What is the Synopsis of Act I Scene II?Shakespeare's Macbeth

Act I, Scene 2 of Macbeth takes place
at a camp near Forres.  There King Duncan and his sons Malcolm and Donaldain along with
the nobleman Lennox encounter a bleeding captain.  Duncan immediately asks for a report
from this captain.  The captain describes the battle led by the allied forces of Norway
and Ireland, led by the rebel Macdonwald as a desperate one in
which

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the merciless Macdonwald
and Macbeth have battled.  Macbeth, himself very brutal, slays Macdonwald by brandishing
his sword and "carving out his passage" until he has reached him.  Without any courtesy
to the rebel, Macbeth brutally slices him from the navel to the jaws.  Then, Macbeth
places Macdonwald's head on top of the fort's wall. 

The
Thane of Cawdor is also revealed to have been plotting against Duncan, the king of
Scotland; however, whether he has worked alone or with Macdonwald is unknown. The
nobleman Ross then describes how the Norweigan army began their assault after Macbeth
and his men have defeated Macdonwald.  Enraged, rather than fearful, Macbeth and Banquo
"redoubled strokes upon the foe," and deafted the opposing
forces.

Impressed by Macbeth's bravery, King Duncan orders
the death of the traitorous Thane of Cawdor and gives his title to Macbeth,
declaring,

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 What he hath lost, noble Macbeth hath
won.

This scene clearly
establishes both the bravery of Macbeth as well as his potential for brutality which is
later displayed in Macbeth's acts of "vaulting ambition" after he hears the predictions
of the three witches.

How does Harper Lee create mood and atmosphere in chapter 10 of To Kill A Mocking Bird?Specifically, begin with the part in which Scout and Jem...

'Nothing is more deserted than a deserted,
waiting street. The trees were still, the mockingbirds were silent, the carpenters at
Miss Maudie's house has vanished.' Pg. 105

In
this quote, the author Harper Lee compares silence with something extremely deadly.
Furthermore, Harper Lee utilises the technique of shutting off one sense [hearing,
silence] and heightening the other senses. The author also almost personifies the street
by referring to it as 'waiting'.  

Silence is also
juxtaposed with a crack: ' In the silence, i heard a crack'. This
increases the tension and the reader is drawn into the novel even more.
                                     

Similes are also used
to create vivid imagery: 'We could see him shiver like a horse shedding
flies', 'his jaw opened and shut', 'he was a-list but he was gradually being pulled
towards us.

 

A car travels at 55 mph for 24 min. Then travels at 75 mph for 135 min. Find the total distance the car traveled.

Let the first speed be S1 = 55 mph and the time is T1 = 24
min.

The second speed is S2= 135 and the time is T2 = 135
min.

We need to find the total distance
.

Let the total diostance be D = D1 +
D2

Let us calculate.

First we
will need to convert the time to hours since we are given the speed in
hours.

==> T1 = 24 min = 24*1/60 hour = 0.4
hour.

==> T1 =
0.4

==> T2 = 135 min = 135*1/60 hour = 2.25
hour.

==> T2 = 2.25

Now
we will calculate the distance.

==> D1 = S1*T1 = 55*
0.4 = 22 miles.

==> D2 = S2*T2 = 75*2.25 = 168.75
miles

==> D = 22 + 168.75 = 190.75
miles.

Then the total distance is 190.75
miles.

How does Jerry Cruncher help convince Barsad to cooperate with Carton in A Tale of Two Cities?Book 3 chapter 8

It is rather fortuitous that Jerry Cruncher accompanies
Sydney Carton as he goes to play his "game of cards" with Barsad and seeks to find some
leverage to ensure that he can put his self-sacrificial plan into action. Barsad of
course "organised" the death of Cly, which he has a certificate for. However, Jerry
Cruncher, thanks to his hidden career as a "Resurrection Man" or Grave Digger, actually
dug up the supposed coffin of Cly and found nothing but gravestones, which he states
indignantly to Barsad:

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"I tell you," said Jerry, "that you buried
paving-stones and earth in that there coffin. Don't go and tell me that you buried Cly.
It was a take in. Me and two more knows
it."

Thus Jerry Cruncher is
able to help Carton at this stage in the novel by the way that he can disprove the
"death" of Cly and therefore support Carton in proving the shifting identity of Barsad,
which would greatly be to his disadvantage.

What is the summary of "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" by William Wordsworth?

