What is the number of milliequivalents of potassium in 10 ml of 100 mg/ml potassium chloride solution?(The molecular weight of potassium is 39 g...

When a compound is formed, the number of moles of each
element that makes up the compound can be expressed in terms of an "equivalent." For
example consider the compound NaCl. Here each mole of NaCl has 1 mole of Na and 1 mole
of Cl which is 1/2 a mole of Cl2. We can say that 1 equivalent of Na and half an
equivalent of Cl2 are required in 58 g of NaCl.  A milliequivalent or meq is 1/1000 of
an equivalent.

As a general rule, for monovalent ions, 1
meq = 1 mmol, for divalent ions, 1 meq = 0.5 mmol and for trivalent ions, 1 meq is
approximately equal to 0.333 mmol.

We need to find the
milliequivalents of potassium in 10 ml of 100 mg/ml potassium chloride solution. 10 ml
of 100 mg/ml solution has 1000 mg of KCl. This is equal to 1000/74 = 13.51 mmol. The
number of milliequivalents of potassium in 10 ml of 100 mg/ml potassium chloride
solution is 13.5

The correct answer is option
b or 13.5

How does the novel Lord of the Flies end?

Things look bleak for Ralph as he tries to avoid the
murderous boys who are hunting him in the final chapter of Lord of the
Flies. He has already been warned by Samneric that the painted hunters will
form a line and converge upon Ralph until he is found; a stick with points on both ends
await him when he is eventually discovered. Ralph manages to avoid capture, wounding one
hunter and stumbling past another until he rolls out of the thicket onto the beach. When
he looks up, instead of finding the hunters converging upon him, he sees a naval officer
carrying a revolver

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looking down at Ralph in wary astonishment. On
the beach behind him was a cutter, her bows hauled up and held by two ratings. In the
stern-sheets another rating held a sub-machine gun.
     "Fun and games," said
the officer.

Ralph was saved
from certain death, and the horrors of life on the island had come to an end. The boys
were rescued at last, but

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the officer... was moved and a little
embarrassed. He turned away to give them time to pull themselves together; and waited,
allowing his eyes to rest on the trim cruiser in the
distance.

Was mercantilism mutually beneficial to the mother country and to the colonies?

I would argue that mercantilism was beneficial to both the
colonies and the mother country but that it was typically much more beneficial to the
mother country.  Let us look at the example of the British colonies in North America to
illustrate this.

In a sense, mercantilism was good for the
colonies because it gave them access to the British market.  So long as the colonists
were producing things that the British wanted, they had privileged access to the markets
of the richest country in the world.  They did not have to worry about competition from
foreign countries.

However, mercantilism was better for the
mother country.  It got to set rules that prevented, for example, any colonial firms
from making goods that competed with those made in England.  It got the benefit of cheap
raw materials from the colonies and sold them more expensive finished goods in
return.

Thus, mercantilism was an unequal relationship that
helped the mother country more than it helped the colonies.

Why are the horse latitudes called by that name?

The horse latitudes are two high-pressure belts
characterized by low winds, at about 30 degrees north and south of the equator. Dreaded
by early sailors, these areas have undependable winds with long periods of calm. In the
Northern Hemisphere, particularly near Bermuda, sailing ships carrying horses from Spain
to the New World (the Americas) were often stalled. When water supplies ran low, these
animals were the first to go without water. Dying from thirst or tossed overboard, the
animals were sacrificed to conserve water for the men. Explorers and sailors reported
that the seas were "strewn with bodies of horses." This is one explanation of how these
areas came to be called the horse latitudes.

The term might
also be rooted in complaints by sailors who were paid in advance and received no
overtime when the ships slowly proceeded through the windless regions. During this time,
they were said to be "working off a dead
horse."

Sources:
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Science, p. 121; Rovin, Jeff.
Laws of Order, p. 87; Tufty, Barbara. 1001 Questions
Answered About Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Other Natural Air Disasters, pp.
189-90.

What is the difference between communities,ecosystems and biomes?

A population is a group of the same species.  These
populations come together to form a community.  The community exists within an ecosystem
that supports the lives of species that inhabit it.  The ecosystem consists of the
community of living species as well as the non-living environmental factors (air,
sunlight, rocks, ground, etc...)that create the environment for the community.  Biomes
are a collection of ecosystems that similar environmental factors and communities that
they can exist in the same geographic location.  Biomes are large.  There are 7 major
biomes:  coniferous forest, deciduous forest, desert, grassland, rainforest, shrubland,
and tundra.

Here is an example.  Suppose a family of
squirrels has built a nest in an oak tree.  There is also a nest of bald eagles in the
treetops.  Moss grows on the bark on the tree.  The squirrels, the eagles, and the moss
come together on this tree to form a community.  This community along with environmental
factors, such as rain fall, temperature, etc... make up the ecosystem for this
community.  When these ecosystems combine, they form the biome of a deciduous
forest.

I have included a world map of the major
biomes.

What is the theme of Sonnet 73?William Shakespeare

The theme of William Shakespeare's Sonnet
73 is the importance of the friend of the poet's loving him more strongly
because of the temporal state of life.  Calling attention to his aging in order to
convince his lover of the urgency of full affection, the poet uses images such as
"yellow leaves" and "twilight."  And, with the prefix twi-- which
means "half," the poet suggests that his life is nearing its completion.  As the sonnet
develops, the suggestion of death comes in the second
quatrain:

As
after sunset fadeth in the west,

Which by and by black
night doth take away,

Death's second self, that seals up
all in rest.

Further, the
ending couplet summarizes the purpose of this sonnet; that is, the poet pleas with his
lover to love him more strongly since there is so little time left to
him.

In summary, the theme of the importance of the lover
devoting attention to the poet is expressed in three
metaphors:

1. the yellowing
   leaves


2. the day fading in the west after sunset and black
   night coming


3. the glowing of the fire of
   life being consumed by
   ashes

In Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, what sentiments does Macbeth express at the end of Act 5, scene 3? What do these sentiments reveal about...

