In the play "Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, how does Decius persuade Caesar to attend the Senate?Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare

In act II, Scene 2, on the morning of the Ides of March,
Calpurnia awakens her husband Caesar with her cry, "They murder Caesar!"  Superstitious,
Caear has the priest to make a sacrifice and send back their opinions of its success.
Calpurnia begs Caesar to remain home, but he tells her he is not afraid. Insistent,
Calpurnia tells Caesar of her dream in which a lionness has given birth in the streets,
graves have opened, and ghosts have screamed in the streets.  Afraid of these terrible
omens, Calpurnia wants her husband to not go to the forum.  However, he tells
her,

Cowards
die many times before their deaths;
The valiant never taste of death but
once.
Of all the wonders that I yet have heard,(35)
It seems to me
most strange that men should fear
Seeing that death, a necessary
end,

and, although he is
superstitious, Caesar also is fatalistic.  Meanwhile, the servant returns with the
message from the priests; because they could not find a heart in the offering, they urge
Caesar to remain home.  Nevertheless, Caesr refuses, declaring himself the more terrible
of the lions.  But, Calpurnia will not be dissuaded and insists that Marc Antony be sent
to the Senate to say that Caesar is not well.  At this point, Decius enters, saying that
he has come to bring him to the Senate House; Caesar tells Decius to tell the senators
that he is not coming. 

When Decius asks for a reason,
Caesar tells him that Calpurnia is worried because of a dream she has had that has
Caesar's statue spouting blood.  Then, Decius reinterprets the dream convincingly enough
to give Caesar confidence.  He says that the statue spouting blood signifies that Rome
will get reviving blood and great men will ask for recognition.  Furthermore, Decius
appeals to Caesar's pride and desire for power as he tells Caesar that the people intend
to give him a crown this day, and if Caesar sends word that he is not coming, the Senate
may change their minds. And, besides, it will sound rather ridiculous that Caesar's wife
has said to break up the Senate because she has had a bad dream.  This appeal to
Caesar's pride to not be ruled by his wife's whims is effective; Caesar says, "How
foolish do your fears seem now, Calpurnia!" and tell Decius to get his
robe.

Determine the median which goes from A in triangle ABC if A(5,2), B(-3,7), C(1,-5).

We'll recall that the median of a triangle is the segment
that joins the vertex of triangle to the midpoint of the opposite
side.

If the median is drawn from vertex A, then the
opposite side is BC.

We'll determine the equation of the
median, and for this reason, we'll determine the midpoint of the segment
[BC].

xM = (xB+xC)/2 => xM = (-3+1)/2 => xM =
-1

yM = (yB+yC)/2 => yM = (7-5)/2 => yM =
1

Since we know two points, we'll write the equation of the
line that passes through the points:

(xM-xA)/(x-xA) =
(yM-yA)/(y-yA)

(-1-5)/(x-5) =
(1-2)/(y-2)

-6/(x-5) =
-1/(y-2)

We'll cross
multiply:

-x + 5 = -6y +
12

We'll shift all the terms to one
side:

-x + 6y + 5 - 12 = 0

x -
6y + 7 = 0

The equation of the median that
joins the vertex A to the midpoint M of the side BC, is x - 6y + 7 =
0.

What evidence does the Time Traveller have to prove that what he says is true at the end of The Time Machine?

The one piece of evidence that links the account of the
Time Traveller to reality and clearly shows that his narration is based on truth are the
two flowers that Weena picked for him and which he placed in his pockets. It is the
presence and the reality of these flowers that helps the Time Traveller himself to
belief in the reality of what has happened to him. Note the following
speech:

"To
tell the truth... I hardly believe it myself... And
yet..."

His eye fell with a mute inquire upon the withered
white flowers upon the little table. Then he turned over the hand holding his pipe, and
I saw he was looking at some half-healed scars on his
knuckles.

The flowers are a
tangible piece of the future that the Time Traveller brought back with him, and act as a
symbol of the future and the Time Traveller's feelings for Weena. It is of course
important to note that the medical man himself finds something "odd" in the flowers, and
is unable to recognise or identify them precisely. This adds veracity to the account of
the the Time Traveller, and his refusal to let the medical man take the flowers away
shows his awareness of the danger of letting such future relics be
studied.

What was St. Ogg's profession in The Mill on the Floss?

Let us be careful here. Your question seems to suggest
that St. Ogg's is actually a character in this excellent novel. However, it is actually
the town in which the novel is set, as the opening chapter makes clear. Eliot seems to
like beginning her novels with an introductory passage that clearly establishes setting
before introducing us to her main characters, and this novel is no exception as we are
presented with the beautiful and tranquil image of St. Ogg's and the surrounding
countryside.

If your question was refering to the industry
of St. Ogg's, the description makes it clear that this town owes much of its prosperity
to the way in which it is clearly an important harbour
town:

On this
mighty tide the black ships--laden with the fresh-scented fir-planks, with rounded sacks
of oil-bearing seed, or with the dark glitter of coal--are borne along to the town of
St. Ogg's, which shows its aged, fluted red roofs and teh broad gables of its wharves
between teh low wooded hill and the river brink, tingling the water with a soft purple
hue under the transient glance of this February
sun.

Thus we can see that in
addition to agriculture, St. Ogg's is clearly a prosperous town because of its harbour
and wharves, and the way that important products are shipped there to be
sold.

What is the role of silence in Of Mice and Men?

