What is the possible problem in the story "After Twenty Years"?O. Henry

The central conflict of O. Henry's ironic short story
"After Twenty Years" is an internal problem.  The policeman, JImmy Wells, is torn
between his duty as an officer of the law and his loyalty and friendship to the friend
of his youth, 'Silky' Bob, who has arrived for their previously
arranged twenty-year reunion.

That there is an internal
conflict within the heart of Officer Wells is not apparent at first; however, when the
plain-clothes officer arrests Bob and shows him the letter at the surprise ending of the
story, the reader is made aware that it is only his friendship which has prevented Jimmy
from making the arrest at the time that Bob lights his cigar which reveals his
features.

What are some examples of Macbeth being a victim of circumstance instead of a villain?

Macbeth is a classic example of a tragic hero. His own
character flaws ultimately lead to his downfall. That's the important thing here - there
are certainly some examples of Macbeth being a victim of circumstance, but he ultimately
did himself in with his greed and ambition. These traits were inherently his.
Circumstances may have influenced him greatly, but they did not make him greedy and
ambitious.

Examples of being a victim of
circumstance:

1. The prophecy of the three
witches

In Act I, Scene III Macbeth and Banquo encounter
three witches who make some very intriguing claims. They tell Macbeth that he will be
king. This idea immediately fills his head with wonderment and ambition. He's clearly
excited about this notion, but it's also obvious that he's not sure how to act on it, or
if he will even act on it at all. We see his internal struggle with his natural ambition
and greed against his thoughts of kindness and honor. Had he never encountered these
witches and heard their prophecy, he may never have thought of striving to be king of
Scotland.

2. Lady Macbeth's ambition and influence on
Macbeth

Macbeth's ambition is only outdone by his own
wife's ambition and greed. She desires the finest things and the highest status. When
she learns of the prophecy, she immediately begins working on manipulating her husband.
It is her idea to kill King Duncan and she wastes no time in pressing this idea on
Macbeth. When he hesisates at the idea, she responds by mocking him and questioning his
manhood. "When you durst to do it, then you were a man" (Act I, Scene VII). Lady Macbeth
goes to the lengths of concocting the entire plan to kill Duncan, even how to cover
their tracks. She manipulates and nags her husband until he reluctantly agrees to carry
out the evil deed. Without Lady Macbeth's influence, would Macbeth have murdered Duncan?
You could argue that he would not have since he was very uneasy about the idea in the
first place and repeatedly tried to back out of it.

3.
Macbeth himself

We've established that Macbeth had certain
inherent qualities - he was greedy and ambitious. Could he control those urges within
himself or was he predisposed to be that way? We saw what happened once a seed was
planted in his head (that he'd be king). He killed Duncan, killed his best friend
Banquo, killed the family of another friend, and turned his entire country against him.
His greed and ambition turned to stubborness and he died because of
it.

What was Paine's overall purpose in aiming The Crisis at the intended audience?

Regrettably, I had to pare down the question.  When you
post eight different questions in one, I would only advise you to repost some of the
questions so that can get what it is that you need.

In
terms of the overall audience of the essay, Paine is aiming it at both soldiers and
colonists who are struggling with the outset of war against England.  Being an ardent
supported of colonial aims with the publication of Common Sense,
Paine was already well-known.  He understood that colonial confidence might have been
waning in the early stages of the war, where British strength was the most intense. 
Paine's audience are the soldiers fighting for the Colonial cause.  When he writes that
"These are the times that try men's souls," it is a reflection of the reality that many
Colonial soldiers and leaders are facing.  He aims the document to this audience in
convincing them that while the path they have chosen is long and arduous, it is one
whereby there will be a greater good waiting for the colonists at the end.  This becomes
the primary purpose in aiming the work at the audience Paine
intends.

I m given an asignment on "States of water in the environment".Can anyone here help me out by suggesting what am i actually supposed to write in...

I think your professor is trying to make you consider the
fact that water is only taken up by plants when it is in the liquid state. Winter,
accompanied by frozen ground, is sometimes referred to as a "physiologic desert",
because although there may be adequate amounts of water present in the winter
environment, if it is frozen, it is unavailable for plants to
utilize.