Macbeth is the dominant character in Act 5, scene 3 of
Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth. Macbeth speaks most of the lines in
this scene, and the scene is particularly revealing about his character as the play
nears its end. By this point in the drama, Macbeth, under attack from his enemies,
feels

• exasperated,
  as when he commands a servant, “Take thy face hence”
  (5.3.19)


• depressed, as when
  he frankly admits, “I am sick at heart”
  (5.3.19)


• ambivalent, as when
  he hopes that the coming battle may lead to victory but realizes that it may well lead
  to irrevocable defeat (5.3.20-21)


• resigned
  to his fate, as when he
  says,

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I have lived long enough. My way of
life

Is fall’n into the sear [that is, is withered], the
yellow leaf,

And that which should accompany old
age,

[Such] As honor, love, obedience, troops of
friends,

I must not look to have . . .
(5.3.22-26)

• eloquent
  despite his troubles, as the preceding quotation illustrates
  


• inventive in his language,
  as when he refers to mere “mouth-honor”
  (5.3.27)


• angry, as when he
  calls for a tardy officer by exclaiming, “Seyton!”
  (5.3.29)


• abrupt, as when he
  quickly asks Seyton, “What news more?”
  (5.3.30)


• determined, despite
  his troubles, as when he says, “I’ll fight, till from my bones my flesh be hacked”
  (5.3.32)


• stubborn, as when
  he says of armor that Seyton thinks is not needed yet, “I’ll put it on”
  (5.3.34)


• tyrannical, as when
  he orders Seyton, “Hang those that talk of fear”
  (5.3.36)


• full of commands,
  as when he orders Seyton, “Give me mine armor”
  (5.3.36)


• genuinely concerned about the
  health of his wife, as when he asks a physician, “How does your patient,
  doctor?” (5.3.37)


• imaginative in his use of
  language, as when he asks the
  doctor,

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Canst thou not minister to a mind
diseased,

Pluck from the memory a rooted
sorrow,

Raze [that is, erase] out the written troubles of
the brain,

And with some sweet oblivious
antidote

Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous
stuff

Which weighs upon the heart?
(5.3.39-45)

• capable
  of using metaphors very effectively, as in the speech just
  quoted


• capable of abrupt changes of
  mood, as when, shortly after the speech just quoted, he exclaims, “throw
  physic to the dogs, I’ll none of it”
  (5.3.47)


• insistent, as when
  he once more commands that his armor be put on
  (5.3.48)


• honest and fearful,
  as when he confesses, “Doctor, the thanes [that is, his soldiers] fly from me”
  (5.3.49)


• needy, as the
  preceding quotation suggests


• capable of at
  least imagining that he might show gratitude, as in lines
  50-54


• still susceptible to superstition and
  prophecies (5.3.60)

How could Northerners detest slavery and yet not embrace abolitionism?

First, please note that the vast majority of Northerners
did not detest slavery in the South.  They didn't want slavery in the territories
(because they wanted that land for white settlers), but they didn't really care that
much about black people.  This was especially true in the early years of the
abolitionist movement.  Northern whites did not,as a rule, mind having slavery exist in
the South and did not want a whole bunch of freed slaves coming North to compete with
them for jobs and to, perhaps, live near them.

Even among
those Northerners who truly did detest slavery, there was not complete support for
abolitionism.  One reason for that was that the Constitution allowed slavery.  To
embrace abolitionism, then, was to say that Southern slave owners should have their
legal property taken away from them.  Another reason is that the abolitionists were the
most radical part of Northern society with regard to this issue.  People rarely support
extreme points of view in large numbers.

So, in answer to
this, I would point first to the fact that most Northerners did not hate slavery as much
as this question implies.  Second, I would note that slavery was an embedded part of
American society that had been around forever and was sanctioned by
law.

In "Thank You, M'am, " by Langston Hughes, are the surprising developments of the plot consistent with the character of Mrs. Jones?A good writer...

No doubt, Mrs. Jones is a believable character and
consistent in her determination. She is a mother figure. She treats Roger like she would
her own son. She does not put up with back talk or sass. She is a strict, disciplinarian
type. She does not allow Roger to even think about ever stealing
again.

The surprising developments of the plot are indeed
consistent with the characterization of Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones is familiar with the
streets. She is tough and prepared. She does not flinch. She is unwilling to give up her
purse. When Roger jerks at her purse, he and the purse fall to the
ground:

'The
large woman simply turned around and kicked him right square in his blue jeaned
sitter.'

Mrs. Jones is a
fighter. She will survive. She understands what it takes to survive the streets late at
night. She is tough. She is persistent. She teaches Roger a valuable lesson, one that he
will never forget. Mrs. Jones purposely tests Roger by leaving her purse in his reach.
She also leaves the door open. Roger can run if he so desires. Mrs. Jones has already
made such a striking impression on Roger until he does not desire to disappoint her
further:

Then,
leaving him alone by her purse and the open door, she steps behind a screen to warm lima
beans and ham on her gas plate. The boy does not run; he does not want to be
mistrusted.

This fact speaks
volumes about the strong, consistent character of Mrs. Jones. In only a few minutes in
Roger's presence, she makes such a difference in Roger's life. He will never forget Mrs.
Luella Bates Washington Jones. She has made a lasting impression on Roger. No doubt, he
is forever changed by Mrs. Jones's integrity. Mrs. Jones's good character is consistent
with the surprising plot.

The customer is fully satisfied when the perceived services meets or exceeds their expectations. Explain.

Commerce or business is rooted in the idea that there is
an equitable agreement about both the nature of goods and services offered and
compensation given.  In this, the customer and supplier both agree on the nature and
compensation for a given transaction.  In order for the customer to be satisfied, they
have to believe that what they have given in terms of compensation is reflective in what
has been provided to them.  They have to believe that what they gave is analogous to
what they received or what they received is far greater to what they gave as
compensation.  This is where the root of the customer- servicer relationship is present.
Commercial interaction can only be present when customers feel fully satisfied, in terms
of feeling that what they are giving and receiving in return meets or exceeds their
expectations.  I think that this is where the basic underyling concept of business
lies.  While there might be occasional hiccups in this pattern, I cannot see any
commercial relationship advancing if the customer does not feel fully satisfied with
what they are receiving and the compensation they are giving in
return.

How did Mrs. Pignati die in The Pigman?

