
particularly.

Aunt Alexandra
was

...
fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to become a lady if I
wore breeches.

When Calpurnia
took the children to her church, she made sure that both of them were well scrubbed and
that Scout was wearing her petticoat.

Perhaps the most
ladylike act in the novel comes at the very end, when none other than Scout takes Boo
Radley's hand and leads him back to his house.

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... if Miss Stephanie Crawford was watching from
her upstairs window, she would see Arthur Radley escorting me down the sidewalk, as any
gentleman would. 

In "Sea Fever," where does the poet go and why?

This excellent and memorable poem is all about the intense
desire of the speaker to return to the sea, which obviously is very important to his
identity and life. From the very first line of this poem, the longing that the speaker
has to return to the sea speaks of the "Sea Fever" of the title, and the way that his
love of the sea is an obsession for him, that makes it impossible for him to live inland
for too much time:

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I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely
sea and the sky...

His
longing to sail out and live the "vagrant gyspy life" by himself with nothing but a ship
and the various animals and birds that are found on the sea are expressed throughout the
poem, which could be described as a love poem about one man's desire and intense
connection with the sea and the kind of life that a sailor can lead. The speaker is
obviously unsatisfied with his life on shore, and finds something irresistably
attractive and romantic about the life of a sailor. Note how it is
described:

To
the gull's way and the whale's way where the wind's like a whetted
knife...

The beauty, thrill
and excitement that is evoked in such lines makes it clear how attractive the sea is to
the speaker and why he wishes to return there.

What is the meaning of the three sayings "war is peace, freedom is slavery and ignorance is strength" in 1984?

These are the paradoxes under which Oceania operates. 
"War is Peace" seems like it couldn't possibly be true, but Oceania is at war with its
own people...the government suppresses them into submission and obedience.  As long as
they follow the rules, there is peace, even though there is the constant premise of war
with one of the other countries.

"Freedom is slavery" seems
untrue as well, however, upon closer inspection, that is exactly what is happening in
Oceania.  The Proles, who are the most free, are also the most impoverished...enslaved
by their lack of money but free to do all other things including wearing makeup,
singing, etc.  The Party members have more "freedom," but they are enslaved by
overbearing rules and also the fear of the consequences should they break the rules. 
Room 101 is the most enslaving factor.

"Ignorance is
strength" is also true, although it seems a serious contradiction.  Winston constantly
mentions that the strength is with the Proles.  They are the largest population in
Oceania, and they are the most ignorant.  There are no telescreens or rules in the
Proles' community.  They are the dumb masses...not realizing that they are the sole
people who are capable of rebelling and winning true freedom for everyone.  However,
they are blissfully happy in their ignorance, so there is no reason for them to rise up.
They are poor, but they have just enough to survive and find some semblance of
happiness. 

The vector a=3u-v is perpendicular to the vector b=u+3v. If |u|=1 and |v|=2 what is the cosine of the angle made by vectors u and v?

We'll recall that the dot product of two orthogonal
vectors is cancelling out. Therefore, the dot product of a and b is
0.

a*b = 0

We'll multiply the
two vectors:

(3u - v)(u + 3v) = 3u^2 + 9u*v - u*v -
3v^2

We'll substitute u^2 = |u|^2 = 1 and v^2 = |v|^2 = 2^2
= 4

(3u - v)(u + 3v) = 3*1 + 8u*v -
3*4

(3u - v)(u + 3v) = 8u*v -
9

Since the dor product is cancelling, then (3u - v)(u +
3v) = 0 => 8u*v - 9 = 0.

8u*v =
9

u*v = 9/8

We'll apply the
formula of dot product:

u*v = |u|*|v|*cos
(u,v)

9/8 = 1*2*cos (u,v)

cos
(u,v) = 9/16

The cosine of the angle between
the vectors u and v is: cos (u,v) = 9/16.

What is the difference between an appeals court and a trial court in the US government?

The difference here is that a trial court is one in which
trials are originally held.  In these courts, there are typically juries that are
listening to the cases and are making determinations of fact.  This is unique to a trial
court.

In an appellate court, trials are not held.  There
are generally not any determinations of fact.  Instead, appeals courts are places where
attorneys appeal the verdicts handed down in trials.  The attorneys must appeal the
verdicts by claiming that the judges in the trials made errors of law.  In other words,
an attorney cannot simply appeal on the basis that their client was innocent and the
jury made a mistake.  Instead, the appeal must be based on the claim that the judge made
a mistaken ruling that hurt the attorney's client.

