Why was The Awakening so controversial when it was first published?

This is a good question, and to understand it, you need a
historical lesson, too.  Chopin wrote her sexually charged novel (hence the title) in
1899, on the cusp of repressive Victorianism.  In fact, it was so controversial that the
literary community largely ignored its publication; it was her second, and last
novel.

Part of the scandal is content.  Edna Pontillier, a
wife and mother, commits every 'sin' of the age.  She has an affair, she dresses
indecently, she lives on her own, fights convention and finally commits suicide (sorry
for the spoiler if you haven't read it).  It's widely regarded as a piece of feminisit
literature, well before its time.  But, I think a major part of its controversy is that
Edna eschewed her duties as conventional wife and mother, choosing instead to live life
on her own terms and disregard societal expectations.  A secondary explanation is Edna's
experience of a physical and sexual awakening, a scandalous disclosure in the late
1800's.  Finally, her suicide.  Back then, religion played a major part in societal
expectations, and suicide would have been regarded as a major
taboo.

Hope that helps.

How is Naturalism displayed in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World?

As a belief that the world can be explained in scientific
terms without supernatural or spiritual explanations, Naturalism discounts the existence
of God.  Under the belief of Naturalism, it is man who makes prinicples, not any
deity.

In the New World of Aldous Huxley's Brave
New World, time is measured from the time that Henry Ford created the
assembly line for manufacturing the Model T Ford.  The sign of the T has
replaced the Christian sign of the cross.  Like Ford's assembly line, babies are
manufactured in the Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre; there is no need
for procreation sanctioned by any God because genetic engineering has taken its place. 
Hypnopoedia, or sleep conditioning, has replaced religious instruction; the Solidarity
Service serves as a parody of the Christian services as soma is
taken as communion; Obstacle Golf and other consumer activities have replaced any
activities connected to nature.  In short, everyone and everything is manufactured
scientifically.  And, when people die, they are recycled into
gases.

Ten World Controllers run the New World, and
science dictates the lives of the residents of this world.  They control this world with
the feelies, depression is controlled with soma, and the desire for
motherhood by artificial fertility. The advancement of science has affected all
humanity.

How does Shakespeare present the theme of conflict in Macbeth?

There are many different possible approaches you could
take to this question, but to my mind, the most interesting example of conflict in this
play is the internal conflict that Macbeth himself faces after receiving the prophecy of
the witches. Note how this finds its natural expression most clearly in Act I scene 7,
in the soliloquy where Macbeth debates whether to act or not to act, and the various
consequences of both options.

Macbeth quite clearly shows
that he himself is vastly tempted to act on the prophecy. He even says that he would be
willing to "jump the life to come" or risk the eternal consequences of committing
regicide if he could guarantee that the crime could be carried out swiftly and without
reprisals. However, when he begins to think about the consequences of such a crime, his
ambition is halted as he thinks of Duncan's goodness to him and the consequences of
killing somebody who is a guest in his household and somebody who is incredibly
virtuous:

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Besides, this
Duncan

Hath borne his faculties so meek, hath
been

So clear in his great office, that his
virtues

Will plead like angels, trumpet-tongu'd,
against

The deep damnation of his
taking-off...

Thus Macbeth
does show fear of killing a king who is recognised, both on earth and in heaven, as
being so good. His soliloquy ends with a reflection on the way that ambition can often
propel us into dangerous ground:

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I have no spur

To
prick the sides of my intent, but only

Vaulting ambition,
which o'earleaps itself

And falls on
th'other--

Thus we see the
natural hesitation and fear within Macbeth as he struggles with his own inner conflict
about what to do with the prophecy he has received. It is of course only the persuasion
and cajoling of his wife (another form of conflict) that convinces or shames him into
acting.

Find f(x) if f'(x)=11e^x/(11+e^x).

