Car B is traveling twice as fast as car A, but car A has three times the mass of car B. Which car has greater kinetic energy?

Kinetic energy is the energy that an object has due to the fact
that it is moving. The kinetic energy of a body with mass m moving with a velocity v is give by
(1/2)*m*v^2

The car B is travelling twice as fast as car A and the
mass of car A is three times that of car B. If we denote the mass of car A as M and the velocity
of car A as V, the mass of car B is M/3 and its velocity is 2*V

The
kinetic energy of car A is (1/2)*M*V^2.

The kinetic energy of car B
is (1/2)*(M/3)*(2*V)^2 = (1/2)*(M/3)*(4*V^2)

=>
(4/3)(1/2)*M*V^2

We see that the kinetic energy of car B is (4/3)
that or car A. This implies that car B has a greater kinetic energy of the two
cars.

Explain the imagery in the poem?

Because this poem is exquisite, readers are often
oblivious to the many images that Keats employs. Indeed, the poem is loved by many
persons who might wonder if knowledge of the images could add anything to their
appreciation. The fact remains, however, that Keats created the images as an integral
part of the poem, and therefore to understand them is one way of following the processes
of his thought and poetic art. The images throughout the poem suggest ripeness, harvest,
rest, and beauty after labor. The trees are loaded with apples; the machinery (cider
press, reaping hook) is that which is used at the time of harvest; the light is red and
mellow—rosy—and is reflected in nearby plains of cut grain; and the sounds are those of
twilight and night—not threatening but restful.

Compare the voice in the poem “Song” by Adrienne Rich.

The voice Adrienne Rich uses in her poem, "Song," is one
of self-awareness on the part of the speaker.

"Voice" is a
literary element that is sometimes difficult to understand. It is not the mood, or the
author's tone. It is, rather, the persona created in the writing—the poem—in which the
author has developed the poem's voice. It should not be confused with the author's ideas
or feelings, which would be the tone. Here are two definitions that may
help:

Voice is
associated with the basic vision of a writer, her general attitude toward the
world.

...and...

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It is a convention in poetry that the speaker is
not the same individual as the historical author of the
poem.

So for Adrienne Rich's
poem, "Song," the voice I "hear" is that of a woman who seems to have been told that she
is lonely. (Remember, this is not the author speaking, but the woman she has created on
paper.) The descriptions the speaker presents may serve as examples for her listener to
the contrary: loneliness is not a part of this
woman.

The speaker is challenging the concept of
loneliness, and she is positive in the presentation of her
"defense."

The speaker defines what loneliness is NOT, in
her life. She speaks of the freedom and beauty of flying in a plane across the Rocky
Mountains toward an ocean.

She then describes a woman who
drives through many towns and chooses not to stop and stay, knowing that if she did,
then she would be lonely.

The speaker
draws to mind the image of waking early when no one else is up, and snuggling in the
comfort of a house "wrapped in sleep."

Finally, the speaker
contemplates the vision of what might seem to be the loneliest
picture of all: a row boat entrenched in the ice on a shore, as the last light fades.
This sounds solemn, and yet, the old boat knows, even in those circumstances,
what it is and what it is not, and
despite the impression another might get of defeat or loss, the boat is personified to
understand that when all else fails, there is still hope: the boat can provide the
"gift" of burning—light, life and warmth.

The speaker's
voice tells the reader that unless the definition of loneliness has changed,
she is not lonely. She is enjoying the freedom she has, and notes
that at the worst of times, there is something living in her that can dispel darkness,
fear or desolation: she has a fire within.

How are Silas's reactions realistic when he found out that something terribe had happened to him?

When Silas realized that his gold was gone and that
someone had basically welcomed himself into his house for the purpose of stealing from
him, his reaction was quite realistic, and very similar to the reaction that could have
happened to anyone who would have gone through the same
situation.

Basically Silas was not only robbed of his gold,
but of his present, his future, his dignity, and his security. He was no less violated
than anyone who gets their identity robbed, or someone whose luggage gets stolen from
the airport, or someone who comes one day from work to make dinner for the family only
to see that the things they worked so hard for are gone just because of someone else's
selfishness and malice.

In Silas's case, he was also an
older man and had a harder time connecting the malice of humanity to the peace that
comes with isolation. When Silas began to scream and fell into a fit of rage that was
quickly followed by a state of shock and grief, he was going through all the seven steps
of healing which include: Denial, negotiation, anger, grief, depression, and
acceptance.

Therefore, Silas's reactions were no different
than those of a person in real life. In fact, they were the same as we all have to go
through the seven stages in order to be able to somehow forgive and somewhat
forget.

What would happen if the earth's gravity is 1/2 of what it is today?If gravity will be 1/2 of what it is today, what adjustments would we have to...

First of all for the earth's gravity to be 1/2 of what it
is today, the earth's mass needs to be 1/2 of what it is today because gravity depends
on the mass of an object. That's why the moon has a much smaller gravity that the earth
because it is much smaller.

Second if the earth's gravity
is 1/2 of what it is today, the weight of all things will be reduced by half, in other
words you will be making half the force on the floor, you are making now. This means we
feel lighter to walk and jump.

Third if you drop an object
in the air (free fall) it will go down with half the speed it normally falls (normally
it falls with an acelleration of 9.8m/s2)

How is soap manufactured?

The manufacture of soap is done by reacting oil or a fat
with a base. This forms a salt. During production of soaps different types of fats can
be used depending on the characteristics that are required in the soap. These can
include animal tallow, palm oil and other inexpensive oils though for premium soaps even
oils like olive are used.

When the base is added to the
fat, first a glycerol molecule is released, which is converted to glycerin and can be
left to improve the texture of the soap. The fatty acids in the fat then combine with
the hydroxide ion to form soap. The hydroxide ion can be provided using sodium
hydroxide, or potassium hydroxide.

This is just the basic
process in soap formation; actual manufacturing requires choosing the right substances
to start with and a final extraction of the soap to pack it.

Newton's second lawFind the force exerted by each cable to support the 625 N bag and 37 degree angle

A bag that weighs 625 N and is supported by cables at an
angle of 37 degrees would need a minimum of two cables. Here all the calculations have
been done using a two cable model to support the bag.

Now
we see that the downward force due to the bag is 625 N. As the cables are pointed
upwards at an angle of 37 degrees to the horizontal, the force of tension (T) can be
divided into two components: a vertical component of T sin 37 and a horizontal component
of T cos 37.

The vertical components of the tension of both
the cables point upwards and their sum is equal to the force of 625 N acting downwards.
Therefore we have that 2*T sin 37 = 625.

=>T sin 37
= 625/2

=>T sin 37 =
312.5

=> T = 312.5 / sin
37

=> T = 312.5 /
.6

=> T = 519.26
N

Therefore the force exerted by each cable
is 519.26 N

Verify if the ratio (x-1)/x is smaller than lnx if x>=1.

We'll write the inequality:

(x-1)/x
< ln x

We'll subtract ln x both
sides:

(x-1)/x - ln x < 0

We'll
assign a function to the expression above:

f(x) = (x-1)/x - ln
x

This function is differentiable over the range [1 ;
+infinite)

f'(x) = 1/x^2 - 1/x = (1 -
x)/x^2

Since the values of x are in the range [1 ; +infinite), then
the numerator of the fraction (1 - x)/x^2 is always negative, for any value of x. Since the
denominator is always positive, since it is a square, then the fraction is negative for any value
of x.

Therefore, the function is
decreasing.

So, for x >= 1 => f(x) <
f(1)=0

But f(x) = (x-1)/x - ln x => (x-1)/x - ln x < 0
=> (x-1)/x < ln x

The inequality (x-1)/x
< ln x is verified, for all real values of x, located in the range [1 ;
+infinite).

What different kinds of marriages are depicted in Mansfield Park, and what qualities are important in choosing a marriage partner in their world?

It might be argued that marriage is the core of Jane Austen's
favorite themes. There are many kinds of marriages depicted in Mansfield
Park. One is the spiritually and monetarily frugal and childless marriage of Reverend
and Mrs. Norris. Another is the wealthy privileged and indolent marriage of the Bertrams. Yet
another is the hopeless and ill-conceived poverty-stricken marriage of the Prices. Another is the
proposed marriage of folly and corruption between Henry Crawford and Fanny. Still another is the
marriage of manipulation, convenience and abandonment between Maria Bertram and naive, betrayed
Mr. Rushworth:

[Maria]
loved [Henry]; there was no withdrawing attentions avowedly dear to
her.

One final marriage to consider is
the proposed one of love and genuine accord between Fanny and Edmund. They bring out the best and
noblest in each other. They conduct their lives, actions and ideas based on sound moral ethics
and principles. They each think of and give to others. They both shun immoral behavior such as
that of Henry Crawford (although Edmund was beguiled by the beauty and lively spirits of Mary
Crawford). They both have the respect and love of Sir and Lady
Bertram.

[Sir Thomas]
prizing more and more the sterling good of principle and temper, ... [and] the high sense of
having realised a great acquisition in the promise of Fanny for a
daughter,

They both make things a
little better for having been in a place or cared about a
person.

could [Henry]
have found sufficient exultation in ... working himself into the esteem and tenderness of Fanny
Price, there would have been every probability of success and felicity for
him.

