What is the purpose of this Sunday's collection at First Purchase African Methodist Episcopal Church in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Calpurnia decides to take Jem and Scout to the First
Purchase AME Church because Atticus was out of town, and he had not given Cal any
specific instructions about going to church. Cal was worried that if she allowed the
children to go alone, they would get in trouble again, just as they had when they tied
Eunice Ann Simpson to a chair in the furnace room. So, Cal made sure the kids were
spruced up, and she took them to her church. On this Sunday, Reverend Sykes announced to
the congregation that

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"The collection taken up today and for the next
three Sundays will go to Helen--(Tom Robinson's) wife, to help her out at
home."

How is Lady Macbeth acting in Act II of Shakespeare's Macbeth?

Even though she is jumpy as Macbeth is committing the
murder, Lady Macbeth is definitely the stronger of the two in this act.  She has asked
the spirits to "unsex me here," and apparently they have.  Lady Macbeth chastises
Macbeth for not leaving the daggers at the scene in order to frame the guards and boldly
takes them back to the grisly scene herself.  She barks at him "what's done is done!" 
when he worries about not being able to pray or sleep from this point forward.  She
shows no guilt as she washes the blood from her hands and hurries the pair off to
bed. 

She continues her portrayal of the innocent woman
when the body is discovered.  She reacts as a shocked and grieving woman would, even
fainting at one point.  However, her plotting is seen through this fainting spell as she
is trying to cover her husband's verbal slips. 

Analyze the role of knowledge as source of power in business.

In business, knowledge is a major source of power because
knowledge is needed to be able to identify business opportunities and to be able to
exploit those opportunities once they are
identified.

Knowledge is needed in order to know what
opportunities exist for making money.  In order to know whether to start a business, it
is important to have a knowledge of the market in a given area (whether, for example,
there is unfulfilled demand for a given product in that area).  Because of this, a
businessperson with knowledge is more likely to succeed in starting a business than one
without.

Knowledge is, of course, needed to exploit
opportunities.  A businessperson needs technical knowledge about the process of making a
product.  It is also useful to have knowledge about things like management and
advertising.  All of these kinds of knowledge are important if a person is to be able to
make use of opportunities to make money.

Without knowledge,
a person is unlikely to do well in business.  In this way, knowledge is an important
source of power.

Can you describe the use of characterization in A Doll's House

Henrik Ibsen uses characterization effectively in
A Doll's House to enhance the role of each character and the effect
they play on the main character, Nora.

Equally, he uses
Nora as a way to bring out the main theme of the play, which is the unfair consequences
that happen to people that may have their hearts in the right place, but their actions
are still in direct contrast with social expectations.

Nora
is characterized as a childish and oblivious young wife and mother whose role is to
please and entertain her husband and children. However, when she oversteps the social
expectations of servitude placed upon women  by acting on behalf of her husband
(something as simple as borrowing money to save her husband), she gets immediately
chastised As a result of seeing her efforts unappreciated, Nora leaves her family in a
state of disillusion, depression, and disorientation. Although she does not know what
her next step is going to be, it is obvious to her that anything is better than to be
insulted by the one person for whom she gave up her right to be
happy.

Mrs. Linde is characterized as Nora's foil. Her
character is meant to be the opposite of Nora. She has lived through painful times and
has already learned about the cruelties of life. Mrs. Linde serves as a guide to Nora's
inner thoughts, and not as a judge of them. She seems to expect very little of Nora, as
well. She represents a real,  warm-blooded woman. Nora, in contrast, shows us the
silliness of her person through her nonsensical behavior towards her husband, and the
world.

Helmer is an enabler to Nora. He gives her a false
sense of control over him by allowing her to serve as his personal entertainment; as a
"doll in a doll's house". He reasserts his role as "the man of the house" by belittling
Nora's role as a caretaker. The way he does this is by giving her pet names that reflect
his condescension. As the main bread-winner, he may also feel as if he deserves that 
much from Nora. When he sees that there is more to Nora than just a "lark", or a
"squirrel" of his own, his manhood becomes affected and he decidedly rejects to
appreciate the sacrifices that she made for him. In the end, he ends up alone and
abandoned  by a disillusioned Nora.

Like Linde, Dr Rank
represents a foil of Nora in that he has had to face reality as it comes. Terminally
ill, he is hopelessly in love with Nora. He also represents the cruelties of nature,
since his disease was inherited from the excessive behaviors of his father. His
character represents the inevitability of fate, and the sad reality of nature. When he
leaves his last scene, he accepts his role as a recluse to life, and he leaves with as
much sadness as he enters.

So what we basically have is
that the character of Nora, immature, oblivious, belittled, and seemingly naive, is
surrounded by characters with possible emotional and social control over her. In order
for Nora to break free she would have needed to learn the realities of each of them,
apply their lessons to her own life, and learn to face reality for what it is.
Ultimately, that is exactly what she did. And she became free.

Find x and terms in the Arethmetical progression.2x , 17 , 3x-1

Given that 2x, 17,  3x-1 are terms is
A.P

Let us assume that the common difference is
r.

Then we know that:

17 = 2x
+ r ...........(1)

Also we know
that:

3x-1 = 17 + r

=>
-18 = -3x + r...........(2)

Let us solve the
system.

We will subtract (2) from
(1).

==> 35 =
5x

==> x = 35/5 =
7

Then x= 7

Now we
will substitute and determine the terms.

==> 14 ,
17, 20

Then the terms are : 14, 17, 20  and
the value of x = 7

Does McCarthy imply there has been some nuclear catastrophe caused by mankind in The Road?

The reader is not really sure what has caused the setting
in which McCarthy's story takes place.  It is something that resembles post- Apocalyptic
reality.  Little else is given in terms of detail.  In the first chapter, there is
description of ash having fallen, with the rivers reflecting some type of fallout that
has impaired life from regenerating.  The fact that the reader never really knows what
happened is something that is fairly deliberate by
McCarthy:

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... Not knowing all the precise
details of the past creates a tension in the story.  Readers will find that they want to
know more and so will keep turning the pages to learn about the back
story...

In this, it is not
really given as to whether it was a nuclear catastrophe.  Certainly, all signs point to
something of that magnitude, but I think it is not the driving point of McCarthy's work,
to specifically tell us, the reader, what caused this as much as it is to display the
relationship between father and son in an extremely trying
setting.

Consider the following scenario: a defendant is charged with falsely spreading a bomb scare at her school.At trial, The prosecution offers a...

Anne's statement that she overheard a student state a bomb
was planted and would go off soon is most likely admissible either as an excited
utterance (res gestae) or an admission against interest, each of which is an exception
to the hearsay rule. Furthermore, the statement is most likely admissible under any
circumstances as it does not truly constitute hearsay. The hearsay rule only applies if
the statement made is introduced to prove its truth. Here, the statement was offered as
evidence not to prove that a bomb was in fact planted, but merely that the person made
the statement. In this instance, it does not constitute hearsay. Additionally, since the
defendant is the person charged with making the statement and is present, he/she has the
opportunity to refute the statement; therefore hearsay would not apply once
again.

Anne's previous statement to Police may be used to
impeach her testimony; but it does not make it inadmissible. Jacob's statement
is admissible, as Anne is present to deny or refute it. His comments about Anne's
expression again might be used to impeach her testimony.

What will happen during a chemical reaction where you put a piece of ground beef into hydrogen peroxide?This is the experiment: 1. Place 15 ml...

The reaction you are referring to is the breakdown of
hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. You will see bubbling when the meat has the
hydrogen peroxide placed on it. That is because the enzyme catalase is present. Catalase
allows this reaction to occur at a much faster rate then if no catalase were present,
and at lower temperatures. Hydrogen peroxide is something that must be broken down in
the body, and catalase is the enzyme that allows this reaction to occur at body
temperature. It functions optimally at a ph of 7.

Describe four major differences between President Lincoln’s plan for southern reconstruction and Congress’ plan for radical reconstruction

Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction was far more
conciliatory than that of the Radical Republicans. Lincoln issued a Proclamation of
Amnesty and Reconstruction in late 1863, long before the war was over; but long after a
Union victory was virtually assured. His plan called for amnesty for all those who
fought against the Union except for Confederate Officers and government officials,
particularly those who had held Federal positions to aid in the rebellion. He also
provided for the Southern states to form new governments when ten percent of each
state's citizens who had voted in the 1860 election swore allegiance to the Constitution
of the United States and received a presidential pardon. Lincoln's position was that the
states had not left the Union, but were merely "in rebellion." He based his authority on
his constitutional authority to enforce the laws of the country and his pardon
power. 

