Find the stationary points of cubic curve y=(x-2)(x-1(x+4)?

We'll recall what stationary points are. They are the
zeroes of the first derivative of the function and they can be: maximum, minimum or
inflection points.

We'll calculate the 1st derivative of
the given function using the product rule:

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

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

We'll remove the
brackets:

y' = x^2 + 3x - 4 + x^2 + 2x - 8 + x^2 - 3x +
2

y' = 3x^2 + 2x - 10

Now,
we'll determine the zeroes of the 1st derivative:

3x^2 + 2x
- 10 = 0

We'll apply quadratic
formula:

x1 = [-2+sqrt(4 +
120)]/6

x1 =
(-2+2sqrt31)/6

x1=
(-1+sqrt31)/3

x2=(-1-sqrt31)/3

The
function will have a maximum point at x = (-1-sqrt31)/3 and a minimum point at x =
(-1+sqrt31)/3.

What happens on heating a substance containing sodium carbonate in the presence of water?Will it give carbonic acid or caustic soda or carbonic acid?

The correct answer to your question is both carbonic acid
and caustic soda will be produced in the course of the reaction. This reaction proceeds
as a two step process. In the first step we have this
occurring:

NaCO3 + H2O -> H2CO3 +
NaOH

Here, a double replacement reaction occurs in which
hydrogen replaces sodium, resulting in the formation of both NaOH, also know as caustic
soda or lye, and H2CO3, which is carbonic acid.

However
carbonic acid is a weak acid, and will dissociate in the presence of the base into water
and carbon dioxide. The full equation looks like
this:

NaCO3 + H2O -> H2CO3 + NaOH -> H2O +
CO2 + NaOH

So when the reaction is completed, you will be
left with three products: Water, carbon dioxide, and sodium hydroxide. If the reaction
is done in an open container, the carbon dioxide will bubble off, and the result will be
a caustic soda solution.

In The Crucible, what are some of the most important quotes and meanings throughout the Acts that most likely are needed in essays?

Arthur Miller's play "The Crucible" is filled with revenge
and fear. The fear that the villagers feel bring about a mass hysteria ending in the
persecution and death of many whom have been charged with being witches. Throughout the
play there are many poignant quotes which one could focus upon in
essays.

The first quote one could scrutinize for analysis
purposes is

I
look for John Proctor that took me from my sleep and put knowledge in my heart! I never
knew what pretense Salem was, I never knew the lying lessons I was taught by all these
Christian women and their covenanted
men!

This quote is found in
Act One and is spoken by Abagail Williams. Prior to the action of the play, readers come
to find out that Abagail has had an affair with John Proctor (he is married to Elizabeth
Proctor). This quote shows Abagail's attempt to place blame on others in regards to her
affair. As the play continues, Abagail continually tries to blame others for the
position she has gotten herself into. In regards to an essay topic, one could support
that Abagail is not a woman who takes responsibility for her actions. Instead, she
continually looks for others to blame or circumstances which she can use to take the
light off of herself.

The next quote comes from Act One and
is, again, spoken by Abagail:

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I want to open myself! . . . I want the light of
God, I want the sweet love of Jesus! I danced for the Devil; I saw him, I wrote in his
book; I go back to Jesus; I kiss His hand. I saw Sarah Good with the Devil! I saw Goody
Osburn with the Devil! I saw Bridget Bishop with the
Devil!

Here readers can see
that Abagail's confession is not one in which she gives in honesty. Instead, her
confession is given so that she can be freed from persecution. (According to Salem law,
if one confesses to consorting with the Devil they are considered innocent and redeemed.
As seen in the previous quote, Abagail is simply concerned with her own welfare and
worries about no one but herself. She gives up the name sof others so that the officials
can move their concern away from her and they can charge others with
witchcraft.

The last quote is given by John Proctor at the
end of the play:

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Because it is my name! Because I cannot have
another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the
dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my
soul; leave me my name!

