What is the theme of "Going to Meet the Man"?Apart from racial discrimination being something bad.

James Baldwin's short story was written in the early 1960s, the
decade which also functions as its setting and that witnessed the development of the Civil Rights
Movement and important political progresses for African Americans. The story echoes its
historical context in depicting a white man, deputy sheriff Jesse, who is impotent to stop these
changes even in his small Southern town. This political impotence is paralleled by his sexual
impotence when, at the beginning of the story, he is lying in bed with his wife. Baldwin thus
shows a society in transition and the white man's inability to grasp the new social order that
will come.

As he recollects the castration of a black man,
supposedly guilty of raping a white woman, that he witnessed in his youth, Jesse suddenly feels
empowered both sexually and as a white man at the end of the story. Yet, this empowerment is
obviously ironic: his identity as a white man is linked to cruelty and to his own repressed
rapist fantasies/memories. At the end of the story, Jesse stops projecting his own rapist guilt
onto black men and explicitly defines himself as the "nigger"raping his own
wife.

What is Ms. Rachel's attitude toward Atticus defending Tom Robinson?

In Chapter 22 of To Kill a
Mockingbird, Atticus Finch assures his children, Scout and Jem, that he has
not yet given up on Tom Robinson, who was found guilty of rape the evening before.  As
he informs them that he will appeal on Robinson's behalf, he is sidetracked by the
unusual breakfast Calpurnia serves him, which includes chicken.  The black community
shows their appreciation for Atticus's work by sending him food, since they are unable
to afford to show their gratitude in other ways.  Atticus is truly touched by the gifts
he receives, especially knowing that those families must have sacrificed in order to
thank him. 

Atticus leaves in the middle of his breakfast,
but Dill takes his place and enjoys devouring Atticus's leftovers.  As he eats, Dill
tells the Finch children his aunt's opinion of Atticus's
efforts.

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"...which was:  if a man like Atticus Finch wants
to butt his head against a stone wall it's his
head." 

Clearly, Rachel
believes that Atticus has a right to do as he chooses, but that his efforts will go in
vain.

Who increased military spending in 1968 for the Vietnam War to over $30 billion, Congress or Johnson?

The first thing that you need to remember is that only Congress
can determine the amount of military spending in any given year. They are the ones who ultimately
pass the bills that apporpriate money for the military.

However, it
is probably more accurate to say that it was Pres. Johnson who increased the military spending.
It was he who made the budget requests for that much money. Congress had the ultimate authority,
but Johnson was the one who requested that amount. At that time, Congress was typically just
going along with what the President requested. Therefore, you would probably say that Johnson was
more responsible than Congress.

Discuss the links between the principles of liberalism in the following source."Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts,...

I think that the philosophy of liberalism would have some
fundamental problems with the quote. There is a basic level of optimism in liberalism that makes
it collide with the tenets put forth in the quote. The construction of individual rights is an
example of this. Liberalism sees the development of individual rights and a realm of individual
entitlements as critical to its philosophical foundation because it feels that construction of
these zones will allow individuals to be their very best, permitting them to do great things.
This is also why liberals tend to favor a limited form of government, as there should be nothing
to impinge on the potential of human beings to do great things and to make the world better.
Liberalism was not founded on the belief that "fraud, violence, and cruelty" are the end products
of human endeavors. Rather, liberalism stresses the ability for human beings to be better than
the past, only to be surpassed by the future. In this light, this becomes the critical element
for liberalism.

If the coordinates of the triangle are (2,3) , (5,3) and (5,7) ?calculate the perimeter and the area.

First we will calculate the length of the
sides.

We will use the distance formula to find the
length.

==> (2,3) and
(5.3)

==> D1 = sqrt( 2-5)62 + (3-3)62 = sqrt(9 =
3

==> (2,3)(5.7)

==> D2 =
sqrt(2-5)^2 + (3-7)^2 = sqrt(9+16) = sqrt25 = 5

==> (5.3) and
(5,7)

==> D = sqrt(5-5)^2 + (3-7)^2 = sqrt(16 =
4

Then the length of the sides are 3, 4, and
5.

Now we will calculate the
perimeter.

==> P = 3 + 4 + 5 =
12

==> Now we will calculate the
area.

==> A = sqrt ( s(s-a)(s-b) (s-c) such that s = p/2 and
a, b, c are the length of the sides.

==> A = sqrt( 6(
6-3)(6-4)(6-5) = sqrt(6*3*2*1) = sqrt36 = 6

Then the
perimeter of the triangle is 12 units and the area is 6 square
units.

Change equations from linear motion to rotational motion.

The equations in linear motion
are

displacement x = x1-
x0

velocity v = (x1- x0)/ (t1-t0) or
dx/dt

acceleration a = (v1-v0)/ (t1- t0) or dv/dt or dv^2/
dt^2

(Here the linear position is expressed in terms of
metres)

For rotational motion the same equations
become

Angular motion T = T1-
T0

Angular velocity V = (T1- T0)/ (t1- t0) or
dT/dt

Angular acceleration A = (V1 - V0)/ (t1- t0) or dV/dt
or dT^2/ dt^2

(Here the angular position is expressed in
radians)

In short, just use the angular position instead of
the linear position for all the equations.

The relations
for velocity, acceleration, instantaneous velocity, instantaneous acceleration, etc.
convert easily from linear motion to rotational motion once you have replaced linear
position with angular position.

What are influenza epidemics and pandemics?Definition of an epidemic versus a pandemic History of influenza epidemics/pandemics...

We're allowed to address one question per post, so I can
get you started in the right direction.

An epidemic is an
outbreak of a disease in a localized area, usually a city or region.  So if flu season
were upon us, and a large number of influenza cases were being reported in New England
or Boston, for example, that would be an epidemic.  Epidemics also usually reoccur each
season, in expected numbers and strengths.

A pandemic is a
particular strain of virus that has spread throughout the world.  In the year following
World War I, 1919, an influenza outbreak circled the globe in a pandemic that killed
more people than the war itself did.  It was a similar strain of flu virus, H1N1 or
Swine flu, that mimicked rather closely the 1919 strain, and that's one reason why
people were afraid it could go pandemic.

Governments in the
industrialized world have low cost, widespread immunization programs, and they
innoculate the most vulnerable, children and the elderly, first.

What is the connection between John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and Robert Burns' " To a Mouse?"

In my mind, the connection to Burns' poem lies with the concept
in it and how the book parallels it. "The title suggests that the best-laid plans of mice and men
often go awry, a reference to Robert Burns's poem 'To a Mouse." I think that this pretty much
brings the connection between both the poem and the story quite evident. One of the fundamental
themes in the novella is how the plans that people have do not materialize, and that there is a
futility present in what is conceived in the mind and what can be brought out in the reality.
These "best laid plans" seem to be constructed with conviction and zeal, but in the end, they
fail to be realized. In this, Steinbeck is making a statement about the ability to dream and how
social orders fail to honor such visions. George and Lennie both share a dream of a farm and
being in control of their own destiny and tending to rabbits. This does not work. Curley held a
vision of being a boxer, but this does not seem to materialize. Curley's wife could have been in
pictures and wanted to be "someone," yet this does not come to pass. In the end, Burns' idea of
"the best laid plans" withering in the harsh conditions of external reality ends up defining many
of the characters in the novella.

In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, how is Ichabod different from Katrina's other suitors?

Katrina really only has one other suitor -- he is "Brom
Bones," the nickname for Abraham Van Brunt.  Other men might have liked to court
Katrina, but they gave up because Brom was courting her and they were intimidated by
him.

Brom Bones is essentially the opposite of Ichabod. 
Ichabod is a weedy, scholarly man while Brom Bones is a big, physical, uneducated
country "rustic."  Brom is widely known as the toughest, strongest, roughest man in the
country.  This is in complete contrast to Ichabod, who is clumsy and physically
unimposing, but is also socially sophisticated in a way that Brom is
not.

Overall, then, Ichabod is different because he is an
educated man who is not really all that impressive phyiscally.  He is not an outsdoorsy,
"man's man."  This sets him apart from people like Brom Bones.

If 3sinx = 2cosx determine the value of x.

There are two methods of solving this
issue:

First method:

3 sin x =
2 cos x

sin x =( 2/3) cos
x

sinx/cosx=2/3

tg x=
2/3

x = arctg (2/3) + k*pi

The
second method:

We know that in a right triangle, due to
Pythagorean theorem,

sin^2 x + cos^2 x =
1

sin x = (1 - cos^2
(x))^1/2

But, from hypothesis, sin x = (2/3)cos
x,so

(2/3)cos (x) = (1 - cos^2
(x))^1/2

[(2/3)cos (x)]^2 = [(1 - cos^2
(x))^1/2]^2

(4/9)cos^2 (x)= 1 - cos^2
(x)

(4/9)cos^2 (x )+ cos^2 (x) =
1

It is obvious that the same denominator is 9, so we'll
multiply with 9, cos^2 (x) and the result will
be:

(13/9)cos^2 (x) = 1

cos^2
(x) = 9/13

cos x =
[3*(13)^1/2]/13

x = arccos {[3*(13)^1/2]/13} +
2*k*pi

What was the theme for the story "A Summer Tragedy" by Arna Bontemps?