Overall,
then, trial courts hold trials where findings of fact and law are made.  Appeals courts
hear appeals that claim that findings of law in the trials were
incorrect.

Discuss the destructive type of love present in Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire.

I think that the love presented in Williams' work is
destructive.  Yet, I also think that the love that is presented is demonstrated as one
that yearns for what cannot be.  In a sense that love becomes so very destructive for
those who possess it.  For example, Blanche demonstrates a love for a time and condition
that have passed.  Blanche yearns for the stately manors and regal tradition of the
South, embodied in Belle Reve.  This has passed with a more modernized and industrial
visage in its place.  Blanche's love of the past proves to be destructive because it
makes her incapable of being able to adapt to the moder modernized reality that
surrounds her.  Stanley's desire to appropriate the world in accordance to his own
subjectivity is also destructive, but this destruction is wrought on others.  His love
of this appropriation causes him to violate Blanche, demonstrating carnal destruction. 
In the end, the yearning for the subjective to be mirrored in reality is a form of love
that destroys bonds and cannot foster connection or solidarity between
people.

How to determine the coordinates of the vertex of parabola, v(h,k), if y=x^2-6x+8.

We'll write the function
as:

f(x) = a(x-h)^2 + k, where the vertex has the
coordinates v(h,k)

We'll write the given
function:

f(x) = 1(x^2 - 6x) + 8

We'll
complete the square x^2 - 6x:

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

So, we'll add and subtract the value
9:

f(x) = 1(x^2 - 6x + 9) - 9 +
8

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

We'll
compare the result with the standard form:

(x - 3)^2 - 1=
a(x-h)^2 + k

h = 3

k =
-1

The coordinates of the vertex of parabola
are:V (3 ; -1).

What is the main idea of theories of international relations?

The main idea of theories of international relations in
general (as opposed to the main idea of each particular theory) is to explain the
factors that impact international relations.  There are many factors that
could be used to explain and predict events in
international relations.  Theories of IR attempt to explain which of those possible
factors actually do have an impact on what happens in
international relations.

Different theories highlight
different factors.  For example, realism argues that the most important factor is the
fact that the international order is anarchic; that there is no world government that
can compel countries to obey laws.  This means that international relations are governed
by countries' desire to get power and security for themselves.  Idealism, by contrast,
argues that the international system is not anarchic and that there are many ways in
which countries interact and cooperate so that they are doing something other than
trying to get power.

In these ways, IR theories attempt to
identify what factors are most important in determining what will happen in
international relations.

Evaluate the limit of the function y if x goes to infinite? y=(3x^2-4x+1)/(-8x^2+5)

Since the values of x approach infinite, we'll calculate
the limit by factorizing both, numerator and denominator, by x^2, to create strings
whose limits is zero:

lim (3x^2-4x+1)/(-8x^2+5) = lim
x^2(3-5/x+1/x^2)/x^2(-8+5/x^2)

We'll reduce both, numerator
and denominator, by x^2:

lim
(3-5/x+1/x^2)/(-8+5/x^2)

We'll replace x by
infinite:

lim (3-5/x+1/x^2)/(-8+5/x^2) = [lim3-lim (5/x)+
lim(1/x^2)]/[lim(-8) + lim(5/x^2)] = (3 - 5/infinite + 1/infinite)/(-8 +
5/infinite)

lim (3x^2-4x+1)/(-8x^2+5) =
(3-0+0)/(-8+0)

lim (3x^2-4x+1)/(-8x^2+5) =
-3/8

We notice that the limit is the ratio of leding
coefficients of numerator and
denominator.

The requested limit of the
function is: lim (3x^2-4x+1)/(-8x^2+5) = -3/8.

Simpify into two partial fractions:2x-3/ (x^2 -5x -50)

We have to find the partial fractions of 2x-3/ (x^2 -5x
-50)

2x-3/ (x^2 -5x
-50)

=> 2x - 3 / (x^2 - 10x + 5x -
50)

=> 2x - 3 / (x(x - 10) + 5(x -
10))

=> 2x - 3 / (x + 5)(x -
10)

=> A / (x + 5) + B/(x -
10)

=> Ax - 10A + Bx + 5B = 2x -
3

=> A + B  = 2 and 10A - 5B =
3

=> 10A + 10B = 20 and 10A - 5B =
3

subtract the two
equations

=> 15B =
17

=> B = 17/15

A =
13/15

The partial fractions are 13/15*(x + 5)
+ 17/15*(x - 10)

In A Tale of Two Cities, what theme of the novel does Jerry Cruncher's illicit activity reinforce?

