What impacts will economic globalization have on the multinational environments?

Globalization does not necessarily have to have a huge
impact on the environment.  However, it seems likely that it will have such an
impact.

The only impact that necessarily has to happen is
the impact caused by transportation.  In other words, the trade caused by globalization
will impact the environment.  The extra air and water pollution caused by emissions from
ships and airplanes and trucks will have an impact on the
environment.

Much of the other impacts on the environment
that seem to go with globalization are really caused by increases in demand all over the
world.  It is possible, however, to argue that globalization makes the world as a whole
richer.  If that is the case, then globalization causes the environmental impact brought
on by that demand.  For example, globalization causes an increase in China's wealth and,
thereby, an increase in the demand for energy in China as people buy more cars and more
appliances.  China then burns more coal to make electricity and more gasoline to run its
vehicles.  This impacts the environment.

Why is it so hard breaking the cycle of poverty?

I would like to argue this point about the poverty cycle.
I can name many examples of people who were born into poverty and eventually, through
hard work and thrifty living, were able lead a very comfortable lifestyle. One example
is my father. He grew up in a dirt-floor shack in Mississippi; his family was so poor,
he had to live on a local Indian reservation because his family could not feed all of
the children. He did complete his high school education, though his grades were not
good. He eventually joined the Army and, following World War II, began working for the
local power company. He never made more than $17,000 annually, but when he died he had
more than $200,000 in the bank and property worth even more. We lived a true middle
class lifestyle, but we had few extravagances. Unlike people today, who only live for
the moment, and who spend their money on as many trendy items as possible, my father
looked to the future and saved part of each and every paycheck. It provided him with
security for the future and a nest egg for his family and
children.

People today who suffer from a background of
poverty can still achieve the same results. It takes the foresight to take advantage of
free public education, treat your job seriously, and live within your means. Simple
ideas, yes, but they seem so difficult for many people to achieve in the 21st
century.

Why were all the people going past the Finches' house in To Kill a Mockingbird?

You don't specify in which chapter this takes place, but
I'm going to assume that it is Chapter 16--the day of the trial of Tom Robinson.
According to Scout, the whole "county went by us." Aunt Alexandra had already ordered
Jem and Scout to "stay in the yard today," and they did--for a short while. A "steady
stream" of people passed leisurely by the Finch house on their way to the courthouse.
People walked, rode on horseback, and sat in wagons. They particularly enjoyed the
banter between Miss Maudie and a group of stern Christians who commented on her
"vanity." They "held off until noon," when Atticus came home for lunch. Then they
gathered Dill and headed to the courthouse square. It would be a day they would never
forget.

In Lord of the Flies, what object symbolizes Piggy's weakness? How does Golding show that he is weak, and why?

One important weakness readers uncover about Piggy is his
eye sight and his seeming lack of self esteem.  The fact that he must wear glasses, or
"specks" as they call them in the novel, demonstrates that society often lacks the
quality of seeing things clearly.  In the boys' society in Lord of the
Flies, some the boys don't want to see things clearly (Jack and his group). 
Piggy's glasses represent wisdom and common sense.  Where Piggy is calm and thoughtful
about situations presented, the others are playing dangerous games that culminate into
murder and evil.

Why did the Berlin zones join together?

First of all, please note that all four Berlin zones did
not join together, at least not until Germany reunified in 1990.  The zones administered
by the three Western allies (the US, Britain, and France) did unify in 1949.  They did
so because the Western Allies wanted a stronger West Germany to help protect against
communism.

The Western allies were very concerned about the
possibility that communism would spread across Europe.  They believed that "their" parts
of Germany would be much more likely to sympathize with communism if they continued to
keep those zones separate.  They felt that putting the zones back together would make
Germany stronger economically and make Germans happier to ally themselves with their
former enemies.  The US, in particular, pushed for this to be
done.

The USSR did not want this to happen and blockaded
Berlin to try to prevent it.  The Allies then mounted the Berlin Airlift.  Soon after
the Airlift caused the end of the blockade, the Western allies joined their zones in
Berlin and in West Germany.

Solve the inequality 2x^2-3x+1=

According to the rule, between the values of the roots of
the equation 2x^2-3x+1=0, the expression has the opposite sign to the sign of the
leading coefficient. Outside the roots, the expresison has the same sign as the sign of
the leading coefficient.

We'll identify the sign of the
leading coefficient a = 2, so the sign is "+".

Therefore,
the expression is negative between the value of the
roots.

We'll detemrine the roots of the equation
2x^2-3x+1=0.

We'll apply the quadratic
formula:

x1 =
[3+sqrt(9-8)]/4

x1 =
(3+1)/4

x1 = 1

x2 =
(3-1)/4

x2 =
1/2

The expression 2x^2-3x+1 is negative,
2x^2-3x+1 =< 0, if x belongs to the interval [1/2 ;
1].

How can I construct the "Electron Configuration" of an element?Using "the "Energy Content of Atomic Orbitals"

The Electron Configuration of any given element follows
precise rules regarding the placement of electrons around the atom's nucleus. Each
electron follows a path around the center of the atom, or more precisely, each electron
can be said to inhabit a particular "shell" loosely understood to mean a particular
"cloud" layer around the center. These are designated by the undescriptive names of s,
p, d, and f, which correspond to the energy levels of electrons moving about the
nucleus. The term "orbital" refers to the way a particular electron is moving within a
particular shell. For the element Hydrogen, there's one electron moving about the "s"
shell; that electron's designation is therefore 1s1, which means "one electron in the
1s-orbital."  Helium has two electrons about the center; it's designation is 1s2, which
means "two electrons in the 1s-orbital."  Once we reach Lithium, its electronic
configuration is 1s2 2s1, which translates to "two electrons in the 1s-orbital and one
electron in the 2s-orbital."  For any given element, use the following tables to
determine its electronic configuration, or if you're good enough, remember which
orbitals get filled first with which electrons, and you could derive the electronic
configuration for any element by yourself.

Analyse the role of knowledge as a source of power.?

The first challenge you are facing is defining the type of
power to which you are referring. Knowledge may play different roles, depending upon the
type of power being gained as a result of the knowledge.

If
you are dealing with physical power, knowledge of the application of mechanics to
simplify work, increase efficiency of effort, or amplify the results may lead to a
larger output of functional power - increasing the size of the motor increases the power
of the engine type of situation.

If you are referring to
power between groups of people, knowledge of group dynamics and appreciation of the
patterns and expectations of different cultures can facilitate greater effectiveness in
establishing connections that lead to increased status and power. Economic power may be
obtained after gaining and applying knowledge of how the stock market works or how to
develop an idea into a patented and produced new
product.

Knowledge can also be a source of power for an
individual person. As a child grows and gains experience with the world in which s/he
lives, that knowledge allows the child to move on to new areas of
learning.

What role did Korea play in the Cold War?

In the era of the Cold War, the two superpowers - the
United States and Soviet Union - refrained from attacking each other directly for fear
of a large scale nuclear war. Instead, they chose to fight over the soil of a different
country/countries. Korea provided one such
opportunity.

North and South Korea were influenced by
Communism and capitalism respectively, and thus served as host to American and Russian
philosophies. When enmity between the two nations (North Korea- the communist, and South
Korea- the capitalist) increased, the US and the Soviet Union participated on their
behalf and entered the Korean War. Ultimately, China was involved in the war as well;
and unfortunately the conflict between North and South Korea has not been solved even
today. 

Thus, Korea played the role of providing a reason
and resources for the two Cold War enemies to fight each other. 

How does each gospel characterize Jesus differently?Give the portraits of Jesus according to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The writers of each gospel, though telling the story of
the same man, Jesus Christ, each  present him in a very different and very personal
way.  Literary elements which affect the characterization of Jesus include what events,
stories, parables, and miracles they choose to tell and what is left out, the different
names they use for Jesus, as well as the order in which each gospel is
presented.

As such, the Gospel of Matthew portrays
Jesus' kingship, or Jesus as King.  This is evidenced by
referring to him as the Son of David as well as the major thematic
focus of the gospel on the kingdom of
heaven.

The Gospel of Mark focuses on the
humanity of Jesus, who is portrayed in this book both as
the "Son of God" and the "Son of Man."  More than 40% of the Gospel of Mark focuses on
the suffering and sacrifice of Christ's final week on
earth.

The Gospel of Luke portrays Jesus as a
teacher.  Luke provides the greatest variety of teachings, parables, and
events from the three year ministry of Jesus.  Additionally, Luke provides the most
evidence of Jesus' interest in Gentiles (non-Jews) and the
poor.

The Gospel of John, written by the disciple whom
"Jesus loved," portrays Jesus' "sonship" or, connection to God the
Father.  John refers to Jesus as the "Son of God," the "Lamb of God," the
"Messiah," and the "Savior of the world."  John outlines seven miracles of Jesus which
end in his resurrection, all of which are proof that he is the Son of God.  Finally,
John includes several sermons of Jesus not found in the other gospels which help explain
the purpose of his life.

Prove that the equation 2x^3+12x^2+18x+24= 0 has one real solution.