John
has admitted to the affair with Abagail. He is now charged with signing his name to a
paper which will be posted for all of the town to see. He knows that signing the paper
will save his life, he has already admitted to the affair, but he does not understand
why the verbal admittance is enough. He states that everything else has been taken from
him- he is no longer the respected man that he was before. He refuses to sign his name
to the paper because it is the only thing that he has left that is truly
his.

In regards to an essay about the above quote, one
could examine the lengths one would go to to save something which means more to them
than all else. We are given a name- it is the one thing that no one should be able to
take from us.

What literary device does the author use a lot in "A Poetics for Bullies" (imagery, symbolism, metaphor, simile, personification, irony, allusion)?

Stanley Elkin uses the following literary devices (with
examples) in his short story "A Poetics For Bullies":

1.
Metaphor- a comparison between two things not using like or
as

I raise my
arms, I spread them. I'm a
bird

2. Simile- a comparison
between two things using "like" or "as"

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my head offering profile like something
beaked

3. Alliteration- the
repetition of a consonant sound in a
line

First the
fingers.

4. Assonance- the
repetition of vowel sound in a line

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"Trouble, trouble, double
rubble!"

5.
Hyperbole- exaggerated statement which one does not take as
true

I climb
Vesuvius and sack his Rome and dance on the Isle of
Capri.

6. Symbolism- the use
of a symbol to represent a fact or idea.

This (the
symbolism) is perhaps the most poignant of the work. The name of the protagonist of the
story is Push. The symbolism of this is that Push is a bully. He is constantly pushing
others around. This can be looked at as a literal idea- he physically pushes people- or
can be looked at in regards to the fact that he feels pushed by forces within himself.
Push states that he is only a "pusher", nothing more given he hates "real
force."

Explain the following line in The Rape of the Lock: "here files of pins extend their shining rows"

The following line appears in Pope's poem "The Rape of the
Lock" in Canto One, line 37. Explanation of the line needs to be completed within the
context of Canto One as a whole.

In Canto One, Pope
introduces the Beautiful Belinda. The Sun (a muse in the poem) has been evoked so as to
provide the beginning of the day (which the sun historically symbolizes). The people of
the household, therefore, are described as going about their typical morning
routine.

Readers learn of Belinda and her relationship with
the Sylphs- they are her protectors- through a description of her dreams. Her main
protector, Ariel, tells her in her dream that the day will bring about "some dread
Event". After awaking from her dream, and the warning, Belinda proceeds to ready herself
for the day.

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Here Files of Pins extend their shining
Rows,
Puffs, Powders, Patches, Bibles, Billet-doux.
Now awful Beauty
puts on all its Arms;
The Fair each moment rises in her
Charms,
Repairs her Smiles, awakens ev'ry Grace,
And calls forth all
the Wonders of her Face;

The
lines shown above tell of Belinda readying herself for the day. The "files of pins" are
hair pins placed into her hair in rows. The following lines depict the things Belinda
needs to get ready so that all can look upon "the Wonders of her
Face".

The line is simply referring to Belinda having her
hair done.

Discuss the significance of the settings in the book The Absolutely True Diary of Part-Time Indian.

I would say that "the rez" is significant element in the
development of Junior's character.  This setting allows Junior to fully understand
elements of his identity as a Native American against which he must fight.  The sense of
despair, hopelessness, and lack of regard for a constructive vision of the future is
where Junior understands the reservation to represent.  At the same time, the setting of
Reardon represents a world where Junior is viewed with both skepticism and a sense of
distance.  It is a world where Junior recognizes his fundamental status as an
"outsider."  In the end, this is where the setting holds meaning in Junior's
characterization.  Both realms indicate a certain point of alienation and isolation for
Junior.  His condition of a dual consciousness is enhanced by the fact that the
shortcomings of one is the attribute of the other.  Rather, than be torn by this
condition at the end of the narrative, Junior has found a point in his own state of
being where he is able to take the best of each in formulating his own personalized
sense of setting where his own sense of happiness emerges, as well as a sense of
personal contentment in his own state of being in the world, both
worlds.

