Why did Albee title his play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

The title of the play is actually a twist on a child's
nursery rhyme/ Disney song.  The song "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" is something
that Disney copyrighted in his film, The Three Little Pigs.  The song/ nursery rhyme
discusses a condition where the pigs are afraid of this larger than life figure of the
"big, bad wolf" who threatens to blow down their house and conceivably destroy their
world.  The wolf, in this case, represents the ultimate force of negation that comes
from the outside world to the privatized world of the
interior.

While writing the play, Albee was at a bar in
whose bathroom, scrawled across the mirror in soap was written, "Who's afraid of
Virginia Woolf."  As he was writing, the image of this question kept popping up in his
mind.  He was attracted to the immediate image of the song of the "big, bad wolf." 
Recognizing that it was part of the Disney empire and nearly impossible for which to
gain rights, Albee settled on the idea of "Virginia Woolf" because of the homophone
being able to conjure up the same image without having to go through copyright issues
with the Disney empire.  At the same time, Albee thought that the inclusion of "Virginia
Woolf" would add to the intellectual flair of George and Martha.  The idea is that
intellectuals use concepts and a sense of the cerebral as vocabulary to hint at the
emotions that lie underneath the surface.  It is for this reason that Albee writes the
singing of the song itself into the drama and represents how its image is constructed
back into the story.  In this, Albee found the title to work well in terms of what he
wanted to convey and what it conjured into the minds of the
audience.

What is a theme or lesson from the book Unwind?

A theme or lesson from
Unwind is that all life is valuable.  Another theme is the meaning
of life itself.

In the story, a war has been
fought between the pro-life and pro-choice movements.  As a result, the Bill of Life has
been passed. The bill states that no fetuses can be aborted, but that after the child
turns thirteen the parents can choose to retroactively abort the child by having him or
her unwound.  The process of unwinding means that body parts are harvested and
transplanted into others.

Sometimes parents choose to
unwind their children because they are trouble makers. Ariana’s parents tell her that
they always knew Connor “would be an unwind” (p. 5).

Connor
wonders how he can call his parents’ house home, when he is about to be “evicted… from
the hearts of those who are supposed to love him” (p. 5). This explores the theme of why
Connor is not worthy to live, because he is a living thinking human
being.

The war that was fought over abortion was a war of
ideals.  The war’s (and the novel's) central issue was the same one we grapple with in
our society: what is life? Does life begin at conception, when there is no
consciousness? Is it murder to kill a person before he has a chance to become a person?
Does life begin when one is born, so that once a person is a person that person has a
right to live no matter what?

The conversation between the
colonel and Connor is relevant to the issue of what life means. Even though the war was
fought over the meaning of life, it is not that
simple.

You
see, a conflict always begins with an issue—a difference of opinion, an argument.  By
the time it turns into a war, the issue doesn’t matter anymore. (p.
222)

Since the Bill of Rights
was passed, unwinding is seen as a compromise. However, others feel that it is murder.
The ones who are pro-life now are the ones that do not want to abort the living
children.

Bureaucrats came into being to provide...A. responsibility and accountability B. accountability and efficiency C. predictability and...

This particular question is a bit challenging because it
requires a bit of reading the "tea leaves" in order to fully answer the question.  I
think that because of this, different people might have different responses to it.  For
me, I don't think that the second half of the excerpt, albeit interesting, is something
that is needed to answer the question.  I would rather focus on the first half for it
helps to explain the basis of the question in terms of why or how bureaucrats came into
being:

At one
time in history, bureaucracy actually meant fast, effective, and rational
administration. In its ideal form, a bureaucracy made sure that every job was carefully
designed to ensure faithful performance by well-trained, highly motivated bureaucrats,
or employees.

It is here
where I immediately gravitate, and within this, I think that there is a valid
description of "efficiency" in terms like "fast" and effective."  This now makes my 1
out of 4 into a 1 out of 2.  With this down, I have a much more challenging element in
figuring out if "predictability" or "accountability" is being described.  I feel that
the descriptors used in the second sentence are telling.  The ideas of "faithful
performance" and "highly motivated" and "well- trained" helps to bring out the idea of a
service rendered whereby individuals can stand by the quality of their work.  For this,
I like the idea of "accountability."  I don't see an element of "predictability"
explained as much as I do, "accountability."  With this in mind, I would think that B)
Efficiency and accountability is the correct answer.

What are some conflicts in Walker's Jubilee?