First, we'll simplify the given equation, by dividing by
2:

x^3 + 6x^2 + 9x + 12 = 0

To
determine the number of real roots of the equation, we'll have to create the Rolle's
string.  According to Rolle's string, between 2 consecutive roots of derivative, we'll
find a real root of the equation, if and only if the product of the values of
derivatives, is negative.

Since only a continuous function
could be differentiated, we'll check the continuity of the function. The Rolle's string
could be applied if and only if the polynomial function is
continuous.

We'll evaluate the limits of the function, if x
approaches to + and - infinite.

lim f(x) = lim
(x^3+6x^2+9x+12) = + infinite, for x approaches to
+infinite.

To determine the Rolle's string we need to
determine the roots of the 1st derivative of the
function.

f'(x) =
(x^3+6x^2+9x+12)'

f'(x) = 3x^2 + 12x +
9

We'll put f'(x) = 0

3x^2 +
12x + 9 = 0

We'll divide by
3:

x^2 + 4x + 3 = 0

x1 = -1
and x = -3

Now, we'll calculate the values of the function
for each value of the roots of the derivative.

f(-inf.) =
lim f(x) =  -inf

f(+inf.) = lim f(x) =
+inf.

f(-1) =
-1+6-9+12=8

f(-3) = -27 + 54 - 27 + 12 =
12

The values of the function represents the Rolle's
string.

-inf.  12  8  +inf.

We
notice that the sign varies 1 time, between -infinite and
-3:

Therefore, the equation will have one
real root that belongs to the range: (-infinite ;
-3).

Discuss how flashback is present in the play Fences by August Wilson.

To a great extent, Wilson has created Troy's character as
representation of one large flashback.  Troy has not been able to sort through the
wreckage of his own past to make sense of the present and future.  This causes him to
live with one foot planted in the present and the other back in the past. It is for this
reason that Troy has no future.  Troy's flashback- based recollections of the past are
what impacts his parenting skills, as he is not able to shake off the abuse he suffered
as a child and revisit that upon Cory.  The ruptured hopes of his own dreams of playing
ball play a role in his intense opposition to Cory's hopes of pursuing football.  In
these instances, Wilson's construction of Troy is one done through flashback and one
that is done through the fact that the past is not really the past for Troy because he
has not properly understood it.  In these flashbacks, Wilson is able to convey the
despair in Troy's present, one that is sacrificed because of the power and pain of the
past.

Given the polynomial f(x)=x^6+4x^5+x^4-12x^3-11x^2+4x+4 has a zero of multiplicity 2 at x=-2, use the reminder theorem to find out the quotient.

We'll recall the reminder
theorem:

f(x) = (x+2)^2*Q(x) +
0

Since x = -2 is the root of the polynomial, then the
reminder is 0.

Since the order of multiplicity of the root
is 2, then the quotient is a polynomial of degree 4.

f(x) =
(x+2)^2*(ax^4+bx^3+cx^2+dx+e)

To determine the quotient,
we'll have to calculate the coefficients a,b,c,d,e.

We'll
expand the square:

f(x) =
(x+2)^2*(ax^4+bx^3+cx^2+dx+e)

f(x) = (x^2 + 4x +
4)*(ax^4+bx^3+cx^2+dx+e)

We'll remove the
brackets:

f(x) = ax^6 + bx^5 + cx^4 + dx^3 + ex^2 + 4ax^5 +
4bx^4 + 4cx^3 + 4dx^2 + 4ex + 4ax^4 + 4bx^3 + 4cx^2 + 4dx +
4e

f(x) = ax^6 + x^5*(4a+b) + x^4*(c + 4b + 4a) + x^3*(d +
4c + 4b) + x^2*(e + 4d + 4c) + x*(4e + 4d) + 4e

Comparing
both sides, we'll get:

a =1

4a
+ b = 4 => b = 0

c + 4b + 4a = 1 => c + 4 = 1
=> c = -3

d + 4c + 4b = -12 => d - 12 = -12
=> d = 0

e + 4d + 4c = -11 => e - 12 = -11
=> e = 1

4e + 4d = 4

e
+ d = 1 => e = 1

The requested
quotient is: Q(x) = x^4 - 3x^2 + 1.

How does the English language express HYPOTHETICAL MEANING?plz answer in detail

With hypothetical denoting an
assumption that one condition be true for the sake of argument or for the purpose of
investigation, hypothetical meaning in English is expressed with the use of the
subjunctive mood.  While Romance and other languages have a separate conjugation for
verbs in the subjunctive mood, English simply pares the third person singular of its -s
ending, except for the vert to be which is used thusly in the
subjunctive:

If this be true,
then we have made the wrong assumption.

Regular verbs
remove the -s from the third person
singular:

If a man have
patience, he can train a horse.

It is unfortunate that the
use of the subjunctive mood is often ignored in English and the present basic form of
verbs is used, instead.  For, there is a tone to the subjunctive that indicates well the
connotations of the use of the subjunctive.  Thus, nowadays, is it more common to hear
someone say

If a man has patience, he can train
horses.

What economic impediments exist that prevent adoption of better food habits?

The most important impediment to good diets among the poor
is the price of high-quality food.  Studies have shown that the price of a given number
of calories of "junk food" is much lower than the price of a given number of calories of
healthier food.

The poor often cannot afford or do not have
access to the kinds of healthy fresh foods that nutritionists recommend that people
should eat.  Poor areas often lack the sorts of large grocery stores that carry many
healthy choices.  Even if poor people have access to such stores, they often cannot
afford to pay the higher prices for the healthier foods.  As the ajcn.org link below
says:

...
there is an inverse relation between energy density (MJ/kg) and energy cost ($/MJ), such
that energy-dense foods composed of refined grains, added sugars, or fats may represent
the lowest-cost option to the
consumer.

In this way,
economic impediments can have a great deal to do with preventing poor Americans,
especially, from adopting better eating habits.

In Of Mice and Men, what does Lennie's second visitor in Chapter Six tell Lennie that recalls an earlier conversation he had with Crooks?

I think I get the question, but it is awkwardly worded. 
In my opinion, the "second visitor" would be the giant rabbit that emerges in Lennie's
sight as he is hiding from the lynch mob at the hiding place that he and George
established at the start of the narrative.  The rabbit is almost tormenting Lennie about
how Lennie will be beaten and abandoned.  This is reminiscent of how Crooks tormented
Lennie in chapter 4 about George leaving him and Lennie being all alone.  At this
moment, the death of the rabbits and the abandonment issue all come together in Lennie's
vision and it is horrifying for him, as it represents a world spinning out of control. 
It is a moment where much of Lennie's experiences unify together.  It is also
significant because George's arrival results in the rabbit disappearing.  Yet, all of
these thoughts remain in his mind, only to be replaced with one last hopeful vision of
the farm and the dream it represents.  In the end, the second visitor reminds Lennie of
the discussion with Crooks about loneliness and abandonment and the pain experienced
with such emotions.

Determine the values of m for the inequality (m-1)x^2-(m+1)x+(m+1)>0 holds.

For the inequality to hold, we'll have to impose the
following:

(m-1) > 0, for the function to be convex
and m - 1 different from 0, for the function to keeps it's
order.

If the quadratic function is positive for any real
value of x, then the graph of the function is entirely above x axis. That means that the
quadratic function is not cancelling for any real value of x. For this reason, the
discriminant of the function is positive.

delta = b^2 -
4ac

a,b,c are the coefficients of the
quadratic.

a = (m-1) , b = -(m+1) , c =
(m+1)

delta = (m+1)^2 -
4(m-1)(m+1)

delta = m^2 + 2m + 1 - 4(m^2 -
1)

delta = m^2 + 2m + 1 - 4m^2 +
4

delta = -3m^2 + 2m + 5

We'll
impose the constraint for delta to be positive:

-3m^2 + 2m
+ 5 > 0

3m^2 - 2m - 5 <
0

m1 = [2+sqrt(4 + 60)]/6

m1 =
(2+8)/6

m1 = 10/6

m1 =
5/3

m2 = -1

Delta is negative
if m is in the interval (-1 , 10/6).

But, to respect the
constraint for the function to be convex (y has to be above x axis), m-1>0
=> m>1.

The common interval of
possible values of m is: (1 , 10/6).

Why does Zaroff think of himself as civilized in "The Most Dangerous Game"?

Depending upon the person, there are many definitions
of the word "civilized"  For our purposes we will use the definitions from the World
English Dictionary of "having a high state of culture and social development" and from
Dictionary.com of "having an advanced or humane culture; polite; well-bred; refined." 
Based on these two definitions, Zaroff would definitely believe that he is
civilized. 

His father was a very rich man with a quarter
of a million acres in the Crimea.  Rainsford notes that Zaroff has a "cultivated voice
marked only with a slight accent" and that he had "the face of an aristocrat." Zaroff
entered the military beause "it was expected of noblemen's sons." He is educated and
well traveled as is evidenced by the fact that he has "read all the books on hunting
published in English, French, and Russian" and that he has "hunted every kind of game in
every land." When he left Russia broke, he made his own money by investing in American
securities.