These are the characteristics
that unite to make a good marriage in Jane Austen's world (and, I dare say, in our
world).

I need to write an analysis to support the two points below regarding Juliet.1) Juliet obsessively comments on Romeo’s physical appearance. 2)...

I'll discuss your second point first, since it is the most
obvious, and exists to drive the tragic action of the play.  Haste in action, without thinking
about the consequences, is a characteristic of both Romeo and Juliet, and a common characteristic
of youth.  Without haste in action, there would be no tragedy, since there must be flaws in the
decision making of the tragic hero and/or heroine for a tragedy to fulfill its dramatic
intent.

Juliet is hasty in the following
ways:

• She decides that she is in love with Romeo and
  wants to marry him by the end of Act I, scene v.


• In Act II, scene
  ii (the balcony scene) she tells Romeo that if his intentions are honorable then he should send
  word to her the next day when and where they will be
  married.

Both of these events transpire before she has
even known him for one entire day.

As for the consequences of her
actions, it is always easy to know that there are negative consequences, once you know the
outcome.  Hindsight, as they say, is 20/20 vision.  So, though Juliet is hasty, it is a bit too
presumptuous to assume that if she had thought more, taken more time to consider before marrying
Romeo, then she might have realized where it would all lead and prevented the
tragedy.

It is also hard to imagine that, even if she had slowed her
decision making down, she would imagine that Romeo would murder Tybalt and be banished on their
wedding day,

• which would lead her father to decide she
  should marry Paris (to cheer up her assumed grief over Tybalt's death),
  


• which would lead to her taking the potion given her by the Friar,
  


• which would lead to Romeo believing she was dead,
  


• which would lead to his suicide,
  


• which would lead to her suicide.
  

These consequences would probably not be dreamed up by
even the most wise and thoughtful person.  So, it is hard to make the argument that, if Juliet
had paused to consider, she might have prevented the action of the
play.

As for your second point, Juliet doesn't obsessively comment
on Romeo's appearance.  She does, in the balcony scene, when she believes that she is alone
onstage, say:

. .
.That which we call a rose

By any other name would smell as
sweet;

So Romeo would, were he not Romeo
call'd,

Retain that dear perfection which he
owes

Without that
title.

But this sort of generalized
remark about how fabulous and perfect he is doesn't refer to his physical appearance
necessarily.  She talks about him being wonderful and fabulous in other scenes in the play as
well, but never specifically about his physical appearance.  It is
Romeo who talks about her appearance,
her beauty, in both Act I, scene v when he first sees her and again before she discovers him in
Act II, scene ii.

For more on haste and the characters of Romeo and
Juliet, please follow the links below.

What hope does Silas have?

All of Silas Marner's hope in life lies in his adopted
daugher Eppie.  Prior to her unusual arrival on his doorstep, he was a hermit and a
miser -- only happy by himself when he could get out all his money and stare at it. 
Once his money is stolen, he thinks that his life has no meaning -- but the next day the
small child appears in his yard and he takes her in.  Her youthful innocence and her
need for his care completely transform Marner.  For the first time in his life he has a
TRUE purpose in life.  Eppie grows into a delightful, bright young woman and Marner is
as devoted to her as she is to him.  Even when she discovers that she is actually the
daughter of a wealthy man, she stays with Marner because he is her father in all the
ways that matter.  Marner, through Eppie, learns that hope in the world comes through
interactions with people, not through gold coins. 

What does King mean when he says that nonviolence “cuts without wounding?”

What King is saying here is that nonviolent resistance is
effective in making change possible, but that it does not create anger or
hurt.

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi and
Henry David Thoreau, two of the main proponents of the idea that people should resist injustice
by nonviolent means. King believed that nonviolent resistance was both more effective and more
ethical than violent resistance. This view is shown in the statement that you cite. King believes
that nonviolence "cuts" (it works, it is effective) but yet is ethical because it does not bring
harm to those it is directed at (it does not "wound"). This is because it treats them with
respect and does not give them any reason to feel angry at those who are
resisting.

What is symbolic of the kitchen & Arnold's car & what happened to Connie? Did Connie end up dead, raped?It sounded like Arnold Friend preys on...

Perhaps more than any other issue or topic, the question
of "what happens to Connie?" is the lynchpin in discussions of this well-known short
story. Perhaps that is one reason that the film version of the story, entitled SMOOTH
TALK, seeks to answer this question.

Given the author's
frequent tendency to portray characters who are violent and depraved, and to depict the
potential for violence in people who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances,
it's not unreasonable to assume that Connie does indeed end up brutalized in some way by
Arnold Friend.

But it's also possible that the encounter is
merely a sexual one, and quite plausibly a consensual one. Connie's promiscuity
(relative to her age and family situation) is a major theme of the story. The kitchen is
the last bastion of her innocence, representing the safety net of home and family. But
Connie's family is unsupportive and she is ready to move past what they can offer her.
The car, so elaborately described, and so menacing, may be seen not only as a vehicle
(literally and figuratively) to carry Connie to a new level of maturity and experience,
but as a phallic symbol representing her sexual
initiation.

As well, The screen door that divides Connie
from Arnold is symbolic of her hymen, the physical barrier of her virginity. This door
is emphasized in the film version as well, and screens are frequently used as symbols of
virginity in cinema.

What is Reagan saying in "A Time for Choosing?"

In this speech, Ronald Reagan is basically setting out his
philosophy of government.  He is arguing against the relatively liberal assumptions of
the time (1964) and for the kind of conservative ideas that he would champion as
president in the 1980s.

In the speech, Reagan hits on a
number of points that would come to define his conservative agenada.  Basically, he is
arguing for a smaller government that takes less of a role in the US
economy.

For example,
he:

• Argues that taxes are too
  high.


• Argues that the government is too far in
  debt.


• Says that the welfare state that was developing was
  too much like socialism.


• Claims that welfare policies
  encourage people to avoid work.

One thing that
is interesting is that there is no mention of what we call "social issues" these days. 
In 1964, things like abortion, gay rights and immigration were not yet on the political
radar screen.

In this speech Reagan discusses a range of
policy issues.  But the main thrust of the speech centers around the idea of a smaller
government, which is what conservatives are supposed to believe
in.

In "The Monkey's Paw," how does the author use characterization?

Characterisation refers to how the author presents,
describes and uses the characters in their work to advance the theme or message of the
story. So really, in a sense, what you need to do to answer your question is to think
about how the author presents the various characters and uses them to enhance the horror
of this tale. For me, one of the characters who really stands out, is Major Morris, who
gives the White family the poisoned chalice of the monkey's
paw.

What is key to realise is how he is presented. He is
described as a "tall, burly man, beady of eye and rubicund of visage." The fact that he
is a Sergeant Major and physically strong is made evident, an impression heightened by
his experience of active service in India:

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...spoke of wild scenes and doughty deeds; of
wars and plagues and strange
peoples.

Having established
the strength and power of this character, the author then shows the true terror of the
monkey's paw by describing its effect on the Major. Note how in response to being asked
if he has had three wishes, he responds, "I have," and we are told something that we
would not expect from such a man: "his blotchy face
whitened."

The author therefore uses the characterisation
of the Major to foreshadow the tragedy that is to come in the rest of the story. For
such a straightforward, physically powerful man to respond so strongly to a "fakir's
trick" clearly points towards the truth in the monkey's paw - a truth that the White
family find out for themselves all too soon.

In "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" how does the function/symbolism of light relate to Granny's life?

You have asked an excellent question that relates to the
ending of the story, the symbolism of the light that Granny Weatherall blows out and
also the importance of her jilting to her life and how she views God and death. Before
answering your question, let us remember how Porter ends this excellent
story:

For
the second time there was no sign. Again no bridegroom and the priest in the house. She
could not remember any other sorrow because this grief wiped them all away. Oh, no,
there's nothing more cruel than this - I'll never forgive it. She stretched herself with
a deep breath and blew out the
light.

Porter ends this story
in this particular fashion because she wants to suggest that we are all "jilted" in
death - that we die alone and that this solitude is greater than any loss we know in
life. It is also important to remain aware of what she is suggesting about Granny
Weatherall's character through her final acceptance of this reality - Granny Weatherall
is clearly shown as a strong characters in accepting her own death in this face of this
ultimate jilting. The light that you identified symbolises the last flicker of her
consciousness. Granny Weatherall's action in blowing out this light indicates Granny
giving herself up to death and her relinquishing of this consciousness and
life.

What one financial request does Pip make of Miss Havisham?Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

In the bildungsroman of Charles
Dickens, Great Expectations, Pip exhibits much maturity and
integrity in the third stage of the novel.  Concerned that Compeyson will try to kill
Provis, Herbert and Pip consider Pip's going abroad with Provis.  But, before he
departs, Pip decides to visit Estella; however, he learns that she has gone to Satis
House.  Therefore, Pip makes a trip to the melancholy mansion where Pip remarks it would
have been better if he had never entered. In his act of going to Miss Havisham in
Chapter XLIV, Pip candidly tells Miss Havisham that she has succeeded in making him
miserable and reveals that he has learned of his benefactor.  With more candor, he
informs Miss Havisham that she has wronged Mr. Matthew Pocket and Herbert Pocket, his
son; further, he tells Miss Havisham that they are his friends while the other relatives
are not.  Nor are they of the quality of Mr. Pocket and
Herbert.