Of course, the major conflict in
Jubilee is the conflict of masters against slaves. This is
demonstrated particularly through the character of Vyry who, among other things, is
subject to the torturous brutality of Salina, her master and father's wife. Another
character who embodies this theme is overseer Ed Grimes who is in the position and takes
the opportunity to torture and even murder slaves.

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[Some] of the trouble had to do with Aunt
Sally's boy, Sam, and some words he had with Grimes, who struck him with his whip, and
then pulled his gun on
him.

Another conflict is the
universal conflict of love and marriage. In a Romeo and Juliet
style story of who can marry whom, Randall and Vyry are denied the rights of marriage
because marriage to a free man would free Vyry, and Dutton would permit no such thing.
Again in a Romeo and Juliet type impulse, Randall and Vyry flee to Brother Zeke to wed
as slaves are wed amongst themselves. Though no one's death occurs, Randall eventually
is forced away from Georgia; Vyry's attempt to escape and go with him fails; and she
eventually marries slave and field hand Innis Brown.

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"[By that] which regulated all slave marriages,
she's still my wife, that is if she wants to be."

"Innis and me has
got a marriage, Randall Ware. We has been through everything together, birth and death,
flood and fire, sickness and
trouble...."

In Ghosts by Henrik Ibsen, comment upon the title.

Let us remember that this play is above all else about the
way in which society invades personal lives, and the tragic consequences of such a fact.
Mrs. Alving's famous speech in Act II of the play establishes the key metaphor that
gives the play its title:

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I am half inclined to think we are all ghosts,
Mr. Manders. It is not only what we have inherited from our fathers and mothers that
exists again in us, but all sorts of old dead ideas and all kinds of old dead beliefs
and things of that kind. They are not actually alive in us; but there they are dormant,
all the same, and we can never be rid of them. Whenever I take up a newspaper and read
it, I fancy I see ghosts creeping between the lines. There must be ghosts all over the
world. They must be as countless as the grains of the sands, it seems to me. And we are
so miserably afraid of the light, all of
us.

Note the way that the
"ghosts" of public opinion and duty are shown to be so powerful and to exert control
over the living. These "ghosts" have the power to haunt, ruin and dominate generations
of lives, as Mrs Alving's life and the way she is held captive by maintaining the
fiction of her husband's life shows. Of course, this is something that comes to ruin her
children's life as well as her own life. As people, we are not only tormented by our
individual "inheritances" from people, but also by the various supersitions that are
present in every community. In this play, the duty towards members of your family is
such a ghost that is shown to be able to ruin lives. Mrs. Alving's morose speech points
towards the tremendous power such "ghosts" exert and how hard it is to escape their
influence.

Chapter 3: How does Ralph describe Simon to Jack?William Golding's Lord of the Flies

Chapter Three of Lord of the Flies
finds the organization of the society of boys on the island falling apart. 
While Jack feels the compulsion to hunt and do little else, Ralph desperately tries to
get the boys to build shelters so that they will have protection if rain comes. When
Jack finally returns, Ralph reminds him that everyone did agree that they were going to
work until the shelters were finished.  But, only two shelters have been built, and one
has collapsed.

Ralph remarks that while the hunters have
been gone, the littluns have been "hopeless" and the older ones not much better.  Only
Simon has remained to help him, Ralph tells Jack to shame him.  At this remark, Simon
pokes out his head and tells Ralph, "You're chief.  You tell 'em off."  Later, as Ralph
talks with Jack, he compliments Simon, saying that he helps and he is "always about,"
meaning that Simon is always reliable.  It is only when the boys go to the bathing pool
that Simon is missing.  For, he has found a small clearing in the jungle where he can be
secretly closed in and there revel in the beauty of nature.

Compare and contrast Orestes and Medea. Both are characters in plays that deal with vengeance, but why is one character celebrated and the other...

This question refers to Orestes, the son of Agamemon and
Clytemnestra. After Agamemnon returned home from the Trojan War, Clytemnestra (aided by
her lover Aegisthus) killed Agamemnon. Later, Orestes took revenge and killed both
Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. In Book I of Homer's Odyssey, Orestes
is held up as a model of dutifulness for avenging his father's death. Later traditions,
however, are not quite as kind to Orestes as the questioner suggests. Orestes appears as
a character in Aeschylus' Libation Bearers and
Eumenides, Euripides' Electra,
Iphigenia at Tauris, and Orestes, as well as
Sophocles' Electra. In each of these plays, the tragedians raise
questions about the necessity and rightness of Orestes' killing of his mother.
Eventually, though, Orestes does escape "demonization." We should also keep in mind that
Orestes killed his mother in response to an oracle from Apollo, which commanded him to
kill her.

