What are Orwell's major concerns in Animal Farm?

Simply put, Boxer is Orwell's major concern in his work. 
The idea of the loyal subject, an individual whose only concern is "to work harder" is
of significant concern to Orwell.  The fact that Boxer strives to "work harder" and then
is "rewarded" for his efforts with a sale to the glue factory, sealing his doom is
something that Orwell sees as representative of the future in terms of the relationship
between government and governed.  Naturally, Animal Farm is a
representation of the Soviet Union.  Yet, there is a larger concern for Orwell in the
way in which individuals place trust in their government.  The idea of blind faith and
loyalty, along with the refusal to question authority is something that concerns
Orwell.  The idea that individuals can be sheep, literally and figuratively, causes
significant worry in Orwell.  The ending of the book where the animals literally cannot
tell the difference between humans and pigs is something that Orwell feels lies at the
heart of all political orders that believe they are able to manipulate the will and
heart of the people.  In order to avoid this state of affairs, Orwell demands a sense of
questioning and accountability between people and their
government.

Why did the Burr-Hamilton duel become legendary?

There is no doubt that both of these men were icons of the
era in which the duel took place. However, of greater significance is the impact this
event had on finalizing the "death" of the Federalist Party. In the Presidential
Election of 1800 (nicknamed the Revolution of 1800 because it
altered the structure of US Government from Federalist Party dominance to that of the
Democratic-Republican Party) the Jeffersonian Republicans claimed control of the US
Government. Republican success was not so much due to thier ability to woe the masses
but more so to the schism from within their opposition, the Federalist Party. Hamilton
and John Adams had been involved in bitter disagreement/s throughout the Adams'
Presidency. The peace agreement with France by Adams in 1799 severed any hope of a
unified federalist ticket in 1800. This helped to make more managable the Republican
Revolution.

This Revolution of Democracy in 1800 did not
mean an end to the Federalist Party opposition; it meant they needed to regroup,
reorganize and/or retool themselves for the presidential election of 1804. This never
happened because of the duel between Burr and Hamilton. Hamilton was the creator and
unquestioned leader of the Federalist Party but one that was not eligible for the office
the US Presidency due to his citizenship at birth. Therefore, Hamilton's death
ultimately gave complete dominance to the Democratic-Republican Party which culminated
in the Era of Good Feelings. Ironically, it would be the leadership of yet another Adams
(John Quincy in 1828) that would propel the Democratic-Republican Party into the next
political party schism. Therefore, this event should be looked upon in a much larger
context. Dueling was a somewhat typical method of settling disagreements of honor back
then therefore the method of Hamilton's death is NOT why it is legendary. It's legendary
because of who died, the effect it had on American political party structure and also
what it does to the reputation of the two men thereafter; in
history.

Lastly, please note that this event has, without a
doubt made Alexander Hamilton an America Icon of great fame but Aaron Burr an American
Icon of poor fame. Burr will ultimately, after this event, become the new "Benedict
Arnold" in US History. Of course it is self inflicted by Burr but the "rumors" that
surrounded the duel made him seem like to the public at the time as a patriot slayer.
The best example of how things can have profound impact on a person/s reputation over
the course of time is that fact that in the duel Hamilton apparently did not aim his
firearm at Burr. It is believed that he raised the weapon to fire into the air or way
off to the side (never with intent to do harm to Burr). This is apparently made more
clear in Hamilton's own death letter he wrote in which he makes claim that he could not
raise his weapon against a fellow American. Regardless, this event is legendary for MANY
reasons.

What connections could be made "She Walks in Beauty" and to Dead Poet's Society?

One of the most immediate connections that can be made
between the poem and the film is through the character of Mr. Keating.  When Keating
asks the boys as to the reason why poetry was invented his answer is succinct:  "To woo
women."  There is no better description of Byron's poem than this.  Byron's poem is the
embodiment of extolling the virtue of beauty within a woman and his description of her
beauty is timeless and universally applicable to any expression of both internal and
external constructions of beauty.  Another connection between both works is the idea of
"Carpe Diem."  The speaker in the poem is not one who will refrain or restrain from
communicating how he feels about this particular woman.  There is nothing but expression
and a desire to share it with both the woman and the world, something that Keating
himself would have encouraged in boys like Knox and others in his class.   Finally, I
would say that the idea of being able to define beauty in terms that are not solely
physical is something that Keating would have encouraged the boys to do because it is
not conformist and not traditional.  The ending lines to the poem suggest that the
beauty evident is one in which there is a sense of communion between heaven and earth,
between internal and external realities.  The beauty that is evident is not merely on
the surface, as it reflects part of the soul of the woman, as well.  In this
construction of beauty, Keating would be able to suggest to the boys that a true love of
beauty is not one that conforms to only social standards, but rather redefines
them.

What picture of the contemporary society do you find in Narayan's The Guide?

I think that the picture of society that is offered in
Narayan's narrative is seen through Raju's eyes.  Raju is driven towards a specific end
as he works through being Rosie's manager.  That end is financial gain, social
acceptance, and the conformist social path of a product based end.  This compels him to
do some terrible things.  Yet, Raju ends up recognizing the folly of his own path and
make a conscious choice to change it in fasting for the villagers.  It is through this
that a picture of society is offered, whereby individuals do possess the power to
transform what is into what should be.  The pursuit of worldly ends is something that
can substituted for a more spiritual notion of the good.  Raju represents this, and in
doing so, allows for a social statement to be made about how individuals, and society,
itself can seek to achieve more spiritually elevated pursuits.  In this light, the
picture of contemporary society offered is a transformative one.

What is the irony of Albert Camus' "The Guest?"

The irony of Camus' "The Guest" is that while Daru the
teacher is an honest and fair-minded man, and his "guest," the Arab prisoner is a
murderer, both men find themselves facing similar
fates.

When Balducci (the policeman) arrives at Daru's
home, he tells Daru that he must assume the responsibility of the Arab prisoner, taking
him on to the jail as Balducci has too much to do. Daru refuses, but Balducci leaves the
Arab prisoner with him anyway.

In a short time, Daru
becomes convinced that he cannot do as he has been asked. He takes the Arab prisoner
part of the way to the jail, but stops at a point in the road where they must choose to
go toward the jail or away from it. Making this clear to the Arab, Daru turns and starts
his journey home. At a short distance away, Daru turns around and sees, amazingly, that
the Arab man is walking in the direction of the jail. The man has seen the inevitability
of facing the crime he has committed and goes, knowing he will punished for taking
another man's life.

Daru is as much a prisoner as the Arab.
He is told he must take the Arab to jail. He believes that he has a choice: to do so, or
to let the Arab decide. By refusing to decide the Arab's fate one way or another, Daru
has still made a choice. However, when he returns home, he finds that he, too, will be
punished for what he has done. However, it will not be for a crime he has committed,
though those who threaten his life believe he has; because they are certain Daru has
taken the Arab to jail, the Arab's friends promise to return and kill
him.

...on the
blackboard...sprawled the clumsily chalked-up words..."You handed over our brother. You
will pay for this."

The irony
is that the Arab is being punished because he actually did
something wrong. Daru will be punished though he has done nothing
wrong. In truth, as soon as Balducci brings the Arab to him, unless Daru lets the man go
while they are still at his home, he will be blamed for anything that happens to him
after they leave Daru's house.

Verify if the function f(x)=(3x-9)/(x-3) is discontinuous.

The function f(x) is discontinuous because for the root of
denominator, x = 3, the function is not defined.

Since the
given function is a fraction, it's denominator must be different of zero for the
function to be defined..

To check the continuity of a
function, we'll have to determine the lateral limits of the function and the value of
the function in a specific point.

We'll prove that the
function has a discontinuity point for x = 3.

We'll
calculate the limit of the function, when x is approaching to 3, from the left
side:

lim  (3x-9) / (x-3) = (3*3 - 9)/(3 - 3) = 0/0
(x->3)

Since the result is an indetermination, we'll
apply L'Hospital rule:

lim  (3x-9) / (x-3) = lim  (3x-9)' /
(x-3)'

lim  (3x-9)' / (x-3)'= lim 3/1 =
3

We'll calculate the limit of the function, when x is
approaching to 3, from the right side:

We notice that the
right limit is equal to the left.

We'll have to determine
the value of the function for x = 3.

f(x) = 0/0 not
determined.

For a function to be continuous, the values of
lateral limits and the value of the function have to be
equal.

Since the function is not determined
for x = 3, then the given function is not continuous for x =
3.

If a*x^3 + b*x^2 + c*x + d is divided by (x - 2), then what is the remainder?

You need to remember the reminder theorem such
that:

`f(x) = (x-2)*q(x) +
r(x)`

q(x) and r(x) express the quotient and reminder
you'll get after division.