Atoms or monomers that make up Glucose, Protein and Lipids(including fats and oils).

Glucose is considered to be a monomer. It is made of a
chain of 6 carbon atoms linked by single covalent bonds. Five Hydroxyl (OH) groups and
seven hydrogen atoms are also linked to the carbons. Two different stereoisomers of
glucose exist in nature.

Proteins are made of amino acids
linked by peptide bonds. This means that carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are the
main atoms present. The polypeptide chain formed by the initial linking of amino acids
often undergoes several folding steps and may have other atoms or molecules, known as
prosthetic groups, added to it before it becomes a complete and functional protein.
Iron, in the form of a heme group, is an example of a prosthetic group found in
hemoglobin.

Lipids are made primarily of fatty acid
molecules, which consist of a hydrocarbon chain with a carboxylic acid group at one end.
Functional groups including oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, or members of the Halogen family
are commonly found attached to the hydrocarbon chain as well.  The main physical feature
that distinguishes fats from oils in this group is saturation, which in this case refers
to the structure of the carbon-carbon bonds in the hydrocarbon chain. A saturated fat is
generally a solid fat, and has all single carbon-carbon bonds. Unsaturated fats have
some double or triple bonds between carbons, and are generally oils at room
temperature.

Does Tennessee Williams intend for us to admire or condemn Amanda for the way in which she deals with her family in the play The Glass Menagerie?

There are only four characters in Tennessee Williams's
The Glass Menagerie--five including the unseen presence of the
missing husband/father. Each of them is more complex than they might appear at first,
and that is certainly true of Amanda. The advantage readers/viewers have with her is
that she is voluble (she talks a lot) and various aspects of her personality are seen
throughout the play. Based on the things she says, her behaviors, and how others see
her, she seems to be a more sympathetic character than someone the playwright
condemns.

What Amanda says is annoying and sometimes
ridiculous. She nags poor Tom about how he sits, about how he chews his food, about
bringing home a suitable suitor for Laura, about not having enough ambition, about not
making enough money, about going to the movies...and probably even more. This would make
anyone as crazy as it makes Tom; however, most of these things are rooted in fear. She
is afraid Tom may leave, she is afraid Tom will never amount to much, and she is afraid
she will be left without a way to care for her daughter. While we may not admire her for
this, we certainly should not condemn her for worrying about how to care for her family.
Her speech after she discovers Laura has not been going to school reveals her fears
about her daughter's future, something which makes her more likeable because we
understand her motivation.

Amanda is an outrageous
character in nearly every way, overly dramatic and larger than life; however, she works
two jobs, pays for her daughter to go to secretarial school, and desperately wants to
ensure her daughter's secure future. These are admirable things, even if she is rather a
bulldozer as she does them.

The only character not related
to Amanda is Jim, the Gentleman Caller. He has every reason to dislike Amanda--even be
appalled at her outrageousness; instead, he likes her and appreciates what she is trying
to do. He keeps a straight face when she appears in a dress she wore as a girl thirty
years before, and he is charmed by her southern airs.

Given
the evidence of her words, her behaviors, and the reactions others have to her, it seems
as if Williams dis intend for her to be a sympathetic character at the least, and
perhaps even an admirable one.

Discuss Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress" as an example of metaphysical poetry.

The term “metaphysical poetry” is not a term ever used by
Andrew Marvell to discuss his own poems.  In fact, none of the poets often called
“metaphysical poets” ever classified themselves as such. That term was invented by later
commentators to describe (often disparagingly) the style of such authors as Marvell and
John Donne.

Two brief, reliable treatments of
“metaphysical” poetry appear in The Cambridge Companion to Literature in
English, edited by Ian Ousby (Cambridge: Cambridge
University Press, 1991) and in an essay by John D. Jump in Webster’s New World
Companion to English and American Literature, edited by Arthur Pollard (New
York: Popular Library, 1976).  Here are some traits listed these books as typical of
metaphysical poetry, followed by discussion of the appearance of those traits in “To His
Coy Mistress.”