In contrast, the killings committed by Medea did
not have divine approval. Because Jason divorced Medea to marry King Creon's daughter,
Medea killed not only the princess (and Creon who is an inadvertent victim), but also
ends up killing her own children. Whereas killing one's mother is a horrific crime, a
mother killing innocent children is usually regarded as a more heinous crime. Also, from
the Greek perspective, the fact that Medea's killings were not sanctioned by the gods is
also a strike against Medea.

How is Darnay affected by the things going on in London and Paris?A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Of Charles Darnay, the opening antithesis expressed in the
novel holds true:  "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times."  For, when
Darnay renounces his family name of Evremonde and comes to London, he arrives with the
hopes of starting a new life, and he meets the love of his life, Lucie Manette. Despite
the inauspicious beginning to his life in London as he is tried for treason, Darnay is
acquitted and then finds himself in the advantageous position of finding work as a tutor
and marrying Lucie Manette.  However, he is haunted by the past of his family name, and
he is drawn to the "Lodestone Rock" of his home, Paris, where his loyalty and duty to
Gabelle, his servant in charge of the estate in his absence, carry him back to his old
life.

With the French Revolution in progress, Darnay finds
himself arrested as an emigrant and taken to LaForce, a prison in Paris.   At first his
good fortune appears to be with Charles as his father-in-law, Dr. Alexandre Manette, the
former Bastille captive, testifies on his behalf, and he is released.  However, Charles
is soon re-arrested as he is denounced by Madame Defarge, the surviving daughter of the
murdered family by the brothers Evremonde.  This, truly, is the "worst of times" for the
Darnay family as Charles is condemned to die. 

Yet, the
release of Charles Darnay is effected by the clever Sydney Carton who has come to Paris
to keep his earlier pledge to Lucie that he will do anything for her.  Seeking his own
resurrection from his failed life, Carton switches places with Darnay and becomes the
sacrificial victim for Charles so that he may live a full, rich life with his wife Lucie
and their children.   Indeed, for Darnay it is again the "best of times," with the
spiritual rebirth of Sydney Carton as the sacrificial lambwhile he is likewise "reborn"
to his physical life and returns with Lucie and his children to
London.

Describe how Arnold’s impressions of Reardon fits into Arnold's overall development as a character.The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time...

I think that Reardon represents a significant moment for
Junior.  He sees his entrance into the school as a crossroads of sorts.  Given where he
is in his development and his age chronologically, if he does not make significant
attempts to define himself as someone who can envision life off of "the rez" at this
moment, he might never get the chance to again.  Junior understands that there is an
inward pull to the reservation life.  It's like an undercurrent of an ocean.  If one
does not actively resist it, one will get carried off by it.   Junior has already made
it clear that he does not want to become victimized by life on the reservation, so he is
willing to deal with all that comes after him with life in
Reardon.

Transportation and merely getting to the school is
difficult enough.  The classes are challenging, as the curriculum and teaching is far
more advanced and driven than what Junior encountered on the reservation.  Additionally,
he is socially "different."  In a setting where there is only White people, he stands
out.  In his life on the reservation, he stood out because he refused to be clumped as a
part of it.  In Reardon, he stands out because he is not White and is fundamentally seen
as different.  He recognizes that he is in a different world socially and those
expectations help to form his character as one who straddles both worlds, where his
"Spirit" is one that chases the best out of both.

In The Chrysalids, the Sealand woman refers to herself as being the "superior variant." What incidents are there in the book that show her arrogance?

I remember studying this book in school myself and
thinking that this woman was very arrogant. You might want to analyse the series of
sermons that she gives the children regarding evolution and how she views the Waknukians
compared to the new form of human that her kidn represents. She gives a series of
sermon-like speeches to the children that clearly identifies her own world-view and the
position of dominance that she feels her people to occupy. Consider the following
example:

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Whether harsh intolerance and bitter rectitude
are the armour worn over fear and disappointment, or whether they are the festival-dress
of the sadist, they cover an enemy of the life-force. The difference in kind can be
bridged only by self-sacrifice: his self-sacrifice, for yours would bridge nothing. So,
there is the severance. We have a new world to conquer: they have only a lost cause to
lose.

