What is Wordworth's approach to the nature in "Tintern Abbey"?

William Wordsworth was a renowned English Romantic poet.
This being said, his work reflected the characteristics typical of the English Romantic
Period.

The characteristics of the Romantic Period were as
follows:

1. Imagination was highly prized. Given that the
previous period, the Age of Reason, looked down upon the imagination (by instead raising
up the importance of factual and influential texts), the Romantics embraced imagination.
According to the Romantics, the imagination was the ultimate tool used to shape creative
power.

2. Nature was also highly respected. The use of
nature mirrored the religious imagery used in prior periods. Natural elements, given
they were born of the divine, suggested that nature existed as an element of divine
nature.

3. Symbolism was used in much of the Romantic
period given the symbol showed both imagination and the fact that nature could
communicate.

In Wordworth's "Tintern Abbey", one can see
how nature heavily impacted him. Wordsworth states that he is standing above the abbey
looking down upon the natural elements which pulled him to the spot. Wordsworth admits
in the poem that he is a "worshiper of Nature." The capitalization of nature shows an
even deeper meaning than one may first discern: nature is personified- Wordsworth is
giving nature the power a human typically possesses. This deepens the understanding of
his love of the element.

Wordsworth recognizes the fact of
the power of nature given that he knows nature will forever be able to remind him of who
he once was.

For Wordsworth, nature was the most powerful
thing on earth.

Solve by factoring: 3x^2 + 5x 1. x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0 2. 2x^2 - x 3. 3x^2 + 5x - 2 = 0

1.  x^2 + 5x + 6 = 0

Begin
with this set up:

(x + __)(x + __) =
0

The missing numbers must have a product of 6 and a sum of
5.

2*3=6    
2+3=5

Therefore...

(x + 2)(x +
3) = 0

Now take each binomial and set it equal to 0.  Solve
for x.

x + 2 = 0     x = -2

x
+ 3 = 0     x = -3

Solution set:  {-2,
-3}

2.  2x^2 - x - 3 =
0

When there are two subtraction signs in the trinomial,
the set up is:

(2x + __)(x - __) = 0 or (2x - __)(x + __) =
0

Now we need two numbers whose product is 3.  Since 3 is
prime, the only options are 1 and 3.  Try substituting 1 and 3 into the set ups above,
use FOIL to see which set up works.

(2x + 1)(x - 3) = 2x^2
- 6x + 1x - 3 = 2x^2 - 5x - 3     NO

(2x + 3)(x - 1) = 2x^2
- 2x + 3x - 3 = 2x^2 + 1x - 3     NO

(2x - 1)(x + 3) = 2x^2
+ 6x - 1x - 3 = 2x^2 + 5x - 3     NO

(2x - 3)(x + 1) = 2x^2
+ 2x - 3x - 3 = 2x^2 - 1x - 3     YES

So now we know
the trinomial can be factored as...

(2x - 3)(x + 1) =
0

Again, set each binomial equal to 0 and solve for
x.

2x - 3 = 0     x = 1.5

x +
1 = 0     x = -1

Solution set:  {1.5,
-1}

3.  3x^2 + 5x - 2 =
0

This one is solved similarly to #2.  Here is the set
up:

(3x + __)(x - __) = 0 or (3x - __)(x + __) =
0

Again, since 2 is prime, the only options for the blanks
are 1 and 2.  Try each combination, use FOIL to see which one
works.

(3x + 1)(x - 2) = 3x^2 - 6x + 1x - 2 = 3x^2 - 5x -
2     NO

(3x + 2)(x - 1) = 3x^2 - 3x + 2x - 2 = 3x^2 + 1x -
2     NO

(3x - 1)(x + 2) = 3x^2 + 6x - 1x - 2 = 3x^2 + 5x -
2     YES

Therefore...

(3x -
1)(x + 2) = 0

Set each binomial equal to 0 and solve for
x.

3x - 1 = 0     x = 1/3

x +
2 = 0     x = -2

Solution set:  {1/3,
-2}

Remember, you can always
check these answers by graphing the equations.  The x-intercepts should equal the
solution set.

What is the situational irony in "The Open Window" by Saki?

Let us remind ourselves of the definition of situational
irony. Situational irony is a specific form of irony that describes an occurrrence that
is the opposite of what we expected. An example would be a rags-to-riches story, where
the poor beggar suddenly inherits a fabulous fortune, or its reverse. Clearly, when
thinking about this excellent story by Saki, there are a number of different kinds of
irony. The situational irony though that is most important (especially to Mr. Framton
Nuttel), comes when, after Vera has told Framton about the terrible tragedy of her uncle
and cousins, and we, like Framton, are led to believe that her aunt is somewhat deranged
with grief, these supposedly deceased members of the family walk straight in through the
open window just as they would have if they were still alive. Note the response to this
event:

Framton
grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall door, the gravel drive, and the front gate
were dimly noted stages in his headlong retreat. A cyclist coming along the road had to
run into the hedge to avoid imminent
collision.

Clearly, the
situational irony of the story is a great shock for Framton Nuttel, and given his
delicate nervous condition, we are left thinking that Vera is rather cruel for the
amusement she takes in tricking him.

In "The Stolen Party", by Liliana Heker, consider the story's title. In what ways was the party "stolen"?

The title of Liliana Heker's "The Stolen Party" offers a
very indirect interpretation of the meaning.

The story is
about a house cleaner and her daughter. The daughter, unaware of her "predicament" as
the child of a lower class woman, feels no apprehension at attending a birthday party
given by her mother's employer. When the employer, Sefiora Ines, offers Rosaura (the
daughter) money, something changes.

Rosaura, to this point,
has not been forced to define the stereotypes of society. She has not had to face the
differences between what it meant to be rich and what it meant to be poor. It is the
fact that Ines offers her money over the gifts given to other party-goers (yo-yos and
bracelets) that she comes to understand she is not "like
them."

Therefore, the title of the story refers to the fact
that Rosaura's innocence has been stolen from her at the party.

How was the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb and removing its contents not considered grave robbing?

First of all, Tutankhamen's tomb was previously robbed by
ancient thieves intent on carrying away the riches which were buried with him. His tomb
was largely intact because he died at a young age (eighteen) and in an untimely manner,
so he was buried in a tomb prepared for another. This serendipitous event left his tomb
mostly undisturbed.

Those who began removing artifacts from
his tomb after its discovery largely have used them for scientific and historic study.
As noted in a previous post, the physical remains were subjected to abuse, probably as a
result of over-eager scientists and archaeologists. It is not grave robbing because
those who discovered it did not convert its contents to their own use; rather they
became part of the historical record. Since he was a reigning sovereign of Egypt and
since his remains have provided a wealth of information about Egyptian culture, everyone
has benefited, not just the discoverers. For that reason, a suggestion of grave robbing
does not lie. For the purists, one might argue that his grave was desecrated; however
beyond that, no "robbery" occurred.

Discuss how Brian is connected to the adults in Hatchet.

I think that there is a fundamental difference between
Brian and the adults with whom he interacts.  Paulsen's work sets up Brian's survival
situation in the wilderness as part of a maturation development in his own life.  To
this extent, his time in the wilderness allows Brian the opportunity to reflect and
ruminate upon the impact that these adults had in his life.  For example, he thinks
about his mother and "the secret" often in his time in the wild.  It is what caused him
to get on the plane because of the custody arrangement.  Not only does Brian have to
battle the wild, but he must also deal with the lack of understanding surrounding "the
secret" as well as the notion of divorce.  In the same way there is confusion
surrounding this, there is also confusion around the death of the pilot, what it meant
and how he wound up where he was.  It is in this light where Brian fundamentally differs
from the adults in his life.  He seeks to better understand them and his own perception
of them in his time in the wilderness.

How does the trial change Jem and Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird?

The trial of Tom Robinson and the guilty verdict that he
receives serves as another example of the loss of innocence that Jem and Scout suffer
during the chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird. Before the trial
begins, Scout has to deal with schoolmates and her cousin, Francis, who refer to Atticus
as a "nigger-lover" for his defense of Tom. The children hear gossip about their father
on the streets of Maycomb, and they see the support that Tom receives from the black
community when they visit his church with Calpurnia. They see first-hand the anger and
potential evil of the community when they come to Atticus' rescue from the lynch mob at
the jail just before the trial begins.

Sneaking away to
attend the trial in person, Scout and Jem witness the evidence presented and decide for
themselves that Atticus has made a strong case for Tom's innocence. Yet the jury cannot
overlook the fact that Tom is black and that Mayella is white, and they vote to convict
him. Scout sees that the jury consisted of

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... twelve good men and true... Then Mr.
Underwood's meaning became clear. Atticus had used every tool available to free men to
save Tom Robinson, but in the secret courts of men's hearts Atticus had no case. Tom was
a dead man the minute Mayella Ewell opened her mouth and
screamed.