You should substitute 2 for x in
equation above such that:

`f(2) = (2-2)*q(2) +
r(2)`

Notice that you may evaluate f(2) substituting 2 for
x in equation of polynomial such that:

`f(2) = 8a + 4b + 2c
+ d`

You need to substitute`8a + 4b + 2c + d ` for f(2) in
equation `f(2) = (2-2)*q(2) + r(2)`  such that:

`8a + 4b +
2c + d = 0*q(2) + r(2)`

`r(2) = 8a + 4b + 2c +
d`

Hence, evaluating the reminder r(x) at
x=2, under given conditions, yields `r(2) = 8a + 4b + 2c + d`
.

Does the play Julius Caesar say anywhere in the text about a physical description of Cassius, if so what does it say and where?I have a project...

An extremely clever and perceptive ruler, Julius Caesar is
aware of the importance of close observation of other men.  As he and Marcus Antony with
Caesar's train parade the streets of Rome on the feast of Lupercal; in so doing, Caesar
takes notice of Cassius and notes that Cassius has a certain look of desire and envy
about him that is dangerous:

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Let me have men about me that are fat,

Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep o' nights:
Yond Cassius has a
lean and hungry look;
He thinks too much; such men are dangerous.
(1.2.198-201)

This is as
close to a physical description as any of Cassius; however, Caesar's words are more
figurative than literal.  That Cassius is "lean" means less that he is slim than it
means that Cassius appears to be a man desirous of capturing power.  The implies
metaphor here is that of a predatory animal who is not fat and content to no longer
hunt.  The ambitious Cassius is "hungry" for power and position and will seek them when
he observes any opportunity.  Therefore, he is "dangerous." With such envy and cupidity
in his heart, Cassius is probably fairly young.

What is the usefulness of equation of motion in our practical life

Have you ever pushed a supermarket trolley? Did you notice
the fuller it gets the harder it is to push? This is Newtons 1st law of motion in
action: F = ma. F = force (how hard you have to push), m = mass (how many groceries are
in the trolley), a = acceleration (how quick you can get it moving from standstill). So,
if you want to get your trolley moving to a reasonable speed, the more stuff you have,
the harder you have to push.

What is the distance between the points (1,2), (-2,2) ?

The distance between points A(x1, y1) and B(x2, y2) is
given by sqrt[(x1 - x2)^2 + (y1 - y2)^2]

Here the points we
have to the distance between are (1, 2) and (-2, 2).

The
required distance between them is sqrt[(1 - (-2))^2 + (2 -
2)^2]

=> sqrt[(1 + 2)^2 + (2 -
2)^2]

=> sqrt[3^2 +
0^2]

=> sqrt[9 +
0]

=> sqrt 9

=>
3

The distance between the points (1, 2) and
(-2, 2) is equal to 3.

Does Amanda in "The Glass Menagerie" have any mental illness?For she tends to nagging, and her emothion seems unstable.

There is no evidence in the play that would support the
claim that Amanda suffers from any kind of condition. However, there is enough proof
that shows that Amanda lives under a severe case of self-denial and unfinished
businesses. That, in itself, is not indicative of a medical condition, nor of a
psychological disorder, but mostly of a social inability to cope with change and
reality.

The way she nags and continuously talks are only
the result of a mind which is restless, not sick. She can certainly see that there is
something wrong with her daughter and son, and the fact that they are living on dire
straits does not help her much either.

Furthermore, Amanda
comes from a Southern family with means who taught her the ways of the Southern belles,
and got her accustomed to the finer things in life.

Now she
is a woman living in a small apartment in the city with two grown, ineffectual children,
no money, and abandoned by her husband. She sells magazines to try to make ends meet to
no avail. To top it all, she gets the sad reality check that her daughter, who limps and
has extreme social anxiety, will never have her dream-guy, Jim, as her
beau.

Amanda is sane enough to recognize what is missing in
her life, and in her children's lives. She simply has to bottle it up and pretend that
everything is OK, or that everything will someday be fixed. Far from this being a
positive view of life, it is actually a suppression of reality leading towards denial.
Denial is not something that a person with mental illness is able to feel, because it
takes differentiation and analysis. This is exactly what the family in this play is
experiencing: The sad reality of seeing that their reality is nowhere to where they wish
it were.

What does the outcome of the trial in To Kill A Mockingbird tell us about the people in Maycomb?Really need help

Throughout the trial, Atticus presents irrefutable
evidence that Tom Robinson is in fact innocent, and yet when the verdict is handed down
by the jury, he is convicted. The jury is made up of the men and women of Maycomb and
their decision shows us that no matter what the truth is, they will never give justice
to a black man when it contradicts a white man's word.

This
is reinforced later on in the story when Tom is killed. The citizens of Maycomb are
simply unable to do what they know is right. The seeds of racisim and desrimination in
the town are simply too deep. Both Scout and Jem are disturbed by this. Jem cries when
the verdict is handed down.

Eventhough Tom is convicted,
the important thing is that the town knows that Tom is innocent. It is step towards the
end of racism.

What are the real solutions of equation square root (x+1) + square root( 2x+3) = 5 ?

before solving the equation, we'll impose the constraints
of existence of square root:

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

2x+ 3 >=
0

2x >= -3

x>=
-3/2

The common interval of admissible values of x is [-1 ,
+infinite).

We'll solve the equation by raising to square
both sides:

x+1+2x+3 + 2sqrt(x+1)(2x+3) =
25

3x + 4 + 2sqrt(x+1)(2x+3) =
25

2sqrt(x+1)(2x+3) = 21 -
3x:

2sqrt(x+1)(2x+3) = 3(7 -
x)

We'll raise to square
again:

4(x+1)(2x+3) =
9(7-x)^2

We'll expand the square and w'ell remove the
brackets:

8x^2 + 20x + 12 = 441 - 126x +
9x^2

x^2 - 126x - 20x + 441 - 12 =
0

x^2 - 146x + 429 = 0

x1 =
[146 + sqrt(21316 - 1716)]/2

x1 = (146 +
140)/2

x1 = 143

x2 = (146 -
140)/2

x2 =
3

Since both values of x are in the common
interval [-1 , +infinite), we'll validate them as solutions: {3 ;
143}.

Find dy/dx from first principles if y=2x^2?

dy/dx = lim [f(x+h) - f(x)]/h, if h approaches to
0.

lim [f(x+h) - f(x)]/h = lim [2(x+h)^2 -
2x^2]/h

We'll expand the
binomial:

lim [2(x+h)^2 - 2x^2]/h = lim (2x^2 + 4xh + 2h^2
- 2x^2)/h

We'll eliminate like terms inside
brackets:

lim (2x^2 + 4xh + 2h^2 - 2x^2)/h = lim (4xh +
2h^2)/h

We'll factorize by 2h the
numerator:

lim (4xh + 2h^2)/h = lim 2h*(2x +
h)/h

We'll simplify and we'll
get:

lim 2h*(2x + h)/h = lim 2*(2x +
h)

We'll substitute h by the value of accumulation
point:

lim 2*(2x + h) = 4x +
2*0

lim 2*(2x + h) =
4x

The value of dy/dx from first principles
is: dy/dx = 4x.

How does the author use foils to reveal Jane's character in Jane Eyre?

There is a sense in which that in this novel, which is so
dominated by its protagonist, the other characters only exist in terms of what they show
about Jane's character. Throughout the novel one of the key conflicts that Jane endures
is the battle between reason and emotion, or intellect and passion. We see this in the
famous red room incident, when she raves like a "wild cat," and gives in to her passion.
However, we also see the cold, detached way in which she acts towards the end of her
time at Lowood and at the beginning of her time at Thornfield. What is interesting is
the way that the majority of the characters in the novel represent one or other of these
two unhealthy extremes, thus acting as foils to Jane. Thus it is that Helen Burns,
through her stoicism, acts as a foil highlighting Jane's passion and emotion. In the
same way, Rochester, with his passions highlights the way that Jane at this stage in the
novel is actually dominated by reason.

An interesting
example of this comes when Jane returns to Gateshead for the death of Mrs. Reed and
spends time with her cousins, Georgiana and Eliza. Note how she describes the
differences between them:

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True, generous feeling is made small account of
by some; but here were two natures rendered, the one intolerably acrid, the other
despicably savourless for the want of it. Feeling without judgement is a washy draught
indeed; but judgement untempered by feeling is too bitter and husky a morsel for human
deglutition.

Both Georgiana
and Eliza then represent the two extremes that Jane has to battle between in her life,
and at this stage in the novel, when Jane seems to be somewhere in the middle of the
spectrum, they represent the dangers of either one, reflecting on Jane's past conduct
and also commenting on the unresolved tension within her. It is only at the end of the
novel that she is able to keep the two in a happy tension inside of her and live a life
that is not dominated by either her passions or cold intellect.