I think that the element of silence plays a role in two
main settings.  The first would be the shooting of Candy's dog.  There is a silence
between the moment the dog is led outside of the living quarters until the point it is
killed.  This silence is one that can represent a great many things, such as Candy's own
guilt at allowing the cruelty to happen.  It can also represent the death of hope.  To a
large extent, Steinbeck seems to indicate that there is a "sound" associated with the
activity that allows hope to happen.  For George, it is the sound of the dream of owning
his own farm.  For Lennie, it is the sound of animals.  This silence is something that
is antithetical to such hope because of its implication of a lack of activity, a lack of
connection to one's vision of the future.  In the instances where one does not hear that
sound, silence seems to indicate a lack of hope.  In the shooting of Candy's dog, one
hears this.  At the same time, when Crooks' life is described, this similar silence is
present.  Crooks' world is a silent one because of the lack of connection to others. 
This silence seems to indicate the lack of hope that he experiences because of this
isolation.  It is why that the silence accompanies Steinbeck's description of Crooks'
setting in chapter four in the beginning and end, indications of Crooks' life both
before and after people enter it.

My thesis is "In Romeo and Juliet, Juliet is the true hero because of traits she possesses." for that thesis, i need to pick 3 traits, and...

(Regrettably, my response to this question was eradicated
when I posted shortly ago. So, I will try to duplicate it here for
you.)

As part of your introduction, you may wish to refer
to Aristotle's Poetics in which the tragic hero is defined.  That
Juliet possesses nobler stature than Romeo and, as such, is the true tragic hero can
certainly be defended.  For, she is more sensible than Romeo, she is of a higher moral
fiber, and she is more responsible.  Here are some suggestions for
support:

1. more
sensible

In
the first Act, Juliet's mother, in an extended metaphor, describes Paris as a potential
suitor.  Rather than refusing, Juliet promises that she will consider
Paris:

I'll
look to like, if looking liking move;

But no more deep will
I endart mine eye

Than your consent gives strength to make
it fly. 1.3.97-99

 When she
learns from the Nurse that Romeo is a Montague, she immediately recognizes the danger
whereas Romeo reacts differently

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JULIET

My only
love, sprung from my only hate!
Too early seen unknown, and known too late!

Prodigious birth of love it is to me
That I must love a loathed
enemy.1.5

ROMEO

    Is she a
Capulet?/O dear account! My life is my foe's debt.
1.5

Later, after Juliet and
Romeo are married she urges him to hurry away when he wishes to linger.
(3.5)

When she hears Romeo in the orchard she is fearful
that he will be killed if the guards recognize him.
(2.2.)

She cautions him against swearing against "the
inconstant moon" 2.2).

And, when the Nurse suggests to
Juliet that she marry Romeo anyway, Juliet reacts to this irrational suggestion.
(3.5)

And, although she is hysterical, threatening
suicide after her angry father insists that she marry Paris, Juliet does go to Friar
Laurence in the hopes that he can offer a solution to her problem. (4)  When he gives
her the vial she does consider all the consequences before she drinks from it.  This act
contrasts with Romeo's rash purchase of poison from the poor apothecary and his swift
downing of it in the tomb.

She carefully considers the
consequences of drinking the vial, but decides that Friar Laurence is right: "For he
hath still been tried a holy man" (4.4.29)

 Of course,
Juliet's final act is foolish, but she does act rather sensibly
otherwise.

2. of a higher moral fiber (nobler
stature)

Juliet discourages Romeo from
kissing her when they first meet, suggesting that palms touch when pilgrims meet in the
sonnet that they both share (1.5)

She would not have
impulsively killed Tybalt.

Juliet is appalled when the
Nurse suggests that she commit bigomy by marrying Paris.
(3.5)

She does not reveal to her angry parents that she is
already married out of loyalty and love for Romeo because she knows doing so would
endanger him. (3.5)

Juliet does not buy poison from a poor
apothecary as does the unethical Romeo.

Juliet does not
blame fate for what happens as does Romeo who declares in Act 3 after slaying Tybalt,
"O, I am fortune's fool!" and impulsively cursing fate after he learns of Juliet's
"death," "I defy you, fate!"

3.  more
responsible

In the first act, Juliet is with
her mother and Nurse; she does not hide from her parents, causing them great
consternation as does Romeo.

Juliet is slower to promise
Romeo her love--"Wilt thou leave me so unsatisfied?" he asks her in the orchard scene.
(2.2)

In the orchard, she wants to be with Romeo, but she
tells him, "...I should kill thee with much cherishing" because the guards will come.
(2.2)

 



Why does Biddy say "let me be hurt, if I been have been ungenerous" to Pip in Great Expectations?Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Chapter 35

Biddy's words of Chapter XXXV of Great Expectations come
after Pip has returned to the forge after learning of his sister's death.  Even though
Mrs. Joe has been terribly cruel to him, Pip does feel "a shock of regret."  Pip attends
the funeral for his sister foolishly directed by Mr. Trabb as "larks sang high above it
[the coffin]."  After Pip and Joe and Biddy return to the forge, and the shadows of
evening close in, Pip accuses Biddy of not having written to him about these "sad
matters."  Biddy replies with more than a little
irony,

"Did
you, Mr. Pip?"..."I should have written if I had thought
that."

Biddy also resents
Pip's condescending attitude as he asks her where she will go now that she can no longer
wait on Mrs. Joe:

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"How am I going to live?" repeated Biddy,
striking in, with a momentary flush upon her
face....

Thus, the reader is
led to understand that Biddy's words "let me be hurt if I have been ungenerous" are
touched with more than charity towards Pip by taking his "hurt" from him as he
unrealistically feels Biddy has done him an unjustice by not staying in touch with him. 
For, she is again ironic as she says these words, implying that Joe should be the one
who is hurt because Pip has failed on several occasions to visit the forge when he was
in the area (in Chapter XXVIII he stays at the Blue Boar rather than coming to visit
Joe, for instance).