Where are the clauses in "Legacy" by Kenny?

There are four “which” clauses in the poem: the winds
which blow (line 6), the stream which reflects stories of the speaker’s many mornings
(line 13), the sun and the moon which direct the river (line 37), and the village which
endures (line 41) and which presumably continues life far into the indefinite future.
Rhetorically, these structures are parallel, and the repetitiveness is the essential
characteristic of anaphora.This device is characteristic of the structuring of “Legacy,”
for the content of the poem is to emphasize the inseparability of human life from the
earth itself. The “which” adjectival clauses repeat in language the same actual
connection. Thus Kenny uses the medium of words and syntax to demonstrate the Native
American self-identification with physical and spiritual Nature.

Quotes regarding the theme of power in The Kite Runner.Can anyone help me find some quotes to support the theme power? Thank you.

Power is one of the themes that run consistently through
The Kite Runner. The power in Afghanistan shifts throughout the story: It is
first held by the ruling Pashtuns, then the Russians and, later, the Taliban. Baba is one of the
most powerful men in Kabul--rich, flamboyant, popular and philanthropic. When he flees the
Russians after their takeover, Amir winds up working in a gas station--a considerable loss of the
status he once held. His friend in San Jose, General Taheri, has a similar tale to tell. But
despite their present conditions, the general has not forgotten the old Baba, and to him, power
and greatness are things that can never be lost. The general tells his future son-in-law about
Baba during their first meeting at the San Jose flea
market.

"We Afghans are prone to a considerable degree of
exaggeration... and I have heard many men foolishly labeled great. But your father has the
distinction of belonging to the minority who truly deserves the
label.

How did members of the Lucchese Crime Family move up in ranks?

I love your question! I don't know if you want a past history or
a more present description, but...

The Lucchese Family--one of the
original Five Families of New York-- was led by the "Three Tommys" for nearly 40 years. It was
first organized by Tommy Reina, who was murdered in 1930. ("Fat Joe"
Pinzolo led the family for a few months before his murder in 1930.) It was then led by
Tommy Gagliano until his death in 1951 (or possibly 1953).
Tommy Lucchese took over after Gagliano and turned the family into
one of the most powerful in NYC. He died of natural causes in 1967 and was followed by
Carmine Tramunti until he was imprisoned in 1974. He was later
assassinated behind bars. Anthony
"Ducks" Corallo served as boss until
1986 when he was arrested and turned over control to Vic Amuso.
Amuso's underboss was the bloody Anthony "Gaspipe" Casso, who later turned state's evidence in
1991. Corallo died in prison in 2000.

Amuso, too, was imprisoned in
1991 but continues as boss today while behind bars. His capos rule on the outside, led first by
Little Al D'Arco and then Little Joe DeFede; after DeFede was sentenced to prison in 1998, Steven
"Wonderboy" Crea took over. Crea was sentenced to prison in 2001, and consigliere "Lou Bagels"
Daidone took over. However, DeFede later turned state's evidence against Daidone, who was
imprisoned in 2003. Amuso, still in prison and still in control, created a triumvirat of three
capos to lead the family from that point on: Aniello "Neil" Migliore, Joseph "Joey Dee" DiNapoli
and Matthew Madonna remain Amuso's leaders today, although Madonna and DiNapoli have been
indicted several times. Crea was released from prison in 2006, but apparently is not involved in
top-level decision making.

So, to answer your question, murder and
imprisonment caused the rise of most of the family's bosses. Only the reclusive Gagliano and the
powerful Lucchese died of natural causes. The Lucchese Family is the smallest (but not the least
powerful) of the major families today, with only about 100 "made" members and as many as nine
captains.

In The Great Gatsby, how does time and place change in the novel according to the situations?

The setting of The Great Gatsby is New York, primarily East and
West Egg.  Old money aristocrats live on East Egg while the nouveau riche reside on the West
Egg.  The two juts of land are physically similar, but society views its inhabitants
differently.  The setting of Tom and Daisy's home is reserved for lazy days and polo playing.  On
the other hand, Gatsby's house is continually lit like the "World's Fair" in hopes of drawing
Daisy over to his side of material indulgence and freedom. 

When the
setting leaves the two Eggs, the reader finds himself in the Valley of Ashes, where Wilson and
Myrtle reside.  This morally decaying wasteland is watched over closely by the eyes of Dr. T.J.
Eckleburg.  This is where Tom must travel to carry out his misdeed of
adultery. 

When all is over, the East Egg is the only setting
unaffected.  Tom and Daisy have their same perfect existence, while Gatsby and Nick of the West
Egg, and Wilson and Myrtle of the Valley of Ashes, are all destroyed.

Find the absolute max and min with the local max and min values of f 1. f(x) = 3x2 0

1) To find the maximum or miminimum for 3x^2 in 0 <
x <2.

Solution:

f(x) =
3x^2.

f'(x) =2x

f'(x) is
> 0 for all x  for which 0 < x< 2.

So
f'(x) is a, continuous increasing function.

Therefore , the
local minimum amd local maximum (also global minimum and global maximum ) are  at 0 and
2. But these points are not  the interior of the given open domain 0 < x <
2. So there is no local or global minimum  for f(x) = 3x^2 in the open  domain 0
< x< 2.

2)

f(x)
= 7e^x

f'(x) = 7e^x >
0.

It is a continuously increasing function and has no
point where it is maximum. For any closed interval  (a,b) or a< = x < =
b it has the local minimum  and global minimum at x= a , and local maximum and global
maximum at b. But for any open interval a < x < b , there is no local or
global minimum or
maximum.

3)

f(x) = 25-x^2 if
-5 <= x < 0

f(x) = 3x -3 if  0 <= 3
< =5.

The critical points in -5<=x < 0
are given by the boundary -5 , the solution of (25-x^2)' = 0 , or  -2x = 0 , x = 0. But
x = 0 is not an interior point.

Since -2x is positive in -5
<= x < 0, f(x) = (25-x^2) is  increasing function  for -5<= x
< 0 which is left closed  but right open. As 0, being exterior point, there is
no maximum. x = -5 is a local minimum, a minimum value of 25-x^2 = 25-(-5)^2 =
0.

At x = 0 , there is a jump. As f(0-) = 25 and f(0+) =
-3.

f(x) = 3x-3 in 0 <= x <
=5.

f'(x) = 3. So this is an increasing function in  the
closed interval (0 , 5)

So in (0 , 5), at  x = 0,  3x-3 = 
3*0-3 = -3 is the local minimum and at x= 5,  3*5-3 = 12 is the local
maximum.

So the global minimum  = minimum  of (0  and  -3)
=  -3 at x = 0 of the domain 0<= x <
=5.

global maximum  of ( local max in -5 < x
< 0  local maximum in 0 <= x <
5).

 But f(0-) = 25  for any point in (sqrt10)-25 <
= x < 0, f(x) > f(5) = 15.

So global maximum
does not exist.

A right triangle has a hypotenuse of length 30 and a leg of length 10. To the nearest tenth, what is the length of the other leg?

We have the right angle triangle
with sides:

The hypotenuse (h)  =
30

One of the sides  ( L) = 10

Find the
other sides.

Let the other side be
B:

Then we  know that in a right angle triangle , the hypotenuse
equals the square root of the sum of the sides squares:

==>
hypotenuse^2 = side1^2 + side2^2

==> h^2 = L^2 +
B^2

==> B^2 = h^2 -
L^2

==> B = sqrt( h^2 -
L^2)

           = sqrt( 30^2 -
10^2)

           = sqrt( 900 -
100)

            = sqrt800

            
= 20sqrt2 *

Then, the length of the other sides
is:

B = 20sqrt2 = 28.3 ( to the nearest
10th)

Solve for x if 3x^3 + 27x^2 = 30x.

Given the equality: 3x^3 + 27x^2 =
30x.

We need to solve for x value that satisfies the
equality.

First, let us simplify the
equality.

We will subtract 30x from both
sides.

==> 3x^3 + 27x^2 - 30x =
0

Now we notice that (3x) is a common factor for all
terms.

Then, we will factor
(3x).

==> 3x*(x^2 + 9x - 10 ) =
0

Now we will factor between the
brackets.