When Miss Havisham asks what Pip wants from her,
he explains that he needs a favor for Herbert's sake, and it must be done without his
knowledge:  Pip asks for money to help Herbert pay his bills.  Having led Herbert into
debt, Pip feels obligated to rescue him; now that he may leave the country, he must turn
to Miss Havisham.  She agrees to aid Herber, and Pip then confesses his misery to
Estella.

At this point in the novel, Pip exhibits
responsibility as a young man.  Before leaving the country, he wishes to straighten his
affairs and make amends to his friend Herbert, for whom he will later procure a position
in a branch banking office.  Clearly, Pip is moving from his selfish and irresponsible
conduct of Stage II of Great Expectations.

In "Through the Tunnel" what is the relationship between Jerry and his mother?

We are presented with a very awkward relationship between the
protagonist of this excellent short story and his mother as Jerry is on the threshold of
adulthood and his mother struggles to work out how best to give him limited independence whilst
trying to ensure his safety. Note how we see a conflict between them right at the beginning of
the story when she spots Jerry looking at the "wild beach," and how "contrition" forced him to
follow her to the "safe beach." Perhaps the most revealing paragraph we have that addresses their
relationship comes when the author tells us some background information about the mother and
Jerry:

He was an only
child, eleven years old. She was a widow. She was determined to be neither possessive nor lacking
in devotion. She went worrying off to her
beach.

Thus we can see that the
mother, as a single mother, is desperately trying to raise Jerry well by herself, and wants to
try and get that balance between giving him independence whilst at the same time letting Jerry
know that he is deeply loved. Thus it is that she lets him go to the "wild beach" by
himself.

Describe the theme of duty vs desire in the narrative of Shakuntala.

I think that there is a demonstration of the theme of desire vs.
duty in the story of Shakuntala. On one level, the rejection of the infant Shakuntala by the sage
Vishwamitra is representative of uphoding duty in the face of desire. Vishwamitra is upset at the
violation of his strict code of ascetism in the form of the child and his rejection of her is
done in the upholding of duty in the face of desire. Another instance of the collision between
desire and duty is seen in the initial love of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala. The choice is
fundamental in that after they are married, the King must return to his kingdom, promising to
return for his new bride. If desire wins out in this conflict, he stays with her. Like with her
father, duty is superior and, in the process, he embodies the form of duty while she represents,
yet again, desire. In the interaction with the Rishi Durvasa, the theme of desire vs. duty is
also evident. The Rishi is angered with the apparent neglect he suffered as a guest of the
ashram, a neglect that was precipitated by Shakuntala's daydreaming of her husband. In this
example, desire is embodied by Shakuntala and the element of duty is represented by the Rishi,
who curses her for not understanding the proper extent of duty. When the Rishi lessens his curse
in the understanding of the situation, it is a moment where the theme of desire vs. duty is
sought to be minimized as he must still uphold his duty as placing a curse on her, but tries to
relent it to an extent with his modification of it. Interestingly enough, Shakuntala herself
embodies a sense of duty in that she imposes her own sense of self- exile to the wilderness when
confronted with the reality that her love fails to recognize her. In these examples, the theme of
desire vs. duty is seen in several contexts.

What are some short and long term results cause by the Salem Witch Trials?If I were alive during this particular time period but NOT accused of...

I think in the short term, Miller's assumptions we see in
the 4th Act are true... Livestock wandering the streets, orphans roaming from house to
house, and crops rotting in the fields were just a few of the known effects in that era.
I would assume some of the unknown effects were relationships that never recovered from
the pain of the accusations, and children who may have bore deep-seeded resentments
against the church.

In the long term, obviously the impact
of the hysteria the Salem Witch Trials created has not gone away. It is a focus in all
major book publishers' literature series, and Hollywood doesn't leave it alone either.
Many types of "witch-hunts" have happened even over the last century that have kept the
reminder of the Salem Witch Trials in view. They are a good reminder to consider how far
our beliefs can carry us to poorly carry out what we sometimes think is
justice.

What message is sent by the nautilus in stanza 4?

In Oliver Wendell Holmes' poem "The Chambered Nautilus," the
poet describes through the first three stanzas, the practice of sea creatures living in a shell
for a time. And when a creature decides it is time, it leaves one shell to move on to another. It
attaches itself to its new abode which becomes home, while the old "dwelling place" is
forgotten.

In stanza four, the poet seems to be speaking to one of
the shells that has been washed ashore and retrieved by him:

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Child of the wandering
sea,

Cast from her lap,
forlorn!

The poet personifies the
shell, describing it as forlorn, and continues the personification when describing that its lips
create sound:

From thy
dead lips a clearer note is born

Than even Triton blew from wreathed
horn.

The poet writes that while it
may no longer be a home, it rings in his ear (as when one places a shell to his ear to listen to
the ocean), and when deep in thought, he hears a voice singing, like the sound of the
ocean.

Who was Horace Mann?

Horace Mann was a reformer from the mid-1800s. He is best known
for his efforts towards improving the state of public education in the United
States.

During the 1830s and 1840s, there were a number of reform
movements going on in the United States. There was a growing middle class that believed in the
somewhat progressive idea that people could more or less perfect their society. Mann started his
work in areas other than education. He worked on improving mental hospitals, just as Dorothea Dix
did.

However, it was later that Mann took up the cause that he
became famous for. He became the most important education reformer in America in those days. Mann
was responsible for the creation of normal schools for training teachers and extending
educational opportunities to many more children in Massachusetts. As the link below
says,

Mann, more than
any other single person, is responsible for bringing Massachusetts, and in turn the nation, to
acknowledge the importance of providing public education for all mentally competent
citizens.

I need to know and describe the figures of speech in this poem. Please help im desperate and I dont understand poetry. The gaudy tapestry of...

Two figures of speech that stand out for me with this poem
are metaphor and personfication.

The metaphors seem
generally pretty short, as in the opening line "The gaudy tapestry of June." The month
of June doesn't literally have a tapestry, so this statement is clearly an example of
figurative speech. I think this metaphor might bring to mind all of the colors of
flowers that tend to be in full bloom in
June.

Personification is used much more extensively in the
poem. There's a string of instances, all tied to the idea of created a sense of a
medieval world: "bees drumming gregorian" likens the insects' noises to the chanting of
monks, and "lilacs swinging censers" likens the flowers to attendants at a Catholic mass
who lightly swing an incense-filled ball on a chain in order to waft the scent of
incense across the room.

As I reread the poem, I see the
"gaudy tapestry of June" as more than just a reference to colorful flowers. The whole
tapestry "quickens," we're told; it comes to life. "Tapestry" is probably being used
here in a broader, also metaphoric sense: the speaker seems to be reflecting on the
interwoven fabric of life.

Factor the following:a. ( 2x^2 - 4x- 30)b. (3x^3 - 6x^2 + 5x- 10)

Factor the following:
a. ( 2x^2 - 4x-
30.

First we notice that 2 is common factor for all
terms.

Then we will factor
2.

==> 2 (x^2 - 2x -
15)

Now we will factor between
brackets.

==> 2( x- 5) ( x+
3).

b. (3x^3 - 6x^2 + 5x-
10)

We will factor the first two terms the last two
terms.

==> ( 3x^3 - 6x^2) + (5x
-10)

We will factor 3x^2 from the first two
terms.

==> 3x^2(x - 2) +
(5x-10).

Now we will factor 5 from the last two
terms.

==> 3x^2(x-2) + 5(
x-2).

Now we notice that (x-2) is a common
factor.

Then, we will factor
(x-2).

==> (x-2) ( 3x^2 + 5)

What literary technique is being used here, and for what purpose? Refer to the passage to support and explain your answer.One other person...

Whenever a character is described in a "story" of any kind
(short story, play, novel, etc.), it is called
"characterization."

Lilia Melani of Brooklyn College describes
characterization as:

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...the way an author presents characters. In
direct presentation, a character is described by the author, the narrator or
the other characters. In indirect presentation, a character's traits are
revealed by action and
speech.

The example you have
provided would be direct presentation.

However,
when you discover more details as to the character of Marvin Macy in reading, for example, of how
he acts with Miss Amelia when they marry, or how returns many years after Miss Amelia has thrown
him out, to then lure Cousin Lymon away, you possess indirect presentation
of his character, where your sense of Macy is "filled out" by what he does and says in the
story.

The purpose of providing characterization is that it allows
the reader to better understand the character's place within the story; the characters drive the
plot. You are also able to better comprehend the significance of the reactions of other
characters to that person.

For example, knowing that Macy has been
in jail, caused ruin, and then went on his way gives the reader a clearer image of Miss Amelia in
several ways. We better understand why Miss Amelia would not have wanted Macy around, and why she
would not have wanted a physical relationship with such a man.

This
information allows us to also study Miss Amelia on a deeper, more personal level. For example,
with the reputation Macy has before they marry, why would she marry him anyway? (Of course, we
learn that she is lonely, and this generates a new sense of who Miss Amelia is, and also why
Cousin Lymon becomes so important to her.)