I need help solve for x x(x-4)(3x+2)=240

x(x-4)(3x+2) = 240

First we
will open brackets:

(x^2 - 4x)(3x+2) =
240

==> 3x^3 + 2x^2 -12x^2 - 8x - 240 =
0

==> 3x^3 -10x^2 - 8x - 240
=0

Now we will try and substitute with 240
factors.

==> x= 1 ==> 3-10-8 -240 =
-255

==> x= 3 ==> 27 - 90 - 8 - 240 =
-311

==> x= 6 ==> 648 - 360 - 48 - 240 =
0

Then we find that x= 6 is one of the roots ... Then (x-6)
is a facto.

Now we will divide the equation by (x-6) to
find the other factors.

==> (x-6)(3x^2 +8x + 40) =
0

==> x1= 6

Now we will
use the quadratic equation to find the other 2
roots.

==> x2= ( -8 + sqrt( 64-4*3*40)/ 2*3 = ( -8 +
sqrt(416)*i)/6= -8+4sqrt26 )/ 6 = (4/3) +
(2sqrt26/3)*i

==> x2= (4/3) -
(2sqrt26/3)*i

Then the roots are: x= { 6,
(-4/3)+(2sqrt26/3)*i  , (-4/3 - (sqrt26/3)*i}

What are some similarities between Nora in A Doll's House, and the narrator in "The Yellow Wallpaper?"

I think that there can be a couple of similarities between
both female protagonists.  This would be the first one in that both of them are victims
to a social setting that does not validate the rights and narratives of women.  This
setting impacts them tremendously, for their experiences are contrary to the socially
constricting vision of what it means to be a woman.  The narrator is convinced that her
condition is more than "just nerves," while Nora really wishes to be treated as an equal
partner and not as an ornament.  Another similarity would be that this social definition
creates partnerships with husbands that are not entirely effective.  Torvald is sad in
how limited he is from an emotional point of view.  He is simply unable to recognize
that his wife is in need of validation.  When she leaves him, he is almost pathetic in
how he recognizes too late that his wife has crossed a frontier from which she cannot be
emotionally reclaimed.  The narrator's husband simply does not understand that his wife
might be enduring something larger than a dismissive need of "bed rest."  When he sees
her at the end in a horrifying dance of ripping down the wallpaper, his uselessness is
evident when he collapses and she dances over his body.  In the end, both women
experience what it is to have a useless or emotionally ineffective husband.  Finally,
the writers of each narrative end it with the women protagonists going out on their
own.  Simply put, the only way that these women will find validation will be in existing
away from their husbands and their domestic realms.  Nora leaves and the narrator
dances.  Both of them cut themselves off from the setting that cripples them and that
seeks to silence their voices.  This might be a statement both works are making about
what women must do in order to find and, in some cases, reclaim their
voices.

Until 1999, the Panama Canal was controlled by whom?A) Afghanistan B) China C) the United States D) Panama

The correct answer to this question is C.  The only other
one that would make any sense at all is D.

The Panama Canal
belonged to the United States from the time that the US built it in the early 1900s. 
The US owned the canal as well as an area on both sides of the canal known as the Panama
Canal Zone.  This state of affairs continued until 1977.  At that point, Jimmy Carter
negotiated a settlement in which the canal would be given back to Panama.  Carter did
this because he wanted a foreign policy based more on idealism than on raw power.  The
handover of the canal became complete in 1999.  From then on, Panama has run the
canal.

For what distance would the charge for both the car rental agencies described below be the same:A car rental agency rents out cars at a flat fee of...

The first agency has  a flat charge of $25 and 13 cents
per mile. The second only has a per mile charge which is 17
cents.

Let the distance that the car has to be driven for
to make the amount charged by both the agencies the same be
D.

This gives 25 + 0.13 D = 0.17
D

=> 25 = 0.04
D

=> D =
25/0.04

=> D =
625

When the car is driven for 625 miles the
amount charged by both the agencies is the same.

Where in "The Miller's Tale" are examples of the literary device, caesura?

A caesura is a complete stop or a natural break within a
line of poetry. It contributes to the rhythm of the line. Chaucer's employment of the
caesura is found throughout the length of "The Miller's Tale." Here are some examples
from the beginning of the work, lines 47-54, with each caesura marked with parallel
lines:

Fair
was this youthful wife, // and therewithal
As weasel’s was her body // slim
and small.
A girdle wore she, // barred and striped, of silk.
An
apron, too, // as white as morning milk(50)
About her loins, // and full of
many a gore;
White was her smock, // embroidered all before
And even
behind, // her collar round about,
Of coal-black silk, // on both sides, in
and out;

Reading the poem
aloud makes it easier to identify the caesuras because of the rhythm they create in the
lines.

Please help to provide examples of chapters from Hawthorne's novel The Scarlet Letter where the words "naught" or "naughty" are found.

In a search of the online text of The Scarlet
Letter, there appear to be 8 uses of the word "naughty"  (or bad/failure) in
the novel. The word naught turns up no hits.

The examples
are as follows:

On page 277- "Mistress Hibbins says my
father is the prince of the air!"cried Pearl with a naughty
smile.

Page 152 - The child probably overheard their
voices; for looking up to the window with a bright, but naughty smile of mirth and
intelligence, she threw one of the prickly burrs at the Reverend Mr.
Dimmesdale.

P. 205- "Hold thy tongue, naughty child!"
answered her mother...

P. 125-"...or art thou one of those
naughty elfs or fairies whom we thought to have left behind
us..."

P.121- That look of naughty merriment was likewise
reflected in the mirror

P. 175 - "...as she glanced upward
at the minister, wore that naughty smile which made it's expression
frequently..."

P. 238- "Leap across the brook, naughty
child, and run hither!

P.201-"...the naughty child picked
up her apron full of pebbles..."

In the Great Gatsby, what is the plot outline including exposition, inciting moment, crisis, climax, turning point, and denoument?

Well, hopefully you would know the outline of the plot
from reading the book, but I will give you a short synopsis to help you research
further.

The Great Gatsby is a story of the pursuit of the
American Dream (happiness) through the pursuit of love, money, and pleasure. The story
is told through the eyes of Nick (a moral Midwesterner) but it is about Jay Gatsby who
represents the striving American in all of us.

The
exposition (or background information the reader needs to know to understand the story)
is somewhat told in flashback through Jordan. Jordan tells us of a young soldier Gatsby
who falls in love with the Southern Belle, Daisy. He is poor, and she is rich (which is
a problem). Gatsby is sent to war, and Daisy gets tired of waiting so she eventually
marries someone in her "old money" world and Gatsby comes home crushed that he has lost
her.

The inciting moment (in my opinion) is when Daisy and
Gatsby meet again in Nick's house after Gatsby has become wealthy and they start their
affair.

The Climax (in my opinion) is the confrontation
between Tom and Gatsby in the hotel, when Gatsby admits that he and Daisy are involved.
Daisy can't choose between them and dashes off in the car while Gatsby follows. Daisy
eventually hits Mrytle with the car.

The turning point is
when Gatsby is shot by Mrytle's husband and we know now that the dream has come to an
end.

The denouement (or falling action) is the funeral and
Nick's decision to move back to the Midwest. We see in his narrative how sad it was that
no one attended Gatsby's funeral...even though a few months before they all partied at
his mansion. It is a melancholy look at the hollowness of the quest for
wealth.

What is film arts?

The film arts relates to all aspects of the production of
film (television or movies).  The course in the film arts would require students to
study everything that goes into the making of a film.  The following are a few specific
aspects of film art: story, setting, camera work, lighting, sound, sound effects,
costume, hair/make-up, special effects, animation, editing, music/score, crew etc.  Each
of these areas is a specialty that requires specific training.  If you think about the
multiple names that appear in the credits of a movie or television program you come to
realize what a multi-faceted production it is to create a film.  There are literally
hundreds of people involved in all of the various elements of what becomes the finished
product.

A study of film arts would also be likely to
include a study of various types of film and what specific requirements those types of
films require.  Animation is very different from fictional drama.  Documentary is very
different from fiction.  Each type of film requires a different approach, but there is
also a common ground in film, and many of the aspects listed above would be necessary to
a production of any kind of visual media.

The creation of a
finished film is the combined work of many "artists" who contribute their talent to an
aspect of the finished product, and that finished product can be as much a piece of art
as a painting or piece of music.

How do the animals in Animal Farm exhibit human traits?

Animal Farm uses
anthropomorphism to give the animals human
qualities.

In this fairy tale, when the
humans go to bed the animals come out and run the
show.

Word had
gone round during the day that old Major … had had a strange dream on the previous night
and wished to communicate it to the other animals. It had been agreed that they should
all meet in the big barn as soon as Mr. Jones was safely out of the way. (ch
1)

The animals are
practically human.  As the book progresses, there is great deal of anthropomorphism, or
the description of animals as if they were humans.  Obviously the animals can speak
English.  They can hold paint brushes, use ladders, and even read.  Most importantly,
they seem to be able to talk.  The animals can obviously talk to the humans
too.

