what is the meaning of the sentence" she stood by the window and looked out dully at a gray cat walking a gray fence in a gray backyard"please...

This sentence from the exposition of O. Henry's poignant
short story "The Gift of the Magi" is one which helps to establish mood.  The color
imagery of the "gray cat" on a "gray fence" in a "gray backyard" connotes gloom and
despondency on the part of Della.  For, as narrator O. Henry has indicated that Mr.
James Dillingham Young has had more prosperous times in which he was paid thirty dollars
per week; now, however, his salary has been cut by ten dollars, which is a substantial
amount within the setting of this story which occurs place around the turn of the
twentieth century.

Della is despondent because she has the
meager amount of one dollar and eighty-seven cents with the next day being Christmas
Day.  With such a small amount of money, even after she has saved for months, Della
cannot buy anything nice for her loving husband.  So, when she looks out the window,
nature assumes the color of her spirit as she views the scene of a cat walking on a
backyard fence in the monochromatic shade of gray.

How would you compare Dante's idea of Hell and Jean-Paul Sartre's famous idea that "Hell is other people?"This is a discussion question. This is...

I think that there are some distinct similarities and
differences between Dante's conception of hell and Sartre's vision of the underworld. 
On one hand, both would agree that the actions of other people is what makes hell. 
Sartre looks at it as the manner in which human beings interact with one another.  The
personal cruelty that human beings inflict on one another is what Sartre makes clear is
hell.  At the same time, Dante's vision of hell is filled with the resultant actions of
other people.  Dante makes clear that both sins and the sinners are punished, proving
that hell is filled with "people."  For both, human action is the reason for
hell.

The primary difference where I am not sure there is
anything in way of reconciliation is the belief in how hell is constructed.  Dante's
vision of hell is one where sinners against God is punished.  The primary construction
base for this hell is one where God is present.  The transcendental vision of God is
what makes Dante's hell.  This is why people are in hell and why sinners are punished. 
God's redemption and need to punish is what makes hell.  As an existentialist, Sartre
would reject this.  The main reason why hell is consisting of "other people" is because
of Sartre's belief that there is no God or transcendental deity that provides totality. 
Hell has to be other people because there is no one else in Sartre's mind.  The result
of individuals being cruel to one another is the only reality for Sartre that can
construct his vision of hell.  The rejection of totality is what makes hell "other
people" for Sartre, something that Dante could not accept as it violates his fundamental
premise for both his vision of hell and the redemption that
follows.

In Fences, how are we to judge Bono's method of dealing with his knowledge of Troy's affair?

This is a very interesting question.  On one hand, Bono
can be judged as being non- interventionist and unwilling to involve himself to a
certain extent in finding out about Rose and Troy.  It is seen that he warns Bono about
this in the First Act, telling him to disengage.  In the Second Act, Bono displays his
dissatisfaction by disengaging, himself, out of he relationship.  This can be judged as
being apathetic, to a certain extent.  Bono can be judged as being someone who simply
looks out for his own interest at a certain point.

However,
I think that there is something deeper here.  Both men are strikingly similar.  Troy and
Bono both befriended one another while in prison, both work at a job that challenges
both in terms of discrimination and challenges, both men face racial challenges and
hurdles due to economic limitations.  Yet, both men approach their personal life
entirely different.  Troy is unable to find peace, or some type of psychological
grounding.  Bono is able to find some level of happiness.  His relationship with Lucille
is one where there is love, support, and the demonstration that a man can be faithful
and happy.  In this realm, Bono not only operates as Troy's emotional foil, but also
displays how what it means to find happiness despite social challenges and
difficulties.  Bono speaks of "the walking blues" and tells Troy that such happiness is
possible.  Yet, when Troy consistently fails to heed Bono's advice about his
relationship with Alberta, Bono might simply recognize the signs that both men are
fundamentally different.  Bono has struggled in the same way as Troy, and has fought to
find his happiness.  His disengagement might simply be his attempt to maintain his
happiness while Troy is incapable of establishing his.  In this light, Bono cannot be
judged too harshly for not wanting to implicate himself further with the self
destruction of Troy's behavior.  To this extent, I do not think that too harsh of
judgment can be rendered.  Who among us has not had to leave someone who simply refuses
to be helped?  It might be here that Bono's character resides, as evidence of someone
who can find happiness, who can find personal hope, and refuses to surrender that to
anyone.

We Shall Remain entitled "After the Mayflower." Need detailed information

We Shall Remain is a 7and 1/2 hour PBS documentary
concerning the history of Native Americans.  It spans four hundred years, covering the
1600’s through the 1900’s.  It is broken into five episodes, each 90 minutes long, with
different directors, writers and producers contributing to the project.  The first
episode is titled, “After the Mayflower”.

This first
episode, “After the Mayflower”, begins in 1621 when English colonists in Plymouth colony
find themselves in dire straits, sick and hungry. They were in desperate need of help. 
The leading sachem of the Wampanoag, Massasoit, had his own problems to worry about.  He
was open to attack from the rival Narragansetts in the west after disease ravaged the
Wampanoag.   In order to protect his people from their enemies, Massasoit helped the
English colonists and entered an alliance with the foreigners in hopes that this
alliance would protect his people from their enemies.  For fifty years there was an
uneasy peace between the English and the Native Americans. With increasing English
immigration came the mistreatment of the Native Americans and the degradation of their
land, along with devastating epidemics.  Finally, in 1675, war erupted between the
English colonists of New England and the Wampanoag and their allies, led by Metacom, son
of Massasoit.

What is chemical bonding???I mean I dont understand how can two liquid react to form a gas or a solid or the other way round?? I need key words...

Chemical bonds results primarily because of the number of
electrons around a given element. Scientists have found that electrons are arranged in
shells or energy levels around the nucleus of the atom. Every atom is most stable when
its outermost energy level is full of electrons.  However, only the elements in group 18
- the noble gases - exist naturally with a full outer energy
level.

In general, you can think of every element, except
the first five, as having room for 8 electrons in the outermost energy level. These are
called "valence" electrons.

Atoms will do one of three
things to satisfy their need to have 8 valence electrons.  Some atoms will give up
electrons to other atoms - in general these are the metals and metalloids on the
periodic table. Other atoms will take or accept electrons - these are the nonmetals on
the periodic table.

The third possibility is that two atoms
will share  valence electrons so that both are satisfied with 8 valence
electrons.

When two different atoms come together and one
loses valence electrons and the other gains valence electrons a chemical bond is formed
which is called an "ionic" bond. It is ionic because the element that loses valence
electrons forms a positive ion (a cation) while the element that gains valence electrons
forms a negative ion (an anion).  Ionic bonds are very strong but will usually dissolve
easily in water.  Ionic compounds usually contain a metal and nonmetal in some
ratio.

When two different atoms combine and share
electrons, a "covalent" bond is formed.  Metalloids and non-metals generally form
covalent bonds with each other. The most numerous type of covalently bonded compounds
are carbon compounds. In addition, two nonmetals can form a compound with covalent
bonds. Examples include water, sulfur oxide, nitrogen oxides,
etc.

A general rule is that the farther apart two elements
are on the periodic table the stronger the ionic bond between the two when they form a
compound.  Thus group 1 and group 17 compounds react very violently forming ionic
compounds, whereas carbon - group 14 and oxygen - group 16, form a covalent compound. 
Likewise, group 1 elements will react vigorously with oxygen but the transition metals
react slowly (iron rusting) or not at all (gold does not react with
oxygen).

In "Harrison Bergeron," everyone is forced to be the same. What is one place today where people are forced to be the same?

There are two things that immediately come to mind when I
think of this question. The first one is the way in which in some schools (I went to
one) students have to wear uniforms that make them appear the same, and you are not
allowed to choose your own clothing to wear to school. This of course means that you are
not free to express yourself through your dress and ensures a basic sameness that
permeates the entire school.

My second thought concerns
cultures which stress the value of conformity and following the group over following
your individual desires and wishes. A culture such as the collective culture of China,
for example, places a high value on sameness and the importance of community, even if
that means suppressing your own desires and wishes. Either of these could be used as a
modern day parallel for this excellent short story that presents us with a world where
political correctness has gone wild.

Does religious groups have the freedom to worship in the a mall even if it is causing a scene?

Freedom of religion; as is the case with all First
Amendment rights, is not absolute and unqualified. Even freedom of speech, which
receives the widest latitude of protection, is not absolute. The test in this case would
be does the exercise of ones religion conflict with the rights of others. Freedom of
Religion would not allow one to conduct human sacrifice, or other abhorrent acts.  In
Reynolds vs. U.S. the Supreme Court held that polygamous marriages
could not be protected under a claim of religious freedom. In some jurisdictions, street
preachers have been limited to times and locations when they could deliver their
messages. There must be a balancing of the rights of all parties
involved.