This one is going to be challenging.  One of the strongest
elements that is in the story is how suffering is part of what it means to be human and how all
individuals possess some level of empowerment regarding their predicaments of pain.  The fact
that the Jennie and Jeff Patton are both elderly, physically limited, and have endured the loss
of their children brings to light how suffering is something that is intrinsic to human
consciousness.  Both of them have endured a great deal.  Adding to this is the reality that their
social condition will never really allow them to economically or socially possess autonomy over
their lives.  Living in the deep Southern part of the United States at a time when segregation
resulted in unequal and unfair treatment for people of color only adds to this burden of
suffering.  However, in deciding to take their own lives, there is a level of autonomy that both
seem to possess.  It is almost as if they acquire a sense of transcendence in that they are
moving past their own contingent states of being in the world.  The only power that both have is
over their own lives and their decision to drive the car into the water is reflective of this. 
They do not embrace this as something that is a way out or an easy escape.  Jennie's tears prior
to the moment and Jeff coaxing her in assuring her that this is the only way reflects that both
of them understand what is being done.  Yet, they feel a need to possess power over their own
predicaments and their own conditions of suffering.  In this, the theme of possessing power over
one's life is evident.

In "A Rose for Emily," what are some of the feminist elements?

In William Faulkner's strange and haunting short story, "A
Rose for Emily," there are several feminist elements.

The
first example can be seen when Miss Emily goes out riding with Homer Baron. She is
beneath him, socially, according to the story's unnamed narrator. It is not the behavior
one would expect of someone of her social standing, and yet Miss Emily cares little for
the social conventions of the day, doing what she wants.

At
another point in the story, the town elders visit Miss Emily to try to get her to pay
her taxes. Colonel Sartoris, a politician long gone from this world, had exempted her
from paying into "perpetuity," when her father died. Instead of being cowed or
intimidated by these men, and leaders of the community at that, she stands up for
herself, repeats the agreement made with the deceased Colonel, and
dismisses the men. This would have been highly unusual for a woman
of that time.

When Miss Emily's father dies, it would have
been appropriate for an unmarried woman to go to live with family, or have a chaperone
live with her. Miss Emily's relatives show up and stay for a short while, but soon she
has them packing and gone. From this point on, Emily lives alone in her home with only
the company of a servant. This also defied the social norms of the time. It would seem
that while some people in town might have admired her independence, others would not
have known what to make of her.

It is hard to know if
Faulkner saw Miss Emily as a feminist figure. He had an eye for the macabre, and it may
be that living alone allowed Miss Emily’s character to behave in a way that so shocks
the reader at the end of the story.

However, art (and
literature is a form of art) takes on a life of its own, meaning different things to
different people. It may well seem that Miss Emily provides a feminist element in this
story. She certainly turned her back on what was expected from women in the South,
especially, during her time. She was a law unto herself.

What is difference between demand and quantity demanded?

In economics demand refers in general to the quantity of a good
or service that buyers want to purchase. In order to explain clearly the nature of behavior of
this demand, economist use different associated terms such as demand curve, and quantity
demanded. In particular, economist differentiate between changes in demand because of changes in
price, for that due to other reasons. Thus they speak of a demand curve that shows quantity of
goods that buyers would purchase at different prices. Quantity demanded refers to the quantity
corresponding to a given price as per the demand curve. Thus the quantity demanded is the
quantity that buyers want to purchase at a given price as per a demand
curve.

However the shape or nature of the demand curve itself
changes depending on factors like change in income and preferences of people. Such change in the
nature of demand curve are called a change in demand. Used this way, demand refers to the
quantities buyers are prepared to purchase at different prices when all other factors are held
constant.

On the poem, "We Real Cool" are the following lines part of the poem or is this the title - "THE POOL PLAYERS. SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL." .

I’ve always seen the line “THE POOL PLAYERS. SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN
SHOVEL” as part of the title of, or perhaps as an epigraph of sorts to, Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem
“We Real Cool.”

This line names the people who make up the “we” in
the poem, and this line isn’t part of the otherwise highly structured poem, with the rhymes and
the ending “we.” I believe that the way in which the poem is written out – and the way in which
it is read aloud -- at www.poets.org (see the link below) reinforces this idea that “THE POOL
PLAYERS. SEVEN AT THE GOLDEN SHOVEL” is part of the title rather than part of the body of the
poem.

What was the major diference between Booker T. Washington & W.E.B. DuBois?

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois were two African
American leaders who took different approaches to discrimination and segregation
experienced by African Americans.  Washington took what he considered to be a more
practical approach to these problems. He emphasized accommodation and accepting
discrimination and segregation for the time being.  He advised African Americans to
learn skilled trades to earn more money and improve their lives.  This would eventually
lead to African Americans being fully integrated and accepted as citizens. Du Bois took
another approach.  He urged African Americans to actively fight discrimination rather
than to patiently submit to it.  He advocated political action and was one of the
founders of the NAACP. He demanded equal economic opportunity and the end to racial
segregation.  He felt African Americans should strive for more than just working in the
trades and urged equal educational opportunities for African
Americans.

How can you describe post-colonial influences on individual's identity in Britain in Hanif Kureishi's " The Buddha of Suburbia?"

One of the most evident post-colonial influences present in
Kurieshi's work is the role of race and racism in the modern setting. Karim struggles with
understanding how multiple forces converge and diverge in forming his identity. For Karim, race
and class are two of many elements that play critical roles in forming his identity, going to
London, pursuing the theatre, and determining who he is and how he shall live. The opening words
of the narrative that reflect Karim is "almost entirely English" helps to bring to light the
post-colonial condition where individuals have difficulty identifying who they are without
complexities being embraced. At the same time, the manner in which Karim views his father and his
conception of self is another post-colonial element in the novel. The gulf between the generation
that emigrated to the new world and their children who were born of it is evident in the
different lives they lead. The father's embrace of both the stereotypical bureaucratic job in the
suburbs and then his role as the "ethnic' in social settings is contrasted with Karim, who uses
this as a point of divergence in seeking to find his own identity. From the historical
standpoint, the novel also embraces the post-colonial attitude with wondering about the future.
In the novel's context, the tide of Thatcherism is becoming more evident. This stress on
Conservative values and direct challenges with "the other" causes Karim to possess even more
questions and doubt about who he is and how he shall be in both his own skin and the social
setting's perception of him. These are all elements of post-colonialism in the Kurieshi's
work.

A particle moves in a plane according to the law v=v0*i+b*omega*cosomega*t*jIf the particle is at origin at time t=0, determine the equation of the...

The formula for the vector of velocity
is:

v = vx*i +
vy*j 

We'll identify the projections of velocity form the
formula v=v0*i+b*omega*cosomega*t*j:

- x axis
projection:

vx =  dx/dt =
v0

dx = v0dt

Int dx = Int
v0dt

x = v0*t + C

t = x/v0
(1)

- y axis projection:

vy =
dy/dt = b*omega*cos(omega)*t

dy = b*omega*cos(omega)*t
dt

Int dy = Int b*omega*cos(omega)*t
dt

y = b*t*sin(omega) + C
(2)

We'll substitute (1) in
(2):

y =
b*(x/v0)*sin(omega)

If t = 3pi/2*omega => x =
3pi*v0/2*omega

y =
b*(3pi*v0/2*omega*v0)*sin(omega)

y =
b*sin(3pi/2)

y = b*(-1)

y =
-b

The distance of the particle from the
origin is:

r = sqrt(x^2 +
y^2)

r = sqrt[9(pi*v0)^2/4*omega^2 +
b^2]

Separate the fraction 1/(x^2+x) into partial ratios?

First, we'll factorize by x the
denominator:

1/(x^2+x) =
1/x(x+1)

We notice that the denominator of the right side
ratio is the least common denominator of 2 irreducible
ratios.

We'll suppose that the ratio 1/x(x+1) is the result
of addition or subtraction of 2 elementary
fractions:

1/x(x+1) = A/x + B/(x+1)
(1)

We'll multiply the ratio A/x by (x+1) and we'll
multiply the ratio B/(x+1) by x.

1/x(x+1)= [A(x+1) +
Bx]/x(x+1)

Since the denominators of both sides are
matching, we'll write the numerators, only.

1 = A(x+1) +
Bx

We'll remove the
brackets:

1 = Ax + A +
Bx

We'll factorize by x to the right
side:

1 = x(A+B) + A

If the
expressions from both sides are equivalent, the correspondent coefficients are
equal.

A+B = 0

A =
1

1 + B = 0

B =
-1

We'll substitute A and B into the expression
(1):

1/x(x+1) = 1/x -
1/(x+1)

f(x)= X^2 + X, h(x)= X/1-X....Find h(f(x)) in terms of X.

Given the functions f(x) and h(x) such
that:

f(x) = x^2 + x

h(x) = x /
(1-x).

We need to find h(f(x))

To find
h(f(x) we will substitute with f(x) in g(x).

h(f(x)) = h ( x^2 +
x)

Now substitute with  (x^2 + x) in
h(x):

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

Now we will simplify.

Factor x from
the numerator.

             = x( x+1) / (1-x^2 -
x)

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

==> h(f(x)) = -x(x+1)/ (x^2 +x -1)

what transitional expression was added to the last sentence? please help me and no b.s =) THANK YOUFirst Draft I have always loved to perform. My...