==> 3x ( x+10) ( x-1) =
0

Then we have 3 possible values for x that
satisfies the
equality.

==> x1=
0

==> x2=
-10

==> x3=
1

==> x = { 0, 1, -10
}

In what chapter does Atticus shoot the rabid dog in To Kill a Mockingbird?

In Chapter 10 of Harper Lee's To Kill a
Mockingbird, Atticus shoots a rabid dog. The background of this incident is actually
the main theme of the novel. Before a school trip, Atticus tells his two children that to kill a
mockingbird is a sin. The mockingbird, a beautiful and innocent creature, would have no agency
over its own fate. The bird is a metaphor for Tom Robinson, the innocent black man whom Atticus
defends in court. The conversation is in the context of Jem and Scout's belief that their father
is a weak and feeble man. He is older than the other parents, wear eyeglasses, and has the
demeanor of a kind and academic lawyer (which he is). He refuses to teach them how to shoot their
air rifles, and instead talks of non-violence and peace. Jem and Scout wish he were "cooler," to
use a modern colloquialism.

The shooting of the rabid dog is one of
the many surprise moments in Lee's novel. When Calpurnia sees the dog, she calls both Atticus and
Mr. Heck Tate, the sheriff of Maycomb county. She knows about Atticus's secret talent. The
sheriff and Atticus wait on the abandoned street for the rabid dog, which is a suspenseful
confrontation, especially for Scout and Jem. The sheriff hands Atticus his gun to kill the dog.
It turns out that Sheriff Heck Tate knew all along that Atticus Finch was the better shot, and
acted accordingly. Atticus was once known was "One-Shot Finch," but he has long since given up
shooting. He hides this from people, including his children, because he values peace over this
talent, which is based in violence and aggression. S

Scout and Jem
are awed by this new version of their barrister father. Scout desperately wishes to brag to all
her peers about Atticus "One-Shot" Finch, but Jem forbids her. This moment indicates how Jem is
maturing. Scout, still very young and rambunctious, can only think of the shooting of the rabid
dog as an exciting event. But Jem, who is growing up, begins to understand why Atticus hides the
things he does and why he is the way he is.

The scene shows Atticus
in a different light to the reader as well. The reader already knows that he is a good human
being and a good father. He cares for his children and their moral and intellectual growth. This
chapter adds a new layer of badassery to the figure of Atticus Finch.

According to Aristotle's definition, what are the elements of tragedy found in Macbeth?

In his Poetics, Aristotle defines "tragedy"
in part by stating that "the writer presents 'incidents arousing pity and fear, wherewith to
interpet its catharsis of such emotions.'"  Under this definition, Macbeth
functions as a tragedy because the events in the play do arouse the pity and fear of the
audience, yet by the end of the play, the audience should no longer relate to these emotions.  At
the beginning of Macbeth, the witches predict that Macbeth will become the
Thane of Cawdor and the King of Scotland.  Although Macbeth sees great happiness in this
prediction, Banquo fears the absolute verity of the witches' prediction and says that caution
must be taken lest they fall into a trick.  The witches represent supernatural elements and
should arouse fear in the audience.  When the prediction begins to come true, Macbeth cannot rid
himself of his greedy, ambitious desires and the audience pities Macbeth for not having a
stronger, more cautious character.  He is a valiant soldier who has been led astray.  However,
these feelings of pity give way at the end of the play when Macbeth himself admits that he has
behaved in the wrong manner yet still goes on to fight Macduff just to see it through to the
end.  Macbeth never makes amends for his wrongs, and this is tragic according to Aristotle's
definition.

Find and sketch through important points, i.e., x, y-intercept, vertex, etc.1. y^2 + 6y +8x +25=0 Please explain and show detailed step by step...

To sketch   y^2 + 6y +8x +25=0

We
know that this is second degree expression in y. So it is
parabola.

Now put this in he standard form (y-k)^2 = 4a(x-h) , which
is  astandard parabola with vertex at (h,k) and focal length a . The focus being located at (h+a
, k).

y^2+6y  =  -8x-25

We add 3^2 = 9
both sides:

y^2-6y +3^2 =
-8x-25+9

(y-3)^2 = - 8x-16.

(y-3)^2 = 
4(-2)(x+2).

Therefore this is a parabola  with vertex at (h,k) = (-2
, 3) with focus at (-2-2 , 3) = (-4, 3) and focal length of 2.

The
axis of symmetry is y = 3.

The parabola is open towards
left.

The parabola intercepts x axis  at x where (0-3)^2 = -8(x+2) .
Or at x= (9/-8) - 2 = -25/8. The parabola  has no y intercepts.intercepts
.

Can someone please explain this quote, "O God, sir, here’s a dish I love not. I cannot endure my Lady...

From Much Ado About Nothing, Act II, scene
i, this is an example of clever wordplay by Benedick.  Using an analogy, Benedick compares
Beatrice to a dish of food, which he does not care for.  He goes on to make a pun, using the
epithet "Lady Tongue" not only to stand for Beatrice (as a metonym), but also the type of meat
she is (tongue, a commonly eaten food in those days--not human, of course, but cow's).  In other
words, Benedick is saying that all Beatrice does is talk.

Benedick's
joke would have gotten many laughs on stage in Shakespeare's day, for women were often
stereotyped as being gossipers and loose-lipped.  Ironically, it is Benedick who talks as much,
or more, than Beatrice, so his words are used as verbal irony by Shakespeare to show the sexist
double standard.

It is important to note that men judged women's
talk as they did their promiscuity, meaning that the more a woman talked, the more she went to
bed.  So, there is a bit of innuendo in Benedick's statement as well.

Discuss Kamala Das as a poet of love.

Das can be considered a poet of love.  This love primarily
comes from what it means to be a woman.  Contrary to much of traditional Indian thought,
Das revels in being a woman and the experiences of being a woman.  She does not
capitulate to the standard depictions of women as victims.  Rather, she is able to
assert a sense of identity that exists within women and one that gives voice to them. 
In poems as "The Looking Glass," Das takes the idea that women need to revel in what
defines them:  "The warm shock of menstrual blood" or "The musk of sweat between the
breasts" are instances where being a woman is revered and vaulted.  This might be one of
many statements that Das is making about love.  In praising being a woman, Das asserts
that if one is to love, then there should be a complete immersion of one's identity and
soul within it.  This involves standing naked "in front of the glass" and bathing in
what one is.  There is a statement of love and affirmation here, which might be a part
of Das' overall body of work.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, to whom does Scout compare Mayella in chapter 19 and why?

Scout compares Mayella to Miss Maudie because she has one
row of red geraniums in their yard. These geraniums are taken care of very efficiently
by Mayella, so Scout compares the care these flowers receive to the town's best
gardener's care. That would be Miss Maudie Atkinson.

What
this shows about Mayella is the fact that she has the capacity to be a high-functioning
member of society. She is just bound by circumstances. Given the right opportunities,
Mayella could have been much more with great education and moral training. This is one
of Lee's greatest comments. What we do is learned behavior. Mayella has very little
choice on her circumstances and has conformed to that which her dad has created her to
be, not that she wants to be that.

How can you explain Achilles character in accordance with the Illiad?

Achilles is renowned as the demi-god character who is
beautiful and brave. However, in spite of his god-like status, he seems to spend his
time acting more as a child than a man. He withdraws from battle over a disagreement
with the leader of the Greek forces, Agamemnon, and then only is tempted back to fight
when Hector kills his dear friend, Patroclus. The epic fight that he has with Hector is
revealing in lots of ways as it presents us with a complex character who is consumed by
revenge. After killing Hector, Achilles refuses to give up his body for proper burial
and allows the Greek forces to mistreat it, and then, adding insult to injury, he
attaches the corpse to the back of his chariot and drives back to Greek lines, with the
noble head of Hector being dragged in the dust:

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So he triumphed

and
now he was bent on outrage, on shaming noble
Hector.

Piercing the tendons ankle to heel behind both
feet,

he knotted straps of rawhide through them
both,

lashed them to his chariot, left the head to
drag

and mounting the car, hoisting the famous arms
aboard,

he whipped his team to a run and breakneck on they
flew,

holding nothing
back.