It is perhaps ironic
that for all the talk the Sealand woman gives about the necessity of the Waknukians and
"old" humanity dying so that the "new" humanity can thrive and live, she ignores the
implications of her own teaching. If humanity is a species that evolves like every other
creature, then the telepathic stage of humanity that she represents is just another one
of those stages. She is displaying the kind of arrogance that finds its parallel with
David's father in identifying a perfect form and treating any deviation from that form
as a mutation to be stamped out and obliterated.

CHAPTER 10: Why is it significant that Ralph and his group almost forget the reason for keeping the fire going in Lord of the Flies?Thanks!

Ralph and the remaining boys who are loyal to the conch
have dwindled in number, and they have become demoralized because of Simon's death and
the savagery displayed by Jack's hunters; additionally, they are ashamed of their own
actions that led to Simon dying. The last vestiges of civilization are crumbling amongst
the boys, and Ralph's leadership capabilities have come into question. He can't organize
the boys to light the fire, and he doesn't even seem to remember why it is important to
keep the signal fire going. They fear both the beast and Jack's hunters, and Ralph and
Piggy audibly wish that they were back home. When Roger comes to steal Piggy's glasses,
Ralph's boys fight each other in chaotic terror. Ralph's group has lost its sense of
purpose and are ready to give up. 

A patient arrives at the pharmacy window with a prescription for lomotil. The prescriber is Dr. Tom Nuzecki DDS. You should:this is the contination...

Let's start by making sure we understand what is
happening. Lomotil is prescribed for treatment of diarrhea. It slows the passing of
digested matter through the small intestines, thereby allowing for more complete
absorption of liquids from the matter.

DDS stands for Doctor of Dental
Surgery.

So, in your scenario, we have a dentist prescribing
medication to deal with diarrhea. Because there is no relationship between a patient
suffering symptoms of diarrhea and the type of medical expertise involved in practicing
dentistry, Dr. Nuzecki has no authority to write such an
order.

Under
no circumstances may a dentist prescribe anything whatsoever outside the course of
his/her practice of dentistry (e.g., cold medicines, headache remedies, ulcer
medications, etc.).

The
correct answer to your question is 3. The pharmacist should refuse to fill the
prescription.

In Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl, how would you interpret the messages in the poem Anne received from her father for her birthday?

The section you are refering to, including an extract from
the poem that Anne received from her father on her birthday, was written on Sunday, 13th
June, 1943. Anne does not quote all the poem, but the bit that she does includes
interesting references to her father's understanding of Anne's position and her sense of
frustration, and also asks for her understanding as he and her mother try to do their
best to bring her up in such difficult conditions:

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Please bear with us, your parents, for we
try

To judge you fairly and with
sympaty.

Correction sometimes take against your
will,

Though it's like swallowing a bitter
pill,

Which must be done if we're to keep the
peace...

This is a very
endearing comment from her father, and points towards the way that he knows they have
made mistakes as parents and also how difficult it can be to receive "correction" as a
child. The poem also pokes gentle fun at the situation with everybody desperate to be
part of Anne's education and the kind of moans that she has. Lastly, it establishes the
love that her father feels for her, and how proud he is that she is a girl who "brings
us all fresh air" and never stops studying. He recognises that she could have "lived in
such a different way" and is proud of the way that she is coping with the
situation.

What is are three examples of parental love vs. parental control in Othello ?They dont mention Brabantio but a few times and I'm not sure how to...

You are right to focus on Brabantio.  He is the only
father mentioned in Shakespeare's Othello, and he does show both love and a desire for
control in the first act of the play.  Iago and Roderigo inform Brabantio that his
daughter Desdemona has eloped with Othello.  Iago, of course, uses the crudest terms to
describe this elopement. In Act 1, scene 1,  both Iago and Roderigo speak of Desdemona
as a possession, a jewel, that has been stolen from Brabantio.  And, indeed, when
Brabantio finds out for himself that Desdemona is gone, he thinks he has been robbed. In
Act 1, scene 2, Brabantio calls Othello a "foul thief."  The language is important here.
 Brabantio is very hurt, broken-hearted, to find that his daugher has eloped.  This
reaction shows his love for her.  But he speaks of her as a possession, something that
once belonged to him, something over which he had control, an object that has been
stolen.  In scene 3, before the duke, he declares that he is glad that he does not have
other daughters, because he would watch them much more closely than he did
Desdemona.