The decision made
Jem question the need for juries, and Miss Maudie had to respond to his "fatalistic
noises," telling him that there were people in town who supported Atticus and how
important he was to the community. Jem and Scout both feared for Atticus' safety after
the threats made by Bob Ewell, and it made Jem recognize that there were distinctly
different types of people living in Maycomb. Tom's death even made Jem more aware of the
value of all living things, evidenced when he chastizes Scout after finding her about to
"mash" a doodlebug. The outcome of the trial made both of the children grow up a little
more quickly, once exposed to the real world where life isn't always fair and
just.

What is the author's overall theme in Bless Me, Ultima and what scene in the book supports that theme?

Every individual must choose his or her own path. This is
one theme expressed in the novel. We can see this theme both as Antonio's challenge and
as the lesson Ultima tries to emphasize to Antonio.

The
idea of Antonio's future is debated repeatedly by Antonio's parents. His mother wants
him to become a priest. His father wants him to continue the Marez tradition and become
a vaquero, roaming the vast planes of the southwest. Antonio is conflicted about his own
vision, wanting to please both of his parents but recognizing the impossibility of doing
so. 

This conflict is symbolized in the story's setting as
well. 

The
house in which Tony’s family lives represents these two conflicting ways of life: while
they have settled onto a piece of land where they have a small farm, they are just on
the border of
the llano.

Where
Antonio's parents create a conflict in Antonio regarding how to choose his future path,
Ultima tells Antonio that he will need to make decisions for
himself. 

“I
cannot tell you what to believe. Your father and your mother can tell you, because you
are their blood, but I cannot. As you grow into manhood you must find your own
truths.”

We see in this
moment a rather full articulation of the theme of the need for the individual to choose
his/her own path. Though Antonio does not come to a final or conclusive position
concerning his future by the end of the novel, he does accept the fact that he will have
to be the one to decide on that future. He learns that the responsibility lies with
him. 

Why did General Gage send British troops to Lexington and Concord in 1775?

There were two reasons why General Thomas Gage (who was
the governor of Massachusetts at the time) sent British troops to Lexington and Concord
in April of 1775.  Both had to do with the rebellion that was brewing in the colony at
the time.

First, Gage had heard that the Patriots had been
collecting weapons to use in a potential rebellion.  The Patriots were said to have
stored the weapons in Concord.  Gage sent troops to Concord to find and confiscate the
weapons.

Second, Gage felt that he would be able to capture
some Patriot leaders in this way.  He had heard that John Hancock and Samuel Adams were
hiding in Concord as well.

Gage sent the troops to Concord
for these two reasons.  Lexington was simply a town along the way to
Concord.

In the poem "Aunt Jennifer's Tigers" by Adrienne Rich, what do the tigers represent?

Adrienne Rich’s interesting poem “Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers”
reflects a theme that the poem supports avidly---women’s rights. Women’s issues impact
all people not just women.  If one has a mother, sister, aunt---then it affects
him.

The poem addresses abusive relationships.  Its
subtlety with the almost humorous title draws the reader into a situation for which
he/she is unprepared.

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Aunt Jennifer's tigers prance across a
screen,
Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear
the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric
certainty.

Aunt Jennifer sews
on a tapestry which has beautiful topaz tigers cavorting across the top of the
material.  The tigers' strength shows that they are fearless and free.  There are men
below the tigers that the cats ignore.  They appear to have no fear of the
hunters. 

The symbolism of the scene indicates that the men
could hurt the tigers with their weapons; however, the tigers show disdain for the men.
They are free.

What about Aunt Jennifer who sewed the
tigers? She is less self-composed.  Her fingers flutter or are agitated  as she sews and
even finds it hard to work her needle.  The answer becomes clear when the poet with
deadly imagery lets the reader know it is the symbolic wedding band that Aunt Jennifer
wears that influences her composure.   

What does the
symbolism mean? The uncle creates a situation that is fearful; from it, the weight of
her marriage crushes Aunt Jennifer’s spirit. The ring sitting heavily on her hand
portrays a stark image which encourages the reader’s imagination to work over time.
Unlike her tigers, she is not free.

Yet, in the next
stanza, the poet predicts that Aunt Jennifer’s hands that were so frightened will still
have the horrific events that she endures wrapped around her hands with the ring that
she is forced to wear. Her master [the uncle or the husband] defeats
her.

The tigers will still go on infinite.  They will romp
across her needlework without any fear and with nobility. Unlike Aunt Jennifer, they do
not fear the men below who watch and wonder about the tigers above. When Aunt is dead,
her terrified hands will lie
bearing the weight of the abuse of her
spouse.

Explain the fundamental issues present in the novel, Cracking India/ Ice- Candy Man.

Sidhwa's novel is one that discusses the reality that
confronts individuals when political reality overwhelms them.  In the specific context
of the novel, the Partition of India is shown to be one that exists as a success only in
the theoretical realms of political reality.  British and Indian politicians carved up
or "cracked" India into different parts, thinking that this would be an ideal solution
to a complex problem.  Yet, the brunt of this political reality was endured by those who
were not in the position of political power.  It is here where Sidhwa's novel takes
form.  Individuals, regular people, must construct their own reality, sometimes in
opposition to what political reality dictates.  Partition was designed to work, but only
in theory, as it failed to take into account the fundamental intermingling and intensity
of religious fervor of the people who were impacted.  When Lenny narrates the
subjugation of people and, in particular, of women in the context of Partition, the
novel raises the issue that there exists a gap between those in the position of
political power and those who must live with the consequences of such decisions.  This
gap helps to create a view of the world that does not embrace political reality, but
rather critiques it in no uncertain terms.

I need a quotation from Chapter 30 or 31 in A Lesson Before Dying.

Significant quotations from stories are often related to
the theme and/or the author's purpose for the story.  In A Lesson Before
Dying, the last two chapters of the novel contain many statements that are
related to theme, one of which is in Chapter 31:  "I took his hand.  He held mine with
both of his."  Here, Paul has come to give Grant the notebook that Jefferson kept, and
Paul tells Grant that Jefferson was the bravest man in the room during the execution. 
Paul wants to be friends with Grant so that they will never forget the importance of
that day.  All along, Paul has been the only white man in the story who has acted fairly
towards blacks; Miss Emma and Grant even say that Paul comes from good stock, implying
that his family is respectable and humane.  Jefferson's death has brought together two
men of different races, and racial division is a major conflict in the novel.  The
clasping of hands is significant of the change that may potentially occur when racial
divisions are eradicated. 

What is a Marxist view on literature?

Simplistically, Marxist literature focuses upon the
position of society and the ideas of society as being the ones which should be upheld
and embraced. Marxist texts do not contain hidden meanings; instead, the works use ideas
and language which support its ideology on society which are provided as 'instruction
manuals' which readers can follow and learn by.

Typically,
there are issues that arise with any work looked at using Marxist views. Many readers
may find that they disagree with texts which tell them how to feel, how to live, and
what to do. Many times, the texts are scrutinized given the historical perspective which
the text was written in.

You can find a very detailed and
explanatory answer to your question at the link at the end of this
page.

How do the last few lines of Act I, scene 7 echo the last words of Act I, scene 1 in Macbeth?

It is the idea of an inverted reality that encompasses the
theme of both the first and last scene of Act I.  The closing lines of the first scene
reflect the inversion of moral, political, and psychological reality that is seen
throughout the drama with the notion of "fair is foul, and foul is fair."  These lines
help to bring out that what is might not be what should be and what should be is not
what is. The closing lines of the last scene reflect this same inversion of
reality:

Away,
and mock the time with fairest show:
False face must hide what the false
heart doth know.

The contrast
between "false face" is one such image of inversion in that the face conceals something
opposite underneath it.  At the same time, the "false heart" also brings to light that
there is an inversion within the soul of the individual. The notion of "mock the time"
and the element of the "show" brings even further credence to the inversion that is such
a part of the closing lines of the scene.  Given the fact that Macbeth is the one who
speaks the lines, there is a further inversion in that a good and honorable soldier has
succumbed to an entrance into the abyss of immorality.  In both sets of closing lines,
the first Act has shown itself to be one where moral justice and political order is
entering a realm of perversion and a domain where it will become twisted and mangled
from its original form.

How can you compare the epic'' Beowulf'' to the epic ''The Ten Commandments.?''What about them are the same?