The Radical Republicans in Congress were not so
generous. Most were determined to remake the South in the image of the North,
and destroy the old Planter aristocracy. They based their authority on the
Constitutional mandate that Congress guarantee to each state a republican form of
government which gave Congress the implied power to control
reconstruction. As far as the status of the former Confederacy, Thad Stevens said that
they were now "conquered provinces:' Charles Sumner said that they had committed
political suicide and reverted to the status of unorganized
territories.

Congress passed its own Reconstruction plan,
the Wade-Davis Bill, which provided that a majority of
white males must declare allegiance to the U.S. Constitution; only those who took an
iron-clad oath of past loyalty could vote or serve in State constitutional conventions.
New State constitutions must abolish slavery, repudiate any Confederate debt, and no
former Confederate officials could hold office. Lincoln pocket vetoed the bill when it
reached his desk.

Lincoln's last words on Reconstruction
were on April 11, 1865 when he said that the southern States were "out of their proper
relation with the Union," and the object was to get them into their "proper political
relation." He stated in a cabinet meeting that the Radical Republicans possessed an
attitude of hate and vindictiveness with which he could not sympathize. He died shortly
thereafter, so one can only speculate on the outcome of Reconstruction had he
survived.

In The Crucible, how is Danforth a victim of his own logic?

Danforth, in my opinion, is one of the most interesting
characters in this excellent play, precisely for the reason that you have suggested in
your question. Having so cogently and authoritively "proven" that the people convicted
of witchcraft have trafficked with the devil, when Mary Warren brings her charge against
Abigail, he leaves himself open to attack from Abigail and the other girls. By giving
the girls such power and authority, and using them as the main "proof" of witchery, it
seems as if he has placed his head in a noose that it cannot be removed from. Note the
way in which Abigail responds to his questions about the veracity of what she has
"experienced":

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I have been hurt, Mr. Danforth; I have seen my
blood runnin' out! I have been near to murdered every day because I done my duty
pointing out the Devil's people--and this is my reward? To be mistrusted, denied,
questioned like a--

In
response to this, Danforth replies in a "weakening" tone, that clearly indicates the way
that he is somewhat intimidated himself by Abigail. Abigail, indeed, is so sure of her
position that she feels confident enough to suggest that Danforth himself might be open
to the charge of witchery.

With special reference to the ending of the story, discuss the pathos of war in "The Sniper."

The pathos of war, or the quality of "The Sniper" by Liam
O'Flaherty  that makes people feel sadness, is the situational irony the end of this
story, when the main character, a sniper in the Irish Republican army, shoot his own
brother to death.  The horror of killing his own brother underscores the lives wasted in
the name of war.  First the brother shot by the sniper represents needless sacrifices
made to "win" a war.  Furthermore, the sniper himself is a sacrificial casualty who must
now face the fact that his own brother has died at his own hands.  Surely, this fact
will prevent the sniper from living a normal, well-adjusted life in the future.  The
futility of war is clearly depicted by the killing of the enemy who just happened to be
the sniper's brother.  Who wouldn't be saddened by such and ironic outcome.  This ending
clearly depicts the pathos of war.

In Lord of the Flies, explain Jack's statement in Chapter 7: "Use a littlun."

Let us remind ourselves what leads up to this statement.
The boys have just played a rather disturbing "game" where Robert pretends to be a boar
and the boys pretend to hunt him. Of course, the game turns into something else
completely as the boys seem to be overpowered by the desire to wound and kill. Even
Ralph, the character who tries to maintain civilisation amongst the boys, shows how this
blood-rage overpowers him. Note how he responds as the game
develops:

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Ralph, carried away by a sudden thick excitement,
grabbed Eric's spear and jabbed at Robert with
it.

Even when the game turns
nasty, with Jack trying to cut Roger's throat and thereby "kill the pig," Ralph fights
to get near, wanting a "handful of the brown, vulnerable flesh." This "desire" is
"overmastering" to him. According to the boys, this was a "good game," and as they talk
about actually using pigs, Jack's suggestion to use a littlun instead eerily foreshadows
the violence that the boys will enact on each other and their descent into
savagery.

In Hiroshima, what is author Hersey's viewpoint on the atomic bomb?

Hersey's account of August 6, 1945 and the years that
followed in no way gloss over the horror and terror of that day on the people of
Hiroshima and Japan.  This reflects his, and many others', view of the atomic bomb as a
weapon that could destroy the world, as a weapon that is rightly
feared.

That being said, Hersey does not sensationalize his
account either.  This is one reason why Hiroshima is a
well-reviewed work, it successfully conveys that terrible day without appeals to emotion
or fear.  Hersey felt hopeful that mankind could avoid nuclear holocaust, and perhaps
even move beyond having nuclear weapons someday.  This attitude, reflected in his
account, is important at the time because during the Cold War, many people believed
nuclear war was inevitable.  Hersey believed this was not so.

what is meant by radioallergosorbent test,principle involved in it.this test is used in immunology

Radioallergosorbent test:
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test done on a sample of blood. The test is used to check for allergic  href="http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=24599">sensitivity
to specific substances. In the test, the sample of blood is mixed with substances known
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antibodies) in the blood which are present if there is a  href="http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2196">allergic
reaction. Because Radioallergosorbent test is a mouthful, it is best known
as  href="http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=5210">RAST.

The
advisory panel on allergy, Internal medicine and otolaryngology believed that
radioallergosorbent test (RAST) is a recognised and effective test of
allergy.

RAST detect specific IgE antibodies responsible
for hypersensitivity: the allergen is bound to insoluble material and the patient's
serum is reacted with this conjugate; if the serum contains antibody to the allergen, it
will be complexed to the allergen. Radiolabeled anti-human IgE antibody is added where
it reacts with the bound IgE. The amount of radioactivity is proportional to the serum
IgE.

RAST tests
are often used in combination with skin tests, or in situations when other tests are
considered risky (e.g., when a patient has experienced a severe allergic reaction after
eating a food). Because the test takes place in blood drawn from the patient, and not in
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test or a food
challenge.

Laboratory
technicians add the likely  href="http://foodallergies.about.com/od/glossary/g/allergen.htm">allergen,
bonded to a solid polymer, to the patient's blood. While there may be a large quantity
of immunoglobulin
E (IgE) -- the major antibody that binds to allergens in allergic reactions --
in the blood, the type that binds to each allergen is slightly different, and is
referred to as allergen-specific
IgE.

If the patient is allergic to the allergen being
tested for, allergen-specific IgE will attach to the allergen and other IgE (from
anything else the patient is allergic to) will float freely in the blood. The blood is
then "washed," leaving the allergen and any of the patient's attached allergen-specific
IgE.

A serum of radioactive anti-IgE, which is derived from
people who are known to be allergic to the allergen being tested for, is then added,
allowing technicians to determine the concentration of allergen-specific IgE in the
patient's blood.

How can I factor: (x^3 - 7x^2 + 14x - 8)?

We have to factorize: x^3 - 7x^2 + 14x -
8

One way of doing this is
provided.

x^3 - 7x^2 + 14x -
8

we can see that 8 = 2^3, this can be combined with
x^3

=> x^3 - 8 - 7x^2 +
14x

use x^3 - y^3 = (x - y)(x^2 + xy +
y^2)

=> (x - 2)(x^2 + 2x + 4) - 7x( x - 2
)

=> (x - 2)[x^2 + 2x + 4 -
7x]

=> (x - 2)[x^2 - 5x +
4]

=> (x - 2)[x^2 - 4x - x +
4]

=> (x - 2)[x(x - 4) - 1(x -
4)]

=> (x - 2)(x - 1)(x -
4)

The required factorization of x^3 - 7x^2 +
14x - 8 = (x - 2 )(x - 1)(x - 4)

What does stratification mean in terms of inequality?

Stratification is the phenomenon in which the people in a
society are differentiated in terms of the amount of wealth (or other resources) that
they possess.  In other words, stratification exists if various groups in a society have
very different levels of wealth, power, or other important
resources.

Issues of stratification are quite central to
much of sociology and to other social sciences as well.  Sociologists might ask, for
example, why African Americans tend to have less wealth, less education, etc. than white
Americans do.  Social scientists might also ask why women are less represented in
positions of power than men are.  Both of these are forms of
stratification.

So, as the link below
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any systematic inequalities between groups of people, which arise as the unintended
consequence of social processes and
relationships.

Find the points where the line y = 2x+3 meets the line 2y-x+3 = 0

Given the lines:

y=
2x+3................(1)

2y-x + 3 =
0............(2)

We need to find the points of
interception.

We will substitute (1) into
(2).

==> 2(2x+3) - x + 3 =
0

==> 4x + 6 -x + 3 =
0

==> 3x =
-9

==> x =
-3

==> y= 2x+3 = 2*-3+3 =
-3

Then, the point of interception is (-3,
-3).

