Given sin x=-1/8, what is tan 2x if x is in the interval (pi,3pi/2)?

Since x belongs to the range (pi,3pi/2), then x is located
in the 3rd quadrant and the values of tangent function are
positive.

Since the tan function is a ratio between sine
and cosine functions,we need to calculate the cosine function, using the fundamental
formula of trigonometry.

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

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

We
know that (sin x)= -1/8

(cos x)^2 = 1 -
1/64

(cos x)^2 = 63/64

cos x =
- 3*sqrt7/8

We'll write tangent function as a
ratio:

tan x = sin x / cos
x

tan x =  (- 1/8)/(-
3*sqrt7/8)

tan x
=sqrt7/21

We'll apply double angle identity to determine
tan (2x):

tan (2x) = 2*tan x/[1 - (tan
x)^2]

tan (2x) = (2sqrt7/21)/(1 -
7/441)

tan (2x) =
(2sqrt7/21)/434/441

tan (2x)
=42*sqrt7/434

What things, concepts, or objects are personified in "The Road Not Taken"?

Personfication is a figure of speech whereby inanimate
objects, such as stones or trees, are given human qualities and therefore a comparison
is created. An example would be talking about a clock staring at you with its face.
Clearly, clocks can't literally stare, but the face is compared to a human face and thus
the clock is given the human action of staring.

Bearing in
mind this definition, we can see that actually no things, concepts or objects are
personified in this poem. The poem is actually told in a very simple style which is
sparse of figurative language and literary terms. You would benefit from analysing this
poem focusing on the imagery that is employed instead and considering what the scenario
is used to represent.

How much 6.0 M HNO2 is needed to neutralize 39 mL of 2.0 M KOH?

To solve a problem like this just remember that mL * M =
mL * M.

Then write a balanced chemical equation for this
reaction:

HNO2 + KOH --> KNO2 +
HOH

In this case it takes one mole of AHON2 to react with
one mole of KOH, producing one mole of KNO2 + one mole of water
(HOH)

So you take the know
quantities:

M of HNO2 = 6.0

M
of KOH = 2.0

mL of KOH =
39

Now solve for the unknown, the mL of
HNO2

mL * 6.0 = 39 * 2.0

So mL
of KOH = (39 *2)/6 = 12 mL of KOH

Please provide literary devices present in John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Speech.

In his Inaugural Address in January, 1961, President John
F. Kennedy used several literary devices to make the speech impactful. Some are as
follows.

A href="http://ai.stanford.edu/~csewell/culture/litterms.htm">paradox is a
statement that seems to be, at first glance...

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...self-contradictory or opposed to common sense
but upon closer inspection contains some degree of truth or
validity.

Kennedy points out
how powerful the world is, but that it has two very different
sides.

...man
holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms
of human life.

Symbolism is
also used with reference to a torch, symbolic of passion or dedication, used in this
case with the passing of a torch that represents the passing on of
responsibility.

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Let the word go forth from this time and place,
to friend and foe alike, that the torch has been passed to a new generation of
Americans…

There is the sense
of carrying a torch—a light ignited and burning without
interruption—as was done in the Ancient Greek games, based upon the Olympic
tradition which began in 1936—carried on still today: with a perpetual
fire. This is the symbolic meaning that Kennedy refers to—that the quest for
freedom, in the form of the ever-burning torch, has been handed down to a new
generation.

Structural repetition is
used in this address as well. In this sense, it is a poetic device that the appeals to
the listening audience, tuning in to the list of things the United
States is willing to do to assure liberty. Note the repetitive use of the word
"any" and the repeated structure of each phrase that is
given:

Let
every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear
any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure
the survival and the success of
liberty.

We see repetition
used again, to drive the President's points home in the paragraphs that begin with "Let
both sides…" and "To those…"

A wonderful metaphor compares
the actions of tyranny to keeping company with a
tiger:

...in
the past, those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up
inside.

Another metaphor is
used in comparing the oppression of poverty to chains that hold one
prisoner:

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...to assist free men and free governments in
casting off the chains of
poverty.

Finally, there is
also the Greek "peripeteia," defined as a change or "reversal of circumstances."
Generally used with regard to literature, it is known in English as
"peripety."

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Aristotle defines it as "a change by which the
action veers round to its
opposite…"

In President
Kennedy's Inaugural Address, we see this after he lists pledge of support
by the United States to allies, new
governments, people in villages worldwide, and even the United Nations.
However—and this is the reversal—the President
now makes a "request" of those who would "make themselves our adversary." The tone of
the speech changes as Kennedy sends out an implied warning—these adversaries should look
toward peace before something terrible takes place (note: the use of "science" alludes
to the "deadly atom"—nuclear weapons)...

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...before the dark powers of destruction
unleashed by science engulf all humanity in planned or accidental
self-destruction.

The
President says that we "dare not tempt them with weakness," for if other powers perceive
the United States as weak, the country becomes a target. He says that only when the U.S.
has arms that will dissuade others from attacking, will it have no
need to use them.

Why are solids and pure liquids left out of the expression for equilibrium constant?

For a reaction where R1 and R2 react to form P1 and P2,
and the chemical equation of the reaction is: aR1 + bR2 <--> cP1 + dP2,
the equilibrium constant expression is expressed as K =
[P1]^c*[P2]^d/[R1]^a*[R2]^b

In the equilibrium constant
expressions, the concentration of solids and pure liquids or solvents is not considered
because it has been noticed that the concentration of the pure solid does not make a
change in the concentrations of the ions or the species that exist in the gas phase. If
a sufficient amount of solid is present for the other species that result from it to be
present, the concentration of the solid is
immaterial.

Similarly, the concentration of pure liquids
and solvents is also not part of the equilibrium expression as their concentration is so
high that during the reaction there is practically no change in
it.

What is the solution for x: 3^(x^2-7x+10) - 9^3 = 0

We'll move the number 9^3 to the right
side:

3^(x^2-7x+10) =
9^3

We'll create matching bases both sides. Therefore,
we'll re-write 9^3 = (3^2)^3 = 3^(2*3) = 3^6

We'll re-write
the equation as it follows:

3^(x^2-7x+10) =
3^6

Since the bases are matching now, we'll apply one to
one rule and we'll equate the
superscripts:

(x^2-7x+10)=6

We'll
subtract 6 both
sides:

x^2-7x+10-6=0

x^2-7x+4=0

We'll
apply quadratic
formula:

x1=[7+sqrt(49-16)]/2

x1=(7+sqrt33)/2

x2=(7-sqrt33)/2

The
possible values of the exponent x are: {(7-sqrt33)/2
;(7+sqrt33)/2}.

In Hamlet (Act 1, Scene 2), what are some questions you might ask about the scene or ask one of the characters?

Considering the mysterious appearance of the ghost in the
first scene of Act I, a ghost who looks like Hamlet's dead father, one can think of many
questions after reading the scene that follows and observing the behavior of the various
characters. After speaking with Horatio, who had seen the ghost, Hamlet says that "all
is not well," and suspects that some "foul play" has occurred. Hamlet feels deep grief
over his father's death, and we can assume that he won't just "get over it," as Claudius
and his mother encourage him to do. The scene suggests these
questions:

• Has some "foul play" really occurred?
  


• How did Old Hamlet die?
  


• Why is his ghost appearing at the
  castle?


• Are Claudius and Gertrude sincere? Are they
  really concerned about Hamlet?


• Why does Hamlet trust
  Horatio's word?


• Does Horatio deserve Hamlet's
  trust?


• Why does Horatio think the ghost will "walk again"
  that night?


• Since Hamlet plans to talk to the ghost if it
  does appear to be his dead father, what will he
  say?

These questions, of course, will be
answered as the play develops.

Please explain dependency theory by applying it to a country.

Dependency theory essentially argues that less-developed
countries will be unable to develop because the rich world uses them as the equivalent
of colonies.  That is, the rich world uses the less-developed countries as sources of
raw materials and of cheap labor but never lets those countries get to where they can
have major domestic industries of their own.

To understand
this, think, for instance, of Mexico.  For much of its history, Mexico was used as a
source of raw materials for the US.  The US, for example, bought copper from Mexican
mines while selling finished goods to Mexico.  Nowadays, Mexico is a source of cheap
labor.  This is why there are so many factories, especially in border areas, all meant
to provide cheap goods for the US market.  At the same time, Mexico cannot develop its
own domestic industries.  If, for example, a Mexican car maker tried to get started, it
would never be able to compete with foreign car makers who could offer lower prices than
a Mexican firm could at first.

For this reason, development
theory says, less-developed countries like Mexico will tend to be unable to catch up to
the rich world.

Compare and contrast the relationships of Soraya and Amir and their fathers in The Kite Runner.How have their upbringings contributed to these...