When you try to compare "Beowulf" to the story of the Ten
Commandments, I'm afraid you'll find more differences than similarities. "Beowulf" is
the story of a great hero who willingly goes to a land that is being ravaged by a
monster and fights to defeat that monster. In the story of the Ten Commandments, a
reluctant hero is persuaded to return to his native land to help free his people from
slavery. The only monsters are human overlords.

I can see a
few similarities:

• Each story has a hero,
  although Moses gets a lot of help from his brother,
  Aaron.


• In each story, the hero travels a great distance
  to arrive at the land where help is needed.


• In each
  story, there is an element of magic. In "Beowulf," it is the magic weapons; in the Ten
  Commandments, it is the staff of Moses and the plagues he produces with
  it.

That's about all of the similarities I can
find. Here are a few differences:

• Beowulf was
  born into a hero culture; to die fighting was the goal. Moses was born a slave who was
  adopted by a princess.


• Beofwulf was a braggart and
  boasted about his strength. Moses was humble and complained to God that he couldn't be a
  spokesman for the people because he could not speak
  well.

I hope this helps you. Perhaps another
editor will see other similarities and differences that will help you as
well.

Discuss the presentation of conflict in Of Mice And Men.

In Of Mice and Men, the conflict
begins when George and Lennie are running away from the last ranch in which they worked.
Lennie has a desire to touch soft things. He doesn't know his own strength. He he so
strong, and he can harm a pet or even a human being before he realizes what he has
done.

When Lennie becomes afraid, he has a tendency to
panic. Lennie is mentally handicapped. He is childlike. He will burst out sobbing if his
feelings get hurt:

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Lennie is mentally handicapped: he cannot quite
remember what had happened in Weed; he speaks with a child's vocabulary; and he bursts
into tears when George makes him give up the dead mouse that he has been secretly
petting in his pocket.

Lennie
creates conflict without trying. He keeps George upset at him. Lennie breaks Curley's
hand and George has to break up the fight. Next, Lennie kills the puppy. Ultimately,
Lennie breaks Curley's wife's neck. He never meant to harm anyone. Lennie was trying to
quiet Curley's wife.

Because George cannot handle or
realizes Lennie cannot handle what Curley will do to him, George shoots Lennie in the
back of the head, thus ending the conflict for
Lennie.

Manfred has been dubbed a Byronic Hero because of his characteristics and background. How does one of Manfred’s Byronic qualities dub him the hero?

Of the many Byronic Hero qualities in Manfred, the sense
of distance and alienation he displays throughout the narrative is what helps to make
him the hero in this story.  Byron is fairly confident in constructing Manfred in a
manner where his estrangement from society is his defining element and one that makes
him the ultimate hero.  His refusal to accept help from everyone and anyone is what ends
up forming his final stand, in which death is the only element that can conquer him. 
This is a deliberate statement on Byron's part about Manfred and the Byronic Hero, in
general.  For Byron, the world of "mere mortality" will be unable to fully understand
and grasp the level of genius, austerity, and intensity of the Byronic hero, of
Manfred.  Not even immaterial spirits can reach him, as Byron strives to display Manfred
as the tortured emotional genius who possesses more insight into his own emotional
character than even the spirits can grasp.  It is here where this quality ends up
defining Manfred throughout the work, creating the ultimate showdown where death is the
only force that can conquer Manfred, permanently excluding him from a society that is
too feeble of mind and spirit to fully understand him.  This is the vision that Byron
hopes to convey through his hero and his relationship with the
world.

Which disease or ailment is often under diagnosed and undertreated in the aging population?

There are several maladies that are known to be under
diagnosed in the elderly. One of the most commonly missed ailments is depression.
Elderly people often become socially isolated through a variety of mechanisms ranging
from poverty to decreased mobility to widowhood. Depression in the elderly can lead to
cognitive impairment and may be misdiagnosed as early stage Alzheimer's disease. It can
lead to a variety of physical illnesses and can exacerbate others because of loss of
interest in eating, sleep disruption, and lack of exercise, all of which can be caused
by depression. Because the symptoms are so nonspecific, elderly patients and their
caregivers seldom suspect that depression is the problem, attributing their symptoms to
"getting old".

Malnutrition is another problem that is
often missed. Poor dental health, poverty, and lack of regular meals, often due to
social isolation, can all contribute to this issue.

Asthma
is another issue that is often misdiagnosed in the elderly. Again, difficulty breathing
is often misattributed to the aging process itself. Also, asthma may be mistaken for or
masked by cardiovascular problems.

Can anyone tell me what is the derivative of sin^2(3x + 8)

We have to find the derivative of [sin(3x +
8)]^2.

Use the chain
rule.

[(sin(3x +
8))^2]'

=> 2*sin(3x + 8)*[sin (3x + 8)]'*[3x +
8]'

=> 2*sin(3x + 8)*cos (3x +
8)*3

=> 6*sin(3x + 8)*cos (3x +
8)

The derivative of [sin(3x + 8)]^2 is
6*sin(3x + 8)*cos (3x + 8)

What are the implications of the conclusion of "The Yellow Wallpaper"?

I am sure I am not alone in finding the ending of this
excellent tale to be rather disturbing in the way it represents a compelete abandonment
to the madness and lunacy that we see the narrator has been sliding towards throughout
the story. The way that the narrator explicitly identifies herself as the woman that she
has seen trapped behind the "bars" of the yellow wallpaper is made clear by her action
of circling the room, following the wallpaper round and round. She, just like the woman
she has seen behind the wallpaper, is trapped inside the endless maze of her own lunacy,
and even the presence of her husband's body in the way of her course does not impede her
movements. Note what she says to her husband and how she responds to his
fainting:

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"I've got out at last," said I, "in spite of you
and Jane! And I've pulled off most of the paper, so you can't put me
back!"

Now why should that man have fainted? But he did,
and right across my path by the wall, so that I had to creep over him every
time!

The narrator's lack of
self-awareness and empathy is shown by her questioning why her husband should have
fainted. What to her makes perfect sense is only greeted by horror and stunned amazement
by her husband as he faints. The move of the narrator from being sane to insane is
complete, and is marked by the narrator becoming the woman behind the wallpaper that she
has imagined throughout the story.

In Book 4 of The Odyssey, why is Helen's story and role so important?

Let us remember first and foremost that Helen was the
reason for the entire Trojan War, as her kidnap or escape with Paris, the young prince
of Troy, was what gave Meneleaus and his brother Agamemnon reason for attacking Troy and
starting one of the most famous battles in mythology. In Book 4, we focus on the fates
of other heroes from the Trojan War, and Helen is one of these. Seeing her happily
married to her original husband again, and what is more, celebrating the birth of her
children, perhaps foreshadows the happy ending that is in store for Odysseus and his
family when he finally makes it home and restores his
position.

Let us also focus on the particular story that
Helen offers about the father of Telemachus. As the characters feast in this book, Helen
and Menelaus tell Telemachus stories that celebrate the cunning and ingenuity of
Odysseus, and how this was used to win the battle. Helen's story in particular is
noteworthy because she tells Telemachus how his father disguised himself as a beggar to
infiltrate the walls of Troy and gain access to the city. Given the sheer number of
times in this book when Odysseus either disguises himself or pretends to be someone he
is not, witholding his identity, this story is key for preparing us for the character of
Odysseus and the kind of stratagems he employs.

In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, when does Oedipus begin to think that he himself is the murderer of Laius—what details lead him to this conclusion?

In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex, details
from Tiresias and Jocasta are what finally convince Oedipus that he has murdered the
former King of Thebes.

Creon has learned that the kingdom
of Thebes is cursed because the lawful King of the city was murdered. Oedipus, trying to
help his people by bringing an end to the outbreak of plague, the loss of their crops
and death of their animals, calls for Tiresias (the prophet) and asks for his help.
Tiresias argues extensively with Oedipus, desperate to leave and say nothing. It is not
until the King accuses the prophet of treachery that Tiresias tells Oedipus what he
demands to hear.

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…I say to you: Abide by that
decree

you made earlier, and from this day address
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neither these men here nor me, since
you

are the unholy polluter of this
land.

In essence, Tiresias
tells Oedipus that he is the murderer, the cause of all the
suffering in Thebes. Almost in riddles, Tiresias continues, half-explaining that Oedipus
has done more evil than he can even imagine. (Here he alludes to
Oedipus' sinful marriage to his mother and to the children he has fathered with his
mother—his children are actually his siblings...but still Oedipus does not yet
understand the significance of what Tiresias has struggled to keep
secret.)

Oedipus sends Tiresias away, angry at his veiled
accusations. He fights with Creon as well, accusing him of
conspiring to take his throne from him. When Oedipus and Jocasta are finally alone, she
tells him a story to show that the gods will reveal what prophets and seers sometimes do
not. She believes the oracle that prophesied her husband's death at the hands of their
son was wrong; however, as she speaks to Oedipus, her words strike a chord of horror in
his heart.