The first hint we have of Jerry Cruncher's night-time
activities as a Ressurection Man, or a body snatcher who digs up recently buried bodies
and sells them illegally to those interested in medical research, actually comes in the
second chapter of Book I of this excellent novel. Having delivered the rather curious
message, "RECALLED TO LIFE," Jerry Cruncher is left to muse the meaning of this
enigmatic phrase at the end of the chapter. Note what Jerry says to himself as he
returns back to his home:

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"Recalled to life." That's a blazing strange
message. Much of that wouldn't do for you, Jerry! I say, Jerry! You'd be in a blazing
bad way, if recalling to life was to come into fashion,
Jerry!

Of course, it is only
later that we discover the significance of this quote, but it does serve to reinforce
the way in which various characters and various secrets are "recalled to life"
throughout the novel and how important this is for the plot. Obviously, it is Dr.
Manette who is recalled to life, but in addition, Charles Darnay finds that his own past
as an Evermonde is recalled to life, with tragic results. In addition, Jerry Cruncher's
own secret is revealed as an important proof to enable Sydney Carton to gain an
advantage over the English informer who turns out to be Mrs. Pross's son, Solomon. Just
as Jerry specialises in unearthing bodies or skeletons that were thought to be well and
truly buried, so the novel itself unearths various characters, identities and secrets
that were thought to be buried. Recalled to life is thus a key theme throughout the
novel, and Jerry Cruncher's illicit activity serves as a kind of metaphor for its
importance.

What is the main theme in "Her First Ball"? Discuss.Katerine Mansfield's "Her First Ball"

Perhaps the main theme of Katherine Manfield's "Her First
Ball" is the resilience of youth.  For, while appearances vs. reality is one theme, and
the temporality of absolute happiness is another, the main theme of youth's resilience
in the face of appearances, time, and unhappiness seems to supersede the
others.

While Leila is aware that she will not always be
young and pretty, and she does discover the cruelty of people and how the appearances of
events can alter reality,she bounces back from the harsh reality that the older man
places before her, and she chooses to ignore the truth of life for the enjoyment of the
moment, the introduction of "the beginning of everything."  After her harsh experience
with the old fat man, when her next partner bumps into this man, who is symbolic of
time, Leila

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smiled at him more radiantly than ever.  She
didn't even recognize him
again.

Leila deals with the
transitory elements of life and the cruelty of people and the unreality of events by
choosing to give them no recognition, and instead, with youthful resilience, she enjoys
herself in the moment.

What failures occurred during John F. Kennedy's presidency?

I would argue that John F. Kennedy's major failures were
in the area of foreign policy.  They included the Bay of Pigs invasion and the
escalation of US involvement in Vietnam.

The Bay of Pigs
invasion was a complete fiasco.  The US supported the invaders enough to make the
invasion happen, but not enough to give it any chance of success.  Allowing the invasion
to happen showed poor judgement and was a clear failure.

It
was also under JFK that the US got more deeply involved in Vietnam.  On his watch, the
US supported Ngo Dinh Diem even as he oppressed many of his people.  Then the US allowed
him to be overthrown and (probably without US approval) assassinated.  This led to a US
commitment to back a series of governments that had very little credibility with their
own people.

These two things constitute major failures of
the JFK presidency.

In regards to Guns, Germs, and Steel, how does the fact that farming is an "auto-catalytic" process account for the great disparities in societies?

The answer to this can be neatly summed up by one line
from Guns, Germs, and Steel.  On the bottom of p. 258 in my edition
of the book (about 4 pages from the end of the chapter), Diamond says "...technology
begets more technology."  This is why farming's autocatalytic nature
matters.

When a society starts to farm, it needs various
technologies.  As it invents those, they lead to other technologies.  Soon, the farming
society has all sorts of technologies that have branched off from one another. 
Meanwhile, a society that did not start farming, has no technology.  It never invented
the first set of technololgy that "begat" all the other technologies.  Because it never
invented the farm-related technology, it could not autocatalyze and create more
technologies.  This means that, over time, the non-farming society falls farther and
farther behind the farming society in terms of
technology.

Because one technology leads to more and more
technology (because farming is autocatalytic), societies can develop huge disparities in
term so their technological levels.

If dy/dx=(cos2x+sin^2x), determine the function y?