Zaroff is refined in that he has a servant,
lives in a mansion with electricity, dresses for dinner in evening clothes and insists
that his guests do the same, loaning Rainsford his own clothes.  His suits are designer
clothes made by a London clothier "who ordinarily cut and sewed for none below the rank
of duke." When they met for dinner, Rainsford noted Zaroff had "the finest-the linen,
the crystal, the silver, the china."  Although Zaroff served champagne with dinner, he
apologized to Rainsford for any lapses in "the amenities of civilization" as they were
well off the beaten track.  Rainsford was even "finding the general a most thoughtful
and affable host, a true cosmopolite."

Finally, to Zaroff
hunting was a sport.  He was wealthy and did not have to hunt for his food.  This kind
of hunting was the sport of gentlemen and the aristocracy of Europe. It was the kind of
hunting "civilized" and refined people do.  He sees hunting as a game.  As long as he
treats the men he is going to hunt "with every consideration.  they get plenty of good
food and exercise.  They get into splendid condition."  he sees nothing wrong with the
sport of hunting men.

Zaroff thinks he is civilized. 
However, we may not.

Explain why you agree with Nick's father on fundamental decencies in The Great Gatsby.

The passage you are referring to is the one that opens
this incredible American classic, and refers to the advice that Nick received from his
father:

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"Whenever you feel like criticising any one," he
told me, "just remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages
that you've had."

Nick tells
us the massive impact that this has had on him, as he is inclined to reserve making
judgements, and he even goes as far to say that "Reserving judgements is a matter of
infinite hope." We might want to question Nick on this, as he is certainly somebody that
makes a number of judgements about people during the course of the novel, Gatsby
included, but during this opening section of the story, our focus is placed on the way
in which Nick's father "snobbishly suggested" and Nick himself "snobbishly repeats" that
"a sense of the fundamental decencies is parcelled out unequally at birth." In spite of
the word "snobbish," I do think that this is an accurate assessment of the matter, as
life is a bit of a lottery, and depending on which family we are born in to, our lives
will be shaped for the better or the worse. Sociologists call this life chances, and
make much of the fact that those born into working class families, for example, have
less opportunity than those born into higher-class families.

In "Night Thoughts Afloat" by Tu Fu what is the mood of the first two stanzas?

We can define the mood of a work of literature as the
atmosphere or feeling that it invokes. Mood is related very closely to setting, as the
surroundings have a big impact on the atmosphere. The quiet, tranquil and peaceful
setting created in the first two stanzas of this excellent poem with the "gentle wind"
and the "hanging" stars and the poet being alone looking up at the moon seems to
therefore create a peaceful and reflective mood, which is of course suitable for the
meditations of the poet later on in the poem as he contemplates his position in life.
Consider how the first sanza helps to create this
mood:

By bent
grasses


In a gentle wind


Under straight
mast


I’m alone
tonight...

The wind could so
easily have been "strong" or "violent" which would have changed the mood greatly.
However, the first stanza creates an impression of a gentle breeze that softly bends the
grass as the poet is left alone with his thoughts by himself, looking at the beauty of
nature. This all helps to create the contemplative, peaceful mood that allows the poet
to find a link between his current state of "drifting" in the boat and his social
standing.

What act of ''courage'' on Jem's part ends the chapter in To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?

At the end of Chapter One of Harper Lee's To
Kill a Mockingbird, after being harassed by Dill and even Scout. Dill
indicates that going onto the Radley property should not be such a big deal, and almost
shames Jem into going, making him feel like a
coward.

Ultimately the boys come to an agreement so all Jem
has to do is smack the side of the house. He works up his courage, and finally runs in
as fast as he can, smacking the side of the house and running away again, having
fulfilled his end of the dare.

Jem is relieved to have this
out of the way, but as they move away, Scout reports a tiny movement from one of the
house's shutters before everything becomes still again.

In Act 4 Scene 2 of Hamlet, what is Shakespeare's intention in creating such play of words at this point?

Let us just remind ourselves what Hamlet has just done. He
has killed Polonius, thinking him to be Claudius, and now is pursued by two people whom
he thought to be his friends, but are obviously at this stage in the play more loyal to
Claudius than to him. Perhaps this is why we can see Hamlet engaging in such biting
humour during this scene. He uses puns to show what he really thinks of these "friends"
of his, by saying, in response to Rosencrantz asking if Hamlet believes he is a
sponge:

Ay
sir, that soaks up the King's countenance, his rewards, his
authorities.

Hamlet is
betrayed on all sides in this play, and by those whom he had thought he could trust. His
biting word play reveals just how let down he is by Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern.

However, equally, we could say that this
scene is included to present Hamlet as almost an anti-hero. As he leaves the scene as if
he were playing hide and seek, we begin to think that the madness he has put on might
actually be real after all. His lack of contrition and guilt do nothing to endear him to
us, and we therefore question his heroic status.

In what ways did Randle McMurphy cause only problems for the patients in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest?I think that his aim was to help them,...

I don't buy into this argument, but it could be argued the
patients had a liveable routine down before McMurphy came and disrupted their peace. 
Although none of them were actually happy on the ward with the Nurse, they managed to
seek solace through the bonds they made with each other by taking part in little
hobbies, such as poker, that got them through each
day.

Since the Nurse needed her control, she made the men
as dependent on her as possible, and, therefore, they could never be considered cured or
get released. Most of the men were aware of this, and although some would deny it, they
were happy about it because returning to the unstructured real world was most of the
patients' greatest fear.  In other words, they were living peacefully in their comfort
zone until McMurphy came and disrupted it.

What is the area of the region closed by the curve y=1/cos^2x, x axis and the lines x=pi/4 , x=pi/3?

To determine the area of he region bounded by the given
curve and lines, we'll have to compute the definite integral of
y.

This integral will be evaluated using the Leibniz-Newton
formula.

Int f(x)dx = F(b) - F(a), where x = a to x =
b

Let y = f(x) = 1/(cos
x)^2

We'll compute the indefinite integral,
first:

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

We'll note the result F(x) = tan x +
C

We'll determine F(a), for a =
pi/3:

F(pi/3) = tan
pi/3

F(pi/3) = sqrt 3

We'll
determine F(b), for b = pi/4:

F(pi/4) = tan
pi/4

F(pi/4) = 1

We'll
evaluate the definite integral:

Int dx/(cos x)^2 = F(pi/3)
- F(pi/4)

Int dx/(cos x)^2 = sqrt 3 -
1

The area of the region, bounded by the
curve y=1/(cos x)^2, x axis and the lines x=pi/4 and x=pi/3, is: A = (sqrt 3 - 1) square
units.

How to solve the inequality 5sin x-2cos^2x-1>=0 in the interval [0,2pi]?

First, we'll express all inequality in terms of sin x. For
this reason, we'll apply the Pythagorean identity:

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

We'll re-write the
inequality:

5sin x - 2[1 - (sin x)^2] - 1
>=0

We'll remove the
brackets:

5sin x - 2 + 2(sin x)^2 - 1 >=
0

We'll combine like
terms:

2(sin x)^2 + 5sin x - 3 >=
0

We'll replace sin x by
t:

2t^2 + 5t - 3 >=
0

We'll determine the zeroes of the
quadratic:

t1 = [-5+sqrt(25 +
24)]/4

t1 = (-5 + 7)/4

t1 =
1/2

t2 = -3

sin x = t1
=> sin x = 1/2

The sine function is positive in the
1st and the 2nd quadrants and the values of x are:

x = pi/6
(1st quadrant)

x = pi - pi/6

x
= 5pi/6 (2nd quadrant)

sin x = t2 => sin x = -3
impossible since the value of sine function cannot be smaller than
-1.

We'll calculate the values of the inequality for x = 0,
x = pi/2 and x = 2pi.

f(0) = 2(sin 0)^2 + 5sin 0 -
3

f(0) = -3

f(pi/2) = 2(sin
pi/2)^2 + 5sin pi/2 - 3

f(pi/2) = 2 + 5 -
3

f(pi/2) = 4

f(2pi) = 2(sin
2pi)^2 + 5sin 2pi - 3

f(2pi) =
-3

We notice that the inequality is positive
over the interval [pi/6 ; 5pi/6].

In "The Metamorphosis," when Gregor's father pushes him back into his room at the end of section 1, why is it called "a true deliverance"?

It is "a true deliverance" in several senses, firstly,
because both Gregor and his father want Gregor to be back in his room. Secondly, and
perhaps most importantly, it is because Gregor finds himself in a very compromising
situation as he is actually stuck and cannot go anywhere and thus is forced to have his
wounded flank exposed to the anger and violence of his father. Note what the text tells
us:

With one
side of his body heaving up, he sprawled lopsided in the opening. His one flank was
bruised raw, ugly splotches remained on the white door, and he was soon wedged in and
unable to budge on his own. The tiny legs on his one side were dangling and trembling in
midair and the tiny legs on his other side were painfully crushed against the
floor.