Please give me a detailed analysis of As You Like It Act 1 scene 2.

This scene, in which we see the love and deep friendship
that Rosalind and Celia have for one another and also Rosalind and Orlando meet and fall
mutually in love after Orlando has triumphed in a wresting match, is normally analysed
in terms of the relationship that Rosalind and Celia have. It is important to note how
their loving relationship compares with the discord between the Dukes and also between
Orlando and Oliver. Yet also in their conversation Shakespeare introduces two key
concepts: Fortune and Nature, which Rosalind and Celia talk about using clever and
ingenious wordplay. Consider the following speech:

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When Nature hath made a fair creature may she not
by Fortune fall into the fire? Though Nature hath given us wit to flout at Fortune, hath
not Fortune sent in this fool to cut off the
argument?

We can thus see the
central opposition between these two states. Even though someone like Orlando is gifed
by Nature in terms of his strength and good looks, Fortune acts against him in terms of
his relationships and how he is regarded by those in power. These two rival concepts
return many times throughout the play and act as motifs as Nature wars with
Fortune.

In which chapter does Ralph begin giving up being the leader?William Golding's Lord of the Flies

Even as early as Chapter Six of Lord of the
Flies there are indications of the breakdown in leadership.  For instance,
after the beast has taken a physical form for the boys and become more real to
them, 

Ralph
took the conch from where it lay on the polished seat and held it to his lips; but then
he hesitated and did not blow.  He held the shell up instead and showed it to them and
they understood.

And, Piggy,
too, has his prominence and that of rationality symbolically diminshed as he "took off
his damaged glasses."   Jack challenges the use of the conch and Ralph's leadership as
he shouts "We don't need the conch!" but, after Ralph convinces the boys that the fire
is the most important thing, the boys rejoin Ralph's
side.

Then, in Chapter Seven, the sinister emergence of the
sadistic Roger threatens civilized behavior, and Jack becomes more dominant as Ralph
himself becomes involved in the hunt for the pig:

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"I hit him all right.  The spear stuck in.  I
wounded him."  He [Ralph] sunned himself in their new respect and felt that hunting was
good after all.

Jack leads
the group up the mountain in the next morning to find the pig that Ralph has hit.  Again
an "impervious Roger" appears and sits by Ralph, tapping the log on which they rest
after climbin the mountain.   Then, in Chapter Eight, Jack challenges Ralph's leadership
again, telling the boys that anyone who wants to hunt can come with him.  Finally, in
Chapter Nine, the contention between Jack and Ralph reaches its height as Jack and Ralph
argue about possession of the conch and the boundaries on authority.  Simon comes down
the mountain to tell the others that the beast is within them, but is killed, and Jack
steals Piggy's symbolic glasses.  For the most part Jack has control, but in Chapter
Eleven Ralph takes control one last time as he manfully reminds the others with him why
they need a rescue fire, leading them to try to regain
civilization. 

In this chapter, Jack and the others have
been liberated "into concealing paint."  Jack blows the conch and the boys congregate. 
However, with the savage killing of Piggy as Roger sadistically sends the pink granite
boulder careening down upon Piggy's head.  This is the climax of the novel, and the
point at which Ralph completely loses any leadership.

How do I attract investors to my new business?

I assume that you are asking how to attract people who
will invest in your business.  I have edited your question to show
this.

The best way to attract investors to a new business
is to show them that the business has the potential to be successful.  This can be done
by providing them with a good business plan.  A business plan sets out the prospective
business's goals and its plan for how to achieve those goals.  It also sets out the
reasons why the entrepreneur believes that the business will be able to meet those
goals.  It does this by presenting things like market research that show that there is
an unmet need for the good or service that the business is going to
provide.

By presenting such a plan, you will have your best
chance at persuading potential investors that your business is a good
investment.

What are some character traits of Mark Antony?Need it for exam

Marc Antony is loyal to Caesar. He appears to be a genuine
friend. He is a master at using rhetoric. Through his effective funeral speech, he stirs
the people into a rage against the conspirators. He points out that Caesar has left each
one of the people in his will.

Antony is very wise or sly.
In Act three, Scene two, he continues to name Brutus as "Caesar's angel, pointing out
how much Caesar loved Brutus, indicating that Brutus' cut was the most unkind of all the
stab wounds:

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For Brutus, as you know, was Caesar's angel.

Judge, O you gods, how dearly Caesar loved him!
This was the most
unkindest cut of all;
For when the noble Caesar saw him stab,

Ingratitude, more strong than traitors' arms,(195)
Quite
vanquish'd him. Then burst his mighty
heart,

Antony used strong
rhetoric and effective language to stir the people to a murderous frenzy. Whether or not
Antony spoke out of true love for Caesar, his speech turned the city of Rome upside
down. He was able to rally the people against the conspirators in just minutes after
Brutus had comforted the people with his truth and reason for his
actions.

Whether or not Antony is power hungry himself, he
does appear to divide Octavius' sentiments against Lepidus. In Act four, Scene one,
Antony belittles Lepidus, thus making himself superior in his own wisdom and
knowledge:

Octavius, I am older than you. And,
although we lay these honors on this man, To ease ourselves of different, disgraceful
burdens, He shall only carry them as the donkey carries gold, Groaning and sweating
under the load, Either led or driven, as we point the way; And having brought our
treasure where we choose, We then unload him and let him loose, Like an unloaded donkey,
to shake his ears And graze in the common
fields.

It appears that power is changing Antony.
He insults Lepidus in his donkey metaphor. He has become a confident leader. He suggests
that he and Octavius just use Lepidus and then turn him loose. This is not an honorable
quality. Lepidus has been a faithful soldier.

Given the set G=(0,1) and the law of composition x*y=xy/(2xy-x-y+1), Verify if e=1/2 is the neutral element of the group G.

The property of a neutral element of a group
is:

e*g = g*e = g, where g is an element of the set
G.

We'll apply the composition law and we'll replace e by
1/2:

x*(1/2) = x

We'll replace
x*(1/2) by x/2/(2x/2 - x - 1/2 + 1)

We'll compute the
expression to check if it yields x.

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

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

We notice that the expression x*(1/2) = x,
therefore e = 1/2 represents the neutral element of the given group, whose law of
composition is x*y=xy/(2xy-x-y+1).

Compre John F. Kennedy to Malcolm X.

This is a very difficult comparison because the men had
such different backgrounds and held such different places in society as adults.  One way
to compare them is to say that Kennedy was the ultimate insider while Malcolm X was the
ultimate outsider.

Kennedy was a member of the elite his
whole life.  His father was a wealthy businessman who was, for a time, the US Ambassador
to Britain.  By contrast, Malcolm X was born to an obscure black family that had nothing
like elite status in society.

As adults, the men were just
as different.  Kennedy went into politics soon after serving in WWII.  He rose quickly,
helped by family connections.  His was a very "establishment" career.  By contrast,
Malcolm X was convict who went on to be a Black Muslim and a black nationalist.  This is
the epitome of "outsiderness."

In short, then, the best way
to compare the two is to say that Kennedy lived his whole life in the elite levels of
mainstream America while Malcolm X's life was the polar
opposite.

What are kennings for police, boyfriend, and prom?

Keep in mind that a kenning is a
literary trope, or rhetorical figure of speech, which typically combines two words,
usually hyphenates them, and uses them figuratively to replace a one word noun. 
Kennings are most common to old Islandic and Anglo-Saxon
poetry.

Kennings can be humorous or not and are very
similar to puns in that they play on common words using common
words to describe something in a new and different way.  To remind you of a few examples
the sun has been written in kennings as: sky's-jewel and
sky-candle.  The author of Beowulf described the sea as a
"whale-road."

I'm going to guess that you've been given a
creative assignment here to create your own kennings for the words above (afterall,
"police" and "prom" are far too modern to have likely been used in
a piece of literature employing kennings).  While I could personally provide several
ideas for you, I think you would have more fun coming up with the kennings yourself. 
Another point to add is that the words you choose in the kenning is going to reflect
your attitude about the original word.  An example for this might be the kenning you
design for boyfriend.  If you wish to portray a committed relationship (in highschool)
as a positive or whimsical thing you could change boyfriend to "phone-ringer" implying
that he's always calling.  However, if this is a negative thing, the same role could be
called a "prison-guard."  Do you see where you could actually have a lot of fun with
this?

Also, if the kennings themselves are going to be used
in a poem (written by you), it is not uncommon to create a figure of speech for the
purpose of matching a rhyme.  Shakespeare did this all the time.

According to Jem's description in To Kill a Mockingbird, what does Boo look like?