The poem begins with Wordsworth pointing out that it has
been five years since he lst visited this beautiful natural location. He gives us a
description of the awesome view that he can see from his vantage point, giving us
details of the "wild, secluded scene" that lies before him. He tells us how this
panorama has sustained him during moments of despair in the midst of the "din / Of towns
and cities." It has given rise to feelings that have prompted him to engage in acts "Of
kindness and of love." Above all, the memory of this beautiful landscape has given him
transcendental experiences where Wordsworth has experienced a state that is beyond the
everyday state of existence, refered to as being "of aspect more
sublime."

Such transcendental moments are a true blessing
that are able to unburden life of its worries and cares. Such deep rest is enjoyed as a
result that a kind of union with nature is achieved as "we become a living soul." In
this state, focus is directed inward as the inner life of the soul is
explored.

From line 66 onwards, the poem moves to a
comparison between Wordsworth's appreciation of the landscape five years ago, which was
more passionate and instinctive, to his more philosophical appreciation now, which
enables him to hear the "still, sad music of humanity." The older, maturer Wordsworth
can perceive a kind of spiritual presence in nature and in his own mind. This perception
results in an even greater love of nature, which Wordsworth sees as augmenting his
finest qualities as a human.

The last section of this poem
focuses on Wordsworth's sister, Dorothy, who is with him. Through her "wild eyes" he is
able to regain the passion of his youth. He prays for his sister, having unshakeable
confidence in Nature and how Nature is true to those who love her. The speaker then goes
on to ask that Dorothy's mind would be an abode for transcendental sights and sounds,
just as he himself has found healing through this landscape. Healing can likewise come
to Dorothy through this panorama as she remembers their time together and how the view
was more important to Wordsworth, both because of his maturity and because of her
presence with him.

In "Barn Burning," what is the importance of this quote?Later, twenty years later he was to tell himself, "If I had said they wanted only truth,...

In this particular quote, Sarty doesn't feel the need to
answer right away (although, twenty years is a long time to keep silent).  Faulkner
allows Sarty to use the text as he chooses, revealing Abner's guilt on his own terms,
yet remaining loyal to Abner throughout.   If you notice, adult Sarty does not live in
the present--he carries no real voice.  Instead, the narration becomes an endless cycle,
much like the cycle of abuse, in which Sarty focuses on telling the truth about
Abner. 

More importantly is what isn't
said in those twenty years. As an abuse victim, the silence corresponds to the
symptomology of repression or a refusal to 'feel."  Abner has a history of physical
abuse and Sarty knew that any response was the wrong one.  As a child, Sarty would only
know Abner's behavior as an expression of 'love;' it wouldn't be until he grew into
adulthood that Sarty would understand Abner's need to dominate and control his
family. And, as in many cases of abused children, it often takes years for the victim
(Sarty) to recognize what that violence has done.   So, Sarty is rendered voiceless for
twenty years, powerless in his attempt to control the abuse--and in his abilitiy to
voice it. 

Because Sarty know exactly how to act/appear in
front of his father, he also recognizes that:

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It is not in defense of this violence but in an
effort to understand it—the 'savage blows ... but without heat' that I might add that Ab
seems here to be passing on, in a more explicitly despotic, violent form, the
naturalized, axiomatic social and economic violence he feels directed against
himself"(emphasis
added). 

The
final understanding is that Sarty must have some control over his situation, his
powerlessness, and his anger at Abner.  Perhaps on some level it's what compels Sarty to
testify against his father.  As a child he his moral compass was black or white, right
or wrong; he had no understanding of justice and vendettas.  For Sarty the child, this
amounts to a Catch-22...how do do the right thing, without angering the man who provides
for his family.   

What does the pearl seem to reveal about everyone’s desires?John Steinbeck's The Pearl

When any object of value becomes excessive in size, it
then enters the realm of becoming more than a diamond, more than a ruby, or more than a
pearl; it becomes a talisman.  in John Steinbeck's The Pearl,
Kino's Pearl of the World extends beyond itself, as indicated by its name.  Now, it
possesses a magical power to satisfy people's desires.  For instance, the doctor
perceives the pearl in his cupidity as having the magic to return him to Paris and its
luxury and social position that he so desires.

Likewise,
with others who perceive the great pearl, for them, too, it achieves dimensions beyond
its scope.  The pearl, they are convinced, will open the way to wealth and social
position, to prominence and respect.  When the priest mentions the pearl, he, too, wants
something from it for his church; and, as Kino glances around suspiciously, he hears
"the evil song ...in his ears, shrilling against the music of the pearl."  This evil
song, of course, is the greed that such a talisman elicits.  As the one who holds this
talisman, Kino is now no longer part of the community.  For, since others envy it, Kino
is separated from them in his place in their society.  He is outside the circle; no
longer one of them.  Thus, with the burgeoning greed of others for the pearl, Kino and
his family are set apart and isolated rather dangerously, at that.  But, they have no
peace.