In the present instance, local authorities have
the right to limit the time and place in which one exercises ones religious freedoms.
One might be required to obtain a permit, and give assurances that the exercise will not
be unduly troubling. In the present instance, it depends on the meaning of "worship" and
"creating a scene."  If one is interfering with the flow of traffic in the mall, keeping
shoppers from their planned appointments, etc. then one might not be able to stay. There
would obviously be other places/circumstances in which one's worship would be more
appropriate.

Explain the meaning of, “Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye than twenty of their swords.”from Romeo and Juliet

Much of Romeo's character is on display with this line. 
The idea of setting up the look in Juliet's eyes and "twenty of their swords" helps to
enhance the fundamental conflict in the romance of the two young lovers.  Romeo is
poised between difficult and competing ends in the look in her eyes and the swords that
represent her name.  At the same time, Romeo is trying to convey how he values her,
Juliet, more than anything else.  The language of "peril" in a look that she gives him
is interesting.  This "look" can be one of disapproval, reluctance, hesitation, but it
is something upon which Romeo places heavy weight. The idea of Romeo's impulsive
behavior and his propensity for hyperbole is also evident in this statement.  The fact
that Romeo claims through language that he is willing to ensure "twenty of their swords"
to one look from Juliet helps to convey both his indulgence in emotions and his
hyperbolic and intense view of the world.  This is a sign to both Juliet and the reader/
audience that Romeo's roller- coaster of emotions can dip into the realm of the
destructive, something that foreshadows what is to come in the
drama.

As Ralph tries to talk with the boys"something fittered in front of his mind,like a bat's wing,obscuring his idea." What is his state of...

As Ralph leads the boys up the mountain where the beast
was seen by SamnEric, he realizes that the twins' fear of it has magnified their
description of it as having claws, for if it has claws why were the boys not scratched
when it grabbed at them.  Then, when the boys become caught up in the exploration of the
bridge and its area, Ralph hits his hand against a stone in frustration; his priorities
are lost on the boys. Now, he must abandon them for the simple goal of
rescue. 

A
strange thing happened in his head.  Something flittered there in front of his mind like
a bat's wind, obscuring his
idea.

Ralph remembers his
dream of a "return to the ponies and tea time"; he remembers civility, something about
which he dreams.  But, he is beginning to forget such things.  "At once the ideas were
back, and the anger."  They must be rescued.  Ralph scolds the boys for wasting time by
rolling rocks.  Feeling his leadership slipping from him, Ralph insists that the boys
proceed in order to make sure about the beast so that they can go to maintain the rescue
fire.  But, the boys become quiet, and Ralph, in his frustration strikes the skin off
his knuckles again.  He insists,

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"Can't you see the mountain?  There's no signal
showing? ...Are you all off your
rockers?"

It has been too
long for the boys to have been without the influence of civilization.  Even Ralph has
reduced his concerns as he begins to lose his leadership.  In mutiny the boys fall
silent and Jack leads the way down the rock.

 
He shouts, "Smoke." 

Dicuss the Nuclear Fusion experiment and what we learned from its failure.Sometimes in formal science, what we learn from failure is more important...

Nuclear Fusion is the process of
bringing two or more atoms together in a way that the atoms fuse, casting off excess
electrons in the form of radiation. Fusion has an upper weight limit beyond which the
atoms will not fuse on their own and require external energy; this is the Iron
Limit, at the isotope Iron-56.

Current nuclear
power reactors use Fission reactions, using either self-sustaining
or non-self-sustaining fissions in radioactive material. By bringing radioactive
material closer or farther from the reactant, we are able to control the output of
power; however, the material eventually decays and must be
replaced.

In a nuclear fusion power reactor, sustained
reactions would come from the continuous fusing of atoms below the iron limit. Since the
resulting output of energy is extremely hot, there are problems with controlling and
containing the reactant material. Magnetic containment has by itself been unsuccessful,
with leaks and uneaven heating. At the moment, no commercial fusion power source has
been successfully completed.

The
Tokamak, a plasma field containment unit shaped like a donut, had
been the most successful model to date. There have been many built over the last forty
years and they are likely to be the eventual form of the sustainable nuclear fusion
reactor in the future.

Cold fusion has never been
successfully demonstrated and can be considered only a theory at this
point.

The failure to create a sustainable fusion reactor
leads one to believe that continuing research will be futile, and yet there have been
demonstrated successes using small, non-commercial reactors. By continuing to experiment
with different methods of containing and utilizing hot fusion reactions, we can build
safer containment units for existing fission reactors, as well as building safe storage
for nuclear waste. These experiments also increase our understanding of magnetic
properties.

DEfine One Joule in terms of Heat energy..viz..ONE JOULE is the HEAT ___ by body of mass__to raise it temp by ___

Heat is one of the many forms of energy and it is measured
in Joules.

If you want to measure the amount of heat needed
to heat an object, you could use the followings as refference: 1 gram of water is heated
to 1 Celsius degree. The amount of heat needed is of 4.2
Joules.

If you want to determine how many Joules are needed
to heat 1 kg of water to 10 Celsius degrees, you'll have to use the rule of
three.

1g water........1C degree...............4.2
Joules

1000 g...........10C degrees.............x
Joules

We also know that 4.2 Joules are equivalent to one
calorie.

If you want to determine how many Joules are
needed to transform the mass of a substance from a liquid to a gas, you'll have to use
the formula:

Q = mCdeltaT

m -
themass of the substance

C- the specific heat of the
substance

delta T - the change in temperature (T
final-Tinitial)

In Things Fall Apart, what is the summary of chapters 5 and 6?

Chapter Five opens with the Feast of the New Yam. It is
held each year before the harvest to honour Ani, the most important deity, as she is the
source of fertility. She also is important with regards to standards of morality and
conduct. Okonkwo is shown to be on edge because as his family prepare for this big feast
he wants to be working on the farm. He finds an outlet for his mood in beating his
second wife for having killed a banana tree. He then is goaded to shoot a gun at his
second wife but misses. Spirits remain undampened by his anger and the relatives of
Okonkwo's wives arrive for the feast. On the second day of the feast, wrestling matches
are held. Ekwefi, Okonkwo's second wife, loves wrestling, and we are told that it was
watching Okonkwo wrestling that made her leave her husband and become Okonkwo's wife.
Since then, however, she has suffered a lot and only has one daughter who is called
Ezinma.

Okonkwo's daughter with his first wife pretends to
be like one of the women, placing a pot on her head and walking like she was much older.
The pot breaks, and although she pretends to be unaffected, she cries. Ikemefuna tells
the other children not to tell of her.

The drums signal the
start of the wrestling matches. Ezinma takes her father food and we are told that
Okonkwo is very fond of Ezinma because of her beauty, but only shows his love for her on
special occasions. Finally, the daughter of Okonkwo's third wife brings in his final
dish of food.

In Chapter Six, we are shown the wrestling
match. There are seven drums that are beaten very fast. The younger boys wrestle first,
and the crowd shows its appreciation by roaring when the winner throws his opponent.
Ekwefi tells Chielo about what happened when Okonkwo tried to shoot her. Chielo, apart
from being an ordinary woman, is the priestess of Agbala and is great friends with
Ekwefi and cares for Ezinma. Two teams of twelve men each wrestle. The final match is
between the leaders of these teams who are the best wrestlers. These two men wrestle
until the muscles on their body stand out. Although it seems that it is going to be a
draw, suddenly one of the men uses a cunning move to throw his opponent. As the chapter
ends, the victor is lifted up high by his team and carried home as everyone talks about
his prowess.

Solve the following system of equations by substitution: 5x-y= 5 and -x+3y=13.

You are only allowed to ask 1 question at a time. I have
edited your question accordingly.

To solve a set of
equations:

a1*x + b1*y = c1 ...(1)
a2*x + b2*y =
c2 ...(2)

by substitution, we express one of the variables
in any one of the equations in terms of the other.

For
example from (1), we get x = (c1 - b1*y)/a1

This value of x
is substituted in (2)

a2*(c1 - b1*y)/a1 + b2*y =
c2

=> a2*c1/a1 - (a2*b1/a1)*y + b2*y =
c2

=> y(b2 - a2*b1/a1) = c2 -
a2*c1/a1

=> y = (c2 - a2*c1/a1)/(b2 -
a2*b1/a1)

Obtain the value of y and use it to find
x.

For the set of equations that you have to
solve:

5x - y = 5 ...(1)
-x + 3y = 13
...(2)

From (1), y = 5x -
5

Substitute this in
(2)

=> -x + 3(5x - 5) =
13

=> -x + 15x - 15 =
13

=> 14x =
28

=> x = 2

As y = 5x -
5 = 10 - 5 = 5

The solution is x = 2 and y =
5

What are real solutions of equation w^4 -6w^2-2=0?

This equation is reducible to quadratic in form. All we
need to do is to check the variable from the first term and to notice that is the square
of the variable from the second term.