Both Amir and Soraya were brought up by powerful,
overbearing yet loving fathers. Both Baba and General Taheri were important people in
Afghanistan, yet they were reduced to the world of the common man when they migrated to
America. Neither adapted well. Arriving in America virtually penniless, Baba was at
least willing to work, taking a job at a gas station and convenience store. The general
must have been able to take some of his money with him when he left his native land
since he never bothered to take a job. The two men enjoyed their time spent at the flea
market; both did it for extra cash, but the general considered it only a "hobby," not a
job.

Both of their children must have considered their
fathers as bullies. Baba considered Amir a weakling while in Kabul, but he mellowed
considerably in California, and Baba soon took pride in his son's accomplishments.
Soraya's sexual liaison with a boyfriend in Virginia ended when the general brought her
back home with him. He treated her as damaged goods, and it was primarily because of
Baba's past status in Afghanistan that caused him to accept Amir as a husband for his
daughter. However, once married, the general treated Amir well. While Baba's luck in
business never returned to him once he reached San Jose, the general's long wait finally
proved fruitful when he was invited to return following the fall of the
Taliban.

Toward the end of Chapter Eight in Hard Times, Louisa reveals to Tom that she has "unmanageable thoughts."What do you think she means...

Louisa's "unmanageable thoughts" seem to emerge when she
looks into the fire, which she does at various points in the novel, which appears to
allow Louisa to think about various topics that are troubling her. In the quote you
cite, for example, Louisa says to Tom that looking into the fire helps her to "wonder"
about the future that she and Tom will face when they are "grown up." Of course, when
her mother hears about the determination of Louisa's "unmanageable thoughts" that
"will wonder," we can understand more of why she has
them:

"Then I
beg of you, Louisa... to do nothing of that description, for goodness' sake you
inconsiderate girl, or I shall never hear the last of it from your
father."

Wondering is not
allowed in the facts-dominated world in which their father is raising them, and so
Louisa's wonderings are repressed and have become these "unmanageable thoughts"
precisely because they do not fit into the facts-based world which she knows. Having had
no experience of dealing with emotions and fancy, she has no idea what to do with the
natural instinct within her to wonder.

In "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" what are the ironic differences in character and background between the first narrator and...

In his essay, "Mark Twain's 'Jumping Frog': Towards an
American Heroic Ideal," Lawrence R. Smith contends that Mark Twain's story is satiric as
a deadpan trickster named Simon Wheeler makes fun of the pompous narrator who presumes
to call Wheeler "garrulous" at the onset of the story.  As the narrator makes inquiries
about "a cherished companion of his boyhood named Leonidas W. Smiley," it becomes
apparent that Simon Wheeler, with his Western dialect and less pedantic turn of phrase,
satirizes the hypocrisy of the narrator who seeks the
preacher:

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Parson Walker's wife laid very sick once, for a
good while, and it seemed as if they warn's going to save her; but one morning he come
in, and Smiley asked how she was, and he said she was considerable better thank the Lord
for his inftnit mercy and coming on so smart that, with the blessing of Providence,
she'd get well yet; and Smiley, before he thought, says, "Well, I'll risk two-
and-a-half that she don't, any
way."

Thus, argues Smith,
Twain sets up a contrast, not between the sophisticated and the vernacular voice, but
rather between the false and the true.  Here, then, lies the irony.  For, it is the
"monotonous narrative" of Wheeler which is effectively superior to the Eastern narrator
who is made a fool of by Wheeler's trick within a trick within another trick.
Ironically, then, the unsuspecting narrator departs tricked by the more clever Wheeler,
saying only

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But, by your leave, I did not think that a
continuation of the history of the enterprising vagabond Jim Smiley would be likely to
afford me much information concerning the Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley, and so I started
away.

It is Twain, then, as
narrator who becomes the butt of the joke.  Speaking in stilted English, this narrator
represents the snobbery of the Eastern part of the United States in the 19th century, an
area with which Twain was well acquainted as he lived in
Conneticut.

In this quote, what kind of person is Huckleberry FinnThe quotation below gives the reader insight into what kind of person is displaying?

I'm afraid you will have to include the quote that you
would like us to analyze if you would like one of us to intelligently answer this
question.

I am guessing it is the following (arguably) most
famous quote that Huck spoke in chapter
15:

Huck’s racism prevents him from seeing that
Jim argues well.

It was
fifteen minutes before I could work myself up to go and humble myself to a nigger; but I
done it, and I warn't ever sorry for it afterwards, neither. I didn't do him no more
mean tricks, and I wouldn't done that one if I'd a knowed it would make him feel that
way. (15.49)

What this
quote says to me is that although Huck was raised to be racist (note the use of the N
word), that he has the character to break out of his upbringing and see people for who
they are. He still sees Jim as lower than himself as evidenced by the fact that it took
him so long to get up the courage to "lower" himself to a black man in an
apology.

 However, the fact that he felt good about the
apology afterward...and that he vowed never to make even a black man feel badly because
of him in the future...shows that Huck is a thoughtful, independent, moral young man who
isn't afraid to buck society if he thinks it is wrong.

Describe how the human characters contribute to the themes of Animal Farm.

I think that this is an interesting question because the
humans don't get a great deal of attention in the novel.  One human who plays a big role
in the narrative would have to be Mr. Jones.  In many respects, he inspires the entire
revolution because Old Major uses him as the representation of the evil nature of human
beings.  Jones' cruelty to the animals as well as his own inability to control them, in
terms of getting drunk and forgetting to feed the animals, becomes the basis for the
revolution as the vision that Old Major was able to articulate in the first chapter is
the basis for revolt in the second chapter.  In these domains, Jones plays a vital
role.  Mr. Frederick would be another human who plays an important role in the novel as
he strikes a deal with the animals only to violate it.  In the end, the humans' cruelty
and lack of decency becomes the rallying cry for the animals, and, ironically, something
that Napoleon himself embodies.

What is the reaction in the room to Linda's revelation that she is John's mother in Brave New World?

When Linda enters the Central Hatchery, the workers are
disgusted by her appearance. She is, to put it bluntly, fat and old. In Huxley's London,
no one ever ages or gains weight, so the sight of her body is something no one can
really understand. The scene only causes more humiliation and derision when John calls
the Director "father". For those in the World State, this word is something to mock; no
one has a father.

In contrast to the hilarity that erupts
at John's words, Linda's accusation that the Director "made [her] have a baby" and that
she is indeed John's mother cause a shocked silence. To the
workers, what she said was the most obscene thing they could possibly
comprehend. Fathers are a humorous if vulgar idea, but
mothers are pornography in this society.

What are feminist thoughts in "The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale"?

I would have thought there are two main elements that you
can look at to show the feminism that is explicit in this excellent tale: the "point" of
the tale and the character of the wife herself.

We see at
the end of the tale that what ensures the poor knight gets a beautiful and virtuous wife
is when he correctly gives mastery or dominance to his wife, giving her the power to
choose what is best for them. Note what the knight says to his wife in the
story:

"My
lady and my love, my dear wife too,

I place myself in your
wise governance;

Choose foryourselv whichever's the most
pleasant,

Most honourable to you, and me
also."

The message is clear:
happiness is given to men who let their wives rule them. It is hard to overestimate the
anti-patriarchal message that this represents, as it challenges so much of the culture
of the time.

You might like to think as well of how the
character of the Wife of Bath in her very person represents a feminist statement. She
quite happily declares that she has married many times, each time to her advantage
(mostly), and that she is on the look out now for the next one. Note the way her
character is revealed at the end of her tale:

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And may Christ Jesus send us husbands
who

Are meek and young, and spirited in
bed;

And send us grace to outlive those we
wed;

And I pray Jesus to cut short the
lives

Of those who won't be governed by their
wives...

Again we see a
strikingly bold and open rejection of the role that society of the time had created for
women, especially with reference to the fact that women prefer men who can sexually
please them. Such a vibrant character completely shocks those who expect women to be
mild, demure and subservient.

What are the main challenges in Amir's quest in The Kite Runner? What is the significance?

Your question iss not very specific, but I assume that you
are referring to Amir's trip to Pakistan to see Rahim Khan and his resulting return to
Afghanistan. After learning the news from Rahim that Hassan and his wife have been
killed, he discovers two important life-changing facts: Rahim tells him that Hassan is
actually his half-brother, fathered by Baba; and that Hassan has a son, Sohrab--Amir's
half-nephew--who is somewhere in Afghanistan. Rahim explains to Amir that "there is a
way to be good again." If he can find Sohrab and return him to safety, it will allow
Amir to ease his conscience about his betrayal of Hassan as a
youth.