[There]
were constant rumours that Napoleon was about to enter into a definite business
agreement either with Mr. Pilkington of Foxwood or with Mr. Frederick of Pinchfield |
but never, it was noticed, with both simultaneously. (ch
6)

Not only do the animals
act like humans, they interact with them on an equal level.  At first, they take
advantage of them by paying with fake money.  Soon enough they realize that doing
business with the animals benefits them.  Soon they are working together, and there is
little difference between them.

The animals act like humans
because they are acting out an allegory of the Russian Revolution.  They are also
following the process that many human revolutions go through.  The old government is
overthrown with promises of paradise, and then the new government because just as
abusive.

What is the policy of Appeasement?

To "appease" someone is to give in to their demands in
hopes of avoiding further and greater demands and/or in order to avoid having to fight
them.  This is what was involved in the policy of appeasement that was taken by Britain
and France before the start of WWII.

Hitler was very
unhappy with the Treaty of Versailles and he wanted to do various things that would
violate that treaty.  These involved things like rearming Germany and taking territory
that Hitler felt should be German.  The policy of appeasement consisted of allowing him
to do these things in hopes that he would not do anything
worse.

For example, then, when Hitler wanted to take the
part of Czechoslovakia known as the Sudetenland (because ethnic Germans lived there) the
French and British allowed him to do so.  They did this in hopes that that would satisfy
him and a war could be avoided.

Analyze "Everyday Use" from a postcolonial point of view.

One angle that you can use to examine this story that is
so important from a postcolonial perspective is the whole issue of identity. It is clear
that Dee, in trying to understand herself, her heritage and her identity, has ironically
rejected the identity of her immediate past by trying to pass herself off as African and
changing her name and her way of dressing herself. However, it is clear from the way
that she treats Mama's things that she now does not appreciate the immediate past of her
ancestors in America by being so desperate to return to her African identity. To Mama,
such objects as the quilts and the churn top and dasher are fundamental parts of her
history. To Dee, they are just objects of artistic beauty to be shown
off:

"I can
use the churn top as a centerpiece for the alcove table," she said, sliding a plate over
the churn, "and I'll think of something artistic to do with the
dasher."

To Mama, things are
all about their practical usage and the way that they had been used everyday by her
family. Note what she thinks of when she looks at these
items:

You
didn't even have to look close to see where hands pushing the dasher up and down to make
butter had left a kind of sink in the wood. In fact, there were a lot of small sinks;
you could see where thumbs and fingers and sunk into the wood. It was beautiful
light-yellow wood, from a tree that grew in the yard where Big Dee and Stash had
lived.

To Mama, every bump on
the churn and dasher reminds her of somebody's hand, and the wood itself reminds her of
a particular tree. This object is valued precisely because of the way her family have
used it over the years. The irony is that when Dee says to Mama and Maggie that they "do
not understand their heritage," she is blind to the fact that her attempt to embrace her
African distant past has meant that it is she who does not understand her heritage and
culture: a key postcolonial theme.

Evaluate how budgeting can contribute to a business achieving its aims

The main aim of any business is to earn profit. The
business can be trading, manufacturing, providing services, and job work
etc.

Whatever may be the nature and volume of business, the
businessman needs answer to certain basic question, what to produce? How to produce? How
much to produce?, Whom to sell? and once all these questions are answered, than the last
question remains that what would be the cost structure of the product ( Material cost,
Labor cost, Overhead cost) and how much its works out be for a given level of
operation.

Further businessman not only needs to know total
cost for a given level of operation but also the break ups for different elements of
cost like material labor and overheads. this is where the budgeting technique comes to
the rescue of an entrepreneur.

Budgeting provides answers
to many questions of a business. There are several types of budget like Flexible budget,
Fixed budget, Purchase budget, sales budget, production budget, Overhead budget,
material consumption budget, cash budget, Capital budget etc.

What is Harper Pitt's "goal" in the dream scene with Prior from Angels in America?

If you are referring to Harper's interaction with Prior in
the dream sequence of Act I, I think that her primary motivation is to better understand
her state of being in the world.  The idea of "the threshold of revelation" is something
that is profoundly important in both this scene and to her character, in general. 
Harper struggles with having to break away from the conformist vision of the Mormon
world, the expectations placed upon her as being a woman, and the idea that she
recognizes that there is something amiss in her marriage.  All of these are forces that
exist inside Harper, yet she lacks the vocabulary and the pattern of recognition to
articulate this condition in the world.  For Harper, seeking to identify what defines
her state of the being in the world is extremely important.  This is why the scene with
Prior is filled with this desire to gain insight into oneself and one's world becomes a
part of her character.  When Prior "outs" her husband, it is a critical element in this
process.  Finding out that Joe is gay helps to bring much in way of understanding,
something that drives Harper's character throughout the drama.

Whose plan for reducing the national debt do you agree with more, that of Pres. Obama or the Republicans?

To help you think about this issue, I strongly recommend
the opinion piece by David Brooks (of the New York Times) that I have linked to below. 
You could also copy and paste
this

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/15/opinion/15brooks.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss

I
would argue that the Paul Ryan/Republican plan is more honest because it really clearly
spells out what it is that they want to cut.  Obama's plan sounds good, but does not say
what exactly would be cut.  I do not like that in Obama's
plan.

However, I do not think that the Republicans are
right to completely discount the idea of raising some taxes and using government
spending to get the economy going again.  I like that in Obama's
plan.

Overall, I wish that Obama would put more specifics
into his plan so that we could more accurately judge whether his cuts would be
sufficient and so we could compare his cuts (and taxes) to the Republicans' cuts in
terms of the impact that they would have on people's lives.

Gerald Ford had difficulty being an effective president because of what?A) he refused to keep Henry Kissinger on as secretary of state B) Americans...

The best answer of the ones given here is clearly C. 
There are certainly other reasons why Ford had such a hard time during his presidency
but none of these other reasons (other than C) is presented
here.

In the wake of Watergate, new limits had been put on
presidential power by Congress.  Congress did not want another president to be able to
run amuk the way Nixon had.  Congress at that time was controlled by Democrats, not
Republicans.  For these reasons, C is the best
answer.

However, a much more important reason for Ford's
lack of success is that he was too closely linked to Nixon in the public eye.  This made
it hard for him to gain support among the people.

What did Mr. Gradgrind do wrong when raising his children?

I think that Gradgrind's fundamental problem in raising
his children is that he pursued a philosophy that unfairly embraced the emphasis on end
product and success, as opposed to any other criteria that he would consider "fancy." 
The quantifiable, the material, and the empirical is the end to which Gradgrind assigns
weight.  In the final analysis, he fails to educate his children on the sentimental and
affectual that helps to create bonds and create the bindings to individuals in the
pursuit of a collective notion of the good.  Louisa says as much as this to her father. 
At the same time, when confronting his son, Thomas says to his father that he cannot
help "laws" that govern individuals to behave in a duplicitous way to another.  In the
end, Gradgrind recognizes this, sitting in the setting of the circus with his son, a
physical representation of the folly of his raising children.  In this light, I think
that his biggest mistake would have been evident.

What is the importance of the opening act/scene of Macbeth?

In the opening scene of Macbeth, the witches are
discussing a meeting that they plan to have with Macbeth. This scene sets the tone which
is filled with suspense. The reader is interested in the witches' actions. There is an
element of suspense. The reader becomes intrigued by what the witches are
discussing.

With this opening scene, the reader is curious
about what the witches plan to share with Macbeth. The witches' conversation fascinates
the reader:

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Fair is foul, and foul is fair.
Hover
through the fog and filthy
air.

This statement creates a
sense of danger. What could be so important? What do the witches desire to share with
Macbeth? Macbeth is a busy man. He is on the battlefield, yet these witches plan to
enlighten Macbeth. The opening scene sets the stage for dread and foreboding evil. These
witches are up to no good. They have a plan that will change Macbeth's life forever.

What is Ponyboy comparing Two-Bit to when he calls him a "chessy cat" in The Outsiders?

When Ponyboy refers to Two-Bit Mathews "grinning like a
Chessy cat" in Chapter 2 of The Outsiders, he is no doubt using an
allusion referring to the mythical Cheshire cat made famous by Lewis Carroll in
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The Cheshire cat in
Alice was famous for its mischievous grin but, nearly as important,
it could appear and disappear at will. In this scene of The
Outsiders, Two-Bit surprised Pony when he came out of nowhere and snarled,
"Okay, greasers, you've had it." Pony "almost jumped out of his skin" until he
"fearfully" looked back to find it was only Two-Bit. Two-Bit was also similar to the
Cheshire cat in another way: The cat in Alice often cheered her up when she was down,
just as Two-Bit does with Ponyboy.