We'll apply
substitution technique to solve this equation.

Let w^2 = t
=> w^4 = t^2

We'll re-write the equation in
t:

t^2 - 6t - 2 = 0

We'll
apply quadratic formula:

t1 = [6+sqrt(36 +
8)]/2

t1 = (6+2sqrt11)/2

t1 =
3+sqrt11

t2 = 3 - sqrt11

But
w^2 = t1 => w^2 = 3 + sqrt11 => w1 =
+sqrt(3+sqrt11)

w2 =
-sqrt(3+sqrt11)

w^2 = t2 => w^2 = 3 -
sqrt11

We notice that sqrt11 = 3.31 > 3 => 3
- sqrt11 < 0.

Since it is not allowed to have
negative radicand, then we cannot take the square root of 3 -
sqrt11.

Therefore, the only real solutions of
the given equation are `+-` sqrt(3+sqrt11).

What part of the room does the writer describe last?I stepped into the room, stopped, and gazed at its splendor. The ceilings were extremely high...

The writer of your paragraph begins at the top of the room
and works downward in observing and describing the magnificence of the room, with the
overall effect being one of incredible beauty. The speaker's eyes start at the ceiling,
with its painted decorations and fabulous candle-lit chandelier. They move downward to
take in the walls, the luxurious wall coverings, and the decorations hung on them. The
type and amount of furniture is observed and described. Lastly, the speaker observes the
floor in the room, noting the beautiful finish on the high-quality of wood used and
accented by the lovely and expensive oriental carpeting.

Since all people are unequal (they are all different and have different capabilities) how can we say they are equal under the law?

When we say that people are equal before the law, we are
saying that they have the right to have the same opportunities and the same rights as
anyone else.  We are not saying that they are literally equal, just that they are equal
in legal terms.

For example, I am male and you are female. 
You look to be Caucasian and I am of mixed race.  I'm much older than you appear to be. 
So, we are definitely not equal in many ways.  However, we have the same rights before
the law.  The police cannot legally detain me unless they would, in the same
circumstances, detain you.  They can't legally treat me differently because I'm a person
of color and you are not.  If you and I are equally qualified for a job, an employer
cannot pick me because I'm male and reject you because you're female.  We are unequal in
the sense that we are not physically identical, but we are equal in that we have the
same rights before the law.

When we say that we are equal
before the law, we are simply saying that the law has to treat us the same.  We are not
claiming that you and I (or any two people) are equal or identical in all ways.  We are
just saying that we have the same legal rights.

Please comment upon the following quote from "Ode to the West Wind."And, by the incantation of this verse, 65 Scatter, as from an unextinguish'd...

The quote you have cited comes from the second half of the
last stanza of this famous poem, and relates the imprecation of the speaker to be used
by the West Wind to spread the kind of revolutionary energy and passion that the wind
represents around the world. It is important to read this stanza in its entirety, so
that images that are developed can be identified and understood. For example, the image
of "ashes and sparks" to which the speaker comapres his words and verse can be matched
with the idea of "withered leaves" that comes just before this quote. Both are images of
apparent death and inanimate objects that can actually be used to spark new life, as the
"ashes and sparks" can set fire and enflame other objects that they come into contact
with.

The final lines represent a rather interesting shift
in terms of the poet's perception of himself as he moves from viewing himself as a mere
passive object being blown about by the wind like everything else to realising that he
can be an instrument of the wind, the "trumpet of a prophecy," that can be used to
convey a message to the world. The poem ends with the poet's hope that his words can be
used in this way.

What did the Battle of Shiloh show about the future course of the Civil War?

The Battle of
Shiloh (aka Battle of
Pittsburg Landing) was the first major battle in the Western Theatre of
the American Civil War and the bloodiest battle in United States history up to that
time. A two-day affair (April 6-7, 1862), the Confederates appeared to be on their way
to a major victory after the first day of action, but Union reinforcements
counterattacked the next day, driving the defeated Confederates from the field. The
bloody fighting at the infamous "hornet's nest"--where bullets flew as thick as
hornets--was an example of the old European style warfare: Instead of bypassing the
heavily fortified Union position, the Confederates stubbornly assaulted it more than a
dozen times before assembling 50 cannon to blast the surviving Union troops from the
position.

In the aftermath of the battle, both sides were
stunned at the carnage and high casualty rates; combined total casualities totalled
nearly 24,000, including Confederate General Albert Sydney Johnston, considered the
South's finest commander. Few people in either the North or South thought the war would
last but a few months, but Shiloh changed the opinions of many. The battle also
introduced the nation to two men who would become the finest commanders in the Union
army by the end of the war: Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh
Sherman.

In Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, what are the thematic implications of some of the scenes set outdoors, such as the...

In Zora Neale Hurston's novel Their Eyes Were
Watching God, many of the scenes set outdoors imply the beauty, vitality, and
inspirational qualities of nature.  This is especially true, for instance, in the
episode involving the pear tree.  However, Hurston obviously knew that emphasizing only
these aspects of nature would open her novel to charges of sentimentality and
excessively optimistic Romanticism. Hurston therefore stresses that nature can also seem
indifferent or even hostile to humanity. Nature can change suddenly and can ruin
humanity's achievements and plans in an instant. This is obviously what happens in the
famous section of the novel involving the hurricane. That storm not only kills many
people but also kills animals and devastates the landscape. It ultimately results in
death for Teacake as well as in tragedy for Janie, the novel's
heroine.

At one point, the hurricane literally lifts Janie
into the air and carries her off:

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She screamed terribly and released the roofing
which sailed away as she plunged downward into the
water.

The hurricane in
Their Eyes Were Watching God is perhaps one of the most memorable
scenes of destructive weather in all of canonical American literature, and it certainly
shows Hurston's awareness that nature was not always benevolent or beneficial to human
beings. Hurston's emphasis on the dark powers of nature (as well as its bright ones)
helps give her book a kind of balance and wisdom it might otherwise have
lacked.

In The Bronze Bow, what did Daniel make as a blacksmith?

One of the interesting aspects of this excellent story is
the way in which Daniel seems to develop in his skill as a blacksmith and also his
enjoyment of this profession at the same time as he continues his more revolutionary and
furtive activities, opposing the rule of the Romans in his homeland. As he works as a
blacksmith in his village, it is clear that he takes great pleasure in his work. Note
this description of his job and what he makes that comes from Chapter
Fifteen:

As
Daniel grew confident of the skill in his own hands, his work became a source of
pleasure. It was satisfying to give a villager a pair of hinges for his house, and to
know that they were not only strong and well balanced, but exactly matched and pleasing
to look at as well. He became aware that something more than usefulness could take shape
under his hammer...

Daniel
thus makes everyday objects of practical use, but he also finds beauty in these objects.
This success encourages him to experiment, and this chapter narrates how his first
experiment results in teh creation of a tiny slender bronze bow, which of course is a
powerful symbol of Daniel's belief and faith in a free homeland for him and his
people.

Combine each pair of sentences below so that one sentence is added to the beginning of the other in order to state a fact or answer a question.Who...

From your question, I think what you are after is a way of
combining the two sentences that would answer the question of how is the ventriloquist
giving voice to the dummy that is in his hand. Looking at the sentences, we can easily
do this if we make them into one statement and placing the first sentence towards the
beginning of the new structure. Therefore, if we apply this, we will come up with the
following statement:

To discover the secret of how the
ventriloquist manages to throw his voice, you need to watch the ventriloquist very
carefully.

This melds the two sentences together, creating
one sole sentence that is used to state a fact but also to answer the implied question
regarding the ventriloquist's skill in throwing his voice.

The father tells his son he must go on in order to "carry the fire." He says: "It's inside you. It was always there." [p. 279]. What is this fire?

His father is referring to the human spirit, the will to
survive that has kept them going from the moment of the disaster, through the suicide of
his wife and the son's mother, and through every horror and tragedy they have
experienced on the long road to the coast.

In essence, this
is why the book, even though it seems thoroughly depressing most of the time, is
actually a story of hope and survival.  Humans will do almost anything to survive, and
these two characters have, obviously, at great personal expense to their psyches and
their physical well being.  The struggle takes the father's life, and in this quote, he
is telling the son to survive and carry on.

In a Cask of Amontillado, what is the irony?I need to know the irony of: his toast to the dead His pride in knowledge of good wine "May he rest in...

Irony is one of Poe's many stylistic triumphs in his body
of works.  This story is no exception.

Your first example
of Fortunato's toast to the dead is ironic because of the nature and tradition of
toasts.  People make toasts to celebrate happy occassions such as marriages, birthdays,
graduations and promotions.  They are made to give encouragement and to wish luck upon
very living recipients.  The dead do not have any use for luck or for encouragement. 
The only two living people there are Fortunato, who will soon be joining the dead, and
Montressor, who will be killing him.