We are but given partial information regarding the answer
to this question. The chapter you will want to re-read is Chapter 10, when Lorraine and
John come clean with Mr. Pignati about their true identity as school kids as opposed to
the charity workers they had pretended to be to get to know him. In response, Mr.
Pignati reveals to them something that John had already discovered when he rummaged
through a few of Mr. Pignati's things upstairs: his beloved wife, Conchetta, is actually
dead. He does not give us details of how his wife died, but it is clear that his wife
was incredibly important to him. Note what he says about their
relationship:

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"We loved each other. We didn't need anyone else.
She did everything for me. We were each others life," he managed to say, and then broke
into sobs.

This of course is
a key moment in the development of the relationship between John, Lorraine and Mr.
Pignati, for it represents a new level of honesty that comes to characterise their
relationship.

What are the literal and figurative meanings of the poem "The Tyger"?Please explain thoroughly.

William Blake, in the poem "The Tyger", uses both literal
and figurative meanings to define the message he wishes to give to
readers.

Literal meanings are very hard. Many times one
might think that a poem has a definitive literal meaning that all readers can conclude.
This is not the fact. Given that most poetry is subjective, any reader of the poem could
come up with a meaning that they believe to be literal. All that is needed to support an
interpretation of a poem is support regarding the
meaning.

This being said, the literal meaning of the poem,
for me, is heavily embedded within the figurative meaning of the poem given the two
blend together: the literal meaning is defined by the figurative
meaning.

Therefore, the meaning of the poem lies in the
fact Blake is questioning the creation of the tiger based solely upon the fact that he
finds it hard to believe that the same hand (God's hand) created the lamb. What the poem
does is set up the paradox for readers: can evil (as depicted by the references to
"fire" and "dread") come from good?

What the poem does is
allow mankind to question the relation between good and evil. Is all that is created
from good 'good'? Or, can something created from good inherently be evil? This is the
question Blake wishes to leave his readers with.

This being
said, allow at alternative interpretation: God granted free will as seen in the garden
of Eden and Eve's taking from the Tree of Knowledge. Free will allows people, and
animals, to choose their destiny through this free will. So, does an animal function in
the same way as man in regards to how it lives its life? Or, is the tiger simply
misunderstood given the stereotype placed upon the creature by
man?

Are the following results correct?1. a^2 2. 4a^2 3. y^2 4. 81r^2 - 36rs + 4s^2 =...

1. a^2 - 9 = (a-3)(a+3)

=
(a*a) + (a*3) + (-3*a) + (-3*3)

= a^2 + 3a – 3a –
9

= a^2 – 9
(correct)

2. 4a^2 - 4a + 1 =
(2a-1)(2a-1)

= (2a*2a) + (2a*(-1))+ (-1*2a) +
(-1*(-1))

= 4a^2 -2a – 2a +1

=
4a^2 -4a + 1 (correct)

3. y^2 - 16y + 64 =
(y-8)(y-8)

= (y*y) + (y*(-8)) + (-8*y) +
(-8*(-8))

= y^2 – 16y + 64
(correct)

4. 81r^2 - 36rs + 4s^2 =
(9r-2s)(9r-2s)

= (9r*9r) + (9r*(-2))+
(-2s*9r)+(-2s*(-2s))

= 81r^2 – 18r – 18r +
4s^2

= 81r^2 – 36r + 4s^2
(correct)

5. x^2 + 8x + 12 =
(x+6)(x+2)

= (x*x) + (x*2) + (6*x) +
(6*2)

= x^2 + 2x + 6x + 12

=
x^2 + 8x + 12 (correct)

6. 72 + 22x + x^2 =
(x-18)(x-4)

= (x*x) + (x*(-4)) + (-18*x) +
(-18*(-4))

= x^2 – 4x – 18x +
72

= x^2 – 22x + 72

= 72 – 22x
+ x^2 (Incorrect)

7. x^2 - x - 6 =
(x-2)(x+3)

= (x*x) + (x*3) + (-2*x) +
(-2*3)

= x^2 + 3x – 2x – 6

=
x^2 + x – 6 (incorrect)

8. x^2 - 5x - 24 =
(x+8)(x-3)

= (x*x) + (x*(-3)) + (8*x) +
(8*(-3))

= x^2 -3x + 8x – 24

=
x^2 + 5x – 24 (Incorrect)

9. 3x^2 + 14x + 15 =
(3x-5)(x-3)

= (3x*x) + (3x*(-3)) + (-5*x) +
(-5*(-3))

= 3x^2 – 9x – 5 x +
15

= 3x^2 – 14x + 15
(Incorrect)

10.  x^2 + 4x + 3 =
(x-1)(x-3)

= (x*x) + (x*(-3)) + (-1*x) +
(-1*(-3))

= x^2 – 3x – x + 3

=
x^2 – 4x + 3 (Incorrect)

11.4x^2 + 7x - 2 =
(4x-1)(x+2)

= (4x*x) + (4x*2) + (-1*x) +
(-1*2)

= 4x^2 + 8x – x – 2

=
4x^2 + 7x – 2 (correct)

12.16y^2 - 9 =
(4y+3)(4y-3)

= (4y*4y) + (4y*(-3)) + (3*4y) +
(3*(-3))

= 16y^2 – 12y + 12y –
9

= 16y^2 – 9  (correct)

What is a trait for Meryl Lee and an example of her showing it in Gary Schmidt's The Wednesday Wars?

Meryl Lee, in Gary Schmidt's The Wednesday
Wars, is a truly caring person. Holling believes that Meryl Lee has been in
love with him since the third grade. Regardless of the truth of this statement, Meryl
Lee is very supportive of Holling as a person.

When Holling
plays Ariel from Shakespeare's The Tempest in the Shakespeare
Holiday Extravaganza at school, Meryl Lee and Holling's other friends are there to
support him, though his parents do not attend.

An
unexpected catastrophe arises when Meryl Lee and Holling go on a date to see
Romeo and Juliet. They talk about the school that is to be built.
Holling shares his father's plan for the school on a place-mat that Meryl Lee takes home
as a memento. When there is a meeting about the school, Holling's father's plans appear
in the hands of Meryl's dad, as if he had come up with them. It is
clear that Meryl's father used the place-mat that Holling had written on, and Holling
believes Meryl Lee gave the design to her dad.