List and explain the various clues that flames and smoke can offer the investigator in an arson investigation.

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Flames and smoke
are probably two of the main things that investigators use to judge an investigation.
The color of the flames can indicate many different things like temperature and use of
particular accelerants. The direction of the burn patterns left by the flames can also
tell a great deal. They can indicate the point of origin, how fast the flames spread,
and many other key details. The smoke patterns also indicate different aspects of a
fire. Smoke might show us how fast the fire began, how long it was burning, what order
the building caught fire in, etc. Investigators use the various signals to gain clues
about the fire. Once they have determined the point of origin, the temperature, use of
accelerants, and a few other key factors, they can usually determine if the fire was
accidental or intentional (ie arson).

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Mama from A Raisin in the Sun is the matriarch of her family; thus, she is significant. Describe her philosophy of life.

Lena Younger (Mama) demonstrates many of the
characteristics of a traditional Idealist. Despite being
widowed at a relatively young age, sharing her cramped apartment with two adult
children, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson (who regularly argue), and facing opposition
to her dreams, Lena remains an optimist. She believes that Walter will be responsible
with the money she entrusts to him, even though he has done much to lose her trust. She
thinks that Beneatha will put her college education to good use even though she
constantly skips from one interest to another, and she trusts that buying a house--even
if it is in an all-white, unwelcoming neighborhood--will bring her family closer
together. This seemingly unwavering optimism is a key attribute of
Idealism.

Similarly, Lena views nature as a teacher. Her
plant is not simply an important symbol in the play. For Lena, the plant's progress or
lack thereof mirrors her dreams for her family. She "studies" her plant to gain insight
into her family's status.

Finally, like many other
Idealists (and Romanticists), Lena views the city as a place which squelches dreams and
corrupts her children. By moving into the suburbs, Lena thinks that her family will have
a place to imagine, to feel, and to grow closer to one another.

Can anyone suggest a better ending for "The Gift of the Magi"?

With all due respect, your question indicates that perhaps
you need to review the ending of this excellent story to try and understand what the
author achieved by giving it this ending and how it links in to the theme of the story.
Of course, the ending isn't what we expect, and yet this is precisely what is so great
about the ending. O. Henry uses situational irony, or things turning out to be the
opposite of how we expect them to be, to highlight the kind of love that Jim and Della
have for each other. Note what the author says about these two lovers in the final
paragraph of the story:

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But in a last word to the wise of these days,
let it be said that of all who have gifts, these two were the wisest. Of all who give
and receive gifts, such as they are the wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the
Magi.

The unconventional
ending therefore is so successful precisely because Jim and Della capture the original
sacrificial spirit of gift giving that the Magi demonstrated. They both sacrified their
dearest possession to buy a present fitting for their loved one. Although this made them
"foolish children" who sacrified "the greatest treasures of their house," the fact that
they did this for love of one another makes them worthy successors of the original Magi
and helps us to remember why and how we should give gifts. Therefore there shouldn't be
any other ending to this story.

Provide a detailed analysis of Hamlet's "To Be or Not to Be" soliloquy. With detailed attention to the poetry, discuss the nature of Hamlet's...

You are referring to Hamlet's famous soliloquy, "To be or
not to be," in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's
Hamlet.

Hamlet has returned home for
the funeral of his father. He has been away at school. Based upon what he says, the
audience can believe that their family was very close. This is supported by Hamlet's
deep and abiding grief over his father's passing. He is disgusted with his mother, who
has married Claudius, King Hamlet's brother, so quickly— which the Elizabethan audience
(and Hamlet) would perceive as an incestuous act.

He has
also been visited by a ghost who claims to be his father. He senses that Ophelia has
turned her back on him to spy for the king and for her father Polonius. Hamlet is
struggling with finding purpose in life, and he is having thoughts of
suicide.

Hamlet wonders to what purpose people stand up and
fight the harsh realities of life, when dying would be easier. By simply dying, one
could end the suffering of this world and simply "sleep." Ah, but what of the dreams
that may come in that sleep? If death were such an easy solution, wouldn't thousands
take the escape of suicide rather than be beaten by the hardships of life? A knife could
end all the suffering, but those tempted must stop themselves because there is something
unknown, on the other side, of which they are fearful—things the living know nothing
about. Hamlet states that "conscience does make cowards of us
all."

The hardships Hamlet mentions are: "a sea of
troubles," "heartache," and "natural shocks." He is sure many would turn away from the
following: "the whips and scorns of time," "the oppressor's wrong," "the proud man's
[insults]," "the pangs of disprized love," "the law's delay," "the insolence of office,"
and the burdens "to grunt and sweat under a weary life" when death could be accomplished
so easily. All of these images represent the daily difficulties humans face on a
day-to-day basis.

This soliloquy poetically provides Hamlet
with the opportunity to make a list in his head. There are two columns in this
"discussion." Column A lists reasons "to be" (or to live), while column B lists the
reasons "not to be" (or to die). In this way, this inner-dialogue offers Hamlet the
chance to place all the "cards" on the table, separated into two groups: what if he
lives, and what if he dies. He must have this conversation with himself to
decide.

Hamlet at one point asks himself if he is a coward.
By striving to survive, regardless of the heartaches he experiences, it is not cowardice
that makes him hang on, but commitment to his father. It would be easy to end his life,
even in the face of his fears, but he chooses instead to live: a noble
choice.

In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, what are the results of the first round of battle at Philippi, and who triumphs over whom?

During the first week of October, Brutus's forces are
faced against Octavian forces. Cassius's forces are faced against Antony's
forces.

At first, Brutus pushes Octavian's forces back. He
then entered his legions' camp.

Cassius forces faced
Antony. Antony defeats Cassius and his forces. Cassius commits suicide due to hearing a
false report that Brutus had been defeated by
Octavian.

After Cassius commits suicide, Brutus rallies
Cassius' forces and they go up against the enemy. The battle is considered a draw. Both
armies order a retreat.

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A second encounter, on 23 October, finished off
Brutus's forces, and he committed suicide in turn, leaving the triumvirate in control of
the Roman Republic.

How many are not taking a course in either computer science or in mathematics? Suppose that there are 1807 students at university. Of these, 453...

the correct ans is

You have
enough to find n(M U C) = n(M) + n(C) - n(M ∩ C). Those are the total of students who
are taking either computer science or mathematics.
The remainder, 1807 minus
that number, is the number who are taking neither.
You could work out those
other counts too. 453 are taking computer science. 299 of those are also taking
mathematics. So 453 - 299 are taking only computer science.
567 are taking
mathematics. 299 of those are also taking computer science. So 567-299 are taking only
mathematics.
Now you have the disjoint sets (math only), (computer science
only) and (both math and computer science), and you could subtract those from 1807 to
get (neither)

What specific event caused the US Congress to pass the Lend-lease Act?

The British need for money is what inspired the lend-
lease act.  Roosevelt's analysis was fairly telling in liking the lending of money as
akin to giving a neighbor a garden hose if their house was on fire.  In this comparison,
the "house on fire" was the threat posed by Germany to England.  Roosevelt understood
that the need to lend war supplies and money to England was absolute.  Once Russia was
invaded, the provisions of the act were applied to Russia in their fight against
Germany, also.  The single or specific act that caused Congressional approval of the act
was the recognition that Germany threatened the national sovereignty of European
nations.  It was a recognition that while the affairs in Europe were "Europe's
problems," the rise and spread of Nazism and the German nation was something that needed
to be countered and an event that possessed world implications.

Explain the significance of Claudius' quote to a theme in Shakespeare's Hamlet: "...this pearl is thine."

In Shakespeare's Hamlet, in the last
act, Claudius and Laertes have made arrangements for a an afternoon of "sword play" to
be carried out as a form of entertainment. It is to be a civilized meeting—a friendly
activity. However, Laertes is looking to avenge his father's death, and Claudius has
encouraged him to take Hamlet's life.

At the start of the
play, Claudius seemed relatively benign (except for the fact that we know he is a
murderer), but as the plot starts to accelerate, he begins to manipulate those around
him to bring Hamlet to his death. The King orders Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to escort
Hamlet to England; they carry a request from Claudius to England's king to execute
Hamlet. Hamlet changes the message, so that his escorts are executed instead. To
Claudius' surprise and annoyance, Hamlet returns home. Claudius makes his plans with
Laertes so that Hamlet will be cut with a poisoned sword, thus bringing about Hamlet's
end.