Thus, when we consider
arete, a chief concept denoting honour, Achilles seems to gain arete through his desire
to revenge Patroclus but at the same time he loses it through his defilement of Hector's
body, making his presentation as a "hero" problematic at best.

Where is the speaker in "Wellfleet Sabbath"?

The speaker is apparently in a dining room, just before
the Sabbath meal, and everything seems orderly and calm. No specific person is being
addressed, and the reader is therefore invited to share the serenity of the moment. The
original insights provided by the poet’s metaphors (such as the water being gray like a
dove, and the sky being barred like the sand after the tide is out) indicate that both
speaker and reader may view life with wonder and love. The fact that it is a dining room
with loved ones around and expecting a wonderful eal on this special day in the
religious calendar suggests also a tranquilness and serenity from the normal bustle of
family life.

Regarding The Crucible, Act 1, how far do you think we should go to keep Chuch and State separate?

In my opinion, we do a pretty good job of striking a
balance here in the United States right now.  I think that governments should not be a
reflection of the dominant religion in their society, but I do think that it is not
fatal to have some acknowledgment of religion.

For example,
I would hate to see a government in which religious leaders get to make all the laws.  I
do not want to go back to a time when you couldn't have your store open on Sunday, for
example.  I would not want to have my kids being taught someone else's religion in a
public school.

On the other hand, I have no problem with
the idea of using the word "Christmas" in a school.  I don't mind calling it "Christmas
Break" or a "Christmas Program."  I think there is nothing wrong with acknowledging that
most people in the country are Christian as long as we don't force others to do anything
serious in the way of having to adopt Christian beliefs.

Which of the following characteristics do you think are important to the field of social work?Characteristics: protecting rights basic agent for...

"Social work" covers a broad spectrum of career choices,
it seems to me--and all of them are difficult in a lot of ways.  There isn't much money
in this kind of work, from what I understand, so someone who wants to be successful over
the long haul in social work has to have one thing more than the others, I think--love. 
This is a word I translate into passion, as well.  Love/passion for the people
themselves, for helping, for problem-solving, for keeping confidences when it's
required, for advocating.  All of the qualities you list are essential to being an
effective social worker, it seems to me; however, without genuine love and passion for
the people and the work, I'm not sure one could last in this career.  It would just be
too exhausting if all one sees are numbers and files and
problems.

When did Irene Hunt die?I have gotten multiple answers, and I can't tell which is right.

According to most sources, Irene
Hunt (1907-2001), the author of Across Five Aprils, died on
her 94th birthday in 2001. However, I have found several conflicting dates and locations. Most
dates state her birthday (and date of death) as May 18; another source claimed it to be May 8
(which could be a typographical error). Yet another source, quoting her younger brother, Loren
"Joe" Poe, claims that Hunt's birth records were altered to avoid mandatory retirement from the
Illinois school system; he claims she was born on May 14, 1902, which would have made her 99
years old at the time of her death. Several sources claim she died in Champaign, Illinois;
another source calls the location as Savoy, Illinois (a small town near Champaign), where she was
living in a nursing home. After teaching in Illinois public schools and then at the University of
South Dakota, she retired in 1969 to devote her life full-time to writing. She apparently lived
in Florida for a while before her death.

Find a solution for the equation e^2x + 3*e^x = 10

The equation `e^(2x) + 3*e^x = 10` has to be solved for
x.

`e^(2x)` can be rewritten as `(e^x)^2`
.

The equation now be written
as:

`(e^x)^2 + 3*e^x = 10`

`(e^x)^2 +
3*e^x - 10 = 0`

`(e^x)^2 + 5*e^x - 2e^x - 10 =
0`

`(e^x)(e^x + 5) - 2(e^x + 5) =
0`

`(e^x - 2)(e^x + 5) = 0`

`e^x - 2 =
0`

`e^x = 2`

x = ln
2

`e^x + 5 = 0`

`e^x =
-5`

This is not possible as e is a positive number and the power of
a positive number is always positive.

The solution of the equation
`e^(2x) + 3*e^x = 10` is x = ln 2

Solve the equation [x/(x+1)]^2 + [(x+1)/x]^2 = 17/4

We'll notice that the product of the 2 ratios
x/(x+1)*(x+1)/x = 1.

If we'll square raise the product,
we'll obtain:

[x/(x+1)]^2*[(x+1)/x]^2 =
1

We'll substitute the ratio [x/(x+1)]^2 =
t

t = 1/[(x+1)/x]^2

We'll
re-write the equation:

t + 1/t =
17/4

4t^2 + 4 = 17t

We'll
subtract 17 t both sides:

4t^2 - 17t + 4 =
0

We'll apply the quadratic
formula:

t1 = [17 + sqrt(289 -
64)]/8

t1 = (17+15)/8

t1 =
32/8

t1 = 4

t2 =
(17-15)/8

t2 = 2/8

t2 =
1/4

Since t =  [x/(x+1)]^2, both values for t have to be
positive and they are.

 [x/(x+1)]^2 =
4

x/(x+1) = 2

x = 2x +
2

-x = 2

x =
-2

x/(x+1) =
-2

x = -2x - 2

3x =
-2

x =
-2/3

x/(x+1) =
1/2

2x = x+1

x =
1

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

2x = -x-1

3x =
-1

x =
-1/3

The roots of the equation
are: {-2 , -2/3 , -1/3 , 1}.

Why did the industrial revolution appear in Britain?I want to say: what are the main factors that helped its appearance in Britain? Thank you very...

There are many reasons for the starting of the Industrial
Revolution in England.  If you have a text or some type of course outline that is being
followed, I would refer to the answers provided in this first and progress from there. 
The movement or transformation from an economy of agriculture and rural life into one of
factory production in urbanized settings helped to set the stage for industrialization. 
The economy of England before the Industrial Revolution was fragmented and based largely
on the notion of the cottage industry, where individualized made goods were produced by
one's labor and a system of bartering for goods allowed economy to exist.  With the
advent of factories, mass production, the increase of inventions that harnessed energies
of steam to drive production, goods became seen as a means of profit and posting greater
economic and material wealth.  In this light, the factory system started replacing the
bartering system, and individuals started making a move to more factories, which were
located in cities.  This shift from farms to factories ends up playing a large role in
the establishment of the Industrial Revolution.

To what extent does Indian education for all reduce poverty?

I think that several arguments can be made to identify how
proponents of education in India seek to reduce poverty.  The most stunning example of this is
the proposition to ensure that every school child in India is in possession of a laptop
computer.  The desire to do so comes out of a need to reduce the digital divide that might exist
between rich and poor students in India and to ensure that each child is a digital learner,
capable of understanding what needs are present in the 21st Century.  In this endeavor we see
that there is a desire to link education to economic and professional competition and a hope to
bring about a sense of empowerment through education to its children.  At the same time, the
development of EDUSAT as a means to conquer distance in education is another initiative driven to
bring education to all and eliminate poverty.  EDUSAT is a satellite that brings education to all
parts of India so that rural and urban distinctions do not define education access or the lack of
it.  In this light, one can see the belief that education is an equalizing force and an
empowering one.  Within this is the belief that education for all can help to reduce poverty and
disempowerrment.

What is the inferred meaning of Ben Jonson's "Song to Celia"?

There are a number of meanings that you can infer from the
words of this poem.  In some ways, inferred meanings are in the opinion of the reader --
that's why they are inferred.

You can infer, for example,
from the first four lines that the speaker and the object of the poem have some deep
bond.  The speaker is implying that the two of them can talk to each other with their
eyes.  This is something that only happens between people who have a pretty intimate
relationship.

On the other hand, you can infer from the
last 8 lines that the object of the poem does not actually love the speaker.  You can
infer that she sent back the roses that he gave her and all she did was breathe on
them.  Why would she send them back if she loved him?

So
there are many things you can infer from this poem, depending on how you want to read
it.

What does summer mean to the speaker in "A Letter Sent to Summer"?

Summer, to the speaker, means a return of natural
pleasantness, as shown in the friendly “baskets of flowers” that summer leaves, just
“like an old friend.” The bugs and monsoons, in addition to plums and the rose, show
that the speaker’s views are balanced, and that she recognizes summer’s negative as well
as positive aspects. Despite these, warm weather and summer provide the incentive for
the speaker toward action, unlike winter, which causes her to “curl back into … [her]
blizzard of linens” (line 19). This is in contrast to the phrase “always snowing” which
suggests an admission that the speaker’s moods correspond to the seasons. She admits to
a permanent degree of lassitude or even depression (she says “it is always snowing”
inside her head), particularly in winter, but she states that the sights and flora of
summer lessen this feeling.