The second example is
the pride of the knowledge Fortunato has of good wine.  The rare cask draws him toward
his death.  It is his own pride in wanting to see this rare gem, or perhaps to prove
Montressor wrong, that lures him to his doom.  Pride is a classic tragic flaw which has
caused the downfall of great men in literature and in
life.

"May he rest in peace" are the words of Montressor as
he is concluding his tale of revenge to an unknown audience.  He shows no remorse at the
cruel death he has inflicted upon Fortunato and utters these words knowing that
Fortunato will NOT be resting in peace.  In fact, he will be dying a very slow and
frightening death cemented alive in the walls.

In Chapter 16 of To Kill a Mockingbird, Mr. Dolphus Raymond is evidently a complicated and interesting person. Describe his way of life and comment...

To Kill a Mockingbird author Harper
Lee has managed to create a complex and interesting man in the very minor character of
Dolphus Raymond. Raymond is a wealthy white man who prefers living and sharing in the
company of Negroes--a trait that is sure to make him an outcast in 1930s Maycomb.
Raymond was apparently set to marry "one of the Spencer ladies," but when his fiance
found out that Raymond had a black mistress,

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"... the bride went upstairs and blew her head
off. Shotgun. She pulled the trigger with her
toes."

According to Jem,
Raymond has several "mixed" children, who

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"he's real good to... They don't belong anywhere.
Colored folks won't have 'em because they're half-white; white folks won't have 'em
'cause they're colored... He's shipped two of his up north. They don't mind 'em up
north."

Consequently, Raymond
is scorned by the white community, and he is believed to be both mentally unstable and a
drunk. However, when Scout and Dill visit him during a break in the Tom Robinson trial,
Raymond reveals a secret to them: The bottle from which he drinks (partially hidden and
disguised in a paper bag) does not contain whiskey; it is merely Coca-Cola. When Scout
asks him why he would "deliberately perpetrate fraud against himself," Raymond tells
them that

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"Some folks don't--like the way I live... if I
weave a little and drink out of this sack, folks can say Dolphus Raymond's in the
clutches of whiskey--that's why he won't change his ways. He can't help himself, that's
why he lives the way he does."

Does the curve 2x^2=10 have x intercepts?

The two answers above show how to find the x-intercepts
through factoring.  You could also find them using the quadratic formula and by
graphing.

Method 1.  Quadratic
Formula

2x^2=10

2x^2 - 10 =
0

2x^2 + 0x + -10 = 0

a = 2, b
= 0, c = -10

x = [-b class="AM">`+-` sqrt(b^2 - 4ac)] / 2a

x =
[-0 `+-` sqrt(0^2 - 4*2*-10)] /
2*2

x =`+-` sqrt(80) /
4

x = `+-` 4sqrt(5) /
4

x = class="AM">`+-`
sqrt(5)

Method 2: 
Graphing

2x^2=10

2x^2 - 10 =
0

Graph y = 2x^2 -
10

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sscr="-4,4,-10,2,1,1,1,1,1,300,200,func,2x^2-10,null,0,0,,,black,1,none"/>

The
x-intercepts are `+-`
sqrt(5).

What are the pros and cons of Victor's decision to destroy the second creature in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein?

In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein,
Victor is persuaded by the creature to creature a mate for him. At first, Victor
refuses, but the monster reminds Victor that he is lonely and another being like him
would not turn him away.

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I am alone, and miserable; man will not associate
with me; but one as deformed and horrible as myself would not deny herself to me. My
companion must be of the same species, and have the same defects. This being you must
create.

Victor still refuses,
saying that do to the same thing again would make him "base" (low) in his own eyes. He
does not want to take the risk of creating a pair of murdering monsters: at the moment,
there is only one. However, the creature threatens
him:

I will
revenge my injuries: if I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear; and chiefly towards
you my arch-enemy...I will work at your destruction, nor finish until I desolate your
heart, so that you shall curse the hour of your
birth.”

Victor finally gives
in. He travels to England to try to learn as much as he can to help him with his new
task, and then returns to begin. As Victor starts the process on a small Scottish
island, he continues to battle with himself: should he do as the creature asks? His work
disgusts him so much, that finally one night he tears the this new "being" to pieces.
The monster, outside the window, sees Victor's actions and is insane with
fury.

The pros of Victor destroying the second creature is
that there will only be one monster roaming the earth. Two creatures could harm a great
many people; if they mated, several of them could descend in anger on mankind and kill
many individuals. In not creating the mate, Victor will not repeat
his mistake of playing God the first time.

The cons are
powerful—the monster has threatened Victor and his family if Victor does not fulfill his
promise. Victor loves his family very much. He already knows what the creature is
capable of: he has killed Victor's youngest brother, William, and caused the death of an
innocent Justine.

Once Victor makes his decision, it is not
long before the creature wreaks his revenge: he murders Clerval, and ultimately murders
Elizabeth on their wedding night. Victor's father's heart gives out from the agony of
losing Elizabeth, and he also dies.

Once Victor creates the
monster, there is no going back, and no easy solution.

In The Caucasian Chalk Circle, what is the significance of Scene 4 in terms of the ideas in the play?

One of the key themes of the entire play is the way in
which humans make decisions and the fragile nature of the systems of law that try to
uphold justice. The action at the very end of Scene 4 is important because it shows that
Grusha is going to have to fight for the right to look after Michael in front of a judge
as he is seized by soldiers sent from the city after Michael's parents began to search
for him once more because they realised that they could only claim their property and
wealth if they had Michael. This action is therefore incredibly important as it means
that Grusha will have to deal first hand with a system of law that the play, up until
this stage, has presented as being very precarious at best. Note how The Singer at the
end of this Scene draws attention to this theme:

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Who will try the case, on whom will the child be
bestowed?

Who will be the Judge? A good one, a bad
one?

The city is described as
"the dangerous place," as The Singer recognises implicitly that where people are there
will be danger, and the quote above makes it clear that what is known as "justice" is
not an objective quality that is supported by the judge, but rather a subjective reality
that actually has little to do with who is "right" or "wrong" but the judge who tries
the case. Scene 4 is therefore important in drawing attention to the fragile nature of
justice and also raising tension as the audience begins to wonder if Grusha will be able
to keep the child that she loves.

How does the slaughtering of the mother pig foreshadow what is to come in Lord of the Flies?

You could look at this from a few different
perspectives.

First, Piggy is eventually slaughtered by the
Jack's crew. It seems to happen accidentally, but it certainly happens without remorse.
Piggy's name probably contributes to the eventual slaughter of himself since the quest
of Jack's boys throughout the story is to hunt and kill pigs. Having watched Jack's
treatment of Piggy the entire time, he has certainly been in the process of at least
mentally and emotionally killing Piggy.

Another way you
could look at this is to imagine that Ralph is represented by the mother pig, as he was
the nurturing character who oversaw the needs of the entire group. By the end of the
book, this job has driven him almost insane. If you watch a few mothers in society, they
do indeed juggle so much that they almost literally go
insane.

A final way is to look at the actual death of Simon
who could have saved the boys. If Simon is represented by that mother pig and mothers
know best, then the boys lost the opportunity to hear the messages that could have saved
them. He was indeed in the process of telling the boys about the fact that there was no
beast and they couldn't hear the message because Simon's life was so swiftly removed
from him.

I think Piggy's your best bet, but these are just
a couple of other perspectives to consider.

In one Earth year how many revolutions will Mercury complete compared with Neptune?The differences in their distance from the sun would make the...

One Earth year is equal to 365.26 earth
days.

One Mercury year is equal to 87.96 earth
days.

One Neptune year is equal to 164.81 earth
years.

First, change 164.81 earth years into earth days so
that we are dealing with the same unit of measurement.

If
one Earth year = 365.26 earth days and one Neptune year = 164.81 earth years, then
164.81 * 365.26 = 60,198.5006 earth days.

One Earth year is
equal to 365.26 earth days.

One Mercury year is equal to
87.96 earth days.

One Neptune year is equal to 60,198.5006
earth days.

Earth year compared to Mercury
year:

Earth year / Mercury
year

365.26 / 87.96 = 4.15257
revolutions

Mercury will complete 4.15257
revolutions in one earth
year.

Earth year compared
to Neptune year:

Earth year / Neptune
year

365.26 / 60,198.5006 = 0.00607
revolutions

Neptune will complete 0.00607
revolutions in one earth
year.

Mercury revolutions
compared to Neptune revolutions:

4.15257 / 0.00607 =
684.1167 revolutions

Mercury will complete
684.1167 revolutions in the time it takes Neptune to complete 1
revolution.

 

I
have attached a link providing planetary year lengths.

Given 100 noncollinear points, make a conjecture about the maximum number of lines formed.

The number of distinct points required to determine a
unique line are 2. In the question asked there are 100 non-collinear points. Each of
them can determine 99 unique lines with the other
points.

