What were the major battles of World War II?Please list and desribe the major battles from World War II.

IMPORTANT BATTLES IN THE
WESTERN EUROPEAN
THEATRE.

DUNKIRK
(May-June 1940). The final warfare during the larger Battle of France, the 400,000
Allied (English, French, Polish, Dutch and Belgian) troops retreated to the beach of
Dunkirk, France, pursued by Germans twice their number. Oddly, the Germans halted their
advance, and more than 330,000 Allied troops were evacuated in nearly 1000 ships that
crossed the English Channel from England. Although Britons were overjoyed by the rescue
of the soldiers, it left the remaining French troops alone to fight the Germans. Paris
fell to the Germans two weeks later.

BATTLE
OF BRITAIN (July-October 1940). Following the fall of Paris, Hitler set
his sights on Germany's prime target: England. Fought entirely in the air, Germany hoped
to achieve air superiority before attempting a land invasion of the British Isles. The
German Luftwaffe sent more than 2500 aircraft against the Royal Air Force, who managed
to muster about 1900 planes in their defense. The powerful Luftwaffe were badly beaten
during the four-month ordeal, losing about 75% of the aircraft engaged with more than
4200 casualties. The RAF suffered about the same rate of lost aircraft, but their entire
casualties numbered less than 1000.

NORMANDY
INVASION (June-August 1944). Dubbed "Operation Overload," the gigantic
Allied invasion of the Normandy (France) beaches took the Germans by surprise (at least
to some degree). The series of battles took place over a three month period; within six
weeks, Allied forces landed more than 1.3 million troops to combat the overwhelmed
Germans, who managed to muster only about one-quarter that number in defense of France.
Allied and German casualties were more than 100,000 on each side during the first six
weeks of combat. More than 20 battles took place during June-August. The invasion was
one of the largest and most successful in all military history, the result of which was
a strong Allied foothold in France.

BATTLE OF
THE BULGE (December 1994-January 1945). One of the last German offensives
of the war, the bloody fighting in the Ardennes Forest matched 800,000 Allied troops
against about 500,000 Germans. Initially, the surprise attack by the Germans created a
large "bulge" in the Allied lines, but reinforcements (primarily those of General George
S. Patton) helped to turn the tide. The bloodiest battle of the war, Allied casualties
totaled nearly 90,000, while the Germans lost a similar number of
troops.

In Act III, what is Danforth's reaction to the document and its 91 signatures?

Danforth's reaction to the document with the signatures in
support of the accused is akin to his reaction to Proctor, Corey, and Francis Nurse
throughout their questioning of the proceedings.  Danforth cannot separate the falsehood
of the criminal proceedings with how such acknowledgement will reflect on his own state
as a judge.  He consistently finds opportunity to extol the virtues of the hearings as a
pursuit for truth and justice and refuses to grant that the nature of the evidence, the
evidence itself, and the accusers could be disingenuous.  Danforth is not entirely
persuaded by the document in support of the accused and the many signatures that Francis
Nurse obtained on it.  In fact, Danforth calls for the arrest of the 91 people who
signed the document in support of Elizabeth, Rebecca, and Martha.  I think that
Danforth's true nature is revealed with his position on the issue, sounding more like an
ultimatum than a statement of cooperation and
collaboration:

a person is either with this court
or he must be counted against it, there be no road
between.

In this, Danforth is shown to be a
character who will not listen to evidence or reason, so long as it undermines his court
proceedings, his adjudication, or the perception of how he is in power and
control.

log3 (7x) logb(ac^3)

I suppose that you want to practice the properties of
logarithms on the following logarithms:

log3 (7x) and logb
(a*c^3)

To calculate the 1st logarithm, we'll have to apply
the product property:

log3 (x*y) = log x + log
y

Comparing, we'll get:

log3
(7x) = log3 (7) + log3 (x)

We'll apply the same property
for the 2nd logarithm:

logb (a*c^3) = logb (a) + logb
(c^3)

We need to apply the power property, to the second
term of the sum:

logb (c^3) = 3*logb
(c)

We notice that the superscript goes down in front of
the logarithm.

logb (a*c^3) = logb (a) + 3*logb
(c)

Therefore, applying the proper
properties, the requested logarithms
are:

log3 (7x) = log3 (7) +
log3 (x) and logb (a*c^3) = logb (a) + 3*logb (c)

Can someone give me some important quotes in Othello regarding Iago and his "honesty"?