To determine the primitive,we'll have to evaluate the
result of the indefinite integral.

Int dy = Int
dx/[cos2x+(sin x)^2]

We'll have to re-write the
denominator. We'll apply the formula of the cosine of a double
angle.

cos 2x = cos(x+x)

cos
2x = cosx*cosx - sinx*sinx

cos 2x = (cosx)^2 -
(sinx)^2

We notice that the terms of the denominator are
cos 2x, also the term (sin x)^2. So, we'll re-write cos 2x, with respect to the function
sine only.

According to Pythagorean identity, we'll
substitute (cos x)^2 by the difference 1- (sin x)^2:

cos 2x
= 1 - (sinx)^2  - (sinx)^2

cos 2x = 1 -
2(sinx)^2

The denominator will
become:

cos2x + (sin x)^2 =  1 - 2(sinx)^2 + (sin
x)^2

cos2x + (sin x)^2  = 1 - (sin
x)^2

But, 1 - (sin x)^2 = (cosx)^2 (from the fundamental
formula of trigonometry)

cos2x + (sin x)^2  =
(cosx)^2

Int dy = Int dx/(cosx)^2 = tan x +
C

What does Ultima teach Antonio in chapters 1-3 of Bless Me, Ultima?

Let us remind ourselves of what happens in these first
three chapters: Ultima is brought to the house, and as Antonio watches Lupito dying, he
hears Ultima's owl with him and senses her presence alongside him. It is Ultima that
carries him back to his house and gives him something to make him sleep. As he reflects
on his experience of the night before, he asks Ultima what happened the night before,
expressing his insatiable curiosity. The main think that Ultima teaches him, therefore,
is in how she answers his questions. Note what she
says:

"A
curandera cannot give away her secrets," she said, "but if a person really wants to
know, then he will listen and be patient. Knowledge comes
slowly--"

This in a sense is
the kernel of Ultima's teaching of Antonio in these chapters. There is so much he
doesn't understand about Ultima and how she works her magic, but at the same time,
Ultima is trying to encourage him to be patient and accept that knowledge only develops
slowly over time. Of course, we see this process in action over the rest of the novel as
Antonio matures and develops and he learns from Ultima.

In the Kite Runner how did the Soviet war and the rise of the Taliban affect the politics, society, and/or culture of Afghanistan?

Social and political fragmentation lies at the heart of
The Kite Runner. I think that one of the most compelling issues
that arise out of the book is Hosseini's depiction of an Afghanistan that is so
polarized and fragmented coming out of the war with the Soviet Union that it enabled the
Taliban to seize power without much in way of opposition.  In a setting that was fraught
with fragmentation, disunity, and disorder, people in Afghanistan were quite content
with the order and structure offered by the Taliban.  The solutions they offered were
that proverbial oasis in the desert.  This landscape was caused by the brutality and
incremental desolation of Afghanistan's war with the Soviet Union.  The Communist
takeover left much to be desired in Afghanistan and the emergence of the Northern
Alliance followed by the Taliban compelled citizens in Afghanistan to believe that such
political realities would be far more desirable than what was being offered by the
Soviet Union.  With the fleeing of the elite and upper class people as a result of the
Soviet takeover, and as a result of the war with Afghanistan, the masses felt that what
the Taliban was proposing would benefit them, ensuring little, if any, resistance to
their ascent to power.  Like all regimes that emerge out of fragmentation, the body
politic found that their hopes were not to materialize.

In Chapter 6, what observations are made of how the savages live on the reservation?Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

In Part 3 of Chapter Six of Aldous Huxley's
Brave New World, Bernard Marx and Lenina Crowe land at Santa Fe
right on schedule, but Bernard has paid little attention to the descriptions of the
reservations since he has received the news from Helmholtz that he is being sent to
Iceland.  After they spend the night, the couple take a plane to the valley of Malpais,
which is Spanish for bad land. As they fly over, the pilot jokes
about the electrocuted animals who have hit some part of the five thousand kilometres of
fencing at sixty thousand volts, a voltage designed to kill more than the average human
being. 

As Bernard and Lenina step out, the pilot tells
them they are at the rest-house, but they can go to the pueblo where there is a dance in
the afternoon.  He also remarks that the Indians are "funny," but they know enough of
gas bombs to not "play any tricks."  Clearly, the pilot perceives the Indians as mere
creatures to be observed for amusement.

what is diff. between gas and vapour

There is a fundamental difference between
the state of gas and the state of vapor: substances as vapors can be liquefied, whereas
substances as gases can not be liquefied. Explanation
follows.