Holling
ignores Meryl Lee because he feels betrayed and is angry; and Meryl Lee comes to school
wearing sunglasses. When Holling makes a comment regarding Romeo and
Juliet and not "trusting others," he has finally pushed Meryl too far. She
tries to explain that she had nothing to do with her father's actions. He does not
believe her, so she removes the sunglasses in an attempt to throw them at Holling, and
when she does, he sees that her eyes are red from crying—she has been
devastated by what has happened, showing that she is trustworthy
and really cares not only about Holling, but about how
he sees her. Holling comes to his senses and
goes to Meryl Lee's house to make peace.

Meryl Lee
demonstrates her friendship and caring for Hollis by supporting him, and the suffering
she experiences when they fight with one another indicates how deeply her regard for
Holling goes.

What legal paper did Ruth keep on her person for over 25 years in The Color of Water?

The Color of Water is James McBride's
autobiographical story. It is told in alternating chapters, first by his mother Ruth and
then by James himself. The story is a result of the author's quest to find his place in
the world after growing up with a lot of ambiguity regarding his mother's life and
heritage.

James's father was a black man, and the family
lived in every way as a black family in Brooklyn; however, his mother was clearly not a
black woman. She did not talk about race or answer any questions about her family or the
heritage which came to James and his many brothers and sisters from her side of the
family. When he finally gets Ruth to talk to him, she starts her story from the
beginning.

In chapter three of the book, Ruth explains to
her son that her father used his wife's connections to come to America. He eventually
sent for his family, but he was a cruel man and told them all that he was the only true
American citizen in the family and the rest of them could be deported back to Poland any
time. because of that, Ruth kept her transport papers with her at all times for the next
twenty years--out of fear created by her own father that she could be sent back to her
home country

How do the tones and settings of Poe's stories affect the readers response to the characters ?

So as to define a few terms for others who may benefit
from this question and answer, I need to first define the term "reader
response".

Reader response is a critical approach, based
upon subjective thought (influenced by ones feelings, tastes, and/or opinions), in which
the reader's interpretation and analysis is more heavily considered over that of the
author's intent for the work.

This being said, reader
response is defined simply through how a reader interprets a text, how they feel reading
a text, and what the meaning of the text is for them.

Given
that the work of Edgar Allan Poe has been defined by his texts (which are filled with
images of death, premature burials, and mental instabilities), Poe, himself, is renowned
for the bizarre life he led which adds to the mystery and intreague of his
stories.

As for his texts, Poe embedded imagery dark and
mysterious characters, murderous plots, fear, revenge, and supernatural events and
apparitions. Through this, Poe is able to twist his works into pieces which fill the
mind with all that is morbid and grotesque.

Poe's use of
setting is important for reader response. If Poe succeeds at painting a picture whihc
evokes images of haunted castles, abandoned places, and darkened passageways for the
reader, he has succeeded at his purpose: to frighten the
reader.

Poe's use of tone is perhaps even more important
than that of the setting. It is through his setting, characterizations, and plans of
revenge or murder which support the tone to depict the fear-evoking and anxiety-building
a reader should feel when reading Poe's works.

In Their Eyes Were Watching God, describe the types of love Janie experiences and which one had the most impact on her?

Janie’s first experiences with love were with Johnny
Taylor, whom she kisses. Janie’s kissed Johnny in reaction to her budding sexuality. She
had been curiously observing the process of sexual readiness and reproduction as
evidenced in the natural environment. She neither loved Johnny Taylor nor aspired to
become his wife. Instead, she simply wanted to satisfy her curiosity and to indulge in
an impulsive desire.

 After discovering Janie’s caprice
with Johnny Taylor, her grandmother, Nanny, arranges a marriage for her. Janie’s
marriage to Logan Killicks represents her second experience with love. Logan, who is
much older than Janie, is a land-owner who is considered prosperous by many. He is able
to offer Janie a degree of economic stability and financial security. Yet, their
marriage is lifeless and she does not love him. Consequently, she runs away with Joe
Starks, who appeals to her romantic nature.

 Janie abandons
Logan Killicks for Joe Starks because Joe offers her glimpses of a dream life, filled
with delicacies. He promises her prominence and influence. However, she realizes that
the only role that she plays in his dream is that of a trophy wife. Her physical
appearance corresponds to his image of a mayor’s wife. His love for her is superficial
and it is only after his death that she discovers a true
love. 

Janie’s love for Tea Cake is genuine and true. She
does not look to him for financial security or social status. While she is physically
attracted to him, her desire stems from love and affection rather than simple physical
yearning. She simply loves the man rather than his possessions or his prominence. She
wants nothing from him except to him and to be loved by him. This is the love that most
impacts and shapes her life.

What reason does Dill give Scout for not coming back to Maycomb in To Kill a Mockingbird? What does this tell you about Dill's personality?

This is just another example of Dill's great storytelling
in To Kill a Mockingbird, and it's difficult to tell when he is
telling the truth or not. At the beginning of Chapter 12, Scout receives a letter from
Dill explaining that he will not be coming to Maycomb that summer. He "had a new
father"--whether the man had actually married Dill's mom remains unknown--and the two
were planning to build a boat together. The fact that Dill claimed that his new dad was
also a lawyer--"like Atticus, only much younger"--should have made Scout question the
truth of his letter. Dill also told Scout that he would eventually return to marry her,
and Scout was too much in puppy love for her to see that all was not right with
Dill.

It wasn't long before Dill showed up in Maycomb: He
had run away from home. This time the story was different: His new father, who he now
hated, had chained him in the basement, where he had been forced to live on raw field
peas provided by a sympathetic farmer. According to Dill, he had broken free from the
chains, become a camel washer in a small animal show, and had taken a train and then
hitchhiked his way to Maycomb. Dill was extremely dirty, so Jem and Scout must have
assumed that at least the latter part of his story was
true.

It is clear that Dill was an imaginative boy capable
of telling the biggest whoppers imaginable. But he is also a lonely boy whose parents
have no time for him. He is happiest when he is in Maycomb, with his two friends who
accept him for his warm personality and mischievous attitude toward
life.

I would like an analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "flowers- well-if anybody" with special attention to the use of the color purple.

Many of Emily Dickinson's poems include a reference to the
color purple. A few of the poems are "There is a flower that bees prefer", "Wait Till
the Majesty of Death", and "We like March", "It will be Summer--Eventually" and "Me,
change! Me, alter!"

The use of the color purple is based
upon the meaning of the color. The color purple is known to represent good judgement,
spiritual fulfillment, and peace of mind.