The reader can't help but wonder if much of
Brabantio's harsh reaction to the marriage of his daughter to Othello is not the result
of hurt pride rather than because of the love he has for his daughter.  Brabantio's last
words in the play are as follows:

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Look to her, Moor, if thou hast eyes to
see.

She has deceiv'd her father, and may
thee.

Brabantio admits that
he has lost control of his daughter.  According to him, Desdemona has tricked him and
deceived him.  Brabantio does not respect his daughter enough to honor her decision to
marry Othello.

Define the term Imagery.

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Imagery is where
the author uses sensory descriptions to create a picture in the reader's mind. Usually
these descriptions appeal to one of our five senses: sight, sound, smell, touch, or
taste. The author might evoke an emotion or simply create a picture. For instance, if I
said "walking down the too bright hallway, I could smell the lingering odor of chalk and
paste in the air", you might get a mental image of a school hallway. Using the words
"too bright" might evoke a negative emotion or the description might evoke a general
feeling of nostalgia. Another example of imagery can be seen in the poem "Once by the
Pacific" by Robert Frost. Frost describes the clouds as "low and hairy...like locks
blown forward in the gleam of eyes". (Of course, this is also an example of
personification and simile.) Frost describes the clouds in such a way that we get a
mental picture of the clouds. Imagery is probably found most often in poetry, but it
appears in other types of writing as well.

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I have read the story, but need more background on the story or author for annotation purposes. Where can I find help annotating "Ransom of Red...

This is one of my favorite stories!  I have provided a
link for you to a biography of O. Henry, who led a very interesting life.  You will
notice that many of his stories were written while he was in prison.  Since the story
concerns a crime, that is a connection you might want to make in annotating the story. 
Another aspect that you might to discuss is to what degree the child in the story is
part of the "bad boy" trend in American culture, a trend that runs back to Huckleberry
Finn and forward to Dennis the Menace and the movie Home Alone. Was
O. Henry a "bad boy"?  You might also want to discuss the American in which O. Henry
lived, with a sharp split between rural and urban people, a theme that is part of the
story. What were the times like economically in the late 19th century and the early 20th
century, which was the era of the story?  Without knowing the full details of your
assignment, it seems as though looking at the era in which O. Henry lived could be part
of your annotations, too.

What happens to the fire in Lord of the Flies?

The precious signal fire, whose importance Ralph has so
strenuously tried to express to the others, has died out at the beginning of Chapter 11.
The night before, following the death of Simon, Ralph wonders about the importance of
the fire, and after having trouble getting dry wood (Piggy is too tired to carry any),
the boys allow it to go out. The boys are attacked later that night by Roger, and Ralph
and Piggy find that the boys had not come for the conch, but instead for Piggy's
glasses. The next morning, Ralph and Piggy try to get the fire started again, but
without the fire-starting glasses, they are unable to do so. The fault of allowing the
fire to die out lies with all of the boys. Jack's hunters had come to disdain the work
needed to keep the fire going, since it took time away from their hunting. Ralph and his
remaining group were still grieving over the loss of Simon, and fear of the others had
become overwhelming.

Which characters does the theme of talkativeness relate to in Othello?

Talkativeness relates to several
characters.

1. Iago never
stops talking. I think we can classify him as a smooth talker too. He regularly talks to
the audience about his plans and he certainly talks to Roderigo, Cassio, and Othello to
shape what they are thinking and to cause them to act upon those
thoughts.

2. Emilia talks in a
manner to gossip just as all women do. She is a great representative of women for that
matter, but when she realized what had to be said, it was too
late:

I will
not charm my tongue; I am bound to speak.
My mistress here lies murdered in
her bed.

She said this when
it was time to tell the truth to Othello about Cassio and Desdemona, the truth being
that there was no affair.

3.
Bianca and Cassio speak with lovers language, yet their
relationship is
shallow:

CASSIO:

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What make you from home?
How is it
with you, my most fair Bianca?(180)
I'faith, sweet love, I was coming to your
house.

BIANCA:And
I was going to your lodging, Cassio
What, keep a week away? seven days and
nights?
Eight score eight hours? and lovers' absent hours,
More
tedious than the dial eight score times?(185)
O weary reckoning!

4. Desdemona tries
to explain things to Othello both before she dies and when Cassio wants to speak with
Othello, but is too afraid. Unfortunately, Iago has already reached Othello's ear and
has given perceptions that would cause Othello not to believe his
wife.

This tale certainly demonstrates that whoever can
talk first and with the most persuasive power will be believed. The truth was
insignificant until it was revealed in the end and everyone was dying
anyway.