A real gas at high temperatures and low pressures
behaves exactly like an ideal gas. It means that the equation is
respected no matter how high the pressure is, given a sufficient high temperature. When
the temperature is lowered, initially at low pressures the equation will
hold, but by further increasing pressure, above low will fail to describe the behaviour
of the substance. Liquid drops will begin to form in the substance until all the gas
will be transformed to liquid by increasing the
pressure.

In this state it is said that the liquid is in
equilibrium with its vapors. Thus the name of vapor state.

In a diagram P-T (not P-V) of the states of matter there
will be four different phases: solid, liquid, vapor (which will meet all in a point
named the triple point of the substance) and gas.The gas and vapour phase will meet also
in the so called critical point. See the figure
attached.

Now you have the answer: if the substance is at a
temperature higher than the critical temperature it will be gaseous (can not be
liquefied by increasing pressure at whatsoever value), and will be vapor below the
critical temperature (when by increasing the pressure enough it will become all
liquid).

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What is Knowledge and social structure

Learning is acquiring new or
modifying existing href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge">knowledge, title="Behavior" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Behavior">behaviors,
skills, title="Value (personal and cultural)"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value_%28personal_and_cultural%29">values,
or href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preference">preferences and may involve
synthesizing different types of href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information">information..Human learning
may occur as part of href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education">education, title="Personal development"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_development">personal
development, school or href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Training">training. It may be title="Goal-oriented"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goal-oriented">goal-oriented and may be
aided by href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motivation">motivation. The study of how
learning occurs is part of href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropsychology">neuropsychology, title="Educational psychology"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educational_psychology">educational
psychology, href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_theory_%28education%29">learning
theory, and href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedagogy">pedagogy. Learning may occur
as a result of href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habituation">habituation or title="Classical conditioning"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_conditioning">classical
conditioning, Learning may occur href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscious">consciously or without
conscious awareness. Knowledge acquisition involves complex href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognition">cognitive processes:
perception, learning, communication, association and reasoning; while knowledge is also
said to be related to the capacity of acknowledgment in human
beings. href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knowledge#cite_note-1">[2]

A
social structure is socially embodied in the actions, thoughts, beliefs, and durable
dispositions of individual human beings. A social structure is effective in organizing
behavior of large numbers of actors. A structure is coercive of individual and group
behavior. A social structure assigns roles and powers to individual actors. A social
structure often has distributive consequences for individuals and groups. A social
structure is geographically dispersed. Social structures can cause social outcomes
involving both persistence and change.

The meaning of
"social structure" differs between various fields of href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology">sociology. On the title="Macrosociology"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrosociology">macro scale, it can
refer to the system of socioeconomic href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_stratification">stratification
(e.g., the class structure), href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_institutions">social
institutions, or, other patterned relations between large social groups. On
the meso scale, it can refer to the structure of href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_network">social network ties
between individuals or organizations. On the micro scale, it can refer to the way title="Norm (sociology)"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_%28sociology%29">norms shape the
behavior of actors within the social system.

How did the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960 help the movement for racial equality?

I would argue that the Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1960
were mostly symbolic.  They helped the movement for racial equality by encouraging civil
rights advocates and by making the issue more visible to whites across the
country.

Both of these acts were meant to help ensure that
blacks would have the right to vote in the South.  They legally had that right, but it
was being abridged in many ways.  Both bills tried to end this.  However, neither was
particularly effective, which is why Congress had to pass the Voting Rights Act of 1965
to finally protect African Americans' right to
vote.

Although these two laws did not have a major effect
on voting rights, they did encourage activists.  For the first time, the Congress was
saying that blacks deserved better than they were getting.  Hearing this inspired more
people to push for their rights.  The laws also made whites across the country more
aware of the situation of blacks in the South.  This helped civil rights activists
because one of their major goals was to raise awareness of their plight so that they
could get more support from whites around the country.

The sum of two natural numbers is 212.What are the numbers if the larger number divided by the smaller number gives the quotient 3 and the reminder...

Let x and y be the natural
numbers.

The sum of these natural numbers is
212.

x + y = 212 (1)

Let x be
larger than y.

We'll write the reminder theorem to express
the 2nd constraint.

x = 3y + 4
(2)

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

3y + 4 + y = 212

We'll
combine like terms and we'll subtract 4 both sides:

4y =
212 - 4

4y = 208 => y =
52

x = 3*52 + 4

x =
160

The required two natural numbers, that
respect the given constraints, are: x = 160 and y =
52.

