What does evolution mean in biology?A) change in species over time B) change in individuals over time C) change in theories over time D) change...

If you are referring to organic evolution, then the
correct answer would be choice a. Evolution is change in species over time. Since the
environment is constantly changing, environmental pressures are placed on living species
in terms of being able to adapt to their surroundings, find food, escape predation, etc.
Those variations within a population, which are actually genetic mutations, may allow an
individual to have an advantage. If that is the case, it will be selected for. If the
individual passes along these variations, over time, more members of the species will
also have these variations. Eventually, a new species may arise. This change in species
over time is evolution. 

In what ways is "A Rose for Emily" a story about resistance to change?

In Faulkner's "A Rose for Emily," the main character Emily
Grierson is stuck living in the past within the isolated reality that she has both been
forced into and that she herself has created.  Early in the story, the local authorities
go to Emily's house to talk to her about paying property taxes, and Emily refuses to
pay, insisting that the mayor has relieved her from ever paying taxes again.  She is
unaware that the mayor died ten years ago.  Similarly, when Homer Barron decides that he
no longer wants to be in a relationship with her, she arguably kills him to make sure
that he "stays" with her.  She cannot handle being abandoned by him and does not want
this aspect of her life to change.  The resistance to change in the story is symbolized
by the state of the Grierson house which stands unkempt among a neighborhood that has
forged on into the present.

For "Tape" by Jose Rivera, summarize the plot of the play.

The plot of a story is:

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...the order of events in a narrative or any
other type of story.

This
story is a tragedy which is...

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...is a form of art based on human
suffering...

In Jose Rivera's
play entitled, "Tape," we meet two characters. The first is the Person and the second is
the Attendant. As we study the plot, we see the development of the Attendant as a
character diametrically opposed to the Person.

It appears
that the Person has died. We first see him in a room he has just entered that holds a
table and chair, with drinking water on the table. The Person is uncomfortable. His
comments about the Attendant's concern over poor lighting lets the audience know that he
knows he is dead:

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I guess, what does it matter
now?

The play represents a
man's confrontation with the life he led while alive, and the sins he committed in that
life. The room represents either Heaven and/or Judgment
Day.

We may be able to assume this is
not hell, in that the Attendant
states:

We
don't want to cause you an undue
suffering.

The Attendant is
kind and supportive, trying to offer what little comfort he can and to answer whatever
questions the Person might have. The more href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/conciliate">conciliatory the
Attendant is, the more frustrated the Person becomes. Perhaps his frustration
foreshadows what is to follow.

The Attendant clarifies
several of the guidelines that control not only his actions but
also the Person's actions. For example, the Person is going to be required to listen to
tapes. He may use the rewind button so he understands things that
may not have recorded clearly, but he may not use the fast forward
button. The reason for this is clarified soon enough.

The
Attendant finally reveals that the Person will be listening to ten thousand boxes
filled with tapes that contain all the lies he
told while he was alive. This is mind-numbing to the Person. He apologizes profusely,
but of course now it is too late. The amount of tapes tells us that the Person lied a
great deal, though we are not sure why. He will be required to listen to
every tape, and though we cannot be certain what "stage" of the
afterlife this actually is, it is certain that the Person will be listening to his past,
reflected in less than "sterling" moments, for a very long time, which would seem a
clear form of
"suffering."

Additional
Source:

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

In Animal Farm, compare earlier times on the farm to the later ones.

I think that the first chapter is probably going to be
where a great deal of focus lies in this question.  The opening chapter resides largely
with Old Major's vision of a world without humans.  There is a solidarity present in the
chapter, as well as a belief that the clear enemy would be the humans who consume
without producing.  The feeling that comes out of the first chapter both to the animals
and the reader is a fairly clear one in the identification of the humans as the source
of the animals' problems.  As this progresses, and as power becomes a central issue for
the animals, these clear feelings become increasingly muddled.  For example, in chapter
7, when Clover does not know what to think in seeing her fellow animals slaughtered, it
is a reflection of the state of affairs surrounding all animals on the farm.  She is
still fairly convinced that life is better without the humans, but at what cost, in
terms of seeing the death of so many animals in such a brutal manner.  It is this
confusion that is in such stark contrast to the first chapter and the initial feelings
of revolution present.

Is "The Open Window" a narrative or descriptive story?

To be perfectly honest, I had never seen the term
"descriptive story" until I read your question.  I did a Google search and found many
"hits," but I still do not understand this term.

What I do
know is that a narrative is a story that tells a sequence of
fictional or non-fictional events.  Description is one of the tools
that is used by writers of narratives; narrative writers, as part of their narratives,
describe their characters and their settings.

"The Open
Window," by H.H. Munro uses description, but it is most certainly a narrative.  There is
clearly a sequence of events that leads to a conclusion.  I would have to conclude that
"The Open Door" should be classified as a
narrative.

In Sarah, Plain and Tall, why are Sarah's shells at the bottom of the food bag?chapter eight

In order to answer this question, we must think about what
we know about Sarah, and then make an inference about the shells at the bottom of the
bag.

We know that Sarah came from the East Coast. When she
first arrives, she brings presents from home for the children: a shell for Caleb and a
sea stone for Anna. She speaks lovingly of the sea. In Chapter Four, we are introduced
to Sarah’s shell collection.  She picks them up one at a time and names them. She shows
the children how you can hear the ocean if you hold a conch shell to your ear.  She
mentions the sea over and over again in the book.

We can
infer from this information that Sarah loves the sea and misses it very much.  We know
that her memories are wrapped up in her shells.  So in Chapter Eight, when we learn that
her shells are in the bottom of the bag in which she had put the snack she gathered, we
can infer that she ran to her room and grabbed them for safekeeping, just in case the
squall damaged the house.

French help: pronom relatif lequel?In french class we are learning lequel and an example given was... 1. As-tu vu le film duquel il a parlé...

This translates to: 

"Have
you seen the movie about which he has spoken."

In French
and English we say "spoken about".  French do it more elegantly by putting "about"
before "spoken".  You still have to have the "about" word in the French question.  
It appears as "de" and attaches to "lequel". 

"parler de
..." 
and any verb that takes "de" will also appear as "duquel" when you say
"about which".

"avoir besoin de..." will do the same thing,
as well as other expressions/verbs that end with "de".