But it has to be kept in mind that a line
determined by two points A and B is the same even if the position of the points is
interchanged, i.e. AB and BA are the same line.

This gives
the maximum number of lines that the points can determine as 100*99/2 =
4950

The maximum number of lines that 100
non-collinear points can determine is 4950.

Where (what level) would the character of Gilgamesh in The Epic of Gilgamesh be placed in the Hell of Dante's Inferno?

This will be an interesting placement because the
characterization of Gilgamesh that is present at the start of the narrative is not the
same vision at the end of it.  In many ways, Gilgamesh is like Dante, himself, who must
endure a journey that exists on both physical and spiritual levels in order to fully
grasp his own sense of self and the evolution that is a part of his understanding of sin
and redemption.

With this in mind, I think that Dante would
place Gilgamesh in the circle of those who were unbaptized and thus could not follow God
through no fault of their own.  It is in this level that Dante has placed all of those
who have achieved greatness and a sense of immortality, but have done so without the
presence of a Christian God.  This is critical because Dante defines redemption as one
that must take place under the auspices and divine order of Christianity.  Without this,
Dante is strict about how redemption and a sense of liberation from the body is
impossible.  While Gilgamesh ends up being a wise and more understanding human being, it
is inconsequential to Dante because he did so without a sense of the Christian divine
helping or assisting him.  It is here where I think that Dante would place
Gilgamesh.

In Chapter 16 of Brave New World, how does Bernard respond when told he will go to Iceland?

It is actually rather interesting how this is introduced
into the discussion that Mustapha Mond has with John, Helmholtz and Bernard. When he
talks about his own youthful act of rebellion and how he didn't fit into the society of
the novel, he says that he was nearly going to suffer the same fate that Bernard will
suffer. This is enough to reduce Bernard to a paroxysm of grief and outrage. Note what
he says in response:

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You can't send me. I haven't done anything. It
was the others. I swear it was the others... Oh, please don't send me to Iceland. I
promise I'll do what I ought to do. Give me another chance. Please give me another
chance.

We are told that he
threw himself down upon the knees of Mond, in a "paroxysm of abjection." We can see from
this response that Bernard is less than thrilled about his imminent removal to Iceland.
This indicates that although he didn't necessarily fit in his society, at the same time,
he lacks the true desire that Helmholtz possesses to explore and discover and find a new
way of living. Bernard is shown to be a character that is rather limited and just wants
to selfishly make the most of the prestige that knowing John gives him to bed as many
women as possible. This is why the thought of a life away from soma and the permissive
sexual nature of his society fills him with terror.

In The Given Day, what happens between Danny and Luther during the Boston Police Strike?

Near the end of the book, during the height of the Boston
Police Strike, Danny goes in pursuit of Tessa Ficara, an Italian anarchist who has shot 
Steve, Danny's old patrol partner. While Danny is able to kill Tessa, he is shot by one
of her partners, standing on a fire escape. Luther had stayed behind to try and save
Steve's life, but at the critical moment, without knowing where Danny is, he hears the
gunshot and uses his skills at baseball pitching to knock the shooter off the fire
escape with a brick.

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"Twice you saved my
life."

"Sssh."

[...]

"Hell
of a throw."

"Sssh."

"You
should..." --Danny smiled and blood bubbled over his lips-- "...be a baseball player or
something."
(Lehane, The Given Day, Google
Books)

Danny and Luther's
friendship has been tumultuous and dangerous, considering the racial institutions of the
time and the prejudice against black people. However, it is shown through their efforts
-- both men are determined to create a better life for their own loved ones -- that they
share both desire for unity and freedom, and a sense of camaraderie shared by honorable
men. While Danny is trying to make a better world for his fellow police officers, Luther
is more concerned with his own life and that of his wife and unborn child; together,
however, they prove stronger than the chaos that seeks to destroy the city. Luther and
Danny have shared a terrible time in their lives, and by saving Danny's life, Luther
proves his strength in the face of adversity.

In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, why does Dumbledore say Harry is not as angry as he should be?

The reason for this is that Dumbledore did not tell Harry
about the prophecy that Trelawney made before Harry was born.  Dumbledore wanted to
protect Harry from knowing about the prophecy.  By doing so, however, he left Harry in
ignorance of things that he maybe should have known.  Because Harry did not know about
the prophecy, he got fooled by Voldemort into going to the Department of Mysteries. 
Because he was fooled, Sirius died.

So, Dumbledore thinks
Harry should be more angry at him than he is.  Harry should be mad because Dumbledore
helped cause Sirius's death by not telling Harry about the
prophecy.

What is the title justification of "Dusk" by Saki?

"Dusk" seems an appropriate title for this story. The
author emphasizes that it is the time of day when people whom he describes as "defeated"
come out because they are ashamed to be seen in the
daylight.

The
wanderers in the dusk did not choose to have strange looks fasten on them, therefore
they came out in this bat-fashion, taking their pleasure sadly in a pleasure-ground that
had emptied of its rightful
occupants.

Dusk is the only
time during the working week when the Norman Gortsby will be able to lounge on a park
bench. He is not a gentleman of leisure but a young man making his way in the world. He
probably has a fairly good job and gets off work around five, thus having a couple of
hours to sit in the park. It is important to the story that the loss of a sovereign will
be painful. In Saki's day a sovereign was a week's wages for an ordinary
clerk.

Notice that Saki has to suggest that Gortsby can
only see people's faces in glimpses.

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He had failed in a more subtle ambition, and for
the moment he was heartsore and disillusioned, and not disinclined to take a certain
cynical pleasure in observing and labelling his fellow wanderers as they went their ways
in the dark stretches between the
lamp-lights.

People passing
between the lamp-lights are shadows, but their faces are distinguishable in the
illuminated zones. Dusk is also the time when predators come out. They benefit from the
dusk in at least two ways. They can't be recognized by the police who patrol the London
streets on foot, and if they are successful in fleecing someone like Gortsby, he won't
be able to recognize them again. Obviously, the park would be a good hunting ground, and
they  want to be able to return to the scene of the crime.

Body language is eloquent. A typical park bench is about
six feet long. If a man or woman sits at one end or the other, an open space of about
four feet is an invitation for someone else to sit. But a person who didn't want to
share a bench might sit right in the middle, leaving a tight squeeze of only about two
feet on either side. This kind of body language would express a wish to be left
alone.

Gortsby obviously doesn't mind sharing his bench
with strangers. He must enjoy talking to people, and he must have heard a lot of appeals
from panhandlers and hard-luck stories from grifters. At that time of evening, however,
it would be hard to see their faces. The elderly gentleman and the young man are never
given names, which makes them seem like shadowy figures whom Gortsby is unlikely to
recognize again.

The title "Dusk" and the description of
the setting as dark and a bit sinister, illuminated mainly by lamp-lights, help to
create the mood of sadness and loneliness which permeates the story. It is a cold, cruel
world. Gortsby must be unmarried. Otherwise he would go home to his wife. The young
stranger who tells him the story about losing his hotel must recognize Gortsby as a
potential victim, sitting alone at one end of the park bench, idly watching the passing
parade.

It seems possible that the elderly gentleman is
another con man who might have been planning to tell Gortsby the same story about a lost
hotel. But being older and more experienced, the old man might have actually brought a
cake of soap and left it there with the intention of coming back to look for it and
using this as an excuse  to start a conversation.

The world
is full of predators. How can one recognize them in the dark? Whom can you trust in this
wicked world?

How did Jared Diamond advance his argument in Part Three of Guns, Germs, and Steel?

In Part Three, Diamond attempts to describe how societies
that got agriculture first used that advantage to also get "guns, germs, and steel."  In
other words, he describes how the development of agriculture led to the development of
technology and of infectious diseases.  He also links agriculture to the development of
centralized governments.  All of these things allowed such societies to dominate other
societies.

Diamond advances his argument by making these
connections.  He shows how the presence of livestock in human communities led to the
evolution of infectious diseases.  He shows how agriculture led to larger populations
and, in turn, to technology.  He shows how these larger populations led to the need for
centralized government.

Diamond advances his argument,
then, by showing how the development of agriculture leads to the development of the more
proximate causes of European dominance.

How did the Cold War influence America at home?

At home, the most important impact of the Cold War was to
create a fear of communism.  This fear was manifested most clearly in the McCarthy Era,
but it was not limited to that time.

During the Cold War,
Americans feared that communism would take over the world.  Sometimes, they feared that
it would take over from within as American communists undermined US commitment to
democracy.  This led to such things as the McCarthy era hunts for communists within the
US.  Sometimes, they feared that it would take over through military force.  This led to
a situation in which Americans supported increased military spending and military
actions around the world to contain communism.

Overall,
then, the Cold War made the US fear communism and take steps to prevent communism from
taking over either by force or by subversion.