How do romantic heroes from Romanticism, such as Frankenstein or Prometheus, relate to the question of defeat?

If you are asking about the heroes of the medieval
romances, I perhaps can help  you. These heroes went on quests to prove their honor and
nobility.  Bound to the chivalric code, they sought perfection, and defeat and failure
to achieve this goal often resulted.  One of the best representatives of this type of
hero is Sir Gawain in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight."  He bravely accepted the
challenge of an exchange of blows from the Green Knight.  He tries to honor his word to
meet the Green Knight in a "year and a day" as well as to the lord of the castle, where
he stays on his journey to find the Green Knight.  Even though he mostly succeeds in his
quest, he considers himself a failure because of one slight show of cowardice--he
accepts the green sash from the lady of a castle, believing that it will keep him safe
from harm.  By taking this gift, he breaks his word with the lord of the
castle.

When Sir Gawain returns to Arthur's court admidst
cheers and praise, Gawain himself is dejected.  He knows that he made a mistake and is
not a perfect knight.  Sir Gawain's story is typical of many of those of the medieval
knights--the attempt to achieve perfection is often met with defeat.  Yet, while the
knight may himself feel a failure, the reader ultimately feels that the knight is a
true--if blemished--hero.  The battle in these cases is often internal rather than
external.  Defeat in battle is accepted, but failure to uphold the moral codes of
loyalty to lord, lady, and god produces greater consternation in our heroic
knights.

What problems might there be in Gladwell's list of history's richest individuals in Outliers: The Story of Success Questions?

There are multiple problems in Gladwells' list of
History's richest individuals as listed in his text Outliers: The Story of
Success.

First, one must understand the term
"outlier". An outlier defined by Merriam Webster in the following
way:

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: something (as a
geological feature) that is situated away from or classed differently from a main or
related body.

Therefore,
Gladwell is defining the richest individuals in history as those who are not typical in
mainstream society.

Gladwell states that the only way one
can succeed is by honing their skill by dedicating 10,000 hours to it. This, simply
stated, forces one to become basically obsessed with the perfection needed to insure
mastery.

This being said, Gladwell fails to recognize the
aspect of luck in gaining absolute richness. Gladwell focuses completely upon the aspect
of nurture over nature.

What Gladwell fails to acknowledge
is the aspect of "self-made" and the simplicity of simply wealth happening without the
notion of obsessiveness or dedication to honing specific skills.

Without acknowledgement of the miracle of wealth (the
lottery, winning a very large settlement, or passing down of "old money"), Gladwell
dismisses those of this category as not being rich. Basically, Gladwell only wishes to
acknowledge those who pursue accomplishment and, therefore, gain wealth.

I was asked to write 2 paragraphs about a inanimate object that belongs to me and use Salinger's writing style. What is Salingers writing style?

I think that the assignment calls for you to mirror how
Salinger's narration helps to construct the novel.  For example, you would pick the item
of importance and then discuss its importance, significance, memories attached to it in
a manner that is more conversational, than anything else.  Salinger's narration and
Holden's discussions with the reader are not bound by a traditional structure.  They are
wide ranging and expansive.  This helps to accomplish two elements.  The first is that
it shows how Salinger is conscious of not wanting to embrace traditional methods of
storytelling in this narrative.  Consider the opening lines of the work and the
indictment of the standard Dickens form of narration.  This style also helps to bring
out how different Holden is in that his mind is almost like a field where there is
little sense of structured guidance, but rather musings that are open to just about
anything.  In this, I think that the discussion of your object is to be told in this
manner where there is not necessarily a structured narrative, but rather one that speaks
directly to the reader thoughts and impressions from your own world in the hope of
forging connection to their own.

Give some examples of the cultural difference between the mother and the daugters in Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club?

From a theoretical point of view, the opening vignette
helps to explain some of the differences between daughter and mother in terms of
culture.  The fact that the mother intends for her daughter to be happy, devoid of the
pain in the past, is a reflection of the Western values that place more primacy on the
future and present as opposed to the past.  The desire to "speak perfect English" is
another cultural difference between mother and daughter.  The opening vignette helps to
establish how culturally different mother and daughter are.  It helps to explain how
there are significant cultural differences in their own perception.  Yet, it is the
condition of gender and that which is suffered as a result of it which can provide a
sense of bridge building between the women despite cultural differences.  I believe that
the opening vignette helps to bring out how different the mothers and daughters are. 
The mothers quickly recognize that their daughters have taken to the West's notion of
independence and speed towards an unknown future.  It is their own experiences with
gender bias that the girls end up recognizing an adversary that is unknown to them, but
one that is all too well known to the mothers.