It also gives the reader
a clearer awareness of Miss Amelia's displeasure when Macy shows up, a sense of how she could
have had a physical altercation (fight) with him, and how devastating his final act of aggression
toward her is. Specifically, he influences Cousin Lymon and they destroy the cafe, and then Macy
takes Lymon along when he leaves. The "wreckage" left behind is seen in Miss Amelia's total sense
of abandonment and isolation.

In summary, the literary device
described is characterization. The usefulness of this device is to provide
an introduction to the character to explain his behaviors and to better understand the response
of other characters to him based upon his how he acts and what he says.

In "The Rocking-Horse Winner" how old is Paul when he dies?

This is an interesting question, because I don't think that the
story ever actually says specifically how old he is, so we just have to use clues throughout to
guess.  When Paul is introduced, it only says that there was "a boy," so no clues there.  Later,
his governess, or nurse, said that he was "growing beyond her," and that he was too old to be
playing on a rocking-horse anyway.  He is old enough to speak, reason things out in his head, and
think abstractly, as reflected in his conversation with his mother about luck.  The story covers
over the span of a year, and after Paul gives his mother the money, it mentions that he would be
going to his father's private school in the fall.

Based on all of
these clues, we can gather that he is at least 5 years old, probably 6 or 7.  Children who were
being cared for by their nursery governess usually left their care when they went to school,
between ages 5-8.  And since the story starts with him just barely growing out of that phase, and
ends with him preparing to go to school the next fall, that is a good age to put him into.  All
of this is using inference, or educated guessing, through taking the clues in the text to try to
piece together a fact that isn't actually there.  I hope that those thoughts helped; good
luck!

How many 4 digits codes are possible using the numbers 0 -9 only once?

The codes have to be prepared using the numbers 0-9 and are 4
digit long. Also, each of the numbers can be used only once

We have
10 choices for the first digit.

As there are no repetitions, there
are 9 choices for the second digit, 8 choices for the third digit and 7 choices for the fourth
digit.

In all, the number of codes that can be created are 10*9*8*7
= 5040

The number of 4 digit codes possible using the
numbers 0-9 only once is 5040.

Identify any motifs in "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World" and label the importance of these motifs.

Well, I think that one of the most important motifs are the
flowers that are referred to at various stages of the story. It is important to consider the
overall effect on the villagers that the drowned man creates. At the beginning of the tale we are
given a rather bleak description of the village:

The village was
made up on only twenty-odd wooden houses that had stone courtyards with no flowers and which were
spread about on the end of a desertlike cape.

Everything confirms
the desolate and drab nature of the village. Yet, by the end of the tale, as they plan and carry
out Esteban's funeral, note how his appearance in their lives seems to have given them the
impetus they need to realise that they can do something to change their rather hopeless
situation, symbolised by the flowers they wish to plant:

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But they also knew that everything would be different from
then on... because they were going to paint their house fronts gay colours to make Esteban's
memory eternal and they were going to break their backs digging for springs among the stones and
planting flowers on the cliffs so that in future years at dawn the passengers on great liners
would awaken, suffocated by the smell of gardens on the high
seas...

The flowers thus represent
perhaps the potential that the villagers within themselves find to change their situation and
transform their village from rather a bleak, foreboding place to a place renowned for its beauty,
vibrancy and colour. Of course, Marquez is gently poking fun at the villagers, and at all of us,
and our need to have a hero to give us that catalyst - for that potential for self-transformation
is within us all, Esteban or no Esteban.

Describe the reforms Pyotr Arkadyevich Stolypin brought to Russia.Did they work?

Piotr Arkadevich Stolypin was appointed as the Russian
Minister of the Interior by Czar Nicholas II in May of 1906 and then as the Russian
Premier in July.  This was a period in Russian history of political and social unrest. 
Stolypin tried to establish stability and repress disorder by fighting the revolutionary
movement in Russia.  He did this by trying to establish a class of peasant landowners
that would be conservative and loyal to the czar.  After Czar Alexander II freed all
serfs in 1861, control of land was given to the “mir”, or the village commune, which was
responsible for redistributing the land.  One of Stolypin’s reforms was to give these
peasant communes the right to dissolve themselves and in essence, transform peasants
into landowners.  It also allowed peasants to seek industrial employment in cities.
These reforms were too late.  The number of small holdings had increased by the start of
the Russian Revolution in 1917, but it was not enough to create the conservative peasant
class that Stolypin sought. Stolypin was assassinated by a revolutionary terrorist in
1911.

Could you help with some facts and logical aruguments that would convince an auction site to prohibit the use of sniping software.

Sniping software is used in online auctions such as eBay. 
For a timed auction, sniping hardware allows a bidder to outbid another bidder at the
last possible moment before the auction is closed.  The software can be installed on
your own computer or used by a web site to which you as a bidder might subscribe.  The
sniping websites are generally more successful than individual computers because they
use more reliable servers and programs that have superior (decreased) reaction
times.

Currently eBay allows sniping.  Here are some
comments/arguments against sites such as eBay allowing this
practice.

Unfair to regular bidders:  A person is no match
for a computer in split-second timing.  Even if the bidder were sitting at his computer
at the moment the timed auction ended, his reaction time would be no match for the
computer.

Unfair when the minimum bid increment is small: 
On eBay the bidder can set a secret maximum bid, and the eBay computer will bid for him
as a surrogate bidder, increasing the bid by the minimum increment up to and including
the maximum bid set by the bidder.  This supposedly negates the unfairness of bidding
against someone with sniping software.  However, there is a problem if the minimum bid
increment is small …say ten cents.  This is because if is hard to imagine a bidder who
would not be willing to pay ten cents more than his maximum bid to win the bid.  The
small increment makes it impossible to choose an effective maximum bid.  So when the
minimum bid increment is small, even on eBay, sniping is
unfair.

Advantage to experienced bidders over those new to
the site:  Experienced bidders, especially those with sniping hardware have an advantage
over newcomers.

Sniping adds an element to the bidding
process of which many, if not a majority of bidders are unaware. One could say that the
auction site that permits sniping is engaging in false
advertising.

Sniping negates the concept of a true auction
by humans interacting with one another.  Instead, sniping allows computers to make bids
with split-second timing, beating out humans who lack such light-speed
reflexes.

What is the angle of rotation?The earth has a radius of approximately 6400 km. If a point on the circumferathe moves by 2 kilometers what is the...

The radius of the earth is 6400 kms. If the point is on the
surface of the earth moves by 2 kilometer due to rotation, then it is as good as the
point describes  an arc of circle whose centre is at the centre of earth and the radius is the
radius of the earth.

The relation between the arc and the angle the
arc subtends at the centre of the cicrle is given by:

Arc length =
angle in radians* radius of the circle.

We substitute in the above
relation , arc length = 2km. Radius = 6400 km.

2km =
angle/6400km

Angle subtended at the centre of earth= 2/6400 =
0.0003125 radians.

1 radian =  180/pi = 57.29577951
degree.

Or angle subtended at the centre of earth =
0.0003125*5729577951 = 0.01704931degrees. = 1minute, 4.457752 seconds .

Name two reasons Harper Lee uses the final line spoken by Atticus in To Kill a Mockingbird: "Many people are, Scout, when you finally see them."

Atticus' final line is important for several reasons. On the
surface, he is reinforcing Scout's statement that Stoner's Boy (one of the characters in the
story that Atticus has been reading to her) was a good guy, in spite of some of the other
characters who thought he was

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"... messin' up their clubhouse an' throwin' ink all over
it, an'..."

Like Boo Radley, no one
knew what Stoner's Boy looked like, and Stoner's Boy had never been caught committing any of the
things of which he was accused. Harper Lee deliberately creates this parallel between the two
characters, and Atticus' final advice,

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"Most people are, Scout, when you finally see
them"

seems to show his adult
understanding of the comparison. The sleepy Scout is apparently referring to Stoner's Boy, but
Atticus's answer--coming after a long night in which his children were nearly killed--probably
has Boo in mind. Atticus' answer also refers to his earlier advice to Scout about tolerance:
that

"You never really understand a person until you
consider things from his point of view--until you climb into his skin and walk around in
it."

Discuss the structure of Gwendolyn Brooks' poem "The Mother."

Gwendolyn Brooks is a highly accomplished poet, and her
poem "The Mother" reflects her ability to work with language on a number of levels. The
poem uses a variety of elements to give it structure, but it doesn't seem bound to any
one of these elements.

End rhyme is used throughout, for
example, and while the poem's rhyme often follows the format of couplets (AA, BB, etc.),
it occasionally breaks out of that pattern and sometimes uses alternating rhyme (ABAB,
etc.).

End rhyme is, of course, the repetition of sounds at
the end of lines of a poem. Repetition is used in other ways, too, to lend structure to
the poem. Key words and phrases are repeated or closely imitated, such as in the
parallel grammatical forms in lines 3-4:

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The damp small pulps with a little or with no
hair, The singers and workers that never handled the
air.

The source cited below,
at , talks about how the speaker in the poem is vacillating between various ways of
making sense of the abortion or lost child:

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An important unifying device in the poem is
memory. Memory is constantly functioning in “the mother.” The narrator is in a fluid and
changing relationship with the past, and specifically with her decisions that have
drastically affected the
present.