However, to be certain that Hamlet dies, Claudius also
has wine at his throne. At a break in the "game," Claudius drops a pearl in a cup of
wine, saying to Hamlet:

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

Here's to thy health.
(V.ii.283-284)

The King puts
a pearl in the cup ostensibly to show his faith in Hamlet's ability to win, and to
reward his stepson—at least this is how he plays the audience that is gathered there to
watch. However, the pearl is poisoned. Claudius is desperate to see Hamlet dead, so he
has arranged a backup plan in case Laertes is unable to poison Hamlet. Hamlet refuses
the drink, wanting to stay clear-headed as he and Laertes "fight." However, Gertrude
reaches for the cup to toast to her son. Claudius tells her not to drink, but he is not
forceful enough, and Gertrude is poisoned instead.

When
Claudius says, "This pearl is thine," I always assume that literally he is saying so as
if to bestow a gift on Hamlet. However, I believe he is thinking, "This pearl is meant
for you, to see you dead." Because the pearl itself is seemingly
innocuous, it would appear to everyone to simply be a gift. That it is
not, supports the theme of appearance vs reality (or "reality vs
illusion").

We have seen this theme throughout the play.
When Hamlet pretends to be insane when he it suits him, he appears
mad, but the reality is that he is trying to garner information in order to see if the
Ghost is honest, and if so, to avenge Old Hamlet's
death.

When Ophelia speaks to Hamlet, it might seem to the
average onlooker that they are merely exchanging pleasantries, however everything Hamlet
says will be relayed back to Polonius and the King. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern pretend
to be Hamlet's concerned friends, but everything they do is for the King, with no
concern for anyone but themselves. In the last scene of the play, Claudius seems
supportive of his "son." Laertes seems willing to put away the bad blood between them,
but it is an act. All of these situations are examples of the theme of
appearance vs reality.

The pearl
seems like a reward, but it is actually a deadly "weapon," killing
first Gertrude and then Claudius.

In act 2 scene 1 and 2, of Hamlet talk about the relationships characters have to one another, and give evidence for your opinion.Use quotes and...

In Act 2, scene 1 we get to know Polonius a little
better.  Polonius is talking to a hired spy, Reynaldo, whom Polonius has hired to go to
France in order to check up on Laertes and his reputation around town.  Polonius thinks
it would be a good plan to have Reynaldo put out little negative comments, "what
forgeries you please" about Laertes in order to see how people respond to the comments. 
This seems rather short-sighted of Polonius, and Reynaldo even says, "that would
dishonor him."  Polonius isn't thinking about the fact that if Reynaldo casually says
something negative about Laertes and people say they never see that bad behavior, the
seed is still planted that Laertes does do the bad behavior. 
Polonius seems very concerned with reputation, but kind of foolish in his attempt to
check up on Laertes and his reputation.  We also realize the spying is something that
Polonius has no problem with doing.

The rest of scene one
is Ophelia's report to her father about Hamlet's very strange behavior.  One thing the
scene does is reveal that Ophelia has, in fact, done as her father asked and rejected
Hamlet's attentions.  It also reveals Hamlet's "crazy" act, and how he is going about
that part of his plan.  He seems to have been convincing to
Ophelia.

Scene 2 reveals that Claudius and Gertrude have
sent for two of Hamlet's friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.  We see that these two
men seem to be more loyal to the throne than to their friend if they are willing to do
as they are bid.  We are at least suspicious of their intentions.  We also learn that
Claudius and Gertude are disturbed by Hamlet's crazy act, so again, the act must be
convincing.

We also see Polonius's interactions with the
King.  Polonius clearly wants to be "right" about Hamlet and be favored by the King.  He
has a rather high opinion of himself, claiming "has there ever been a time when I have
said, tis so when it proved otherwise?"  Usually people who say things like that are
brought down a peg or two eventually.  Ultimately, this scene shows us again that
reputation is important to Polonius.

When Hamlet appears at
court we see first hand his "crazy" act.  He is clearly making some barbed comments, but
it seems that everyone present is left in the dark.  The crazy act continues when Hamlet
first speaks with his friends, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.  When they first talk,
Hamlet seems pleased to see them, but his suspicions are quickly aroused and he loses
his patience with them completely when he directly asks if they were sent for, and they
don't immediately tell the truth.  Hamlet writes them off as untrustworthy after the
whole conversation is over.

By the end of Act 2, Hamlet
seems to be surrounded by people he can't trust, but who are all desparate to figure out
what is going on with him.  He knows that he must move forward with his plans to
assertation Claudius's guilt and avenge his father's death.

How does M. Butterfly reflect the dynamics of Western imperialism in Asia?

David Henry Hwang's play, M.
Butterfly is based on the true story of a French diplomat who carried out a
20-year affair with a Chinese opera singer, whom he later discovers to be a man. The
play itself explores the stereotypes and relations between Eastern and Western culture,
sexism, imperialism, and racism.

To answer your question
more succinctly, Western imperialism is rife in several portions of Hwang's play.
Example #1: Gallimard, who is a diplomat, insists that "The Orientals simply want to be
associated with whoever shows the most strength and power.’’ He passes this belief on to
American diplomats and is later excused from his post for his poor judgment. Example #2:
Gallimard complains that the Chinese are arrogant, a concept he insists is common among
people in Paris. Example #3: The French ambassador Toulon clearly states that he lives
in China, but not with the Chinese--a thought that seems to repulse
him.

These examples are just a few to illustrate the West's
negative misconception of Asian culture. It is these images of a passive, demure culture
that has lead the West into conflicts like the Vietnam War. Hwang's play touches on the
irony of this ethnocentrism; the Western world possessed powerful weapons and
technology, but this did not result in their victory over the Vietnamese. Also
important, Hwang points out that the problem is not solely the West's condescending
attitude toward the East, but that both sides are, as he puts it, "equally guilty" in
perpetuating an imperialistic attitude of West over East.

Where is the symbolism in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty"?

I would want to answer this question by pointing out the
way in which Mitty, in his desperate desire to escape from his humdrum existence and his
terrible wife, gives normal, everyday objects and actions symbolic significance as they
trigger off his series of daydreams. Note the way in which driving past the hospital
after he has dropped off his wife symbolically gives rise to his daydream about
performing a major operation. Likewise hearing a newsboy talking about a trial triggers
his daydream of standing up in court and testifying. At each stage of the story, Mitty
is forced to take the boring, monotonous details of his existence and give them symbolic
significance to enable him to embark on his flights of fancy and get the release and
freedom that he does not have in life. Thus the symbolism in this excellent short story
lies in the symbolism that Mitty gives objects and actions, such as in the last
daydream:

He
stood up against the wall of the drugstore, smoking... He put his shoulders back and his
heels together. "To hell with the handkerchief," said Walter Mitty scornfully. He took
one last drag on his cigarette and snapped it away. Then, with the faint, fleeting smile
playing about his lips, he faced the firing squad; erect and motionless, proud and
disdainful, Walter Mitty the Undefeated, inscrutable to the
last.

Describe the oppressive and depressing setting of 1984.

The bleakness of the setting only helps to confirm what
Orwell sees regarding political institutions in the future.  Oceania is in a constant
state of war with the other superpowers.  Such a perpetual state prevents any real sense
of questioning on the part of the people and consolidates the central authority of the
government over them.  It is for this reason that so much of the book is set in an
atmosphere of gloom and depression.  The constant state of war that is engineered by the
government and endured with forced celebration by the people makes life in Oceania
depressing.  Winston, himself, experiences this in a hollowed out and dingy part of town
that he calls his home. In general, life during war is bleak.  It is for precisely this
reason that the setting is so bleak because few, if any, will question the state of
affairs during war.  It is in the best interests of Big Brother and the party to
submerge its citizens int war and all aspects of it.  In this, their lives will be lived
in muted and silent depression, preventing any chance of
rebellion.

What effect did western imperialism have on China?

The impact of Western imperialism on China was almost
completely negative.  In contrast to Japan, China did not use the Western imperialism as
an impetus for modernization.  Instead, China was much more directly dominated than
Japan was.  Western imperialism helped to keep China weak.  China would not recover from
that weakness until the later parts of the 20th century.

To
be fair, China was already pretty weak by the time Western imperialism started.  China's
weakness could be seen, for example, in its inability to respond effectively to the
Opium Wars.  Instead of modernizing like Japan did, the Chinese government essentially
gave in to the Westerners, granting them all sorts of concessions in various port
cities.

Because the Chinese government could not
effectively resist the Westerners, it lost the faith of the people and eventually
disintegrated completely in the early 20th century.  Thus, Western imperialism weakened
China and the Chinese government to the extent that it fell apart and plunged China into
an era of competing warlords and factions that did not end until the Communist victory
in 1949.

How does line 3 in Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz" reveal a deconstructible relationship between the 'you' and the 'I' in the poem?