You are quite right to put "honesty" in quotation marks,
for any mention of Iago as being honest must be ironic.   However, the irony is mostly
dramatic.  All of the major characters believe that Iago is honest, so when the term is
used, the audience knows that each of these characters has misjudged
Iago.

One of the first references to honesty is made by
Iago himself, in the last few lines of Act 1.  He characterizes Othello as one
who

is of a
free and open nature

That thinks men honest that but seem
to be so

A perceptive judge
of human nature, Iago understands that Othello is truly honest, and because he is so, he
sees others as he is himself.  Thus, Iago knows that Othello will trust
him.

Later, Cassio calls Iago "honest" after Iago gives
Cassio advice that will result in Othello's ordering Cassio's
death:

Good night, honest
Iago.

But the term reaches
its highest irony when Othello calls Iago honest:

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And, for I know thou'rt full of love and
honesty

And weigh'st thy words before thou giv'st them
breath.

And later, Othello
declares,

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This fellow's of exceeding
honesty,

And knows all qualities, with a learned
spirit

Of human dealings. (Act 3, scene
3)

These references to Iago's
honesty, while initially are somewhat humorous because the audience knows how grossly
Othello has misjudged Iago and his intentions, are the key to understanding why Othello
falls for Iago's machinations and turns against his most beloved wife Desdemona.  It is
Othello's faith in those around him, his tendency to see others as he himself is, his
trust in the men who have served with him in battle that leads to Othello's downfall.
 In other words, much of what causes Othello to turn against Desdemona is his inability
to see the darker nature of Iago.

What is the summary of chapter 2 in To Sir With Love

After his introduction to Headmaster Florian, Mr.
Braithwaite nears a classroom out of which a tall red-head rushes; he grabs the girl to
keep her from running into him, and she apologizes.  Then, Mr. Braithwaite enters the
classroom where about forty boys and girls turn to stare at him.  There is no sign of a
teacher, and one of the students asks, "Are you taking old Hack's place?"  Excusing
himself, Braithwaite hurries out to the staffroom, realizing the meaning of Mr.
Florian's remark, "Things are different here."

Reclining in
an easy chair in this staffroom upstairs is Mr. Theo Weston, a large hairy "cadaverous"
young man who appear untidy.  Making an off-color joke, he says to Braithwaite, "Ah
another lamb to the slaughter--or should we say black sheep?"  Controlling his temper,
Braithwaite introduces himself.  Then, Mrs. Grace Dale-Evans enters, introducing herself
and tidying up the room.  Matching the slovenly appearance of the staffroom, when
Braithwaite goes into the courtyard, the outdoors area of the school is littered with
newspapers, crumpled paper bags, and "great blobs of mucus" indicating that students
suffered from colds. A high wall separates the school from the
churchyard.

Remembering how different this East London
school is from that of his childhood days in Georgetown (British Guiana), Braithwaite
becomes depressed.  But, the sound of a handbell interrupts his thoughts; it is
lunchtime.  Mrs. Dale-Evans greets him again and tells him tea will soon be ready; in
the meantime, she introduces the new teacher to the rest of the faculty.  She surprises
Braithwaite by adding comments on each teacher in a whispered
aside.

There is Miss Josy Dawes, short, strong appearing,
and rather mannish.  Then, Miss Euphemia Phillips, mousy and young looking with a look
of helplessness, and Mr. Theo Weston.  "Fancy being able to shave off your manhood
whenever you like," Mrs. Dale-Evans whispers. The next introduction is Mrs. Drew, a
white-haired matron who is "the Old Man's deputy."  Miss Vivian Clintridge, an
artist, is introduced next, exuding a "brash animal charm"; following her is Miss
Gillian Blanchard, a lovely woman with dark eyes who is also a new teacher.  After these
introductions, Mrs. Drew and Miss Clintridge--Clinty as she is called--encourage Mr.
Braithwaite to stay at the school.