The transitional expression in this case is, "Even more." Up to
this point, the person has been talking about performance in general. After the sentence, "Even
more, I loved the laughter that came from the audience," the focus of the paragraph shifts to the
more specific aspects of the person's performance, i.e. humor. Words of addition are transitional
expressions, so phrases like even more, also, and, as well, furthermore, etc. all can serve as
such. "Even more" in this case takes the already stated idea that the person enjoyed having an
audience and provides the additional information that the main thing about having an audience
that (s)he enjoyed was the audience's laughter, which then ties it into the next part about the
humorous skit (s)he performed.

Hello everyone. Can anybody please help me with this: x^8 - x^6 + x^4 - x^2 + 1 = 0

To solve  x^8 - x^6 + x^4 - x^2 + 1 =
0.

Let us consider the product  (x^8 - x^6 + x^4 - x^2 + 1
)(x^2+1) = (x^8 - x^6 + x^4 - x^2 + 1)+(x^8 - x^6 + x^4 - x^2 + 1)1 =
x^10-x^8+x^6-x^4+x^2 +x^8-x^6+x^4-x^2+1.

=> (x^8 -
x^6 + x^4 - x^2 + 1 )(x^2+1) = x^10+1.

=> x^8 - x^6
+ x^4 - x^2 + 1 = (x^10+1)/(x^2+1) = 0.

=> x^8 - x^6
+ x^4 - x^2 + 1 = 0 =>(x^10+1) = 0.

So all the roots
of x^10+1 = 0  except  the roots of x^2+1 = 0 are the roots of  x^8 - x^6 + x^4 - x^2 +
1 = 0.

 x^10+1 = 0 => x^10 = -1. So x =
(-1/10)^(1/10) . Therefore x^10+1 = 0, or x^10 = -1 has 10 roots complex roots. They are
the 10th roots of unity. We use De Moivre's to find the
roots:

 (cosx+i*sinx)^(1/n) = cos(x/n)+isin(x/n) by De
Moivre's theorem.

So x^10 = cos(2n+1)pi+isin2npi), where n
is an integer and n > = 0.

We take 10throot of both
sides using the De Moivre's theorem:

x =
{cos(2n+1)pi+isin(2n+1)/pi)}^(1/10).

x =
cos(2n+1)pi/10)+isin(2n+1)pi/10},n is an integer and 0<=n <=
9.

The roots of x^8-x^6+x^4-x^2+1 = 0
are

x = cos(2n+1)pi+isin(2n+1)pi/10 , for n = 0,1, (not 2),
4 , 5,6,( not 7) , 8 and 9 are the 8 roots of  x^8 - x^6 + x^4 - x^2 + 1 =
0.

x = cos(2n+1)/10 +isin(2n+1) for n = 2 and n= 7 gives
the  pair of complex conjugate roots of x^2+1= 0, or the square roots of
-1.

Do the witches cause things to occur or do they make suggestions about actions which the characters freely choose to follow?

In Macbeth, the witches simply
provide information that leads Macbeth to murder.

The
witches chant incantations, and they can see into the future. However, when they give
Macbeth information, it is not the complete
truth, but half truths. In fact, it is not until the end of the play that Macbeth
realizes that he has believed their assurances that he will not only be king but be
invincible, and that they have really only told him half truths; in the killing of
Duncan, the King, Macbeth realizes he has lost his soul (because it is a great sin to
kill a king), and that he will not even have the chance to enjoy the position within the
kingdom that has become his with the murders he has
committed.

The Elizabethans believed that witches could not
make people commit evil, but that they could trick human beings
into committing crimes, thereby costing them their souls. (This is Hamlet's worry about
believing the ghost in Hamlet: is the ghost real or are the powers
of darkness trying to win his soul to its doom?)

The
witches do NOT cause things to happen in Macbeth. They give Macbeth
information that is only half true, and he chooses to believe their
predictions and commits the evil deeds. (Things like the earthquake, howling winds,
chimneys falling down, the King's horses attacking each other, etc., are not caused by
the witches. All of these things are reflections of the disruption of
order in the universe because a king has been killed and the wrong
person—Macbeth—is on the throne. These strange occurrences will not stop until the
rightful heir sits on the throne.)

Is the following an identity: csc x + cot x = sin x/1-cos x

We'll re-write the expression using
brackets:

csc x + cot x = sin x/(1-cos
x)

Now, we'll multiply both sides by (1-cos
x):

(1 - cos x)(csc x + cot x) = sin
x

We'll remove the brackets using FOIL
method:

cscx + cot x - cos x* csc x - cos x*cot x = sin
x

We'll substitute csc x = 1/sin
x:

1/sin x + cot x - cos x/sin x - cos x*cot x = sin
x

1/sin x + cot x - cot x - cos x*cot x = sin
x

We'll eliminate like terms:

1/sin x -
cos x*cot x = sin x

But cot x = cos x/sin
x

1/sin x - (cos x)^2/sin x = sin
x

Since the fractions have the same denominator, we'll re-write the
left side:

[1 -(cos x)^2]/sin x = sin
x

But, from Pythagorean identity, we'll
get:

(sin x)^2 = 1 -(cos x)^2

The
identity will become:

(sin x)^2/sin x = sin
x

W'll simplify and we'll get:

sin x =
sin x

Since both sides are equal, then the identity
csc x + cot x = sin x/1-cos x is verified, for any real value of
x.

What is Ralph's relationship with the other characters in the beginning of Lord of the Flies?Whats is the relationship with the other characters...

At the beginning of Lord of the Flies,
the other characters view Ralph as a strong leader.  Ralph is presented as a
level-headed, charismatic leader, and the boys are not hesitant to elect him as leader
and follow his orders.  Ralph, however, has inner conflicts that challenge his role as a
leader, and often Piggy has to offer him ideas and suggestions.  Ralph's lack of
confidence in himself eventually becomes evident to the other boys, and this is one of
the reasons why the boys begin to drift into Jack's group.  The boys seek a sense of
stability in the chaotic situation of having been shipwrecked on the island, and as soon
as Ralph can no longer provide it, the boys stray to Jack. 

Identify some stylistic devices used in "The Pedestrian" by Ray Bradbury.

Of course, any work of fiction will contain a large number
of stylistic devices that are used by the author to establish meaning, create pictures
in their readers' minds and communicate the theme or message of the story that they are
trying to get across. "The Pedestrian" is certainly no exception as we are plunged into
a future world where it becomes a crime to take an evening stroll and be single.
Consider the second paragraph of the story that does so much to build up the atmosphere
and the setting:

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Sometimes he would walk for hours and miles and
return only at midnight to his house. And on his way he would see the cottages and homes
with their dark windows, and it was not unequal to walking through a graveyard where
only the faintest glimmers of firefly light appeared in flickers behind the windows.
Sudden grey phantoms seemed to manifest upon inner room walls where a curtain was still
undrawn against the night, or there were whisperings and murmurs where a window in a
tomblike building was still
open.

Note how the comparison
of the cottages and homes to a "graveyard" creates a supernatural, spooky atmosphere.
This is a comparison that is continued throughout this paragraph as "firefly light" that
"flickers" is observed, and "sudden grey phantoms" appear as the main character passes.
Note too the onomatopoeia in "whisperings and murmurs". These stylistic devices all
serve to demonstrate that this city is a threatening place of hidden danger and in some
senses it foreshadows the ending of the story.

In what ways does having a part-time legislative body improve representation?

A benefit of having a part-time legislature is that
politicians would no longer be only that--politicians. Unless legislators were from
extremely wealthy families, they would have to play a significant, constant role in
whatever their original career is. While many politicians do continue their businesses
while serving in Congress, many of them simply do not have time as full-timers to be
fully engaged in their previous careers. This hurts the nation in a couple of ways.
First a legislature consisting of full-time politicians becomes detached from what it
actually means to run a business, teach, serve as an attorney, practice medicine, etc.,
and therefore, has difficulty creating and passing laws that are practical and
beneficial to the majority of Americans. A more local example of this is when teachers
leave the classroom to take on consulting jobs or to work at the district or state
level. While there are exceptions, those former teachers unfortunately begin to forget
what it is like to be in the classroom on a daily basis andcreate policies or purchase
programs/equipment that are not practical or beneficial to teachers and students (this
pattern repeats itself in many careers outside of government and
education).

Secondly, many of our current legislators seem
to have forgotten that they are public servants. After only a brief
term in Congress, many feel entitled to their positions and neglect the original
intention of providing a service for not only their constituents but also for their
nation. Perhaps if their political responsibilities were part time, it would be easier
for them to view their role more as a volunteer rather than as a
bureaucrat.

What is the main theme in Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick?

Herman Melville dedicated his novel, Moby
Dick, to Nathaniel Hawthorne and wrote him, "I have written a wicked book,
and feel spotless as the lamb."  While there are several major themes in Melville's
great work, perhaps the central theme is that of the individual in conflict with nature
which brings into play Religion and God's role in the natural
world.

Melville
marked repeatedly verses from the book of Job, such as the verse in the fourteenth
chapter when Job asks his despairing question about a future life, "But man dieth and
wasteth away: yea, man giveth up the ghost, but where is he?"  Certainly, the
implications here of the white whale as a metaphor for the forces of nature and fate are
apparent. 