What are the reasons for Babbitt's rebellion in Sinclair Lewis's Babbitt?

Basically, George Babbitt experiences what many people
still experience today: a mid-life crisis. In his case, it is sparked by the
imprisonment of his best friend. After Paul goes to jail, Babbitt begins his rebellion.
He goes to the movies when he should be at work, he flirts with women (and eventually
has an affair), and goes against the conservative principles of the other businessmen in
his social circle.

However, while Paul going to jail may be
the straw that broke the camel's back, Babbitt was not really happy in his life before
that. He is unfullfilled, as shown in the dinner party scene where he can't wait for his
guests to leave. His marriage brings him no contentment either. All of these are reasons
for his rebellion against the rules by which he has lived his
life.

Show how Wordsworth's relation to Nature matures through stages in "Tintern Abbey."

The poem itself neatly divides Wordsworth's relationship
with and understanding of nature into two neat stages. When Wordsworth first came and
contemplated the view that is before him now, he says that his appreciation and
understanding of nature was very different. Note how he describes his reaction to the
view in his youth:

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...when like a
roe

I bounded o'er the mountains, by the
sides

Of the deep rivers, and the lonely
streams,

Wherever nature led: more like a
man

Flying from something that he dreads, than
one

Who sought the thing he
loved.

Wordsworth's youthful
reaction to nature was all about movement and energy, not quiet contemplation. As he
says, it was about emotion and passion. Nature was to him "an appetite." Now, however,
he has matured and changed. The "aching joys" of nature have passed, but this is not
something that makes Wordsworth sad, because the way that he contemplates nature now
reflects his maturity and wisdom:

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For I have
learned

To look on nature, not as in the
hour

Of thoughtless youth; but hearing
oftentimes

The still, sad music of
humanity,

Nor harsh nor grating, though of ample
power

To chasten and
subdue.

Now, when he
contemplates nature, the speaker feels "a sense sublime" and is filled with the joy of
"elevated thoughts." Nature now is about far more lofty thoughts and ideas than the
passionate appreciation he had of it in his youth. Now, in his maturity, contemplating
nature allows him to listen to the "still, sad music of humanity" which has the power to
"chasten and subdue" us if we have ears to hear it.

Compare/contrast the theme loss of innocence in To Kill a Mockingbird and Romeo and Juliet.I have to write an essay and and I am having trouble...

Probably the best way to approach this essay is to make a
brainstormed list comparing and contrasting one protagonist of each novel.  From
To Kill a Mockingbird it would be easiest to choose either Scout or
Jem, and from "Romeo and Juliet" the most obvious choice is between Romeo and Juliet. 
In fact, if I were writing the essay, I'd probably even go so far as to either look at
the two female protagonists or the two male protagonists, as that is going to be a more
"equal" comparison.

When you look at how each character
"loses" his or her innocence in each story, you will find that the circumstances are
very different.  Scout and Jem are exposed to prejudice, racism, and lessons in
injustice and hypocrisy at very young ages.  On the whole, these two children remain
very close to their father and can credit much of what they learn directly to Atticus. 
On the other hand, Romeo and Juliet lose their innocence by rebelling against their
parents and families, and making all choices on their own.  However, prejudice and
injustice is also involved. They learn lessons in love and loss, and of course,
ultimately lose their own lives.  The "contrast" part of your essay could easily be
focused on the difference in the circumstances for each
character.

When it comes to finding similarities between
the stories in this theme, you should look at the outcome of "loss of innocence" for
each character.  Though arguably none end in a similar place, it could also be argued
that they gain or develop similar attributes. 
For example, it could be said that both Scout and Juliet eventually come to a place of
confidence in themselves, where others opinions no longer seem to
matter.

In order to get started, I encourage you to
brainstorm several answers to the following questions for your selected (2)
characters:

1. What circumstances, choices, and
   attitudes affect this character's loss of innocence?


2. What
   happens to this character as a result of losing his/her innocence?  Consider again, the
   change in circumstances, choices, and
   attitudes.

I think you will find that between
these two questions, you'll have more than enough material from which to create a thesis
and well organized outline.

I need help contrasting Bob Ewell and Atticus Finch in the book To Kill a Mockingbird.

In Harper Lee's To Kill a
Mockingbird, comparing Atticus Finch to Bob Ewell is like comparing God to
the devil. No two characters that I can think of are so diametrically
opposed.