Thus it is that Gregor
is trapped and finds that he cannot move. His room to him represents his shelter and
home, a place of safety, as his father does not enter there. To be trapped in such an
exposed position is incredibly dangerous for him. Thus it is a "true deliverance" when
his father shoves him strongly enough to put him back in his
room.

With what begins a prepositional phrase? (please give an example of prepositional phrase)

A preposition is a word that shows location, such as
in, on, under, at, and besides.  These little words occur
in many different sentences and can be very confusing to English language
learners.

A prepositional phrase is a longer group of words
that uses a preposition along with a noun or pronoun to give a better description.  The
phrase functions as a single entity and does not contain a subject and a
verb.

Prepositional phrases can be located in the
beginning, middle or end of a sentence.

For
example:

The boy sat
besides the swimming pool dreaming of the girl in his 6th
period class.  To identify the preposition, ask yourself
where the boy sat.  Obviously, the answer is besides the swimming
pool.  Notice that besides the swimming pool is
not a complete thought; therefore, it is a phrase.  The word
besides shows location and makes the phrase a prepositional
phrase.

 Sometimes, a prepositional phrase may
occur at the beginning of a sentence.

For
example:

In the middle of his presentation,
Steven realized that he had forgotten to turn off his
stove.

Alternatively, the sentence can be rearranged and
the prepositional phrase can be placed at the end.

For
example:

Brian picked up his backpack and stormed
out of the door.

Who were the first three people to die in "The Great Gatsby" and how did they die?

Of the principle characters, there are only three who die:
Myrtle Wilson, Jay Gatsby, and George Wilson.  Dan Cody, a character only mentioned by
Gatsby and briefly described, died years before the story takes place.  Myrtle Wilson is
killed when Daisy hits her with Jay Gatsby's car.  Myrtle thought that Tom was in the
ostentatious yellow car that he'd driven earlier in the day when he stopped at Wilson's
gas station.  She ran out into the road in a desperate attempt apparently to get him to
stop.  Daisy was driving Jay's car, with Jay as a passenger, on their way back from the
explosive afternoon in New York City where all the secrets came out in a dramatic
confrontation between Jay and Tom and Tom and Daisy.  Daisy, in her frazzled state of
mind, probably didn't see Myrtle, but she knew she'd hit someone and drove off anyway. 
Georgie Wilson, with Tom's help, figured out that the car that hit and killed his wife
belonged to Jay Gatsby.  In his grief and with the help of Tom's misdirection, George
believed that Jay was the one Myrtle was seeing and that Jay hit and killed Myrtle on
purpose.  George shot Jay Gatsby, then turned the gun on himself and committed
suicide.

What metaphor does Dorian use to express his relation to religion in The Picture of Dorian Gray?

I think you will find it is in Chapter Eleven, where a
number of the interests of Dorian Gray are charted and examined in terms of the
aesthetic appeal that they have for him and how he is enraptured by the beauty, mystery
and sensuality they contain. We are told that Dorian enjoys a flirtation with the
Catholic church and the mysteries that it is characterised by, including the sensual
aspects of the incense and the beauty of the priest's robes and the church. However,
before we worry that Dorian might truly convert, an excellent metaphor is used to
describe how this is just a flirtation:

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But he never fell into the error of arresting
his intellectual development by any formal acceptance of creed or system, or of
mistaking, for a house in which to live, an inn that is but suitable for the sojourn of
a night, or for a few hours of a night in which there are no stars and the moon is in
travail.

Catholicism, for
Dorian therefore, was nothing but an inn wherein he stayed for a brief while, and it was
never a house in which he would permanently live. Note how this helps us imagine Dorian
as the perfect dilettante, free to pick and choose his interests as he likes, but
remaining free from obligation or commitment.

What effects do rising interest rates have on the value of the Australian dollar?

All other things being equal, an increase in interest
rates in Australia relative to other countries should cause the Australian dollar to
rise in value relative to those other countries' currencies.  Please note that this only
applies to real interest rates: the interest rates relative
to expected rates of inflation.

If real interest rates rise
in Australia, more foreign investment money will be attracted to Australia.  Foreigners
will want to lend money in Australia because they can get a higher rate of return on
their loans.  When this happens, the demand for Australian dollars will rise (because
foreigners have to buy Australian dollars in order to loan them out).  An increase in
demand for Australian dollars will (all other things being equal) cause an increase in
the value of the Australian dollar.

Which of the following tools is used to find bloodstains?A) microscope. B) chromatograph. C) chemicals. D) computer.

The best answer is “C.
Chemicals”.

A microscope is of little use for examining a
bloodstain.  The blood cells are broken down, and there is nothing in a swab of a stain
to visualize that would be helpful.

A chromatograph can be
useful, but is only rarely used, and never employed in the early stages of bloodstain
analysis.

The most useful immediate tests for identifying
bloodstains are various chemical tests, some of which are discussed
below.

Computers, while helpful for recording and sorting
information, are not in and of themselves used in blood stain
analysis.

Tests for bloodstains are classified in terms of
their specificity as follows:

Visual Test:  Does the stain
resemble dried blood?

Presumptive screening:  The scientist
uses chemicals that react with normal constituents of blood, such peroxidase enzymes. 
An example is the Kastle-Meyer test in which a drop of phenolphthalein is added to the
stain, followed by a drop of hydrogen peroxide.  If the stain is blood, it will contain
peroxidase and  cause the phenolphthalein to turn pink.  The Kastle-Meyer test and
others are explained in the first reference.

Confirmatory
tests:  These usually involve reacting the stain with chemicals that will cause
hemoglobin in the blood to crystallize.  The crystals are found by microscopic
examination.  True, this test uses the microscope, but not in a manner that would make
“microscope” the correct answer to your question.

Species
tests:  Once the presumptive and confirmatory tests are found to be positive (i.e. the
stain is definitely blood), it is necessary to prove human origin.  The species tests
make use of human antibodies that will react only with human antigens (such as human
hemoglobin).

A chromatograph is occasionally used to
examine a bloodstain.  Chromatography is a very sensitive laboratory technique for
detecting and identifying a vast array of chemicals in small concentration.  The
procedure allows identification of chemicals in the stain that are components of blood. 
As said above, however, the chromatograph is typically used neither early nor commonly
at all in bloodstain analysis.

The second reference is a
comprehensive PowerPoint presentation on bloodstain analysis.

let f: R ---> R+ and g: --> R+ . R be defined as f(x) = ex and g(x) = lnx.let f: R ------> R+ ...

You need to follow the steps of procedure of finding the
inverse of a function such that:

You need to substitute y
for f(x) such that:

e^x

You need to substitute y for x and x for y such
that:

You need to
solve for y the equation x = e^y, hence you should take logarithms both sides such
that:

(e^y)

You need to use power property of logarithms such
that:

You need
to remember that   such that:

y

Notice that the last line represents the
function g(x) = ln x, hence, the function g(x) expresses the inverse of function
f(x).

When I say in my speech the phrase "piece of cake," what does this mean????

The phrase "piece of cake" in American English, at least,
means that something is very easy to do.  The implication is that the action that you
are talking about is as easy as eating a piece of cake would
be.

So, for example, if I asked you to do the sum 10 + 10,
you might say that that would be a piece of cake.  Any sort of assignment like that
which is very easily done can be referred to as a "piece of
cake."

So, when you say this in your speech, you are saying
that something (whatever you are referring to) is very easy to
do.

What do the Youngers decide to do at the end of A Raisin in the Sun and why?

It is hard not to be moved by the ending of this superb
play as Walter finally turns into the man that he has wanted the opportunity to be
throughout the play and faces down Lindner and the group of residents that do not want
them to move into their community because of the colour of their skin. Even though he
has just lost so much money through his unwise investment and trusting somebody that
turned out to be untrustworthy, Walter still finds it within himself to reject the offer
that Lindner makes to persuade them to stay away from his neighbourhood, and is able to
reject it in a way that bestows dignity and honour among himself. He talks about how
Walter represents the sixth generation of Youngers in the United States and how his
father had worked so hard before finally rejecting the
offer:

And we
have decided to move into our house because my father--my father--he earned it for us
brick by brick. We don't want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes, and we
will try to be good neighbours. And that's all we got to say about
that. We don't want your
money.

Thus at the end of the
play the Younger family decide to move into the house that Mama bought with her
husband's insurance payout and reject the offer from the community. They seem to have
recognised a dignity and a pride within themselves that makes them realise they deserve
the same opportunities as whites.

What strategies can an importer adopt to hedge against exchange rate risk?

For an importer the best time to import is when the local
currency has appreciated with respect to the currency of the nation from which goods are
being imported. A stronger local currency decreases the amount that has to be spent in
terms of the local currency for importing any good at the same price  in terms of the
foreign currency.

To hedge against foreign exchange risk, a
few things that an  importer can do are the
following:

1. The importer should not rely on
   exporters from only one country to import everything. If exporters in many countries can
   offer the same product, the importer should diversify. This strategy can work out to the
   importer's advantage if the local currency depreciates with respect to the currency of
   only a few nations.