• “strenuous
  argument” (Jump 457): Such argument appears throughout the poem as the
  obsessive male lover tries to convince a reluctant woman to have sex with him.
  Argumentation is especially apparent in such lines as the
  following:

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Now let us sport us while we
may,

And now, like amorous birds of
prey,

Rather at once our time
devour

Than languish in his slow-chapped power.
(37-40)

• “a
  dramatic and colloquial mode of utterance” (Jump 457): This poem is
  dramatic not only in the literal sense (since the speaker addresses another person) but
  also in the figurative sense, since his phrasing is sometimes startling (as in lines
  27-28).


• “urgent feeling”
  (Jump 457): Again, the entire poem displays this trait, but it is especially apparent in
  lines 21-32.


• “agile thought”
  (Jump 457): This trait is particularly obvious in the first stanza of the poem, in which
  the speaker quickly and easily shifts from one kind of imagined behavior to another.
  


• “pun[s]” (Jump 457): The
  most famous example of a pun in this poem is the play on the word “quaint” in line 29,
  where the word can mean “old-fashioned” but can also refer to female
  genitalia.


• “paradox[es]”
  (Jump 457): One example of a paradox is the speaker’s claim that he would love his lady
  “ten years before the Flood” (8) – obviously a temporal impossibility.
  


• imagery drawn from “widely varied fields
  of knowledge” (Jump 457): in the course of the poem, the speaker refers
  to India, England, very early history, the end of history, classical myth, Biblical
  teachings, the behavior of animals, human sexuality, and various other “fields of
  knowledge.”


• “serious wit”
  (Jump 457): The entire poem is witty in the sense that it displays the speaker’s
  cleverness, inventiveness, and skills at
  improvisation.


• metaphysical
  “conceit[s]” (Jump 457): No conceit (or extended metaphorical comparison)
  appears in this poem in the way that one appears, for instance, in lines 25-36 of John
  Donne’s “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning.” Nevertheless,Marvell’s ability to play at
  length with a single idea appears in lines 1-10 of his
  poem.


• “unification of thought and feeling”
  (Ousby 615): The entire poem exhibits this trait, since the entire poem
  uses reason to promote
  passion.


• “violation of
  decorum” (Ousby 615): It would be hard to think of a more blatant breach
  of expected, acceptable phrasing than lines
  25-30.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, where do people show freedom of speech? Pleases give page numbers and quotations (3 examples).

The trial of Tom Robinson is probably the best example of
people speaking freely in To Kill a Mockingbird. Bob Ewell
exercises his right to spew his lies and racist hatred while on the witness stand.
Although Judge Taylor admonishes him for some of his comments, Bob feels free to say
what he thinks, claiming (falsely) that he saw Tom having sexual intercourse with
his daughter.

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"--I seen that black nigger yonder ruttin' on my
Mayella!" (Chapter
17)

Outside the
courtroom, Scout and Dill encounter Dolphus Raymond, who they find delights in allowing
people to think he is drunken and mentally unstable. He is neither. He is passionate
about how badly white people treat Negroes, however.

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"Cry about the hell white people give colored
folks, without even stopping to think that they're people, too." (Chapter
20)

Atticus' final
summation is probably the best example in the novel. He pleads with the jury to put
aside their racial bias and judge Tom from the facts presented in the case. Referring to
Mayella, and her part in the attack,

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"She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did
something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man. Not an old Uncle,
but a strong Negro man. No code mattered to her before she broke it, but it came
crashing down on her afterwards." (Chapter
20)

Can you analyze and comment upon this little piece of text extracted from “New English Canaan” by Thomas Morton?Can you analyze and comment...

I have never read this book in its entirety, but it seems
that the text you have quoted draws reference to the way in which the initial settlers
of New England quickly found themselves coming into conflict with each other over the
way their lives should be ran. The text directly references a maypole, which I think you
have asked earlier questions about. Using a maypole as part of a religious festival or
ceremony is extremely ambiguous at best, as it was actually first used as part of pagan
worship and is famed for its phallic nature, representing fertility. That a group of
Puritans, who rejected Christmas and did not celebrate other big Christian festivals,
should use a maypole as part of celebrating something, is extremely
interesting.