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JOCASTA:

A
prophecy came to Laius once…

that death would come to him
from his child,

whoever was born to him from me. But
then,

just as the report is, some foreign
brigands

slew him where the three wagon-roads
meet.

Yet three days had not passed from the birth of my
child, (745)

when that man, binding his ankles
together,

sent him in another’s hands into the
wild

of the mountain. And so Apollo brought
about

neither that he slay his father nor that
Laius

suffer the terrible thing he feared from his
child.(750)

In hearing what
Jocasta has said, especially about Laius being killed where three roads met, Oedipus
asks her questions as to the town where her husband died, what he looked like and who
was with him. All the details lead Oedipus, tragically, to believe that without knowing
it, he did in fact kill his father. (Still Jocasta knows nothing of
this.)

When Oedipus asks how she knew of any of the details
of Laius' death, she reveals that there was one survivor, and Oedipus, looking for the
final damning piece of evidence, asks his wife to summon this man who has left the city
to become a shepherd once more.

Meanwhile, a messenger
arrives from Corinth to tell Oedipus that his "father" is dead, but
reveals...

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...Polybus is nothing to you by birth!
 (1043)

Oedipus had fled his
father's house for fear of killing him, only to end up where he
would kill his biological father. The messenger and the shepherd
meet, and it is discovered that the shepherd gave Oedipus to the messenger (a shepherd
then) to save the baby's life. All that Tiresias inferred was true, and Oedipus knows
that the prophecies were not false: he is the monster the prophet accused him of being,
cursed from his birth.

What is the "One cup of Tea at a Time Philosophy" in Three Cups of Tea?

Greg Mortenson's philosophy is based on taking the time to
build relationships and deep understandings of the real needs and desires present in the
communities in which he finds himself. He uses the example of "three cups of tea" to
explain the need to first become acquainted on a superficial level, to next ask about
and listen deeply to the answers describing local conditions and influences, and to
ultimately develop plans to help the community that reflect the realities of the culture
and situation in which the plans will be carried out. "One cup of tea at a time"
reflects the need to move slowly, in order to allow for understanding and commitment to
develop. He does not base his endeavors on political or economic structures, but upon
the demonstrated wishes of the people in the community and the willingness of the locals
to support, protect, and share the work during the building phase and
afterward.

In Truman Capote's work The Grass Harp, who ran the dry goods store and who was Jewish ?

Truman Capote’s work of autobiographical fiction
The Grass Harp features an eleven-year-old boy named Collin
Fenwick. After Collin’s mother dies, the boy’s father sends him to live with two of the
father’s spinster cousins, Verena and Dolly Talbo, residents of a small Southern town.
Verena is described as

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the richest person in the town. The drugstore,
the dry goods store, a filling station, a grocery, an office building, all this was
hers, and the earning of it had not made her an easy
woman.

Manikins from the dry
goods store are kept in the attic of the cousins’ home. Later, money is stolen from a
safe in the store.

Verena is involved with a Jewish man
from Chicago named Dr. Morris Ritz, who is twenty years younger than Verena.  Ritz is
often referred to contemptuously by characters in the book as “the Jew” or “the little
Jew.” Ultimately it is Ritz who steals Verena’s money from the safe in her dry goods
shop.

Verena’s ownership of the store helps symbolize her
interest in money-making and thus helps distinguish her from her sister.  Her
involvement with Ritz has much the same effect. The fact that Ritz is an outsider from a
large northern city and from a different religious background that most of the residents
of the town helps call attention to the specific nature of the town and most of its
native residents.

What were the Coercive (Intolerable) Acts?have support details.

The Coercive Acts, called the "Intolerable Acts" in the
colonies, were a series of acts passed by Parliament in response to the Boston Tea
Party. They were intended to punish the city of Boston and isolate Massachusetts; but
only had the effect of bringing formerly distrustful colonies closer
together.

Among the
acts:

• The Boston Port
  Act: Closed the port of Boston effective JUly 1, 1774 until the tea
  destroyed during the Tea Party was paid
  for.


• Act for Impartial Administration of
  Justice: Provided that the Royal Governor could transfer the case against
  any official charged with a crime while in the conduct of his official duty to England.
  Parliament had taken note that colonial juries uniformly refused to convict suspected
  smugglers even in the face of overwhelming evidence. The purpose of the act was to
  prevent British soldiers from being tried and convicted for technical
  offenses.


• Second Quartering
  Act: Provided for quartering of British soldiers in private homes if
  other lodging was not
  available.


• Massachusetts Government Act:
  Made all governmental offices in Massachusetts appointive rather than
  elective. Juries would be selected by the local sheriff, and there would be no town
  meetings without the Royal Governor's consent. General Thomas Gage was appointed to
  replace the then sitting governor, Thomas Hutchinson. The end result was that
  Massachusetts was now under military
  rule.

Rather than induce cooperation, the Acts
actually brought the colonies closer together. Colonies which had previously been
suspicious of each other collected food and other provisions to be shipped to Boston. On
the day the Boston Port Act was to take effect, Thomas Jefferson called for a day of
prayer and fasting in Virginia. The response by the Virginia Royal Governor was to
dissolve the Assembly. The assemblymen reassembled in a tavern and passed a resolution
calling for a "Continental Congress" to represent all the colonies. This was the first
serious attempt to unite the colonies that had any chance of success. George Washington
was chosen as a delegate from Virginia to the Continental Congress. Before leaving, he
wrote to a friend:

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The crisis is arrived when we must assert our
rights, or submit to every imposition that can be heaped upon us, till custom and use
shall make us tame and abject slaves, as the blacks we rule over with such arbitrary
sway.

How does Shakespeare use love to portray Romeo and Juliet as foolish in Romeo and Juliet?

I am going to take a different perspective on the play in
this response. It is easy for us analysing the play from our contemporary perspective to
underestimate the extent of the foolishness of Romeo and Juliet's actions. We live in a
culture where it is expected that we will pick our own life partner, but let us remember
that at the time of the initial performance of the play, very few people actually had
the luxury of selecting their own wife or husband. In particular, for people of Romeo
and Juliet's standing in society, marriage was something that your family organised for
you as marriage was conducted amongst the upper classes for means of wealth, prestige
and alliances. Thus, if we think about it from this perspective, it is clear that both
Romeo and Juliet were very foolish to marry in secret and to let their own feelings of
love overwhelm other, more important feelings such as their own family responsibility
and duty to their houses. Note how Lord Capulet views his own procuring of Paris as
Juliet's future husband in Act III scene 5:

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How? Will she none? Doth she not give us
thanks?

Is she not proud? Doth she not count her
blest,

Unworthy as she is, that we have
wrought

So worthy a gentleman to be he
bride?

From Capulet's
perspective, he has been a good father, finding an excellent, wealthy husband who
occupies an important position in society. Juliet therefore owes it to herself and to
her family to marry Paris. Her love for Romeo has therefore foolishly made her cherish
her own wants above those of her family.

In The Pearl what words and phrases help create the mood?An author creates mood by giving details about characters, settings, and situations....

To answer this question, you want to focus on the
deliberate choice of words that Steinbeck uses to describe and present this
grief-stricken family on their return to their village to explore how he creates the
mood of sadness and loss. In particular, you will want to pay attention to how shadows
are used and how the faces of Juana and Kino are
described.

Consider how the use of shadows presents Juana
and Kino as ominous figures overwhelmed by an oppressive
darkness:

The
sun was behind them and their long shadows stalked ahead, and they seemed to carry two
towers of darkness with
them.

Reference to these "two
towers of darkness" that they carry metaphorically of course refers to their grief,
guilt, anguish and sadness at the death of their son, which is of course a massive
burden for them to carry.

Secondly, note how Juana's face
is described. It is "hard and lined" and we are told that her "wide eyes stared inward
on herself." She is described as being "as remote and as removed as Heaven." In
addition, Kino "carries his fear with him" The two figures together seem so archetypal
as to be completely "removed from human experience," so much so that there was a
"magical protection" about them. Clearly, Steinbeck is presenting these two characters
as being ripped apart by the loss of their son, and uncaring of anything now except the
grief that they must endure for the rest of their lives. This dark mood of irrepressible
sadness is depicted through the use of words and description.

In Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour" what are 2 language devices used to develop the central idea?

One device that develops the central idea is irony.  In
this case, the irony works in a couple of ways.  First, the reader watches a woman
receive devastating news about the death of her husband, but instead of grieving, this
woman begins to laugh and celebrate being rid of his overbearing presence. Later, the
woman and the reader learn that the husband is actually alive.  Instead of being
overjoyed, the woman drops dead. 