In the beginning of the novel, Father Mapple
gives a sermon that reflects the contemporary religious attitudes of the early
nineteenth century Protestantism.  On the voyage, Starbuck reflects these attitudes as
well and conflicts with Ahab who vows to fight the "inscrutable malice" of the whale and
break through the "pasteboard mask" of all visible objects.  That is, Ahab defies
conventional attitudes and fights against the Calvinistic sense of fate and "Innate
Depravity."  Ahab refuses to resign himself to the predestination of divine providence.
Melville, like his contemporary, Nathaniel Hawthorne, felt very much the "Puritanical
gloom" of his times, and as a Anti-Romantic, he also felt the dark forces of nature,
forces that lie at the bottom of the sea while the good, perhaps, is on the shore and in
the sky. 

Please give two examples of personification in the Cyclops section from The Odyssey.

The chapter on the Cyclopes (with Polyphemus, and all the
humourous word play about "nobody") is full of foreshadowing about how difficult it will
be for Odysseus to actually make the journey
home.

Personification, or giving an inanimate object human
characteristics is used in this chapter sparingly.

Dawn is
referenced as having fingertips. "the young dawn stretched up her fingertips..."
describing how the rays of sunlight at the very start of the day reached up, as fingers.
Strikingly similar to people, when we wake up and stretch out our arms to help
awake.

Death too is given a personification, that of
sitting. "Death sat there huge" - As death is clearly not a person, sitting is the
personification. This image implies that death is merely waiting, and large in the mind
of the hero, an ominous image for the reader to understand what Odysseus is going
through.

In "Drink to Me, Only With Thine Eyes," what is the theme?

This song is Jonson’s most famous because of the
well-known music to which it is sung. Those readers who have sung both stanzas, however,
may be unaware of the wit and complexity of Jonson’s handling of the dramatic situation.
The speaker is a young swain who demonstrates great wit because he shows the capacity
for merging compliment with irony. He also shows a working familiarity with ancient
mythology, and we may therefore conclude that his level of education is high. Before the
poem the situation was this: The speaker had sent the lady a “rosy wreath” (line 9),
which she sent back to him (line 14) in apparent rejection of his offer of love. He has
decided to try again, and hence he is writing the poem to make the lady really take
notice of him.

What are the similarities between Victor and the Monster in Frankenstein by Mary Shelly?

Even though he fled from his creation, I think that the
monster and Victor share some distinct and real similarities.  One one hand, both seek
to appropriate the world in accordance to their own subjectivity.  Victor appropriates
his world through science.  Scientific inquiry and rationality allow him to see the
world through his own eyes and his appropriation of it is done through this domain.  At
the same time, being a product of social conditioning, the Monster ends up appropriating
the world in accordance to his own subjectivity.  His frame of reference is anger and
vengeance for the wrong done to him.  When the monster kills, he does so because out of
his own sense of personal wrong and a lack of justice.  Remember that at the monster's
"birth," his first inclination was to approach his creator and experience rejection and
the pain of being shunned.  In this light, Shelley draws the argument that we are, to
certain extents, the products of our own social interaction.  Within this, the monster
appropriates the world in accordance to his own subjectivity, that of anger and loss. 
In both experiences, the characters connect to their objective and external reality
based on their own subjective experiences.

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now:

1-800-273-TALK
(8255)

It's a suicide hotline for people who are hurting
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What are the absolute maximimum and absolute minimum values for: f(x) = x^3 - 12x on the interval [-3, 1]?

f(x) = x^3 - 12x  

Find the maximum
and minimum on the interval [ -3, 1]

First we need to determine the
critical values of f(x) in the interval [ -3, 1]

Then we need to
find the first derivative:

f'(x) = 3x^2 -
12

Now we will calculate the
zeros:

==> 3x^2 -12 =
0

==> 3x^2 = 12

==> x^2 =
4

==> x= +-2

Then there are two
critical values one which is within the interval [ -3, 1]

Then we
will not calculate extreme values at x= 2

Now we will find the
second derivative :

f''(x) =  6x

Then
the function has a maximum if f''(x) < 0

==> 6x
< 0  ==> x < 0

Since the critical values x= -2
is negative then f''(x) < 0 then the function has a maximum value at x=
-2

==> f(-2) = -2^3 -
12*-2

              = -8 + 24 =
16

Then the maximum values if ( -2,
16)

Find the numbers such that their sum is 23 and the difference is 1

Let the numbers be x and y :

Given
that the sum of the numbers is 23

Then we will
wrtie:

x + y = 23............(1)

Also,
given the difference between the numbers is 1:

Then we will
write:

x - y =
1...................(2)

Now using the elimination method, we will
solve the system.

let us add (1) and
(2):

==> 2x = 24

Now divide bu
2:

==> x =
12

Now to find y , we will substitue in
(2):

 x - y = 1

12 - y =
1

==> y=
11

Then the answer is
:

The numbers are 11 and
12.

The sum : 11+ 12 =
23

The difference : 12-11 =
1

Fill in the squares 16x^4/36 - _ +36x^2/16= 81y^6 + 180y^3*x^5+_=

To complete the given squares, we'll have to work
according to the formula:

(a+b)^2 = a^2 + 2ab +
b^2

(a-b)^2 = a^2 - 2ab +
b^2

We'll analyze the
expression:

81y^6 +
180y^3*x^5+_=

We'll identify a^2 = 81y^6 => a = sqrt
81y^6

a = 9y^3

To calculate b,
we'll consider the second term of the square:

180y^3*x^5 =
2*a*b

180y^3*x^5 =
2*9y^3*b

We'll use the symmetric property and we'll divide
by -18y^3:

b =
180y^3*x^5/18y^3

b =
10x^5

Now, we'll complete the square by adding the amount
b^2.

b^2 = ( 10x^5)^2

b^2 =
100x^10

(a+b)^2 = (9y^3 +
10x^5)^2

The missing term in the quadratic expression is
100x^10:

(9y^3 + 10x^5)^2 = 81y^6 +
180y^3*x^5+100x^10

2) We notice that the
missing term is -2ab.

We'll identify a^2 = 16x^4/36
=> a = sqrt 16x^4/36 => a = 4x^2/6

16x^4/36 -
2*4x^2/6*b + 36x^2/16 = 0

To calculate 2ab, we'll consider
the 3rd term of the square:

36x^2/16 =
b^2

b = sqrt 36x^2/16

b =
-6x/4

2*4x^2/6*(-6x/4) =
-2x^3

The missing term in the quadratic expression is -2x^3
and the completed square will be:

(4x^2/6 -
6x/4)^2 = 16x^4/36-2x^3+36x^2/16

In Dreams from My Father, when his father visits him, how does the real man compare to the figure of his imagination?

As already indicated, the vision of what was in the mind
could not match what reality offered.  The narrative reflects how the vision of his
father's reappearance held out a great deal of hope at the start, but then over the
month visit, the anticipation wore off.  I think that there was a challenge about the
father's visit for a month.  The narrative reveals that there was a great struggle
between the role in which the father resumed when he returned and the structure already
established by the mother and her parents.  In particular, the revolved around watching
television one night around Christmas.  When the child Obama wanted to watch "The Grinch
that Stole Christmas," and the father responded that he had watched too much television,
while the mother and her parents had disagreed, it set off not only a heated argument,
but the young child's second disillusionment with his father.  The first moment was when
he disappeared, and this one was when he appeared again and did not heed the words of
his son.  In the end, this moment catapulted the child to wish his father would leave,
confirming that the real man did not compare favorably to the figure in his
imagination.

Does social structure play a complex role in Euripides' "Trojan Women"?

Yes, social structure does play a complex role in "Trojan
Women." Euripides was, considered by some, an ancient world feminist. Read "Medea" and
you'll understand why.

For "Trojan Women" the women of Troy
are taken as slaves. Look at the type of slavery imposed on the noble women of Troy.
Noble women were but into slavery, yes, but typically in the homes of noble conquerors.
They were treated with some level of respect in comparison with the lower classes. Also,
consider that women were valued for their beauty above all else. Women had absolutely no
rights in the ancient world and were awarded little freedom and treated as property to
an extreme degree. It was considered a harsh insult to conquered lands to enslave its
women, especially to enslave the noble women of a land.

What is the central conflict in "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri?

Mr. Kapasi’s unhappiness stems from his son’s recent
death. His loneliness and personal disdain for his life make him vulnerable to Mrs.
Das.  This is the beginning of the conflict that occurs in “The Interpreter of Maladies”
by Jhumpa Lahiri. The Indian/Americans Mr. and Mrs. Das vacation in India and want to
visit the Sun Temple.   Like Mr. Kapasi, this family struggles to maintain a façade of a
happy family. 

Despite Mr. Kapasi’s mediocre jobs, he is a
well-educated man who studied languages. He feels that he is a failure.  He has an
unhappy, arranged marriage.  His wife demeans his interpreting job in which he
translates for a doctor who does not speak his patients’ language.  The wife connects
his job with the death of the son to typhoid.  Their marriage is loveless with no
intimacy.

Mr. and Mrs. Das were in love when they married.
They are now estranged.  When the story starts, they are arguing about who should take
their little girl to the restroom.  Obviously, it should be Mrs. Kapasi; however, she
seems unattached to her children. They also annoy her.  It is apparent that she is not
happy. 

What is the primary
conflict?