Atticus is a man of integrity. His moral compass
not only guides his actions, including his respect for the dignity of others, but it
keeps him grounded as he tries to guide his children in a sometimes-ugly, and often
changing world. Atticus is humble and respectful of everyone, even Bob Ewell. He
refrains from speaking badly of anyone, and he believes that people should assume
responsibility to help the world, as well responsibility for their actions. Atticus
tells the children that before they judge, they need to walk around in someone else's
skin for a while; in this way they better understand others and themselves. Atticus is
very concerned that his children will always be able look to him for guidance and with
respect—something he expects he must earn. He believes, too, in protecting the weak: the
mockingbirds—which include Boo Radley and Tom Robinson.

Bob
Ewell, on the other hand, is a poor excuse for a human being. He does not care for his
children: he is abusive and sees to his need for alcohol before his children's need for
food or clothing. He is vulgar and crass, as we see in the courtroom. He is a liar and a
bigot, with no respect for the truth or for other people. He does not work, but the
money he gets on "assistance" he drinks away. He is not interested in setting an example
for his children, as we see with Burris Ewell when Scout starts school. Bob is a bully
and would-be murderer.

Sheriff Tate shares his opinion of
Bob Ewell with Atticus stating that there are some people that should just be shot and
done with it, and one of those people is Bob Ewell.

If I want to discuss Blanche's "desire" and the other characters' desires in A Streetcar Named Desire, what can I talk about?For example, one of...

In Scene 4 of A Streetcar Named
Desire, Stella tells her sister of her strong desires for Stanley, her
husband.  Stella then asks her sister if she has not ridden on a streetcar of the name
of Desire.  Blanche replies, "It brought me here--Where I'm not wanted and where I'm
ashamed to be." Blanche, whose very name means white, the symbol of purity, constantly
takes baths as if to wash away her past sins and shame, yet she desires to return to her
past by recreating it in New Orleans through carefully woven tales of Belle Reve and her
past lovers.  She creates the illusion of being younger by avoiding bright light with
paper shades on the lamps in the apartment and going out only in the evening. And,
she wants to be desirous to others, "Oh, in my youth, I excited some admiration," she
says to Stanley in Scene Two. 

In Scene Five her sudden
desire to be with the young man exemplifies further her attempts to recapture youth and
a happiness that now eludes her.  This desire for the dreams of her youth and its
illusion of happiness--"Belle Reve means beautiful dream"--leads, of course, to
Blanche's tragedy of illusions.  For, she gradually loses touch with reality, sinking
further and further into her delusional character that has "always been dependent upon
the kindness of strangers."

On the other hand, as a foil
character to Blanche, Stella's desires are practical.  She clearly loves Stanley and
chooses to go along with the decision to have Blanche committed because she wishes to
continue to live with her less than perfect husband for her own sake and for the sake of
her child.  Practical minded, Stella rejects the glamorous life Blanche has desired for
the reality of her flawed life with Stanley.  She chooses
instead the

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things that happen between a man and a woman in
the dark--that sort of make everything else
seem--unimportant.

Acid-base titration help please? Thank you very much!If a titration of a 10.0 mL sample of unknown concentration acetic acid with 0.100 mol/L...

If you do a graph of pH vs. mL of NaOH, you will see that
the pH gradually rises with each addition of the NaOH until all of the acetic acid in
the sample is neutralized.  Then a small addition of NaOH should result in a much
greater increase in the pH of the solution.

Once you have
your graph and have identified the amount of NaOH needed to neutralize the acetic acid,
you can then calculate the concentration of the acetic acid
solution.

The relationship you will use is the
following:

the mL of NaOH * concentration of the NaOH = mL
of acetic acid * concentration of the acetic acid.

You get
the mL of NaOH from the graph; you know the concentration of the NaOH; you know the mLof
acetic acid so you can solve for the concentration of the acetic acid
solution.

What is the symbolism of "How to Tell a True War Story"?

I would want to argue that probably the major piece of
symbolism in this excellent war-time account of Tim O'Brien that attempts to define a
"true" war story is the description of the death of Lenon and how it happened from Tim
O'Brien's perspective. Note how the speaker describes how he died from stepping on a
landmine:

His
was face suddenly brown and shining. A handsome kid, really. Sharp grey eyes, lean and
narrow-waisted, and when he died it was almost beautiful, the way the sunlight came
around him and lifted him up and sucked him high into a tree full of moss and vines and
white blossoms.