As the bell rings, the
others leave except from Miss Blanchard, who marks books.  She tells Braithwaite that
they have said the same things about staying to her. 

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"There is something rather odd about this school,
something rather frightening and challenging at the same
time."

She explains that
there is no corporal punishment at the school, or any other form, for that matter.  As
the children are allowed to speak freely, they often do so without tact.  She tells
Braithwaite that she finds them difficult because she has no experience.  At this point,
Mrs. Dale-Evans reappears and shows Braithwaite around the Domestic Science Department. 
Impressed at the neatness around him, Braithwaite is even more impressed by the
discipline of her classroom.  The girls enter, wash their hands, and follow
instructions.  Encouraged, Braithwaite reflects,

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If she could accomplish such near perfection
without recourse to beatings, then I would most certainly have a shot at it.  This woman
with her ready, listening ear and proven, sound advice, was both teacher and mother to
these girls....But I felt certain...she could be tough--very
tough.

Is there any symbolism in "Editha"?

Two symbols stand out in “Editha.” The first opens the
story and sets the symbolic mood of "Editha," a rather idealistically self-centered and
unrealistic young woman. The opening line provides both the implied metaphor of the
story and the major symbol:

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The air was thick with the war feeling, like the
electricity of a storm which had not yet
burst.

It is conventional to
symbolize war as a storm, and Howells does
just that with "electricity of a storm." However, this symbol represents other, deeper
dimensions. It also symbolizes George Gearson's personal experiences. In the first
place, it symbolizes his exposure to Editha's emotional and physic manipulation as a
storm:

She had
decided that she could not let him stay ...
in mystical response to her
mystical urgency ...
her nature pulling upon his nature, her womanhood upon
his manhood, ...

Edith's
unrealistic beliefs and unfounded idealism compelled her to manipulatively insist upon
George's agreement with her perspective on the "glory" of war. This caused turbulent
conflict in his own psyche and doubt of his own perceptions: "When I differ from you I
ought to doubt myself."

It further symbolizes the community's response
to the announcement of World War I (Howells first published in Harper's Monthly in 1905)
as a storm:

I
thought it would [be good] to sprinkle a little cold water … . But you can't do that
with a crowd ... I was sprinkling hell-fire … . "Cry havoc, and let slip the dogs of
war."

The emotional reaction
of the community as each became a "convert to the war" tore through the town meeting
creating a frenzy of patriotic thought that ironically echoed Editha's speeches to
George and must have been part of his stormy "hell-fire."

Finally, it
represents the aftermath of George's part of the war as a
storm:

[There]
was Gearson's name....Then there was a lapse into depths ... then a lift into clouds ...
black clouds, that blotted out the sun, [and] the fever that she expected of herself,
...

Though George's storm was
ended, the families and beloved of those dead or wounded in "the first skirmish" faced
their own stormy turmoil as witnessed by Editha's reaction and confirmed by George's
mother's reaction, full of blame and bitterness at Editha (one wonders if that is what
he expected; if that is why he sent her in person to his mother).

The
second symbol is "pocket Providence," which symbolizes Editha's and others', as depicted
by Howells, unrealistic vision of war as glory and divine
ordination:

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[Editha] "God meant it to be
war."

[George] "You think it was God? Yes, I suppose that is what
people will say."

[Editha] "Do you suppose it would have been war if
God hadn't meant it?"

During the Progressive era, what are some reforms that strengthened democracy at a state level?

The three best-known reforms that were instituted by the
Progressives to strengthen democracy in the states were the initative, recall, and
referendum.  These reforms were not instituted in all states, but they were created
during the Progressive Era in an attempt to increase the amount of democracy that
existed in the states.

An initiative is a law that is
proposed by a private (not part of the government) individual or group.  The people vote
on it and it becomes law if they approve.

A referendum is a
law that is proposed by the legislature and put to the people for a
vote.

A recall is when a special election is held to remove
an official from office before their term is supposed to
end.

All of these reforms were meant to give the people
more control over the governments of the various states.