In Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, what is the role of the scientist in the novel?

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein as a [new]
author heavily influenced by Romantic writers (Byron, Shelley—her husband, and Keats, as well as
Wordsworth and Coleridge) whose focus deals a great deal with nature; e.g., Victor spends a
great deal of time praising the landscape , and even the monster notices the
beauty of nature when he hears birdsong.

There are many
characteristics of Romantic writing, but a return to— and respect for—nature (e.g., Coleridge's
somber epic poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner) is a classic feature of
Romanticism. The scientist would have been an unwelcome addition to
the Romantics' world, as man began to look to what he
could control and began to lose sight of what could and should be
left to nature...and God.

In Frankenstein, Mary
Shelley focuses on, among other things, the Industrial Revolution starting in the late 18th
Century. Industry has taken off with technology (e.g., electricity), and machinery (e.g., cotton
spinners). Science is garnering great interest; e.g., the Shelleys attended a lecture by Charles
Darwin's grandfather, Erasmus, regarding biological evolution, something that would have been in
the author's mind as she wrote. However, Shelley believes there is a danger in embracing these
developments without proper href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vigilant">vigilance.

Early
fans of the Frankenstein were captivated with this cautionary
tale...

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...about the destructive power that can
result when human creativity is href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unfetter">unfettered by moral and
social concerns.

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Frankenstein...

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seems to lean towards the idea that "man cannot completely
control nature, and should not even attempt to". Instead, man should let nature take its course
and not try to change the natural order of
things.

Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein becomes a warning (almost like a parable or lesson) to those
who are too quick to embrace new sciences and technologies, as well as adopting a reversal of
ethics and moral positions of that era (though the message is still relevant
today).

Victor represents the scientist
who, in the face of personal obsession, turns his back on what he knows is morally and ethically
correct, and throws himself—without thought of consequence—into experiments to create new life,
something no human should do. Victor sins against God also when he raids graveyards for body
parts, disturbing consecrated ground. Victor loses sight of
his place in the
universe.

Shelley's warning provides examples of what happens when
someone abandons caution and conscience: Victor builds a creature and abandons it, with no regard
of his responsibility to either destroy it or teach it—or even see
if this can be done. The creature's experiences are horrific: he is first
rejected by his creator, and then by humanity—beaten and shot. He is alone in the world. With
this negative "nurturing" the creature's "nature" becomes that of a monster—who
believes he was made for love. In response to his experiences, the creature
becomes a monster—a result of a scientist's desire to create new life—even
though Victor's wish is href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/philanthropy">philanthropic, his title="inanity" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inanity">inanity causes
the death of almost everyone he loves.

I have found over the years,
that there is a paradox here: who is truly the monster, or are both "men"
monsters?

The scientist (Victor) is an
incautious, thoughtless, morally-shallow man who blindly pursues his scientific goals without
thought to the ramifications of his actions on the rest of the
world.

Additional
Source:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_Revolution

Please answer the following question based on Chapter 5 Book 1 of A Tale of Two Cities.What information about Lucie’s father’s state of mind is...

In this whispered conversation that Mr. Lorry has with Monsieur
Defarge, out of the hearing of Lucie, Mr. Lorry is able to establish certain facts concerning the
health of Dr. Manette, none of which reassure him. He is told that Dr. Manette is alone "of his
own necessity" for his safety. However, most revealing is Monsieur Defarge's response to the
question if Dr. Manette is "greatly changed." He utters "Changed!" and then accompanies this
verbal ejaculation with strange body language:

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The keeper of the wine-shop stopped to strike the wall
with his hand, and mutter a tremendous curse. No direct answer could have been half so
forcible.

So, although no precise
details are given regarding the state of health of Dr. Manette, it is clear that the way in which
Monsieur Defarge responds to the questions of Mr. Lorry indicates that Dr. Manette's state of
mind is very poor indeed.

What were the failures unions experienced in the early 1900s?

I think that some of the largest failures of unions in the early
1900s was to not recognize that the worker struggle applied to people of different narratives. A
case can be made that while there were many successes for unions in the early 1900s, the
exclusionary practices of unions in terms of African- Americans and other groups represented a
failure to embrace collectivism and solidarity. I think that this ended up hurting unions in the
long term. As capitalism proved to be more malleable, able to appropriate some "softer" union
goals in its schematic, the weakening of the union concept became more apparent. The unions
believed capitalism to be non- negotiable, but industrialists understood the power of being able
to give a little to the unions in order to keep them happy and prevent worker revolt. In this
light, unions might have been better set to include as many people as possible, as many workers
as possible, to guarantee that solidarity and collectivity could not be "bought
off."

Prove that a projectile launched at 45 degrees would travel the farthest.

If a projectile is launched at an angle L to the
horizontal, its initial velocity V can be divided into a component along the x-axis
denoted by Vx and a component along the y-axis denoted by
Vy.

Let the time the projectile is in motion be given by T.
Now an acceleration g due to the gravitational force of attraction acts on the
projectile during its motion. The acceleration is in the opposite direction to Vy. The
projectile falls on the ground when the velocity imparted due to the gravitational
attraction is equal to Vy but in the opposite direction. So, we have –Vy = Vy –
g*T

=> 2*Vy =
g*T

=> T = 2*Vy/g

As Vy
= V sin L

=> T = (2*V*sin
L)/g

Now in the time T if the projectile travels a
horizontal distance D

D =
Vx*T

=> D = Vx*(2*V*sin
L)/g

Now Vx = V cos
L

=> D = V* cos L*(2*V*sin
L)/g

=> D = V^2 * 2* cos L* sin
L/g

Using the relation 2 sin L* cos L = sin
2L

=>D = V^2 *sin
2L/g

Now sin 2L can take a maximum value of 1, and for this
is to happen L = 45 degrees.

Therefore a
projectile launched at an angle of 45 degree travels the largest horizontal
distance.

I need tips on writing a monologue for Scout.A short monologue on Scout from the novel ''To Kill a Mockingbird. I must clearly develop the unique...

I realize you could likely do almost anything you want for
this assignment.  In order to fully capture Scout's humor, innocence, and
wisdom-beyond-her-years, I would choose a scene and write the monologue as if she is
retelling the events to Atticus.

One scene that could be
fun is the night of the fire, when she is with Jem and Dill at the Radley's house,
settling a bet.  Given her description at the end of Chapter 6, it could be argued that
this was one of the most frightening moments of Scout's
life.

I advise you to reread chapter 6 and try to get a
feel of the scene from Scout's perspective.  Then, without looking, try to write down
what you remember as though you are only 6 or 7 years old.  Then go back to the book and
see what you have left out.

Young children often tell
stories that do not come out in perfect chronological order.  Think of how future
details in the story remind them of things they left out.  This could certainly be part
of your technique.  The entire scene is not long, but if you included lots of
description in addition to the action, I think you could easily recreate the moment and
sufficiently portray Scout's character.

Be sure to maintain
a serious attitude throughout.  Perhaps pretend Atticus has found out about the event
and is questioning the children separately as to what happened.  If this is your
approach, you might also want to consider the way Scout thinks and acts very practically
when it comes to getting in trouble.  It is almost as if she can convince herself (as
well as her audience) that she was not doing the wrong thing because there is a
completely reasonable explanation for her actions.

Sounds
like a fun assignment.  Good luck.

In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, in chapters 24-29, how do the girls make Huck so ashamed?

This part of the novel concerns one of the Duke and the
King's most ambitious scams - the impersonation of the brothers of Peter Wilks so they
can seize his inheritance from his daughters, sell the property and take all the money.
What is key about this stage of the novel is how it ties in to the overall theme of
Huck's coming of age - his growing maturity as an individual and his sense of what is
right and wrong plus his determination to act to support what is
right.

It is in Chapter 26 where this turning point occurs
in Huck's life. He is forced into telling ever more elaborate lies by one of the Wilks
sisters, Joanna, about his life in England. As he fears he is going to be doubted and
denounced, Mary Jane and Susan rebuke their sister for denouncing and doubting their
guest and force her to apologise. This has a major impact on Huck as he is made to see
how nice and pleasant the Wilks sisters are:

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I says to myself, this is a girl that I'm letting
that old reptle rob her of her
money!

It is after this
episode that Huck determines to do something to prevent the success of the Duke and the
King's scam and decides to rob the money. Although at this stage he is unwilling to
denounce them openly, at least we are seeing that he is beginning to act on his
conscience and defend what he thinks is right.

What is the importance of requiem part in the play Death of a Salesman?

The importance of the requiem in the play Death of a
Salesman, by Arthur Miller, is that it reinstates the main theme of the story, and
explains (and forgives) the character of Willi Loman.

In this part
of the play, we find Bernard, Charley, Biff, Happy and Linda standing together as Willy's only
mourners. As usually happens in funerals, or wakes, people tend to look back and analyze the
person who just passed. In this particular conversation Biff states his opinion that Willy just
had the wrong dreams all along.

However, in defense of Willy,
Charley counter argued Biff by stating that all the things Willy did were part of what makes a
true salesman: Salesmen need to dream, envision, hope, and maintain a "go get it" attitude. He
also stated how the salesman's life depends entirely of the ability to hope. Maybe Willy was more
of a survivor than a wretch. He really never gave up being a
salesman.