It may be possible
to connect the changes in the poem's very structure to the changes in the speaker's
"changing relationship with the past."

NOTE: I didn't
understand the question in its original form. There's really no such thing as
"structuralism in" a specific poem. Structuralism is a theoretical approach that
transcends individual pieces of literature and looks for large patterns that organize
and explain the individual pieces. In your question, I thus changed "structuralism in"
to "structure of."

I am writing an essay explaining the tragic irony in Oedipus Rex. Ideas please?

In the discussion of the tragic irony of Oedipus
Rex, the writer may find that it is worthwhile to direct the reader toward the
tremendous impact that this irony has upon the character of the King of Thebes, Oedipus. That is,
the writer may wish to provide the reader with an explanation of how it is that the situational
and dramatic irony of Sophocles's Oedipus Rex effect the tragic
ending.

So, if the writer takes this direction of explaining how the
various ironies effect the tragedy of Oedipus, the focus of the paper will be upon defining the
situational irony and the dramatic irony and the examples thereof that she uses to support the
thesis of the force of this irony. For instance, the moment of what Aristotle calls the
"reversal" itself is ironic. When the messenger comes to tell Oedipus of the death of Polybos,
whom he thinks is the father of Oedipus, the situational irony effects this reversal. For,
Oedipus learns from the messenger inadvertently that Polybos is not, in fact his father. And this
ironic moment for the messenger produces the opposite effect of what the messenger has
anticipated. Of course, the greatest irony is the dramatic irony of Oedipus's declaration that he
will save Thebes when, in fact, he is the cause of the plague. Thus, by tracing the effects of
the various incidences of irony, the writer can demonstrate how it is this very irony that
propels the play Oedipus Rex to its tragic conclusion.

Find the polinomial with lowest degree having the following zeros : 2 and 2i

The zeroes of a polynomial are the roots of that polynomial. We
also know that the complex solutions come in complex conjugate
pairs.

So, if 2i is a solution of the equation, that means that -2i
is also the solution of the equation.

We also know that a polynomial
could be written as a product of linear factors, if we know it's
solutions.

We'll note the solutions of the polynomial
as:

x1 = 2

x2 =
2i

x3 = -2i

The polynomial
is:

P(x) = a(x - x1)(x - x2)(x -
x3)

We'll substitute x1,x2 and x3:

P(x)
= (x - 2)(x - 2i)(x + 2i)

We'll write the product (x - 2i)(x + 2i)
as a difference of squares:

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

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

We'll remove
the brackets:

P(x) = x^3 + 4x - 2x^2 -
8

The lowest degree polynomial, having as zeros the
values 2, 2i, -2i, is: P(x) = x^3 - 2x^2 + 4x - 8.

In "the Legend of Sleepy Hollow", How has the author used symbolism to reveal character and develop the plot?

With his great brawn and "rough chivalry" that could carry
matters to open warfare, Brom Bones represents the country man, the rough new American. 
His foil, Ichabod Crane, with his "spindle neck" and long narrow head, Ichabod much
resembles the bird of his surname,

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tall and lanky, with narrow shoulders, long arms
and legs, and a long snipe
nose.... 

He is a native of
Connecticut, "a state which supplies the Union with pioneers for the mind as well as for
the forest."  Crane is the intellectual who teaches and who reads Coton Mather's
History of New England Witchcraft.  He is symbolic of the colonial
Americans who were more cultured and educated, albeit not as physical.  Not so far
removed from the English, Crane harbors much of their supersititous
nature. 

As a guest of Katrina Van Tassel, Ichabod is too
far removed from his native land. His struggles to control his appetite and to use his
imagination properly represents and reflects the struggles of the new society to behave
maturely. When the head of the horseman is hurled at Ichabod by Brom playing the
Hessian Horseman, the gesture is symbolic of the contention that brawn is more important
than brains.  But, the high spirited Crane has a "happy mixture of pliability and
perseverance in his nature."  But, finally, he is terrified on his return
home.

Explain the imagery in the poem "Desert Places" by Robert Frost.

This is an excellent poem in which the speaker explores the way
that even the most familiar of surroundings can become like "desert places" where he is
overwhelmed with loneliness and questions his own significance as a human
being.

When analysing imagery, it is important to remember that
imagery is defined as pictures that are painted with words that create an image in our mind of
what the author is describing. Often imagery will appeal to the five senses to make that picture
more vibrant.

Thus it is that this poem, which is, after all, about
emotional desolation, creates powerful images of the snow and the way that it erases
characteristics and creates a bleak landscape. Notice how the speaker describes what he
sees:

A blanker
whiteness of benighted snow

With no expression, nothing to
express.

Snow is personified as a
human face, but a face which has "no expression" and "nothing to express." The whiteness of the
snow is "blank" and is shown to erase or cover up or "smother" all familiar features. This
creates an intense feeling of "loneliness," which is reinforced through the repetition of this
word in stanzas two and three. All of these examples combine to create a very bleak picture
indeed of emotional desolation and the desert places that surround us even when we know where we
are.

What is the Author's attitude toward the main character in the book Paul's Case?

Willa Cather elegantly and respectfully addresses the many flaws
and differences of character of her main character, Paul.

Cather
sincerely points out that Paul is, indeed, not quite fit for his surroundings. Instead of making
this become a point of contention that would make the reader dislike her main character, Cather
is as equally contemptuous about Paul's surroundings. This helps the reader understand that
Paul's dislike of his circumstances is not a result of him being spoiled, nor ungrateful. The
author is clear in pointing out that Paul's surroundings are not proportional to his nature. That
Cordelia street is simply a very very tacky and stuffy place in comparison to Paul's
sophisticated and feeble nature.

Cather is also cordial in
explaining how Paul is naturally happy when he is exposed to beautiful surroundings. He is also
equally depressed when he is taken away from beauty. We can tell from this that Cather is
presenting us with a character which has a real physical need for aesthetics which affects
considerably his psyche.

For this reason, we can readily conclude
that Cather wants us to see Paul as an exceptional and unique case not to be judged, but
analyzed.

What are the two comparible themes between the two movies: Sliding Doors and Family Man? What are three sub-theses' to support the thesis?Thank you

Sliding Doors and The Family Man, both show us parallel
worlds.  The common themes are controlling our own destiny, taking second chances and
that things aren’t always as they appear.

Our lives are not
set in stone, we control our destiny, a single seemingly insignificant act can change
the course of our entire life.  If Helen in Sliding Doors had caught that train home,
her life would be entirely different, even causing her to die in the end.  If Jack had
decided to not get on the plane in The Family man, his life too, would be drastically
different than the life he did in fact lead.

Both films
show us that you have to look a little deeper to see the true beauty of something.  That
while it is tempting to assume that the grass is greener on the other side, that may not
always be the case.  All throughout Sliding Doors it appears that the “Fake Helen” is
living the better life, she caught her boyfriend cheating and broke up with him and
ended up with James who encouraged her to start her business.  She is successful
romantically and professionally, she seems to be the better Helen.  However, in the end,
she dies and never gets to live her life with James and their unborn child.  While “Real
Helen” throughout most the movie is oblivious to her boyfriend’s infidelities and has to
support the two of them with two grueling part time jobs.  However, in the end, she does
catch her boyfriend and breaks up with him, and meets James in the last scene.  The
audience knows that her and James will fall in love and that she will start her own
business and that they will live a wonderful life together, only this time she is a
stronger woman.

In the Family Man, Jack gets on the plane,
leading to his breakup with Kate, putting him on the path of success…professional
success.  He has the expensive cars and fancy suits, the apartment in the city and no
strings attached relationships with beautiful women.  He assumes that he is happy
because he has all the material possessions he could want, the impressive job and little
to no real obligations or responsibilities.  However, when he is given a glimpse to his
alternate life, where he didn’t get on the plane and he stayed with Kate, he thinks it
looks like hell in comparison to his real life.  He lives in the suburbs in an
unimpressive house, life is loud and hectic and messy raising two kids with less money,
and a life of obligations to his family, in-laws and friends.  However after time, he
finds himself happier and more fulfilled in the life where he may appear to have less,
but discovers he actually has much, much more, with a loving wife and
children.

Coming back to the theme of second chances, Jack
remembers the glimpse he had into the other world, and uses that knowledge to try and
have a second chance at that life and goes to talk to Kate at the end.  While he will
not live that exact life, we the audience, feel confident he will end up being a “family
man” again, only he won’t have regrets, knowing what it was like to live each life he
made a choice, one that he is confident with and that will make him a better
man.

At the end of Sliding Doors the audience knows that by
Helen and James meeting they will end up together, only this time, in her second chance,
Helen took the harder path getting there and is all the stronger for it, learning
important life lessons, while still managing to have the happily ever
after.

When the corresponding terms of two AP are added are the terms of the resulting series also an AP?

Yes.

If two series which are
in arithmetic progression are added, term by term  correspondingly, then the resulting
 series is also in
AP.

Proof:

  Let  a1 ,  d, and
n be the first term , the common difference and the number of terms  in a series series
A  of an AP.

Then the nth term an of the series A  is
giveny by the relation:

 an =
a1+(n-1)d

Similarly let , b1 , e  and n be the first term,
the common difference  and the number of the terms of another series
B.