Boo Radley, of course, has never been seen by the
children, and the only description of their mysterious neighbor is provided by Miss
Maudie, who only tells them that he "spoke as nicely as he knew how." But Jem has his
own ideas. He had seen what he suspected were Boo's footprints outside their house, so
he assumed that Boo was "about six-and-a-half feet tall." Boo drooled constantly, had
yellow, rotten teeth, and a "long jagged scar that ran across his face." His eyes
"popped," and he had bloody hands from all the raw squirrels and cats that he caught and
ate. Jem also believed Miss Stephanie Crawford, who also claimed to have seen
him and said his head looked like "a skull lookin' at her."  

In the Thomas Hardy poem, "The Convergence of the Twain", why is the ship described as "prepared for a sinister mate" in line 19?

In the poem, "The Convergence of the Twain", published in
1915, and commemorating the sinking of the luxury ocean liner
Titanic three years before, Thomas Hardy gives free reign to his
deterministic view of reality. Thus, after mocking the pride and vanity of
the 'unsinkable' ship in the first six stanzas of the 11-stanza poem, in the seventh
Hardy avers that it was an "Immanent Will that...prepared a sinister mate for her...A
Shape of Ice" (lines 18-21), referring, of course, to the iceberg which - sitting across
the sealane - sent the Titanic to the bottom of the North Atlantic
with a loss of 1200 persons; significantly, mention of this is missing from the poem. In
these lines Hardy reveals his creed, if it can be called that. His 'god' is an
impersonal, dispassionate "Immanent Will", capitalized in the poem to show its
implacable power. Hardy later employs a synonym for it - calling it "the Spinner of the
Years (line 31) - thus, bringing his view closer to the Fates of Greek mythology, those
three sisters who spun out the inescapable threads of destiny. As Titanic took shape, so
Hardy's thesis goes, "in shadowy silent distance grew the Iceberg too", until the
'twain' encountered one another in their predestined, ill-fated collision. Reinforcing
his view that no beneficent Mind governs the universe, Hardy depicts the destruction of
Titanic, identified as she, by the iceberg, qualified mostly with
male terms, as a kind of violation, using such words as   “ravish”, “mate”, “intimate
welding”, and “consummation”. Finally, a sadness pervades the poem, but especially in
last five stanzas. It is not a sadness over the loss of life, but over the realization
that one is trapped in a meaningless universe, the plaything of forces frighteningly
real, but unseen, like the hidden bulk of an iceberg.

Evaluate the limit of the function (x^x- 1)/(x-1), if x goes to 1 but do not use L'Hospital's theorem.

Let f(x) = x^x

If we'll put x
= 1 => f(1) = 1^1  =1

We'll re-write the function
whose limit has to be found out:

lim (f(x) - 1)/(x -
1)

By definition, the derivative of a function f(x), at the
point x = 1 is: lim (f(x) - 1)/(x - 1) = f'(1).

We'll have
to determine the expression of the 1st derivative of
f(x).

We'll take natural logarithms both
sides:

ln f(x) = ln (x^x)

ln
f(x) = x*ln x

We'll differentiate with respect to x both
sides:

f'(x)/f(x) = ln x +
x/x

f'(x)/f(x) = ln x +
1

f'(x) = f(x)*(ln x +
1)

f'(x) = (x^x)*(ln x +
1)

Now, we'll replace x by
1:

f'(1) = 1*(ln 1 + 1)

f'(1)
= 1

Therefore, the limit of the function,
when x approaches to 1, is lim (x^x - 1)/(x - 1) =
1.

What is the structural formula for 5 propyl?

You have to first understand that a structural formula can
be given for propyl, not 5-propyl. The number 5 written before propyl that you may have
seen in the chemical formula of several organic compounds indicates where the
substituent propyl is attached to the base carbon
chain.

Propyl is an alkyl with 3 carbon atoms. It is the
substituent form of propane that is created when one hydrogen atom is missing from
propane; this gives propyl a chemical formula of C3H7 instead of C3H8 which is the
chemical formula of propane.

When the propyl substituent is
linked to the base carbon chain with the carbon atom at the end it is called prop-1-yl
and when it is linked with the carbon atom in the middle it is called prop-2-yl or
methylethyl.

Should the woman's in-court identification be allowed as evidence? Why or why not? A young man robbed a woman in a women's restroom at the...

The fruit of the poisonous tree doctrine holds that any
evidence found as a consequence of improperly obtained evidence should be excluded.
There are some exceptions, for example, evidence that was obtained independent of the
improper actions, evidence that would have been obtained no matter what, or evidence
that can be shown to be so disconnected from the improper action that it doesn't
matter.

I find it interesting that Crews' argument was only
that the in-court identification should be excluded because the fruit of the poisonous
tree doctrine seems to go back further in time, to the point at which he was made part
of a photo display.  This evidence certainly should have been
excluded.

However, there is case law which suggests that
the in-court identification is an "independent" means of identification, not connected
to the photo identification, which was tainted.  (I have included a link to that case
below.)  One problem, of course, is that but for the improper detention of Crews, he
might never have been in court in the first place, to be identified as the perpetrator. 
An additional problem is that but for the improper photo identification, the image of
Crews might never have been "fixed" in the victim's mind, so it is difficult to argue
that this is an independent identification of the
defendant.

In the case provided below, the defendant was
identified in court by more than one person and was identified by at least one witness
who saw him frequently.  This is distinguishable from the scenario provided because
there is a sole witness.  Furthermore, because of the photo identification, an
uncertainty is created. Is she identifying the person she recognizes from the robbery,
or is she identifying the person whose photo she has
seen?

On appeal, all one has to argue on is the record.
There is no opportunity to enter new facts or ask new questions of witnesses.  Did the
photo identification evidence come in? Was there sufficient foundation to establish the
victim's identification as independent of the photo identification?  There are many
factors that would affect an appellate court's decision, but those are central
questions. To the degree that Crews can argue that everything that follows from the
initial improper detention is tainted, he can prevail, but to the degree that the state
can argue that there is evidence in the record to show a truly independent
identification, the state could prevail.

What powers that were reserved for Congress are now in the hands of the President?

I would say that the major power that was meant to reside
with Congress, but has been taken by the Presidency, is the power to declare
war.

Although the president is the commander-in-chief of
the armed forces, the Constitution says that it is the role of the Congress to decide
when America will go to war.  This is, for the most part, no longer how things are
done.  Presidents have claimed the power to send troops to areas where they will engage
in combat without having Congress declare war first.  In fact, Congress has not declared
war since 1941 and yet the US has fought many wars since
then.

By taking the power to commit troops to combat, the
Presidency has taken a power that was supposed to be in the hands of
Congress.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, what are some examples of how Atticus teaches Jem tolerance? please add quotes if possible. thank you so much!

Atticus's respectful treatment of Calpurnia--indeed, he
states that she is part of the family--is an indirect lesson to both children about
tolerance.  Atticus makes clear to Jem and Scout in no uncertain terms that they are to
mind her; when Atticus is called out of town, Calpurnia stays with the children, and
even takes them to church with her.  This shows us that she is confident in her place in
the Finch family, because she did not feel compelled to ask Atticus's permission, nor
did she seem the least bit nervous about the prospect of taking the kids with her.  Had
Aunt Alexandra been in charge, that visit never would have
happened. 

Calpurnia scolds Scout about her commenting on
Walter Cunningham's manners, early in the novel.  The fact that Calpurnia, a black woman
and employee of a white man, feels comfortable correcting the white daughter of her
employer, shows us that Atticus holds her in the highest
esteem.

Regarding the controversy that the Tom Robinson
trial is sure to ensue, Atticus wryly comments:  

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"Why reasonable people go stark raving mad when
anything involving a Negro comes up, is something I don't pretend to
understand."

Regarding the
trial, Atticus also gives the reader insight into his beliefs about people in general,
when he observes:

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"The one place where a man ought to get a square
deal is in a courtroom, be he any color of the rainbow, but people have a way of
carrying their resentments right into a jury box. As you grow older, you’ll see white
men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell you something and don’t you
forget it—whenever a white man does that to a black man, no matter who he is, how rich
he is, or how fine a family he comes from, that white man is
trash."

In what way does Carnegie say how wealth should be used?

I assume that you are asking about what Carnegie said in
his essay "The Gospel of Wealth."  In that essay, Carnegie said that a person's excess
wealth should be used for the benefit of the people as a
whole.

It is very important to note the way in which
Carnegie said that this should be done.  According to Carnegie, people who amassed great
fortunes were the fittest people in the society.  They were the ones who best knew how
to make money and how to spend it.  For this reason, Carnegie argued that the rich
should be the ones to spend their money for the benefit of the people.  In other words,
rich people should not simply give their money to charities because there was no
guarantee that the charities would spend the money wisely.  Instead, it was important
that the rich people themselves should direct the use of the
money.