Therefore, the requiem helps us look back in the plot and
conclude whether Willy is a hero, an antihero, or a victim. We can conclude, from what Charley
stated, that Willy may have chased the wrong dream, but he never gave it up. He made a wrong
decision but went with it until the end. This allows the reader to take a lot of the negativity
of Willy's character away and, perhaps, it also prompts the audience to "forgive"
Willy.

What's a good definiton of modern populist politics?

I would define populism as a political movement that
believes that what the "regular people" want is best.  It is based on the idea that the
"typical" American's values are superior to those of the elites (and to those of the
poor).

Specifically, in the modern US, I would say that
populists are relatively (but by no means completely) liberal economically and
conservative socially.  They tend to want to stick with traditional, middle-class
values.  This is why they tend to be pro-choice and to be suspicious of gay marriage,
for example.  Economically, they are not as laissez-faire as true conservatives.   They
do not like taxes and spending (so they're not truly liberal) but they do want the
government to "meddle" in the economy to some extent.  For example, true conservatives
believe in free trade whereas populists are more likely to believe in
protectionism.

So, overall, I would say that populists are
people who believe in "common sense" and "traditional" things.  They are suspicious of
things that highly educated elites tell them because they believe in the wisdom of the
"common people."

Calculate the antiderivative of the function f(x) given by f(x)=2x/(x+1)*(x^2+1)?

We'll have to determine the indefinite integral of the given
function.

For the beginning, we'll re-write the function as an
algebraic sum of elementary fractions:

2x/(x+1)*(x^2+1) = A/(x+1) +
(Bx + C)/(x^2 + 1)

2x = Ax^2 + A + Bx^2 + Bx + Cx +
C

2x = x^2(A + B) + x(B+C) +
A+C

Comparing, we'll get:

A+B = 0
> A = -B (1)

B+C = 2 (2)

A+C = 0
<=>-B + C = 0 (3)

(2)+(3) => 2C = 2 =>
C=1 => A=-1=>B =1

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

Int f(x)dx = Int-dx/(x+1) + Int xdx/(x^2 + 1) + Int
dx/(x^2 + 1)

Int-dx/(x+1) = -ln|x+1| +
C

Int xdx/(x^2 + 1) = Int dt/2t = ln|t|/2 +
C

x^2 + 1 = t

2xdx =
dt

xdx = dt/2

Int dx/(x^2 + 1) = arctan
x + C

Int f(x)dx = -ln|x+1| + ln|t|/2 + arctan x +
C

The antiderivative of the given function is: Int
f(x)dx = -ln|x+1| + ln|t|/2 + arctan x + C.

Please help me to write a paragraph about natural disasters.

In order to write about natural disasters, you must decide what
your focus is going to be. What is it about natural disasters that you are going to convey to
your audience? You could talk about the causes of a type of natural disaster: why do tornadoes
form? how do they cause the damage that they do? what can be done to protect oneself and ones
property in the a face of a tornado. You could ask yourself and then answer those types of
questions for any kind of natural disaster.

You could write your
essay about the financial reprecussions of natural disasters -- for the individual, for
businesses, for insurance companies, and for the government of the area
affected.

You could write your essay about why people choose to live
in areas that are especially susceptible to natural disasters. Why do people live near known
fault lines? Why do people live in areas known to flood regularly? Why do people live where
hurricane's are a regular threat?

A good paragraph should have a
topic sentence that makes the subject of the paragraph clear, and then the body of the paragraph
should provide the examples and explanation of the examples to help show what ever it is that the
paragraph is trying to prove.

In Lord of the Flies, when Golding refers to the beast from the water, does he mean the beast 666 from the Bible?I made some research about the...

Golding definitely employs religious allegory in his novel
Lord of the Flies.  His diction in this novel is so painstakingly
deliberate, leaving nothing to chance.  The titles of the chapters are all full of
meaning and symbolism.  Certainly the title "Beast from the Water" is an allusion to the
Beast in the Book of Revelations; one the major themes of the novel deals with man's
inherent sinful nature.  The beast in the Bible and the beast in Golding's novel both
represent pure evil.  Later, when the Lord of the Flies taunts Simon in the jungle, he
reveals that he is the Beast, "the reason why it's no go? Why things are the way they
are?" (143).  The name 'Lord of the Flies' is yet another Biblical reference to the
devil, translated from the word 'Beelzebub.'  Golding uses these references to the devil
to underscore his theme about man's innate inclination toward sin and
destruction. 

I'm trying to figure out if what happens to Neddy is a result of a breakdown, an alcoholic haze, losing everything, or economic change.

In John Cheever's "The Swimmer," I don't know if you are
supposed to find a specific answer, as much as look to his experiences as a metaphor of
his life.

Neddy comes from the upper echelons of society:
he and his friends are wealthy with beautiful homes, servants, and free time to idle by
the pool, party and enjoy their lives.

When he decides to
swim home, I take this as a metaphor for his past: he sees people he knows who welcome
him and are glad to see him. He continues as he stops at each home to feel strong and
self-assured.

However, then the storm hits. This is
symbolic of tragedy striking. It could be any number of things: losing his wealth in the
stock market; running through his money; investing in unwise business deals. The cause
is never clear, but the mood of the story changes dramatically
here.

He visits one family that speaks to his
"misfortunes," things he was not aware of. What is the cause? It could be alcoholism, as
you suggest. There is certainly a great deal of discussion about drinking: the story
begins with everyone saying how they had too much to drink the night before. The fact
that this seems to be a joke at the beginning may speak more to the lifestyle they lead
and less to Neddy's particular problems, but there is no way to know. He certainly feels
the need for a drink more often after the storm, believing that this will strengthen him
and make him feel better. There is enough supporting detail to make an argument for
this.

It could be some kind of mental or emotional
breakdown where he refuses to face the new reality of his life: he has lost everything,
it seems: his house has been put up for sale; he has visited several people, including
his old mistress, to borrow money. The hostess that is so rude talks about him to other
guests in his hearing about his "fall from grace." It could be that he is simply
repressing these details from within a serious depressive
state.

Regardless of the cause, by the end the reader is
aware that the journey Neddy has been on has taken him from the heights of social
acceptance to the brink of ruin, and he seems confused as to what has happened. Either
alcoholism or some kind of breakdown could be responsible. It is up to the reader to
decide which situation is most clearly supported with the author's
details.

How does the setting enhance the apocalyptic atmosphere of 1984?

There are three ways the setting enhances the apocalyptic
atmosphere:

1. The circumstance of continual war: At the
time the book was written, people feared the atomic bomb and the fallout of a nuclear
war. War is constant in 1984. People accept it as a way of life.
People expect prisoners to be taken through their cities, and hearing warheads go off
and seeing wreckage are both normal life circumstances.

2.
The color and care of buildings and items: Everything is rationed to the people. They
have no value in decorating because there is not the resources available to decorate.
Money is spent on producing for the wars, but in truth wars partially occur to spend the
goods created. Everything is gray, every building is rotting and falling
apart.

3. The language and labels of places and events: The
Ministry of Truth is where truth is destroyed, The Ministry of Love is where personal
identity is beaten out of one's self. Winston lives at Victory Gardens and drinks
Victory Gin. These positive names lead people to believe they live positively, but it is
backwards. In the end of time, it is predicted that man will do the same, not knowing
how serious the condition of his soul is being attacked.

Can someone help me with the poetry analysis of "When I Was One-and-Twenty" in "A Shropshire Lad" by A. E. Houseman?

This section or fragment of the much longer "A Shropshire Lad"
talks about the dangers of love and how you can get hurt by giving your heart away and then
refers to the experience of the speaker in doing so. Note the words of the wise man in saying
give money away, but never your heart. The importance of "keeping your fancy free," is however
ignored, precisely because, as the speaker tells us, he is "one-and-twenty." He hears the same
man offer the following words when he was the same age:

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"The heart out of the bosom
Was never given in
vain;
'Tis paid with sighs a plenty
And sold for endless
rue."

The poem ends with the assertion
that, now that the speaker is "two-and-twenty," he has discovered that these words are "so true."
Thus the poem talks about the hubris of the young and how we feel we know everything and can
ignore advice, even advice which is very true and sensible. The speaker, because of this youthful
sense of arrogance, ignored the advice that he was given and as a result, gave his heart away and
realised that such an act causes great sadness and suffering. The poem thus captures the
emotional growth and development of a young man who learns the dangers of
love.

What's the irony in the Purtans' pilgrimage to Salem to escape persecution?

You might have just answered the irony in your own
question.  The Puritans sought to escape from religious persecution, to worship God in
their own way and find spiritual happiness from an oppressive external force.  Yet, in
their zeal and desire for purity, the Puritans of Salem actually end up representing
everything that they sought to leave.  The oppressive forces end up becoming the
Puritans who seek to find witches, force confessions that are inauthentic, as well as
seek to control all aspects of freedom in the name of fighting witches.  How the
Puritans behave is completely opposite of what they left and in becoming what they
detest, we can see the frailty that surrounds the Puritan community.  In the end,
Miller's recreation of Salem reminds us of how dangerous it is to act in a manner that
betrays our own heritage and past.