When Mr. Kapasi explains his
interpreting job to the family, Mrs. Das’s attitude toward him changes.  She appears
intrigued by his ability to work with a doctor.  She asks him questions and even
includes him in the family picture. Mr. Kapasi gives her his address for her to send him
a copy of the picture. The problem arises from the difficulty in communication between
the two cultures.  Both are Indian, but Mr. Kapasi is a true Indian and the Das couple
is Americanized.   

Mr. Kapasi begins a fantasy about Mrs.
Das.  He thinks that they will have a brilliant correspondence.  He believes that they
have similar problems in their marriages. Feeling that they can commune with each other,
he also thinks that Mrs. Das is infatuated with him. 
 .

The conflict which arises is within Mr. Kapasi.  He is
unhappy and believes that he will have something to look forward to with the potential
correspondence with Mrs. Das.  In his mind, he builds a relationship between the two of
them.

When Mrs. Das stays behind with Mr., Kapasi, he is
delighted.  Mrs. Das wants to confide in Mr. Kapasi because she believes that his work
with the doctor qualifies him to interpret her problem.

She
admits that she had an affair and her son Bobby is not her husband’s child. 
Unfortunately, Mr. Kapasi is hurt by her obvious lack of feeling for him personally. He
listens to her and tells her that it is the guilt about her affair that keeps her from
being happy.  She does not respond.

Mrs. Das makes an
immediate change and is more involved with her family.  Her selfish attitude ignores or
misunderstands the rapport that Kapasi desired from her. Mr. Kapasi feels disgusted by
Mrs. Das.  He has faced the death of his son and the real unhappiness of marriage. She
has forced him to look at his own actions.

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I told you because of your talents.  About my
secret and about how terrible it makes me fell.  I feel terrible looking at my children
and at Raj.  One day I had the urge to throw everything I own out of the window.  Don’t
you think that is unhealthy?

…and so he [Mr. Kapasi] asked,
“Is it really pain that you feel, Mrs. Das, or is it
guilt?

The problem stems from
the cultural gap between the Kapasi and Mrs. Das. His fantasy ends, and he must become
the ordinary tour guide again with no change in his future.

In Macbeth, what do the old man and Ross discuss near the end of the act? What theme is revealed?

This dialogue comes directly after the murder of King Duncan, at
the very end of Act II. Generally, they are discussing the unnatural nature of the killing and
how the weirdness of it all is reflected in the natural events surrounding it: the bizarre
darkness of the day; that a large falcon was harassed and killed by a much smaller bird; that the
king's horses attacked and bit each other. All of these references are meant to show how deeply
the world is troubled by the awful, bloody murder that has just
occurred.

OLD
MAN:

Threescore and ten I can remember
well:

Within the volume of which time I have
seen

Hours dreadful and things strange, but this sore
night

Hath trifled former
knowings.

ROSS:

Ah, good
father,

Thou seest the heavens, as troubled with man's
act,

Threaten his bloody stage. By the clock ’tis
day,

And yet dark night strangles the travelling
lamp.

Is't night's predominance, or the day's
shame,

That darkness does the face of earth
entomb,

When living light should kiss
it?

OLD MAN:

’Tis
unnatural,

Even like the deed that's done. On Tuesday
last

A falcon towering in her pride of
place

Was by a mousing owl hawk'd at and
kill'd.

ROSS:

And Duncan's horses—a
thing most strange
and

certain—

Beauteous and swift, the
minions of their race,

Turn'd wild in nature, broke their stalls,
flung out,

Contending ’gainst obedience, as they would
make

War with mankind.

OLD
MAN:

’Tis said they eat each other.

I need a good conclusion for my geography project. The topic is transportation in India.

According to Edward P. Bailey and Philip A.
Powell's The Practical Writer, the conclusion should do two
things:

• It reminds the reader of the main point
  of your essay.


• It give the reader a sense of
  finality.

The conclusion of an essay is no more
than a rewording of the thesis as a means of "wrapping up" the essay and reminding the
reader of the purpose for which the essay has been written. Therefore, it will reiterate
the general statement and the three (usually) opinions/arguments that make up this
general statement. With the topic of transportation in India, you have probably
discussed the development of this transportation and the history that is attached to
this transportation which is tied to India's colonization and advancement into the
nineteenth century. In a sense, the conclusion demonstrates to the reader that you have,
indeed, proved his/her statement and main points, or arguments about India's
transportation.

In addition, a conclusion should
also have a "clincher." This gives the conclusion a sense of finality. Again, the
clincher takes the reader back to the introductory paragraph in which you have provided
a "hook" or "motivator" (Bailey & Powell), an observation or quotation relative
to the topic. And, as mentioned in the previous post, the clincher takes the reader "to
a broader vision," or to an extension of thought from the points in the essay. For
instance, the clincher could make a statement that looks to India's future with its
advancements in transportation.

Source: Bailey, Edward P.
and Powell, Philip A. The Practical Writer. Boston: Thomson-Heilne,
2003. Print.

If you have an umbrella, suddenly you have to face a rain storm with a strong wind,what determines the best position in which to hold an umbrella?

In a rain storm the rain does not fall vertically downwards due
to the strong wind. Instead it falls at an angle. The best position to hold a strong umbrella
would be against the direction of the wind. This would provide maximum protection against the
rain. If the umbrella is held in any other direction you would not be protected against the
rain.

Holding the umbrella in the direction of the wind would get
you wet and the force of the wind will push the umbrella out of your hand. Holding the umbrella
in a direction perpendicular to the wind will also lead to the creation of an aerodynamic force
due to the shape of the umbrella that will push the umbrella away from
you.

What does "unfound" do for the theme in "Facing West from California's Shores?

The word “unfound” may be considered as the poem’s major
idea because it summarizes the idea of the search. As a general principle, even if
something is not found—say a cure for a supposedly incurable disease —that lack of
success does not deny that the cure may nevertheless exist somewhere if not here. The
poem’s theme is therefore that one’s search cannot end as long as one is alive, even if
we never reach the destinations we set out for so long ago. This is one of the most
popular poems read on the first day of a class for it is never the destination that
matters but the more adventures of the travel itself which provides all of the
rewards.

In Act III. sc. i of Julius Caesar, how does Caesar’s murder affect Antony, and how does he approach Brutus and Cassius, once Caesar is dead?

One thing that Shakespeare focuses on in this play is how
politicians must behave in order to stay in power (and stay alive).  For Antony, in Act
III, scene i, just after Caesar has been stabbed to death on the steps of the Capitol,
staying alive is a crucial task.  He was the man closest to Caesar, and was also, in
fact, someone the Conspirators discussed killing also, since he was Caesar's "right
arm."  So, what Antony does in this scene, is absolutely vital to his staying
alive.

The first description of Antony's reaction to the
murder is a report from Trebonius that he has "fled to his house amazed."  And then,
just over 50 lines later, Antony enters the scene of Caesar's death.  He speaks bravely
of offering himself up to the Conspirator's knives, if they intend to kill him also.  At
this moment, Antony's displays his incredible bravery, as he stands in a room full of
men who have just committed murder and says:

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. . .there is no hour so
fit

As Caesar's death's hour, nor no
instruments

Of half that worth as those your swords, made
rich

With the most noble blood of all this
world.

I do beseech ye . .
.

Fulfil your
pleasure.

But they do not
kill him.  His next move is to shake the bloody hands of each of the Conspirators.  He
calls himself the murderers' friend and asks that
they:

. .
.give me reasons

Why and wherein Caesar was
dangerous.

. . .That's all I
seek.

And am, moreover, suitor that I
may

Produce his body to the market
place;

And in the pulpit, as becomes a
friend,

Speak in the order of his
funeral.

So Antony, asks that
they answer why Caesar was dangerous and also requests to speak at his funeral.  Antony
is granted permission to speak at the funeral, and when the room is empty but for
Antony, he is able to honestly show the audience how the murder has really affected
him.  He begins:

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O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of
earth,

That I am meek and gentle with these
butchers!

And he goes on to
prophesy that civil war will overtake Rome as a result of the Conspirators
actions.

And
Caesar's spirit, ranging for revenge,

. . .Shall in these
confines with a monarch's voice

Cry 'Havoc,' and let slip
the dogs of war. . .

And
Antony, in his funeral oration, does indeed raise the mob to chaotic revolt and,
ultimately, it is Antony who will rule as one of Rome's leaders, not Cassius or
Brutus.

What is the climax and the falling action of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

The climax of Richard Connell's short story, "The Most
Dangerous Game," comes when Rainsford escapes by diving from the rocks into the sea and
later emerging to surprise General Zaroff in his bedroom. This unexpected twist serves
to bring the story full circle, and the reader soon discovers that Rainsford will now
hunt (or possibly kill outright) the man who has been using him as the
prey.

The falling action comes in the final paragraph, when
Rainsford--the apparent victor--decides to spend the night in Zaroff's own bed in what
he knows will be a most relaxing sleep.

What does the speaker talk about in "Visiting My Native Country with My American-Born Husband"?

The speaker says that she has been changed by the
experience of visiting her native country because she recognizes the continuity of her
life in her new environment. In the many years before returning, she had taken up an
entirely new life, and realizes that, in effect, she has had two lives, or two separated
parts of one life. Even though she has virtually forgotten the first part, it is still
there, within her, as she sings a song she had not realized was a part of her that still
existed. The song symbolizes the virtually forgotten part of her that will always be
there even though it may rise to her consciousness only subliminally. Her husband, on
the other hand, has not changed because he is simply a visitor in her native country,
and his visit cannot occasion any deeply rooted memories.