What is meant by rhetoric and prosody ?

I was going to give this the same once-over I've been giving
everyone else, but this is something I actually care about and I want you to understand it. So
listen up, kiddo.

Rhetoric is how you use language to persuade
someone or argue for something. Classical Rhetoric is composed of Ethos (the legitimacy of what
you're saying), Pathos (the emotional appeal of what you're saying), and Logos (the logic of what
you're saying). The way I remember it is Ethos=Ethics, Pathos=Pathetic (but not
pathetic, ya know...?), and Logos=Logic. Anyway, these three things are the
foundation of a good argument, according to the ancient Greeks. However, "rhetoric," today, has
been reduced to a pejorative term among media types (ie: "His speech was all rhetoric
and no substance," or what have you...).

Prosody is the
rhythm language has. Think poetry. Prosody incorporates not only rhthm, but intonation, meter,
flow, stress... that sort of thing. It's what makes language beautiful, simply and
artificially.

And another minilesson: pay attention in school.
There's way more merit in finding the answer for yourself than there is in siphoning the answer
up on an anonymous website where lazy kids get their homework done for
them.

(PS: if you copy this word-for-word on your assignment, the
homework gods will bash your karma like yesterday's news.)

What are the initial images in the poem "Love Should Grow Up Like a Wild Iris in the Fields"?

Strange as it may seem, there will be some readers who
have not seen a domestically grown iris, let alone a wild iris. Hopefully a quick
Internet search can give you the general description of an iris. In the first seven
lines the images are drawn from the natural areas out of which a wild iris should grow.
Love is like the wild iris, and should grow naturally, spontaneously, out of nature and
the place in which it finds itself. In the next eight lines the scene of imagery shifts
to a totally contrasting location in the kitchen, where meals and a table are the major
objects, and where the mother is “not quite / hysterical.” Both sections of imagery end
with the comparable phrases “but does not,” and “but never
does.”

Explain the images of daily life in the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."

In this poem, daily life is a strain and a drag for
Prufrock.  He expresses frustration in the daily routines, and in how meaningless it all
seems.  Here's a good passage:

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"For I have known them all already, known/them
all--/have known the evenings, mornings, afternoons/I have measured out my life with
coffee spoons."

This refers
to how tedious and monotonous life is.  One day is exactly like the previous, so it
feels like he knows exactly what is going to happen.  The coffee spoons reference is how
we go through the exact routine every day (getting coffee in the morning, etc.).  It
feels like his entire life is spent living and doing the same things over and
over.

Other references to daily life occur when he refers
to how there is ample time to analyze and mull over life's meaning "before the taking of
toast and tea," and how ridiculous it is that they go about speaking of silly, shallow
things ("Michelangelo") at these tea parties, over and over again, when all he wants to
do is address real issues, and talk about things that truly matter.  Later, her refers
to his days as "butt-ends," a negative description that shows how he feels his days are
the useless butt-ends of living, worth only being spit out in
disgust.

All of this refers to his weariness of the
meaningless routine, and how he wants to get at the heart of matter and to have the
courage to speak what he really feels.  I hope that helped; good
luck!

How does Frederick Douglass feel about John Brown and his raid?

Frederick Douglass was in awe.  He had dinner with John
Brown on a couple of occasions, and was utterly impressed with the fact a white man
would go to such lengths to fight black slavery.  When he was sentenced to death for
treason against Virginia, and sent to the gallows to be hung, he still used his trial
and hanging as opportunities to speak out against
slavery.

In his newspaper, The North Star,
Douglass wrote of John Brown after his
death:

His
zeal in the cause of freedom was infinitely superior to mine.  Mine is as the
candlelight, his was as the burning sun.  I could live for the
slaves.  John Brown could die for
them.

It's a good example of
how polarizing a figure John Brown was.  Southerners despised him, and thought him an
example of what all northerners believed and were like.  (A southern newspaper
in Georgia had an editorial which stated: "An undivided South says let him
hang") Northern abolitionists saw him as a heroic figure who had fired the
first shot in the final battle against slavery.

Look at the personalities of Achilles and Agamemnon in "The Iliad." What are they like?

I think that the study of both Achilles and Agamemnon
represents character sketches of the desire for greatness.  Both men seek greatness, and
to be recognized for both its pursuit and accomplishment.  They are unrelenting in their
respective drives and it is for this reason that they collide so often in Homer's epic. 
Both believe themselves to be inherently superior to their contemporaries and are not
afraid to show it.  The primary difference between both of them is where they see
greatness lies.  Agamemnon does not conceal his belief that leaders and political kings
represent greatness, and that armies and soldiers follow.  Achilles' view is a bit
different in that the glory of the nation lies in the exploits of the soldiers; national
glory is only possible with the glory of the nation.  I think that this difference is
what causes the friction between them.  Based on the fact that Homer focuses so much on
Achilles' transformation and his evolution at the end of the epic, he probably ends up
supporting Achilles' viewpoint on greatness over Agamemnon.

Solve for x if 3x^3 - 9x^2 - 12x = 0.

We need to factor the polynomial 3x^3 - 9x^2 - 12x =
0.

We notice that 3x is a common factor for all terms of
the polynimial.

Then, we will factor 3x from the
polynomial.

First, we will factor 3x from all
sides.

==> 3x( x^2 - 3x - 4) =
0

Now we will factor between
brackets.

==> 3x ( x -4)(x+ 1) =
0

To factor between brackets, we could also
use the roots formula to determine the roots of the function then obtain the
factors.

x= (-b+- sqrt(b^2 - 4ac) /
2a

==> x1= 4

==>
x2= -1

=> ( x- x1) and ( x-x2) are factor of x^2 -
3x -4.

==> x^2 - 3x - 4 = ( x-4) ( x+
1)

Compare and contrast the characters of Hamlet and Horatio in Shakespeare's Hamlet.

Hamlet and Horatio are both young men, and attend the same
school, Wittenberg, in Germany.  They are both very loyal characters.  Hamlet is loyal
to the love and memory of his father, and is doing his best to ascertain the veracity of
the ghost's story, and then avenge his father's death.  Horatio shows loyalty by keeping
Hamlet's secrects:  the appearance of the ghost, Claudius's guilt in the murder of King
Hamlet, and Hamlet's surprise return to Denmark from the aborted trip to
England.

Both men show concern for others.  Hamlet is
concerned about the morality of the court of Denmark and his mother in particular. 
Horatio shows concern for Hamlet's safety in Act 1 when he warns Hamlet to be careful in
his meeting with the ghost, lest it do something to destroy him.  In Act 4 he warns
Hamlet to be careful going into the sword fight with
Laertes.

Hamlet and Horatio both have a willingness to die
for their causes.  Hamlet resigns himself to his fate by the end of the play and says a
version of, 'what will be will be' and "the readiness is all."  He doesn't WANT to die
in his attempt to avenge Claudius, but if he does, then that is what will be.  Horatio
is so upset over the impending death of Hamlet, that he takes up the poison cup and
plans to drink the last drops in a show of despair and acknowledgement of the waste of
this whole situation.  Hamlet is able to talk him out of the act by reminding him that
someone must live to tell the tale of what happened here, otherwise
people will think a crazy Hamlet went on a rampage.  His chosing to live shows loyalty
to Hamlet and his reputation.

Their biggest difference is
in their involvement and investment in the Claudius/King Hamlet situation.  Horatio can
sympathize with Hamlet's situation, but expresses caution.  Hamlet has no choice to keep
moving forward with his plans, such as they are, to prove Claudius's guilt and avenge
his father's death.

Discuss the role of “romanticism” in the life of Dostoevsky's Underground Man.