Discuss and analyse some examples of language used in the story "Her First Ball," by Katherine Mansfield, to create a mood of excitement.

In Katherine Mansfield's poem entitled, "Her First Ball," the
author uses the language of the story in several way. In particular, the words she chooses add a
sense of excitement to the story.

The first example describes
Leila's trip in the carriage. The href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bolster">bolster (or cushion) feels
like the sleeve of an unknown escort; that sense, along with the way the carriage "bowls" its
occupants along, excite Leila as she approaches her first
ball.

She sat back in
her own little corner of it, and the bolster on which her hand rested felt like the sleeve of an
unknown young man's dress suit; and away they
bowled...

It is easy to sense Leila's
excitement as she tries to contain her eagerness, but notices the smallest details of the evening
(the roses, the white fur...), sure she will never forget them. The reader may also be swept into
a place in the memory where an evening was eagerly anticipated and equally
memorable:

...she
tried not to care. But every single thing was so new and exciting ...Meg's tuberoses, Jose's long
loop of amber, Laura's little dark head, pushing above her white fur like a flower through snow.
She would remember for ever.

Besides
the excitement portrayed in Leila's character, inanimate objects (the gaslight, the tuning of the
instruments) become harbingers of a joyful night, personified to react as a person might to this
evening of possibilities—the gas light is already "dancing," and with the sound of the
instruments, it jumps almost to the ceiling:

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A great quivering jet of gas lighted the ladies' room. It
couldn't wait; it was dancing already. When the door opened again and there came a burst of
tuning from the drill hall, it leaped almost to the
ceiling.

In the dancing hall,
personification is used to convey excitement in the flags that hang across the room's
ceiling:

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Leila...looking over Meg's shoulder, felt that even the
little quivering coloured flags strung across the ceiling were
talking.

Once last example is found in
the following passage—Leila realizes that something has changed in her: the experience is
thrilling. Leila feels as if her life has just started. And where the evening had once seemed
"mournful" and "solemn," it is now a beautiful thing, and shall never dampen her spirits
again:

For it was
thrilling. Her first ball! She was only at the beginning of everything. It seemed to her that she
had never known what the night was like before. Up till now it had been dark, silent, beautiful
very often--oh yes--but mournful somehow. Solemn. And now it would never be like that again--it
had opened dazzling bright.

What is the workbox in "The Workbox"?

The workbox is a box the husband gives his wife to keep
her sewing supplies in. He has made it from the same oak that was used to make the
coffin of John Wayward. The wife is shocked by the news that John is dead, and the
husband seems to enjoy the fact that his gift has had such an effect on the wife. He
questions his wife about knowing John, and she denies knowing him, even though he was
from his wife's home town. It is in the last stanza that we know that the wife did know
John Wayward and has always loved him.

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Yet still her lips were limp and
wan,
 Her face still held aside,
As if she had known not only
John,
 But known of what he
died.

The wife's reaction to
John's death is deeper than she wants to admit, and she tries to hide it from her
husband.

Summarize what is the theme in "Out, out" by Robert Frost

The poem "Out, out--", by Robert Frost, can be interpreted
in several ways, as is common with Frost's poetry. But it includes a description of
various responses to life's tragedies.   

In this narrative
poem, much pathos is created for the young boy whose hand is severed from his arm by a
buzz-saw. The accident results in the boy's death.  This accident is shown as being a
freak one: if the sister had just called him to supper an half an hour earlier, then the
accident would have never occured.  Frost seems to show us how quickly life can be taken
away, how quickly everything can change. 

Yet, we also see
that the boy was not supposed to die from this accident.  Because he lost his hand, "he
saw all spoiled."  The boy could not envision his life without a hand, and indeed farm
labor is very difficult with this handicap.  It's as if the boy had not the heart to
continue to live. Can we be so devastated by tragic events in our lives that we lose the
will to live? 

 Frost shows us that after his death,
everyone else "tended to their affairs."  Was the boy's  life meaningless?  Did his life
matter? The title refers to Macbeth's speech after learning about his wife's death.  In
this speech, Macbeth refers to life as a

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walking shadow, a poor
player

That struts and frets his hour upon the
stage

 And then is heard no
more.

As Frost portrays life
moving on from this tragic event, he seems to question the harshness of a lifestyle that
allows no time for mourning and continues on as if the boy never lived. 
 

How would you apply Marxism to "Barn Burning"?

Marxist readings of literature look at the socio-economic
dynamics at play in the text.  Marxism suggests a that perfect society works in a kind
of benevolent harmony where everyone works for the betterment of all and that each man
"earns" to the measure of his need (and not his want).  Marxism is critical of
capitalism, where personal profit is the goal, because the wealthy (bourgeause) become
more wealthy on the efforts of the workers (proletariat).  A Marxist view would look at
this story and see how it  illustrates how the father is "kept down" by the wealthy and
powerful, and would conclude that Sarty's father burns barns, not from a psychological
disturbance or just a plain old mean streak, but because he is enraged by the role he
has in life -- a lowly sharecropper who is only better than his black counterparts
because he is white.  Whenever he feels slighted and insulted by the upper classes, he
retaliates.  This anger comes from the seemingly unchangeable socio-econmic situation
where he will never have a chance to rise from his proletariat position in society and
will therefore, never have what he needs financially or emotionally from this
system. 

What does Swift's first argument in "A Modest Proposal" reveal about common attitudes toward Papists, or Catholics?

In his "A Modest Proposal," Jonathan Swift wrily remarks upon
the prolific births of Catholic babies after the Lenten season in which more fish is consumed
that usual. As a result, the Catholic babies will outnumber the Protestant ones three to one. So,
the proposal of consuming Catholic babies will not only solve the problem of feeding the masses
and reducing the poverty of the Irish, but it will decimate the "papist" population, a positive
effect to the governing class of English protestants. These Protestants distrusted the Catholic
rural majority of Ireland because of their disloyalty to the Hanoverian state and because of
their apparent lack of enthusiasm about improving farming so as to raise the value of land. The
Protestant leaders concerned themselves more with urban development, as well, and perceived the
Catholics as not fostering the commercial economy.

In the last chapter how is Percival's name, an "incantation" indicative of the boys' resulting loss of identity?William Golding's Lord of the Flies

After the arrival of the naval officer who rescues the boys from
the island, Percival Wemys Madison "sought in his head for an incantation that had faded clean
away." Like his namesake, who was a knight of King Arthur's court who sought the Holy Grail, the
boy searches for the recitation of his identity--now as unattainable as the grail--which he
repeated in the beginning chapters. Percival has lost this identity since his address no longer
has any meaning. Like the others, with all traces of civilization gone from them, Percival is
simply a member of one of the tribes, Ralph's or Jack's. He merely follows the leadership of one
of the boys, having no individual identity of his own, reduced to merely a savage who eats and
sleeps. The beautiful island, a metaphor for society, burns behind them erasing all
identity.

What is the characterization of Monsieur Loisel in "The Necklace"?

"The Necklace" is not Monsieur Loisel's story, so most of
what we know about him is conveyed through his connection to his wife
Mathilde.  

M. Loisel is a man who is content with what he
has and appreciates the simple things in life.  In contrast to his wife who is literally
never content (until the end), Loisel is happy with their simple meals.  The first time
we meet him, he

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uncovered the soup tureen and declared with a
delighted air, "Ah, the good soup! I don't know anything better than
that."

He loves the idea of
his wife adorning herself with simple flowers because she is already beautiful, and we
know whatever she is or does is fine with him.

We also know
that M. Loisel wants to please his wife.  Knowing her desire to be part of the social
whirlwind of society, he manages to obtain an invitation to a formal ball--something
that doesnot interest him in the least.  He foregoes his own desire and savings for a
rifle and gives Mathilde the money instead, so she can buy a dress for the ball.  When
she is still discontent, he suggests she borrow some jewelry from a friend, which of
course she does.  At the party, he'd much rather go home early; instead, he manages to
stay awake after allowing her to be as frivolous and flirtatious as she wishes.  Once
the necklace has been lost, there are no complaints or recriminations from him; he
simply does what he has to (with whatever unsavory characters he has to deal with) in
order to recover from the loss.

Finally, it's clear that
Monsieur Loisel is willing to sacrifice for someone he loves.  The money he had saved
for the gun, as mentioned before, is one example; however, what he does to pay back the
money for the necklace is the definition of "labor of love."

Could you help me understand the quote from The Scarlet Letter below?"It is remarkable, that persons who speculate the most boldly often conform...

Real quick, you have to understand that The
Scarlet Letter (being about a sin in the Puritan population) is going to deal
with some matters that are highly spiritual. These matters refer to an on-going contrast
between good and evil, angels and demons, and God and the
Devil.

This sentence is a topic sentence of a new paragraph
that is indicating a transition into a new topic. The previous paragraph cites the word
"speculation" which in context means that Hester was free to think. (Free thinking
wouldn't have been common for Puritans... Bible, bible, bible was more their way) Before
the quote you cite, the text says:

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"In her lonesome cottage... thoughts
visited her, such as dared to enter no other dwelling in New England;
shadowy guests, that would have been as perilous as demons to their
entertainer, could they have been seen so much as knocking at her
door."