The Formalist school of literary theory acknowledges that
a text may contain unintentional ambiguities, but despite this, they serve a
demonstrable purpose harmonized with the whole meaning of the poem. The
Deconstructionist school claims the opposite: An ambiguity or contradiction in a text
cannot be resolved to one of its possible meanings. It simply retains
its unresolvability. Thus, a deconstructive critic is more attuned
to the heterogeneous character of a literary work than is the formalist. Line 3 in
Theodore Roethke's My Papa's Waltz  - "But I hung on like death" -
is tailor-made for the deconstructive thesis. The line occurs in the first of the two
mirthful stanzas of the poem: In word and meter, the poet presents a warm domestic
memory of a clumsy but playful waltz with his inebriated father. Yet the ambiguity of
line 3, whether placed intentionally or simply allowed to stand, casts an interpretive
uncertainty over the whole poem. Are the father and the son - the 'you and I' intimated
in the line - engaged in loving horseplay, as typified by the ordered steps of the
waltz? Or is their 'dance' a kind of one-sided drunken brawl, reified in the simile
"like death", where the father "beats" time with a "battered" hand on the boy's head?
The formalist would answer that the ambiguous language is resolvable in the larger
homey meaning of the poem. The deconstructionist would answer that
too great a gulf exists between language and meaning - reified by numerous ambiguities
and omissions - for the reader to come to any certainty about the ultimate meaning of
the poem.      

What motto is on the Montresor's coat of arms?In The Cask of Amontillado

When they arrive underground, Fortunato asks about
Montresor's coat of arms and Montresor, the first-person narrator of the story, tells
him it is "A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the foot crushes a serpent rampant
whose fangs are inbedded in the heel." Fortunato asks: "And the motto?" Montresor
replies: "Nemo me impune lacessit," which means "No one injures me with impunity." This
may or may not be Montresor's coat of arms and Latin motto. He might be inventing the
whole thing for his secret amusement. After all, he has not been telling Fortunato the
truth since he encountered him in the street. The cask of Amontillado is undoubtedly a
sheer fiction. It is quite possible that Montresor does not have a coat of arms at all.
It is possible that Fortunato suspects Montresor's family is of humble origins and is
only trying to embarrass him, thinking he might force Montresor to confess that his
family doesn't have a coat of arms. The coat of arms that Montresor describes is an
extravagant one--a huge golden human foot crushing a snake with its fangs embedded in
the heel! This may actually be Montresor's coat of arms, but it seems not only fantastic
but too appropriate for the occasion. It almost seems as if Montresor is warning
Fortunato--in Latin!--of what is about to happen to him down there in the underground
vaults.

Can you provide five adjectives of the protagonist (Tommy Wilhelm) of the novella Seize the Day by Saul Bellow?

Saul Bellow's novella, Seize the Day,
was originally printed in a collection that also contained two short stories and a play.
The novella quickly earned the reputation of a piece of literature that could stand
alone, receiving strong critical acclaim. It is the story of Tommy Whilhelm who argues
with his disapproving father (as they live in the same building—the Hotel Gloriana) is
"needy;" besides feeling separated from his parent, he experiences "alienation from
[himself] and from humanity," including his family: his dad and sister, and his wife and
two sons.

With regard to adjectives that describe Tommy,
there are quite a few that would be appropriate,
including:

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Middle-aged, overweight, slovenly, out of
work...

Tommy might be seen
as argumentative, a poor decision-maker, unfaithful (he has had a mistress, Olive), sad
(he misses his sons badly), insecure (as he looks for "his father's approval and some
kindness"). He is self-conscious, especially about money (he is only steps away from
"financial ruin").  He is emotional, irrational, and lonely.

In Julius Caesar, Act II, who proposes the murder of Antony and why does Brutus oppose it?

The answer to this question can be found in Act II scene 1
of this excellent tragedy. The conspirators are gathered together, and they are working
out a list of those who need to be killed in order to ensure that their assassination of
Caesar and the usurpation of power is successful. It is Cassius who suggests that Antony
should not "outlive Caesar," and suggests, quite accurately as it turns out, that he
would be a "shrewd contriver" who could act against them. It is thus that he argues that
the conspirators should "Let Antony and Caesar fall
together."

However, Brutus argues against this, saying that
to kill Antony in addition to Caesar would be equivalent to cutting the head off a
corpse and then hacking the limbs. He says that Mark Antony is "but a limb of Caesar"
and thus once Caesar himself is killed will be
harmless:

And
for Mark Antony, think not of him;

For he can do no more
than Caesar's arm

When Caesar's head is
off.

During the wedding in Act II of Our Town by Thornton Wilder, the choir sings “Blessed Be the Tie That Binds.” Discuss the impact of the song...

 The beautiful hymn “Bless Be the Tithe That Binds”
purveys Thornton Wilder’s theme iOur Town. Men are gregarious and
require human relationships to flourish. The song permeates the play during important
aspects of human connections.

The three verses of the song
juxtapose the phases of a man and woman relationship and the acts in the
play. 

• Act I=Daily
  life


• Act II=Love and
  Marrriage


• Act
   III=Death 

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'The fellowship of kindred minds/ is
like to that
above.'

Act
I

The audience is introduced to the
characters in the play: the Webb family, the Gibbs, the Stage Manager,  and other minor
characters.  The important word in the  first verse of the song is
kindred which means people who have a common
belief.

The other important phrase is Christian love.  That
is the connection that Wilder asserts throughout the play. Although the song is a
Christian hymn, Wilder does not stress the Christian aspect, but rather the significance
of love between human beings. 

The first act shows several
kinds of relationships: parent-child; man-woman, husband-wife, neighbor-neighbor,
doctor-patient and more. Without these interactions, life would not be as God planned
it. 

Man needs to connect in some way with other human
beings. When George and Emily establish their first real association in their windows at
night, the lesson within the song connects for the audience illustrates that these two
young people are kindred spirits who hearts intensify through Christian love.
 

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'…our fears, our hopes, our aims are
one/ Ourcomforts and our
cares.'

Act
II

Marriage

“Mrs.
Gibbs tells her husband in the beginning of this act: “Yes,…people are meant to go
through life two by two. Tain’t natural to be lonesome.” As the song tells the audience,
there is a person for everyone who goals are the same as the other one.  These partners
will give and receive comfort and care.  Wilder expected this relationship to last
forever.

George tells Emily that he needs her. She asks him
to love her forever.  In the newness of the relationship with their overwhelming love,
George and Emily mean exactly what they are saying.  Mrs. Soames repeats over and again
that is lovely wedding of two beautiful young people as the choir sings the line “We
pour our ardent prayers…” during the wedding.

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'And often for each other flows/The sympathizing
tear'.

Act
III

The play becomes melancholy.  Man does
not understand death and fears it. One of Wilder’s themes in the drama concerns how
death impacts the lives of human beings.

Emily dies in
childbirth.  One of the most creative scenes in American theater portrays the funeral
with the actual grave side rites in the background and the dead seated in chairs
representing the graves. At the grave side service, the mourners sing “Bless Be the
Tie.”

The audience learns that the newly dead person feels
more alive than dead in the beginning when she comes to her grave: however, she
eventually loses interest in the living.  

The living who
attend the funeral share George’s and her parents’ grief for  losing someone so young. 
The tie that bindsbecomes the sharing of each others sorrows and happiness.  Without
that sympathetic ear, the misery that one feels when someone loses a person that he
loves is compounded.

The final message for the audience
stems from Emily’s trip back to real life. It is so elemental but so often forgotten.
Enjoy life while a person has it and appreciate the people that you love
now. 

Write a short note on Industrial pollution.

Generally, industrial pollution occurs in developed and
developing countries where more industrial estates are built to house the increasing
number of industries. In other words, industries are to blame for industrial
pollution.

Industrial pollution can be harmful to animals,
landscape and human beings. Harmful chemicals, industrial waste and oil are dumped into
rivers and seas. Thus, the lives of the fish and birds are threatened by pollution. The
dangerous fumes released too, can cause further pollution. Fumes that contain poisonous
chemicals such as sulphur dioxide are given off by factories. This chemical becomes a
weak acid when mixed with water in the air. This resulted in the formation of acid rain.
Acid rain can damage building and trees.

Therefore, rigid
guidelines should be given to industries, on how to dispose of chemicals and other
industrial waste.

Why does Medea think it is necessary to kill her sons to get revenge on Jason?

I think that this particular action is where Medea ends up
moving into a realm where her actions are indefensible.  In her mind, she sees it
necessary to kill Jason's sons for a couple of reasons.  One of the reasons she uses to
justify killing the children is because of pragmatism.  Medea figures that "the
Corinthians will kill the children anyway, in retaliation for her murder of Creusa and
Creon."  This aspect of practicality in Medea is one reason she uses for her actions. 
Another reason is out of pure spite and wrath towards Jason.  When Jason indicates to
her that she will suffer as well, Medea argues that this experience is secondary to her
being able to take from Jason.  The anger that is felt towards Jason compels her to kill
the children.  In another respect, Medea represents the idea that the emotional
experience of jealousy and vengeance can be all encompassing, one that knows no
limitations.  Civil society would regard the killing of children as one of the worst
crimes and a point from which there can be no return.  Yet, Medea's jealousy and rage,
her feelings of hurt caused by Jason's action, causes her to be irredeemable and past
that point, demonstrated by the killing of her own children.