The most dominant examples of Romanticism in the life of
the Underground Man is evident in his interactions with Liza.  The poet recognizes that
when he projects his sense of self into the world, he does so with a Romantic vision of
the good. The idea of the solitary artist or thinker triumphing over a society that is
deemed either inferior to him or unable to understand him is something that exists
inside him.  To a great extent, the narrator understands that this is nothing more than
a nonsensical sense of Romanticism.  In Part II, he even suggests that Romanticism
creates "fools," but like so much with the Underground Man, we understand his
contradiction and recognize that while he might repel it in one sense, he cannot help
but capitulate it in another.  It is here where he assumes his greatest stance of
Romanticism, as the poet who rescues a prostitute.  The Underground Man is motivated by
a purely Romantic sense of self in his desire to help Liza.  This is the Romanticism
that convinces him that his words are right, he is superior to her, and she is inferior
to him.  This is a strictly Romantic sensibility where he is able to swoop in on his
"steed" and rescue the fair maiden.

Yet, it is in this very
story that the Underground Man is shown to be a fraud.  The prostitute actually comes to
save him, as she does not conform to the expectation and world around her.  She assumes
a morally transcendent quality that is of greater spiritual redemptive quality than
anything the Underground Man can muster.  To this end, he is humiliated and can do
nothing but establish some semblance of power through loveless sex and money, proving
that he is both inferior to her and his Romanticism is nothing more but pure bunk.  It
is for this reason that the ending of the book is one that indicts Romanticism and other
movements that seek to create individuals who emulate modes of thought.  In this, the
Underground Man argues that human emotions become contrived and there is little
sincerity present for everything is reproduced to be akin to what is in books,
suggesting that this becomes the horrific birth-parents of people as opposed to real
human beings.  In this, there is a fairly stinging rebuke of Romanticism, with little
hope of developing anything legitimate to replace it.

What is the relationship between the net force and the ccceleration of an object?the pulling forces from greatest to least for an object.

The Newton's second law relates the net force, acceleration and
mass of an object, such that:

`bar F = m*bar a`

`bar F` represents the net force
vector

m represents the mass of
object

`bar a` represents the acceleration vector of
object

The equation `bar F` = `m*bar a` implies the following
relation between the net force and acceleration, with respect to the fact that net force and
acceleration are both vectors, such that:

- the direction of the net
force vector coincides with the direction of acceleration vector

-
the magnitude of the net force vector is proportional to the magnitude of acceleration vector:
`|bar F| ~~ |bar a|.`

How radical, in political terms, were the Radical Republicans?

Some other ways in which these men were radical include their
aggressive advocacy for the Civil War Amendments, the 13th, 14th and 15th, their desire for real
land reform in the South, and their belief that the Federal government had a responsibility to
pursue civil rights and equality in the social, political and economic terms of the
day.

Abolition of slavery was a foregone conclusion, yes, but
consider the 15th amendment, which gave black men the right to vote.  Considering where slaves
had been, legally, only a few months before, that was undoubtedly a radical
act.

Men like Senator Thaddeus Stevens, who supported the concept of
"40 acres and a mule" for each freed save family believed we should break up the southern
plantations and redistribute them to former slaves, an utterly radical
act.

Stevens also believed in the Conquered Province Theory, which
would have permanently denied southerners their citizenship, and run conquered seceding states as
though they were under martial law, as conquered provinces.  While this didn't pass, nor did 40
Acres and a Mule, they are certainly radical ideas for their time.

To what does Silas turn for comfort?

Silas Marner turns to his weaving for comfort. We cannot
say that the kindness of his neighbors did not touch his heart at all. In fact, he began
to appreciate all the warm treatment he began to receive from his neighbors the moment
that he realized that he had been robbed of all his
gold.

However, no matter what food they provided for him
(lard cakes, meats), he hardly ate them. The letters people would write to him would
make him feel good, but he was way to pained to let go of the feeling easily. He was at
odds because this was yet another massive disappointment much like in his former
town.

Even the visits that he received from time to time
from Dolly were not powerful enough to eliminate his pain, yet, it touched him deeply
that she would care so much for him.

However, as he was
alone in his house, his only comfort was to weep and moan low moans at his own ease,
away from everyone. This would be a behavior that seems to be natural to Silas
Marner.

sample of 50 items sel. The mean value of the sampled items was found to = $542.50 with a sample stand. dev. of $120.56.(a) what is point estimator...

a) The point estimator of the poulation mean M is the
sample mean m itself.Therefore, $542.50 is the estimated value of the population mean by
point estimation.

b)

If the
sample of size n has a standrd devition of s, then the sample mean ha the standard
deviation of s/sqrt(n).

We know that z = |M-m|/(s/sqrtn) is
a standard normal variate.

Therefore probability that the
estimated value of M is within  limits is 95% confidetial limits  is  as good as
P(z <= |(M-m)|/ (s/sqrtn)  <  t ) =  95% =
0.95.

Therefore from tables t =
2.74.

Threfore |(M-542.5)|/(120.56/sqrt50) <
2.74.

 542.5 - 2.74(120.56/sqrt50) < = M  < =
542+ 2.74 (120/sqrt50)

542.50-46.72 <=  M <=
542.5+46.72

496.78 <=  M <=
589.22.

Therefore the population mean leis between 496.78 
and 589.78 with 95%
confidence.

c)

Similar to the
b.

P(z = |M-m|/(s/sqrtn) <
0.90

P(z = {|M-542.5|/120.52/sqrt50) < x } =
0.90

x = 1.645 from normal distribution
tables.

Therefore  542.5- (1.645)(120.52/sqrt50) < M
< 542.5 + (1.645)(120.52/sqrt50)

 542.5 -28.04
<= M < = 542.5 +28.04

514 .46 <=  M
<= 570.54.

Therefore the 90% confidence interval for
the population mean M is 514.46 to 570.54.

How do I solve this proportion:50 over 2t + 4 = 2t + 4 over 2 It's ok to use cross multiplication.

50/ (2t+4) = (2t+4) / 2

First
we will cross multiply.

==> (2t+4)*(2t+4) =
2*50

==> (2t+4)^2 =
100.

Now we will take the root of both
sides.

==> (2t+4) =
+-10.

Then, we have two
cases.

Let us solve each
case.

==> (2t+4)= 10  ==> 2t = 6 ==>
t1= 3

==> (2t+4) = -10 ==> 2t = -14
==> t2= -7.

Then there are two values for
t.

t= { -7,
3}.

To check the
answer, we will substitute with t1 and
t2.

If t= -7 ==> 50/(2*-7 + 4) = (2*-7+4)/
2

==> 50/ (-10) =
-10/2

==> -5 = -5

If t=
3 ==> 50/(2*3+4) = (2*3+4)/2

==> 50/ (10) =
(10)/ 2

==> 5 = 5.

In Brave New World, how are the various castes different from one another?

It becomes clear as you read the first chapter of this
amazing book and we are given a tour of a "Hatchery" that there are five castes in this
society, each named after the first five letters of the Greek alphabet: alpha, beta,
gamma, delta, epsilon. It also becomes clear that they are organised in order of
importance, with alphas being the most important and epsilons the least. Consider what
the Director of Hatcheries says to his visitors:

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"We also predestine and condition. We decant our
babies as socialised human beings, as Alphas or Epsilons, as future sewage workers or
future..." He was going to say future World Controllers, but correcting himself, said
"future Directors of Hatcheries"
instead.

As we read on it
becomes clear that Epsilons are given less oxygen to ensure that they have an "Epsilon
environment as well as an Epsilon heredity" ensuring that this society is not troubled
by any intelligent Epsilons.

Thus the first chapter
introduces us to the most radically stratified class system in the world, all organized
by genetic engineering and advanced science, to create five types of humans with clearly
demarcated positions and roles in society.

Describe possible biological theories of homsexuality.

Unfortunately, there are very few theories that show any
significant evidence as to why some people are homosexual. There are, however, many biological
and physiological studies that show some possible links and may contribute to an individual's
sexual orientation.

First of all, research studies have shown that
there is a strong genetic link in homosexuality among males. While evidence also indicates that
there is a genetic link in homosexual females, evidence has been stronger in male studies. This
would indicate that genes play a possible role in the development of sexual orientation. Other
studies suggest that hormones may play a part in determining an individual's sexual orientation,
especially during the fetal period of development. It is possible that homosexual females are
exposed to higher levels of testosterone during the fetal stage while homosexual males are
exposed to higher levels of estrogen.