This quote refers to
evil thought, it almost calls them demons but doesn't. The fact that these thoughts were
almost visible or capable of knocking at her door demonstrates how real it felt to
her.

Then the quote you cite was written. Her speculating
or wondering about the other world, the spiritual world for good or for evil was done
with great boldness. She did not fear it. If God or Satan tried to talk audibly with
most anyone today it would scare us to death. But, she didn't let on that she had these
moments. In fact, she "conform[ed] with the most perfect quietude" to the regular events
going on in the society. She continued about her way as if there was no real and present
spiritual world that affected her.

After your quote,
Hawthorne goes on to write about how this tangibly shakes out in the obviously
spiritually afflicted Pearl that Hester has to wrestle with on a daily
basis.

In short, Hester has some inner demons she fights
with, but she works really hard to keep that to herself and not reveal it to
society.

Solve the Linear Inequality: -2x+ 3

The task is to find the range for x such that:
-2x+ 3
< 5
As of solving all algebraic equations and inequalities, the motivation is to
make the unknown the subject.  We do so by systematically getting rid of terms which are in the
way.

First, we want to get rid of the 3 on the LHS (left hand side) by minusing
3 on both sides:
-2x+ 3 -3 < 5 -3
-2x    < 
2

Next, we want to get rid of the coefficient in front of the x.  To be exact,
actually we are trying to reduce it to 1.  We do so by dividing both sides by "-2". 
But...

WARNING
As a rule
of thumb, when dealing with inequalities, when we multiply or divide by negative numbers, we have
to flip the inequality sign.

Therefore, 
x>-1

To be convinced of the
solution,

Click on the link provided at the bottom of this
answer.

The expression "-2x+3" (red graph) will only be less than
"5" (blue graph) in the region when x is greater than -1

What is the conflict between call for the duty and love in "After Twenty Years?"

After Twenty Years derives much of its impact from the way
in which it is told, and notably from the author's ability to fuse several points of
view and to join tales from periods years apart into a single narrative with its own
internal logic.

The style, while often richly descriptive
and evocative, is terse, and the mannerisms of the two protagonists who tell their own
tales blend imperceptibly with the narrator's anecdotal approach which would not have
been possible but for the point of view, hence the
importance.

Jimmy is portrayed as the protagonist of the
plot. He has been shown as somebody who is torn between his affection for his friend and
the call of duty.  In a roundabout way, he has been given the subtle role of the
antagonist of the plot as well. Because the only "evil thing" of the plot, so to say,
was the arrest of the "friend" who came to visit an old pal his. Jimmy proved to be a
person of mettle in the end  who preferred duty to
friend.

However, Jimmy's actions are justified in the
narrative as "Silky Bob" turned out to be a thief. But, as "Silky Bob" too kept his
promise, he too, has been shown in a positive light, notwithstanding his profession.

Find the center, vertices, and foci of the ellipse 9x^2 + 4y^2 + 36x -8y + 4 =0

We start with writing the terms containing x and y together. We
get 9x^2 + 36x + 4y^2 – 8y + 4 =0

=> 9(x^2 + 4x) + 4(y^2 –
2y) + 4 =0

Now complete the
squares

=> 9(x^2 + 4x +4) +4(y^2 – 2y +1) = -4 + 36 +
4

divide both the sides by 36

=>
(x^2 + 4x +4)/4 + (y^2 – 2y +1)/9 = 1

=> (x + 2) ^2 / 4 + (y
– 1)/9 = 1

This is in the form (x – h) ^2/a^2 + (y – k) ^2/b^2 =
1

a = 3, b= 2, h = -2 and k=1.

The
center of the ellipse is (h, k) or (-2, 1).

The vertices of the
ellipse are (h, k-a) = (-2, -2) and (h, k + a) = (-2, 4)

The foci
are the points (h, k + sqrt (a^2 + b^2) = (-2, 1 + sqrt 5) and (h, k- sqrt (a^2 + b^2) = (-2, 1-
sqrt 5)

In the movie, "And the Band Played On" what were the stumbling blocks that prevented research on AIDS?

Just like Shilts' great work, the film does a stellar job in
exploring how there were both economic and cultural/ political barriers that helped to stump
research on AIDS.  The fact that government funding for most health endeavors were limited by the
Regan Administration was one such stumbling block.  Yet, there was a distinct social and
political attitude which sought to reduce research on the disease because it was perceived as a
"Gay Disease," something that resonated with the right wing and fundamentalist agenda of the time
period.  At the same time, some members of the community saw the efforts of Dr. Francis as being
intrusive upon their lifestyle and way of life.  Dr. Francis experiences this from both sides
with both small research space, lack of funds, and outdated equipment as well as resistance over
his endeavors.  The idea of a scientist entering a domain where science and politics converge
helps to bring about many of the stumbling blocks encountered in the early stages of AIDS
research.

In The Crucible, whose coming to the jail makes Danforth upset in Act 4?

The answer to this question comes towards the beginning of
this final act, as Danforth interrogates Marshal Herrick and asks him when Reverend Hale
did arrive at the jail. Note how he asks Herrick, "suspiciously", what he is doing at
the jail. When Herrick responds that Hale is here to sit with those that are to be hung,
Danforth responds:

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That man have no authority to enter here,
Marshal. Why have you let him
in?

Of course, what Danforth
is frightened of is that Hale and those on his side are usurping his authority and being
critical of the judgements that the court has made. It is fascinating to study the
character of Danforth, for he remains to set in his ways and convinced of the justice
and rightness of his cause even when everything else points to a much more logical
solution. He is so convinced that he is right even when innocents are hanging for his
pride and arrogance, which is of course what Hale has realised and is trying to prevent,
even if it means that those to be hung must lie to be saved.

What factors led to regional economic transformations in the United States from 1854 to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President?

It depends largely on where you were at in that time frame, the
South, the Northeast, or the frontier, so let's look at it from those three perspectives.  Keep
in mind these are only some of the factors you are looking for, as this is a very wide open
question.

Northeast - The railroad and
the telegraph would be two major factors influencing and transforming the regional economy at
this time.  The railroad network had grown quite extensive by this time, strengthened by the
Bessemer Process, which fostered the creation of new towns, and it made migration and trade much
easier, giving factories in New York a way to ship goods all over New England, as well as getting
the raw materials they needed to operate more cheaply and efficiently.  The telegraph wires
(which now crossed the Atlantic Ocean) accompanied the railroad tracks most times, and helped
businesses to integrate their operations and to maintain stores and factories in multiple
towns--infant corporations, as it were.

The
South - The railroad and telegraph had an influence here too, but to a lesser
degree.  Cotton production and slavery were more important factors in this time frame, as the
South became the world's largest supplier of cotton, especially for export to Britain.  This
would heavily enrich only a few, however, and for the most part, daily economic life in the South
was unchanged in this time period, remaining rural, agricultural and
poor.

The Frontier West - The Railroad
and telegraph win out here as well as the most important factors in my mind.  Both of these
advancements, and the industrialization that accompanied them, made it easier to migrate to and
to live in the West.  Travel was safer, easier and more convenient, and the tools, materials and
finished goods that made life there more possible and profitable were available for order through
the telegraph, and delivery through the railroad.

Which pope commissioned Michelangelo's first Vatican project and what was the project?

Giuliano della Rovere or Julius II as he came to be known after
he became the Pope between the years 1503 and 1513 was a fine patron of the arts. He commissioned
Michelangelo for his first work for the Vatican which was to build a tomb for the Pope in 1503.
But the building of the tomb was interrupted by a project for the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo
had to paint twelve figures of the apostles and decorate the ceiling. In due course the artist
came to have a choice to paint whatever he liked and over four years painted more than 300 of the
finest works of art on the Sistine Chapel.

Explain the theme of anguish in Macbeth.

One of the most clearly developed motifs in
Macbeth is that of human anguish. It permeates the play, from
beginning to end, as the various characters endure
it.

Macbeth's anguish is mostly self-centered: the gory
physical act of murdering of King Duncan shakes Macbeth to his core and he is repelled
by what he has done. His expressed grief over the King's death is surely an act to cover
his crime, but at its heart may lie real anguish. Macbeth had always been loyal to
Duncan, had always been trusted by him, and knows that Duncan had been a good and just
monarch.

His most genuine anguish, however, is expressed in
terms of his own defeat and impending death. In his famous "Tomorrow" speech in Act V,
Macbeth's anguish pours out of him as he recognizes his impending death and realizes the
futility of his own life. Also, his anguish over Lady Macbeth's death seems
heartfelt.

Lady Macbeth's anguish is not expressed until
the end of the drama when the weight of her sins falls upon her. In her sleeping
walking, she wrings her hands, moans in suffering, and acknowledges subconsciously the
horror she has wrought. She cannot bear darkness and keeps light around herself, but she
cannot escape her own anguish, ultimately committing
suicide.

The greatest, most deeply felt, and most
heartbreaking anguish in the play, however, is that of Macduff's. First he anguishes
over the suffering of Scotland and her people, but this pales in comparison to the
anguish he feels when his innocent, helpless wife, children, and entire household are
murdered at Macbeth's hands. Macduff's anguish is so great as to destroy him as he
mourns the loss of his wife and all his children, all his "pretty ones." It is made
worse by his own terrible guilt for having left them undefended. Only Macduff's hatred
of Macbeth and his desire to destroy him are reasons enough for Macduff to continue
living. He deals with his anguish by seeking vengeance, meeting Macbeth in battle and
taking off his head, thus freeing Scotland from tyranny.