So, Carnegie said that wealth should be used to help
the general public, but this use should be controlled by the rich and not by government
or by charities.

What were some specific things that the Cherokee did to assimilate into white society before Indian Removal?

The Cherokee were one of what were called the "Five
Civilized Tribes" in the Southeast.  They got this name because they had (by the time of
the Indian Removal) adopted many of the ways of the white people.  Even though they did
this, the Americans still forced them off their land and made them move to
Oklahoma.

Among the things that the Cherokee did
were:

• They moved from hunting to farming as a
  way of life.  They did this to the extent that they had plantations, mills, and even (in
  some cases) slaves.


• They had a written
  language.


• They had a constitution for their nation.
  


• They had churches.


• They
  had schools.

All of these things showed that
the Cherokee were assimilating white ways.

For more
details, follow the links below.

Why is Eliezer unable to weep in "Night"?

Eliezer is unable to weep at this point in the narrative
because the true horror of the Holocaust has been to remove him of his humanity.  In the
narrative, Wiesel makes clear that the worst aspect of the Nazis' cruelty was that it
eliminated the ability for the victims to demonstrate compassion, love, and sensitivity
to one another.  The lack of caring, the lack of humanity is something that has been
seen throughout the narrative, foreshadowed early on.  From Moshe the Beadle being
received with scorn and disregard, to Madame Schachter being beaten by her fellow
passengers, to the boy who attacks his father for extra bread that was stolen for his
child, Wiesel draws a narrative where the most horrific element of the Holocaust was the
idea that its victims were robbed of their humanity. It is for this reason that he is
unable to weep, unable to feel the loss of his father.  The emotional sensitivity that
was present early on in Eliezer's narrative is absent as the struggle for survival and
living under the looming shadow of terror and brutality has taken over.  It is for this
reason that Eliezer is unable to weep.

In The Canterbury Tales, why would Chaucer add a retraction to his work?

If you are referring to his constant referral to his
inadequacy or his "don't get mad at me, I'm just reporting what I see and hear"
comments, he does this to both protect himself from the present-day authorities (who did
indeed have the power to throw him forever in a dark dungeon or put him to death) and
also to put a little distance between the speaker as a character and the author of the
piece and the other travelers along for the ride.  In constantly reminding the reader
that he is only there as a person on his way to pay homage to Thomas Becket.  This gives
him a little credibility since he has no connection, no loyalty, no one is paying him to
portray the members of the church or the rich people in a positive light.  In fact, the
people he protrays in the most positive light are the Knight (a lower nobility), the
plowman (a lowly farmer without whom we would not eat), and the parson (the plowman's
brother who actually practices what he preaches).  Chaucer's message to all of us is the
same:  practice what you preach (hey, Mr. Politician!  Are you listening?), and to take
care of those who are responsible for feeding the rest of us (aid the family
farmer--don't cut his legs out from under him and add so many laws on the books that
prevent him from being able to afford to make a living for his own
family).

What are significant experiences that developed in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn in chapters 1-29?

Two moments from the novel immediately come to mind - the
Grangerford episode and Huck's escape from Pap Finn. 

Early
in the novel, Huck is challenged to escape from the abuse and exploitation of his
father, Pap. To pull off the escape, Huck has to fake his own death. This is not merely
a feat of wit and cunning, but also a moral challenge as Huck must come to terms with a
complete break from his past (including his friends and
guardians). 

Huck's willingness to fake his death and take
the risk of escape demonstrates his adventurous spirit and his intelligence. He copes
with the aftermath fairly well, especially after finding Jim on the
island. 

This episode is important for many reasons, one of
which is that Huck's desire to be free from undue oppression is articulated
clearly. 

Later, Huck encounters an ideal family in the
Grangerfords only to discover that they are driven to madness by a feud. Outside of the
feud, the family is kind, intelligent and generous. However, they choose to maintain a
running dispute with another family that leads often to death and always to
danger. 

The significance of this episode is also
multifaceted. One false idea is enough to destroy a whole family. This idea recurs in
the novel in various guises. 

Huck learns here also that
love and hate can coexist. Kindness and rampant aggression coincide in the Grangerfords.
Associating himself with the family, Huck puts himself in physical and moral danger.
This danger is also repeated throughout the novel, but Huck meets it in relative
innocence at this point in the novel. 

I need help to mark the meter.I grant I never saw a goddess go: My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground. And yet, by heaven, I think my...

Shakespeare's primary meter through all of the sonnets is
iambic pentameter.  Each iambic "foot" is made up of one unstressed syllable followed by
one stressed syllable.  In a perfect line of iambic pentameter, there would be 5 iambic
feet.  In the section of the poem in your question I will use
bold lettering to note the stressed
syllable.

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I grant I
never saw a
goddess
go:

my
mistress, when she
walks ,treads on the
ground .

and
yet, by heaven, I
think my love as
rare

as
any she
belied with false
compare.

When you look
at the words or syllables of words that are bolded you can notice that sometimes there
are sound connections within those words.  Shakespeare used alliteration, assonance and
consonance to further connect the words within a line.  For example, in the first line
above, 3 of the bolded syllables START with a "g" which is an example of alliteration. 
The vowel sound of "saw" and "god" both have the "a" sound which is an example of
assonance.  The last line above repeats the "l" sound in "belied" and "false" which is
an example of consonance.  It is clear that Shakespeare was intentionally creating some
masterful poetry with these lines, and in all of his writing.

Explain what are x values for the inequality 2x^2-7x+3

If we'll draw the graph of the function it will be a
concave upward parabola. The vertex of parabola is aminimum
point.

f(x) = 2x^2-7x+3

The
area between the roots of quadratic is the area where parabola goes below the x axis.
This area represents the solution of the inequality.

First,
we'll determine the roots of the quadratic:

2x^2-7x+3 =
0

We'll apply the quadratic
formula:

x1 = [7+sqrt(49 -
24)]/4

x1 = (7+sqrt25)/4

x1 =
(7+5)/4

x1 = 3

x2 =
(7-5)/4

x2 =
1/2

The expression
2x^2-7x+3 is negative when x
belongs to the range  (1/2 ; 3).

What were some new weapons that were produced and used during World War I?

There were many new weapons that were produced and used
during World War I.  Perhaps the three most important of these were the airplane, the
tank, and poison gas.  Of these, only the tank ended up being very important to the
result of WWI itself.

WWI is best remembered for the
horrors of trench warfare.  This warfare was made worse by the use of poison gas.  This
technology made such an impact on the psyches of the people who saw it that it was not
used in combat in World War II.  The other two inventions became much more important
later on.  Airplanes did not make a difference in WWI, but they certainly did in WWII. 
The tank did help end WWI, but it was refined and used in huge numbers in
WWII.

These three new weapons are very much connected with
WWI because they were first produced and used during that war.

Prove the relation: 1² + 2² + 3² ... n² = 1/6 n(n+1)(2n+1)

We can apply the mathematical induction technique to prove
this statement that the sum of the square of the 1st natural numbers is
n(n+1)(2n+1)/6.

The first step:
Basis;

We'll note the identity by
P(n)

We'll prove that the statement holds for
n=1.

P(1): 1^2 =
1*(1+1)*(2+1)/6

1 = 2*3/6 => 1 = 1
true

The next step is the inductive step, where we show
that if P(k) holds, then P(k+1) holds, too.

P(k): 1^2 +2^2
+ ... + k^2 = k*(k+1)(2k+1)/6 true

P(k+1): 1^2 +2^2 + ... +
k^2 + (k+1)^2 = (k+1)[(k+1)+1][2(k+1)+1]/6

But 1^2 +2^2 +
... + k^2 = k*(k+1)(2k+1)/6

P(k+1): k*(k+1)(2k+1)/6 +
(k+1)^2 = (k+1)(k+2)(2k+3)/6

P(k+1): (k+1)[k*(2k+1) + 6k +
6] = (k+1)(k+2)(2k+3)

We'll reduce by
(k+1):

P(k+1): (2k^2 + 7k + 6) = (2k^2 + 3k+4k +
6)

P(k+1): (2k^2 + 7k + 6) = (2k^2 + 7k +
6)

Since both sides are equal, P(k+1)
holds.

Since both steps of mathematical
induction have been proved, the statement P(n): 1^2 + .... + n^2 = n*(n+1)*(2n+1)/6
holds for all natural numbers n.

What message is Fitzgerald trying to convery through Daisy Buchanan in The Great Gatsby?