Thus the interest of this text lies in the way
in which it points towards disharmony in early visions of
utopia.

Which of the pigs proves to be the best writer in Animal Farm?

This is a tricky question.  If we are looking in terms of
sheer writing ability in terms of the gift of prose, I would side with Snowball.  His
construction of the commandments of Animalism and his speech in convincing the animals
of the need to build the windmill are both very persuasive.  They demonstrate both his
excellent grasp of language as well as his ability to sway other animals towards the
ends of animalism and the revolution, in general.  Snowball's use of rhetoric is fairly
unparalleled.  In the battle of Cowshed, he proves to be a very inspiring commander with
his calls to battle, a reflection of his writing ability.  A very close second would
have to be Old Major.  His speech in the first chapter is rousing.  It is apparent that
Old Major has some excellent skills in being able to convince an audience of his visions
and ideas.  I go with Snowball over him because Old Major dies rather quickly and there
is little idea of how his skills would have transferred to the actual possession of
power.  Snowball demonstrates the writer's eloquence both before and after the
revolution.

If we are looking at who proves to be the best
in terms of most successful writer, it is Squealer.  Squealer's gift of "spin" is what
keeps him in business.  Napoleon is not much of a writer, so his need for Squealer who
is able to "put the music" to anything Napoleon does and says is what makes him the most
successful writer.  Squealer is so good at writing that he is able to rewrite history
without the animals knowing or at least being scared enough to not say a word about it. 
Squealer rewrites all of the commandments of Animal Farm/ Manor Farm as the pigs
consolidate their power.  At the same time, his ability to use language as a way to
confuse show a real gift with words.  His reconception of language to become a tool of
power is something that even Old Major and Snowball could not do.  I think that in this,
Squealer has to be seen as the best writer.

In Lord of the Flies, Jack says "...you can feel as if you're hunting, but being hunted, as if something's behind you..." what does it mean?

This has meaning on two
levels.

First, literally, Jack is having that feeling that
we all feel in the dark when we can't tell if someone else is there. We almost believe
there is someone because we have fear of the unknown. This may mean that while Jack's
hunting, he is actually feeling the presence of the pigs who are escaping his line of
sight.

Second, figuratively, Jack is feeling the evil of
the place. Many different literature texts refer to evil as something tangible. In fact,
"The Most Dangerous Game" is also set in a thick jungle on an island. Most Puritan
literature references the evil that lives in the forest. These unchartered places were
considered the residence of evil. Eventually in Lord of the Flies
we see this belief come to fruition because the kids are influenced by the evil and
begin having no concern for human life. Likewise, they give evil a vessel in the pig's
head that they place on a stick as a symbol. The darkness and evil could be that which
is the "something behind you" that Jack references.

In poem "If" what are the obstacles the leader has to overcome to become a man?

According to the poem "If", there are many qualities one
must possess to become a leader.

-One must be able to keep
their "cool" even when everyone around them is "losing
it."

-One must trust in them self, even when doubted by
others.

-Be patient.

- Don't
lie, talk too educated, or concern ones self with
hatred.

-You must be able to dream and think, but do not
let either rule you.

-One must deal the same with failures
as successes.

-You can deal with defeat and begin
again.

-You will "go all in" with everything you have
because you believe in it.

-You believe in everything about
yourself, to the most minute thread of muscle and
tendon.

-You can talk with anyone- Kings and common
alike.

These are the things Kipling states one needs to be
a man.

What are Efflorescent Substances?

An efflorescent substance is a chemical which has water
associated with  its molecules, and which, when exposed to air, loses this water through
evaporation. A common example of this phenomenon is the drying of cement. When cement is
poured, it goes through an exothermic chemical reaction, which generates heat, in order
to set. Then the set concrete also has to dry out by evaporation. The heat causes
various mineral salts which are in solution in the wet concrete to migrate to the
surface, where the evaporation of the water leaves a fine layer of crystals on the face
of the concrete. In a thin layer these crystals are seen as a "blush" or "bloom"; in a
heavier layer they can look like frost deposits or even
flowers.