In The Crucible, why is Reverend Parris so terrified by the events in Salem?

In The Crucible, Reverend Parris fears that
his congregation is out to get him. Because his appointment was disputed by some, namely the
Putnams (they supported another candidate), and reviled by John Proctor (who won't attend because
he feels Parris is a materialist who uses scare tactics in his sermons), Parris suffers from
paranoia. Parris is insecure in his public reputation, and he should be: he expresses no
discernible charity or love of others.

Mainly though, Parris is
afraid that he will be implicated in the witchcraft accusations and scapegoating. After all, it
is his daughter, Better, who is vexed. His slave from Barbados, Tituba, is implicated by his
niece Abigail Williams. So, three of the four primary practitioners of supposed witchcraft in the
woods all live under Parris' roof.

At first, Parris wants a medical
explanation for his daughter's illness. But, after the doctor cannot find a cause, Parris goes
along with Hale's suspicions and Abigail's scapegoating of Tituba. In fact, Parris is overly
cruel to Tituba in order to deflect blame for bringing a tribal voodoo practitioner to
Salem.

Who is Ulysses in the Tennyson poem, "Ulysses"?

Literature is derived from other literature. This is the
case for your Ulysses in Alfred, Lord Tennyson's "Ulysses". This Ulysses is based on the
character originally created by Homer in The Illiad and
The Odyssey. He was a great greek king who fought heroically and
with great military strategy. Known for a close relationship with the gods, we see his
character reappear in Dante's Inferno. Although Homer in his tale
sends Ulysses home, Dante makes him remain in the Land of the Dead. Dante paints a
picture of himself in discussion with Ulysses over the abuse of
power.

Finally we learn that Tennyson's Ulysses never took
Dante's route, but after he arrived back in Ithaca was bored, unfulfilled and
dissatified. Although his wife had waited for him all those years, she is now not as
intriguing to him, nor is the power of a throne.

His
character is still the heroic leader and cheerleader of his troops, but here we see him
long for adventure, even adventure that risks his life.

What were some of the challenges in the U.S that ex-slaves faced after they were freed?

The American nation did not make provision to integrate
the freed blacks into society.  They were treated in the north and west, and by the
nonslaveholders of the South, as a pariah.

Many or most of
the northern and western states had laws forbidding free blacks from entering.  These
states also had laws limiting the political and economic rights and opportunities of the
free blacks that already lived there.  Pretty soon, the South started copying those
laws.  Upon being freed, the only friend the blacks had was their former owners.  After
the Republican party used the blacks to put itself in power in the southern states, even
their former owners no longer thought well of them.

Under
slavery, blacks had food clothing and shelter from cradle to grave, in sickness and in
health.  Under freedom, they had these needs only so long as they could work, and very
many of them had not had any training or education under slavery that would help them
cope with freedom; furthermore, they were subject to laws that limited their movement
and what jobs they could hold and so on.  It was one generation before the southern
whites recovered the average economic well-being that they had know before the War
Between the States.  It was three generations before the southern blacks recovered the
average economic well-being that they had known before the
war.

The nation did not help them to homestead lands in the
west, because western whites did not want them there.  The nation did not break up
plantations in the South to provide them land.  (That would have been unjust to the
owners, but the reason was that the nation wanted cotton produced on those plantations,
and small farms would not have been very good for
this.)

Two references:

Donald,
Henderson H. 1952. The Negro Freedman: Life Conditions of the American Negro
in the Early Years after Emancipation. New York: Henry Schuman. I found this
book in a university library near-by to my home. Your school librarian might be able to
borrow it for you via Interlibrary Loan, or you may visit a nearby university library
yourself. If it is a state university, it will probably let you check the book out
yourself.

Livingston, Donald W. 2010. "Why the War Was Not
about Slavery," Confederate Veteran, 68, 5 (September/October),
16-22 & 54-60. If you can't find a copy of this article, send me a message, and
I can send it to you.

Help me to analyze meter, rhyme scheme and understand the meaning of the poem "A Late Walk" by Robert Frost.

Let's start with the mechanics.  The poem is written in
quatrains, or four-line stanzas, in which three-beat and four-beat
lines alternate.  This is a traditional form; see the Wikipedia reference
below.

The rhyme scheme is a, b, c, b:
only the second and fourth lines of each stanza rhyme.

The
mood is rather somber, reflecting the season, which is autumn: whence the "late walk". 
In stanza I you have

The
headless aftermath

of the
harvest, suggesting death that happened a while ago.  In stanza II there
are

sober
birds

and

withered
weeds

In stanza III you have
the tree with only one leaf left hanging, which falls as the poet
passes.

Stanza IV changes the mood considerably: the poet
picks "the last remaining aster flower":  although faded, it is his gift of love to
somebody who appears in the last word of the last
line.

Here are some other interesting devices the poet
uses:

In stanza I, "Smooth-laid like thatch with the heavy
dew" is rather heavy itself with many accented feet.  It suggests the poet is wading
through this deep thatch of straw.

Stanza II uses
alliteration: "garden ground", and "withered weeds".  Alliteration was used in some of
the old epics as a kind of rhyme, where the beginnings of the words, rather than their
endings, would match.  Again, "Up from the tangle of whithered weeds" has an abundance
of strong feet which tend to tangle your tongue.

Stanza III
user personification: the tree "stands", a leaf "lingers", is "disturbed", and "comes
down".  Here this device draws immediate attention to the tree and the leaf, while the
wall fades into background.  Again we have alliteration: "beside", "bare", and "brown";
also "disturbed" and "doubt".  Also internal rhyme -- which may be accidental -- of
"not" with "thought".  Come to think of it, some internal alliteration: "s" in
"beside","stands", "disturbed", "comes" and
"softly".

Stanza IV uses alliteration again: "far", "from",
"forth", "faded", and "flower" (which contrasts with, and sets aglow, the sound of
"aster").

In each stanza the third line seems to stand out,
which helps to point out the significance of "the last remaining aster
flower".

So: with all this analysis, we've chopped the poem
into tiny bits.  But now read the poem again, as a whole: savor its goodness, and maybe
let all this analysis add just a hint of additional sparkle.

Act one of dealth of a salesman, write a brief character skatch of happy loman?

Happy Loman represents the child that had the bad fortune
of being less athletic than his brother.  As a result, his father's affection was
focused only on his older brother Biff, and he was regulated to the background.  As a
result, his whole life has been an attempt to gain attention.  From the recurring
assertion "I've lost weight!" to his philandering ways, Happy continually seeks
validation and the interest from other
people.

Unfortunately, he has also adopted some of
his family member's bad judgment.  Like his father, he tends to exaggerate his and his
family's worth, and like his brother, he will lie to avoid troubling conversations or
situations.  Like his mother, he tends to enable the traits of his father and brother,
rather than seek to help them.

Happy's childhood crippled
his ability to honestly seek and hold relationships and to tell the truth about himself
and his family members.

What types of committees are there in Congress?

Students of the US Congress generally say that there are
either 3 or 4 kinds of committees in Congress.

The most
important and most common of these is called the "Standing Committee."  These are
committees (in both the Senate and the House) that are permanent and which have
permanent jurisdictions and duties.  These are the committees like Defense and
Judiciary.  These committees have subcommittees as
well.

The second kind of committee is a select or special
committee.  This kind of committee is set up on a temporary basis for some particular
task.

Third, there are joint committees.  These are
permanent, but are made up of members of both houses.  They are generally not charged
with legislative duties -- they are more just for administrative stuff like overseeing
the Government Printing Office.

Finally, there are
conference committees.  These are a special kind of joint committee.  They are appointed
on a temporary basis whenever the two houses pass different versions of the same law. 
When this happens, the conference committee has to iron out the differences and produce
one identical version of the bill.

In the first and last paragraphs of "The Pit and the Pendulum," how are the "voices" similarly described?

Great question! I had never noticed this point before. At
the beginning of the tale, when the narrator receives his sentence, the voices are
described as follows:

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After that, the sound of the Inquisitorial voices
seemed merged into one dreamy, indeterminate hum. It conveyed to my soul the idea of
revolution - perhaps from its association in fancy with the burr of a mill
wheel.

Of course, as you
correctly point out, voices are referred to again in the last paragraph, but under very
different circumstances:

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There was a discordant hum of human voices! There
was a loud blast as of many trumpets! There was a harsh grating as of a thousand
thunders!

It appears that the
voices in both cases refer to the forces of the Inquisition. At the beginning, note how
they all merge into one, "dreamy, indeterminate hum" reflecting the state of the
narrator but also the way that the Inquisition are able to decide on his sentence at
their leisure. At the end, however, with the invasion force, they are all set apart and
divided, thus explaining the "discordant" hum that clearly reflects the agitation in the
Inquisition.

What are the main quotes that relate to isolation in this novel?I am focusing this on Lennie, Candy, Crooks and Curley's wife, i am not sure what...