None of the woman's
family is the wiser, but the reader knows that the woman was excited about being single,
independent and free.  The limited point of view allows the reader entry into the
woman's mind, but not the minds of her family and friends gathered to help her through
her ordeal.  This insider information allows the reader to understand her true feelings
and thus understand the theme of the story.

Women in
marriage during Chopin's time were often dependent upon and a bit subservient to men,
but the desire to be rid of this oppression dwelt in many, if not most women.  In fact
this timeless theme of women and identity rings true with women of all
times. 

In The Giver, what does "palpable" mean?

The word "palpable" means "able to be felt."  In other
words, if something is palpable, you can actually feel it in a physical way.  The word
can also be used more figuratively.  We can say that some emotional feeling is so strong
that it is "palpable."  In such a case, we do not mean that we can literally feel it,
but that it is so strong as to be easily perceived by the
mind.

In The Giver, the word is used
in this figurative way.  Jonas remembers how terrified he was when the airplane flew
over.  He thinks that it was such an intense terror that it was palpable.  In other
words, it was so strong that he could easily perceive it in his
mind.

What ended the opening skirmish in Act 1 Scene 1 of Romeo and Juliet?

It is important to note that the conflict actually
escalates in Act I scene 1 as law enforcers arrive. As an Officer and four Citizens with
clubs enter to try and suppress the violence, then Lord Capulet and Lord Montague then
enter, and try to get involved in the violence themselves, escalating a brawl between
the houses to a duel between its two principal heads. It is only the arrival of the
Prince with his train that actually manages to bring an end to this violence. Note what
he says that manages to stop the brawling:

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Rebellious subjects, enemies to
peace,

Profaners of this neighbour-stained
steel--

Will they not hear? What, ho! You men, you
beasts,

That quench the fire of your pernicious
rage

With purple fountains issuing from your
veins!

On pain of otrture, from those bloody
hands

Throw your mistempered weapons to the
ground

And hear the sentence of your moved
prince.

If we look carefully
at these first words from the Prince, it is inferred that even his arrival is not enough
to immediately stop the fighting. His question "Will they not hear?" strongly suggests
that they keep on fighting in his presence. He is thus forced to threaten them with
torture if they do not stop immediately. This of course indicates the depth of the
rancour between the two houses.

In Episode 4 of Oedipus Rex, what do you make of the following coincidences concerning the herdsman?The herdsman: (a) saved infant Oedipus from...

I think you are slightly mistaken in your focus on the
role of the Herdsman. He only provides information concerning the true parentage and
origins of Oedipus, and was not the sole survivor of the attack on Laius and the sole
witness.

The role of the herdsman or shepherd obvioiusly is
the missing piece of the jigsaw that Oedipus has been hunting for throughout the entire
play. He is able to give voice to the fears and suspicions that Oedipus has had
throughout the play. It is the herdsman himself, who, after being threatened, says he is
on the "bring of dreadful speech" that Oedipus has insisted he delivers, even though
Oedipus recognises that he is on the brink of "dreadful hearing." Note what the herdsman
tells Oedipus and how he gives witness that will lead to the downfall of his
king:

I
pitied the baby, my King,

And I thought that this man would
take him far away

To his own
country.

He saved him--but for what a
fate!

For if you are what this man says you
are,

No man living is more wretched than
Oedipus.

The herdsman
presents therefore the inevitable culmination of the self-discovery of Oedipus as he
comes to realise his own identity and what he has done. He has already worked out that
it was he who killed Laius, his father, and in this scene receives the final infallible
proof that reveals to him that he has killed his father and married his
mother.

Simplify, and state the restrictions on the variable : (x^2-x-6/x^2-4)/(x^2-2x+1/x^2-1)

a.) Essentially, you have one rational expression divided
by another. So let's simplify each one
individually:

(x^2-x-6)   =  (x-3)(x+2)  = 
(x-3)

(x^2-4)          (x-2)(x+2)     
(x+2)

In the second step, in its factored form, we find the
restrictions for the denominator are x cannot equal positive or negative
2.

Repeat for the second
expression:

(x^2-2x+1)  =  (x-2)(x+1)  = 
(x-2)

(x^2-1)            (x-1)(x+1)     
(x-1)

Our restrictions here: x cannot be positive or
negative 1.

Division is the same as multiplying by the
reciprocal. Now take the first simplified expression and multiply it by the reciprocal
of the second.

(x-3)
(x-1)

(x+2) (x-2)     with the given restrictions x is not
1, -1, 2, -2

In the United States in the mid-1800s, what made factories different from small workshops?

Of course, the most obvious difference between these two
types of workplaces was their scale.  Factories were much bigger than small workshops. 
However, this is probably not the most important difference.  The most important
difference, I would argue, was in the different ways in which workers experienced each
work place.

In a small workshop, the worker was more like a
family member than an employee.  The owner of the shop and the workers tended to work
side by side on the same jobs.  The owner might be grooming one or more workers to take
over the shop or to set out on their own.  This was a relatively egalitarian system in
which people were treated as people.

In a factory, by
contrast, there was very little in the way of human relationships.  The workers were
simply workers.  They were similar to the parts of the machines they worked with. 
Because of this, they would have experienced their work as a much more negative and
impersonal thing than they would have when they worked in small
workshops.

Overall, then, the biggest difference is that
factories were impersonal places where a worker was just a worker, not a human being who
was important for their own sake.

Theme of macbeth

The main theme of Macbeth—the
destruction wrought when ambition goes unchecked by moral constraints—finds its most
powerful expression in the play’s two main characters. Macbeth is a courageous Scottish
general who is not naturally inclined to commit evil deeds, yet he deeply desires power
and advancement. He kills Duncan against his better judgment and afterward stews in
guilt and paranoia. Toward the end of the play he descends into a kind of frantic,
boastful madness. Lady Macbeth, on the other hand, pursues her goals with greater
determination, yet she is less capable of withstanding the repercussions of her immoral
acts. One of Shakespeare’s most forcefully drawn female characters, she spurs her
husband mercilessly to kill Duncan and urges him to be strong in the murder’s aftermath,
but she is eventually driven to distraction by the effect of Macbeth’s repeated
bloodshed on her conscience. In each case, ambition—helped, of course, by the malign
prophecies of the witches—is what drives the couple to ever more terrible atrocities.
The problem, the play suggests, is that once one decides to use violence to further
one’s quest for power, it is difficult to stop. There are always potential threats to
the throne—Banquo, Fleance, Macduff—and it is always tempting to use violent means to
dispose of them.

Are the two main characters in "The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" static or dynamic?It is also titled "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of...

A static character in literary terminology is one who
undergoes no change in their inner nature relating to values, motives, understanding, or
insights etc through the course of the narrative. In contrast, a dynamic character is
one who does undergo change in their inner nature relating to the above characteristics
through the course of the narrative. When determining whether Twain’s characters are
static or dynamic, it is important to note Twain’s purpose in telling this story about
Simon Wheeler and his friend, Jim Smiley.

Twain’s purpose is to
recount a tall yarn, or folk tale, for the sake of humor and amusement: few (if any)
ever claim to have had a personal epiphany upon completion of “The Celebrated Jumping
Frog of Calaveras County.” Since Twain’s purpose is to entertain and amuse through an
almost ridiculous tale and an equally ridiculous second narrator, there is no reason for
characters that develop and have dynamic changes to their inner character (remember the
story is a frame story with two narrators: the author of the letter to Mr. Ward and the
speaker of the tall tale, Simon Wheeler).

The answer to your question
therefore is that both characters are static characters: neither are dynamically
developing; neither Simon Wheeler not the author of the letter to Mr. Ward experience
any character change. Such character change is called character development--and neither
have it--if they were to meet after the time of the narrative, each would be as we leave
them after reading the story: tomorrow, just the same as today, static. We can see this
static, unchanging quality in the text somewhat through the first
narrator:

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Dear Sir: -- Well, I called on good-natured,
garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after your friend, Leonidas W. Smiley ... .
But, by your leave, I did not think that a continuation of the history of the
enterprising vagabond Jim Smiley would be likely to afford me much information
concerning the Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley, and so I started
away.

We can also see
unchanging, static characterization in Simon Wheeler:

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At the door I met the sociable Wheeler
returning, and he button-holed me and recommenced:

"Well,
thish-yer Smiley had a yeller one-eyed cow that didn't have no tail, only jest a short
stump like a bannanner, and ...."

In The Old Man and the Sea, what does the marlin symbolize?