But it will not be an easy journey. He must travel
into Taliban-held Afghanistan, no easy feat. He must hire a trustworthy guide and
disguise himself, since the Taliban often beat or kill men with no beards. He must find
Sohrab, since he is no longer at the orphanage he visits. Once he learns that Sohrab is
being held by the Taliban, he must find a way to bribe them in order to obtain his
release. If all of the above is accomplished, he must find a way to escape Afghanistan
and then find a proper home (or obtain a visa) for Sohrab.

What were the consequences of imperialism in the Philippines?

This depends on whether you are talking about the Spanish
imperialism that made the Philippines a Spanish colony for roughly 400 years or whether
you are talking about the US imperialism that made the Philippines a US colony for a bit
less than 50 years.

Spanish imperialism largely shaped
modern Filipino culture.  Filipinos typically have Spanish surnames (as I do, being of
Filipino descent).  They are typically Roman Catholic.  There are many words in the
Tagalog language that are Spanish.  In addition, the Spanish created a system in which
power was held in the Philippines by a few mostly Spanish families known as the
"illustrados."  Spanish imperialism, then, created a system of rule by a few elites and
an overall culture that was influenced greatly by Spanish
ways.

US imperialism had less of an impact, being so much
shorter.  The same families pretty much stayed in power and many of them continue to be
important today.  Most Filipinos speak a good deal of English because of the American
legacy.  There is a mixed attitude towards the US that is generally positive, but which
did lead to a movement that forced the US to abandon its military bases in the
Philippines.

In short, imperialism has pretty much made the
Philippines what it is today both culturally and politically.

What does the piano symbolize when Jing-mei is young and than later in life when her mother dies in "Two Kinds"?

I think we can definitely say that the piano is a symbol
that changes in this excellent short story that focuses on the relationship between a
mother and her daughter. It is clear that from the first mention of piano lessons, the
piano, in Jing-Mei's childhood, is a symbol of the conflict between the mother and the
daughter. Note Jing-Mei's initial response to the news that she will be having piano
lessons:

"Why
don't you like me the way I am? I'm not a genius! I can't play the piano. And even if I
could, I wouldn't go on TV if you paid me a million dollars!" I
cried.

Thus we can see that
even before Jing-Mei touches a piano, it is a symbol of the tension in her relationship
with her mother and the way that she feels pressurised into being something that she is
not. This of course continues as she has lessons with Old Chong, who can't actually
hear, and then gives her disastrous performance.

However,
at the end of the story, once Jing-Mei has asserted her own will and her right to "fall
short of expectations," she is given the piano back by her mother, which Jing-Mei
herself sees as a "shiny trophy" that she had won back and as a symbol of "forgiveness,
a tremendous burden removed." The symbolism of the piano has changed subtlely because
now Jing-Mei has won it on her own terms, without having to be pressurised. It also
symbolises the way that Jing-Mei's mother accepts her for who she is as
well.

What is the difference between Shakespearean and Jonsonian comedy?

Shakespearean comedy curiously combines romance and
realism as in Twelfth Night and The Merchant of
Venice, and primarily aimed at fun, it is only covertly and delightfully
satirical,  while Jonsonian comedy is more overtly realistic and purported to be
moralistic and satirical. Shakespearean comedy combines elements of love, adventure,
music and fairy-tale motifs of sorts with the jealousies, conspiracies and intriguing
commotions of the real world so that the trajectory of romance is paralleled and
critiqued by the trajectory of realism. The main story of Duke Orsino's love at first
sight for Countess Olivia, and Olivia's loyal admiration for Orsino in Twelfth
Night is paralleled, contrasted, and critiqued by the subplot with the
gulling of Olivia's steward Malvolio at its centre, and Sir Andrew's foolish passion to
marry Olivia as a piece of mocking travesty of Orsino's passion for the
Countess.

While the comedies of Shakespeare are not
strictly located in specifically and realistically identified temporal and spatial
settings, Ben Jonson's comedies are all set in contemporary urban locations in and
around London. Illyria in Twelfth Night, Forest of Arden
in As You Like It, even the Venice in The Merchant of
Venice is a place which seems more symbolic and extra-geographical rather
than a real place in real time. Prosper's island in  The Tempest
would be another pertinent example.

Jonsonian comedy was
modelled on the theory of "humours". Characters used to bear names signifying their
dominant traits, and these characters were social types having obsessive behaviour
patterns of their own. In Shakespeare's comedies we find men and women more universally
composed since these plays were not aimed to be topical or
moralistic.

Perhaps the most obvious distinctive element of
Shakesperean comedy was the wonderful presence of the Fool like Touchstone
in As You Like It and Feste in Twelfth Night.
Making a great display of their verbal wit and professional expertise, Shakespeare's
Fools added a marvelously unique dimension to the genre of comic drama, the kind of
which was out of Jonson's temper and genius.

In steps, how does Scout's views change on Boo Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird? Use quotes and important passages from the book.I have to write...

In the beginning of the novel, Scout's narration explains
that Boo was "a malevolent phantom." They had never seen him, but they believed the
stories (most of them, anyway) they had heard: that he killed cats, ate squirrels,
poisoned pecans, and peeped in windows. They believed Boo would kill them if he got the
chance.

"...
he'll kill us each and every one, Dill Harris," said
Jem.

Dill's curiosity drove
Jem and Scout toward the goal of making Boo come out. They were still afraid of him
until the presents in the knothole began to appear. After eliminating all
other possibilities, the children unspokenly agreed that Boo was the giver of the gifts.
Miss Maudie assured them that most of the rumors about Boo were untrue and that
they

"... were
three-fourths colored folks and one-fourth Stephanie
Crawford."

Jem's and Scout's
goals changed once again, especially after Scout thought she heard laughter coming from
the Radley house. They wanted to communicate with Boo--actually see him and talk with
him, and their fear began to fade. The clincher came when Jem went back to retrieve his
lost pants, only to find them folded and mended, waiting for him on the fence. On the
night Miss Maudie's house burned down, the mysterious blanket that Scout found on her
shoulders came from Boo, Atticus explained. By then, the knothole had already been
sealed, and the children began to believe that they would never see Boo
Radley.

Dill later tells us that he feels sorry for Boo and
understands why he stays inside his house.

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"... it's because he wants to stay
inside."

By the night of the
fateful Halloween attack, the children have little fear of passing the Radley house.
They certainly didn't fear an attack from Boo, but attacks from others had not entered
their minds. When Scout sees Boo standing in Jem's room following the news of Bob
Ewell's death, she realizes that it was Boo who had saved them. "Mr. Arthur" immediately
went from unseen phantom to a real-life hero, and she only wished that Jem could have
been awake to see Boo for himself.

How is dramatic monologue used in "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" to reveal Prufrock's character?

In "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock," the narrator,
supposedly Prufrock himself, tells about his intentions to ask a loved one an
"overwhelming question," and as he does tell us of that intent, he reveals quite a lot
about his character and personality.  In dramatic monologues, there is usually an
imaginary person who is telling about an event, and as they do so, they reveal their
character.  So, the main issue Prufrock has on his mind in this poem is asking this
person his question--what question, he never clarifies, but it is generally assumed that
it is a marriage proposal, or some sort of revelation about his feelings.  As he ponders
when and how to ask the question or bring up the subject, his mind wanders and reveals
many other interesting aspects about his personality.

We
learn that he is intimidated by women--he describes being in their company as being a
bug "pinned and wriggling on the wall," which reveals he feels analyzed and powerless in
their presence.  While he is intimidated by them, he is a lover of their beauty; he
desribes their skirts along the floor, and the delicate hairs on their arms.  That
beauty adds to his intimidations of them.

As Prufrock
rambles in his monologue, we also learn that he is incredibly insecure about his
appearance, and feels that people notice it and criticize it all.  He describes his
receding hairline, his thin limbs, and how he feels he is growing "old," and how people
will comment upon all of these things.

Another tidbit that
comes through in the monologue is that Prufrock feels that we spend most of our time in
life wasting our days with nonsensical and meaningless chatter and activities. He
describes the futility of feeling like he has "measured out [his] life with coffee
spoons" at various different social events. He's already "heard them all" as far as
small topics of conversation go.  He feels these parties and events are a frustrating
waste of time, and places where people cannot talk about things that truly
matter.

So, Prufrock's intimidation of women, insecurity,
and frustration with current social settings are all revealed in his narrative, along
with other character traits. I hope that those thoughts helped; good
luck!

What, according to John Tierney's "Angels in America," should be done about immigration?

I assume that you are asking about John Tierney's op-ed
piece that appeared in the New York Times in 2006.  I have linked to that piece
below.