Each of the characters you mention deals with loneliness,
although the reasons for that loneliness vary. While each of the characters experiences a sense
of isolation, the degree to which each man feels separated from others also differs from
character to character.

At times, Lennie seems to be at least
somewhat cognizant of the fact that he is a less than desirable traveling companion. Because of
this, he feels a sense of isolation that is assuaged only by George's companionship. When Crooks
questions Lennie about what he would do if George did not return from town, Lennie reacts with
fear.

"He won't do it,"
Lennie cried. "George wouldn't do nothing like that. I been with George a long time. He'll come
back tonight--" But the doubt was too much for him. "Don't you think he
will?"

Crooks is isolated physically,
as well as emotionally, due to his race. Because he is African-American, Crooks is not allowed to
interact with the other men on a truly "free" basis. He makes this obvious during his
conversation with Lennie.

Candy is partially isolated physically,
since he can't work with the men in a typical way and must make do with "lesser" work. He is also
isolated emotionally, since he is aware of the implications of his disability and
aging.

Isolation plays a definitely role in the the life of Curley's
wife, who feels as she has been left out of a great many things and done and injustice in being
only "Curley's wife." She reacts to her seperation with poor behavior and desperation, as well as
self-pity.

"...Seems
like they ain't none of them cares how I gotta live. I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this.
I coulda made somethin' of myself...I don' like Curley. He ain't a nice
fella...Coulda been in the movies, an' had nice clothes--all them nice clothes like they
wear..."

Despite their great
differences, each of the four characters mentioned is alike in his or her separation. The
loneliness resulting from their shortcomings or burdens could have brought them closer to others,
but it was allowed to isolate them instead.

Why does Gawain decline the Green Knight`s invitation to celebrate the new year together at the end of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight?

The challenge presented in Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight is one of honor.  When the Green Knight entered King Arthur's
dining hall, he threw down the gauntlet, challenging the bravest among them to take an
axe to his head in return for the same treatment a year from then.  It's true Gawain was
not the first to speak; however, he was valiant enough to be the first after his king
had spoken.

When Gawain ended up in what turned out to be
the Green Knight's home, Gawain was faithful to the bargain the two men struck--that
each would faithfully share whatever they had received during the day.  That is, Gawain
was faithful in all but one detail--he did not give back the scarf he had received, a
scarf (baldric) which had special powers.  This was a moment of weakness for Gawain, for
he put his hope in the magic cloth, knowing he was likely to lose his head without
it. 

The Green Knight did know about the withheld item, and
the next day when  the axe fell, it was just a nick.  Gawain was spared because the
Green knight found him to be an honorable man.  Gawain, on the other hand, was a knight;
and he knew what he had done was a display of great cowardice according to the knight's
code of honor.  (Which is why he went on to wear the baldric always, as a reminder that
he must never again fall to such temptation.) 

When he was
invited to return, he was too ashamed of his dishonorable action to ever want to face
the place or the people of his shame and dishonor again.  Obviously no one else thought
it shameful of him to want to save his own life, as the invitation was given and his
fellow knights treated him well; however, Gawain set a high standard for himself and
simply did not want the reminder and refused the invitation.

What is an indirect/direct quote that shows what Atticus witnesses that developed who he is in To Kill a Mockingbird?Please give chapter and page...

One of the best passages that explains the true nature of
Atticus Finch comes in the very first chapter of To Kill a Mockingbird.
Atticus was dedicated and faithful to both his family and his town. After being admitted to the
Alabama bar, Atticus returned home to Maycomb to practice. Business was scarce, and he lost his
first two cases when the men were hanged for first-degree murder. Nevertheless, Atticus
persisted, and when his younger brother, Jack, decided to pursue medical training, it was Atticus
who paid his way. Unlike Atticus, Jack eventually moved to more profitable surroundings in
Boston. Although Atticus developed a "profound distaste for the practice of criminal law," his
clientele and reputation grew.

He liked Maycomb, he was
Maycomb County born and bred; he knew his people, they knew
him...

Do characters in Austen's Persuasion have a real choice between acting foolishly and acting wisely?

Characters in Jane Austen's Persuasion do
have real choices between acting foolishly and wisely as is demonstrated by the reunion between
Anne and Wentworth. Anne acts wisely by keeping her focus and adjusting her demeanor, deportment
and general behavior to reflect composure and generosity without bias against or for Wentworth.
On the other hand, as Wentworth confesses to Anne in the letter he writes her while she is
engaged in conversation with Captain Harville about the constancy of love as exercised by men
versus women, he has acted foolishly: "Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been
...." Wentworth foolishly treats Anne with a grudging disdain and does his best to single her out
as beneath his notice and courtesy. Had he acted wisely, he may have chosen to take her aside at
the earliest opportunity and made peace with her; this may even have sped up their reconciliation
(while shortening our beloved novel!)

Elizabeth is a prime example
of one who had the opportunity to choose between acting wisely or foolishly. In her early years
as a new entrant into society, Elizabeth acted foolishly by thinking she was superior in station
and beauty to all her suitors and potential suitors so therefore could hold out against an early
marriage while waiting for a suitable baronet. The result was that thirteen years later, she was
still going the rounds of balls and entertainments as a single woman who did not have the charm
of the youthful women she now had to compete against for
marriage.

For thirteen
years had she been ... walking immediately after Lady Russell out of all the drawing-rooms and
dining-rooms in the country ... opening every ball of credit ... [travelling] up to London with
her father, for a few weeks' annual enjoyment of the great
world.

Had she chosen wisely, she
would have been willing to love and accept one of her suitors since she realized that her
father's rank and title of baronet is the lowest of the titles of honor instead of acting like it
was the highest.

In 3 or 4 lines, describe the structure & properties of Chitosan?

Chitosan is a linear polysaccharide made from the deacetlyation
of chitin, which is a compound found in the shells of crustaceans, insects and in fungi cell
walls. Chitosan is used agriculturally as a seed treatment and a plant growth enhancer and as a
biopesticide. It can be used in the water filtration process to cause fine sediments to bind
together to aid in their removal by filtration from water, as well as to aid in the removal of
phosphorus, heavy minerals and oils. In medicine, it has been used to help blood to clot rapidly.
It has unsupported medical claims that it can attract fat from the digestive system and aid in
its expulsion before it is absorbed, leading to weight loss. These claims have never been proven
at this time.

In "Fat City" by Leonard Gardner, how does the setting function in the story?

Fat City by Leonard Gardner is set
primarily in Stockton, California, in the 1960s. Stockton was a dirty, dusty town
clearly more on the way down than on the way up. It had a Skid Row (which was removed by
1970) and not much of anything else as its claim to fame. How appropriate, then, to have
this setting for a story about two boxers, Billy and Ernie, who are going to end up on
the skids, one much sooner than the other.

Think about
several of the other settings in this novel. First, the YMCA, a place for those who have
no place else to go. Second, a series of bars, dives, and unsavory joints which is also
a place for those who have no place else to go. Even the boxing ring itself is symbolic
of those who are not achieving--they might be "on the ropes" or perhaps lying
unconscious on the ground.

This is a dark story of two
boxers declining into self-destruction, and the setting is perfect for that kind of
journey and eventual fall.

What literary devices does Jane Austen use in Sense and Sensibility?

Although Austen does not typically use figurative
language, but rather prefers to be very direct in her writing style,
Sense and Sensibility is one novel where she does employ a tiny bit of
figurative language. The reason is that, although Austen wrote during the Romantic movement, she
actually abhorred and protested against the movement. In fact, Sense and
Sensibility is a blatant protest against romanticism. Romanticism valued intense,
unrestrained emotions above reason. It also valued the individual above the greater good, or
society. Hence, we see that, with its main argument to promote the use of reason and sense above
unrestrained emotions, Sense and Sensibility is a protest against the
movement. As a protest, Austen chose to parody things commonly found
in romantic novels, such as figurative
language.

One example of figurative language we see is
personification. Marianne personifies
Norland when saying goodbye to it the evening before they move to Barton Cottage.
Just like many romantic poets, Marianne practically composes her own ode to the house,
personifying it as a real person. We especially see the personification in the
lines:

Dear, dear
Norland! ... when shall I cease to regret you!--when learn to feel a home elsewhere--Oh! happy
house, could you know what I suffer in now viewing you from this spot, from whence perhaps I may
view you no more! (Ch. 5)

We also see
Austen using one little simile in the novel. A simile is a type of
analogy in which two objects are compared using the words like or as. We see a simile used when
Mrs. Jennings later relays the long story of Fanny Dashwood being told about Lucy Steele's secret
engagement to Edward Ferrars. In this long account, Mrs. Jennings describes Fanny's
rage by using a simile, saying that Fanny "scolded
[Lucy] like any fury" (Ch. 37). In Greek mythology, the furies were "female spirits of justice
and vengeance" ( href="http://www.mythencyclopedia.com/Fi-Go/Furies.html">"Furies"). Their job was to
punish people on earth and torture those already in the underworld. Hence, with this analogy,
Mrs. Jennings is describing Fanny as being so angry with Lucy that Fanny is acting like a
torturous spirit bent on correcting Lucy's wrongful engagement.

What similarities are there between the language in Mimimus's poem about Napoleon and the language of hymns?