It may sound cliche, but through Daisy Buchanen,
Fitzgerald is trying top prove the old axiom that "All that glitters isn't gold." The
life of the "old" rich certainly looks appealing on the outside, and Daisy is drawn to
it. Who wouldn't want mansions, diamonds, travel, parties, expensive cars, and people
who envy your lifestyle? Daisy wanted it so badly, that she gave up waiting for her
"true" love (Gatsby) because she realized early on that he couldn't provide that
lifestyle for her.

However, once "trapped" in this world,
we find out that it isn't a happy place for Daisy. She is, frankly, bored. The most
exciting thing she has to look forward to is a date on the calendar, and even that she
misses:

In two
weeks it'll be the longest day in the year.... Do you always watch for the longest day
of the year and then miss it? I always watch for the longest day in the year and then
miss it. (Chapter 1, pg.
12)

She doesn't even get
pleasure out of being a mother, as she has delegated all those duties to a nanny so she
can sit around being prima donna. But even she realizes that being a woman in this world
may be glamorous, but it is certainly not fulfilling. In talking about her hopes for he
daughter she says:

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I hope she'll be a fool - that's the best thing
a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.... You see, I think everything's
terrible anyhow.... And I know. I've been everywhere and seen everything and done
everything. (Chapter 1, pgs.
17-18)

Finally, Daisy shows
us how shallow these people are. After all Gatsby went through to get her, and after
their passionate love affair, when he was in trouble, Daisy didn't even bother to
contact him much less come to his aid.

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Gatsby himself didn't believe [her call] would
come, and perhaps he no longer cared. If that was true he must have felt that he had
lost the old warm world, paid a high price for living too long with a single dream. He
must have looked up at an unfamiliar sky through frightening leaves and shivered as he
found what a grotesque thing a rose is and how raw the sunlight was upon the scarcely
created grass. A new world, material without being real, where poor ghosts, breathing
dreams like air, drifted fortuitously about.... (Chapter 8, pg.
162)

Compare and contrast how the relationship between parent and child is portrayed in "The Son's Veto" by Thomas Hardy, and V.S. Pritchett's "The Fly...

Thomas Hardy's, "The Son's Veto," and "The Fly in the
Ointment" by V.S. Pritchett both tell stories of a young man and his parent. However,
the role each "boy" assumes in the story is very
different.

In "The Son's Veto," the young man's mother
married his father—an older man. She had worked for him in his country house; she was
below his station, but she had been injured while caring for his home, to the extent
that she would never be able to walk and earn her keep. They marry and have a son who
grows to be a snob. When his father dies and his mother is left alone—as her son spends
barely any time with her...always away at school, etc.—she meets a man who had once
loved her. As a widow, she is free and can marry and find happiness. However, when her
son finds out, he refuses to allow her to marry someone so "low," fearing for his own
reputation. He forces her to promise she will never marry without his consent.
Ultimately, she dies waiting.

In "The Fly in the Ointment,"
Harold goes to visit his father at his place of business. His father has gone bankrupt
and his son feels he should be there with his father during this painful transition of
leaving everything he has known for thirty years
behind.

The old man is not a very nice person. Pritchett
describes their meeting in the old man's office.

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"Come in, Professor," said the father. This was
an old family joke. He despised his son, who was, in fact, not a professor but a poorly
paid lecturer at a provincial
university.

As they visit,
the old man speaks of the mistakes he has made: the biggest was making money the most
important thing in his life. However, as the old man speaks, his son notices that he has
two "faces."

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...the son noticed for the first time that like
all big-faced men his father had two faces. There was the outer face like a soft warm
and careless daub of innocent sealing-wax and inside it, as if thumbed there by a seal,
was a much smaller one, babyish, shrewd, scared and
hard.

Harold is slightly put
off by what he sees, but tries to encourage his dad. While his father has the "big face"
on, he is cheerful, making the best of things. It seems that when the "small face" comes
out, he becomes critical of his son. However, throughout, we feel that his father is
ready to retire having learned an important life-lesson, seeing his mistakes for what
they were. Toward the end of the story, Harold tells his father that had it been
possible, he would have found some way to raise money to save the
business. Swiftly, like a hawk scooping up a gentle mouse, the old man turns on his son
(with the small face)—forgetting all he has said about learning a lesson, ignoring the
fact that he despises his son, he demands:

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Why didn't you tell me before you could raise
money? How can you raise it? Where? By
when?

The only things these
stories have in common is that there are two young men and each has a parent, and in
each story, there is one character who cares for the other, while the first character
has no regard for the other, caring only for self. There is one similarity between the
stories. Whereas the young man in "The Son's Veto" cares nothing
for his mother who has loved him with deep devotion her entire life, Harold (in "The Fly
in the Ointment") is the one who shows concern...for his father—an old man who has
despised him...but not the money the thinks his son might bring
him.

What is the difference in the way Calpurnia speaks in the church?

In Harper Lee's To Kill a
Mockingbird, Atticus has to deal with some state business and is away for a
short time. The children stay with Calpurnia, as always, and on this occasion, they
attend church (First Purchase African M. E. Church) with her one Sunday morning. The
children know how to act with respect. At one point, a woman confronts Calpurnia,
unhappy to see white children with among the congregation. When challenged by one of her
own, Calpurnia speaks the language of her black community. Cal is
asked:

"What
you up to, Miss Cal?"

Calpurnia's hands went to our
shoulders and we stopped and looked around: standing in the path behind us was a tall
Negro woman. Her weight was on one leg; she rested her left elbow in the curve of her
hip, pointing at us with upturned
palm...

To the children, the
woman appears to be "seven feet high."

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I felt Calpurnia's hand dig into my shoulder.
"What you want, Lula?" she asked, in tones I had never heard her use. She spoke quietly,
contemptuously.

"I wants to know why you bringin' white
chillun to n***er church."

"They's my comp'ny," said
Calpurnia. Again I thought her voice strange: she was talking like the rest of
them.

And while Lulu
continues her confrontation of Calpurnia, the rest of the congregation seems to be
moving in on them, but Calpurnia smiles. Her son, Zeebo, speaks to Jem, saying, "Mister
Jem...we're mighty glad to have you all here..." And when the children prepare to leave
after the service, Rev. Sykes tells the children that "This church has no better friend
than your daddy."

When the children ask Calpurnia why she
doesn't speak at church the way she speaks with them, she explains that she would feel
out of place speaking in a manner that wasn't familiar to those in her church, of which
she is a member—the biggest difference is that she is only one of four people in the
congregation that can read. So she speaks as those of her community speak when she is
with them, and in a manner more familiar to the children when she is with
them.

Attempt a critical appreciation of Yeats' "The Lake Isle of Innisfree."

One of the reasons why this poem is so famous and has been
such an enduring success is the way in which it uses assonance and alliteration to
create haunting sound effects, resulting in a poem which has real verbal music. These
sound effects almost lull us as a lullaby would lull a child, helping us to imagine the
idyllic setting that is being described to us.

Note how
this operates in the following example of the poem:

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And I shall have some peace there, for peace
comes dropping slow,

Dropping from the veils of the morning
to where the cricket sings;

There midnight's all a glimmer,
and noon a purple glow,

And evening full of the linnet's
wings.

There are lots of
examples of alliteration (the repetition of consonnant sounds) and assonance (repetition
of vowel sounds) in this stanza. Note the alliteration in "s," "p," "d," "m," and "n."
Likewise there is assonance in "slow" and "grow" and "midnight," "linnet," "glimmer" and
"wings." These are examples of how Yeats creates the word music that makes this poem so
excellent.

Note the way as well in which the last stanza
suggests that the speaker feels a mystical connection with nature that endures even in
spite of the intrusions of city life. He is always able to hear the "lake water
lappping" on the shore of Innisfree, in spite of the "pavements grey" of his
environment. This is something he hears in his "deep heart's core," and cannot be
ignored or drowned out by the urban sounds that oppress him so.

Awareness regarding preserving biodiversity

Since its inception in 1972, World Environment Day has
been observed annually on June 5, in order to raise deeper awareness of the need to
protect, preserve and enhance the environment. The theme of href="http://www.unep.org/wed/2010/english/">World Environment Day 2010 is
Many Species. One Planet. One Future. This theme focuses to
the importance of conserving biodiversity, which is constantly threatened due to human
actions such as deforestation and pollution. Biodiversity – the variety of life on earth
– is critical because it provides the basic necessities such as pure air, water and
food. Nonetheless, biodiversity is often abused in order to gain short-term advantages.
A recent example of the consequences of such abuse was seen in post-earthquake Haiti,
where widespread deforestation had taken place over many
decades.