Then the nth term bn of the series B is given by:
b1+(n-1)e.

Clearly , during the the addition of the
corresponding terms nth terms of the series A and B is : an+bn = a1+(n-1)d
}+{(b1+(n-1)e)} = (a1+b1) + (n-1)(d+e). Or

The nth term 
ahter adding the corresponding term bu terms of both series is given by (an+bn) =
(a1+b1) +(n-1)(d+e)  = k1+(n-1)f , where f = d+e.

Thus the
new series is  also an AP with starting term  a1+b1 = k1 and a common ratio d+e =
f.

How is figurative language used in "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde?

The fairy tale "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde has a
lot of figurative language and figures of speech as it often occurs in this
genre.

When the giant repeatedly says "My own garden is my
own garden", is an example of anaphora, which is the repetition of a phrase or word for
a specific purpose. Sure he does not use it throughout the story, but the phrase is
repeated.

In the description of the garden you find many
similes such as flowers like stars, and other
comparisons.

Personification is also found as Spring and
the seasons, the birds, and many things of nature decidedly stopped being in the Selfish
Giant's garden because of the lack of children and "forgot" that garden
altogether.

You could say there is synecdoche in the phrase
"children are the most beautiful flowers of them all", which arguably is also a
personification, and there is a lot of metaphors in both the meaning of the selfish
giant (representing opression, overpower), and the redemption by the child who kissed
him and took him to Paradise. The white blossoms are also representative of
purity.

Hope this helps a bit.

What are pages 1-37 about?John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men

The novella Of Mice and Men by John
Steinbeck is one that is well worth reading, and since there are many editions, the
pages mentioned can cover different passages.  But the first Chapter of the novella
introduces the reader to the setting of the Salinas Valley during the Great Depression. 
Two men enter the scene a "few miles south of Soledad," where they will soon begin work
on a ranch.  Lennie Small and George Milton are representative of the thousands of
itinerant workers in the 1930s, men who left families out of desperation for work, men
who were alienated and alone.  Steinbeck's novella deals with this terrible aloneness of
the men and their search for meaning with a fraternity of
others.

Having won national recognition for this book,
Steinbeck went on to win the Nobel Prize in 1962.  Many of his characters are memorable,
and Lennie and George are ones a reader does not soon forget.  Lennie, who moves with
the clumsiness of a bear, and George who is small and quickly observant, find themselves
working on the ranch where they meet Old Candy, a swamper who has lost his hand.  He
cleans the bunkhouse while the others work.  Slim, the mule skinner with "God-like eyes"
enters in the evening as does the boss's son, Curley.  George worries that the
pugnacious Curley may cause him and Lennie problems.

Discuss the relationship between Juliet and Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet.

In addition, you may note that Lady Capulet, though rebuking her
husband for his temper, does nothing after Lord Capulet tells Juliet that she can "hang, beg,
starve, die in the streets" (III.v) if she refuses to marry Paris. Lady Capulet's loyalty to her
husband is stronger at this point than her loyalty of - or love for -
Juliet.

Lady Capulet ignores the pleas of her daughter, opting not
to soothe her but to tell her "Talk not to me... I have done with thee"
(III.v).

This may be integrating the traditional idea of being loyal
to men/male family members, honoring your husband first, etc., and/or it can be reflective of a
strained affection of the mother for her daughter (the duty of motherhood versus the love of
being a mother).

*Quotes are from The New Folger Library
Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, page 71.

Why are we protected from lightning sitting in our cars?

A bolt of lightning is a very short duration AC discharge of a
very high voltage.

There have been many reasons postulated as to why
we are safe during a lightning storm inside our cars. One of them is that the rubber tires of
cars is a very good insulator. The second is that the metallic body of the car is equivalent to a
Faraday Cage which limits the current to outside it. The reasons mentioned though are not
accurate. First, rubber is an electrical insulator, but a lightning bolt that has travelled
through several kilometers of air which is a better insulator than rubber is not going to be
stopped by a few centimeters of rubber. Second, the phenomenon of the Faraday Cage is for static
electricity, not AC that makes up a lightning bolt.

The right reason
why we are safe from a lightning strike if we are in our cars during a lightning storm is the
fact that as lightning has a very high frequency it travels only through a very thin outer layer
of the metallic body of the car. This is called the skin effect.

It
is the Skin Effect that protects us if we are seated in a car which has a body made completely of
metal.

How are blood and violence interconnected in "Barn Burning" by William Faulkner?

Abner Snopes appears to be a man consumed with anger against
others for slights, imagined or real, that causes him to react in an inflammatory way, burning
down the property of those who have offended him. For Abner, to be related to him is to support
him and to back him up, being complicit in his illegal activity and working against the
authorities who are trying to convict him. Thus it is that Abner expects his son, Sarty, to lie
for him at the hearing which opens the story. Although he says nothing, Abner recognises that he
was going to testify against him. Note what he says to his son that
evening:

You're
getting to be a man. You got to learn. You got to learn to stick to your own blood or you ain't
going to have any blood to stick to you. Do you think either of them, any man there this morning,
would? Don't you know all they wanted was a chance to get at me because tey knew I had them beat?
Eh?

Thus we see the immense pressure
placed on Sarty by his father. To be related to him is, if not to share in his violent tendenies,
to be complicit in his violent acts by supporting his father and lying if necessary to protect
him. All of which makes his act of defying his father so powerful at the end of the
story.

Compare Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" with Pope's "Ode on Solitude" by examining the chief characteristics of the ode form.

A comparison of Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind" and
Pope's "Ode on Solitude" reveals some of the chief characteristics of the ode, including
its possibilities for variability. The ode is a form of lyric poetry originated by the
Greeks, especially Pindar, and carried on with variation by the Romans, especially
Horace. Odes, like all lyric poetry, were originally set to music and sung. The
instrumental aspect became less prevalent even in ancient times so that the ode was then
declaimed (i.e., spoken) instead of sung.

By examining
these two odes, it is evident that stanzas may be of varying
verse (i.e., line) length; Pope's has four verses to a
stanza while Shelley's has fourteen verses with an ending couplet, which incidentally is
similar to the sonnet form, which has fourteen verses and an ending couplet. Despite
this variability in verses, both odes have the same number of
stanzas: each has five
stanzas.

Close textual examination reveals that in both
odes stanzas one and two form one thought subject while
stanzas three and four provide a
turn and begin a different subject within the same topic.
Stanza five, then provides another turn and completes the
ode with a resolving subject. Shelley's first two stanzas address the "West Wind"
directly while three and four reflect on the poetic speaker's experience ("Thou who
didst waken"). The end stanza presents the speaker's supplication to the "West Wind":
"Make me thy lyre ... ." Pope's first two stanzas define who is being praised in the
ode, "How happy he who ...," while three and four reflect the blessing of such a one,
"Blest!". The end stanza presents the poetic speaker's supplication to an unnamed
listener: "Thus let me live ... ."

Examination also shows
that both are in iambic rhythm ( ^ / ) but Shelley's is
written in a consistent meter of pentameter while Pope's is
tetrameter with a stanza ending dimeter verse. Pentameter, tetrameter and
diameter are three of several possible meters and all measure number of
repetitions of the rhythm (e.g., iambic): pentameter, five
repetitions ( ^ / ^ / ^ / ^ /  ^ / ); tetrameter, four;
and  dimeter, two repetitions. The rhyme
schemes (i.e., patterns of rhyming) also vary from each other. Shelley's
rhyme scheme is a b a b c b c d c d e d e e, with e e being the stanza ending couplet.
In contrast, Pope's rhyme scheme is a b a b  c d c d  e f e f  g h g h, with no ending
couplet.

These observations point to the
strophe, antistrophe, epode structure
of odes defined by a turn in topic between the first pair
of stanzas and the second pair of stanzas with the
completion of, the resolution of, the ode in the fifth
stanza. The observations also point to the definitive nature of odes that embraces many
variations on alternating rhyme schemes and quantity of
verses, such as, for example, the Royal Octava a b a b a b c c in an eight verse stanza
or a common ode rhyme scheme of a b a b c d e c d e in a ten verse
stanza.

What is another name for the emotivist view?

An easy question to answer easily, a hard question to answer in
depth. Another name for the emotivist viewpoint is, awkwardly enough, the
"hurrah/boo theory." It's not very popular these
days.

Emotivists believe that many statements are factual but with
opinions sort of tagged on. They would consider a statement such as "You shouldn't have hit him"
to contain two parts: "You hit him" (a factual statement that is verifiable) and "I don't think
hitting is right" (a part of the sentence that adds the speakers emotion to
it. From this, you can see where the "hurrah" or "boo" part comes into play...people often use
factual statements with a personal judgement added into them. You are, in fact (according to
emotivists) trying to convince the other person of your moral viewpoint when adding in such
statements. There is a twinge of judgement thrown in there.

Compare
that to subjectivists who would say that the statements "It is wrong to hit" and "It is right to
hit" are sort of equal because they express the opinion of the speaker (though on opposite
sides.) It is a subtle difference but an important one.

The difference of 2 numbers is 3. The sum is 13. What are the numbers?

Let the numbers be x and
y.

Given the difference between the numbers is
3.

==> x - y =
3...........(1)

Also, given the sum of the numbers is
13.