Which character in Herman Melville's novel Billy Budd feels a tension between outward conformity and inward questioning that contributes to the...

The character in Herman Melville’s short novel
Billy Budd who most obviously seems to feel a tension between
outward conformity and inward questioning is Captain Vere. Vere senses that Billy is a
good and innocent human being, just as he senses that John Claggart is a corrupt and
evil man. At the same time, Vere also knows that Billy has struck Claggart impulsively
and has thereby killed a superior officer during a time of war. Vere thus apparently
feels torn between his genuine sympathy for Billy and his sense that he must conform to
what he perceives as his duty to punish a murderer, on board a warship, during a time
when conflict with the enemy might occur at any moment.

For
some readers, therefore, Vere is a tragic figure, although it must be admitted that
others see him as dishonest, conniving, and manipulative. These latter readers think
that Vere has many other options open to him besides having Billy hanged so quickly, if
he should even have had Billy hanged at all. Some readers sympathize with what they
consider Vere’s dilemma and predicament; others are not sympathetic at all. Some readers
consider Vere a man torn between inward questioning and outward conformity; others
suspect that he may in fact be almost insane.

Many comments
made (and much evidence presented) by the narrator of the novel can often be interpreted
in highly contradictory ways. Reading the novel is an intriguing, fascinating, and
sometimes somewhat maddening experience, since so many of the data presented can seem to
make sense from entirely opposite perspectives.  Readers who sympathize with Vere often
point, for instance, to the following passage as evidence that Vere was under
extraordinary pressure to reach a very quick decision about Billy’s
crime:

That
the unhappy event which has been narrated could not have happened at a worse juncture
was but too true. For it was close on the heel of suppressed insurrections [that is,
shipboard mutinies], an aftertime very critical to naval authority, demanding from every
English sea commander two qualities not readily interfusable – prudence and
rigor.

Some readers consider
Vere’s treatment of Billy highly prudent; others consider it just the
opposite.

Perhaps the most famous statement by Captain Vere
that is used to suggest that he feels torn between his inward perception of Billy and
his sense of outward conformity is his exclamation soon after Claggart is killed:
“Struck dead by an angel of God! Yet the angel must hang!” Yet readers critical of
Vere’s motives are quick to suggest, on the evidence of this statement, that he has
already decided Billy’s fate even before a trial has taken
place.

Later, the narrator, commenting on Vere’s appearance
after he privately meets with Billy and tells Billy that he will be hanged, notes that
apparently the condemned one [that is, Billy] suffered less than he who mainly had
effected the condemnation [that is, Vere].” Yet sentences such as this one are just
parts of an extremely complex puzzle that is finally very difficult to interpret with
any great confidence. Melville’s purpose in the novel seems less to teach simple lessons
than to provoke genuine thought.

Solve the equation if x is in (0,2pi) cos^2x+cosx-6=0

We'll solve the trigonometric equation using substitution
technique.

Let cos x = t

t^2 +
t - 6 = 0

We'll apply quadratic
formula:

t1 = [-1+sqrt(1 +
24)]/2

t1 = (-1 + 5)/2

t1 =
2

t2 = (-1-5)/2

t2 =
-3

But cos x = t

cos x = t1
<=> cos x = 2 impossible because the values of cosine function cannot be
larger than 1.

cos x = t2 <=> cos x = -3
impossible because the values of cosine function cannot be smaller than
-1.

Therefore, the given equation has no
solution over the interval (0 , 2`pi` ).

Prove why Tan equals sin/cos?

In a right triangle ABC, whose right angle is A, the
tangent ratio of the angle B is the opposite leg over the adjacent
leg.

tan B =
opposite/adjacent

We'll express the sine and cosine
functions of the angle B:

sin B = opposite/hypotenuse
=> opposite = hypotenuse*sin B

cos B =
adjacent/hypotenuse => adjacent = hypotenuse*cos
B

We'll re-write the tangent
ratio:

tan B = opposite/adjacent <= > tan B =
hypotenuse*sin B/hypotenuse*cos B

We'll reduce
hypotenuse:

tan B = sin B/cos
B

Therefore, in a right angle triangle, the
tangent ratio of an angle, except the right angle, is: tan `alpha` = sin `alpha` / cos
`alpha` .