In that column, Tierney argued that Hispanic
immigrants should be welcomed and treated better than they are now.  His basic premise
is that the Hispanic immigrants that come to America today (even if they are here
illegally) are no different than the Irish immigrants (and others) who came to the
United States in times past.  Tierney contrasts the life of Angel Espinoza, a Mexican
illegal immigrant, with that of Tierney's own grandfather, an Irish
immigrant.

Tierney argues that Hispanic immigrants are
simply trying to achieve the American dream for themselves and their descendants, just
as the Irish did.  He thinks that there is no reason to give them any less of a shot at
citizenship than the Irish had.  Therefore, what should be done about immigration is
that it should be welcomed.  Congress should let the illegal immigrants get on a path to
citizenship so they can help build the country like Tierney's grandfather
did.

Prove that if x^y = y^x, then ln(x)/x = ln(y)/y.

It is given that x^y =
y^x

Take the logarithm to the base e, or ln, of both the
sides

=> ln [ x^y] = ln [
y^x]

Use the property of log that log a^b = b*log
a

=> y*ln x = x*ln
y

divide both the sides by
xy

=> [y*ln x]/xy = [x*ln
y]/xy

=> (ln x)/x = (ln
y)/y

If x^y = y^x, then
this proves that (ln x)/x = (ln
y)/y

When Kumalo thinks about returning to Ndotsheni after visiting Johannesburg, what does he admit to himself about the tribe in Cry, Beloved Country?

This is actually rather a tragic realisation in the novel.
Kumalo, having never left his tribe and the land of his tribe before, experiences an
incredibly bewildering and shocking reality as he journeys to Johannesburg, but at the
same time he learns some valuable lessons about the realities that are facing so many of
his people in South Africa, concerning the temptations they face and the harshness of
life for those that have moved to the city. However, it is in Chapter Thirteen, when he
accompanies Msimangu to Ezenzeleni, that he is able to think about what he has seen,
heard and experienced, and is able to think about going back to Ndotsheni and how he
will incorporate this knowledge. He begins to get excited as he thinks about plans and
rebuilding the tribe, yet at the end of his dreams, we are told that he is "caught up in
a vision, as a man so often is when he sits in a place of ashes and destruction." This
leads to a crushing epiphany for Kumalo:

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Yes--it was true, then. He had admitted it to
himself. The tribe was broken, and would be mended no more. He bowed his head. It was as
though a man borne upward into the air felt suddenly that the wings of miracle  dropped
away from him, so that he looked down upon the earth, sick with fear and
apprehension.

Change has
happend so fast and so quickly, that the realities of urbanisation, racism, fear and
poverty mean that Kumalo's beloved tribe is now broken without any hope of repair. This
is what he admits to himself.

In "The Raven", what purpose does the raven serve in relationship to the narrator?

The raven that comes to visit the man in the middle of the
night serves as both a messenger and a source of evil. A black bird (with the color
black symbolizing evil), the raven's appearance alleviates the narrator's loneliness
somewhat, but the man's misinterpretation of the bird's words drives him to the brink of
madness. At first the narrator thinks it a "stately" bird, but he eventually recognizes
it as an unwanted visitor. The raven also represents death, and it serves as a reminder
that the narrator's lost love can never return to him. The raven also offers the man a
supernatural presence, with the bird's ability to clearly state the word "Nevermore."
Author Edgar Allan Poe relates that the bird serves to maintain the narrator's need for
"self-torture" and self-grieving.

How is Jem changing in Chapter 4 of Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird? Give several specific examples.

In Harper Lee's To Kill a
Mockingbird, Jem changes in two ways in Chapter Four. First of all, he starts
to become more protective of Scout. She gets home a half hour before he does. One day,
running home, Scout notices something in the hole of a tree: it is a stick of gum, which
she promptly puts in her mouth. When Jem arrives home and finds what she has done, he
makes her spit the gum out, and gargle, threatening to tell if she doesn't comply—which
she does.

Jem is also becoming more concerned about how he
looks in the eyes of his peers. When Dill comes to Maycomb for the summer, the talk of
"Hot Steams" arises (which is a old superstition about a fog that will kill you if you
walk through it). Scout makes fun of the idea which embarrasses Jem. Soon, he takes his
revenge by hurling the tire in which Scout is curled up (a game they play) as hard as
possible.

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Until it happened, I did not realize that Jem
was offended by my contradicting him on Hot Steams, and that he was patiently awaiting
an opportunity to reward me. He did, by pushing th tire down the sidewalk with all the
force in his body.

However,
even though Jem is angry with Scout, he still demonstrates concern for her safety when
the tire rolls into the Radley yard. He screams and hollers for her to get out. When she
does, he is mad that she did not bring the tire so she tells him to get it himself. He
is fearful, but doesn't want to look like a coward, so he
does.

In order to keep up the facade of his fearlessness of
the Radleys, Jem suggests that they play a new game called "The Radleys" where they
reenact the lives of the Radley family based on snippets of gossip and their
imaginations.

Jem is becoming more mature in his protection
of Scout, but he is also more concerned about how he appears to his peers, wanting to
seem grown-up and fearless.

How do the characters in The Sun Also Rises show that modernists do not subscribe to absolute truth and that for them all things are relative?

Brett and Jake from Hemingway's The Sun Also
Rises not only demonstrate Modern American writers' disillusionment with life
but also illustrate their subscription to relative truth and morality. The novel follows
the main characters as they wander aimlessly around Europe, hurting one another, feeling
some remorse, and then repeating their actions. Because Brett and Jake and others
possess their own versions of reality (truth), they find themselves embroiled in
internal conflict, not knowing if what they perceive is real or simply their perception
of a situation--if it is only their perception, then it does not really matter how they
act or what they think; at least, that is their only source of comfort when regret
starts to creep in.

Hemingway clearly illustrates relative
morality through Jake's character. His idea of right and wrong is based on what helps or
pleases himself. Similarly, Brett's choices and skewed version of what she should and
should not do stem from what will advance her own agenda. Because Cohn cannot figure out
why something is right in one instance and wrong in another (according to Jake), he is
an outsider and cannot truly understand the main
characters.

In the end, the characters' dependence on
relative truth and morality serves to highlight Hemingway's and other modern writers'
disgruntled feelings toward traditional values and morals.

What was the narrator's opinion of the town in "The Outcasts of Poker Flat"?

According to the narrator, the town had changed overnight.
It was an "ominous" change with a "Sabbath lull" that had not existed before. Permeated
with red dust, Poker Flat was a generally lawless town that suddenly turned on several
of the town's less prominent members. The death of one citizen and several robberies
prompted a group of "virtuous" townspeople to take action. The narrator doesn't seem to
think very highly of the citizens of Poker Flat, who decided to make an example of a
group of people whose actions were acceptable to them only a day before. The "secret"
committee's actions were as "lawless and ungovernable" as the people who had been
accused. Poker Flat was not a friendly town, and most of the people who lived there
simply looked the other way when Oakhurst and the others were outcast from the town. The
people who lived there were weak, but they were capable of some pity, choosing to simply
give the offending party the boot rather than the hangman's
noose.

Identify and explain two elements of the author's style in the exerpt "My Watch" by Mark Twain.

You might like to analyse the humour in this short
excerpt. There is a sense in which, as in all of his fiction, Twain uses hyperbole or
deliberate exaggeration to great effect. Perhaps the most obvious--and
hilarious--example of this comes at the end of the essay as, despairing of every getting
his watch properly fixed, the narrator takes it to a watchmaker whom he identifies as
being a former steamboat, who was "not a good engineer, either." His advice, that treats
the watch as if it were a malfunctioning steam boat, is hilarious, but note how the
narrator responds to this:

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I brained him on the spot, and had him buried at
my own expense.

Of course,
the speaker would not have committed murder, but this throwaway line helps to convey his
frustration and anger at the ineptness of the engineer and how he is unable to get the
watch fixed.

Secondly, you might like to consider how the
watch is personified to emphasise the way in which something is wrong with it. Note how,
after the first "repair," the watch is described as being a sick
human:

Within
the week it sickened to a raging fever, and its pulse went up to a hundred and fifty in
the shade.

This
personification gives the watch its own distinct character and also helps to convey the
way in which it sped up so greatly.

Solve for x : 8*15^x/5 - 3*5^(2x-1) - 9^x = 0

First, we'll multiply by -1 and we'll re-write the
equation:

3^2x - (8/5)*15^x + (3/5)*5^2x =
0

We remark that 15^x =
(3*5)^x

But (3*5)^x =
3^x*5^x

We'll divide by 5^2x all
over:

(3/5)^2x - (8/5)*(3/5)^x + 3/5 =
0

We'll note (3/5)^x = t

We'll
square raise both sides and we'll get:

(3/5)^2x =
t^2

We'll re-write the equation in the new
variable t:

t^2 - 8t/5 + 3/5 =
0

We'll notice that the sum of the roots is 8/5 and the
product is 3/5.