Efflorescence of different types has been
discovered on the surface of a huge variety of art works, and is a serious concern for
art conservationists. The link below from the cool conservation net has an interesting
article with examples of efflorescence found on the surfaces of
paintings.

Discuss the origins of the postwar (post-WWII) youth culture.

The youth culture that arose in the United States after
WWII had its origins in the prosperity that the country was experiencing at that
time.

After WWII, American youth had, for the first time, a
great deal of money and a great deal of leisure.  In past times, youths went fairly
directly in to the workforce because their families needed them to.  They did not have
much in the way of money to use on consumer goods and services.  After WWII, prosperity
came to the US and youths had a great deal of money because their parents could afford
to give it to them.  They also had a great deal of leisure time because they were
remaining in school for much longer.

Since youths had money
and time, they were able to develop a youth culture in the postwar
years.

What do you understand by "metaphtsical poetry" ? How is Donne a metaphysical poet? (700 words)I want to got an elaborate answer.

It seems to me that you need to write an essay in response
to this prompt.  While I can't write your paper for you, I can give you some information
that should help to get you started.

Metaphysical poetry is
poetry that is generally concerned with philosophical and/or intellectual issues.  It is
characterized by the use of poetic devices such as conceits (long comparisons that show
connections between objects or ideas that are not typically or logically compared to one
another) and paradoxes (descriptions that at first appear to be contradictory but that
seem logical after a closer examination). 

John Donne was a
prolific poet whose works are usually assigned to one of two periods in his life: he
wrote mostly about love when he was a young man, and as he aged (and after he became a
member of the clergy) his focus centered more on religious
issues. 

In order to answer the second question you ask
("How is Donne a metaphysical poet), you should review the poems you've read--or poems
you've been assigned to read--for content and form and see if you can find evidence of
the characteristics I mentioned above.  I hope this is helpful!

What were the advantages enjoyed by the new nation in Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation?

I think that one of Ellis' main points in his work is that
there was a fundamental advantage enjoyed by the new nation in the establishment of its
freedom from England.  It is such a commonly accepted premise now that it is almost
taken for granted. Yet, Ellis goes to great lengths to demonstrate that the revolution
was far from a sure thing.  His argument is that many of the revolutionary fighters were
entirely uncertain of their endeavors.  It is for this reason that when they were
victorious, they enjoyed the advantage of being able to call the nation their own.  In
this, Ellis argues that there was a fundamental respect shared on the part of the
framers, as they understood that since freedom was far from absolute and guaranteed,
each one of them displayed a basic affinity for each of their efforts in securing the
freedom of their new nation.  This advantage allowed for disagreements in governance,
but not to an extent where there would be personal animosity between them.  The bonds
forged through the struggle for independence turned out to be advantageous for the
framers because it provided the basis for respect and tolerance, values that would not
only be embedded in the new government, but ones that were present in how each of them
worked with one another.

Why is Romeo sad in Act 1, scene 1?

Romeo's sadness is first noticed by his parents and his
best friend, Benvolio.  They have noticed Romeo likes to keep himself locked in his
room, in the dark, and often goes out walking by himself.  In fact, just that morning,
Benvolio saw Romeo out walking, but they didn't talk to each other.  Romeo tells
Benevolio he is sad because the girl he loves, Roaslind, doesn't love him back. 
Though Romeo'sconversation with Benevolio, the reader comes to understand that Romeo is
more upset that Rosalind wishes to remain a virgin.