In the poem
"Flowers-Well-if anybody" (Poem 137) is a poem in which a woman is contemplating the
power of a flower.

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Flowers — Well — if anybody
Can the
ecstasy define —
Half a transport — half a trouble —
With which
flowers humble
men:

Historically, and even
today, flowers are used as a peace offering. One typically associates the giving of
flowers to a woman, by a man, when the man has done something offensive. This notion is
supported with the line "with which flowers humble men". Men use flowers to admit when
they are wrong- a humbling experience.

As for the use of
the color purple in the poem, the following lines are where the reference
appear:

Butterflies from St.
Domingo
Cruising round the purple line —
Have a system of aesthetics
—
Far superior to mine.

The purple line
is the line of purple flowers (showing the butterflies good judgement and peace of mind)
which the butterflies fly over given their aesthetics (principles concerned with
elements of nature and the appreciation of beauty). Dickinson admits that their
appreciation of aesthetics are better than hers. This is simply saying that flowers do
not "do it" for her when it comes to offering
forgiveness.

What were the main ideas in The Epic of Gilgamesh?

I think that one of the main ideas of The Epic
of Gilgamesh surrounds the journey of the hero with a specific purpose.  The
heroic journey is a critical idea in Gilgamesh's narrative.  In Gilgamesh's case, the
journey reveals aspects of his own identity and the need to right a wrong.  This is
something that becomes integral to the heroic myth, in that there has to be some type of
journey to reveal change on both external and internal levels.  Gilgamesh journeys to
discover his own true identity and that of mortality.  He journeys to avenge the death
of Enkidu.  Moreover, he journeys in order to struggle and to understand the nature of
struggle in the individual.  One of the critical ideas to come out out of The
Epic of Gilgamesh is this idea of how the journey changes us.  In some
respects, Gilgamesh might have been arrogant enough to think that he can change the
journey.  His belief in his own power, strength, and being leads him to this.  Yet, in
the end, it is the journey that changes him.  Gilgamesh comes to a more profound
understanding of self and this only happens as a result of the
journey.

In Pedro Pietri's "Puerto Rican Obituary," what seems to be the poet's solution to that community?

In the 1973 anti-imperialist poem "Puerto Rican Obituary",
by Pedro Pietri, treats a very delicate topic in Puerto Rican culture, which is national
identity. The main idea that Pietri contends in the poem (under his perspective as an
anti-imperialist) is that the Puerto Rican immigrants that moved to New York during the
big wave that began in the mid 1960's basically followed the wrong dream: One that was
fed to them via the Americanization of the media which presented the US as a form of
paradise that would automatically provide them with a better life. This is what coined
the term "Nuyoricans": Puerto Rican immigrants which located in New York as their
preferred location.

Through his point of view, he offers
that Puerto Ricans should quit chasing the American Dream because it does not include
Hispanics, nor blacks, nor Asians. The American Dream belongs uniquely to the white
American. Instead, Pietri suggests, why not make it better being who you are an making
your country a better place. In his own words:

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If only they
had turned off the
television
and tune into their own imaginations
If only
they
had used the white supremacy bibles
for toilet paper
purpose
and make their latino souls
the only religion of their
race
If only they
had return to the definition of the
sun
after the first mental snowstorm
on the summer of their
senses

Therefore, Pietri's
solution is to turn to national identity and self-pride as the way to truly fin what
would make life worth living. No more chasing water-falls nor the dreams of others. 
Accept who you are, embrace yourself, and make the best of what you are-not what others
expect you to be.

Who in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is invisible? Why? To whom are they unseen?

Of course, no one in the novel To Kill a
Mockingbird is literally invisible, though Boo Radley seems that way to Jem
and Scout and Dill. Once Dill arrives to spend the summer in Maycomb, the children set
their sights on a single objective: getting a look at Boo. They come close one night,
when Boo's shadow is seen while the children cower outside the Radley's back porch.
Scout misses out on another opportunity on the night when Miss Maudie's house burns:
When she discovers a blanket draped across her shoulders, Atticus explains that it must
have been Boo who put it there.

Of course, people have
caught glimpses of Boo now and then. Atticus has apparently seem him on occasion, as has
the town doctor, who has treated Boo. But Boo remains invisible until the Halloween
night when Bob Ewell attacks Jem and Scout, and Boo reveals himself in order to rescue
the children from their attacker. Scout finally sees him at last, standing in the
shadows of the Finch house. Her dream comes true as she looks at her protector for the
first time, and when it comes time for Boo to leave, she proudly walks him back to his
house. She would never see Boo again.

In Ayn Rand's Anthem, what elements in the new home in the Uncharted Forest bring the couple pride?

The sense of pride can be inferred as Equality 7-2521
explains how he and The Golden One found the house. They were walking along and saw the
sun reflecting off of its windows.  They first thought it was fire. After climbing up to
the house from the Unmentionable Times, they discovered the windows and were amazed at
how much light came through them. With that sunlight shining through the windows, the
couple was able to see colors on the tapestries and furniture. They were amazed at the
twelve "sleeping hall[s]", the mirrors that showed them what they looked like, the soft
fabric they felt, and the cooking room that had a copper pot to cook food in (92). The
he vows never to share his house with anyone else, which shows him using his sense of
ownership that also helps to identify himself and to separate himself from others. This
sense of ownership usually comes with a sense of pride for something that one
owns.

Did Christopher Columbus know that he didn't discover the Indies, but that he discovered the New World?

Actually, recent scholarship suggests that Columbus did in
fact know  that he was no where near India. He was a Cartographer by trade, and well
versed in navigation. It is highly unlikely that he could have made so drastic a
mistake. The idea that it all happened completely by accident was the theory advanced
sixty years ago by Samuel Eliot Morrison. That theory has now been
discounted.

Columbus was not only trained in map making, he
was trained in Latin, so he was no-one's fool. He did, however, make extravagant
promises to his investors (only his flag ship, the Santa Maria  was funded by by
Ferdinand and Isabella; he raised the money for the other two ships from private
investors in Palos, Spain). He had promised to return gold, (not spices) from the
Orient. He sold the venture to his investors by using information on the size of a
degree of the earth and the size of the Eurasian landmass which he knew to be
inaccurate, but which he used to make the venture seem easier than it really was. It is
also a known fact that he deliberately faked his captain's logs to keep his crew
deceived. He could not tell those who had invested large sums in his venture that he had
failed; so he insisted that he had landed off the coast of China in the Indies, hence
the whole Indian business. It is noteworthy that Columbus made four more voyages, all to
the same area. If he was capable of that precise navigation, he was capable of knowing
that he was not in Asia.