2. The importer can use the forex market
   to buy currency futures when the local currency is strong. The expiry of the contracts
   bought should be close to when the importer is actually going to import the products.
   This would ensure that the importer can import at a low cost even if the local currency
   were to depreciate in the future.

Does thinking about evil, create more evil in The Road by Cormac McCarthy?

Your question seems to seek an opinion. Based
upon The Road by Cormac McCarthy, it might
seem that to be surrounded by so many instances of horror and the
possibilities of evil, that one might believe that thinking about evil simply makes it
grow larger, perhaps till it seems to overwhelm the goodness in the
world.

In my opinion, I believe that being exposed to
anything too much can have negative effects. We can become obsessive about some things,
but there are specifics that lend themselves to this kind of thinking. I believe in the
idea that when moderation is practiced, there is less of a chance to develop a
dependence or obsession about a particular subject or element (drinking, smoking, etc.),
unless someone has a physiological predisposition to
it.

Thinking of evil does not have the
power, I don't believe, of creating more evil. Acts create more
evil. In The Road, the unnamed father and son have many experiences
with evil people. One might believe that this would be enough to turn someone "to the
dark side," but the father does not, and neither does the son. There is choice in all of
this. They have to live harsh lives and cannot afford to sacrifice themselves for other,
but they do not practice evil on others: they do their best to avoid
it.

This experience might make someone believe that
thinking of evil can change a person. However, without watching out for
evil, the father would never have been able to save himself and his son in
this situation:

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When he looked up the road rat was holding the
knife in his hand. He'd only taken two steps but he was almost between him and the
child.

What do you think you're going to do with
that?

He didn't answer. He was a big man but he was very
quick. He dove and grabbed the boy and rolled and came up holding him against his chest
with the knife at his throat. The man had already dropped to the ground and he swung
with him and leveled the pistol and fired from a two-handed position balanced on both
knees at a distance of six feet. The man fell back instantly and lay with blood bubbling
from the hole in his forehead. The boy was lying in his lap with no expression on his
face at all….he picked up the boy and turned him around and lifted him over his head
and…set off up the old roadway at a dead
run...

The father's distrust
of the "road rat" is what keeps the two of them alive for one more day. This is how the
father and son survive. When the father becomes sick, he has set an example for the boy
to be cautious. However, the boy also has learned either to read others and/or to have
faith. For after his father is gone from the sickness, as the boy packs up, a man comes
along who is one of the "nice" ones. He helps the boy, and welcomes him to his home with
his own family.

This man, too, is surrounded by the same
terrors as the father and son were, but he has held on to his goodness, even while
watching every day for the potential of evil that lies in wait in this apocalyptic
world.

In The Red Badge of Courage, at the end of the battle in Chapter 20, the narrator concludes that the soldiers "were men." At the end of the...

This is an excellent question to consider. I would want to
answer it in two ways.

Firstly, it is important to remember
that the action in the novel only occurs over the span of a few weeks. It is easy to
forget this, because during these few weeks, Henry in particular undergoes massive
changes in his own character, and greatly matures. You are right to indicate that one of
the principal ways in which he matures is through the journey from youth to manhood.
However, at the same time, perhaps one of the reasons that Crane still uses "youth" to
refer to Henry, even in the last chapter, is to remind us that although he is now very
experienced and mature, he is still a young man as regards his age, thus highlighting
the way in which war makes us wise beyond our
years.

Secondly, a key theme of this story is the precise
nature of manhood. Throughout the novel we see that Henry changes his idea of what
manhood actually consists of. As the novel begins we see that his conception of manhood
is based on rather naive and romantic notions as he believes that the more experience he
gains the greater adoration he will receive. However, at the end of the novel, Henry
realises that manhood is about how we integrate the different episodes of our lives,
both the good and the bad ones, without ignoring our mistakes and failures. He is shown
to have just managed to start this process at the end of the novel, so perhaps the
continued use of the title "youth" indicates that he still has some way to go to reach
manhood, which arguably is not an end destination, but a way of
travelling.

Please comment on the character of Silvius in As You Like It.

Silvius is a character who we first meet in the play in
Act II scene 4. He is a young shepherd who is overwhelmed by his feelings of love for
Phoebe and is shown to be completely obsessed by his thoughts of her. Note how he
describes his love to Corin, arguing that Corin could not possibly have loved if he has
not felt the same sort of all-consuming love:

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Or if that hast not broke from
company

Abruptly as my passion now makes
me,

Thou has not loved.

O
Phoebe, Phoebe,
Phoebe!

Although he had
planned to buy the cottage that Corin's master owned, such practical concerns have been
swept away by his love for Phoebe. However, in spite of his love for Phoebe, Silvius is
shown to be treated harshly by the object of his affection as every attempt to draw
close to her is spurned. Silvius is presented as being a conventional character in the
play representing a conventional lover trying to express his affections through the
norms of courtly love. His speech is dominated by hyperbole and unrealistic descriptions
of Phoebe, being blind to the reality of her appearance and looks. Likewise he appears
to deliberately enjoy in a kind of masochistic way the terrible manner in which his love
treats him:

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So holy and so perfect is my
love,

And I in such a poverty of
grace,

that I shall think it a most plenteous
crop

To glean the broken ears after the
man

That the main harvest reaps. Loose now and
then

A scattered smile, and that I'll live
upon.

Shakespeare in Silvius
seems to be presenting us with a stock pastoral character, who, in accordance with
pastoral literature, seems to be more in love with the feeling of being in love than the
person he claims to be in love with.

What is Jacques' opinion of love in As You Like It?

The role of Jacques in this excellent comedy seems to be
as a character who is separate and distant to the rest of the characters. He alone is
the one character who is not transformed by the magic of the Forest of Arden, and he
comments critically and the duplicity of other characters, seeing through Touchstone's
supposed marriage to Audrey, recognising that it is more about lust than it ever is
about love.

Perhaps the best speech we can use to answer
this question, however, is the famous speech about the "Seven Ages of Man." What is key
to realise is that in this speech, the "lover, / Sighing like furnace, with woeful
ballad / Made to his mistress' eyebrow" is just another role played by another player
that comes and then goes. There is nothing of lasting value in any of these roles
because they are all temporary. He has nothing to stay that is good or beneficial about
these separate stages, as the sarcasm in the lover role displays. Jacques therefore in
his character expresses a pessimism that acts as a kind of antidote to the other
characters and the way that they are overwhelmed by love and are transformed by the
Forest of Arden. Lastly, it is key to note that he does not play any role in the
marriage celebrations that end the play. Love is something that he sees no purpose in,
as it is just another stage of many that man goes through.

What is the complex number that has the square of 5+12i ?

Let the number that has a square of 5 + 12i be a +
bi

(a + bi)^2 = 5 + 12i

use (a
+ b)^2 = a^2 + b^2 + 2*a*b

=> a^2 + b^2*i^2 +
2*a*b*i = 5 + 12i

i^2 =
-1

=> a^2 - b^2 + 2*a*b*i = 5 +
12i

equate the real and complex
coefficients

=> a^2 - b^2 = 5 and ab =
6

a = 6/b

substitute in a^2 -
b^2 = 5

=> 36/b^2 - b^2 =
5

=> 36 - b^4 =
5b^2

=> b^4 + 5b^2 - 36 =
0

=> b^4 + 9b^2 - 4b^2 - 36 =
0

=> b^2( b^2 + 9) - 4(b^2 + 9) =
0

=> (b^2 - 4)(b^2 + 9) =
0

=> b^2 = 4 and b^2 =
-9

b is a real number, so we eliminate b^2 =
-9

b^2 = 4

=> b = 2 and
b = -2

a = 3 and a =
-3

The required number can be 3 + 2i and -3
-2i

Write the equation of the circle that has the center (-3,4) and radius 11.

First we will write the standard for for the circle
equation.

==> (x-a)^2 + (y-b)^2 = r^2 such that
(a,b) is the center and r is the radius.

Given that (-3,4)
is the center and 11 is the radius.

==> (x +3)^2 +
(y-4)^2 = 11^2

Now we will open
brackets.

==> x^2 +6x + 9 + y^2 - 8y + 16 =
121

===> x^2 + y^2 + 6x -8y = 121 -16
-9

==> x^2 + y^2 + 6x -8y =
96

Then the equation of the circle is
:

x^2 + y^2 + 6x - 8y =
96

Describe the context of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in Act I in detail.

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, we
start with two families who hate each other. The prologue is a very brief overview of
what happens in the play: we know that Romeo and Juliet are fated to love each other and
die.

Scene one begins with the servants of the two rival
families, fighting. Benvolio is trying to stop the unrest; the Montague parents are
doing the same; Capulet enters, demanding a sword (though his wife suggests a crutch
instead); Prince Escalus enters and warns both parties that they had better make peace
or he will take drastic measures.

In scene two, Capulet and
Paris discuss Juliet. Capulet wants Paris to wait before giving Juliet in marriage. He
is firm, saying that she is too young and that it will do no harm to wait. In the
meantime, Capulet says that Juliet will input regarding her
husband.