How do I solve the following problem? Thanks!A principal wants to make a committee of four teachers and six students. If there are 22 teachers and...

To solve this problem, there is a rule sometimes referred
to as The Fundamental Principle of Counting. It states that if some
event can be broken down into subevents, then the total number of ways the event can
occur is the product of the numbers of ways the subevents can
occur.

By applying this principle, it follows that our
answer will be (number of ways to pick four teachers) * (number of ways to pick six
students).

To count these numbers, we use combinations. For
teachers, we must choose 4 from 22, and students we must choose 6 from 200. Thus our
answer is:

Total different committees
= `((22),(4))((200),(6))`

The above is a very large number,
so the above is what I would report as the "answer." If you wish to evaluate it, it
comes out to 602,819,101,384,500 possible
committees.

How is the rain the poem & the music of the earth?

I am the Poem
of the Earth, said the voice of the
rain.

In Whitman's poem "The
Voice of the Rain" the speaker asks the rain a question: "And who art
thou?"

The remainder of the poem provides the rain's
answer. The rain, like poetry, exists so as to be eternal. Like good poetry which can
withstand the ticking of time, rain exists eternally as
well.

I rise
impalpable out of the land and he bottomless
sea.

As  afollower of the
Transcendental movement, Whitman embraced an individuals intuition. Here, in regards to
intuition, poetry is influenced by Whitman's regard for nature. Whitman's initial
question to the rain supports this.

The rain, similar to
regarding nature to stimulate a mind and create a poem, resides in both the land and the
sea. Many poets get their inspiration from both of these places as
well.

All that
in them without me were only seeds, latent,
unborn;

This line refers to
the fact that poets, like the rain, find 'nourishment' in nature which allow their
poetry to exist-reflection on nature bring about the poems. The rain acknowledges the
fact that a seed cannot grow unless nourished by the
rain.

And
forever, by day and night, I give back life to my own origin,/ and make pure and
beautify it;

This line refers
to the fact that both rain and poets 'give back' to all around them. It is the purpose
of both nature and poets to purify and beautify the world- in a figurative and literal
way. Without the nourishment of the rain and the words of a poet the world would not be
as colorful a place.

As for a literal sense of the phrase
"music of the earth", think about how the rain sounds. Many poets have used the imagery
related to the sound of the rain hitting a metal roof, a window, or a person them self.
(Think "Rain on the Roof" by Kinney.)

Why does Rowdy call Junior a nomad in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian?

A nomad is a person who wanders from place to place.
Sometimes nomads move according to the seasons.

In this
case, Junior fits the definition. Rowdy called him a nomad with the intention of being
derrogatory. He wanted Junior to feel bad for leaving the Rez behind and moving into
white culture. What's interesting is that Junior moved to Reardan High according to a
season of his life. Attending a public school off the reservation would compliment his
ability to be educated.

Maybe Rowdy was jealous of Junior's
escape, but the put-down certainly fits their relationship. Rowdy wants to see Junior
maintain the culture of Native Americans, even though the picture of Rowdy's life given
to the audience by the author is not particularly positive.

How can we describe the character of the Mestizo in The Power and the Glory?

In Graham Greene's The Power and the
Glory, the character referred to as "the mestizo" is meant to represent the
figure of Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrays Jesus. Inversely, the character whom
he affects the most, the priest, is meant to represent a Jesus-like
persona.

The mestizo is known as a "half-caste", after all
he is racially mixed. He has a tendency to want everything for nothing, and to set up
traps whenever he wants something for himself. He stops at nothing and resorts to
everything, from lying to double dealing, to get what he wants. However, in his bad
actions, he is the reason behind the good deeds of the priest. The priest sees in the
mestizo someone worth helping and forgiving. Therefore, the mestizo is who actually sets
the priest towards the ways of God. This is ironic, but makes the character of the
mestizo seem more likable. After all, his bad deeds end up in good
results.

The mestizo could be categorized as a comic
character. His actions are so extremely calculated that he even expects the priest to
bless him in order to be forgiven from all the sins he commits. He does not even stop to
analyze himself and offer some form of self sacrifice. Never. The mestizo lives for
himself only.

Additionally, the mestizo is a survivor. It
is his surviving methods what instill in his character a sense of animal behavior. He
seems to live for the day for the sake of having the basic elements for survival. This
is why he is not remorseful for his actions. His existence is merely primitive, and not
rational.