==> x + y =
13...............(2)

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

Then, we will use the elimination or
substitution method to solve.

Let us use the elimination
method.

First, we will add (1) and
(2).

==> 2x = 16.

Now
we will divide by 2.

==> x =
8.

Now we will substitute in (2) to find
y.

==> x+ y =
13

==> 8 + y =
13

==> y=
13-8

==> y=
5.

Then, the numbers are 5 and
8.

What are the rules to find if a number is divisible by numbers like 2,3, etc.

I can’t give you all the ways to test for divisibility. Here are
some common ones to test for divisibility by:

2: The last digit of
the number is 0 or divisible by 2.

3: The sum of all the digits that
make up the number is divisible by 3

4: The number formed by the
last 2 digits of a number is divisible by 4

5: The last digit of the
number is either 0 or 5.

8: The number formed by the last three
digits of the number is divisible by 8

9: The sum of all the digits
of the number is divisible by 9

11: The sum of the digits which have
a place value that is an even power of ten is equal to the sum of the digits with a place value
that is an odd power of 10

How does Parris exhibit his self-centeredness when he relates the news of Abigail's disappearance with Hathorne and Danforth?in The Crucible

In The Crucible, Parris is a self-centered,
self-absorbed man from the moment we meet him. While he is no doubt concerned about his
daughter's welfare, all we hear from him is how this incident is going to affect him and his
ministry. This selfishness ends up first as fear and finally as paranoia as he watches his
enemies fall.

There is no question that Reverend Parris is
self-centered. He does not inform the court that his niece Abigail has left town, absconded with
his money, for three days. That is inexcusable, but he keeps the news to himself out of fear of
what the court might do or say to him. Rather than express his concern over a young woman
(probably two young women) off on her own, he whines about losing his life
savings.

Danforth calls him a "brainless man," and his reply is
self-serving:

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Excellency, it profit nothing you should blame
me.

In the end, though, Parris does
make a bit of a change. It's certainly not much, but a bit. Parris tries to deflect the
discussion to witchcraft at Andover, and he does ask Danforth to reconsider his inflexible
position. But the reality is that Parris is to blame for much of what happened in Salem, and he
knows it. Parris is practically tripping over himself to avoid any blame and to save his own
reputation and ministry. That is the epitome of self-centeredness.

Compare and contrast Desdemona and Emilia in Othello by Shakespeare.

In Othello, there are three women:
Desdemona (upper class), Emilia (middle class), and Bianca (lower class).  They also be
categorized by their level of speech: Desdemona goes from being unquiet to quiet, while Emilia
goes from being quiet to unquiet.  (Bianca remains relatively quiet the entire play).  Desdemona
is a hero in Act I, but Emilia is the hero of Act V and overall.

As
the daughter of a Senator, Desdemona enjoys great freedom of speech, especially in Act I.  She
advocates for herself in front of the Duke; she even openly rebels in front of her father.  In
Act I, Desdemona is a vixen, an unquiet, very modern woman.

But,
after her marriage to Othello and move to Cyprus, Desdemona becomes an unquiet victim of male
dominance.  Desdemona seems like two different characters: why would the outspoken, rebellious
Desdemona of Act I suddenly become silent, willingly letting Othello strangle her in Act
V?

Emilia moves just the other way.  Sure, Iago complains that she
won't shut up, Emilia is rather quiet when we meet her in Act II.  In her private conversations
with Desdemona, however, we see that Emilia is the modern woman that Desdemona was in Act I.
 Emilia says that men exploit women: men are "stomachs, and we are but food."  Finally, after
Desdemona's murder, Emilia becomes the unquiet woman, openly disobeying her husband when his
reputation and life are on the line: Iago says, "Get you home."   Emilia replies, "I will
not!"

After Iago stabs her, Emilia continues her
unquietness:

O
thou dull Moor! that handkerchief thou speak'st of
I found by
fortune and did give my husband;
For often, with a solemn
earnestness,
More than indeed belong'd to such a
trifle,
He begg'd of me to steal
it.

And:

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By heaven, I do not, I do not,
gentlemen.
O murderous coxcomb! what should such a
fool
Do with so good a
woman?

In fact, Emilia uses
her dying words to not only expose her husband and Othello  (and men in general), but she uses
them to defend the murdered Desdemona.  Contrast that with Othello's last monologue, in which he
speaks only of his own reputation, and we see that Emilia is the true hero of the
play.

Explain how different factors affect the rate of industrial reactions, as in the haber process.

The Haber process is one of the most important industrial
chemical reactions and has allowed mankind to greatly increase their food supply through
the use of ammonia (NH3) based fertilizers.

The process
involves the reaction of nitrogen (N2) with hydrogen (H2) to produce ammonia
(NH3).

The balanced chemical equation is:  N2  + 3 H2
--> 2 NH3 and is a reversible reaction as made
industrially.

Three variables are generally involved in the
production of ammonia. They are temperature, pressure, and a
catalyst.

Because both hydrogen and nitrogen are relatively
unreactive, it is generally necessary to use a catalyst to bring about a chemical
reaction between the two reactants.  This lowers the energy necessary to cause the
reaction to take place.

Because both reactants are gases,
the process generally takes place at relatively high pressure to increase the likelihood
that the two reactants will come close enough together to combine. The pressure is
usually in the 200 atm range.

To further increase the
reaction, the process is generally run at elevated temperatures (400 - 450 C).  However,
the increase in temperature also contributes to the breakdown of the desired product
back into the two reactants.  So there is a balancing act between having the reaction
take place fast enough and producing enough of the desired product, but not at the same
time breaking down the product as fast as it is made.

If
you look at LeChatelier's Principle, this will help you understand how changes in a
process condition can affect the equilibrium between the reactants and the products. 
See the link for additional information also.

A dart gun is fired while being held horizontally at a height of 1.00m above ground level, and at rest relative to the ground.The dart from the gun...

First part:

The dart moves
horizontally 5 m from a height of 1 m.

So it took took t seconds to
fall by 1 m. Therefore the time taken to reach the ground is given by height h = (1/2)gt^2. Or t
= sqrt(2h/g). = sqrt(2/g), g is acceleration due to gravity = 9.81
m/s^2.

 h = 1m =(1/2)gt^2.

Therefore
the time t taken by the dart to reach the ground is given by  t = sqrt(2/g)
seconds.

Since the horizontal speed is not affected by gravity, it
is constant. So the to cover the distance of  5 meter in sqrt(2/g) secs, the constant horizontal
speed of the dart must be  distance/time =  5/sqrt2/g) =
5(sqrt(g/2).

So the speed of the dart horizontally = 
5sqrt(g/2).

We use this speed  x in the  second
part.

Second part:

The child slide
horizontally at a constant speed of 2 m/s.

So the the horizontantal
and vertical speed  component of the child is imparted to the dart  from the gun in addition to
the speed x of the the dart projected horizontally.

The horizontal
and vertical components of the child is 2*cos45 and 2 sin45 = 2/sqr2 and 2/sqrt2, each equal to
sqrt2.

Let x be the initial speed of dart projected horizontally. So
the dart's vertical component must be zero.

The child's horizontal
and vertical speed components must be added to that of dart.

So the
total initial horizontal and vertical speed components of the dart= sqrt2 +x and sqrt2 +0 =
sqrt2. respectively.

Therefore the the time the  the dart takes to
fall from 1 meter with an initial speed of u = sqrt2 m/s to fall to ground is given
by:

ut^2+(1/2) gt^2 = 1meter.

ut+(1/2)
g t^2 = 1.

gt^2 +2ut-2 = 0.

t =
{-2u+sqrt(4u^2+8g)}/2g by quadratic formula.

 t =
{-u+sqrtu^2+2g)}/g. But u = sqrt2.

t =
{-sqrt2+sqrt(2+2g)}/g}.

Therefore,
the dart has a  constant horizontal speed of sqrt2 imparted from the child +  speed imparted by
the gun x  =  sqrt2 + 5sqrt(g/2)  for a period of  time t =
{-sqrt2+sqrt(2+2g)}/2g.

So the horizontal distance travelled by the
dart =  speed *time = {(sqrt2+5sqrt(g/2)}{-sqrt2+sqrt(2+2g)}/g

=
{12.4878)(0.3298) =  4.12 m. So it is less than 5m because , the time of falling vertically is
reduced by the increased initial vertical component of the speed  contribution imparted by the
the child's  sliding speed component to the extent of sqrt 2.

The
horizontal distance traversed by the dar = 4.12 m.

Define Informal groups

An informal group can be defined as
one in which three or more people decide, perhaps on an ad hoc basis, to
meet on a regular or semi-regular schedule for the purpose of discussing subjects of common
interest, or for the purpose of engaging in a particular activity of common interest.  It is
contrasted by a formal group that has an established structure,
possibly an agreed upon hierarchy involving "officers" (for example, president, vice president,
treasurer, secretary, sergeant-at-arms, etc.), and possibly functions under agreed-upon rules
designed to function professionally, like Roberts Rules that dictate the structure of the formal
meeting to ensure fairness and a democratic process in the event votes are taken on whether to
engage in a new type of activity or whether to merge with another group with overlapping
interests.