The function we have to find out is called primitive and
it is noted as F(x). To determine F(x), we'll solve the indefinite integral using
substitution technique:

11+e^x =
t

We'll differentiate both
sides:

e^xdx = dt

Int
11e^xdx/(11+e^x)  = 11*Int dt/t

11*Int dt/t = 11*ln |t| +
C

We'll replace t by 11+e^x and we'll apply power property
of logarithms:

F(x) = Int 11e^xdx/(11+e^x)  =
ln [(11+e^x)^11] + C

What are five hyperboles in Macbeth?

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I'm sure you can
find more than five, but Malcom's deceptive descriptions of himself to Macduff in Act IV
scene iii should suffice. With each argument Macduff provides for Malcom's becoming king
of Scotland, Malcom provides a scathing, hyperbolic image.
"...black Macbeth
will seem as pure as snow...being compared to my confineless harms."
(52-54)
"...there's no bottom, none, in my voluptuousness..."
(60-61)
"a stanchless avarice" (78)
"I should pour the sweet milk of
concord into he'll, uproar the universal peace, confound all unity on earth."
(97-99)

Macduff responds to all of this: "Fit to govern! No, not to
live!"

All of these (and more if you look for them) are pretty
extreme exaggerations.

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Which of the following is the Prince of Cats referred to in Romeo and Juliet? A. Morris B. Dizzy Gillespie C. Feline in the medieval story of...

Of these three, only C is a serious answer.  The others
are jokes.

Morris was an actual cat who has performed in TV
commericals for a brand of cat food since the late 1970s.  Dizzy Gillespie was a jazz
musician.  Whoever wrote this question is playing on the fact that the slang of
Gillespie's time used the term "cat" to refer to men in general, and in particular to
"cool" men.  Obviously, Shakespeare knew nothing of Morris the Cat or Dizzy
Gillespie.

By contrast, the stories of Reynard the Fox were
very well known in Shakespeare's time.  They feature Reynard as an anthropomorphic and
very tricky fox.  The stories were satires against the abuses of the powerful during
late medieval times.  One of the characters in these stories was a cat (also
anthropomorphized) named Tybalt or Tibert.

In
Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio uses "Prince of Cats" as a derisive
nickname for Tybalt.  This is partly a reference to the Reynard stories and partly a
derisive pun playing on an Italian word for male genitalia.

What is the detailed summary of the poem 'if by rudyard kipling '?

The poem is a father defining for his son the qualities of
a good man.  he is setting the parameters or boundaries for his son and giving him a
goal to achieve.  The poem deals with life's challenges and hw to deal with
them.

Stanza one deals with being confident about the
decisions you make and taking responsibility for those decisions.  If others, who cannot
take that responsibility for themselves, react negatively, you will be patient with them
and not reduce yourself to their level by telling lies or dealing in hate.  However,
don't ever think you are above anyone else.

Stanza two
states that it is good to dream, but don't let your dreams control your life. It is good
to think, but those thoughts need to be put into action. You will experience both
triumph and disaster in your life.  Don't take them too seriously because they are not
the substance of life, they are the extremes.  If you hear things you said misused or
things you have done destroyed, you need to be able to pick yourself up and rebuild them
with everything you have left in you.

Stanza three counsels
not to be afraid to take risks and possible lose everything.  If you do lose everything,
don't talk about it, just start all over again at the beginning.  When you have pushed
yourself to your limit and you are tired and exhausted, use your mind and your will to
move yourself forward.  Push through it.

Stanza four deals
with a person's reaction to others.  You need to be able to talk to a large group of
people and not let them influence your belief in what is right, wrong, moral, or
immoral.  You need to be able to walk beside men of power and influence and yet not lose
touch with the common man and his needs.  You need to know yourself and your beliefs so
well that neither your friends nor your enemies can hurt you because you know who you
are and what you stand for.  People can depend on you, but don't let others become too
dependent on you.  It is important that you live every single minute of every single day
of your life to the fullest.  If you do these things, then the world is yours, and you
will be a good man.