Explain the significance of Antony's funeral oration in Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare.

Marc Antony has ulterior motives when he speaks to the crowd
after Caesar’s death. Brutus has already given the explanation for the death of Caesar. Now, it
is Antony’s turn to convince the audience that this is was a terrible wrong.

In Act III, Scene ii, Julius Caesar by William
Shakespeare, Marc Antony turns the audience against the conspirators. Antony
begins:

‘Friends, Roman, Countrymen, I come to bury Caesar not to
praise him.’

Even the first words of his speech serve a purpose.
Antony is placing himself on the same level as the commoners. As he promised Brutus, he tells the
crowd that he is speaking only to bury his beloved friend,
Caesar.

He states that Caesar will probably only be remembered for
the bad things that he did. The good will be forgotten when Caesar is
buried.

Antony then begins to refer to Brutus and the conspirators
with the words honorable and noble. Of course, Antony
does not mean this, and initially he sounds sincere. As the oration progresses, Antony becomes
more sarcastic as he uses the words.

Antony talks of Caesar supposed
ambition.

If Caesar were ambitious, he has paid the price for his
supposed ambition with his life.

He reminds the crowd that he is
speaking with permission of the “noble” Brutus.

Antony justifies why
he is speaking for Caesar. He was a good friend who was faithful and
fair.

Was Caesar
ambitious?

• Caesar has filled the Roman treasury when he
  returned from battles. He has been paid money for captives and given the money to Rome.
  


• When Caesar saw the hardships that many Romans live under, Caesar
  cried for them.


• Three times, Antony offered the crown to Caesar,
  and he refused it.

Was this ambition?

Antony does not understand how the Roman people could have loved
Caesar so recently; and now, they cannot mourn his death.

Then
Antony says that men have turned into animals and have lost their ability to
think.

He pauses to contain his grief.

Then he points out Caesar’s body and tells the crowd that his heart
his broken.

Antony returns with the intention of showing the body of
Caesar.

Antony says that he does not understand what the reasons
were for the assassination.

Using humility, he says that he is not a
great orator like Brutus. Antony claims to be an ordinary man who loved his friend. He has no
ability to inspire or motivate the citizens.

Maybe the wounds of
Caesar could speak for him.

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Now lies he there,
And none so poor to do him
reverence.

O masters! If I were disposed to stir
Your
hearts and minds to mutiny and
rage

Antony pulls out the will of
Caesar. Antony needs to inflame the citizens more. He paints the picture of Brutus and the other
conspirators dipping their napkins in the blood of Caesar as a
souvenir.

Antony reminds them of the power that Caesar once wielded.
He pulls away the cloak covering the body of Caesar. The crowd is shocked by the gruesome sight.
Antony begins to name each conspirator and the place where he stabbed Caesar. He ends with the
name of Brutus as the unkindest cut of all because Brutus was Caesar’s friend, and he broke his
heart.

Then he reminds them of the will. He tells them that Caesar
has given every Roman citizen 75 drachmas and a large part of his lands which had been made into
parks and recreational places for the Romans.

This turns the crowd
into a mob and sends them out in search of the conspirators to assassinate
them.

How did French relations with the Indians compare with those of Britain?

Basically, the French had better relations with the Indians than
did Britain.  This is not because the French were morally superior -- it is because they needed
the Indians economically where the British did not.

The British
needed to get the Indians out of the way.  There were lots of British settlers coming to the New
World and they needed the land the Indians were on.  By contrast, the French needed the Indians. 
They needed the Indians because the French economy in North America was based on furs and it was
largely the Indians who provided the furs.  Without the Indians, no
furs.

So the French needed the Indians and therefore treated them
well.  The British needed the Indians out of the way and therefore had wars against
them.

What is empiricism?

Empiricism is a philosophical concept that goes well with
modern attitudes -- attitudes, in particular, towards science.  It is the idea that we
should base knowledge on what we can see, touch, or measure.  In other words, knowledge
should be based on things that are empirically
tangible.

This is as opposed to previous schools of thought
that held that we know things by thinking about them.  This school of thought tried to
understand things in terms of how they sounded theoretically or how well they conformed
to accepted thoughts.  An example of this is how some people thought the planets moved
in perfect circles simply because that is how it should
be.

Empiricism, by contrast, demands that
things be measured and proven.  Empiricists pointed out that observation does not bear
out the idea that planets moved in circles.  So an empiricist would say that we should
not believe that planets move in circles because tangible observations show that they do
not (no matter what theories say they should do).

Attention-grabber for "Night Calls."I need an attention grabber for this analytical essay. The story is "Night Calls" By Lisa Fugard. I'm...

Without knowing the thesis of your essay, I will try to provide
some attention grabber ideas that could be applied to almost any essay. As the first sentence of
your introduction, the attention grabber, in my opinion, is the least important sentence of the
entire essay. This is contrary to what most students are taught in elementary school (even the
name "attention grabber" is deceptive), but by the time you are writing analytical essays in high
school and college, teachers and professors are looking for the "meat" of the essay and do not
place as much emphasis on the opening sentence. Hopefully this will ease your stress over this
sentence in the future.

Examples of and advice for opening
lines:

• Using a question to segue into your
  thesis. Posing an open-ended, objective question, that ties into your thesis
  statement can be the fastest way to get into an essay, and therefore be very effective. However,
  be careful not to sound "cheesy" nor cliche. I advise students never to use "you" in an opening
  question and to stay away from "emotional" questions, as if analyzing the literary merit of a
  text depends on how your audience is feeling. This, to me, is a weak
  opening.


• Using a quote. Quoting
  someone famous, or even using a famous quote that is thematically related to your essay can be
  very creative. Quoting the text you are using can also work. I caution you, however, not to quote
  anything from the text which would better serve as concrete detail in your body paragraphs.
  Anonymous quotes are weak and I advise students to avoid
  them.


• Summary. If most of your
  analysis is thematic or relates mostly to the tone and purpose of the text, it is completely
  appropriate and often very helpful to provide a short plot-summary of the text (especially if it
  is fiction) as the opening to your essay. Try to limit this to less than 3 sentences
  however.


• Using something simple and to-the-point.
  This, to me, is the strongest opening for an analytical essay. Though this
  sentence should not be your thesis statement, it is like a quick
  introduction to it. I admit that most of my opening lines for analytical essays read nearly
  identically. I name the text by title and author, and state a generality about what I am
  analyzing in the essay. For example, "In "Night Calls" by Lisa Fugard, the author [does
  something: a broad statement about what you will prove in detail in your
  essay]."

I encourage you not to be bound by the
elementary school practice of using catchy opening lines anymore. Scholarly essays are too often
weakened by unintentional cliches, whether they are cliche techniques or cliche statements. Grab
your audience's attention in your analysis, through originality of thought throughout the essay.
Good luck.

What is/are the theme(s) in Misery by Stephen King?

I sense two critical themes in King's work.  The first would be
the exploration of the "crazed fan."  I think that there is a significant message coming out of
the book that makes both artist and public their relationship to one another.  The idea that
there is a "number one fan" out there like Annie should strike horror in both the public and the
artist who never knows what situations might prompt their "number one fan" to have their dreams
realized.  In an age of celebrity stalker, still reliving the horror of John Lennon's
assassination, and the idea of how the public figure does not enjoy a private life, the book is
quite telling in its discussion of the pitfalls of stardom.  Another theme that is evident in the
book is the theme of survival.  Paul must utilize any and all mental toughness to withstand what
Annie makes him endure.  The idea of consciousness being a struggle to survive is "misery," yet
is a part of what it means to be a human being.  The notion of endurance invariably leading to
triumph is a theme that we see Paul Sheldon embody throughout the narrative until its
conclusion.

What would Elisa ("The Chrysanthemums") and Missie May ("The Gilded Six-Bits") talk about if they met?I just need a jump start. Thanks. "The...

In order to imagine what these two women would find to
talk about, it is important to understand how they are similar and how they are
different.

Both Eliza and Missy May have good husbands.
Both women are comfortable, though not especially rich. Both women have dreams of having
something else to enrich their lives—Eliza wishes she had the independence of a man, and
Missy May wishes she had more money because Joe, her husband, seems so concerned about
Slemmons' wealth. To find that which they feel is missing, they turn to other
men.

The women are different in that they want different
things: Eliza wants freedom, and Missy May wishes for
money.

Eliza turns to the peddler for a glimpse of life
beyond what she has, and a sense who she is. She does not become involved with the
peddler, but sees her life differently for having met
him.

Missy May fools around with Slemmons, not because she
is attracted to him, but because he has promised her
money.

The women's lives change when the peddler throws the
flowers along the road and Eliza realizes she has been manipulated and used. This
crushes her budding sense of value in self, but she hides her pain from her husband.
Things change dramatically when Joe discovers Missy May with Slemmons. Their
relationship all but crumbles because the love they had, built on trust, has been badly
damaged.

Both women try to deal with their "altered
states." We get the sense that Eliza knows she must depend on herself for a sense of
positive self-esteem, while Missy May, sure that Joe will leave her, struggles to behave
normally after Joe discovers her infidelity; and although the playful trust between them
is gone, over time, it seems that they may be able to salvage
something.

In terms of what these women could
talk about, I would suggest they could speak of the good husbands they have
who work hard to support them and offer support when their wife needs
it.