The United Nations has declared 2010 the href="http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/">International Year of Biodiversity,
a unique opportunity to deepen our understanding of how biodiversity is vital to sustain
life on planet Earth. Another excellent resource to learn about the International Year
of Biodiversity can be found on the website of the United Nations Environment Programme
(UNEP), click here. Particularly
moving and informative are the videos in the href="http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/multimedia/">multimedia section. Other
videos can be found by clicking href="http://www.youtube.com/user/UnepAndYou#p/p/43757EBB8EE638C5/4/4Rt2zHOJiQw">here.

At
the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992, the international community concluded the
Convention on Biological Diversity, an
international treaty aimed at preserving life on earth. From 18-29 October 2010,
countries that are signatories to this treaty will meet in Nagoya, Japan for the tenth
Conference of Parties (COP 10), to review the treaty’s implementation. To learn more
about this conference from the perspective of NGOs, please click href="http://cop10.org/">here.

The report
entitled Global
Biodiversity Outlook 3, launched in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 10, will be among
the key resources for the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit. The report makes for challenging
yet essential reading, as the current state of affairs is far removed from the targets
set by the international community at the 1992 Earth Summit. To quote Achim Steiner,
UNEP’s Executive Director: “The arrogance of humanity is that somehow we imagine we can
get by without biodiversity or that it is somehow peripheral: the truth is we need it
more than ever on a planet of six billion heading to over nine billion people by
2050.”

Do we always see the same side of the moon when it turns around us?

The Moon's rotation is considered "synchronous," meaning
that it always presents the same face to the Earth.  Most moons so far discovered are of
this type, where the orbiting moon shows the same face to the parent body.  This occurs
because over time, the gravitational interaction between the parent body and the moon
come to a stable rotation.  However, in the case of our own Moon, there is a process
known as "libration"  (from the Latin "libra", meaning a balance scale) or asynchronous
rotation, where the Moon actually rocks back and forth relative to the Earth over the
course of its monthly journey. Because of this swinging or rocking, we can see a bit
more of either edge of the Moon, so about 59% of the "dark side" of the lunar surface is
actually visible from Earth. This "swing" has been slowing down over the eons; in the
far future, the Moon's rotation will in fact be completely synchronous. Considering the
far past, however, computer models have suggested that at one time, in its early life,
the Moon actually orbited the Earth in 10 hours (!) and and spun on its axis such that
the whole lunar surface was visible. This was, of course, before any life form existed
on Earth to see it.

In Romeo and Juliet, how does Juliet "test" Romeo's love for her?

Juliet's primary "test" of Romeo's love for her is indeed
a difficult one.

Remember, everyone is masked; Juliet is
intrigued by Romeo, but she does not know who he is. She asks her nurse (who functions
somewhat like a nanny) to identify him.

The nurse tells
her,

His name
is Romeo, and a Montague,
The only son of your great
enemy.

Juliet is devastated.
She replies:

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My only love sprung from my only
hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!
Prodigious birth
of love it is to me
That I must love a loathèd enemy
(1.5.136-41).

The Capulets
and the Montagues have a long history of animosity towards each other. Juliet and her
nurse know that there is absolutely no way her father will approve of his daughter being
in love with his mortal enemy. Moreover, Lord Capulet has already commanded that his
daughter marry the man of his choice, Paris.

With these
odds against her, Juliet knows that if she is to defy her family, she must be certain
that Romeo loves her. As she contemplates her situation, alone on her balcony, and
unaware that Romeo is hiding and listening, Juliet
pleads:

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Juliet:
O
Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?
Deny thy father and refuse thy
name;
Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn my love
And I'll no longer
be a
Capulet.

Romeo:
[Aside]
Shall I hear more, or shall I speak at
this?

Juliet:
'Tis
but thy name that is my enemy:
Thou art thyself, though not a
Montague.
What's Montague? It is nor hand nor foot,
Nor arm nor
face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O be some other
name!
What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other word
would smell as sweet;
So Romeo would, were he not Romeo
call'd,
Retain that dear perfection which he owes
Without that
title. Romeo, doff thy name,
and for thy name, which is no part of
thee,
Take all myself
(2.2.33-39)

As you can see,
Juliet's "test" of Romeo is whether he will turn his back on his family. Like there
impetuous "relationship," this test is not well-thought out. What exactly would a pair
of elite teenagers do in the world? It's not like they have any particular skills. Romeo
passes the test, but the end result is tragedy.

What are variables x and y if 3^(x+y)-243=0 and x=6/y ?

We'll write 243 as a power of
3.

3^(x+y) - 3^5 = 0

We'll
move 3^5 to the right side:

3^(x+y) =
3^5

Since the bases are matching, we'll use one to one
property of exponentials:

x + y = 5
(1)

We'll multiply by y the second
equation:

x*y = 6*y/y

We'll
simplify and we'll get:

x*y = 6
(2)

To ease the work, we'll use the following terms instead
of the variables x and y:

x + y = S and x*y =
P.

S = 5 and P = 6

We'll
create the quadratic equation  with the sum and the product
above:

x^2 - Sx + P = 0

x^2 -
5x + 6 = 0

We'll apply the quadratic
formula:

x1 = [5+sqrt(25 -
24)]/2

x1 = (5 + 1)/2

x1 = 3
=> y1 = 5 - x1

y1 = 5 -
3

y1 = 2

x2 =
2

y2 = 5 - 2

y2 =
3

So, the variables x and y are represented
by the following pairs: {2; 3} and {3; 2}.

Show that: d/dx[(sin x)^3*cos x] = (sin x)^2[4(cos x)^2 -1)]

We have to show that the derivative of (sin x)^3*cos x is
(sin x)^2*[4(cos x)^2 - 1)]

f(x) = (sin x)^3*cos
x

Use the product rule and the chain rule to differentiate
the function.

f'(x) = [(sin x)^3]'*cos x + (sin x)^3*[cos
x]'

=> 3*(sin x)^2*cos x * cos x - (sin x)^3 * sin
x

=> (sin x)^2[3*(cos x)^2 - (sin
x)^2]

Use the relation (sin x)^2 = 1 - (cos
x)^2

=> (sin x)^2[3*(cos x)^2 - (1 - (cos
x)^2]

=> (sin x)^2[3*(cos x)^2 - 1 + (cos
x)^2]

=> (sin x)^2[4*(cos x)^2 -
1]

This proves that d/dx[(sin x)^3*cos x] =
(sin x)^2[4*(cos x)^2 - 1]

In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian, who contributes to Arnold's maturation?

In The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time
Indian, Arnold is influenced by others around him and they all contribute in
some way to his maturation.  First, Arnold's grandmother is the most forgiving and
understanding person whom Arnold knows and she encourages her grandson to always look
for the good in things.  Arnold's grandmother, however, is not naive and she understands
the significant problems that exist on the reservation, but she recognizes the ills of
the reservation as consequences of greater problems and tells Arnold that he must live a
just life.

When Arnold goes to Reardon, he meets friends
there who help him mature.  Gordy is a bit of an outcast just like Arnold, so the
friendship between the two comes easily.  Through Gordy, Arnold begins to learn that it
is fine to just be himself.  And once Arnold makes friends with the more popular crowd
like Roger and Penelope, he realizes that behind the mask, popular people have problems
too.  Thus Arnold matures as he learns the truths of the world.

Discuss the wide- ranging consequences of independence in South Asia.

I think that there has to be some level of qualification
in the question.  The “South Asia” reference is quite broad.  For example, the Indian
subcontinent can represent a great deal to this question, and that is only one
particular area of the region.  If we took that narrative as an example, I think that
there could be much in way of consequences that can be seen.  The most elemental would
be that independence in the modern setting is quite complex.  With the British leaving
India, only one part of the equation was solved.  There becomes a massive difference
between declaring independence and actually receiving it.  The disturbance that was seen
in Partition times and lingers today with the mistrust between India and Pakistan as
well as the controversy in Jammu- Kashmir demonstrates to the rest of the world that
independence, as a concept, is quite diverse and there is much there that needs to be
included in the calculation.  I think that another consequence of both the independence
experienced in the subcontinent, and probably in the region in general, would be the
development or emergence of a new consumer and production market.  The globalized world,
where there is a transfer of goods, services, ideas, and wealth, benefited greatly from
the emergence of South Asia as a willing and eager partner in this
process.

let a,b,c,d are positive real number such that a.b=c.d and a-b>c-d. Prove that a+b>c+d

We have 4 positive real numbers a, b, c and d such that
a*b = c*d and a - b > c - d.

If (a - b) > (c
- d)

=> (a - b)^2 > (c -
d)^2

=> a^2 - 2ab + b^2 > c^2 - 2cd +
d^2

it is given that ab =
cd

=> a^2 - 2ab + b^2 + 4ab > c^2 - 2cd + d^2
+ 4cd

=> a^2 + 2ab + b^2 > c^2 + 2cd +
d^2

=> (a + b)^2 > (c +
d)^2

=> (a + b) > (c + d) as a, b, c and d
are positive and so are a + b and c + d.