Informal groups are not constrained by structures set
forth in manuals like Roberts Rules of Order, and may or may not operate along democratic lines
involving voting. In fact, depending upon the size and nature of the informal group's
composition, voting may never be considered or required.  Also, depending upon context, an
informal group operating within a larger organization, like a business or agency structure, may
exist for the sole purpose of allowing for informal, off-the-record discussions of ways in which
to improve productivity of the organization or business, or it may be formed to allow for
interactions among colleagues as part of a process of improving communications within the
organization.  Informal groups may simply exist to allow individuals with a shared passion for
wine, mahjong, poker, politics, or virtually every other activity one can think of.  The key
characteristic of informal groups, though, is the absence of clearly delineated structures and
rules dictating the group's conduct and activities, and much less emphasis on member turn-out for
meetings.  Informal groups are not likely to go through the motion that are an integral part of
formal meetings like demanding the presence of a quorum before matters can be
resolved.

Define how Mary Shelley's use of language, in Frankenstein, reveals that Victor's dreams have been shattered.

Up until chapter five of Mary Shelley's
Frankenstein, Victor's dreams have existed as the driving force behind the
movement of the text. Once chapter five hits, readers come to find a change in both his attitude
and his language (or Shelley's language).

The pain and exclamation
"felt" in the language is far different than language previously found in the novel. Victor's
dream, to create "a new species [that] would bless me as its creator and source" is destroyed
upon the "birth" of the Creature. Instead of being the doting father, Victor is horrified by his
"son."

"How can I
describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite
pains and care I had endeavoured to
form?"

Victor's dreams have been
crushed.

Most poignantly, in regards to language, Shelley's use of
the exclamation point drastically changes the language of the text. In fact, she uses this
punctuation twice within the second paragraph of chapter five. The use of the exclamation point
compounds Victor's distress at the exploding of his dreams to create a being unlike any other on
earth.

No longer would his creation be one which would "bless [him]
as its creator and source"; natures would no longer "owe their being" to him; he, as the "father"
of the Creature, would no longer be able to "claim the gratitude of his child so
completely."

'shooting an elephant' reveals traces of orwell's character and personality.discuss.'shooting an elephant' reveals traces of orwell's character and...

orwell wins the sympathy of people by showing the preasure he
feels as an Anglo-Indian in Burma and showing a sense of compassion to the dying
animal.

he compares the elephant to the huge Brithish Empire, just
as the elephant loses control .He feels that when the white man turns into a tyrant he destroys
his own freedom and loses control too.

the British officer sumbolize
the imerial country and the elephant sumbolizes the victims of the impire. Orwell reflected his
hatred to imperialism and totalitarianism ,unlike many others he wasn't happy with what his
country was leading. He looked at the matter from a fair point of view which was that the British
didn't have the right to take what doesn't belong to her, and there were those who felt proud for
this. we see his pessimism towards the future in his novel 1984 towards the missuse of technology
and the imperialist movement which was forced or strengthened by the industrial revolution and
the eagerness of leading the world regardless of humanity. Orwell shoots the elephant for the
sake of holding up the white man's image. one can see and understand orwell's argument about
imperialism by seeing the mistake of shooting the elephant. he doesn't shoot for the reason of
satisfaction.orwell focuses on the suffering that the imperialism cause for both sides or
parties.if the shooting was justified the urgument would have been weakened

What are the differences between the two observers, Orwell acting and Orwell looking back, in "Shooting an Elephant"?

Well done for identifying the two central characters that we are
presented with! In this essay, the narrative form that is used is first person retrospective
narration, which means that we have an older, maturer and wiser central character looking back
and describing something that happened to him or her in the past. Of course what makes this
narrative form so interesting is the way in which the older protagonist often can comment on his
or her earlier actions.

In this essay, therefore, we have the
younger Orwell who gets caught up in the situation and is aware of the contradictions of his
position but feels unable to step outside the expectations of role and race. The older Orwell,
however, looks back with greater distance, perspective and maturity and displays a keener and
shrewder awareness about the ironies of his situation. The younger Orwell feels pressurised and
hassled, but the older Orwell is more detached and able to comment more freely, with the benefit
of time, space and distance, on why he did what he did during that time.

Believing an article about financial investments because the author has a PH.D. in economics.Which one is the best answer? a. is the account...

I moved your question to the "Reference" section as you
are asking on whether a source is to be valid on the grounds of their preparation,and
there is no other tag than Reference for it.

OK- It seems
that you are asking why should we trust a source based on his or her educational level.
The answer is A, but you have to consider B and this is
why:

Surely a Ph.D (I am one myself) has learned about
biased research, and knows about limitations, validity, and much more when it comes to
investigation.

Because of this, I tend to lean to A, since
(regardless of the source) you have to ensure that whatever educational level is at
stake, the source MUST remain objective and impartial.

I
also mentioned B because it is a continuum of A: If you are partial you will tend to
leave out info. So, ensure that your source (whatever degree they have) is objective and
focused. So, I will stick to A, and watch out for B.

How are shame and internalized racial self-hatred motivating factors in the actions of the characters in The Bluest Eye? Discuss how these self...

In Morrison's The Bluest Eye, shame and
internalized racial self-hatred are motivating factors for several characters.  For example,
Geraldine is strictly motivated by her perception of the ugly side of blackness, an image that
she and others around her have been shown all their lives.  Geraldine believes that in order to
be respectable, she must be clean, and her obsession with multiple forms of cleanliness takes
over her life.  As a result, she becomes ashamed of her own physicality, and sex becomes a burden
that she must endure for the sake of being married.

When Pecola
enters Geraldine's home, she is repulsed by the sight of the girl who appears to be of a lower
economic class.  Geraldine is not the first person to have shunned Pecola, and by this point,
Pecola has already internalized the community's hatred of her.  Pecola's intense longing for love
and acceptance drive her mad by the end of the novel.  So, shame and self-hatred are overwhelming
factors of motivation for these two characters.

Explain what Pip is slowly beginning to realize here in Great Expectations “It was fine summer weather again, and as I walked along, the...

This excerpt is from Chapter XXXV of Great
Expectations, and at this point Pip has been living a lavish life, indulging in the
acquisition of material possessions--as Mr. Jaggers has foretold, he has "gone wrong."  Sadly,
Pip has brought Herbert into debt with their splurging because Herbert does not have an income
such as Pip's.  When news arrives of Mrs. Joe's death, Pip returns to the countryside and walks
along reflecting upon his past life at the forge.  With the "blankness of death" of his sister's
murder, Pip experiences a shock of regret that he has not visited the forge much since having
gone to London; consequently, his memories of Tickler soften.

In
addition, Pip feels an "indignation against the assailant," Orlick.  He ponders pursuing Orlick
and revenging Mrs. Joe's death, but he does not have enough evidence even though Biddy has told
him that she has witnessed Orlick hiding behind a tree on the night of the murder.  However, Pip
promises Biddy that he will return to the forge more often henceforth, but Biddy reproaches him,
cognizant that he will not do so.  Nonetheless, after this trip to the forge, Pip begins to
assess his dissipated life, aware that he has made a mockery of his "great expectations" just as
the funeral that Trabb and Co. is a mockery of death.  Thus, some of his indignation against
Orlick is a reflection of his indignation at himself and his lack of integrity at this low point
in his life.

Find m if the point (6,m) is on the line that pass through points (2,4) and (8,8)?

Find m if the point (6,m) is on the line that pass through
points (2,4) and (8,8).

The line passing through the given
points A(2,4) and B(8,8) is given by:

y-yA =
{(yB-yA)/(xB-xA){x-xA).

y-4 =
{(8-4)/(8-2)}(x-2).

y-4 =
(4/6)(x-2).

y-4 =
(2/3)(x-2).

3(y-4) =
2(x-2).

3y -12 = 2x- 4.

3y =
2x-4+12 = 2x+8.

3y= 2x+8 is the line that passes through
A(2,4) and B(8,8).

Since C(6,m) lies on this line 3y=2x+8,
the point the coordinates of C(6,m) should satisfy
3y=2x+8:

=> 3m =
2*6+8

=> 3m =
20

=> m =
20/3.

Therefore the value of m =
20/3.

What possible reasons for the ghost's appearance are discussed? Hamlet, Act I

Before Hamlet actually speaks to the ghost, Horatio reveals (in
scene 1) all of the possible reasons why a ghost would possibly appear -- it is a kind of
"ghost-lore" lesson for the audience as well.  Horation reveals that a ghost could come
to:

1.  ask for something to be done to give the deceased some ease
in his afterlife.

2.  reveal some secret that "that art privy to thy
country's fate" which the country could deal with if they knew.

3. 
reveal where the person has "uphoarded in thy life extorted treasure in the womb of the
earth."

In the case of the ghost of King Hamlet, he is coming for
reason number one.  He wants to tell the truth of how he died so that his murder may be avenged. 
He will still have to suffer in purgatory, but at least his murderer will be punished and he will
have his eternal rest come easier knowing that that unfinished business if
completed.

The reason this conversation is important is because
these are all the legitimate reasons why a ghost may appear, but it should not be forgotten that
a ghost may just be the devil in the disguise of a loved one and intending to cause harm.  They
must proceed with caution when it comes to understanding and believing this
ghost.