I think that there are a variety of similarities between
Minimus's poem (in Chapter 8) and hymns.  Basically, they have the same sorts of exalted
word choices and they both put the being they are aimed at (God or Napoleon) on about
the same level.

In the poem that Minimus writes, there are
all sorts of words that we do not typically use every day.  They are used to make the
poem sound more formal and give honor to the one it is aimed at.  These are words like
"thy," and "thou," and "watchest."

In the poem, Napoleon
(like God in hymns) is really placed on a plane above the regular run of
people/animals.  Napoleon is called "Lord" of things and he is said to be the one who
gives all things to his subjects.  This is similar to the ways in which God is addressed
in hymns.

Describe your first impression of Tom and Daisy in The Great Gatsby.

I think that the answer to this question is going to be
dependent on what you, as the reader, feel about them. Fitzgerald includes enough in it to help
the reader form an impression. Tom's description and his manner in the chapter represents someone
that is fairly full of himself, and someone that would prove to be difficult to embrace as a
character. The "unrestfully" description of Tom represents someone who lacks loyalty and a sense
of solidity that allows contentment to transpire. Daisy is shown to be something more than
ornamental, but not much. It happens early on that one recognizes that material wealth and
convenience goes very far in explaining their relationship. When informed of Tom's affair, Nick
believes that Daisy should escape. The reality is she doesn't and the evidence to prove this is
all around him and in what he sees. It is in this realm that a characterization of Daisy is
formed, a condition that shows her to be attracted to the material life. The lack of emotion
between them is something to be noted: "...when Daisy mentions Pammy, their daughter, Tom hovers
'restlessly about the room.” I think that these items can help form an opinion about Tom and
Daisy.

I need to convert 11001011 into decimal form for a project. How do I do it?

In a decimal number each digit is a power of 10, for example in
123 is equal to 1*10^0 + 2*10^1 + 3*10^2. For binary numbers the base is 2 instead of
10.

So 11001011 = 1*2^0 + 1*2^1 + 0*2^2 + 1*2^3 + 0*2^4 + 0*2^5 +
1*2^6 + 1*2^7

=> 1*2^0 + 1*2 + 0*4 + 1*8 + 0*16 + 0*32 + 1*64
+ 1*128

=> 1 + 2 + 8 + 64 +
128

=>
203

11001011 in decimal base is equal to
203.

In the story "A Good Man is Hard to Find" The Misfit is such an important and strange character, he's bound to "mean something.” What is it?

In Flannery O'Connor's shocking short story, "A Good Man is Hard
to Find," I believe the Misfit is symbolic, based upon the theme that seemed to drive much of
O'Connor's literature.

Religion is perhaps the most important
element of O'Connor's writing. The author believed that someone generally needed to be hit on the
head with a two-by-four before he or she would notice that God was trying to speak with him or
her.

In this case, it is the Grandmother who is not
listening.

The Grandmother is extremely annoying. One might feel she
drives the Misfit to kill her, except that he kills the rest of the family as well. She has no
true sense of a meaningful, honest relationship with God.

The
violence at the hands of the Misfit is what really wakes the Grandmother up to her own lack of
faith. Even though her family has already been murdered, it is not until her own life is
threatened that the Grandmother has a religious "epiphany"
(awakening).

Symbolically, the Misfit may represent all that is
hurtful, harmful or even evil in this world. In light of how O'Connor sees human beings and their
faith in God—or lack thereof, it would seem that the Misfit represents the adversity and true
suffering that comes knocking on one's door: often times, perhaps as O'Connor sees it, the
only time someone finally has time for God—when things get really bad...even
at the moment just before death.

How did the ancestors of microbes now confined to us transfer themselves from their original animal hosts in Guns, Germs, and Steel?From Chapter 11.

Diamond argues that the move from animals to humans came
in four stages.  This starts on p. 207 in my book -- about 14 pages in to the
chapter.

First, there are diseases that come directly to
people from animals.  This can happen, for example, if a microbe enters a person as they
butcher an animal.

Second, the animal pathogen can evolve
and then get transmitted.  Diamond says that in this stage, the epidemic dies out for
one reason or another.  An example of this was kuru, which ended when cannibalism in New
Guinea ended.

Third, you can have pathogens that evolve,
cross over, and do not die out.  That seems to be what has happened with
AIDS.

Fourth, there are microbes that have moved over to us
and that cannot make it back to animals.

What are some examples of the "grand style" Milton uses in Paradise Lost, particularly from Book I?

The so-called “grand style” of John Milton’s epic poem is the
lofty, elevated, or non-colloquial phrasing he uses to add to the dignity of the poem and imply
the importance of its subject matter. Milton deliberately chose this style to fit the grand or
lofty topic he had chosen for his epic – nothing less than the fall of man and the justice of
God’s response to that fall. A more colloquial or “everyday” style of language would not have
seemed appropriate to such an inherently important plot and
theme.

Several elements help contribute to the “grand style” in
which Paradise Lost is written. They include the
following:

• A tendency to write in long, often complicated
  sentences, so that readers cannot simply breeze through the poem but must ponder it carefully. A
  good example of such a sentence is the very first sentence of the poem, which goes on for 16
  lines before the first period finally appears. Although the structure of this sentence is not
  especially difficult to follow, neither can that structure be called easy or instantly
  accessible. Milton’s sentences often flow on and on, adding a kind of majesty to the phrasing of
  the work.


• A tendency to allude, either overtly or indirectly, to
  the Bible and to classical literature. Since the Christian Bible and the Greek and Roman classics
  were among the most important texts of Milton’s culture, his habitual allusions to them instantly
  elevate the tone of his phrasing.


• A tendency to use a kind of
  sentence structure more common in Latin than in simple Anglo-Saxon English. For instance, in the
  first sentence of Paradise Lost, the very first verb does not appear until
  line 6. Instead of beginning the poem by writing, “Sing, Heav’nly Muse, of man’s first
  disobedience,” Milton does not provide the crucial verb “Sing” until line six. This postponement
  of the verb creates a kind of suspense, as we wonder what verb will make sense of the first five
  lines. Another superb example of Milton’s use of “Latinate” syntax, or sentence structure,
  occurs, in lines 44-45, where Milton, speaking of Satan says,
  

Him the
Almighty Power

Hurled headlong flaming from th’ethereal
sky.

An example
of the “grand style” at the beginning of Book 3 involves Milton’s reference to
Hell as the “Stygian pool” (14). Rather than simply referring to “Hell” or even to “Hades,”
Milton offers a classical allusion to enhance the grandeur and resonance of his language. Another
classical allusion appears two lines later, in the reference to “th’ Orphéan lyre” (17). This
tendency to discuss Christian ideas by alluding to classical precedents is typical of the entire
poem. Milton was steeped in the Bible, but he was also thoroughly familiar with the Greek and
Latin classics and used his classical learning to enhance the richness of his style. Thus in one
line he refers to the classical “Muses” (27), and then three lines later he refers to Biblical
“Sion” (30). This constant interplay of the classical and the Christian is one of the main
features of Milton’s “grand style.”

For an excellent brief overview
of the poem, please see C. S. Lewis, A Preface to Paradise Lost (Oxford:
Oxford University Press, 1961).

If x^2 + y^2 = 29 and x+ y = 7 Then find x and y.

Given the equations:

x^2 +
y^2 = 29..............(1)

x+ y =
7.......................(2)

We have a system of two
equations and two variables. Then, we can use the substitution or the elimination method
to solve.

Let us use the substitution method to
solve.

We will re-write equation
(2).

x+ y = 7

==> y = 7
- x

Now we will substitute in
(1).

x^2 + y^2 = 29

==>
x^2 + ( 7-x)^2 = 29

==> x^2 + 49 - 14x + x^2 =
29

==> 2x^2 - 14x + 49 - 29 =
0

==> 2x^2 - 14x + 20 =
0

Now we will divide by
2:

==> x^2 - 7x + 10 =
0

==> ( x - 2) ( x- 5) =
0

==> x1 = 2  ==> y1= 7-2 =
5

==> x2= 5 ==> y2= 7-5 =
2

Then the answer is the
pairs:

( 2, 5) OR ( 5, 2)

Sescribe how human activities can affect the rate of weathering.

Soil erosion is caused typically by wind and rain run-off.
Two deterrants to soil erosion are plant cover and  limiting the speed at which water
runs off the slope of the soil. Soil erosion is a natural process, but human activity
can speed this process.
(http://www.bcb.uwc.ac.za/Envfacts/facts/erosion.htm)

The
types of tillage, planting, and deforestation being done today have caused approximately
1/5 of the world's soil be become eroded since 1950. 
(http://www.informaction.org/cgi-bin/gPage.pl?menu=menua.txt&main=soilerosion_gen.txt)

The
Dust Bowl conditions of the 1930s were combined with overgrazing and over tilling of dry
ground to cause the dry conditions that created the massive erosion of the Great Plains
regions of the U.S. in the 1930s.  Extended Drought was probably the factor that pushed
the condition to the extreme.
(http://weather.about.com/od/weatherfaqs/f/dustbowl.htm)

One
factor that results from drainage of wetlands is that the buffer of the wetlands weeds,
reeds and root systems cannot hold against the hurricane tidal surge and forces of
winds. The U.S. experienced much devastation of coastal areas of Alabama, Mississippi
and Louisiana during Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. "The dredging of many canals
to provide access to oil and gas wells. The canals help salt water reach further inland,
resulting in death of trees and vegetation that stabilizes wetlands. Wind blowing along
the canals produces waves that erode the banks. And, storm surges produced by storms
travel along canals causing erosion further inland." 
(http://oceanworld.tamu.edu/resources/oceanography-book/coastalerosion.htm)

Positive
action can be taken to protect fragile soil from erosion. Avoid deforestation by not
clear-cutting timber. Terrace fields on hillsides to avoid rapid run-off. Protect
wetlands from damage by limiting canals and exposure to excessive saline conditions. 
Avoid over tilling and use no-till crop methods to plant and harvest. Avoid over-grazing
by sheep, cattle and other ruminants.