3/5 + 1 =
8/5

3/5*1 = 3/5

The roots of
the quadratic are t1 = 3/5 and t2 = 1.

Now, we'll
put  (3/5)^x = t1:

(3/5)^x =
3/5

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

x =
1

We'll write 1 =
(3/5)^0

(3/5)^x = t2

(3/5)^x =
(3/5)^0

x =
0

The solutions of the equation are {0 ;
1}.

Please give me an example of a paradox in this short story, "Araby" by James Joyce?

The central paradox of the story is the contrast between
the boy's dreams of going to what imagines to be a fantastical place, the bazaar named
Araby, and the reality of what Araby is actually like. The young boy who is the first
person narrator of the story is in love with his friend Mangan's sister.  She is older
and the young boy adores her with a single-minded devotion.  When she asks if he is
going to Araby, he says yes and he promises to bring something back for her.  His mind
immediately creates something of Araby that it probably can't deliver.  He says that "my
soul luxuriated and cast an Eastern enchantment over me."  He is clearly building up
very big expectations.  Because he delayed in going to the bazaar he doesn't arrive
until the very end of the day when things are winding down and "nearly all the stalls
were closed. I recognized the silence like that which pervades a church after a
service."  He is too late to truly experience the bazaar and what is left to experience
is a huge let-down.  The one shop that is open has a disinterested shopkeeper, and he
realizes the he has failed in his quest to find the perfect thing for the girl he
loves. He is paradoxially very alone, yet around others in the bazaar.  The story ends
with his observation that "I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; my
eyes burned with anguish and anger."  The young boy grew up in that moment.  He came to
Araby and naive youngster, but leaves a young man who recognizes the harsh reality of
life.  He is paradoxically both at the same time.

Discuss the appeal of the poem "Night of the Scorpion."

I think that the appeal in the poem is that it constructs
a setting where complexity and ambiguity are present.  There is little in the poem that
is clear and absolute, which is reflective of moments of crises in the minds of human
beings.  The sting of the scorpion is seen as fatal and, in these moments, when
something that has been part of our lives is taken away, there is panic, chaos, and a
lack of clarity.  The poem does a great job in conveying this.  The villagers have their
approach, while the father has his.  Yet, in the end, nothing can stop the inevitable
death and pain that results.

While both sides use the
scorpion's sting to advance their own manners in dealing with the adversary of death,
pain still exists.  The pain of the mother enduring the poison and the pain of her
children who must watch her fade from consciousness.  I think that the poem does a good
job in conveying this feeling or experience.  I would also say that the appeal of the
poem lies in the ending.  The only absolute certainty that can be taken away from this
situation is that a mother's love is stronger than death.  The love of the mother, the
protectorate in her, is what compels her to speak at the end that she is glad that she,
and not her children, were stung by the scorpion.  I think that this is something that
proves to be appealing in the poem because it helps to give some redemptive end to a
poem where suffering and confusion reign supreme.

Why does nature start and end Of Mice and Men?

It is an interesting proposition to suggest that there is
a natural bookend to Steinbeck's work.  Indeed, the opening and ending in the Salinas
Valley represents a couple of elements here.  The first is that it is the starting point
for the reader into the relationship between George and Lennie.  It is also the ending
point for George and Lennie.  In presenting their friendship in this manner, Steinbeck
might be trying to suggest that there is a natural ebb and flow to human friendships,
and this cyclical nature is seen here.  The friendship between George and Lennie has
endured so much that it has to end where it started, at least in the reader's mind.  The
tranquility and scenic beauty of the setting to open the novella is present at its end,
where so much to disrupt and cause chaos has been present. At the same time, the natural
elements might be to suggest that while friendships between human beings are fleeting
and transitory, the natural world is continuous.  It will not change, and while there
may be much in way of change, evolution, and alteration between human beings, the world
of nature stays the same.  This is brought out in the ending of Steinbeck's
work.

In Julius Caesar, Act I, why are the workers celebrating at the end of Scene 1, and why does Marullus scold them?

The workers are celebrating the triumph of Caesar over
Pompey and Marullus is scolding them because of their hypocritical display since they
are the same people who also cheered Pompey a while
back.

Caesar, Crassus and Pompey had formed a political
alliance in order to dominate Roman politics. On the death of Crassus, Pompey aligned
himself with the senate while Caesar went on territorial conquests. Caesar met much
success which was seen to obscure Pompey’s own. Pompey and the senate resolved to have
Caesar step down from military command which he refused and instead crossed the Rubicon,
entering Roman Italy while armed. A Civil war erupted ending up in the death of Pompey
and victory for Caesar who went ahead to assume the controls of the Roman government and
establish the Roman Empire.

In Act 1, the workers are out
in their fine clothes to welcome and celebrate Caesar’s victory and the fall of Pompey
much to the disdain of Marullus who was loyal to Pompey.

For the reaction CO+H20H2+CO2, Keq=5.10 at 527 C. If the initial concentration [CO] = 0.15M, [H2O] = 0.25M, [H2] = 0.42M and [CO2] = 0.37M, how...

The chemical equation CO + H2O <---> H2 +
CO2 has a Keq of 5.10 at 527 C.

The Keq for the reaction is
defined as Keq = [H2][CO2]/[CO][H2O] = 5.10

The initial
concentration of the compounds taking part in the reaction are given as [CO] = 0.15M,
[H2O] = 0.25M, [H2] = 0.42M and [CO2] =
0.37M

(0.42*0.37)/(0.15*0.25) =
4.144

As this is less than Keq, the reaction could proceed
forward leading to the formation of more H2 and CO2.

If
moles of CO and H2O react to form x moles of H2 and CO2, we can estimate x by
solving:

((0.42+x)*(0.37+x))/((0.15-x)*(0.25-x) =
5.1

The solution for x that is valid is
0.0129.

The final molarity of the gases is [CO]= 0.137,
[H2O] = 0.237, [H2] = 0.4329 and [CO2] = 0.3829

What is the point of view in Summer of My German Soldier?

Bette Greene's Summer of My German
Soldier is told from the immature point of view of Patty Bergen, the narrator
and protagonist of the story. Patty is only twelve years old, but her desire to grow up
and be considered an adult is strong: She explains early in the story that  she actually
became a teenager when she turned 10 ("tenteen") and has been a teen for two years. A
lonely girl with no real close friends, she immediately falls for the handsome young
German prisoner, Anton Reiker, when he comes to her father's store. When she sees him
running in a ditch following his escape, she makes the irrational decision to hide him
in her father's garage--a Jewish girl hiding a Nazi soldier. She feels love for Anton,
despite their obvious age differences, and she dreams of joining him in Germany after
the war.

But Patty's world comes crashing down after Anton
leaves and she is found by authorities to have helped him escape. When she learns of
Anton's death, she reveals all. She is eventually sent to a juvenile facility, where she
will spend the next six months. For Patty, the time inside gives her a chance to reflect
upon her actions and prepare for her new life when she is released. She realizes it will
be a hard road for her, having "to tread water" on her own. And she knows, as she states
in the final line of the novel, that

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It might take me my whole lifetime to find
out.

In Act 2 scene 2 of Macbeth, how has Lady Macbeth apparently reinforced her courage?

This is a fascinating scene in this excellent tragedy, not
just because it details the events of the murder of Duncan and those after it, but also
because we see Lady Macbeth in a new light. When she enters by herself, we see this
resolute and determined woman apparently doubting the success of the plan that she
concocted and also showing a surprisingly human side as she explains why she was unable
to kill Duncan herself:

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Alack! I am afraid they have
awak'd,

And 'tis not done:--th'attempt and not the
deed

Confounds us.--Hark!--I laid their daggers
ready;

He could not miss 'em.--Had he not
resembled

My father as he slept, I had done't.--My
husband!

However, after this
display of fear, doubt and human weakness, Lady Macbeth is quick to reinvigorate her
former inexorable nature, which seems to be sparked by her husband's reaction to what he
has done. Note the way in which she responds in anger to Macbeth's decision not to go
back to the chamber and smear the grooms with Duncan's
blood:

Infirm
of purpose!

Give me the daggers. The sleeping, and the
dead,

Are but as pictures; 'tis the eye of
childhood

That fears a pinted
devil.

Thus it is that
Macbeth's fear and worry and lack of courage seems to inspire his wife to recover from
her temporary loss of nerve and to complete the task as was planned, thereby framing the
grooms with the murder.