Amerigo Vespucci disproved
nothing; in fact he helped Columbus raise funds for his second and third voyages. He was
the first known European to land on the coast of South America. Later, a German
cartographer, Martin Walseemueller, believed that Amerigo deserved the credit for being
the first to land here, since he had landed on the mainland and Columbus only on islands
in the Caribbean. Hence, he wrote "America" on his maps, and the name
stuck.

In act 3 scene 4 of Macbeth, Macbeth says "what man I dare, I dare... / Unreal mockery, hence." What is the irony of Macbeth's words to the...

After killing Duncan in order to ensure the prophecies of
the witches, Macbeth finds himself blinded by his ambition and power. So he hires
murderers to kill Banquo lest his sons prevent Macbeth from attaining his ambition. In
the meantime, as he and Lady Macbeth discuss their plans, they agree to dissemble before
their guests are soon to arrive; Lady Macbeth tells her
husband,

Come on, Gentle my lord, sleek
o'er your rugged looks;

Be
bright and jovial among your guests tonight.
3.2.30-31)

Macbeth
replies,

So shall I, love, and so, I pray be
you:

Let your
remembrance apply to banquo;

Present him eminence, both
with eye and tongue:

Unsafe the while, that we must
lave

Our honors in these flattering
streams

And make our faces vizards to out
hearts

Disguising what they are. 
(3.2.32-38)

Ironically,
however, it is Macbeth who has cautioned his wife, that becomes overpowered by guilt and
fear at the banquet, having learned from the murderers that Fleance has escaped. In this
anxiety, he sees Banquo's ghost at the banquet and disconcerted, loses his earlier
confidence. While he accuses the ghost of Banquo of an "unreal mockery," it is his own
paranoia and guilt that mocks Macbeth himself, thus creating yet another
irony. 

Which of the following terms has most to do with water and electrolytes? A. Exudate B. Transudate C. Serosanguinous D. Induration

The best answer is B. 
Transudate.

Transudates and exudates are both
forms of extracellular fluid.  Transudates occur with intact capillary-tissue interface,
and result from increased pressure in the capillaries (such as in heart failure) low
serum proteins (e.g. Liver disease), kidney disease, etc.  Transudates have low protein
content and specific gravity.  Thus, the concept of transudate involves bodily fluids
and electrolytes.

Exudates are extracellular
fluids occurring when disease alters the capillary-tissue interface, allowing fluids
with high protein content and specific gravity to escape the blood vessels.  Most
exudates result from inflammation.  They have little to do with water and
electrolytes.

“Serosanguinous” is an adjective
describing a bodily fluid that is composed of a mixture of blood and serum.  It is
really a descriptive term for fluid in the body having a somewhat watery (serous)
consistency, and pink or red color from admixed blood.  Transudates and exudates may be
serosanguinous, however exudates are often thicker and not really
watery.

“Induration” means hardening.  It is
loosely related to the other terms in that if transudates or exudates accumulate beneath
the skin, for example, the tissues may be distended and hardened to palpation by the
examiner, and described as Induration.

The
reference distinguishes transudate from exudate.

From the "The Parable of the Prodigal Son," briefly characterize the prodigal son."The Parable of the Prodigal Son"

The Prodigal son is portrayed in this parable as wayward,
rebellious, probably in his late teenage years, and although callow, very sure of
himself and his ability to make his own way in the world. He soon learns, however, that
the world is a much more demanding and difficult place than he ever imagined, and
eventually finds himself a hired servant with all the abuse and indignity that position
entails. It is then that he "came to his senses" and realized that perhaps his father
was right all along, and returns, humiliated and sadder but definitely
wiser.

Although the parable is meant to portray wayward
persons who reject the Gospel of Jesus, it could apply equally well to many who have at
an early age attempted to take on the world on their own and found that the problems of
the world, or of living, are not that easily solved. It could easily apply to those who
suffer with addiction disease who often must reach bottom before they can recover. In
many regards such as this, the lesson of the parable is
timeless.

In Chapter 57 of Great Expectations, why does Joe's treatment of Pip change as Pip gets well?

After the ordeal of saving Miss Havisham and getting
burned and the long and the enervating attempts to save Magwitch from hanging, and his
long vigil with poor Magwitch who dies from his injuries, Pip, heavily in debt, returns
to his apartment and falls ill.

As he lies in bed wavering
between delirium and consciousness, he, at last, perceives the face of his dear friend,
Joe, and asks, "Is it Joe?" It is the old Joe who replies, "Which it air, old
chap."

Guiltily, Pip expresses his shame and appreciation
that Joe has come to nurse him. But, Joe explains that Biddy has encouraged him to waste
no time in attending to Pip after he is notified of Pip's grave illness. As Pip gains
some strength, Joe takes him outdoors. Pip recalls,

More
composure came to me after a while, and we talked as we used to talk, lying on the grass
at the old Battery. There was no change whatever in Joe. Exactly what he had been in my
eyes then, he was in my eyes still; just as simply faithful, just as simply
right.

However, as Pip gains his strength and returns to
himself, Joe begins to withdraw the old familiarity; one day Pip remarks to Joe that he
soon can walk by himself. And, Joe replies,

Do not overdo
it, Pip...but I shall be happy fur to see you able,
sir."

When Joe says "sir," Pip
is disconcerted. He notes,

Joe became a little less easy
with me. In my weakness and entire dependence on him, the dear fellow had fallen into
the old tone, and called me by the old names, the dear “old Pip, old chap,” that now
were music in my ears. I too had fallen into the old ways, only happy and thankful that
he let me. But, imperceptibly, though I held by them fast, Joe's hold upon them began to
slacken; and whereas I wondered at this, at first, I soon began to understand that the
cause of it was in me, and that the fault of it was all
mine.

Pip realizes that while he has been weak and ill, he
has been again the little boy that Joe so loved. However, now that he has regained his
strength, Pip is again the gentleman who shunned Joe on his visit to London. Seeing Pip
as an adult again, thus, makes Joe uncomfortable and awkward around Pip. So Pip
apologizes to him,

"We have had a time together, Joe, that
I can never forget. There were days once, I know, that I did for a while forget; but I
never shall forget these.”