The marlin can have several symbolic meanings depending on
how the story is read. At the simplest level, the marlin is an enormous fish that
Santiago catches through determination. Going deeper, the marlin represents an ultimate,
a perfect goal that comes once-in-a-lifetime, and so for Santiago catching it represents
the culmination of his entire life.

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I want to see him, he thought, and to touch and
to feel him. He is my fortune, he thought.
(Hemingway, The Old Man
and the Sea, Google
Books)

Another interpretation
of the marlin is that it is Santiago's reclamation of his reputation; he has had hard
luck recently and some of the other fisherman make fun of him, but he remains confident
that his skills have remained strong and his luck will change. Another interpretation is
that the marlin is the final obstacle in a man's life. It proves almost too strong for
Santiago, but he defeats it with willpower; had he been weaker, the marlin would have
killed him with its strength.

Is the World State a prison in Brave New World?

This is a central question that is well worth thinking
about deeply. Of course, there seem to be two main responses that you can take and
support with reference to the text. The whole issue is based around whether you feel the
loss of personal control and responsibility and the intense conditioning we see
represented in this world is a good thing or not. Let us just look at how Mustapha Mond
justifies the world as it is in Chapter 16 to John, arguing why this future dystopia
could not be like the world of Shakespeare:

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Because oru world is not the same as Othello's
world. You can't make flivvers without steel--and you can't make tragedies without
social instability. The world's stable now. People are happy; they get what they want,
and tey never want what they can't get. They're well off; they're safe; they're never
ill; they're not afraid of death; they're blissfully ignorant of passion and old age;
they're plagued with no mothers or fathers; they've got no wives, or children, or lovers
to feel strongly about; they're so conditioned that they practically can't help behaving
as they ought to behave. And if anything should go wrong, there's
soma.

So, the question is,
does this view of the world seem attractive to you? Certainly, the way in which the
World State has achieved stability and happiness is definitely attractive, yet we must
ask ourselves what price has been paid to achieve this. If we look at Mond's
description, we see society has been engineered to condition humans so strongly that
they are little more than robots. Stability has only been achieved at the price of
removing everything that defines us as humans: passion, fear, death, love, relations.
Removing these central facts and making humans dependent upon drugs to feel good does
not seem to me to be a life that is worth living. Humans are literally imprisoned
through their conditioning to not be able to see the world in any other way, which is
why John the Savage is regarded as such an oddity. The world presented to us, based on
our own contemporary values, is most definitely a prison, as the humans in it are
prisoners without even knowing it.

Is this Wilson guy a major scientist?

Edward O Wilson is arguably the foremost entomologist in
the world, and one of our leading naturalists. He has spent most of his career at
Harvard University, where he is now professor emeritus of entomology. While his main
expertise is in formicology, or the study of ants, he has been deeply involved in
conservation and preservation of biodiversity for more than three
decades.

From Dr. Wilson's studies on ants, he began to
think about human societies, and in the late 90's he began publishing works which create
ties between biology and sociology, creating the discipline of
sociobiology.

He founded the E.O.Wilson Biodiversity
Foundation to further his work in conservation. His NOVA-produced video "Insects: The
Little Things That Run the World" has become a science classic, and he has written a
number of books, some technical, some for the general reader. He is both an important
and also a highly productive scientist.

Why does the narrator compare Chillingworth to a miner?Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter

In his interview with Hester Prynne within the prison,
Roger Chillingworth declares that he will discover the identity of who is the father of
Hester's child, and this man will be his and he will own the man's soul.  Then, in
Chapter X of The Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne writes that
Chillingworth has become the physician of the Reverend Dimmesdale initially to merely to
attain the truth; however, as he has proceeded with his investigation, "a terrible
fascination" has seized upon the old man, and he has become
obsessed.

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[He] dug into the poor clergyman's
heart, like a miner searching for gold; or, rather, like a
sexton delving into a grave, possibly in quest of a jewel that had been buried on the
dead man's bosom, but likely to find nothing save mortality and corruption. Alas for his
own soul, if these were what he
sought!

And, like the miner
who seeks the mother lode, Chillingsworth continually probes, questioning Dimmesdale on
all sorts of topics, constantly watching the minister, delving deeper and deeper into
the soul of the minister.  As he questions Dimmesdale, Chillingworth tells himself, "Let
us dig a little further in the direction of this vein!" as he seeks the secrets of
Dimmesdale's heart.  Finally, the physician strikes the vein that contains gold.  For,
while the minister sleeps, the "miner" pulls aside the vestment of Dimmesdale views that
which makes him feels ecstasy: he has discovered the
mother-lode.

AABABCABCDABCDE... which letter occupies 100th position?

We'll, it is easy! I've explained above that the letter D
corresponds to the 10th position in this series of
letter.

Since the sum 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + 13 + 14 yields 105,
which is larger than 100, then the ultimate group of letters
is:

(A)(AB)(ABC)(ABCD)(ABCDE)....(ABCDEFGHIJKLM)(ABCDEFGHI)

Therefore
the letter M is located on the 91st position. From here, we'll start another sequence
and we'll count A=92, B=93,
C=94,D=95,E=96,F=97,G=98,H=99,I=100.

Logically, that's why
the letter I is located on the 100th position.

Discuss a symbol in The Cellist of Sarajevo.

The most obvious symbol in the book is the cellist,
himself.  The fundamental symbol of the cellist playing his music in broad daylight in
Sarajevo to honor the death of his fellow countrymen is one that opens the book, and
does not really do much else.  Yet, it is there throughout the book for the three
primary characters who have to fundamentally choose if they take the form of the world
around them or defy it and act in opposition to it, like the cellist.  His symbol of
playing music every day to honor those who died is a symbol of not taking the world
around him and using what he has as a weapon of protest.  It is this symbol that ends up
causing the other three characters to make fundamental choices about their lives during
a horrific moment in human history.  The cellist's overall symbolic meaning demonstrates
that individuals can make choices and can define their own senses of self in the worst
of conditions.  Moreover, the cellist's symbolic value is that during the worst of
times, it is more incumbent on individuals to take responsibility for their lives and
define their identity so that others will not do it for them.

Solve the system using substitution or elimination -7x-2y=11 4x+y=-6

In this case, the substitution method seems more easier
than elimination.

We can re-write the 2nd equation keeping
y to the left side:

y = -4x -
6

Now, we'll substitute the expression of y in the 1st
equation:

-7x - 2(-4x-6) =
11

We'll remove the
brackets:

-7x + 8x + 12 =
11

We'll combine like terms:

x
= 11 - 12

x = -1

y = -4*(-1) -
6

y = 4 - 6

y =
-2

The solution of the system is represented by the pair
(-1;-2).

To apply the elimination method, we'll have to
multiply the 2nd equation by
2.

8x+2y=-12

Now, we'll add
this equation to the 1st
one:

-7x-2y+8x+2y=11-12

We'll
eliminate like
terms:

x=-1

We'll substitute x
in the 1st equation:

7 - 2y =
11

-2y = 11-7

-2y =
4

y = -2

We notice that in
both cases, we've get the same
result.

Therefore, the solution of the system
is represented by the pair (-1;-2).

Whats a good topic for an essay on "The Jungle Book"?ASAP

One could look at many different good topics for an essay
on the novel The Jungle Book.

Here are
some ideas one could use to examine the novel more
closely:

1. Compare and contrast the ideology of the wolves
and the monkeys.

2. There are many different references to
imagery throughout the novel. Choose one image and describe its impact on the novel as a
whole. (One example would be fire.)

3. The use of
personification (the giving of human characteristics/qualities to non-human and
non-living things) is obvious. Why do you think that Kipling personified the animals in
the novel. What would change if the animals could not communicate with Mowgli? How would
his life be different? How would the experience for the reader be
different?

4. Self-realization and personal identity is a
question that remains for both Mowgli and the animals. How does Mowgli come to
understand his own personal identity?

5. How is the balance
of animalism and humanism detailed in the novel?

In Trifles who are the protagonist and antagonist?

Such an interesting question!  At first, it seems the
protagonist is John Wright, the deceased, who has obviously (maybe) been murdered by his
wife, Minnie Wright.  This would make her the antagonist as she is the "murderer" and in
clear violation of the law.  Further, both of these characters are never on stage.  The
play begins with Mr. Wright's body having been removed and Mrs. Wright down at the
Sheriff's station awaiting trial.

Now, on further
investigation, the story flops.  We see through the story of Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters
that Minnie was a bright child, happy and carefree, who loved to dress up and sing.  Her
hard life, her isolation, and the fact (presumed from the evidence the ladies find) that
John Wright broke the neck of her canary, drove her to kill him in the same way.  This
angle of argument creates pathos in favor of Minnie, who becomes the protagonist.  John
Wright, then, the cruel and abusive husband, is the antagonist who got what he
deserved.