A summary on Muslim/Islamic CultureIncluding a paragraph each on its society, traditions, beliefs, language, festivals and customs. Thank You :)

Islam is based upon the visions of the prophet Mohammad,
who was told by the angel Jabreel (Gabriel): There was only one God, "Allah," who ruled
the universe. Idolatry and the recognition of other gods was wickedness.Allah would
bring judgment on the world; he would reward the righteous and punish the wicked. Allah
had sent previous prophets, including Abraham, Moses, and Jesus, however their message
was either imperfect or had been rejected by those who heard it. Muhammad was Allah’s
last messenger who would bring the perfect message to
humanity.

Among Islamic beliefs and culture: moral
behavior. No alcohol, gambling, usury, cannot eat pork, sexual impropriety was strictly
forbidden.

All persons are equal in the eyes of God. This
is one reason why Pakistan, which is Islamic, often comes into conflict with India.
India is predominantly Hindu, which stresses traditional inequality through the Caste
system; although both were once part of the same country, the differences are
severe.

A man is allowed to have up to four wives, but only
if he can support them.

Jews and Christians are
dhimmis, "people of the book," and therefore should be protected.
(the Book being the Hebrew Scriptures).

All Muslims have
the obligation of jihad; meaning "struggle," or "self exertion." It
typically means a struggle against sin; but oftentimes has been translated to mean "holy
war."

Devout Muslims follow the Five Pillars of
Islam:

One should recite the Islamic Creed at least five
times each day: "There is no God but God, and Mohammad is his
messenger."

o One should pray five times each
day; beginning at dawn, and at appointed times during the day. From the minarets of the
Mosque, a call to prayer (a loud wailing chant) is the call to prayer, when all bow
towards Mecca and pray.

o One has a duty to
support the poor.

o During the holy month of
Ramadan, one must fast during the daylight hours. One may eat only during nighttime
hours.

o If possible, one
should make at least one pilgrimage or hajj during his lifetime to
Mecca.

What are some of the director's touches in the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird? Examples: a broken swing, a ramshackle house. Find other...

I decided to re-watch the movie again just to give you
some good examples.

• I thought the opening scene,
  with the slow pan of the gifts that the children had received from Boo, was a great
  touch.


• The decision to shoot in black-and-white (most
  films were in color at this point) was a good one, giving the picture an old-time
  feel.


• Scout fondling Atticus' pocket watch is right from
  the story.


• Jem's appearance in the collard patch followed
  the story nicely (although the vegetables looked more like
  cabbages).


• The tire swing was something that most
  Southern children had in their yards at the time.


• Scout's
  overalls and sleeveless "muscle man" t-shirt (ironically known as the "wife beater") is
  priceless.


• The homes--every single one built above ground
  on blocks or bricks--are entirely realistic. (Remember, there was only one home in
  Maycomb with a basement, owned by Misses Tutti and
  Frutti.)


• The tree
  house


• The incredibly old oak
  trees


• The Radley house does, indeed, look
  neglected.


• Miss Maudie is shown watering her precious
  flowers.


• The casting of Bob Ewell is totally authentic.
  The actor, James Anderson, apparently was a true Southern cracker and native Alabaman.
  Gregory Peck, who played Atticus, did not care for Anderson's racial views at
  all.


• Before entering the Radley's gate on their night
  excursion to get a glimpse of Boo, the kids repeatedly spit on the gate so it wouldn't
  creak--just like in the novel.


• I liked the scene where
  Scout beats up Walter Cunningham Jr. in the school yard--wearing a dress! I don't
  believe the book says so, but I pictured Scout in her overalls--not a
  dress.


• Scout sitting in Atticus' lap on the porch
  swing


• The well-trained dog who staggered up the street
  really looked mad.


• The old-style telephones and
  1920s/1930s cars


• The lynch mob scene is faithful to the
  novel and very moving.


• The groups of people passing the
  Finch house in wagons on the day of the trial


• The scenes
  of the trial are among the best in film history--realistic (you can sense the sweltering
  heat inside), powerful, faithful and riveting. The actors playing Bob, Mayella, Gilmer,
  Judge Taylor and Tom--and, of course, Peck's Atticus--are perfect in every
  way.


• Atticus' summation to the jury won Gregory Peck the
  Best Actor Oscar.


• The balcony scene where the black
  assemblage stands out of respect for Atticus is highly
  emotional.


• The horse-drawn carriages outside the school
  house on the night of the Halloween pageant


• Scout's ham
  costume


• The children's walk home following the Halloween
  pageant is both ominous and creepy.


• The attack by Bob
  Ewell is seen only through the diminished view of Scout within her costume--a wise
  directorial decision. 


• The long-anticipated appearance of
  Boo Radley is worth the wait. Boo is played by the famed actor, Robert Duvall, in his
  very first role. His ghostly appearance fits his description in the novel to a
  tee.


• The scene where Sheriff Tate decides that "Bob Ewell
  fell on his knife" is also excellent.

How does John Steinbeck make the fight scene between Curley & Lennie powerful and significant in his novel, Of Mice and Men?

In John Steinbeck's novel, Of Mice and
Men, the fight between Curley and Lennie is powerful and
significant.

Curley is running around trying to find his
wife. He believes she is fooling around with one of the men, though he cannot be sure
who. His doubt in his wife's fidelity is such that he will accuse anyone. Here, he has
just accused Slim who has been out working. Curley and Slim enter the bunkhouse as
George, Candy and Lennie have been discussing the land claim they want to make someday
with the money they make at the ranch. The plans are a secret, but this is something
Lennie dreams about. He is lost in thoughts about the home they hope to have one day,
smiling at what he imagines such a place will
bring to them.

Meanwhile, Slim and Curley are going at it:
Slim is yelling at Curley to stop bothering him about Curley's wife. The woman is
Curley's responsibility and Curley should be able to control her; but if he
can't, Slim warns the other man to leave him
alone. Carlson passes on a comment and Curley turns on
him.

You let
her hang around bunk houses and pretty soon you're gonna have som'-pin on your hands and
you won't be able to do nothing about
it.

Curley threatens Carlson,
but Carlson is having none of it, calling Curley a "God damn punk." He recognizes that
Curley has tried to bully Slim and it hasn't worked, and that Curley is as "yella as a
frog belly" (insinuating that Curley is a coward). Carlson says that if Curley ever
comes after him, Carlson promises to "kick your God damn head
off."

Candy then joins in, insulting Curley, too. Angry,
Curley looks around and spots the innocent Lenny, still smiling over their talk of
having their own place one day. Curley takes it personally, assuming that Lennie is
laughing at him, and he explodes with rage. He starts to pick on
Lennie who wants nothing to do with Curley's anger.

Curley
begins to hit Lenny, while Lenny, enormous in size, hovers over Curley, covering his own
face, and taking the abuse—begging George to help him. While the others want to jump in,
George hollers to Lennie to "Get him." George repeats this several times, while the
blood pours down Lennie's face—until George's message gets through to Lennie's brain. As
Curley swings his fist again, Lennie catches Curley's hand in his massive grip and will
not let go. When all is said and done...

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In the next minute Curley is flopping like a fish
on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie's big
hand.

George has to convince
Lennie to release the hand. They know Curley must see a doctor—his hand is crushed; the
other men are amazed at Lennie's strength. Slim threatens Curley, telling him to keep
his mouth shut about the whole business or they will tell the whole
story and he will be seen as a joke. Curley
agrees.

The scene is powerful in that Curley believes
Lennie, who is not so bright, is an easy target where he can spend his anger. Lennie
does all he can to avoid physical violence—it frightens him, even though he is very
strong. This provides foreshadowing as it demonstrates how strong Lennie is; the
significance of this scene is that the reader now knows the extent of Lennie's power. It
will prove most significant when Curley's wife later comes to Lennie and entices him to
"pet" her hair, even though she has been warned to leave Lennie alone. This critical
moment becomes pivotal to the story's plot, leading to the tragedy
that strikes at the conclusion of Steinbeck's novel.

Explain the closing lines to Tagore's short story, "The Postmaster."

The ending lines to Tagore’s short story are really
powerful.  Recall the ending.  The postmaster leaves Ratan, who has pled her desire to
be with him.  As he leaves, he tries to offer her money, which she steadfastly refuses
and flees in tears.   The postmaster feels a bit of regret, quickly rationalized away by
his understanding that essentially, “life goes on.”  Yet, Tagore’s ending shows Ratan
wandering around the village, clinging to hope that the postmaster, her “Dadababu,” will
return.  Although an orphan, she never leaves the village for this hope.  It is with
this as a preface that Tagore launches into his analysis about the pathetic and sad
state of human beings.   Tagore argues that there is mounting evidence, “the weightiest
of proofs,”  in consciousness of pain and suffering, human beings “cling with both arms”
to hope, to the belief that there is some respite to this pain that exists in our state
of being in the world.  The “snares of delusion” are those ideas that compel us to
continue to believe despite all the pain and suffering that surrounds us as human
beings.