What are Hox genes and why are they so important, in Your Inner Fish?Chapter 5 - Getting Ahead

In Your Inner Fish: A Journey into
the 3.5 Billion Year History of the Human Body, Neil Shubin
writes about the importance of Hox genes in his research. Hox genes are like an
instruction sheet for an embryo. They help organize the basic body layout of many
organisms. In an effort to find genetic evolutionary evidence of human beings'
ancestors, Shubin and his cohorts discovered that the genetic capability to build limbs
was actually present in primitive fish. Shubin looked at Hox genes in paddlefish by
inserting molecular markers and was able to show the same activity was present in
tetrapod limbs. Tetrapods have a second stage of Hox gene expression where hands and
feet form. This is significant because it links fish and tetrapods in the
line of evolution as common ancestors.

I would like an analysis of Emily Dickinson's poem "As if i asked a common alms" in regards to what the color purple represents.What does purple...

The poetry of Emily Dickinson commonly included reference
to the color purple. Purple has many different meanings when used in a work. It can
represent a balance given purple is created by using red (the warmest color) and blue
(the coolest color). It can also represent nobility and spirituality (think the garb
worn by both kings and priests). Naturalistically, purple is the color of many flowers
which are considered both precious and frail. Lastly, the color purple is associated
with mourning.

As for the use of the color purple in
Dickinson's poem "As if I asked a common alms", one must first define any words which
may cause confusion for you as a reader.

Alms- donations
given to the poor (typically food or money)

Morn- the
period of time denoted as existing between dawn and
noon

Dike- either a waterway, a bank used to confine water,
or a barrier which prevents the passage of something deemed
undesirable.

This terms being defined allow for a more
understandable position on the poem. A common theme of the poem is spirituality and hope
as denoted by the terms 'alms', 'Kingdom', and 'asked.'

As
for the use or meaning of the color purple, it could be understood to represent the hope
(based upon spirituality) that all questions will be answered once dawn (symbolizing
enlightening) breaks as the dike (symbolizing darkness) is lifted. The description of
the dike being purple shows what must be changed in the scheme of things so as to bring
the answers to the questions the speaker so vehemently needs.

Chapter 5 Why are the trigeminal and facial cranial nerves both complicated and strange in the human body?

In Neil Shubin's, Your Inner Fish,
the author builds upon his theory of evolution by studying the cranial nerves,
specifically the trigeminal and facial nerves. He states that these nerves and their
complicated, mesmerizing blueprint can actually be compared to the simple anatomy of
fish through a comparative analysis of gill arches.

Both
the trigeminal and facial nerves leave the brain and break off into an astonishing
network of branches. The trigeminal nerve branches control muscles and carry sensory
information from the face to the brain. For instance, the pain you feel when you get a
bump on the face is due to your trigeminal nerve relaying information to your brain.
Some trigeminal nerve branches go to the roots of your teeth. Dulling these nerves with
anesthetic is important if you are undergoing dental
work.

The facial nerve also controls muscles and relays
sensory information. It controls your facial expressions, including frowning or lowering
your jaw, raising your eyebrows, and flaring your
nostrils.

The manner in which these nerves loop and turn
appears to be a tangled jumbled but it is a simple wiring plan evolved from the
development of the gill regions (or our inner fish). The trigeminal nerve is formed from
the first arch; the facial nerve is formed from the second arch. The reason the
trigeminal nerve connects to both jaws and ears is that it originated in the first gill
arch. Likewise the facial nerve connects ear muscles and facial muscles because they are
all second arch derivatives.

I need help in properly citing page numbers in an essay in MLA format.For example, I am writing an essay on Guns, Germs, and Steel. It says I have...

There are two different situations you will encounter in
your writing.  In some cases, you are writing a paper with just one source, but in many
instances, you will be writing a paper with more than one
source.

In the case of the one source paper, the first time
you use your source, you must put the author's last name in parentheses, then the page
number.  Thereafter, just the page number in parentheses is
sufficient.

But when you have more than one source, you are
going to need to provide the author's last name and page number each time you use a
source.  You can see that otherwise a reader could be
confused.

In either case, you may also use the author's
name in a signal phrase, for example:

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According to Smith, "Jackson's story has one
theme - Nazism" (23).

When
you use the author's name in this manner, you do not need to add it in the
parentheses.

Whether you need a Works Cited page is
something that should always have clarified with your teacher.