What is the formula for Delta T? and C? and m?Q=mxcx Delta T So Delta T=? C=? m=?

First, we'll identify the terms from the given
formula:

Q = mc*Delta T

Q =
heat energy ; m = mass, c = specific heat, delta T = the change in
temperature

To determine the change in temperature, we'll
just have to divide the given formula by the product m*c, both
sides:

Delta T = Q/mc

To
determine the specific heat, we'll have to divide both sides by the product m*delta
T.

c = Q/m*Delta T

To
determine the mass, we'll have to divide both sides by the product c*delta
T.

m = Q/c*Delta
T

The requested formulas are for the change
of temperature, the specific heat and the mass are: Delta T = Q/mc ; c = Q/m*Delta T ; m
= Q/c*Delta T.

Who wrote The Federalist Papers?

The authorship of the work in question was a secret at the
time.  Historical scholarship reveals that work originally entitled The Federalist was
the combined effort of James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton.  Each of them
wrote different articles, or "papers," that later became known as "The Federalist
Papers."  As the title indicates, the combined effort of the men was to espouse the
Federalist position that the new national Constitution should assume.  At the time of
writing, the schism that gripped the political framers rested between the federalists
and the antifederalists.  The latter favored a decentralized form of government, or at
the least a central government without a great deal of power.  They preferred the state
governments possessing power that could act as a check against a rogue centralized
government.  For the federalists, this was a recipe for disasters like Shays'
Rebellion.  The federalist position was one whereby the federal government was needed to
avoid crises in the nation's political governance.  Strong and meaningful federal
government could avert disasters like Shays' Rebellion and allow the proper execution of
governmental affairs better than a series of state governments, something that caused
the nation's first constitution, The Articles of Confederation, to
fail.

What are the most significant events in Barbery's The Elegance of the Hedgehog?

The first most significant event in The Elegance
of a Hedgehog (representing Rene's hidden elegance) is when Mr. Ozu moves
into the apartment building of which Rene is the concierge. Mr. Ozu is a catalyst for
the further development of the story. He sees through both Rene and Paloma and realizes
they are more than they let themselves appear to be. He encourages both to expand the
revelations of their true identities, for example, he gives Rene Anna
Karenina and he prompts Paloma to reveal her fluency in Japanese. After his
influence, Rene and Paloma discover each other and become friends and discover they are
"kindred" souls of one another.

Another significant event
is when Mr. Ozu invites Rene to dinner. Rene backs down, and Paloma shares with him the
story Rene relayed about her sister's unfortunate experience. Mr. Ozu convinces Rene to
join him at his birthday dinner and insists that "You are not your sister, we can be
friends. We can be anything we want to be." The next most significant event is the last.
Rene goes out the next morning in high spirits while thinking of Mr. Ozu's words to buy
brass cleaner. Through an unfortunate encounter with Gégène, she is struck by a dry
cleaner's van (ironically, once her life has finally been cleaned and pressed and is
ready to be polished up) and dies. In grief, Mr. Ozu and Paloma go to Rene's loge and
lament the loss of Paloma's "kindred soul":

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How can you have a profound thought when your
kindred soul is lying in a hospital
refrigerator?

Finally,
Paloma's life is vitalized. She decides that she will not destroy the building and
herself when she is thirteen. She decides instead that she will continue "searching for
those moments of always within never."

What were the major consequences of the Great War for Empire on the imperial balance of power?

The Great War for Empire is more commonly known as the
Seven Years' War or the French and Indian War.  It had a profound impact on the balance
of power between the French and English in North
America.

Before the war, the French and English had similar
amounts of power in North America.  The British controlled the 13 colonies while the
French had much of what is now Canada as well as huge amounts of territory (albeit
unsettled) in the Mississippi River drainage area.  After the war, the French were
completely ejected from North America, losing all power on the
continent.

Overall, the war (which was waged in other parts
of the world as well) ended with British gains.  For example, the British were able to
compel the French to destroy all fortifications in French territories in India.  This
gave the British much more power in that part of their empire as
well.

This war was a major success for the British and
increased their power relative to that of the French worldwide.

According to Howard Zinn, what were the social and political aspects of women between 1777 and 1850?

Zinn's perspective towards women in Colonial and Pre-
Civil War America was one whereby women's rights were checked by the establishment of
the domestic realm.  In Zinn's mind, the domestic realm that was imposed upon women was
a way to keep their political aspirations in check.  For Zinn, the consolidation of
power by the early male settlers of America was a realm where women were not allowed to
penetrate.  The consolidation of power was one that could not be extended to women.  If
it were, then Zinn feels that a wave of social reform that would have transformed power
relationships between all people would have happened.  In keeping true with his idea
that the founding of America was done on economic and political grounds of power, this
makes the idea of giving rights to women something that was not going to be tolerate by
those in the position of power.  Zinn feels that this started in the domestic realm,
moved into the social and legal realms.  In such a progression, Zinn feels that the
"cult of womanhood" developed that made keeping women confined int the realm of the
domestic and something socially acceptable and politically
necessary.

Explain Sammy's motivation in quitting is job in "A&P."

Sammy, the narrator and protagonist of “A & P,” is
a stereotypical nineteen-year-old working in a supermarket in the late 1950’s and early
1960’s in suburban America. He is bored with his job and spends most of his time
commenting on what he sees, both inside and outside the grocery store. However,
something happens one day that will change his life
forever.

When he sees a group of girls wearing bathing
suits in the store, naturally he is drawn to them.  Unfortunately, the manager of the
store is conservative, and asks the girls to leave since they are not “appropriately”
dressed.  In what a first seems to be an act to impress the girls, he quits his job in
protest of what the manager has done.  However, there are other motives as well: Sammy
is also rebelling against the morals of such a strict society, and in a way realizing
that he can no longer work under this kind of repression. He realizes later what he has
done will have future repercussions on his life if he doesn’t follow the acceptable
morays of society at the time, and he knows he has crossed the line between adolescence
and adulthood.

what is difference between oscillation and periodic motion

There are two main differences between an oscillation and
a periodic motion. The first difference is that an oscillation happens in a single
direction (or in a plane) while periodic motion is generally described in 2 dimensional
(or 3 dimensional) coordinates. For example a string oscillate only in one direction,
while a car moves periodically in a closed circle. Thus one can say that an oscillation
is the projection of a 2D periodic motion an a single coordinate axis. In fact this is
why the `sin(..)` function appear in the expression of the oscillator elongation
(because it is a projection).

There is also a second
difference between an oscillation and a periodic motion. Unlike the first difference
described above which is usually overlooked this is a major difference. An
oscillation can be periodic or not. The classical example for a
non-periodic oscillation is a damped oscillation. Its amplitude decreases over time,
until the oscillation stops, thus the motion is not periodic. Only the oscillations that
happens in a nondisipative medium (a medium where oscillator energy is not lost into
heat, by friction for example) are periodic. These periodic oscillations are said to be
undamped.

In Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, why do you think Anne and Margot developed a closer relationship?

The emergence of a closer relationship between both
sisters reflects a maturation that is evident in Anne's diary.  She comes to recognize
Margot as less of an adversary and more of an ally.  The sibling rivalry dissipates over
the course of the narrative.  I would say that the tight bond between both is enhanced
when they both are sent to Bergen- Belsen. In such a condition, both sisters must rely
on one another.  This continued the strengthening of their bond.  When both of the
sisters took sick, this undoubtedly increased their connection and helped both of them
to become more close with one another.  The growing closeness we saw in the diary became
more pronounced at Bergen- Belsen.  At the same time, I think that when Margot dies, it
removes a bit of Anne's spirit.  This indicates how close they had actually become, and
helps to explain how Anne died a few days later.

In the
end, it is emotional maturation and a sense of understanding about her sister that
enables Anne and Margot to become closer.  Anne understands differences in personality
as not an element of rejection, but actually as a source of community and strength
whereby individuals can bond together through such divergences in personality.  It is
here where I think that a greater sense of understanding emerges and where I feel that
Anne and Margot become closer.

Please explain the poem "The Vagabond."

Robert Louis Stevenson's (1850-1894)  poem "The Vagabond"
celebrates the glorious freedom and independence of a tramp's
life. All the four stanzas of "The Vagabond"
repeatedly emphasize the unrestrained joys of an independent life in the outdoors free
from all its hassles.

All that
the vagabond is interested in is a life of unlimited travel. He wants to completely
avoid all human associations - "nor a friend to know
me."All that he wants to do is travel and travel from one
place to another without any restraint whatsoever, not concerned about the weather or
material wealth or possessions or anything else around
him:

"Give the face of earth
around,
And the
road before me.
Wealth I ask not, hope nor
love,
Nor a friend to know
me;
All I ask, the heaven
above
And the road below
me."