Find the perimeter of the triangle whose vertices A(2,3) B(4,8) and C ( -1,-6)

Given the points A(2,3)  B(4,8)  and C ( -1,-6) are the
vertices's of the triangle.

We need to find the perimeter of the
triangle ABC.

First, we will determine the length of the
sides:

AB = sqrt( 4-2)^2( + (
8-3)^2

      = sqrt(4 + 25) =
sqrt29

==> AB =
sqrt29

AC = sqrt(2+1)^2 + (
3+6)^2

     = sqrt(3 + 81) = sqrt84 =
2sqrt21

==> AC=
2sqrt21

BC = sqrt(4+1)^2 (
8+6)^2

    = sqrt(25+ 196) =
sqrt221

BC = sqrt221

Then the perimeter
is:

P = sqrt221 + sqrt29 + 2sqrt21

     = 14.9 + 5.4 + 9.2 =
29.5

Then, the perimeter of the
triangle = 29.5

When discussing Wordsworth theory of poetry, what are the major matters that should be mentioned?

This is fairly wide in terms of scope. There can be many
different approaches taken. In my mind, I am not sure one gets very far in the discussion of
Wordsworthian poetry without referencing the social and political movement of Romanticism with
which Wordsworth so passionately identified. I think that the full effect and impact of
Wordsworth's poetry is seen when discussing it in the light of Romanticism. This is because
Wordsworth sought to make a social statement from personal experiences. When Wordsworth sees a
field of flowers, or hears the song of a woman in the field, or discusses a love of nature, he is
doing so on a personally explicative level. However, the extolling of the subjective and primacy
he places on this level of experience has social implications in so far as Romanticism was a
statement against the conformist Neoclassical society that preceded it. A stronger appreciation
of Wordsworth's poetry emerges when one recognizes that his lauding of Romanticism is done to
construct a social and artistic setting of what should be as opposed to what is. It is in this
realm that Wordsworth's writing acquires a social or political dimension and not merely just an
artistic one.

Should the government fund healthcare for individuals who do not take personal responsibility for living a healthy lifestyle?

I do believe universal health care is a human right, and
that societies with universal plans tend to have better health overall.  I believe we
can also create incentives for people to live healthier lifestyles and to maintain a
healthier Body Mass Index too.  We can offer tax credits, subsidies for workout clubs or
cheaper insurance rates, even within a universal government-administered system. 
Studies have shown that people tend to respond better to such incentives anyway, rather
than punitive measures such as being excluded from health
care.

Beyond such incentives, I don't think you can really
control what people do with their lifestyles, and I also don't think that diminishes
their right to have affordable access to quality health care.  Perhaps more of an effort
to regulate food production, especially in the fast food industry and in food
processing, can have more of an effect.

What should i do my "Theatre History" Paper on?I have a long paper (10pgs) due at the end of the term for Theatre History II the only problem is i...

How about the role of women in the Kabuki Theatre of
Japan?

As you may know, that theatrical art form was
started by a woman but when the female performers proved to be as popular off stage as
on, the Shogunate forbid women from performing on stage.  They did the same for young
boys who were also popular off stage.  What to do?  There were already many popular
plays with female characters, and as a popular entertainment having no female characters
at all wasn't going to be much fun for anyone.

Thus was
born the onnagata.  The male actor who performs as an onnagata is
not attempting to impersonate a woman, but rather he is attempting to
capture the very essence of femininity.

You might examine
the female characters themselves in several plays, or, the role of the actor who plays
these parts.

As  contrast you could look at the Elizabethan
Theatre which faced a similar problem and arrived at a similar solution.  However,
Western Theatre eventually relented, the Kabuki did not.  Indeed, although women perform
in kabuki plays here in the US, in Japan it is still an all male art
form.

See:

The Kabuki Theatre
by Earl Ernest

Theatre East & West by Leonard
Pronko

Kabuki Five Classic Plays by James R
Brandon

Calculate the velocity and the time for a ball to strike the ground if the ball is dropped from the top of 40 m tall building

Since to calculate velocity, we need to know the time,
we'll determine the time first.

To calculate the time,
we'll use the equation:

x - x0 = v0*t + a*t^2/2
(1)

x - x0 is the distance covered by the ball when it's
dropped from the top of the building.

Since the building is
40 m tall, then the distance is the height of the
building.

x - x0 = 40m

The
original velocity is 0, v0 = 0.

The acceleration is g = 9.8
m/s^2

We'll substitute all these values in
(1):

40 = 0 + 9.8*t^2/2

 80 =
9.8*t^2

We'll divide by 9.8 and we'll get the
time:

t^2 = 80/9.8

t = 2.85 s
approx.

round
t

t = 2.9
s

Now, we can calculate the velocity,
because we've get the time:

v = v0 +
g*t

v = g*t

v =
9.8*2.9

v = 28
m/s

What signs are we given of the potential for madness of Hamlet’s part in Act I? Provide two examples.this question is from Hamlet act 1...plzz help

Many theories have been advanced with regard to Hamlet's
"madness". The most convincing view in this respect, however, is that his madness is feigned,
because Hamlet acts normally when he chooses to, and in the presence of those with whom it is
safe to do so. Besides, we should not forget that, after his talk with the ghost in Act I, he had
forewarned horatio of his intention to "put an antic disposition on". On certain occasions he
does appear to be almost crazy, as when he murders Polonius or when he leaps into Ophelia's
grave. But even such behaviour can be explained as the result of an excess of bitterness and
melancholy, and not indicative of madness. No madman would talk in his soliloquies as Hamlet
does.

Find f(x) if f'(x) = 3x^2 - 5x + 1 if f(0) = 4

Since the first derivative is a quadratic, then the original
function is a polynomial of 3rd order.

We'll put
f(x):

f(x) = ax^3 + bx^2 + cx + d

To
determine f(x), we'll have to calculate the coefficients a,b,c,d.

We
know, from enunciation, that f(0) = 4.

f(0) = d =>
d = 4

Now, we'll differentiate
f(x):

f'(x) = 3ax^2 + 2bx + c

From
enunciation, we know that: f'(x) = 3x^2 - 5x + 1   

We'll
put:

3ax^2 + 2bx + c = 3x^2 - 5x +
1   

We'll put the correspondent coefficients as
equal:

3a = 3

a =
1

2b =
-5

b =
-5/2

c =
1

The original function
is:

f(x) = x^3 - 5x^2/2 + x +
4

What Are 3 Equivalent Fractions For 0.60 , 1.7 , 0.05 , 2.3 , 0.15 , 0.625 ?

We need to find equivalent fractions for 0.60 , 1.7 , 0.05 , 2.3
, 0.15 and 0.625.

An easy way to do this is write them as a number
divided by a power of 10. Then for equivalent fractions multiply the denominator and numerator by
the same number.

0.6 = 6/10 = 12/ 20 = 24 /
40

1.7 = 17/10 = 34/ 20 = 51/ 30

0.05 =
5/100 = 1/20 = 10 / 200

2.3 = 23/ 10 = 46/ 20 = 69/
30

0.15 = 15/100 = 30/200 = 45/
300

0.625 = 625 / 1000 = 1250/ 2000 =
1875/3000

In "death of a salesman", Happy's public denial of hi father at all justifed in the way in which Willy has treated his son throughout his life?

This is an interesting question, and the answer depends
upon the perspective.  Happy has been subjugated to the athletic Biff.  Clearly both
parents have focused attention on Biff to the exclusion of Happy.  Happy's adult life
reflects this need for attention in his womanizing ways and his lack of commitment to
anyone or anything.  He still seeks validation as evidenced by his constant assertions
of losing weight and promising to get married.  Thus, it is understandable that Happy
has sought attention elsewhere and even made his presence scarce around his parents'
home.

However, the word 'justified' is very strong, and the
answer would have to be no.  Happy is not justified in denying his father.  First, the
play gives no evidence that Willy denied Happy.  In fact, Willy includes Happy in his
declaration of "my boys" as he contemplates moving to Alaska with Ben and at the
prospect of the Loman Brothers Sporting Goods store.  Happy is never denied; he is just
not the primary focus.

Furthermore, Willy is clearly
sinking into dementia.  He is slipping away from reality and making an unfortunate
situation more pathetic by his oddly timed outbursts at dinner.  Leaving him in this
state to sit babbling on the bathroom floor cannot be justified, even if Happy felt
slighted as a child.