Ironically, the men who are in charge never see
it this way, and they will never learn of the evidence their wives have discovered since
the women are the true jury of Minnie's peers (this play was based on a short story by
Glaspell called "A Jury of Her Peers"--all based on a newspaper story Glaspell read
about a woman who allegedly killed her husband), and having related to Minnie on many
levels, the women have found her not guilty.  In this way, all the women of the play
seem to be collectively the protagonist.  The men, therefore, are collectively the
antagonist as they do not see any importance in the women's "trifles" and the smallness
of their lives.  They are all, then, somewhat guilty of taking their wives for granted
and not treating them with as much love and respect as they probably
should.

What are the principal defining elements of technocrime?

"Technocrime" is not a legal term with a defined meaning. 
Instead, it is more of a popular term used to refer to certain types of crime.  The term
"technocrime" is more or less interchangeable with the term "cybercrime."  Both terms
refer to crime that is committed by use of computers and, typically, the internet.
Because of this, they are also known as "computer
crime."

There is an academic sense of the word
"technocrime" that is somewhat broader than "cybercrime" or "computer crime."  People
who use the term in this way are referring to the idea that technology in general has
changed the way in which crimes can be committed.  They also use the term (strangely
enough) to refer to the idea that technology has changed the ways in which crimes can be
detected.

You should be sure to determine whether you are
supposed to be using the more popular definition of this term or the more academic
one.

Why is the futuristic setting crucial to the "The Hunger Games's" story line ?

The answer to this question needs to be regarded as one of
a subjective nature. Some readers may not think that the setting needs to be placed in
the future and, therefore, will disagree with my answer.

As
for why I believe that the setting needs to be placed in the future relies on the
targeted audience. It would be very difficult for readers to relate to the story given
the action in the story is not something which they have had experience with. The games
are harsh- to allow readers to engage, the author must place the action in a place where
it could happen.

It is important for an author to engage a
reader. While the novel is fiction, it helps that the setting is futuristic given it
allows readers to create an image in their mind about the story
itself.

How can I prove that my landlord did not provide a copy of my lease to me so that I can move out prior to the end of it?when i first moved in i...

It is nearly impossible to prove that something did not
happen, and certainly, you will never allow yourself to be in this kind of situation
again.  Breaking a lease can be difficult to do, no matter what state you live in, but I
can offer you a few suggestions on how you might be able to leave prior to lease
end.

First, your landlord's primary objective is
maintaining a stream of income for the unit.  If you are able to find a substitute,
someone with good references and good credit, it is possible that he will release you
from your lease.  This is something you want to approach politely and maturely, because
he will be doing you the favor.

Second, if there is
anything serious wrong in your apartment, for example, bug infestations, roof leaks, or
faulty plumbing, this is likely to be in violation of Health Department standards.  You
might be able to negotiate a settlement with the landlord not to report problems in
exchange for being released from the lease.

In either case,
if you are released from the lease, be sure to get something in writing that shows you
are released from the lease, so that the landlord does not go to the magistrate once you
move and sue you for the balance of the lease.

Good
luck!

What can I say in an essay on the elements and sources of news: "NEWS: Elements and Sources"?

First, you should split your essay into two parts.  These
should be the elements of news as one section and the sources of news as the other.  A
good source for things like this is Lance Bennett's News: The Politics of
Illusion.

Within elements of news, you might
want to talk about the inherent bias of the news in favor of reporting things that are
easily understood and that have a good story line.  For example, political news tends to
focus on who won and who lost in various incidents (like the current discussion over the
debt ceiling) rather than on the actual merits of the various proposals.  This is
because people understand conflict and the idea of who won and who lost makes for a good
story with a beginning, middle, and end.

As far as sources,
one of the most important facts about this is that journalists tend to rely on official
sources.  These are the most (allegedly) credible source of news and journalists need
access to officials so that they can get news.  This reliance on official sources leads
to a bias in favor of official versions of the news.

Why aren't the letters on a computer keyboard arranged in alphabetical order?

The basic answer to this is that the QWERTY keyboard
layout was devised because of the typewriter technology of the time.  This layout was
meant to prevent the typewriter's "typebars" from jamming
together.

Old time typewriters were made with each letter
on the end of a little arm that would fly up when you hit the key.  The arm would fly up
and hit an inked ribbon, making an impression of the letter on the paper.  If two keys
right next to each other were pressed at the same time, the typebars would both fly up
and stick together.

The QWERTY layout was adopted so that
letters that were commonly used would be far apart on the keyboard.  That way there
would be less chance of two adjacent keys being pressed at the same time and causing a
jam.

What makes the mechanical hound "hone" in on its target in Fahrenheit 451?

If we look at when the mechanical hound is first
introduced in the novel, we are given the answer to your question. The mechanical hound
can be set to focus on targets based on their amino acids, sulphur, butterfat and
alkaline. Note how Beatty presents the mechanical hound when Montag enters work and
tells him that he thinks the mechanical hound doesn't like
him:

Come off
it. It doesn't like or dislike. It just "functions." It's like a lesson in ballistics.
It has a trajectory we decide on for it. It follows through. It targets itself, homes
itself, and cuts off. It's only copper wire, storage batteries, and
electricity.

Thus we can see
that the hound hones in on the target it is given by the fire service based on the
target's personal levels of amino acids and other chemicals, supposedly producing an
efficient and swift way of killing any undesirables. The hound is thus presented as a
ruthless and deadly machine that is also safe to the public as it "sniffs out" its
victim and despatches it quickly.

Simplify the fraction (1/(3+x)-1/3)/x?

First, we'll perform the subtraction from numerator. To
subtract the given fractions they must have the same
denominator.

1/(3+x) - 1/3 = [3 -
(3+x)]/3(3+x)

We'll remove the
brackets:

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

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

Now, we'll re-write the
fraction:

[1/(3+x) - 1/3]/x =
-x/3x(3+x)

We'll simplify and we'll
get:

[1/(3+x) - 1/3]/x = -1/(9 +
3x)

The simplified fraction is -1/(9 +
3x).

Quote a sentence or two from The Prince that best summarizes the entire work.

There are many quotes that can be identified to bring out
Macchiavell's element of pragmatism that he says must govern those who govern.  Some of
them reflect a very cynical value set, while others were uttered then and seen now as
political expediency.  This one reflects such an idea from Chapter
III:

The
injury therefore that you do to a man should be such that you need not fear his
revenge.

I find this idea to
reflect Macchievelli's fundamental theme that politics is power and that the need to
control and be dominant is the purpose of such a game.  The idea of "finishing the job"
is something that Macchiavelli suggests is the fundamental secret to good leadership. 
Individuals who fail  to recognize politics as a fundamental game of power are doomed to
fail in it.  When the political leader has to exert injury on an individual or make a
point, Macchiavelli says that force and purpose have to be involved.  Nothing should be
done in half measures.

Naturally, I think thart the
relationship that a leader has with the people is of vital importance to the work. 
Here, too, politics is revealed as one of perception, almost a game of "smoke and
mirrors" in which the leader has to be in control:

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For, besides what has been said, it should be
borne in mind that the temper of the multitude is fickle, and that while it is easy to
persuade them of a thing, it is hard to fix them in that
persuasion.

The
idea that the public is "fickle," something that can be manipulated has become a staple
of both the work and of political leadership, in general.  Macchiavelli does believe
that individuals can be molded, and public opinion can be designed to ensure political
obedience and political credibility.  In this, Macchiavelli proves ahead of the curve in
his assertion of the need to "spin" what it out there for one's own political
benefit.

The final quote I selected is the age old problem
of being feared or being loved.  If the leader has to choose between both, which path
should be taken:

And here comes in the question
whether it is better to be loved rather than feared, or feared rather than loved. It
might perhaps be answered that we should wish to be both; but since love and fear can
hardly exist together, if we must choose between them, it is far safer to be feared than
loved.

No quote brings out the awful cynicism in
Macchiavelli than this one.  In this notion, politics is not one of the Athenian
community or the collaboration of the Roman senate.  It is a reality where one seeks to
be respected moreover, where fear is the political impetus and love or devotion comes
secondary.  It is one where control is the most important element of a political
consciousness.  It is one that is derided from the outside, until one has power, at
which point it becomes revered.

Using a quote from the poem, what is the literal meaning and metaphorical meaning of the quote?In the poem The road not taken, by robert frost

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and
I--

I took the one less traveled
by,

And that has made all the
difference."