Clearly, from
the speaker's perspective, Lenon met his death in a very different way from what
"actually" happened. It is clear that Lenon stood on a detonator and was blown up by a
landmine, but from the author's point of view, the sun itself took him away, "sucking"
him into a nearby tree. Note what the author says straight
afterwards:

In
any war story, but especially a true one, it's difficult to separate what happened from
what seemed to happen. What seems to happen becomes its own happening and has to be told
that way.

Thus,
interestingly, the simple act of Lenon standing on a detonator is an important symbol
that is used to answer the question that the title points towards, as it reinforces the
difficulty of conveying "truthfully" what happened in a war story due to the wide range
of perspectives concering what really happened. The truth is shown to be remarkably
elusive.

In George Herbert's poem, "Virtue," the first two stanzas are devoted to "Sweet day" and "Sweet rose." Specifically, how are these aspects of the...

In George Herbert's poem, "Virtue," the images that begin
the first and second stanza are considered sensuous in nature (appealing to the senses),
rather than that which appeals to the intellect.

Herbert's
overall themes in his poetry generally center around religion, especially in light of
rebellion and obedience, but it is not seen as clearly in "Virtue." Herbert does draw
attention to the connection between "intellect and emotion." These two "forces" struggle
with each other in the first three stanzas of the poem.

In
the first stanza, the "Sweet day" appeals to the emotional force with its attributes
that point to...

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...cool, calm, bright, [and] the marriage of
earth
and

sky.

However,
there is an end, a death (recognized by the intellect), as with all things. It is
presented in the first stanza
with...

The dew shall
weep...

The second stanza
deals with the emotional response to the "Sweet rose" and its beauty, seen with its red
color that inspires recognition of anger and bravery; the intellectual response,
presented with an awareness of death is found in the plant's
roots:

...Thy
root is ever in its grave

And thou must
die.

So the images of the day
and the rose appeal to the emotional (the human condition) and are found and described
in the first two lines of each stanza. The opposing force (recognized by the intellect)
is found in the last two lines of each stanza, which points out the eventual end of all
things: these last two lines describe the "death" of the day and the
rose.

What did president Eisenhower mean by "Modern Republicanism"?

Historians have dubbed President Eisenhower's approach
"Modern Republicanism."  In order to understand this topic you must consider the context
of Eisenhower's presidency.  Eisenhower came to office after 20 years of Democratic
presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry Truman.  FDR had initiated his famous New
Deal during the Great Depression and Truman followed up WWII with his Fair Deal. The New
Deal was a massive expansion of the scope and responsibility of the federal government
in order to combat the Depression.  With all the new programs of the New Deal came new
bureaucratic positions numbering in the thousands. Beginning with the New Deal, for the
first time, the federal government would affect the daily lives of Americans. Truman
continued a dependence on the federal government, and even expanded the responsibilities
of it in his Fair Deal.  The Fair Deal sought federal powers to stimulate the economy,
provide better educational opportunities, care for the elderly, and even to a very small
degree civil rights for African Americans. The key thing with both programs is that they
intentionally pushed for an active federal government to solve problems in society,
which can be described as a liberal political
outlook.

Eisenhower was a Republican (although the
Democrats had asked him to run for them) working in a postwar society that had grown
dependent on an active federal government guiding the most powerful and influential
country in the world.  Republicans of the late 19th century and the 1920s had mostly
been conservative in the sense of keeping the status quo which meant a laissez-faire
approach to economic issues.  Once the federal government had been reshaped by FDR and
Truman, though, Republicans could not simply have a hands off attitude because the
federal government was simply too big and pervasive. Many conservatives by the 1950s
surely desired a "return to normalcy" just like President Harding had promised following
WWI.  A return to normalcy meant curbing the growth and influence of the federal
government and restoring more power back to the states.  Many affluent Americans wanted
to enjoy the postwar boom and not necessarily fund a massive reform effort in
Washington.

Modern Republicanism is the term given for the
reaction of conservatives to the active and expansive federal government of the 1930s
and 1940s.  This never equated to a dismantling of federal powers, or even a scaling
back of the federal government.  The new era of big government was here to stay and not
even conservatives could (or even wanted to in many cases) cut back the federal
government for Republicans had their own agenda that included the use of federal powers.
What Ike and his Republican predecessors did was to try to slow down federal growth,
although it did and still does continue to grow whether under Democratic or Republican
leadership.