They could talk about how some people value money above
all things, and that financial gain can make people do some unusual
things.

The women can certainly talk about how appearances
can be deceiving: in that the peddler pretends to be interested in the flowers in order
to get some work (and money from Eliza), and how Slemmons presents himself as a rich and
successful man, when in reality, the clothes and money are nothing but a sham on his
part.

Looking beneath the surface, the women have some
strong similarities that could fuel a rewarding discussion between the
two.

What is the parallel slope to 2x-3y=30?

To determine the slope parallel  line to 2x-3y=
30.

We know that any line ax+by+c = 0 could be written as
:

by = -bx-c. Or y = (-b/a)x+(-c/a) , where (-b/a) is its
slope.

The equation of parallel line to ax+by+c is of the form
ax+by+d = 0.Thus there is no change in the slope of a parallel. Or the slope of the line and
parallel line es are same.

Therefore the thgive line 2x-3y = 30 in
the slope interept form is:

y = (-2x+30)/3.  Or y = (-2/3)x+10,
whose slope is -2/3.

Therefore the slope of a parallel line to 3x-2y
= 30 is also -2/3.

What is the acting style of A Doll's House?

A Doll's House is one of the first
plays that fell under the genre of Realistic Drama. Realistic drama became popular in
the middle of the 19th century. Prior to this time, the usual genres for plays were
either heroic dramas or Romantic dramas, and the French drama also known as the
"well-made" drama. In both, people were idealized, the language was exaggerated, the
themes were historical or mythological, and the overall style of acting was very
affective.

Realistic dramas, contrastingly, for the first
time presented a typical scene of a typical moment in real life, spoken naturally, and
getting away from overpowering language, intonation, or
gestures.

Since the character of Nora is already dramatic
and exaggerated, she would accentuate the realistic nature of the acting with her
character's personality traits. Other than that, realistic drama is typical, expected,
and as natural as can be.

What is the author's attitude toward the protagonist and antagonist in "The Interlopers"?

The author is objective in the sense he never takes sides;
however, his word choice indicates he thinks of these two as fools for carrying on this grudge.
He makes a point to mention that the land they are fighting over is relatively useless and not
worth fighting over. He also refers to the feud as "petty". He also equates their action to that
of hunter saying that Ulrich is going out in search of "human prey". One could also look into the
setting, especially the dark, stormy weather, to further show the childish, spiteful actions of
these two going out in the worst of conditions for the sole purpose of settling a
score.

Please can someone give me five quotations to support Macbeth being a villain in Macbeth?I need 5 quotes from the play with a brief explanation of...

Quotations from the play that support Macbeth as a villain
depend on the reasons WHY the reader thinks that Macbeth is a villain in the first place. Once
this is established, then quotations can follow as support.

For
example, if I believe that Macbeth is a villain because he plots to do harm to the people who
trust him, then I might choose a quotation from Macbeth's soliloquy in Act 3 Scene 1. At this
point in the play, Macbeth fears that the witches' prophecy will also come true for Banquo, and
Macbeth is angry that all the deeds that he has done so far will only benefit Banquo's sons in
the end. So Macbeth says, "Rather than so, come fate into the list, and champion me to th'
utterance" (III.i.74-5). Macbeth hopes that fate will be on his side so that he will end up
victorious. Here, he plots to have Banquo and Fleance murdered to secure his place on the throne,
and this makes Macbeth a villain in the play.

Explain the method of integration of function y=x*sin2x?

We'll use the formula sin ax = -(cos ax)'/a and we'll integrate
by parts:

Int x*sin2x dx = Int x*[-(cos 2x)]'
dx/2

We'll note u = x => u'du =
dx

v'dv = -(cos 2x)'dx/2 => v = -(cos
2x)/2

Int udv = uv - Int vdu

Int
x*sin2x dx =-x*(cos 2x)/2 - Int-(cos 2x)dx/2

Int x*sin2x dx =
-x*(cos 2x)/2 + (sin 2x)/4 + C

Therefore, using
integration by parts, we've get the result: Int x*sin2x dx = -x*(cos 2x)/2 + (sin 2x)/4 +
C.

How can I write my thesis statement if I'm using "loneliness" as my focus? I need a powerful one-sentence statement about Of Mice and Men.

Of Mice and Men (a novelette) was written
by John Steinbeck, set during the Great Depression in the United
States.

Steinbeck uses the theme of loneliness not only in "Of Mice
and Men," but also in The Grapes of Wrath, also set during the Great
Depression.

Because of the devastated economic system after the
Crash of 1929, many people lost jobs, had to sell almost everything they owned, and often had to
move to find work. This was especially true of those who lived on farms or outside the cities,
where jobs had dried up and the people were hit especially hard.

In
"Of Mice and Men," George and Lennie must travel to find work. What makes it even more difficult
is Lennie's mental handicap and his inordinate strength: coupled together, these characteristics
cause problems wherever they go, necessitating their rapid departure to avoid unpleasantness—even
the law.

George has promised to take care of Lennie, but his life is
a lonely one. More than being responsible for himself and struggling as so many other Americans
were at the time, George also cares for Lennie, and it is a job that does not end until the
conclusion of the story.

With this in mind, I find it paradoxical
that George's only companion is his loneliness. Lennie depends on George and cares for him, but
is not capable of being the friend that would ease George's sense of
isolation.

I'm not sure what the basis of your essay is, however, if
you are writing about loneliness, based upon what we see in Of Mice and Men,
I would submit the following as a thesis statement.

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Oftentimes dire circumstances are not the only
things to crush the human spirit: when loneliness is a person's constant companion, it is
difficult to rise above his lot in life and feel connected to the world around
him.

Solve 3x^2-9x+5

The equation y = 3x^2-9x+5 is that of a
parabola.

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As
can be seen in the graph provided above, the parabola opens upwards and y is negative only for a
certain set of values of x.

To determine the values for which y =
3x^2-9x+5 is less than 0, determine the roots of the equation 3x^2-9x+5 = 0. The values of x
lying between the roots give a negative value for y =
3x^2-9x+5.

3x^2-9x+5 = 0

The roots of a
quadratic equation ax^2 + bx + c = 0 are given by the formula class="AM">`(-b+-sqrt(b^2 - 4ac))/(2a)`

Here, a = 3,
b = -9 and c = 5, the of the equation are:

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= class="AM">`(9+-sqrt(21))/(6)`

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The set of values of x
for which 3x^2-9x+5 < 0 is class="AM">`((9+sqrt(21))/(6),(9-sqrt(21))/(6))`

When differences exist between the genders, what does the novel suggest are the causes?

In all of Jane Austen's novels whenever a difference comes up
between the genders the causes are almost always associated with the historically social role
that genders would be expected to fulfill.

When males make decisions
in the story you can see how every woman accepts it. Anne was an exception, but the rest of the
females in her family would take Sir Walter's word as law.

When
Wentworth came back he was upset with Anne for her previous rejection and yet she could not
approach him directly to talk it over. It was an act of congress, basically, for a woman to make
a point to a man.

Now, the novel suggests that the reasons for all
this are simple: Those were the rules, the social roles, in Regency England. You could not break
the protocol, nor try to create new rules. This was the simple truth and women were second class
citizens that could have not changed anything.

Does the World State treat people as commodities in Brave New World?

One reason that I use Brave New World
at times when teaching political science classes is that the book shows the way in which
totalitarian government treat people as commodities.  I also use when I talk about
Plato's ideas about a perfect society -- the book shows us what the dangers are of
trying to achieve a perfect society through government
actions.

In this book, people are treated only as machines,
really.  This is most especially true of the lower castes.  The lower castes,
especially, are mass produced so as to be interchageable pieces of an efficient
machine.  They are not meant to be individuals in any way.  In fact, all individuality
is taken out of them both by the physical process of creating the and by the
conditioning that is done to them once they are born.  We see people being taught to all
be the same and to all have the same attitudes.

When the
World State does this, it treats people as commodities -- as interchangeable things that
have no individual purpose or value.

How is power portrayed in the movie and in the play Becket?

I have not read the play, but show this film annually in
my senior classes when we are studying the
Anglo-Saxons.

Henry II is portrayed as a beligerent and
self-centered king, which I have no doubt was true based on what I've read of his
history.  He displays his power in his family (belittling his children, chiding his wife
and mother) and in his country (brow-beating servants, noblemen, church officials, and
even his friend, Thomas Becket).

Henry is constantly at
odds with the power of church and its wealth, since at this time in England, the church
was every bit as powerful as the head of state.  Henry was determined to get money from
the church to fund the wars and building projects during his
reign.

One way Henry thought he could get around the issue
of Church vs. State was to appoint his best friend, Thomas Becket, to the highest church
position available in England: Archbishop of Canterbury.  Of course, Henry does not
consider that this appointment will alter Becket's relationship with Henry.  Becket,
however, is a man of conscience and morality.  He truly worked hard at being an
excellent Archbishop and to serve the people of England well.  He gave the poor the
cloak off his back and the shoes from his own feet if they were in need which endeared
him to their hearts.

Becket would not betray his job at
Archbishop to serve Henry's needs.  The breaking point came when one of Henry's noblemen
committed a crime against a man of the church and Becket demanded that the nobleman be
punished for his misdeed.  Henry refused, as it was not politically prudent.  Therefore,
the tension between the two former friends grew until such time that Henry declared,
"Won't anyone rid me of this cursed bishop?"  Consequently, several of his own knights
traveled to Canterbury and murdered the Archbishop in the cathedral.  To this day, there
are still pilgrimmages to the cathedral to pay homage to the man who served them so
selflessly.