Most interestingly, a
scientific study of the brains of homosexual and heterosexual men showed that the anterior
hypothalamus (the part of the brain that influences sexual behavior) in gay men was much smaller
than in straight men. Later studies showed that this region of the brain was larger in homosexual
women than it was in heterosexual women. While this does not provide a sufficient explanation for
homosexuality, it may contribute to an individual's sexual
orientation.

Most researchers agree that sexual orientation is the
result of both nature and nurture. An individual may be born with certain tendencies and
predispositions which can be fostered by their environment and result in a particular sexual
orientation. This has not been proven, but it is believed to be a fairly accurate
hypothesis.

How can "Tuesdays with Morrie" help in creating your own culture if you don't believe in the one you live in now? I am having trouble with this...

First, I encourage you to re-read the Eleventh Tuesday, as this
is the chapter which directly deals with creating your own
subculture.

On the whole, however, this entire book is about a man
who goes against everything society has deemed important, and shows how the most important things
in life, rather than success, money, independence, or personal power, are relationships,
compassion, and enjoying life for the little things.  The "subculture" that Morrie creates for
himself if one of acceptance of the disease which he cannot change, and the celebration of the
love he has for his family and friends.  With the loss of control over his muscles and bodily
functions, by society's standard he should have also lost his self-dignity.  With grace and
humor, Morrie embraces his fate and rises above the weakness of his body.  His mind stays sharp. 
His heart (emotionally speaking) grows stronger, and he leaves the world in a conscious act of
passing on a sense of wisdom that did not come from any societal standard or
teaching.

If nothing else, Morrie presents himself as an example to
his readers.  Though most readers will not suffer his exact fate, the common sentiment is that if
he could mentally and emotionally overcome a devastating physical infirmity, what is holding us
back from looking at our own problems in a more positive light?

What is the speaker's mood in "To A Mouse"?

The mood in "To A Mouse" is one not only of sadness for
what he has done to destroy the mouse's winter home while he was out
ploughing.

He also apologizes that the world of human
beings has encroached on her small existence, even in that she wants so little for
herself;

I'm
truly sorry Man's dominion 
Has broken Nature's social
union,

he also can empathize
with her:

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...thy poor, earth-born companion, 
An'
fellow-mortal!

As he
continues to accept the blame for her present and dire circumstances of a home destroyed
in the cold of winter, which might kill her...

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Thou saw the fields laid bare an'
wast, 
An' weary Winter comin fast, 
An' cozie here, beneath the
blast, 
Thou thought to dwell, 
Till crash! the cruel coulter
past 
Out thro' thy
cell.

...he may also feel a
kinship with her, inferred here, later in the poem.

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That wee-bit heap o' leaves an'
stibble, 
Has cost thee monie a weary nibble! 
Now thou's turn'd
out, for a' thy trouble,

He
believes that he, too, is in a terrible situation which he did not see coming. While he
believes that her problems may be temporary, he looks back into his past and believes
the consequences of that past may have far-reaching effects on his future, which to him
seems very bleak.

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Still, thou art blest, compar'd wi'
me! 
The present only toucheth thee: 
But Och! I backward cast my
e'e, 
On prospects drear! 
An' forward, tho' I canna
see, 
I guess an'
fear!

The primary emotions I
detect from Burns' is sadness for the trouble he has caused this little mouse, the
kinship he feels for their shared troubles, and his lack of hope for his own
future.

(Burns is a well-known and well-loved Scottish poet
whose work lingers long after his death.

His
line

The best
laid schemes o' Mice an' Men, 
Gang aft
agley,

is often quoted,
though translated:

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"...the best laid schemes [plans] of mice and men
/ Go often askew
[awry].

Though his dialect is
often difficult to follow, he demonstrates his capacity to understand and identify with
the feelings of others—in this poem, even with the lowly field
mouse.

How long did it take to build the mausoleum http://www.globalmountainsummit.org/terra-cotta-warriors.html

The link that you provided does not come right out and say
it, but it looks as if it took the workers something along the lines of 37 years to
build the mausoleum.

The link tells us that Qin Shi Huang
Di came to the throne of Qin (he hadn't yet conquered all of China) in 247 BC.  It says
that he then had his people decide on a good place for a tomb and start building.  This
does not tell us how long it took for them to decide on a good place, so we do not know
exactly how long they worked on the tomb (at least not from this source).  We do know
that the emperor died in 210.

So if they got to work in the
same year he became king of Qin, they worked 37 years on the
mausoleum.

What are some themes of the short story "How It Happened," by Arthur Conan Doyle?

In Arthur Conan Doyle’s short story “How It Happened,” a
spiritual medium, able to communicate with the dead, narrates a first-hand report from a wealthy
dead man. The man had owned a brand new luxury car, which was usually driven by his chauffeur.
One night, however, the owner decided that he would like to drive the car home from the train
station in the dark. Coming down a steep and dangerous hill, the car lost its breaks. Despite the
best efforts of the owner and chauffeur to regain control of the vehicle, it crashed. The
chauffeur was injured, but the owner was instantly killed, although he didn’t recognize
immediately that he was dead. At the very end of the story, he remembers having been greeted by a
good old friend of his, whom he knew to be long dead. The owner was shocked to discover that he,
too, had died.

Doyle’s story can be interpreted as implying a number
of themes, including the following:

• how instantly and
  unexpectedly anyone – even a wealthy person – can make the transition from life to
  death.


• how impossible it often is to reverse the consequences of
  our choices once those choices have been made.


• the idea that
  wealth and status cannot prevent or assuage death.


• the idea that
  wealthy and socially prominent people often take risks that negatively affect people poorer than
  themselves – risks that poorer people, who live harder lives, are often too sensible to
  take.


• the idea that however horrible death may seem from the
  perspective of those still living, it may not be as bad as we imagine. Thus, the dead man’s
  friend gently asked him, as he lay near the crashed vehicle, “No pain?” To which the dead man
  replied,

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“None,” I said.

“There never
is,” said he.

• the idea that
  English gentlemen remain English gentlemen even after they die.
  :-)


• the idea that our personalities do not change even after
  death.

How is Cyrano de Bergerac's refusal to acknowledge the truth to Roxane consistent with his values?

Cyrano de Bergerac is the story of
one of the great sacrificial loves in all of literature.  Cyrano is a man who is willing
to die for what he believes; he's equally willing to deny himself in order to maintain
his integrity.  He doesn't admit the truth to Roxane because doing so would break his
personal code of honor.

From the first moment we meet
Cyrano, he is a man who will sacrifice whatever he must to do what he thinks is
right--so he closes La Clorisse even though he will be broke for
the rest of the month.  When he sees an injustice, Cyrano must stop it, which is why
Valvert never had a chance in their duel.  Cyrano believes in supporting his friends,
even when they make mistakes, which is why he takes on a hundred foes to defend his
friend.  When he suspects Lise of having an affair with a musketeer, he stops it.  When
he realizes Roxane is interested in Christian, he loves her enough to want her happiness
more than his own. When he realizes that Christian truly loves Roxane, that immediately
puts her off limits to him...forever.  Even after fifteen years, Cyrano will not tarnish
his friend's love by revealing the truth to Roxane--even at the cost of his own broken
heart.  His personal code of honor is simply too much a part of who he is for Cyrano to
break it even as he's dying. 

Describe the evolution of women's sports from the 1920s to the present and, in doing so, make reference to some pioneering people and moments.

Women's sports probably paralleled the suffragette
movement. Women's sports were taken seriously and probably discourages as a personal or
psychological invasion of the men's world and probably looked upon as shirking their
family responsibilities for temporary enjoyment. Most of the early women's sports were
for the rich, such as polo, tennis, archery, and golf. It wasn't until after the
Olympics in Paris of 1900 that more and more women's groups were being formed and more
and more sports started to become popular. Though women's sports still lag behind men's
sports in popular prestige, power, and influence, there have been recent surges in
women's spots to make it attractive financially, such as the Ladies Professional Golf
Association with Michelle Wie competing against the men and Annika Sorenstam
also.

Notable female athletes since the 1920s have
been:

1) Mildred (Babe) Didrikson Zaharias from amateur
to professional athletics

2) Billie Jean King defeating
Bobby Riggs in a tennis match

3) Evonne Cawley and Chris
Everett propelling the sport of tennis

How would you describe the concept of "closure"on the Third Act of A Doll's House.