Tagore writes from personal experience on the
suffering that he says exists with “the weightiest of proofs.”  Tagore experienced so
much in way of death and loss in his life, starting with his mother as a teen, and
continuing on with the deaths of his wife of 20 years, two children, and his father all
in the span of less than a decade.  Despite such loss, Tagore does not stop writing and
accepting a political responsibility to argue for Indian independence from the British. 
Certainly, his political activism in the face of such personal pain would represent the
very essence of the “snares of delusion” that bind
consciousness.

What are the aspects of "How Much Land Does a Man Need"?

In the story "How Much Land Does A Man Need?" the theme of
greed is evident. The main character Pakhom feels that owning land will solve all of his
problems. He finally gets the opportunity to buy some land, but this is not enough. He
begins to desire more and more land.

Pakhom hears about
the land that the Bashkirs have. This area has land that is lush, rich and readily
available. In fact, Pakhom can have all the land that he can walk around in a day. As
long as he is back to the starting place by sunset, he can obtain all the land he walks
around.

The Bashkirs are clever. They know the nature of
man is to have more and more and more. Pakhom begins his task which is to walk around as
much land as he can before sunset. Ultimately, Pakhom makes it back to his starting
point by sunset, but he falls dead because he has tried to walk around too much land.
Rushing to make it back by sunset killed him. Ironically, all the land that Pakhom needs
now is six feet in which to be buried. Sadly enough, Pakhom allowed his greed to
overcome him. His life ends in tragedy--death.

Literary criticism and literary theory are said to be not identical with each other. How are they different?

Practically speaking, from a student's point of view,
literary theories are different ways of analyzing literature.  Literary theories are
perspectives one brings to literature when one analyzes, or "criticizes,"
literature.

For instance, one might study medieval
Arthurian legends from a feminist perspective, feminism being one literary theory.  One
might find that Arthurian legends present women as either Virgin Mary-like beauties
(Madonnas) or scapegoats for society's ills.  Women are either put of pedastals and
idolized for their beauty and purity and destined to be rescued by men, or are impure
and morally at fault and cause society's problems.

One
might also look at the famous story "The Necklace" from a Marxist/Economic point of
view.  What is Mathilde's economic situation?  What chance for economic success does she
have?  If she were not poor to begin with, wouldn't she have been aware of the
possibility that the necklace was only costume jewelry, rather than genuine?  What are
the physical costs of poverty?

Numerous literary theories
exist, of course.  For a student, they enable one to do literary criticism from various
points of view and perspectives. 

What is the range of trigonometric function y=-4*sin(51x+pi)?

The range of a function is all the real values that f(x)
can take for values of x that lie in the domain.

y =
-4*sin(51x + pi)

Here x can take values in (-inf., inf.)
but for any value of x, sin(51x + pi) can only lie in the interval [-1 ,
1]

=> y = -4*sin(51x + pi) lies in the interval [-4
, 4]

The range of y = -4*sin(51x + pi) is [
-4 , 4]

What are some scenes displaying loneliness in the book To Kill A Mockingbird?

Boo Radley lives a lonely life. He is isolated and locked
away from other people. No doubt, Boo lives a lonely life being kept away from society.
He is withdrawn into his own world. Boo stays indoors most of the time. Rarely is he
seen outside.

When Boo begins leaving gifts, trinkets, in
the knothole of the tree, he shares his feelings with Scout and Jem. This is a way he
can show kindness to Jem and Scout. As Jem and Scout are enjoying their communication
with Boo, Nathan Radley, Boo's father, fills the knothole with cement, putting a stop to
any type of relationship that Boo was building with Jem and Scout. Once again, he
withdraws to his lonely world.

Another instance of
loneliness is when Scout feels left out as Jem and Dill grow closer. Jem and Dill decide
to go swimming. They inform Scout that she cannot go for they will be swimming without
their clothes. Scout does feel lonely and left out. She turns to Miss Maudie for
comfort.

In Scene 1, why does Cassius argue against allowing Antony to speak at Caesar’s funeral and what reasons does Brutus give for overruling...

Cassius argues against Marc Antony speaking at the
funeral. He realizes that Antony can so easily turn the people against the conspirators.
Brutus disagrees. He explains to Cassius that he will speak first, and then give
permission for Antony to speak. It will appear that Antony is being submissive to the
conspirators. This will strengthen the conspirators
actions.

Hindsight is twenty, twenty, to borrow a cliche.
Cassius was so right. Antony's speech stirs up the crowd to an angry frenzy, an absolute
hysteria against the conspirators.

Brutus and the
conspirators have to flee for their lives.

Antony's speech
has served its purpose. The people are rallied against Brutus and the conspirators.
Cassius was wiser than Brutus, but Brutus was in charge.

Introduction to french revolutionHow the french revolution started, who were there in the french revolution etc.

The revolution began in 1787 when Louis
XVI’s ministers, badly in need of finances due to falling tax receipts
and a troubled economy, proposed a general tax on all landed property. An assembly of
nobles and high ranking clergy were called to support the idea, but they refused to do
so. In return for their support, they demanded that all government spending be
controlled by the provincial assemblies. When the government refused to do so, they
demanded that such sweeping changes in the tax law could only be made by the
representative body of all three estates, the Estates General,
which had not met since 1614.

Louis XVI was facing
bankruptcy, and tried desperate means. He dismissed the assembly and established new
taxes by decree; however the Parlement of Paris promptly declared them null and void,
stating that there were certain "fundamental laws" which even the King must obey. Louis
tried to send the judges into exile, but a furious protest erupted, and frightened
investors refused to advance more money to him. In July, 1788, Louis relented and called
the Estates General into session.

All three estates agreed
on certain things: the need for a constitutional monarchy, abolition of internal trade
barriers, and legal protection of individual liberties. However, tradition held that the
three estates voted separately, with the support of two branches necessary to take
action. This arrangement meant that the nobles and clergy could outvote the commoners
every time.

The Estates General met in 1789, and
immediately deadlocked. The delegates to the third estate refused to transact business
until the King ordered the clergy and nobility to sit with them in a single body. A war
of nerves waged for six weeks, until a few parish priests voted with the third estate,
and on June 17, the third estate voted to call itself the National Assembly. Three days
later, they were locked out of their meeting hall because of "repairs," so they moved to
a nearby indoor tennis court, where they took the famous "Tennis Court Oath," that they
would not disband until they had written a new
constitution.

Poor grain harvests had caused the price of
bread to escalate. A common laborer with a wife and three children would have to spend
half his wages just on bread alone. This caused an economic depression with food so
expensive that the demand for manufactured goods collapsed. Thousands of artisans and
workers were suddenly unemployed, such that by the end of 1789, one person in eight was
destitute. In Paris, 150,000 of the city’s population of 600,000 were out of work. Angry
workers stormed the Bastille, beheaded the governor, and marched through the streets.
The revolution was on.

Give some examples of nature in Act 1 of Macbeth that reflects the decline into evil.

You have done well to notice the link between nature and
the evil inherent in the play. This is a key theme of this excellent tragedy as it is in
Julius Caesar. Clearly, the most notable incident of nature itself
matching the tone of the play comes at the very beginning, with the thunderstorm in
which we are introduced to the witches. Note how this sets the tone for the rest of the
play: we are plunged immediately into a world of darkness, of primeval power and
strength as reflected by the lightning and
thunder.

However, for a far more interesting example of
what you are talking about, I would want to talk about the beginning of Act I scene 6,
when Duncan, much like a lamb to the slaughter, approaches Macbeth's castle. Note what
he says about it as he comments, rather naively, on its
beauty:

This
castle hath a pleasant seat; the air

Nimbly and sweetly
recommends itself

Unto our gentle
senses.

Note the dramatic
irony of the passage: we have just seen the Macbeths plotting to kill Duncan, and yet to
him, this castle seems to be a place of rest and peace. Now, it is important to remember
that the theme of appearance vs. reality is incredibly important in this play. In the
previous scene, we have just scene Lady Macbeth counsel her husband to "look like
th'innocent flower, / But be the serpent under't." Characters who appear to be good on
the surface are actually evil beneath, and this is an excellent example of where nature
itself conspires with Macbeth and his wife to deceive the King and lead him in to his
doom.

Which is NOT a lymphoid organ? A. Spleen;B. Lingual Tonsil; C.Palatine Tonsil; D.Thyroid

The human lymphatic or lymphoid system is part of the
immune system.  A network of lymphatic vessels throughout the body brings clear lymph
fluid from the tissues one way back to the heart.  Along the way the lymphatics pass
through lymphoid tissue that is present in lymph nodes as well as lymphoid tissue
present in several areas throughout the body.  For example, lymphoid tissue is present
along the digestive system. Accessory organs such as the tonsils contain lymphoid
follicles.