What is the force exerted on a wall when a ball weighing 500g traveling at 10 m/s bounces off the wall.

The force extend on the wall by the ball is reacted with
an equal but opposite force in accordance with the 3rd law of  motion
.

So the mass of the ball =  500g. = 1/2
kg.

Velocity of the ball =
10m/sec.

Time or duration the  in which thel ball lost its
velocity to zero is   say  t secs. (But here the information of time is not
given)

Therefore the acceleration  (in this case retrdation
) of the ball  = (10m/s)t s = (10/t)m/s^2

Therefore the
force  = ma = ((1/2)Kg * (10/t)m/s^2 = (5/t) Newton is exerted on the wall by the
ball.

Determine the quadratic if f(-1)=4, f(1)=2, f(2)=7 .

Let the function be f(x) = ax^2 + bx +
c

Given the points ( -1, 4) , (1, 2), and ( 2,7) are on the
curve f(x).

Let us substitute
:

==> f(-1) = a(-1)^2 + b(-1) + C =
4

==> a - b + c =
4.................(1).

==> f(1) = a(1^2) +b(1) + C =
2

==> a + b + c =
2...............(2).

==> f(2) = a(2^2) + b(2) + C =
7

==> 4a + 2b + C =
7.............(3).

Now we have a system of 3 equations and
3 variables.

We will use the elimination method to
solve.

Let us add (1) and
(2).

==> 2a+ 2c =
6

==> a + C = 3
...............(4).

Now we will add 2*(1) and
(3)

==> 2a-2b + 2c =
8

==> 4a+2b + C =
7

==> 6a + 3c =
15

==> 2a + c =
5............(5)

Now subtract (4) from
(5).

==> a =
2

==> c = 1

==>
b = -1

==> f(x) = 2x^2-x +
1

Does Oedipus the King take the throne by force in Oedipus Rex?

Oedipus does
not take the throne by force. Jocasta, the
Queen of Thebes is a widow. (No one at this time—including Oedipus—realizes that Oedipus has
killed Laius).

The people of Thebes have honored Oedipus. The Sphinx
had terrorized them for a long time: merchants and travelers were unable to pass by the creature
on their journeys unless they could answer the monster's riddle. When Oedipus does so, he makes
it safe for people to travel and trade in safety once more.

He is
praised by the people of Thebes; without a king, they want Oedipus to marry Jocasta and be their
king. In light of all that has happened, I believe that Oedipus would have had the right to the
throne in any event: what makes his position untenable (impossible to defend) is that he has
married his mother, committing incest. Oedipus is a noble man and realizes the horror of what he
has done, thereby punishing himself and leaving Thebes, passing the throne to his uncle
Creon.

How does Harper Lee create tension in Chapter 28 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

This is a great question as Harper Lee actually uses a
false climax in this Chapter to lull us into a false sense of security before the real
danger reveals itself. This chapter then deals with the events before, during and after
the pageant. Note how from the start the darkness is emphasised through the absence of
any moonlight and the "sharp shadows" that are cast on the Radley house by the
streetlight. Also, reference to their previous childish beliefs in scary stories is
referred to, even though it is said that their belief in such things was now
past:

Haints, Hot Steams, incantations, secret signs, had
vanished with our years as mist with sunrise.

However, when
they start walking across the school yard in the pitch black, Cecil Jacobs leaps on them
to try and scare them. This is the false climax that Lee uses to give a deceptive sense
of calm. It is when Jem and Scout walk back home after the pageant however, that
suspense is built. Jem thinks he hears something in the darkness, and this is something
that makes both Scout and Jem afraid:

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"Thought I heard something," he said. "Stop a
minute."

We stopped.

"Hear
anything?" he asked.

"No."

We
had not gone five paces before he made me stop again.

"Jem,
are you tryin' to scare me? You know I'm too old-"

"Be
quiet," he said, and I knew he was not
joking.

References to "the
stillness before a thunderstorm" and the stopping and starting serves to create great
suspense as we, like Jem and Scout, wonder who is out there and why. As they keep on
moving and they are sure that "shuffle-foot" is following them and they can hear him
draw close, suspense is raised to fever-pitch, until this figure
attacks.

Therefore suspense is raised through the false
climax used by Lee, and then by the darkness of the setting, the isolation of Jem and
Scout and the sounds of the figure that is approaching them.

Question on Point of View. What is the Sniper's situation?

The story is written in the third person, limited point of
view.

The sniper is involved in civil war in Ireland,
between the Republican army and the Free Staters.  The sniper has been in service for
some time. The war has divided his family so that he is fighting for one side, while his
brother is fighting for the other (similar to the Civil War in this
country).

The sniper is on a rooftop, watching what is
happening in the streets below. He is located in an area called the Four Courts. It is
nighttime. There is fighting throughout the city. His job is to sit on top of a
building, without disclosing his position, and taking out the enemy as they approach his
location.

He decides to light a cigarette, even though the
light will give him away.  He takes the chance and immediately he is fired on by another
sniper on another rooftop. The first sniper then kills the men that arrive in an armored
tank, and an old woman who had tried to tell them where the sniper was
located.

When he exposes himself to shoot the woman, he is
seen by the other sniper, and shot and wounded. The rest of the story describes how the
protagonist uses his wits to attempt to kill the other sniper.

What is the importance of the setting in Touching Spirit Bear.

The setting of the novel Touching Spirit Bear has multiple
layers. The most significant encompassing layer of the setting is the island near the village of
Drake in Alaska. In the course of the novel, the main character, Cole Matthews, reflects on
various events which allows the setting to switch to the detention center in Minnesota, the
Circle Justice Meetings, and the house of Rosie for example.

The
island is the primary setting which the plot of the novel revolves around. The island is the area
Cole is sent to by Circle Justice to begin his healing process through isolation. While on the
island Cole is attacked by the Spirit Bear and must find the will to survive. It is the island
itself that helps him to survive. The memory of how the mother bird fed the babies allows Cole to
believe he is like a baby bird as he lies broken and near death. It is on the island that Cole
comes to realize that he is part of the Circle of Life. If he were to die, he would be food for
the animals. While he is living he must survive on what the setting provides him: his own vomit,
mice, and worms.

When Cole attempts a second time on the island, it
is the setting that helps to heal Cole through the pond, carrying the rock, carving the totem
pole, and the dance. In the end it is the setting that heals Peter as well when he arrives on the
island. The island helps both boys to lose their anger and resentment for their
circumstances.

Without the setting of the island, it is doubtful
that the main character, Cole, would have gone through a transformation. He would have probably
continued down the same path of criminal activity until he would have done something even more
serious as an adult. The future did not look bright for Cole. It is the setting, the island, that
changes the course of the main character's life.

Determine if the lines 2y-6x -2= 0 and the line -3y+9x +3 =0 are parallel ?

To determine if two lines are parallel or not, we need to find
the slope for each line.

If the slopes are equal, then the lines are
parallel.

First we will need to rewrite the equations of the lines
into the slope form y= mx + b such that m is the slope.

For equation
(1):

2y - 6x -2 = 0

==> 2y= 6x
+2

==> y= 3x +1

==> Then
the slope is m1= 3...........(1)

For equation
(2):

-3y + 9x +3 = 0

==> -3y =
-9x -3

==> y= 3x + 1

==>
m2= 3 ............(2)

Then we notice that the
equations of the lines are the same. Then the lines are
parallel.

In The Crucible's third act, how is Hale's role different from that of all of the other characters' roles?The Crucible

In Act III, Hale begins to gently plead on behalf of those
presenting new evidence to the court. He becomes a counselor of sorts to the magistrates
and begins to recommend that they should at least hear out what Proctor, Nurse and Corey
have to say before dismissing them.

Hale seems to be the
first to shift between trusting what the girls are say to trusting what the adults of
the town are saying. It is difficult to discern who tells the truth when two parties
stories are in conflict with each other. So in that regard, he is becoming a discerning
judge who was never elected, but he is certainly playing that role for the reading
audience.

Hale is also different from all others because he
is not from this town. So, being an outsider, he had not previously taken sides on any
of the issues the townspeople are having which each other and can make a fair judgement.
Also, he is neither accused or accusing. Everyone else seems to be on one side or the
other.

What's the difference between rules and law?

In general, there is not a great deal of difference between
these. For example, some dictionary definitions of "law" say that it is a set of rules. There
are, however, some differences.

The term "law" generally refers to a
rule (for want of a better word) that has been formally made to apply to everyone in a society.
In a democratic system, a law is something that has been passed by a legislature. In other words,
a law is much more formal than a rule.

There is another, more
technical, difference that is used in the United States, at least. A law is something that has
been passed by the legislative process. By contrast, a rule is something that has been created by
the executive branch. The legislature passes laws that give the executive branch the authority to
make rules. The rules are enforced just like laws. However, the legislature can make laws that
would abolish various rules while the executive cannot make rules that abolish or change the
basic meaning of a law. This definition can be seen in the link
below.

Overall, then, there is not much difference. The word "law"
generally refers to things that are more formal and carry more weight. However, the words are
often used interchangeably.