In Henrik Ibsen's play A Doll's House,
there are three developing, interwoven plots moving within the
play.

Of the two secondary plots, the one involving Kristine Linde
and Krogstad seem, ironically, to be the healthiest. Even though both of these characters have
suffered, and Krogstad has been wounded by the experience, they see value not only in their
shared experience of suffering at the hands of an unsympathetic society, but recognize kindred
spirits in each other. They are both stronger for the situations which have brought them
together, and believe their combined fortitude will help them survive in the unfriendly world in
which they live. They take each other at face value without judgment and agree to invest
themselves in a relationship that has meaning and mutual respect.

In
the relationship between Dr. Rank, Nora and Torvald, we learn that Dr. Rank is in love with Nora,
but she wants no part of it, though she teases him in a most inappropriate way throughout the
play.

I believe we (as readers) tend to make excuses for Nora
because she has been treated by a child so much of her life. However, I question this when we see
the intelligent and strong-willed woman she reveals herself to be by the end of the
play.

In terms of Torvald and Dr. Rank, I find myself continually
disappointed in Nora's husband, who is not only inept as a husband, it seems, but also as a
friend: perhaps simply as a human being. In Dr. Rank's case, these men are supposed to be good
friends, who visit almost daily. Behind Rank's back, Torvald is like petulant child, not wanting
to waste his time with the man, while Rank seems to genuinely care for Torvald. However, when Dr.
Rank says goodbye to face alone his impending death, Torvald never lifts a finger to go to him.
Although Rank as requested no one come to him, a true friend would at least try. Torvald has a
weak character, and I see little resolution to this plot line.

The
most central of these story lines exists between Nora and Helmer. When Torvald realizes what his
wife has done, regardless of the fact that she broke the law to save his life, all he can think
about is how it might poorly affect his reputation. Torvald is short-sighted and shallow.  Nora,
on the other hand, finally sees her husband for the weak and selfish man he is. It is at this
point that she comes into her own, and decides to leave Torvald, though he begs her to
stay.

If she stayed, I doubt things would change: Torvald is a
product of his male-dominated society. I wonder where Nora's strength comes from, as she has been
victimized throughout the story first by her father, then by her husband, and and finally by
Krogstad. In a short time, her eyes are opened and she is committed to her new purpose to find
out where she fits in, in the world. She also leaves her children behind. On one level, perhaps
there is a certain kind of resolution, that benefits Nora, but nothing that indicates a change in
Torvald, and there is a sense of sadness for children who will be raised by someone other than
their mother.

How does race affect Janie and Teacake's relationship?

The relationship between Janie and Teacake changes when
the pair leaves Eatonville and must navigate the treacherous nature of racism in the
larger world. Within Eatonville, the pair is somewhat isolated from racism. Because
Janie is "the mayor's wife" she is still somewhat protected from the realities of the
outside world. Once Tea Cake and Janie leave Eatonville--first for Jacksonville and then
the Everglades--they are faced with the injustice and hardships of racism. We see this
is the gambling problems Tea Cake endures in Jacksonville, the reactions of Mrs. Turner
and the diner owners in the Everglades, and most explicitly in the aftermath of the
hurricane. Racism forces Janie to explore her surroundings on a level she could have
never done in Eatonville. As Janie states near the end of the novel, "Ah done been tuh
de horizon and back and now Ah kin sit heah in mah house and live by
comparisons."

What do Mrs.Joe's actions and words in Chapter 7 of Great Expectations reveal or reinforce about her character?

This is the chapter where Mrs. Joe comes back from helping
Pumblechook do his shopping with the exciting news that Miss Havisham wants a little boy to go
and play in her house. Note the way that part of the attraction of having Pip play at Miss
Havisham's house is the possible benefit that both Pumblechook and Mrs. Joe will get out of it.
However, we do continue to see Mrs. Joe's opinion that she has made herself "a willing slave" to
Pip in bringing him up "by hand," even when actually she has used and abused him throughout his
short and miserable life. Note the excitement of Mrs. Joe and the way she cleaned Pip up to make
him presentable:

With
that she pounced on me, like an eagle on a lamb, and my face was squeezed into wooden bowls in
sinks, and my head was put under taps of water-butts, and I was soaped, and kneaded, and
towelled, and thumped, and harrowed, and rasped, until I was really quite beside
myself...

The simile comparing Mrs.
Joe to an eagle swooping down and seizing a lamb indicates the way in which she is a predatory
and violent figure. Even in trying to make Pip presentable these aspects are clearly apparent in
her character.

What are 5 good quotes from Macbeth that describe blood imageryI need 5 good quotes to describe how Macbeth feels his guilt and refers to it as...

Blood imagery is rather prevalent in Macbeth's tale of
greed and treachery.  Here are passages that illustrate Macbeth's guilt and provide
imagery: 

(2.1.52-55 ) -

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Mine eyes are made the fools of the other
senses

Or else worth all the rest.  I see thee
still;

And on thy blade and dudgeon gouts of
blood,

Here Macbeth senses
the dastardly deed he is about to commit, and he worries that Duncan may hear him. 
Macbeth imagines that he sees Duncan, but he realizes that his guilt is working on him,
creating fear in his heart as he prepares for his bloody
act.

(2.2.60-63)

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Why did you bring these daggers from the
place?

They must lie there:  go carry them, and
smear

The sleepy grooms with
blood.

When Macbeth returns
from having slain Duncan with the bloody daggers, Lady Macbeth instructs him to return
with them and smear the blood on the guards of the slain
king.

(2.2. 76-81)

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What hands are here?  Ha! They pluck out my
eyes!

Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this
blood

Clean from my hand?  No; this my hand will
rather

The multitudinous seas
incarnadine,

Making the green one
red. 

After slaying Duncan,
Macbeth is shaken and feels his guilt at murdering the king, envisioning his deed as one
that drips blood that will become
noticeable.

(3.4.91-97) 

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Blood hath been shed ere now.  i' th' olden
time,

Ere humane statute purged the gentle
weal;

Ay, and since too, murders have been
performed

Too terrible for the ear.  The times has
been

That, when the brains were out, the man would
die,

And there an end; but now they rise
again,

With twenty mortal murders on their
crowns...

Macbeth remarks
that murders have been committed before, but now ghosts appear to disturb him.  This
ghost frightens him more than the
murder.

(3.4.122-125) 

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It will have blood, they say:  blood will have
blood

Stones have been known to move and trees to
speak;

Augures and understood relations
have

By maggot-pies and coughs and rooks brought
forth

The secre'st man of blood.  What is the
night?

In this passage,
Macbeth anticipates his having to pay for his crimes.

What does Lord Capulet's already having planned a feast for that evening but extending an invitation to Paris late suggest to the audience?Romeo...

If Lord Capulet has already planned a party and not yet
invited Paris to it until he sees him, this invitation most probably is given as an
afterthought.  Capulet probably feels awkward in this situation, realizing his social
faux pas of not having invited some one of the prestige that Paris
possesses and his being held in a bad light after the street altercation.  That he has
not wished to have Paris at the party for Juliet is evidenced in Lord Capulet's dilatory
invitation and in his protestations to Paris's request that he be permitted to marry
Juliet despite his politic remarks,

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My will to her consent is but a
part;

An she agree, within her scope of
choice

Lies my consent and fair according voice.
(1.2.17-19)

Certainly, it is
apparent that Capulet is fauning because he cautions Tybalt against doing anything after
having espied Romeo, their mortal enemy: 

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He shall be
endured.

What, goodman boy I say he sahll  Go
to,

Am I the master here or you?  Go
to.

You'll make a mutiny among my guests!
(1.5.80-83) 

Most
likely, Capulet has not invited Paris before the evening of the party because he does
not want Juliet to fall in love with him and marry Paris.  Later in the play, Lord
Capulet succumbs to the pressure of Paris and he also seeks a way to cure Juliet of her
depression after Tybalt has been slain so, despite his better judgment, he agrees to
have Elizabeth marry.

What was the common impact of the Glorious Revolution, American and French Revolutions, and Latin American revolution?