This
proves that given a*b = c*d and a - b > c - d, we have a + b >c +
d.

Faulkner's story is titled "A Rose for Emily," not "A Rose for Miss Emily." What does his choice of title imply?

This is an interesting observation. Faulkner could very
well have chosen to use "Miss Emily" in his title, but he did not. Since authors are
very focused and selective in writing titles for their works, his choice wasn't careless
or without purpose. Faulkner's diction in the title points the reader toward themes in
the story.

Emily Grierson is a Southern woman born into a
once wealthy, influential, and socially prominent family; her family's fortunes and once
grand lifestyle are gone, but the Grierson name separates Emily socially from the
"common" citizens of Jefferson and demands that she live her life according to strict
standards of circumspect behavior. "Miss Emily" is expected to live up to her name,
which makes her a prisoner of the past and Southern
traditions.

As the story unfolds, however, Faulkner reveals
that the "Miss Emily" the town knows, watches, gossips about, and judges is, in fact, a
complex woman who has suffered from the weight of the Grierson name throughout her life.
"Miss Emily" is a Southern lady from a fine family; Emily is an isolated, lonely woman,
desperate for love and driven to madness. Who she is, really, is a secret from the town.
Faulkner's title points the reader to the private woman behind the public face and to
the tragedy of her life. It is Emily, not "Miss Emily," who deserves a
rose.

What does "camel-kick" mean in To Kill a Mockingbird?

This scene takes place in Chapter 7 of To Kill a
Mockingbird. Jem and Scout have just received another interesting gift from
the knothole of the tree; this time it was a "tarnished medal." Atticus explained to
them that, before they were born, such medallions were given to spelling bee champions
in the Maycomb County schools. When Atticus asked where they had gotten it, Scout
started to speak, but

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Jem camel-kicked me when I tried to say where we
had found it.

It is not
stated if the children were standing or laying on the floor, but in any case, the
"camel-kick" was simply a quick, surprise kick which camels are known to
employ.

Harper Lee refers to camels again in Chapter 14
when Dill explains that he had been employed to "wash the camel" at an animal
show.

Explain the following lines delivered by Celia in Act I scene 3 of As You Like It.They are but burs, cousin, thrown upon thee in holiday foolery:...

Let us remember that in this important scene, Rosalind
confesses to Celia that she has fallen in love with Orlando, having seen him in Act I
scene 2. She feels immensely overwhelmed by this feeling of love and now appears to be
very depressed and melancholy. Celia's quote that you have highlighted is said in
response to Rosalind's love sick comment that "full of briers is this working-day
world!" Celia sees her role in this scene as trying to cheer her cousin up, thus the
response she gives to Rosalind tries to urge her to see these troubles not as "briers"
or thorns but just as burrs, little stickly seeds that can be played with and used for
diversions. Thus Celia tries to encourage Rosalind not to view her falling in love as
thorn bushes that are ready to scratch and wound her, but something to laugh at during
festivities. Walking in the untrodden paths of life will result in some of these burrs,
or amusements, attaching themselves to the petticoats of the
ladies.

If each MP3 player costs the store $70, at what price should the store sell the MP3 players to maximize profit in the following problem?A store...

The store sells 120 MP3 players at $100 each. For every $2
increase in the price, the number of MP3 players sold is reduced by 1. The cost of one
MP3 player is $70.

Let the price at which the MP3 players
are sold to maximize profit be P. The number of MP3 players sold is 120 - [(P -
100)/2]

The profit per MP3 player is P -
70.

Total profit is (P - 70)(120 - (P -
100)/2)

=> 120P - P(P - 100)/2 - 120*70 + 70(P -
100)/2

=> 120P - P^2/2 + 50P - 8400 + 35P -
3500

=> -P^2/2 + 205P -
11900

To maximise the profit take the derivative of -P^2/2
+ 205P - 11900 and solve for P.

-2P/2 + 205 =
0

=>-P + 205 =
0

=> -P =
-205

=> P = 205

But
only a price increase by multiples of 2 changes the number of MP3 players sold by a
whole number. This makes the optimal price either $204 or
$206.

The price to maximize profits is either
$204 or $206

State the theme of the story, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," based on the last paragraph.

If we examine the last paragraph of this story, we can see
that the author links the jilting of Granny Weatherall that she experienced in her
younger days with a final, or ultimate "jilting" that we all experience: death. Note the
last paragraph and how it describes the death of Granny
Weatherall:

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For the second time there was no sign. Again no
bridegroom and the priest in the house. She could not remember any other sorrow because
this grief wiped them all away. Oh, no, there's nothing more cruel than this--I'll never
forgive it. She stretched herself with a deep breath and blew out the
light.

Thus we can see the
experience of death is compared to being jilted. Death is something that we have to face
by ourselves and the solitude that we have to endure in death is greater than any loss
we may ever know in life, even the experience of being jilted that haunts Granny
Weatherall so much. However, as Granny Weatherall blows out the "light" of her life and
accepts death, she shows tremendous courage and strength in accepting this ending to her
life and this ultimate jilting. The theme, as suggested by the last paragraph, could
therefore be stated as death is something that we all have to face by ourselves alone in
a state of solitude that is worse than any other solitude we have ever
experienced.

Comment on the old man's attitudes toward the sea, its creatures, and his own life in The Old Man and the Sea.

Santiago, the old man in The Old Man and the Sea, regards
the sea with a healthy mix of affection and respect for its power. He derives his living
from the sea, finds beauty and pleasure in spending time at sea, but recognizes that the
sea is a demanding thing and can take away as much as it
gives.

He
always thought of the sea as la mar which is what people call her
in Spanish when they love her. Sometimes those who love her say bad things of her but
they are always said as though she were a woman...as something that gave or withheld
great favours, and if she did wild or wicked things it was because she could not help
them.

His feelings about the
creatures living in the sea differ, depending on the creature with which he is involved
at any given time. He hated the Portuguese man-of-war and loved the sea turtles that ate
them. He enjoyed watching the birds in flight and appreciated how they helped him to
locate fish as they hunted. He recognized the beauty in the coloring and the streamlined
bodies of the fish he caught. He considered the fish his brothers, fellow creatures
living as best they could in their world, and prey that allowed him to
survive.

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Perhaps it was a sin to kill the fish. I suppose
it was even though I did it to keep me alive and feed many people ....You were born to
be a fisherman as the fish was born to be a
fish.

In thinking of his own
life, Santiago accepts his age and the challenges in his body from past battles, but he
is still proud of his abilities and looks forward to using them in years to
come.

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Everything about him was old except his eyes and
they were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and
undefeated.

Why doesn't Dally want Johnny to go jail, and why was Ponyboy surprised to hear Dally talk about the past in The Outsiders?

Dally is not happy when Johnny tells him that the two boys
want to go back home and turn themselves in. Dally has spent time in juvenile detention
and jail before, and he doesn't want to see Johnny turn out the same way that he turned
out. Dally tells Johnny that he doesn't want to see him
hurt.

"... you
get hardened in jail. I don't want that to happen to you. Like it happened to
me..."

Pony is surprised to
hear Dally talk about the past since it was not a good time for him. Dally spent much of
his time living on the streets of New York City and had been jailed at the age of 10. He
never talked about his bad times there; whenever Dally talked of the past, it was only
to "brag." Dally had become "cold and hard and mean," but he was happier in Oklahoma,
where he got to ride horses--one of the few things that made him
happy.

What is the maximum integer value of the fraction ( 2x^2+4x+5 )/( x^2+2x+2 ) if x is real number ?

We'll note the fraction as
E(x).

E(x) =
(2x^2+4x+5)/(x^2+2x+2)

We'll re-write the numerator in this
way:

2x^2+4x+5 = x^2 + 2x + 2 + x^2 + 2x + 2 +
1

Now, we'll group the terms from the right side such as to
create trinomials:

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

We'll divide both sides by
(x^2+2x+2):

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

We'll
simplify and we'll get:

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

The result of the addition of the terms from
the right side is an integer number, if and only if the fraction 1/(x^2+2x+2) is an
integer number, also.

For 1/(x^2+2x+2) to be integer,
(x^2+2x+2) = 1

Shifting 1 to the left, we'll
get:

x^2 + 2x + 1 = 0

We
notice that we've get a perfect square:

(x+1)^2 =
0

x = -1

The expression will
become:

E(x) = 1 + 1 - 1

E(x)
= 1

The maximum integer value of the given
fraction, if x is a real number, is E(x) = 1.