In the next part of the same scene, Romeo is
lamenting the fact that Rosaline does not love him. While he complains to Benvolio, a
servant passes by with a list of people who are to attend the Capulet's party. The
servant can't read, so he asks Romeo to list the names on the paper. In doing so, Romeo
discovers that Rosaline will be at the dance, and all the young men decide to
go.

Scene three introduces Juliet to the play. Her mother
discusses Juliet's age, and the Nurse recalls that Juliet and Susan (the daughter the
Nurse lost) were of the same age. With a long-winded speech, she declares they were
weaned together.

Lady Capulet tells the Nurse to be quiet
so that she cam speak to Juliet. She asks her daughter about getting married, and Juliet
says that she had not thought of it before. Lady Capulet speaks of Paris and asks Juliet
to check him out to see if she could feel something for him. Juliet says she will look,
but makes no promises.

Romeo and his friends are on the way
to the party, wearing masks so that they will not be recognized. Romeo offers to carry
the torch for the others as he will do no dancing. As the men speak, Mercutio goes into
a long speech about Queen Mab who helps people to sleep. He gives minuscule details
about how Queen Mab travels and who accompanies her.

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MER:

O,
then I see Queen Mab hath been with you.

She is the
fairies’ midwife, and she comes

In shape no bigger than an
agate stone...

Her wagon spokes made of long spinners’
legs,

The cover, of the wings of
grasshoppers;

Her traces, of the smallest spider's
web;

Her collars, of the moonshine's wat'ry
beams;

Her whip, of cricket's bone; the lash, of
film...(I.iv.58-71)

As the
men prepare to leave, Romeo delivers a speech that foreshadows his own
death.

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ROM:

I
fear, too early; for my mind misgives

Some consequence, yet
hanging in the stars,

Shall bitterly begin his fearful
date

With this night's revels and expire the
term

Of a despised life...

By
some vile forfeit of untimely death.
(I.iv.113-118)

At the start
of his party, Capulet encourages all to dance. He asks a relative how long it's been
since they danced. The Capulets argue. Meanwhile, Romeo asks a passing servant about
Juliet, but he knows nothing. Tybalt recognizes Romeo's voice and gets angry. Capulet
says that Romeo seems a nice young man—and Tybalt should leave him
alone.

Romeo greets Juliet, and this is when they flirt. It
is not until Romeo speaks to the Nurse that he discovers Juliet is a Capulet. Quickly
Romeo figures out who he has fallen for, and for Juliet to discover that she is smitten
by a Montague.

The Clinton administration chose not to intervene in the Rwandan genocide after 18 Americans were killed in what city?A) Mogadishu B) China C)...

The correct answer here is A, Mogadishu.  Mogadishu is the
capital of Somalia.  Even though Somalia is not particularly close to Rwanda, the events
in Mogadishu did influence Clinton Administration policy in
Rwanda.

The deaths of the Americans in Mogadishu helped to
illustrate the dangers of having American troops try to intervene in the affairs of
other countries.  The Americans were there to try to suppress the Somali warlords and
thereby help the population of Somalia when they were killed by forces loyal to some
warlords.  Because of this, the US became very leery of intervening in Rwanda.  As the
link below tells us,

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As events unfolded in Rwanda, American policy
makers were strongly influenced by the specter of the Somalia "disaster" of less than a
year earlier as they deliberated possible
options.

Summarize what happens in the forest between Hester and Dimmesdale and Pearl.The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Resolved to tell Dimmesdale about the nefarious Roger
Chillingworth, Hester meets the minister in the forest, the setting that emphasizes the
isolation of Hester from society and "the moral wilderness in which she had so long been
wandering." Here, too, in this chapter is the Romantic motif of the sympathy of nature
with the human spirit.  For instance, Hawthorne writes that the small
brook

should
whisper tales out of the heart of the old forest whence it flowed, or mirror its
revelations on the smooth surface of a
pool.

Then, too, the sunshine
plays upon Pearl, but when Hester attempts to catch its rays, it disappears, indicating
Hester's isolation.

While they are in the forest and Hester
waits for Dimmesdale, Pearl asks her mother about the Black Man, about whom she has
overheard Mistress Hibbins speak. Hester sends Pearl off as she espies Dimmesdale
approaching.  Their meeting after seven years is awkward at first and Dimmesdale
recriminates Hester when she reveals that Chillingworth is her
husband:

"Oh,
Hester Prynne, thou little, little knowest all the horror of this thing!  And the
shame!--the indelicacy!--the horrible ugliness of this exposure of a sick and guilty
heart to the very eye that would gloat over it!  Woman, woman, thou art accountable for
this!  I cannot forgive
thee!"

But Hester insists
that he forgive her; furthermore, she urges the minister to start anew with her.  But,
his broken spirit cannot imagine doing so; nevertheless, Hester insists that he do so,
and convinces him.

If log3 (12n-1) - log3 (2n+7) = 2 find the value of n.

log3 (12n-1) - log3 (2x+7) =
2

First we will find the
domain.

==> 12n-1 > 0 ==> n>
1/12

==> 2n+7 > 0 ==> n >
-7/2

Then The domain is n > 1/12
.............(1)

Now we will
solve.

We know that log a - log b= log
a/b.

==> log3 (12n-1)/(2n+7) =
2

Now we will rewrite using exponent
form.

==> (12n-1)/(2n+7) =
3^2

==> (12n-1)/(2n+7) =
9

Now we will multiply by
(2n+7)

==> 12n-1 =
9(2n+7)

==> 12n -1 = 18n +
63

==> -6n =
64

==> n= -64/6 =
-10.6

But -10.6 does not belong to the
domain.

Then the equation has no real
solution.

To what extent are women the outsiders in the film 'North Country'?

Caro's film depicts women as definite outsiders both
socially and economically.  The women who work in the mines are outsiders socially
because they are challenging the traditional roles of  women in the mine town.  The
belief is that women should not be in the mines along with the men and the harassment
they endure is necessary to maitain this Status Quo.  More interesting is that the women
are seen as economic outsiders.  The film's setting is rooted in challenging economic
times.  Men and women are searching for work and the male miners in the film resent the
women coming in and taking jobs that could be occupied by men who have families for
which they must care.  Enhancing this is that Josey's legal action against the mine will
threaten to shut it down, causing more unemploment and even more anxiety on the part of
the men who work there.  In this, women are shown to be economic outsiders in a system
that is believed or perceived to be limited and finite.  What the women miners have,
other men covet.  In this, women are the outcasts or outsiders in the
film.

In Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew, find an example of a rhyming couplet in Act II, scene i.

In Shakespeare's The Taming of the
Shrew, Shakespeare is writing a great deal of his dialogue in iambic
pentameter. This means there are ten syllables per line, with a stress on every other
syllable; so that each line then has five stressed
syllables.

Often times Shakespeare also uses a rhyme
scheme, where the end of one line rhymes with a word at the end of another line.
However, in Act Two, scene one, this rhyme scheme is not present. A rhyming couplet also
uses rhyme to connect two lines that are next to each
other.

Two
lines--the second line immediately following the first--of the same metrical length that
end in a rhyme to form a complete
unit.

In Shakespeare's poetic
verse, he also uses something called " href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half_rhyme">near rhyme" also known as
"slant rhyme" or "half rhyme." An example would be "soul" and "all." Usually rhyme falls
to the sound of similar vowel sounds, but in near rhyme, it is
simply that—"almost." When searching for rhyme, keep this kind of rhyme in mind. There
are examples of near rhyme in this scene. (E.g. "mean" and "thee" in lines
204-205.)

The best examples of rhyming couplets are two
lines with rhyming found in the last word of two adjacent lines. The following pair of
lines create a rhyming couplet:

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PET:

Nay,
hear you, Kate: in sooth you scape not so. (245)

KAT:

I
chafe you, if I tarry: let me
go.

As long as your
instructor does not require that the two lines be from the same speaker, this is an
especially good example. There are ten syllables per line, with stress on the second
syllable, and this has— what I call—"true rhyme."

Another
example is found with these lines from Petruchio to
Katharina:

We
will have rings and things and fine array;

And kiss me,
Kate, we will be married o'Sunday.
(330)

Baptista delivers a
rhyming couplet as follows, without iambic
pentameter:

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BAP:

Faith,
gentlemen, now I play a merchant's part,

And venture madly
on a desperate mart. (332-333)

What are the themes found in the call of the wild?Need help quick.

CALL OF THE WILD is written by JACK
LONDON.

IN SIMPLE WORDS it's a story of struggle between
civilized and wild.

JACK LONDON also points some major
theme,i.e-

Survival of the
Fittest-Jack London believed in Herbert Spencer's theory of "survival of
the fittest," which means basically that an organism or group that is better suited to
an environment will have a better chance for survival than an animal or group that is
less
suited.

Companionship-Buck is
never alone in the novel, but instead travels between a various number of humans and
other dogs, often wondering why he is not completely
happy.

The joy of labor-The
most important idea imbued in The Call of the Wild is that everyone
is suited to a particular kind of work, and everyone will be happiest if they are doing
that work.