Nevertheless, Joe departs,
generously having paid Pip's debts, and having written to Pip that he does not wish to
"intrude." Reading his letter, Pip knows that he must return to the forge, penitent as
the Prodigal Son, and beg his forgiveness.

In the book Freak the Mighty, Gwen sent Freak to the back yard because...?

You didn't specify in which chapter this takes place, but
I assume it is at the end of Chapter 3. Max has just helped Kevin retrieve his
ornipthopter from the tree, and he invites Kevin back to visit the down under--Max's
basement bedroom. Max wheels Kevin in his red American Flyer wagon, and they head
downstairs. Kevin tells Max about his mother, the Fair Gwen, and talks about King Arthur
and his magical sword, Excalibur. When they hear Gwen calling for Kevin, they head
upstairs. But when she sees Max, Gwen grabs Kevin, carries him up the stairs, places him
in the wagon, and "almost runs home." Kevin's mother does this
because she is shocked at Max's size and is always worried about Kevin. Max decides
that

It's
pretty simple, really. She's scared of
me.

Gwen apologizes later,
and Max finds out that she was good friends with Max's late
mother.

In Pride and Prejudice, what was the date or time of year when Mr. Collins showed Elizabeth Lady Catherine's estate?

The answer to this question can be found in Chapter 26, in
which Charlotte Lucas takes her leave from her friends and family and goes with her
husband-to-be. Lizzie is rather surprised to see that Charlotte desires her to visit her
very soon, and in fact implores her to join her father and sister in their first visit
to her. Note what she says:

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"My father and Maria are to come to me in
March," added Charlotte, "and I hope you will consent to be of the party. Indeed, Eliza,
you will be as welcome to me as either of
them."

Thus we can see that
Lizzie's visit to Charlotte and Mr. Collins happens in March, which is also when Lizzie
is introduced to Lady Catherine de Bourgh and shown her estate for the first time. This
of course is a vital element in the plot of the novel, as it allows Lizzie to spend more
time with Darcy and also to get to know his aunt, the formidable Lady Catherine de
Bourgh.

CHAPTER 2 of Lord of the Flies: According to Piggy, what is the first thing they should've done? Why didn't they do it?

In Chapter 2, Piggy loses his temper during an assembly
and screams at the others for not listening to him.  He
says,

The
first thing we out to have made was shelters down there by the beach.  It wasn't half
cold down there in the night.  But the first time Ralph says "fire" you goes howling and
screaming up this here mountain.  Like a pack of
kids!

Piggy goes on to say
that the children will never have any hope of being rescued if they "don't put first
things first and act proper," and he reprimands the children for not respecting Ralph as
a leader.  Piggy also says that because of the children's negligence, the entire island
almost burned. By the end of the chapter, chaos has overtaken the island: the boy with
the birthmark has gone missing (it's presumed that he has been killed in the fire), and
the children are screaming in fear of "snakes." 

In chapter seven of Lord of the Flies, why does Simon tell Ralph that "you" will get back all right?

In chapter seven, Ralph is down and out. He fears they
will never be rescued. He wanders down the beach. He is in deep thought. He thinks bout
how vast the ocean is. He realizes that their chance for rescue is
limited:

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Unconsciously, he is tense, gripping a rock,
arching his back, mouth strained
open.

That is when Simon
appears. He is encouraging. He tells Ralph that he'll get back. Simon is reassuring
Ralph that he will get rescued. Ralph makes a negative comment. Simon again assures
Ralph that he will get back to the life he once knew:

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Simon appears at his elbow. “You’ll get back,” he
says, insightfully knowing what Ralph is thinking from observing his posture. Ralph
calls him batty and Simon repeats that he just thinks he’ll get back all
right.

Simon always knows
what to say. He is very perceptive. He can tell that Ralph is down. Simon tries his best
to lift his spirits. He is certain that they will be rescued. He conveys this message,
hoping to cheer Ralph. Simon must have been encouraging for the two boys suddenly smile
at each other.

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The two boys suddenly smile at each
other.

Simon knows what to
say to make Ralph smile. He knows that Ralph needs someone to be supportive. Simon is
indeed a caring, sensitive individual who makes Ralph smile. Ralph needed to hear what
Simon had to say.

Whose house burns down in Chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Chapter 8 of To Kill a Mockingbird is
an exciting one for Scout. She awakes in the middle of the night thinking that "The
world's endin', Atticus!" It is her first glimpse of snowfall, and she and Jem spend
that morning building their first snowman. Later that night, they are both awakened by
Atticus, who escorts them from the house. They quickly smell the smoke and recognize
that a neighbor's home is burning: It is Miss Maudie's. The children watch as neighbors
manage to save some of her furniture, waiting for the slow-moving Maycomb fire truck to
arrive. Afterward, Scout has yet another surprise. When she discovers a blanket draped
across her shoulders, Atticus explains that it had been placed there by Boo
Radley--without her ever realizing it.

Discuss the following idea with reference to The Crucible: "Social order can deteriorate into conflict and anarchy with disturbing ease."

I think that the idea of how social order can rapidly move
into conflict and anarchy is fairly well proven with the end of the First Act.  There is
a stillness surrounding the not moving body of Betty Parris, and a general inertia in
the room when the girls are lying in wait.  When Abigail accuses Tituba, she in turn
accuses Goody Osburn and Goody Good, followed by Bridget Bishop, with Sibber, Barrow,
Hawkins, Bibber, and Booth, the anarchy is released.  Whatever presence of social order
disappears rapidly with the presence of accusations and a lack of evidence.  The
rapidity with which all of the accusations happen at the end of Act I helps to bring to
light the severe lack of coherency in Salem.  It also highlights how conflict and
anarchy end up running Salem into the ground.  It is almost as if there is an intense
snowball effect where escalation is evident.  There is no one stopping the girls from
making accusations.  Parris is screaming hosannas to the Lord, and the others are
salaciously looking on as more people become accused.  There is little presence of order
or guidance within which these accusations are made.  Rather, there is an emotional
contagion present in the room at the end of Act I that seems to encourage this sense of
disorder and anarchy.  It is here where I think the deterioration of social order is
quite present.