He would like to
spend his entire life in the outdoors even in the cold autumn and winter months with the
sky as his roof:

Not to autumn will
I yield,
Not to
winter even!

Most
importantly, he wishes for a completely carefree life and is not bothered or frightened
about death at all:

Let the blow
fall soon or
late,
Let what
will be o'er me

In Macbeth, explain how Lady Macbeth shows sign of her madness prior to her death.Macbeth learns of his wife's suicide just before he is to do...

In Act three, Scene two, Macbeth admits to Lady Macbeth
his plans to find "peace" for his troubled mind. He is insinuating that he will have
Banquo murdered. He states that both he and Lady Macbeth are having terrible night
visions and that they cannot live with the madness from the
nightmares:

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Before we will eat our meal in fear, and
sleep
In the affliction of these terrible dreams
That wake us up
nightly. It’s better to be with the dead,
Whom we have sent to their peace to
gain our peace,
Than to lie on a bed, torturing of the mind
In a
restless frenzy.

This is Act
three, Scene two. This is prior to Lady Macbeth's sleep walking. At this point, both
Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are having terrible dreams about the murdering of King Duncan.
Their guilt is getting to them.

Macbeth is afraid of
Banquo. Even though King Duncan is out of the way, Macbeth fears
Banquo:

O, my
mind is full of scorpions, dear wife!
You know that Banquo and his son,
Fleance, live.

Then in Act
five, Scene one, we see a doctor and a gentlewoman talking. The gentlewoman has observed
Lady Macbeth sleep walking. Lady Macbeth is quite troubled. While they are talking, Lady
Macbeth begins sleep walking. She is trying to rid her hands of bloodstains. The doctor
observes her:

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What’s she doing now? Look how she rubs her
hands.

Lady Macbeth is deeply
troubled, trying to get the spots of blood off her
hands:

Out,
damned spot! Out, I say! One; two; why, then it is
time to do it. Hell is
murky! For shame, my lord, for shame! A soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows
it, when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man
to have had so much blood in
him?

Clearly, Lady Macbeth
has gone mad. She is so guilty until she cannot find rest for her soul. Even the doctor
determines that her sickness is a spiritual sickness. He tells the gentlewoman to keep a
close eye on her and to keep annoyances from her:

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She needs the divine more than she needs the
physician.
God, God, forgive us all! Look after her.
Take everything
from her that she might use to harm
herself.

Clearly, Lady
Macbeth has a troubled soul. She cannot go on in this manner. In Act five, Scene three,
the next thing we hear is that Macbeth is seeking for the doctor to cure Lady
Macbeth:

Cure
her of that.
Can’t you minister to a diseased mind?
Pluck a rooted
sorrow from the memory?
Wipe out the written troubles of the
brain,
And cleanse the burdened heart of that dangerous stuff
Which
weighs upon the heart with some sweet antidote
Which will make her oblivious
to all those things?

The
doctor informs Macbeth that he cannot help her and he
leaves.

Then in Act five, Scene five, Seyton reports to
Macbeth:

The
queen, my lord, is dead.

In the story "A Rose for Emily," what does Emily's father's potrait represent?

We get a good glimpse of both Emily and her father in
chapter 2, paragraph 25 of the story A Rose for Emily, by William
Faulkner. It reads,

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...Miss Emily a slender figure in white in the
background, her father a spraddled silhouette in the foreground, his back to her and
clutching a horsewhip, the two of them framed by the back-flung front
door

This description is
important first because it describes the Griersons physically back when they were a
well-to-do and stable family. Second, the description aids in understanding the
influence that Emily's father exerted over her.

Here we see
a small and seemingly-feeble young lady at the mercy of a big, controlling man. The
phrase "clutching a whip" is allegorical to the power that he had over Emily's life. As
we know, he would not allow Emily to accept any gentlemen callers because none of them
were good enough, in his opinion. So strong was the dominance of Emily's father that she
could not even accept his death even three days after the
fact.

However, what is most interesting is that the
townsfolk narrator agrees in that, once Mr. Grierson died, Emily began to spiral down
because she had suddenly become a nobody.

When her
father died, it got about that the house was all that was left to her; and in a way,
people were glad. At last they could pity Miss Emily. Being left alone, and a pauper,
she had become humanized.

To say that Emily became
"humanized" after her father's death is a big deal. It is a basic statement that
declares how remote her father had made her. Therefore, we can conclude that the general
consensus was that Miss Emily was absorbed both physically and mentally by her father to
the point of losing herself, and possibly her sanity, as a result of her
father.

How did Faber's fears change when Montag first contacted him in Fahrenheit 451?

Faber is first naturally afraid of Montag when they meet.
Montag is a fireman. Instead of our understanding of firemen today, men who help put out
fires so that people can be protected from harm, the firemen of Fahrenheit 451
instigate fires on homes that allow learning to occur through books.
Therefore, Faber's first response to Montag's appearance is one of suspicion. Faber
wondered if Montag was maybe investigating to see what he could get Faber to
confess.

As Montag reveals more and more curiosity about
books and as he demonstrates a sincere desire to learn, Faber's fear softens. I believe
he remains skeptical because his language suggests many benefits of books without
opening them and showing Montag evidence of books. Montag is the first to show evidence
of a book, and this develops trust between the two which is the opposite of fear. As the
two grow united in purpose to destroy the establishment, Faber's fear continues to
subside.

In the play, Hamlet, who named Hamlet heir to the throne?

This is actually a tricky question because no one actually
named young Hamlet as heir to the throne.  He is never actually the King.  In the time
of the play, Denmark is an elected monarchy.  This means that it is not an automatic
event that the first born son of the monarch will be king.  This is how Claudius gets
the throne after King Hamlet's death.  While we don't know what exactly happened in the
immediate aftermath of King Hamlet's death, it is clear that Claudius made a case to the
royal court that he should take the throne.  He may have suggested that Prince Hamlet
was too young, too inexperienced, still attending school and therefore too removed from
the day-to-day leadership of the country.  No matter what, Claudius does acknowledge the
court's role in putting him on the throne when he thanks them "for going with this
affair along."

In Act 5, after Claudius dies, Hamlet is the
next logical royal subject to ascend the throne.  In all likelihood he would be elected
king if he had lived.  Hamlet knows that he has been mortally wounded and in a "kingly"
act says, "I do prophesy the election lights / On Fortinbras.  He has my dying voice." 
He is ensuring that the throne of Denmark pass to a suitable leader -- a member of
royalty -- who also impressed Hamlet with his drive and determination earlier in the
story.  In these lines you see the reference to the "election lights" reminding the
audience that the royal court will have to affirm the next king through an election, but
we are to assume that Hamlet's request would naturally be
honored.

What is the plot of The Kite Runner?Explain the situation of the main character as the story opens. Identify the basic plot elements of the...

The general plot of The Kite
Runner tells the story of the protagonist, Amir, and his journey between
Afghanistan and America to seek atonement for his past sins against his old companion,
Hassan. While living in Kabul, Amir lives the life of a privileged youth: His father,
Baba, is a wealthy widower who employs several servants, including his old friend, Ali,
and his son, Hassan. Although Amir and Hassan are close--Hassan runs kites for him, thus
the title of the novel--Amir never accepts him as an equal; he also is jealous of the
attention Baba pays him. In two disgraceful acts--first, failing to come to Hassan's aid
when he is sodomized by a group of boys; and then by deliberately planting money under
Hassan's mattress to make him look like a thief--Amir is able to rid the household of
Hassan. But his guilt over these two transgressions never leaves
him.

Growing up later in California, Amir is never able to
forgive himself for what he did to Hassan. When Amir receives a phone call from Baba's
old friend, Rahim Khan, imploring him to return to Pakistan to see him, Rahim (who seems
to have recognized what Amir did to Hassan) assures Amir that "there is a way to be good
again." While there, Rahim reveals secrets about Baba that only makes Amir more
determined to ease his conscience. Amir returns, first to Pakistan and then to the
dangers of Taliban-held Afghanistan, to search for Hassan's son.

why did dinosaurs become extinct?

There are many theories as to why dinosaurs disappeared
from the Earth about 65 million years ago. Scientists are divided between two primary
schools of thought on the subject: the gradualists believe that the dinosaurs'
extinction was a gradual process, and the catastrophists believe the dinosaurs were
wiped out by a single catastrophic event.

The gradualists
propose that the dinosaur population steadily declined at the end of the Cretaceous
Period (144 to 65 million years ago) for a variety of reasons. Some claim the dinosaurs
underwent biological changes which made them less competitive with other organisms,
especially the mammals that were just beginning to appear. An alternate theory is that
the dinosaurs suffered the effects of overpopulation. A third theory is that mammals
drove dinosaurs to extinction by eating dinosaur eggs. Others believe that a variety of
diseases wiped out the dinosaurs. Environmental factors also have been held responsible,
such as changes in climate; continental drift (the gradual movement of land masses);
volcanic eruptions; and shifts in the Earth's axis, orbit, and/or magnetic field (the
portion of space near a magnetic body or current-carrying body, in which a magnetic
force exists).