The Virtue of
Humanity-Throughout the novel London questions the idea of humanity as a
virtue.

The power of
Instinct-

Loyalty-

Companionship-

What is the significance of Mayella Ewell's anger toward Atticus during the trial of Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird?

EXAMPLES OF ANGER AND MADNESS
IN TO KILL A
MOCKINGBIRD

Tom
Robinson.  I don't believe Tom ever showed anger during the story, but it
may have been temporary madness that caused him to try and escape from the prison in
broad daylight.
Mayella Ewell.  Mayella showed
her anger throughout her questioning by Atticus, climaxed by her outburst calling
Atticus and the jury "yellow, stinkin'
cowards."
Jem.  Jem and Scout argued and fought
occasionally, but he became most upset following the jury's guilty verdict in the Tom
Robinson case.
Scout.  Scout learned to control
her tmper as the story grew, but who can forget her fight with Cousin Francis, when she
"split my knuckle to the bone" on his face?
The
Jury.  Little is said about the emotions of the jury, although Atticus
relates that there was one holdout who wanted to vote "not guilty" before giving
in.
The Prison Guards.  Their only reference was
to Tom's escape attempt (which they may or may not have been angry about), riddling him
with seventeen bullet holes.
Mr.
Walter Cunningham.  Cunningham's moment of madness came
when he led his Ol' Sarum friends to the jail with the intent of making Tom the host of
their lynching party.
The Missionary Circle. 
Miss Maudie remained calm but angry when she sniped at Mrs. Merriweather about her
comments concerning her maid, Sophy.

In Act III scene 2 of Julius Caesar, what does Antony tell the crowd about Caesar's will and how do they respond to this?

In an excellent example of manipulative rhetoric, Antony
witholds telling the crowd the details of Caesar's will until he has managed to
effectively stir them up against the conspirators through showing them the mantle that
Caesar wore and the various holes in it made by the conspirators. When, then, he reveals
that Caesar left each man seventy five drachmas and the walks, arbours and orchards as
common property to be enjoyed by the citizens of Rome for their diversion, Antony has
proved beyond all doubt what a wonderful ruler Caesar was and built the base of his own
grab for power in the vacuum that has been created by Caesar's death. Note the way that
the crowd responds to this announcement:

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We'll burn his body in the holy
place,

And with the brands fire the traitor's
houses.

Antony has managed to
enflame the hearts of the crowd against the conspirators, and this will literally be
expressed in their act of burning the property of the
conspirators.

How is Antony characterized by his words and actions in Julius Caesar, Act 4, Scene 1?In your opinion is the Antony we see in this scene consistent...

The Antony we saw earlier was heartbroken. He was totally
concerned with avenging Caesar's death.

Antony seems to
have changed. He seems to be driven by power himself. He talks about dividng the power
of the world in three positions. Then he states that Ledipus is a jackass and is not fit
to reign with him.

He is insulting and cold. He appears to
have changed into someone who once was against the conspirators into someone who is
concerned with power and ruling.

Antony who earlier shared
with the people how Caesar had left them in his will now is concerned with how he can
reduce what the people will get.

It is clear that Antony is
more about gaining power than avenging Caesar's death. He has come to enjoy power. He is
driven by gaining power. He is now not willing to divide the power three ways. He
belittles Ledipus.

Antony is making a list of who will die.
Some on the list are relatives.

What steps did the Chinese Communist Party take to transform the economy of China after the revolution?

I would strongly recommend that you look at your textbook
and/or your notes for this because different books might emphasize different steps taken
by the Communist Party.

The two major steps, it can be
argued, were the collectivization of the farms of China and the attempts to force
industrialization.  The collectivization of farming started very soon after the
revolution.  It was relatively successul and led to (at least officially) good results
in terms of agricultural production.

By 1957, however, Mao
Zedong launched the Great Leap Forward to force China to industrialize.  He forced huge
numbers of peasants to undertake massive industrial projects.  The Party, in general,
tried to increase both agricultural and industrial output by forcing changes on the
people.  The Great Leap Forward failed, however, and ended up killing as many as 20
million Chinese through famine.

Is there a connection between Cry the Beloved Country and To Kill a Mockingbird?

This is an interesting topic because while the settings
are completely different (Southern United States vs. South Africa) the themes have much
in common.  Both novels ultimately center around a crime and the subsequent trial of a
black man who is accused doing wrong to a white person.  In To Kill a
Mockingbird Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white woman, but the audience
knows very clearly that he is innocent of the charges.  In Cry, the Beloved
Country, Absalom is accused of the murder of Jarvis and he admits to his role
in the crime.  In each of the novels, there is a trial and in both cases, the young
black men have EXCELLENT legal representation.  Atticus does a superb job in his defense
of Tom, but the guilty verdict comes down because of the inherent racism of the time and
place. Absalom has an excellent and very fair minded lawyer who does the best he can,
but the letter of law has no choice but to find Absalom guilty, even though there are
other defendants in the case.  Both men ultimately die -- Absalom is sentenced to death;
Tom dies in a vain attempt at escaping prison -- an act that he had to have known could
result in his death.  Race plays a much more significant role in the crime and trial of
Tom Robinson than in that of Absalom, but the situations that get the men in trouble in
the first place are very race driven -- Tom is accused because it is easy to accuse a
black man and it is a "face-saver" for Mayella and Bob Ewell.  Absalom is robbing people
and ends up killing Jarvis because as a young black man he has no economic prospects and
is running around with the wrong crowd.

Another common
element between the novels is that the aftermath of the crimes and trials has a positive
affect on those around.  As awful as the deaths of the two young men are, a change in
attitudes about race come about.  Jarvis's father is moved to better understand his son
and he ultimately tries to help the native black people in his district by bringing in
agricultural experts to help the people learn better farming methods.  The mere fact
that Tom Robinson's jury actually spent a good amount of time before coming back with
the guilty verdict is small victory and a small sign that the attitudes of white people
towards blacks is changing.

Prove that tan*sin *(cos+1) + cosx= sin^2 x + sec x

tanx*sinx* (cosx+1) + cosx = sin62 x+ sec
x

Let us start from the left side and prove the right
side.

We know that tanx =
sinx/cosx

==> sinx/cosx * sinx ( cosx+ 1) +
cosx

==> We will rewrite using the common
denominator.

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

==> (sin^2 x * cosx + sin62 x + cos^2 x) /
cosx

But sin^2 x + cos^2 x =
1

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

==> sin^2 x cosx/ cosx + 
1/cosx

==> sin^2 x + sec x
.............q.e.d

Then we have prove that :
tanx*sinx(cosx+1) + cosx = sin^2 x + sec x

How has Europe's physical environment impacted Europe?

Geographical entities like mountains and rivers, in
addition to being geographical boundaries, are frequently used as political
boundaries. The many major rivers throughout Western Europe also unquestionably assisted
in the development of trade.  As development of commerce within Europe progressed, trade
expanded further and further afield until it was trading with the rest of the world.
Conversely, mountainous regions isolated areas and restricted trade. Switzerland, for
example, is ringed with mountains and became its own political entity because it was
geographically contiguous.  The mountains, although restricting trade in times past,
were also useful for defense, and accounts for the famous "Swiss
Neutrality."

What is the tone in chapter five in The Pearl by John Steinbeck?

Chapter 5 of the novel The Pearl, by
John Steinbeck, basically consists on the climax of the story of Kinoand Juana.  In this
chapter we can sense an overall tone of frustration, persecution,  and chaotic paranoia.
After all, this is the part of the story in which Kino's life gets completely turned
upside down

First, we see that Juana has awoken before Kino
in order to dispose of the pearl without him knowing. Already, we see the first
frustrated attempt to help their situation when Kino finds out, chases her and, to make
matters even worse, he physically batters her for the first time in their
marriage.

Second, we there is yet another frustrated
attempt by Kino to keep the pearl safe when he gets assaulted on his way home. The
result of his altercate is that he stabs and kills his assailant, and loses the pearl
temporarily. It does not matter: Kino will have to pay for the crime of murder whether
he has the pearl or not.

Third, Kino and Juana literally
lose their home, as they now are marked people, and need to escape. As they take refuge
in Kino's brother's house, they realize the weight that the pearl has in Kino's life- he
feels as if it is part of his soul. However, even he realizes that everything that he
has done is futile. All attempts continue to become frustrated, and he has become an
object of persecusion.

Therefore, frustration, futility,
and the chaotic feeling of fear and paranoia color the chapter with climactic
tones.

Describe Celia 's role in As You Like It.

Celia is Rosalind's cousin as well as her good and true
friend. She is Duke Frederick's daughter. She lives at the palace with Rosalind, who
comes to live there are Celia's father ousts Rosalind's father, Duke Senior. Despite her
father's actions, the two young women become very close. They love to laugh and make fun
of the goings-on in the court, and enjoy bantering with Le Beau and Touchstone,
particularly.