What shore does Odysseus wash up on after he leaves Calypso's island in The Odyssey?

Odysseus spends many years on Calypso's island in Homer's
epic The Odyssey. However, the Olympian gods show mercy on Odysseus
and decide that he will return home to his beloved island of Ithaca. Therefore, Hermes
is sent to tell Calypso she must release Odysseus. She tells Odysseus he must build raft
in order to sail home, which he completes in four days. After sailing for eighteen days,
he sees the island of Phaecia, home to King Alcinous. However, Poseidon has not yet let
go of his anger toward Odysseus for blinding his son Polyphemus and creates a storm that
destroy Odysseus' raft. The resourceful and determined Odysseus swims for two days and
nights until he reaches the shore of Phaecia. It is to King Alcinous and his kingdom
that Odysseus will share his story, recounting all that happened to him in hs effort to
get home after leaving Troy and fighting in the Trojan War. Odysseus' retelling of his
story starts with Book 9 and concludes with Book 12.

Explain the statement below with reference to the character of the postmaster in Tagore's "The Postmaster."'He reflected philosophically that in...

This is a great moment in Tagore's short story.  In its
conclusion, the orphan Ratan, who had found some semblance of stability and normalcy
with serving the postmaster, asks to accompany him in his departure.  He laughs at her. 
When he leaves, he offers her money, but she runs away, partly in sadness, partly out of
her own condition of being abandoned again.  The postmaster leaves and as he does, he
thinks about what he has done.

Essentially, the postmaster
has broken another person's heart.  As the French theorist Benjamin Constant once said,
" No meta-physician has ever been able to justify the breaking of another's heart."  The
postmaster is left to reflect about the pain he inflicted on Ratan.  He is overcome with
a sense of sadness, something that Tagore suggests is felt within the constructs of the
earth, a feeling emanating from the center of the universe.  This overwhelms him and
subsumes him.  Yet, the catch, and where Tagore is simply brilliant is that he
constructs the postmaster to be consistently self- absorbed.  The postmaster begins to
rationalize that there is suffering everywhere, and that people feel pain all over.  For
the postmaster, there are so many instances of separation, loneliness, death, and pain
that what the postmaster did to Ratan is simply one more instance. It does not change
anything, as there will still be pain with or without the postmaster's
contribution.  In the end, "there are many separations, many
deaths." This allows the postmaster to feel better about what
he has done.

Tagore's inclusion of this line about there is
a philosophical approach to avoiding taking responsibility for the causing of one's pain
is simply brilliant.  It allows the viewer to see the true and self- absorbed nature of
the postmaster for if he really felt bad, he could have reversed course and taken her. 
He didn't.  He looked for a reason to escape his own sense of budding guilt and was able
to find it in a philosophical justification that asserted there was so much suffering
and pain in the world and his own inclusion would have made no difference.  Tagore
rightfully though points out that "Ratan had no such consolations" to alleviate her own
pain, which is why she becomes the heroine of the story.

How does Pip have Miss Havishams Porter (Orlick) fired and why?

In Chapter XXIX of Great Expectations, Pip has taken the
stage from London in his shame at having been intolerant of Joe's ways during his visit
in London. Still, his snobbishness remains as instead of going to the forge, Pip lingers
in order to see Estella.  When he arrives at Satis House, he is shocked when, after
having rung the bell at the gate, he is tapped on the shoulder by "a man in sober grey
dress."  It is Orlick.  Pip looks inside the gatehouse and
observes,

The
whole had a slovenly, confined, and sleepy look, like a cage for a human dormouse: while
he, looming dark and heavy in the shadow of a corner by the window, looked like the
human dormouse for whom it was fitted up—as indeed he
was.

Here the description
seems to portend what will soon occur, especially when Orlick tells Pip that he
announces people's entry with a hammer knock.  Pip enters and visits with Miss
Havisham.  But, the next day, in Chapter XXX, Pip tells Mr. Jaggers that Orlick is not
the right type of man to work at Miss Havisham's gate.  Jaggers seems "satisfied" at
this news, and he replies,

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“Very good, Pip,” he observed, when I had
concluded, “I'll go round presently, and pay our friend
off.”

When Pip is concerned
that Orlick may argue with Mr. Jaggers, the lawyer replies, that he should like to see
orlick try.

What are the main literary devices used in Sonnet 130?

The main literary device employed with Sonnet
130 is that of parody, In this sonnet, Shakespeare flaunts the
blazon, a literary poem that praises the lover by cataloging the virtues and
other sterling characteristics of the beloved. Thus, this anti-Petrarchan comparison
offers a touch of humor to Shakespeare's sonnet sequence as the mistress is far from
being a goddess or ideal.

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If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her
head
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses
see I in her cheeks....

Here,
too, in this sonnet Shakespeare mocks, or parodies, the conventions of the sonnet
sequence in which there are three separate quatrains, which often are formed around a
separate metaphor with a closing couplet that ties all ideas together. For, in Sonnet
130, the metaphors are in the negative and their crescendo is toward the worse rather
than waxing superlative. For, the mistress's breasts are "dun," her hair like "wire,"
her breath "reeks," her voice is abrasive, and she "treads on the ground" like the
mechanicals of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Finally, rather than
tying the ideas together in the couplet, the poet offers a contradiction with his
simile,

And
yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false
compare.

In Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, why do you think Anne decided to change her attitude toward Mrs. Van Daan?

Anne's inconsistent attitude toward Mrs. Van Daan is
probably indicative of her journey through adolescence during the time the family is in
hiding.  Early on, Anne finds her to be kind of funny and spirited (much like Anne
herself).  Although no one in the hiding place is particularly enjoying themselves, Mrs.
Van Daan complains frequently, a character trait Anne finds annoying.  She and Anne are
also at cross purposes over Anne's relationship with Peter; as many mothers tend to do,
Mrs. Van Daan is still treating him like a child, which irritates Anne.  One evening the
group is engaged in conflict over Mr. Van Daan's stealing of bread--everyone is angry
and things are not looking good for the future of the group--until news that the Allies
have invaded Europe.  The group immediately buries their respective hatchets out of joy
that hopefully they will soon free. Of course, the sad irony, we know, is that it is
still too little, too late.  The hideout will be found, and only Otto Frank will survive
the concentration camps.