This is the reason that evergreens growing in
temperate climates demonstrate water-conserving adaptations. Keeping the leaves or
needles through the winter is a very successful adaptation for growing in nutrient-poor
soil, but the plant must not lose more water through evapotranspiration than it takes in
or it will reach the permanent wilting point and die. As a result, evergreens tend to
have thick waxy cuticles and sunken stomates that can close more tightly than other
plants. Broadleaf evergreens like rhododendrons will curl their leaves in response to
low temperatures and humidity, and some members of the group also have fuzzy leaf
undersides to increase the leaf boundary layer, another way to slow water
loss.

On the converse side, plants that live in alpine
zones or certain tropical regions called "cloud forests" sometimes have to access water
in the vapor form year-round; this is particularly true of epiphytes like orchids and
bromeliads, which live perched on other plants. For these plants, adaptations may
include hairs that collect moisture from water vapor in the air, leaf shapes that funnel
collected water toward the base of the plant and the roots, and specialized air roots
which can take in water vapor from the air directly.

Where and how agriculture was first practiced in the Northwest, South West and Eastern Woodland in what is now the United States?Have supporting...

Native Americans developed a number of domesticated crop
plants; corn, squash, beans, amaranth, and sunflowers are probably the best known
today.

In the Eastern Woodland areas, corn was a major
crop. Trees were cleared either by controlled burning or by girdling, a process in which
one removes a strip of bark all the way around the trunk, which kills the tree. There is
also some evidence that river floodplains were used for agriculture in the northeast.
Intercropping was commonly practiced in the southeast. The "three sisters" planting
tradition of growing corn, beans, and squash together is an example of this
method.

In the southwest the staple crops were similar, but
farmers concentrated on developing fast-maturing varieties that needed less water.
Extensive networks of irrigation ditches were developed to make the most of the
available water.

In the Pacific northwest we have less
evidence of native agriculture. It seems likely that people living there got most of
their sustenance from the sea and the coastal marshes and estuaries. The incredible size
and density of the forest trees would have made land clearing a difficult activity
there.

What does Crooks mean when he says, "A colored man got to have some rights even if he don't like 'em"?

Crooks says this after suggesting to Candy and Lennie in
chapter 4 that they should leave his room. At this point, he had just been verbally
wounded by Curley's wife when he tried to get her to leave. She wouldn't leave and he
said he would tell the boss not to let her in his place anymore. She threatened him, and
he then backed down with several "Yes ma'am"s.

When Crooks
makes the comment in your question, he was trying to have control over something in his
life, and was hoping that at least these two acquaintences would respect his wishes to
be alone. After all, the rest of the men were coming home from the bar and Crooks didn't
want them to think anything was going on between the three of them for fear that the
other men would do something to him.

Explain the three types of appeals that may be used in an argument. Also include when each appeal should be used in an argument.

The three appeals we use in arguments are the appeals to
ethos, pathos, and logos. All three
are ways we attempt to convince our audience to listen to us and believe our argument,
and all three work together all the time. Some arguments, though draw on one or two
appeals more heavily than the others.

When we appeal to the
ethos of our audience, we appeal to their
identity: their values, morals, past experience, and sense
of community and history. We also attempt to build our own identity as one that our
audience will believe is reliable and credible. For instance, if a candidate for mayor
argues, "You should elect me mayor because I will work for the good of our helpless
school children," she appeals to the ethos of a community who value their children. That
argument also identifies the speaker as someone who shares those values, making that
speaker more trustworthy and believable to that
audience.

When we appeal to the
pathos of our audience, we draw on their
emotions by using expressive language and/or emotional
anecdotes and examples. For instance, the same candidate mentioned above might say, "I
grew up in a shack and had to work every day of my life to get where I am. Vote for me
because I'm a hard worker." By telling that anecdote, the candidate makes the audience
feel sorry for her, and that emotion can make the argument more believable because the
audience feels sorry for her.

When we appeal to the
logos of our audience, we appeal to their desire for
logic. Appeals to logos include citing facts, figures,
statistics, and studies. Such arguments are convincing to an audience because they are
rooted in cold hard data. An example of an appeal to logos might be, "You should vote
for me because crime has dropped 15% each year since I've been in office." Who can argue
with that? (Note that this argument also appeals to ethos and
pathos--)

To decide which appeal is right for your
audience, you must know who your audience is. Every person reacts differently to
different appeals; some people are easily swayed by sob stories (pathos), some want to
know the facts only (logos), and others want to know why they should trust you (ethos).
You wouldn't, for example, try to convince a scientist to give you a job by singing an
expressive song, though that tactic might work if you wanted to convince your girlfriend
to get back together with you.