Celia is amused by Rosalind's infatuation
with Orlando. She is troubled when her father banishes Orlando from the court after the
wrestling match. She becomes outraged when Duke Frederick also ousts Rosalind, and, true
friend that Celia is, she accompanies Rosalind to the Forest of
Arden.

The girls know that they are in danger in such a
place, and adopt disguises for their safety. Rosalind becomes "Gaynmede," a male
persona; Celia remains a woman, but calls her self "Aliena" (a clever Shakespearean pun
of the word "alien" for Celia acts as an alien, that is, an outsider, but she has also
"alienated" herself from her father and his rule).

Celia is
the less dynamic of the two female characters, and after her transformation, her role in
the play is diminished. She is reduced to a go-between for Orlando and Rosalind. Her own
relationship with Oliver is never directly played out, only observed in conversation
with other characters.

What are internal characteristics of Mr. Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird?How can I show them?

The elder Mr. Radley is a minor character whose actions
have major implications throughout the novel. The unusually cruel punishment he deals
out to his son, Arthur, eventually transforms him into the introverted recluse who
becomes known as Boo.

Boo's father--and the whole family,
for that matter--"kept to themselves, a predilection unforgivable in Maycomb." Although
they did not attend church, the Radley's were highly religious and "worshiped at home."
Mr. Radley never spoke with his neighbors, and his home had no screen doors (a rarity in
Maycomb); even on Sundays, Maycomb's most social day, the "shutters and doors... were
closed." When Jem and Scout spoke to him on the streets, "he would cough in
reply."

When Boo got into trouble, Mr. Radley bonded him
out of jail--"his word was his bond"--rather than allow him to serve his sentence at the
industrial school where the rest of his accomplices were sent. Boo was not seen again
for more than a decade. When Boo later attacked his father, Mr. Radley would not allow
his son to be sent to the asylum, and Boo eventually returned to the confines of his
house.

Mr. Radley lived by strict intimidation and,
according to Miss Stephanie,

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... he was so upright he took the word of God as
his only law...

Calpurnia
referred to Mr. Radley as

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"... the meanest man ever God blew breath
into..."

Miss Maudie
explained to Scout that Mr. Radley was a primitive
Baptist

"... a
foot-washing Baptist... (who) believe anything that's pleasure is a
sin."

In "To Build A Fire" what do the dog, weather and man represent?

This story is designed to show the might of nature and how
man is still subject to various natural forces that are beyond our control. Even though
man has become the master race in so many ways, this story reminds us of how fragile we
are and how nature is still stronger than we are.

Thus we
can argue that the weather, and in particular the intense cold that eventually kills the
man, symbolises the strength of nature. The man himself symbolises the arrogance of man
in ignoring the might of nature and his own fragility. Note how the follwing quote makes
reference to both the weather and the man:

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Fifty degrees below zero meant eighty-odd
degrees of frost. Such fact impressed him as being cold and uncomfortable, and that was
all. It did not lead him to meditate upon his frailty as a creature of temperature, and
upon man's frailty in general, able only to live within certain narrow limits of heat
and cold, and from there on it did not lead him to the conjectural field of immortality
and man's place in the
universe.

Note the way that
the cold is clearly linked in with the power of nature, and the man is shown to be
unable to grasp his own "frailty." Interestingly, the dog, throughout the story seems to
be able to do what the man cannot. He is an instinctual creature, and as such, he
recognises the danger inherent in the freezing cold conditions, although the man is
blind to this, having lost or distrusting his instincts. Although we are told that the
dog did not know anything about "thermometers," the narrator tells us that "the brute
had his instinct," which is what saves it and ensures that the man
dies.

In the film, The Shawshank Redemption, how does Andy have hope and/or is there any other symbolism representing the significance of hope?I am just...

Andy never drops a hint of giving up during his long stint
in Shawshank Prison. He fights off "The Sisters," repeatedly, succumbing--but never
willingly--to their homosexual attacks. The two most obvious symbols of hope are the two
objects which best help him to eventually escape: the tiny rock hammer, which the warden
and guards assume is for hobby interest only; and the movie posters which hide the
entrance to his tunnel. His books and job as head librarian, which he inherits from
Brooks Hatlen, inspire him to keep the idea of eventual freedom alive, as does his
playing of The Marriage of Figaro, which lands him in solitary
confinement but gives him--and the other inmates--a few minutes of joyful
exhuberance.

Discuss what Lear meant to say when compared ingratitude with a "marble-hearted fiend" in King Lear.

This famous quote from the play comes in Act I scene 4
just after Lear has been insulted by Goneril, who has asked him to reduce the numbers of
people in his train and to make sure that they are of a similar age to Lear himself. Of
course, let us not forget that Lear has just chosen to divide his kingdom up between
Goneril and Regan, his two daughters, on the condition that they alternately will host
him and his train of followers. Note the full speech that Lear utters as he reflects on
ingratitude and how Goneril has treated him:

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Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted
fiend,

Mroe hideous when thou show'st thee in a
child

Than the sea
monster!

Lear, in this
apostrophe, addresses ingratitude, describing it as a "marble-hearted fiend," perhaps
referring to the way that its heart is coated in marble and so no one can penetrate it
so that it has no conscience or feelings of remorse. Of course, seeing ingratitude in
your own child is far more worse than seeing it in a monster that you expect to show
ingratitude. Perhaps Lear is here beginning to understand and reflect on his mistake in
banishing Cordelia so rapidly.

Discuss the elements of structure in any of Philip Sidney's sonnets, with mention of similarity to Petrarch's and Shakespeare's sonnets.

Sir Philip Sidney's sonnets are collected in his sonnet
cycle Astrophil and Stella, names
meaning Star-Lover and Star, respectively. Sonneteers wrote a lifetime of sonnets that
were unified in structure and rhyme to form an href="http://masterworksbritlit.wordpress.com/2010/02/15/background-to-sir-philip-sidney-and-the-sonnet-tradition/">
extended narrative. The unifying subject in Sidney's cycle is the unrequited
love of Astrophil for Stella. His cycle has 108 sonnets in it and is generally accepted
as having significant autobiographical elements.

Sidney follows the
Petrarchan model of iambic pentameter, although some are in hexameter. He departs
from Petrarch somewhat in rhyme scheme. Of several variations,
abbaabba cdcd ee is an oft occurring
rhyme scheme. Compared to the Shakespearean scheme, this may be considered an octave
with href="http://www.literature-study-online.com/essays/astrophil_and_stella.html">interlacing
rhyme (especially at the center aa)
followed by a sestet in two rhyme patterns: cdcd
and ee.
Another way to analyze it is as an octave followed by a quatrain and
couplet.

This differs from the Petrarchan
abbaabba octave and
cdcdcd sestet (one of many possible
Petrarchan sestet schemes: e.g., cddcdc,
cdecde etc), which has no couplet. Both sonneteers employ the
volta, or turn in idea, at the ninth
line. However, Sidney may on occasion delay the href="http://www.sonnets.org/basicforms.htm">volta as in sonnet LXXI, where
it occurs at the fourteenth line:

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So while thy beauty draws the heart to love,
12
As fast thy Virtue bends that love to good.
 13

"But, ah," Desire still cries, "give me some food."
 14

Sidney differs from
Shakespeare in that Shakespeare’s sonnets develop a different rhyme scheme altogether,
that being abab cdcd efef gg: three
quatrains followed by a couplet. Also, Shakespeare has double voltas at lines 9 and 5,
producing two changes of idea.

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Sidney
Sonnet 8
Love, born
in Greece, of late fled from his native place,
Forc’d by a tedious proof, that
Turkish harden’d heart
Is no fit mark to pierce with his fine pointed
dart,
And pleas’d with our soft peace, stayed here his flying
race.
But finding these north climes do coldly him embrace,
Not used
to frozen clips, he strave to find some part
Where with most ease and warmth
he might employ his art:
At length he perch’d himself in Stella’s joyful
face,
Whose fair skin, beamy eyes, like morning sun on
snow,
Deceiv’d the quaking boy, who thought from so pure
light
Effects of lively heat must needs in nature grow.
But she most
fair, most cold, made him thence take his flight
To my close heart, where
while some firebrands he did lay,
He burnt un’wares his wings, and cannot fly
away.

Sonnet 8 follows the
interlacing abbaabba cdcd ee rhyme
scheme. The octave discusses Stella in relation to Cupid, with the first
abba rhyme set devoted to Cupid
("Love, born in Greece") who flees "Turkish harden'd hearts" for England's "soft peace."
The second abba set is devoted to
showing Stella is better than others who “do coldly [Cupid]
embrace":

At
length he perch’d himself in Stella’s joyful
face,

The volta at line 9
moves the sonnet from Cupid to a description of Stella that ends in chastisement as
Astrophil says:

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But she most fair, most cold, made [Cupid] thence
take his flight

The couplet
presents a paradoxical resolution as Astrophil writes that Cupid flew from Stella to
himself--close by--where Cupid laid a fire of love that cannot be dampened
because:

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[Cupid flew] To my close heart, where while some
firebrands he did lay,
He burnt un’wares his wings, and [now] cannot fly
away.