What are all roots of the equation (0.6^x)*(25/9)^(x^2-12)=(27/125)^3

We'll write the 1st factor as a
fraction:

0.6^x = (6/10)^x =
(3/5)^x

We notice that 25/9 =
(5/3)^2

We'll raise both sides by (x^2 -
12):

(25/9)^(x^2 - 12)  = (5/3)^2*(x^2 -
12)

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

We'll raise both sides by
3:

(27/125)^3 = (3/5)^9

We'll
write the equation:

[(3/5)^x]*[(5/3)^2*(x^2 - 12)] =
(3/5)^9

But [(5/3)^2*(x^2 - 12)] = [(3/5)^-2*(x^2 -
12)]

Since the bases form the left side are matching, we'll
add the exponents:

[(3/5)^(x-2*(x^2 - 12))] =
(3/5)^9

Since the bases form the left side are matching,
we'll apply one to one rule:

x-2*(x^2 - 12) =
9

We'll remove the brackets:

x
- 2x^2 + 24 - 9 = 0

-2x^2 + x + 15 =
0

We'll calculate the roots of the
equation:

x1 =
[-1+sqrt(1+120)]/-4

x1 =
(-1+11)/-4

x1 = -5/2

x2 =
3

The required roots of the equation are:
{-5/2 ; 3}.

What is the significance of James D.B. DeBow?

James DeBow is not one of the better-known figures in
American history.  However, he was a major influence in pushing the South away from the
North.  He spread his views in part through his magazine "DeBow's
Review."

DeBow believed strongly in the idea that the South
needed to change its economy so that it could be more independent of the North.  He felt
that the South was, in essence, a colony of the North because it depended so much on the
North for manufactured goods, shipping, etc.

In addition to
this, he pushed hard to add more slave territory to the nation because he believed that
the North would destroy slavery if it got majorities in Congress.  He eventually came to
advocate secession from the Union.

DeBow, then, is a
relatively little-known figure who had a role in pushing the South to feel separate
from, and ultimately secede from, the North.

What is the diction in Cold Mountain?

This is actually a rather vague question. When we think of
the word diction, what is actually refered to is nothing more complicated than the
choice of words that the author uses in his work. Therefore, what do you precisely mean
or what do you want to find out? Looking at the novel we can see that there is a range
of diction, including dialect in the speech that some of the characters use, to
beautiful and amazing description of the natural world through which Inman walks and in
which Ada toils. Slang and idioms are apparent in the dialect of some of the characters,
and this certainly helps to recreate a picture of contemporary America during the Civil
War. However, I would suggest that you either pick a specific passage and comment upon
the diction used in that passage or try and narrow down your question in some
way.

What are 3 puns in Great Expectations?I have been asked to find 3 puns in Great Expectations. I found one about the tickler (the whip), and 1 about...

A pun is usually the humorous use of a word to suggest two
or more meanings at the same time. 

• Known for
  his disdain of what he considered a frivolous aristocracy in England, Charles Dickens
  often satirizes those who admire and imitate this upper class.  For instance,
  when Herbert Pocket introduces Pip to Sarah Pocket, the wife of the unprepossing Matthew
  Pocket, she In Chapter 25aspires to this class and does little but read from a book of
  titles while her children tumble all over her. Pip watches the children tumble and be
  kicked around; then, he remarks that they appear to be "tumbling up."  The play upon
  tumble is that Mrs. Pocket does not work for her position; she
  "tumbles" into it.  She also fumbles at raising children; instead they are raised by
  nannies, who are superior in training their own children rather than their
  own.


• In Chapter 25, Wemmick, the secretary to Mr.
  Jaggers, takes Pip home with him.  There, Pip observes how Wemmick cares for his
  father.  He even has a cannon to go off every
  night. 

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At last, when we got to his place of business
and he pulled out his key from his coat-collar, he looked as unconscious of his Walworth
property as if the Castle and the drawbridge and the arbour and the lake and the
fountain and the Aged, had all been blown into space together by the last discharge of
the Stinger.  [the cord of the cannon is what the Stinger
is termed.  Also, a stinger is the end of the bumble
bee]

• 
  When
  Pip returns to Miss Havisham's and she asks him to walk her around the decaying
  table,
  

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There were three ladies in the room and one
gentleman. Before I had been standing at the window five minutes, they somehow conveyed
to me that they were all toadies and humbugs, but that each
of them pretended not to know that the others were toadies and humbugs: because the
admission that he or she did know it, would have made him or her out to be a toady and
humbug.

A toady is both a
flatterer and a creature who sits and waits until something lands or dies near him;
then, he swallows  it. The pun upon the word toady is that Camilla
and Sarah Pocket are flatterers of Miss Havisham while at the same time they sit and
wait for her to die.

In addition to these, there
are several other puns in Great Expectations.  Like many Britishers, Dickens enjoyed
satire and pun, "the lowest form of wit" said Shakespeare who entertained his
groundlings with them.

Give x+3y=6 and 3x+5y=7, what is 8x-2y?

We'll have to determine x and y, to find the value of the
difference 8x - 2y.

We'll multiply the 1st equation by
-3:

-3x - 9y = -18 (3)

We'll
add (3) to (2):

-3x - 9y + 3x + 5y = -18 +
7

We'll eliminate like
terms:

-4y = -11

y =
11/4

x = 6 - 3y

x = 6 -
33/4

x = (24-33)/4 => x =
-9/4

We'll determine the value of the
difference:

8x - 2y = 8*(-9/4) - 2*11/4 = -18 -
11/2

8x - 2y =
-47/2

The value of the difference is 8x - 2y
= -47/2.

Who was suspected of masterminding the 9/11 terrorist attacks?A) Russia // B) North Korea // C) the Taliban // D) Osama bin Laden

ahahah Osama Bin Laden did not do
it.

This might sound weird to you but the 9/11 was an
inside job, there own government did it. How could 8 airplanes could jacked
by a dumb C.I.A. crew name themselves Taliban.

Recently
they said they caught Osama Bin Ladin, um.. how come we didnt see any pictures, expect
one pic which was obvioslly photoshopped. Why did not the government show us his dead
body, why did they dumb him in the see?

How could some
small airplanes bring the highest 2 towers in the U.S. at that time to the
ground?

Since the towers were attacked, why did other 5
builgings around the towers collapse?

Do some researches on
youtube you'll see so many people actaully witnessed an inside bombs inside both of the
towers lobbies, to help bringing them down, there's actually videos of these insiders
bombs. Why didn't they check the security camera and see who actually put these bombs
inside?, cuz some small metal made airplanes for sure cannot cannot bring a hard rock
tower!

I have way more things to prove but i guess that's
enough for now

BTW you're probly wondering right now why
would the government do it to themselves. Well that's because White America fears Islam
and they were tryna find a way to ruin its reputation and to make look terrioests around
the world but Muslims are actually not.

Where and when does Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing take place?

The play is set in the city of Messina on the Island of
Sicily. Sicily belonged to the Crown of Aragon, a Spanish dynasty that was the most
powerful in the 14th and 15th centuries. The Crown of Aragon was abolished as late as
1716 after the War of Spanish Succession (1702-1713).

The wars
mentioned in the play most likely refer to the Spanish Wars, which was a challenge
between Spain and France for parts of Italy. The wars started in 1494 due to France's
invasion of Italy and finally ended in 1559 when Philip II, King of Aragon, gained
complete domination of the Two Sicilies, including Messina, and Milan. We do not know
which war of the Spanish Wars the play is referring to; however, the play could most
likely be referring to the final campaigns of the wars that secured Sicily under the
Crown of Aragon, such as the battle of St. Quentin in which Spain defeated the French in
1557, or any of the final two battles in 1558 that led to the Treaty of Cateau-Camresis
in 1559.

Hence, we know that the play is set in Messina under the rule
of the Spanish dynasty, the Crown of Aragon, and refers to the Spanish Wars. However, we
don't know the exact years in which the play is set. Nevertheless, since Prince Don
Pedro and his company have just returned from a very successful war with very few
causalities, we can assume that the play may be referring to the later more successful
battles. We learn in the first scene that the war was successful and that very few men
died when the messenger declares, "But few of any sort, and none of name," after being
asked how many men have been lost (I.i.5-6).  Thus, we may be able to assume that the
time period in which the play is set is the last three successful battles beginning in
1557 and culminating in complete Spanish rule over Sicily in 1559.