This is probably one of the most often quoted
pieces of the Frost poem, but I think it's also best suited for your question.  The
literal meaning of the passage is that Frost is at a fork in the road.  He can go down
the path that looks worn and well-used, or he can follow the path that is a bit
overgrown and seemingly less used.  He knows that the well-worn path probably leads
somewhere, but he's not sure where the overgrown path might lead.  He's literally
deciding which way to go.

Metaphorically, however, the
roads represent paths in life.  Sometimes we come to a place in life where we need to
make a choice.  We can't know the eventual outcome, no matter how far down a path we can
see, because we can never see to the end unless we venture down that path.  I think
Frost is implying that this fork in the road is a decision.  He can choose the decision
that is most often chosen by others, thereby allowing him to see the final outcome
somewhat better, or he can make a less popular choice and hope for the best.  With the
less popular choice, he can't know as much about how things might turn
out.

As an example, think of choosing a major in college.
 You can choose a business major, and you will probably go on to make a nice salary in a
corporate environment as many business majors have before you.  This is the more trodden
road.  OR, if you are in love with crafting jewelry, you can take the less popular road
and major in crafts or jewelry-making.  You don't have as much certainty down that
path--you could go on to become the next Tacori, or end up broke and subsisting off of
Ramen.  You will never know until you venture down the path.

What was the relationship between Plato and Aristotle?

A good starting point for this is
chronology.

Plato was born to an aristocratic family in
Athens in 424, followed the philosopher Socrates, left Athens after Socrates death in
399, and after some years of travel returned to found his academy in approximately 384
(the approximate date of Aristotle's birth. Plato died in
348.

Aristotle was born in Stagira in 384, to a father who
was a court physician to the Macedonian king Amyntas. He went to Athens in 367 (at
approximately the age of 18) and stayed there studying in Plato's Academy for 20 years,
only leaving in 347, after Plato's death.

Thus when
Aristotle arrived at the Platonic Academy as a teenager, Plato was already a middle-aged
philosopher who was at the height of a fairly distinguished career. Although he seems to
have recognized that Aristotle was a promising student, Aristotle was just embarking on
his career at Plato's death.

Moreover, at the end of his
life, Plato was focussing on metaphysics (the idea-mathematicals) and Aristotle would
have been involved in areas of practical reasoning which were a bit outside the main
areas of focus of the Academy of the period.

How does Steinbeck present and develop the central character of Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men?

Steinbeck presents Lennie as a childlike man. Lennie is
simple-minded. Next to George, Lennie is a large man:

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Lennie is 'his opposite, a huge man, shapeless
of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping
shoulders.'

He would never
hurt anyone intentionally. Lennie doesn't know his own strength. He is strong and heavy
handed. He is mentally challenged:

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Lennie is mentally handicapped: he cannot quite
remember what had happened in Weed; he speaks with a child's vocabulary; and he bursts
into tears when George makes him give up the dead mouse that he has been secretly
petting in his pocket.

Lennie
would never have broken Curley's hand if Curley had not instigated the
fight.

Likewise, Lennie only meant to quiet Curley's wife.
He never meant to break her neck.

George loves Lennie
unconditionally. Lennie loves George. The two of them are as close as family is. Lennie
trusts George. He has lived by his every word.

With simple
trust, Lennie has no idea what George is about to do. Lennie would never have believed
that George was about to shoot him. George meant everything to
Lennie.

macrophages are white blood cells which ingest bacteria. In order to digest the bacteria, which organelle must macrophages have a good supply of?

The organelle needed to digest bacteria would be a
lysosome. Lysosomes are found in most cells, but are particularly plentiful in
macrophages, because these cells engulf and destroy bacteria and other
pathogens.Lysosomes are small membranous sacs of enzymes. There are about forty
different hydrolytic enzymes that have been identified in the lysosomes of
cells.

Once a macrophage engulfs a bacteria by the process
of phagocytosis, the bacteria ends up in a membranous sac called a phagosome. When a
phgosome encounters a lysosome inside the cell, the two membranes fuse. This creates a
phagolysosome, which is where the bacteria get digested.  So in answer to your question,
an active macrophage would probably have an abundance of both lysosomes and
phagolysosomes present.

An individual creates literature in a social context, thus, necessarily linking Literature and Society-Evaluate... (ans in minimum 300 words please)

There are an unlimited number of examples you could use in
responding to this statement. It would have been helpful to know what type of literature
you are dealing with, but the basic connection and relationship holds
throughout.

When Mark Twain planned to write The Adventures
of Huckleberry Finn, he was very familiar with the society of the area along the
southern Mississippi River. He thoroughly understood the relationships between whites
and blacks and between different classes of whites, and his writing draws on that
knowledge to add to the richness of the story.

When an
author prepares to write a factual biography of an historic figure, research and
preparation for the writing will necessarily include analysis of the society and culture
in which the subject lived and how those impacted the subject's life and
activities.

There are as many other examples as there are
written works.

How is the American workforce changing?

The American workforce is changing in many different
ways.

First, we are shifting from a manufacturing workforce
to a service workforce.  That is to say, we now offer more services and produce fewer
tangible goods. This is to some degree a function of the fact that it is less expensive
to make goods in other countries.

Second, the workforce is
changing in its demographics. Even though there is high unemployment right now, given
that the birth rate in the United States is lower, there could be a shortage of workers
at some point in the future, particularly when all of the baby boomers
retire.

Third, the American workforce is not as
well-educated as previous generations were.  We have more people who cannot read, write,
or do math than in generations past.

Fourth, the American
workforce is adjusting to the need to be technologically savvy, although not yet
enough.  There are jobs that remain unfilled because there are not enough workers who
are highly technologically skilled.

Fifth, the American
workforce, because of the present unemployment situation, is more likely to be a
workforce of people who are employed only part-time, with lower wages, and without
benefits. As a subsidiary of that trend, people are far more likely to have more than
one job.

Sixth, there is a trend today for workers to
telecommute in many industries.  This was initially frowned upon by many employers, but
they have learned that people can be "watched" at home and can be just as, if not more,
productive.

Seventh, the American worker today changes jobs
far more frequently than at any time in our history, sometimes voluntarily and sometimes
involuntarily.  In times past, people often spent their entire work lives working for
one company.

There are many other differences, but these
are some of the major ones I have noted over the past 40 years.

Integrate [((log(5) x)^2 + sqrt 2*(log(5) x) + 9)/x] with respect to x.

We have to integrate: [((log(5) x)^2 + sqrt 2*(log(5) x) +
9)/x] with respect to x.

use the relation log(a)x = ln x/ln
a

[((log(5) x)^2 + sqrt 2*(log(5) x) +
9)/x]

=> [((ln x/ln 5)^2 + sqrt 2*(ln x/ln 5) +
9)/x]

=> (1/ln 5)(ln x)^2/x + (sqrt 2/ln 5)(ln x)/x
+ 9/x

Int[(1/ln 5)(ln x)^2/x + (sqrt 2/ln 5)(ln x)/x +
9/x]dx

To find Int[(ln x)^2/x
dx]

let y = ln x

dy/dx = 1/x
or dy = dx/x

=> Int[y^2
dy]

=> y^3/3

substitute
y = ln x

=> (ln
x)^3/3

Similarly lnt[ln x/x dx] = (ln
x)^2/2

=> (1/ln 5)(ln x)^3/3 + (sqrt 2/ln 5)(ln
x)^2/2 + 9 ln x + C

The required integral is
(1/ln 5)(ln x)^3/3 + (sqrt 2/ln 5)(ln x)^2/2 + 9 ln x +
C

"Shakespeare's themes are as relevant today as they were when he wrote them." Discuss with close reference to the themes of Macbeth.

One of the hallmarks of Shakespeare's many plays is the
way that in them he is able to tap into universal themes, that are just as relevant in
today's world as they were in his own times. Also, what is notable is the way that his
plays can be performed in a number of different cultures and geographical locations and
still be just as relevant. I remember reading about a production of this play that was
set in an African tribe which lost nothing of its force or power in the way that it had
been adapted to fit this setting.

The central theme of this
brilliant tragedy is that of ambition and how pursuing it can corrupt us as humans and
make us become evil. Macbeth is taunted by the possibilities of the power he could
achieve and the kind of glory he could attain, which corresponds with his own ambition
and his desire for power. Note what he says in his famous soliloquy in Act I scene
7:

I have no
spur

To prick the sides of my intent, but
only

Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps
itself

And falls on
th'other--

The dangers of
ambition and how it can lead us to jump so high that we metaphorically fall on the other
side of the horse we are trying to mount is a message that is just as relevant for
today's world as it was then, as it corresponds to being human and the dangers of
letting ambition drive us so strongly that we end up doing things that we either regret
doing later on or that we end up failing. This play therefore, is just as relevant
because of its themes today as it was then.