Another part of the lymphoid system is that
concerned with the production and circulation of lymphocytes, the cells that are
responsible for immune functions.  These organs include the spleen, thymus and bone
marrow.

Thus, the answer to your question is “D. 
Thyroid”.  The others are part of the lymphoid system.

What does Cousin Francis tell Scout about Dill's home life in To Kill a Mockingbird?

About the only thing that Scout and her obnoxious Cousin
Francis can agree upon is that Aunt Alexandra is a wonderful cook. After Christmas
dinner, Scout sat down with Francis on the back steps. When Francis told her that
Alexandra was going to teach him how to cook, Scout laughed and explained that she and
Dill were getting married one day, and that she would be doing all the cooking. Francis
already knew about Dill from talking with his grandmother. Francis called Dill "that
little runt," no doubt stirring up Scout's temper. Francis told her that Dill really
didn't have a home and that

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"... he just gets passed around from relative to
relative, and Miss Rachel keeps him every
summer."

Scout defended Dill,
of course, but Francis quickly moved on to another subject that only irritated his
cousin even more: Atticus' defense of Tom Robinson.

Compare and contrast the treatment of women in To Kill a Mockingbird's Maycomb in the 1930s with the treatment of women in contemporary...

EMPLOYMENT.  You may have
noticed that very few of the women mentioned in To Kill a
Mockingbird's Maycomb are employed except for perhaps Miss Eula May, the
telephone operator, and Scout's teachers. These are stereotypical women's jobs of the
mid-20th century. Most of the women in the novel are either matronly, single women or
widowed, and we can only assume that they are living off family money. Such is not the
case today where women now make up a much larger percentage of the work
force.

SUFFRAGE.  In 1930s
Alabama, women were still not allowed to serve on juries, as Atticus explains to Scout
in Chapter 23. Women now have equal voting and legal rights with men in the
USA.

RESPECT.  The respect
earned by women in the 1930s is much different than in the 21st century. Although women
are now viewed as equals to men in most ways (particularly in legal and employment
matters), gender values were much different in the Thirties. Women were a gentler sex in
the eyes of men, and they were extended many more courtesies than women today. For
example, one of the crimes of which the young Boo Radley was charged was for "using
abusive and profane language in the presence and hearing of a female." (Men's ears were
more suitable for such talk apparently.) Scout and Jem have both been taught to call
most of the neighborhood ladies "Miss," even though Maudie Atkinson is a
widow. 

Analyze the decline of colonialism in the post-World War II period.premises of Atlantic Charter, colonial nationalist movements, cost of...

Colonialism declined at the end of the Second World War
largely as a result of nationalist movements in the colonies. Independence in Asia began
with the end of British rule in India, largely the result of the work of Mohandas K.
Gandhi. Vietnam had declared its independence after the French were ousted by the
Japanese during World War II. Ho Chi Minh forced the Japanese out and issued the
Vietnamese Declaration of Independence, similar to the American Declaration of
Independence. The French tried and failed to take back Vietnam which was divided into
North and South Vietnam by the Peace Conference of
1954.

Decolonization in Africa was more complicated. France
granted independence to Morocco and Tunisia in 1957. In 1960, the so called "Year of
Africa," thirteen former French colonies were freed. Problems erupted as many former
African colonies had white majorities which insisted on controlling the government; and
because Independence was granted along political lines established by European imperial
powers with no regard to local tribal and ethnic differences. The result was prolonged
bloody fighting.

The United States and Soviet Union took no
position on colonization; but with the Cold War in full operation, each pressured newly
independent countries to take sides in the conflict. The result was something of a
bi-polar world in which almost all countries took sides. There were exceptions. India
attempted to remain free from either side through the Non-Alighment movement under
Nehru. Abdel Gamal Nasser of Egypt believed that the cold war was another form of
imperialism and also attempted to remain non-aligned with some success. The other areas
of the Middle East were not so lucky. When Israel became independent in 1948, the
Palestinians were offended. The U.S. tended to side with the Israelis and the Soviets
with the Palestinians. They thus became thoroughly involved in cold war
politics.

What is the difference between 'patience' and 'tolerance', according to psychology?i want to relate the 'concept of patience' in the noble Quran to...

Patience and tolerance initially appear to be relatively
similar; however, upon closer examination, they are actually quite different
experiences.  According to some psychologists, patience and tolerance are both
personality traits that occur on continuums (meaning you have a high or low level).
Patience is ability to keep calm and collected under trying
conditions.  It is a willing response that can be quite difficult for some individuals
to maintain.  Tolerance, on the other hand, is the
willingness to put up with a certain amount of something or to accept differences and
incongruities.

Someone who is patient may be willing to
listen to someone who has an opposing viewpoint, but they may not be willing to accept
what that person has to say.  However, someone who is tolerant would be willing to
accept the other person's beliefs and "put up with them" even if they are contradictory
to one's own views.

What Kant's approach to business and are they useful nowadays?

Kant wrote about many things. But let us apply his idea of
the Categorical Imperative to business. Kant argued that morality was a priori. This
means that be believed rational beings could use reason to determine whether something
was morally correct or not. Morality could be determined before experience. In other
words, we do not have to "try something out" to see if it is moral or not. We can use
reason alone to tell. This ability is what distinguishes humans from other animals,
according to Kant. Kant made a distinction between two kinds of imperatives:
hypothetical and categorical.

A hypothetical imperative is
something you ought to do given your desires. The common example for this is that you
should go to the doctor if you want to get well. But one would only follow this
imperative when they want to get better. Not all the time. A categorical imperative is
one that we must follow all the time, no matter what our wants or desires are. The
classic example of a categorical imperative is that one should never use another person
for selfish purposes. Such imperatives are universal, they appy to every rational being
at all times. I may want to use you to  gain access to a better job, but it is immoral
nonetheless, according to Kant.

The Categorical Imperative
states that we should ask the question "Would that I want to make what I am about to do
a universal law? To use the same example above, I would ask myself "Would I want that
everyone use each other to gain access to a better job"? Clearly, if everyone did it, it
would not be possible to do it, so it is not reasonable and therefore not
moral.

So, in business, before you overcharge a client for
work that you did not perform, you should ask yourself "Would I want it to be a
universal law that all businesses overcharge their clients for work that was not
performed? Clearly, the reasonalble answer is NO since otherwise there would be no trust
between clients and businesses. Or "Would that I want all advertisments to be misleading
and a deviation from the truth? etc.

How is Kant useful to
business today? Well, the fact that Kant uses reason, not just desires to determine if
an act is morally acceptable or not is something that business can use, and many likely
do. Reason and money are not unrelated fellows. But Kant maintains that reason must
prevail. Finally, Kant believed that morality implied the recognition of dignity in all
other humans. There are likely some businesses out there that value human dignity, and
others that do not.

In "Tape" by Jose Rivera what is the underlying issue developed throughout the play?

In Jose Rivera's play, "Tape," I believe that the
underlying issue is that "what goes around, comes around," but in a moralistic sense.
The play seems to be saying that in the author's mind, everything comes with reckoning.
If you cheat someone, someone will cheat you. If you lie…you will be found out, and be
punished. This may reflect an Old Testament view of the "wages of
sin," whereas the New Testament offers forgiveness.

In
"Tape," the Person (the main character) is meeting the Attendant. The audience quickly
learns that the Person is dead, and that is why he is with the Attendant, though we are
not sure at first what the implications of this are.

Not
certain if the Person is in purgatory or hell, the mood of the play is altered
substantially when the Attendant states:

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We don't want to cause you undue
suffering.

"Undue" means that
"we" don't want to cause the Person "undeserved" suffering,
but that there
will be suffering…we simply don't know yet what
kind.

The Person finally realizes what his punishment will
be. There are ten thousand boxes of reel-to-reel tapes of the
Person lying—waiting outside the door. These kinds of tapes are very large, meaning they
are also very long, and without specifics, we know that the Person
will have to listen to each one, and the machine he is using does not have a "fast
forward" button. It will go on until he is done. This, then, is the man's
punishment.

The part of the play that seems to point to an
Old Testament perception is that the Person apologizes profusely, almost in tears, and
the Attendant's only response is "too late." When the man says, "I don't want to
listen," the Attendant [sadly] responds, "Neither did we. Neither did we." However, one
does not get the sense that The Attendant really is that sad, but
simply that this is the way of things for a man like the
Person.

The underlying issue seems to speak to the "wages
of sin," but based on the author's perception, there is no forgiveness, only judgment
and consequences.

Additional
Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Rivera_(playwright)