The catastrophists argue that a single
disastrous event caused the extinction, not only of the dinosaurs, but also of a large
number of other species that coexisted with them. In 1980, American physicist (a
scientist specializing in the interaction between energy and matter) Luis Alvarez
(1911-1988) and his geologist (a scientist specializing in the origin, history, and
structure of the Earth) son, Walter Alvarez (1940—), proposed that a large comet or
meteoroid (a large chunk of rock or metal from space) struck the Earth 65 million years
ago. They pointed out that there is a high concentration of the element iridium in the
sediments deposited at the end of the Cretaceous
Period.

Iridium is rare on Earth, which makes it likely
that such a large amount of the element had to come from outer space. Iridium deposits
have since been discovered at more than 50 sites around the world. In 1990, tiny glass
fragments, which could have been caused by the extreme heat of an impact with an
extraterrestrial (beyond the Earth or its atmosphere) object, were identified in Haiti.
The space object is theorized to have struck off the coast of Mexico's Yucatan
Peninsula, where a 110 mile- (177 kilometer-) wide crater exists. This crater, covered
by many layers of sediments, has been dated to 64.98 million years
ago.

A hit by a large extraterrestrial object, perhaps as
great as 6 miles (9.3 kilometers) wide, would have had a catastrophic effect upon the
world's climate. Huge amounts of dust and debris would have been thrown into the
atmosphere, reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the surface. Heat from the blast
may also have caused large forest fires which would have added smoke and ash to the air.
The lack of sunlight would have killed off plants, bringing about the starvation of
herbivores (plant-eating animals) and carnivores (animals that eat other
animals)—including the dinosaurs in both categories.

It is
possible that the reason for the dinosaurs' extinction may have been due to a
combination of gradual and catastrophic factors. The popula-tion of dinosaurs may have
been gradually declining, for whatever reason, and the impact of a large object from
space may have merely delivered the final blow.

The
extinction of the dinosaurs has been used to argue that di-nosaurs were somehow inferior
to humans, or were evolutionary failures. However, dinosaurs flourished for 150 million
years. By comparison, the earliest ancestors of modern-day humans appeared only about 4
million years ago.

Sources: Barnes-Svarney, Patricia.
The New York Public Library Science Desk Reference, p. 405; Golob,
Richard. Almanac of Science and Technology: What's New
and What's Known, pp. 73-84; Michard, Jean-Guy.
The Reign of the Dinosaurs, pp. 88-94; Norman, David.
Dinosaur! pp. 144-59.

In Tuck Everlasting, who tells the Tucks how the ash tree was split by lightning and then was bulldozed?

The answer to this question can be found in the epilogue
of this great novel. As Mae and Tuck return to Treegap once more after a gap of about
seventy years, they are shocked to see that the wood has vanished and that the whole
area has been bulldozed. They decide to stop in a diner to see if they can gain some
news or information about what has happened during the interim and why this
transformation has occurred. They speak to the counterman in the diner who gives them
the following information:

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Had a big electrical storm, though, about three
years ago now or thereabouts. Big tree got hit by lightning, split right down the
middle. Caught fire and everything. Tore up the ground, too. Had to bulldoze her all
out.

Thus it is that Mae and
Tuck find out about what happened to the tree and to the spring that was so important to
them and gave them such longevity. The identity of the person who tells them this
information is therefore an anonymous counterman who works in the
diner.

What is Romeo's attitude towards his suicide in Act 5 Scene 3 of Romeo and Juliet?

Just before his suicide, Romeo deals with great
miscommunications that he has no idea are indeed miscommunications. He also deals with a
brand new truth in that Paris had intentions of marrying Romeo's wife without knowing
that she was already married. This web of deception would be difficult for any adult to
deal with, but for Romeo at the tender age of 16 or 17, this was painfully dramatic.
Finally, knowing he intends to kill himself, he had given Balthazar a letter for Romeo's
father explaining Romeo's purpose for death; his father's acceptance of his words may
have also weighed heavily on his mind.

During Romeo's
monologue he looks forward to death so that he can take Juliet back from Death
personified:

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Shall I believe
That unsubstantial
Death is amorous,
And that the lean abhorred monster keeps
Thee
here in dark to be his paramour?(105)
For fear of that I still will stay with
thee
And never from this palace of dim night
Depart again.

He just wants to be with his
woman and there is only one way in his mind, to die.

Is "The Mouse" by Saki (Hector Hugh Monro) literature or just light reading for fun? thanks! "The Mouse" by Saki

Saki's "The Mouse" is clearly worthy literature because it
is cleverly written satire.  In his own inimitable fashion, H. H. Munro (Saki) writes of
Theodoric Voler who has been brought up in a society that has screened him from "the
coarser realities of life."  His fastidious nature as part of Edwardian society is what
Saki satirizes so humorously as the man is initially mortified, "to his mute but very
intense disgust" to have to harness the horse to the carriage that will transport him to
the railroad. And, having done this, Voler discovers that he is the bearer of a certain
little rodent.  Saki describes Voler's feelings with much light
satire:

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Furtive stamps and shakes and wildly directed
pinches failed to dislodge the intruder, whose motto, indeed, seemed to be Excelsior;
and the lawful occupant of the clothes lay back against the cushions and endeavored
rapidly to evolve some means for putting an end to the dual
ownership.

In the company of
such greats as Oscar Wilde, Saki writes social satire that is sometimes rather biting,
but often it is amusing as in his short story, "The Mouse."  His sparkling wit and good
humor are delightful in many of his stories.  As his stories often deal with
unconventional subjects and practical jokes, they rarely obey modern rules of realism. 
But, laughing at the foibles of human nature is an experience many
enjoy!

Throughout "The Lottery," there is a general atmosphere of excitement. What indication is there of nervousness and apprehension?

The narration is generally objective and detached
in Shirley Jackson's short story, "The Lottery." The children show the most excitement,
though part of it comes from them recently completing school and just beginning their
summer break. The boys gathered stones in a pile and at least one boy "stuffed his
pockets full." There was some hesitation when Mr. Summers, who conducted the lottery,
asked for help to move the stool and the important black box. "There was a great deal of
fussing to be done" before the lottery could begin. When she finally arrived, "Mrs.
Hutchinson came hurriedly," and several people laughed when she claimed to have nearly
forgotten the important date. Mr. Summers "spoke soberly" and there was "a sudden hush"
when he began the proceedings. The tall Watson boy "blinked his eyes nervously and
ducked his head." Mr. Graves greeted Summers "gravely," and Old Man Warner "snorted"
when told that nearby villages were doing away with the lottery. Mrs. Dunbar commented
that "I wish they'd hurry." When Summers came to the final slip of paper, "there was a
long pause, a breathless pause." Bill Hutchinson was "quiet," but his wife "shouted"
when she discovered the paper held her name. Mrs. Dunbar was "gasping for breath" as she
advanced upon Tessie Hutchinson, who screamed

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"It isn't fair, it isn't right...," and then they
were upon her.

Pls help to prove cos^2(2θ)-cos^2(6θ)=sin4θ*sin8θ. Thanks

`cos^2(2theta) - cos^2(6theta) =
sin(4theta)*sin(8theta)`

We can use
`cos(A+B) =
cos(A)cos(B) - sin(A)sin(B)` and
`cos(A-B) = cos(A)cos(B) + sin(A)sin(B)` if
we subtact these two

`cos(A+B) - cos(A-B) =
-2sin(A)sin(B)`

so if `A=8theta` and `B=4theta` we
get

`cos(8theta+4theta) - cos(8theta-4theta) =
-2sin(8theta)sin(4theta)` simplifying
`cos(12theta) - cos(4theta) =
-2sin(4theta)sin(8theta)` or
`cos(4theta) - cos(12theta) =
2sin(4theta)sin(8theta)` or
`1/2(cos(4theta) - cos(12theta)) =
sin(4theta)sin(8theta)` so we have

`cos^2(2theta) -
cos^2(6theta) = sin(4theta)sin(8theta) = 1/2 (cos(4theta) - cos(12theta))` and now we
use the double angle formula

`cos(2A)=2cos^2(A) -
1`

`cos^2(2theta)-cos^2(6theta) =
1/2(2cos^2(2theta) - 1 - (2cos^2(6theta))
`

`cos^2(2theta)-cos^2(6theta) =
1/2(2cos^2(2theta) - 1 - 2cos^2(6theta) + 1)
`

`cos^2(2theta)-cos^2(6theta) =
1/2(2cos^2(2theta) - 2cos^2(6theta))
`

`cos^2(2theta)-cos^2(6theta) = cos^2(2theta) -
cos^2(6theta)`

This was what we wanted to
prove...