If you look at all of these revolutions taken together,
the main common impact that they have is that they all worked to reduce the power of
monarchies and increase the amount of democracy that existed in the
world.

Of all of these, the Latin American revolutions did
the least to increase democracy, but they too worked to decrease the power and
prevalence of monarchy.  The American Revolution decreased the power of the British
monarchy (as did the Glorious Revolution).   The French Revolution overthrew the French
crown.

So the common impact of these was to decrease the
power of monarchies around the world.

Discuss Wiesel's use of foreshadowing in Chapter 2 of Night regarding Madame Schachter?

When the reader sees Madame Schachter and her reactions
inside the train car, it ends up revealing much of what is to come.  The moment with
Madame Schachter ends up holding much in way of significance and foretelling what
Eliezer himself is going to endure.  The first level of foreshadowing is that she is
insistent to all around her that where the Jewish people from Sighet are going is not
good.  She is rather persistent in this assertion.  While everyone around her is saying
that their condition is not as bad as one thinks, Madame Schachter undercuts this
rationalization with her assertion that it will actually be worse.  In this instance,
she is right for no one in that car really had any idea as to what is going to be
endured at the hands of the Nazis.  Additionally, when the other Jewish people attempt
to silence her, it is foreshadowing the level of cruelty that Eliezer is going to
witness in his different times at different camps from that moment onwards.  It is also
indicative of how the dehumanization that the Nazis perpetrated upon their victims is
going to be replicated when the victims dehumanize one another as their only means of
survival.  Eliezer's witnessing of Madame Schachter is so profound because he
experiences the same afterwards in his own ways.

Explain meaning “But a government in which the majority rule in all cases cannot be based on justice, even as far as men understand it”

What this statement refers to is something that Alexis de
Tocqueville called the "tyranny of the majority." Although the idea was not new with him (it is a
major idea in Federalist 10) we use his name for it. The basic idea here is that, if you give the
majority unlimited powers, they can at times use those powers to oppress minorities. This is why
we have a system with checks and balances and a limited government with written limits on its
power (the Bill of Rights, for example).

You can think of examples
from our history where majority rule has abused the rights of minorities. There was the
segregation era when the majority was allowed to deny blacks their rights. There was the time of
McCarthyism when the majority denied the rights of speech and association to those who held the
wrong beliefs. There are other examples in our history.

So, the
basic idea of this quote is that the majority can use its power to abuse minorities if there are
no checks on what it can do. In order to combat this tendency, our system has constitutional
guarantees of rights and a judicial system that has the power to override majority opinion when
the majority is violating those guarantees. (Of course, as mentioned above, even this doesn't
always work to protect us from the tyranny of the majority.)

How does Jhumpa Lahiri emphasize the difference in cultural values between characters?What are the different values between the American and Indian...

As a science teacher in a middle school who takes his
classes to the Museum of Natural History in New York City, Mr. Das expresses a sense of
kinship with Mr. Kapasi in his role as a tour guide. Also, although unknown to Mr. Das,
both are the fathers of three children, and both are in less than totally satisfactory
marriages. But beyond such superficial resemblances, everything in the text suggests the
great differences between the two: Mr. Das is somewhat immature, quite unselfconscious,
a bit crass, seemingly satisfied with his life and himself; Mr. Kapasi is older, a
person of dignity and reserve, greatly concerned with his appearance and the impression
he makes on others, who has established a life of comforting rituals to cope with his
unhappiness in his marriage.

Though Indian in appearance,
Mr. and Mrs. Das dress like Americans and speak with American accents (unsurprisingly,
as they were born and raised and have lived their entire lives in America). Their
reactions to the monuments of their own native culture range from shallow to
indifferent, and are expressed in terms such as “neat” and“cool.” They seem incapable
of—and, except for a few perfunctory tries, uninterestedin—disciplining their own
children, and in fact seem to Mr. Kapasi more like children than parents: “it was hard
to believe they were regularly responsible for anything other than themselves”
(paragraph 45). As Mrs. Das later makes clear, they have been thrown together from a
very early age and allowed to explore and fashion their own relationship: “The things we
did those Friday and Saturday nights, while our parents sat downstairs drinking tea . .
. I could tell you stories, Mr. Kapasi” (paragraph 141). This is in sharp contrast to
Mr. Kapasi’sarranged marriage, with its total lack of physical joy and intimacy
(paragraph 99).

log 3x^2 - log x = log (x+5) find x

log 3x^2 - log x  = log
(x+5)

First we will use the algorethim proprties  to
simplify the equation.

We know that: log a - log b = log
a/b

==> log (3x^2)/x  = log
(x+5)

Now simplify
:

==> log 3x = log (x+
5)

Now, we know that:

if log a
= log b   Then,    a = b

==>3x = x+
5

==>3x - x =
5

==> 2x =
5

==> x=
5/2

To check
:

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

log (3*25/4) - log 5/2 =
log (5/2 + 5)

log (75/4) -
log(5/2) = log (15/2)

log
(75/4) / (5/2)  = log
(15/2)

log (75/10) = log
(15/2)

log ( 15/2) =
log15/2) 

What kinds of questions can a reader ask about Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream to get at some deeper insight, for example, about theme or...

There are many themes in
A Midsummer Night's Dream, and there are many clues that tell us
the themes. In order to derive a deeper understanding of the themes, it helps to be able
to pick out important occurrences and ask yourself what theme it could be portraying.
For example, the story line shows us a great deal of contrast between the city of Athens
and the forest. Everyday occurrences take place in Athens while Shakespeare creates a
dreamlike existence in the woods. You can discover one central theme by asking yourself,
what does this juxtaposition between everyday life and magic show us? The mechanicals
also present the same theme; therefore, you can figure out this theme by asking yourself
why is the illusion of the mechanicals' play so important? Why are their ambitions so
important? Also, Puck presents another central theme, especially in his famous line,
"Lord, what fools these mortals be!" (III.ii.116). We can figure out what theme Puck is
representing by asking ourselves what things he is seeing that he thinks are foolish
behaviors? Also, why is this comment important?

You can do something
similar for symbolism. Shakespeare certainly does make use
of some symbolism, which is primarily seen in recurring motifs. Nature is especially a
recurring motif in the play. We frequently see references to the moon, the forest, and
especially the magical flower. The moon is mentioned by Theseus who is waiting for the
new moon in order to hold his wedding day with Hippolyta, as we see in his
lines:

[F]our
happy days bring in
Another moon; but, O, methinks, how slow
This
old moon wanes! She lingers my desires.
(I.i.2-4)

The forest is
referred to as a place of escape, a place where Hermia and Helena bonded as children,
and now as a place where their friendship is being broken apart and, yet, also as a
place where the two couples unite.  Two questions that can help you explore the deeper
meaning behind the symbolism of this recurring imagery would be: What does both the full
and the new moon symbolize? How does the forest symbolize man's dual
nature?

Can someone help with a physics problem about tension and horizontal & vertical forces of a sign hanging from a beam? A shop sign weighing 250 N...

This is a problem in equilibrium and statics. You must
look at both the forces, and the torques, acting to solve this problem. All the forces
must total zero, and all the torques must also total
zero.

Looking first at the forces, you
have:

The force of the hinge in the y-direction 
F(hy)

The force of the hinge in the x-direction 
F(hx)

The force from the wire tension in the y-direction 
F(ty)

The force from the wire tension in the x-direction 
F(tx)

The weight of the beam = 150
N

The weight of the sign = 250
N

Summing these forces in the y-direction you
get:

F(hy) + F(ty) - 150 - 250 =
0

Then F(hy) +F(ty) = 400
N

Summing in the
x-direction:

F(hx)-F(tx) = 0 or F(hx) =
F(tx)

Now consider the torques, with the point of rotation
where the wire is attached to the beam:

clockwise torque of
.35 m * 250 N

clockwise torque of .35 m * (150*.35/1.35)
(this is the portion of the beam itself to the right of the point of
attachment)

counterclockwise torque of 1.35 *
F(hy)

summing:  1.35 F(hy) - .35*250 - .35 (.35*150/1.35) =
0

Solving for F(hy) = 74.9
N

Go back to the first equation and solve for
F(ty)

F(ty) = 400 - F(hy) =
325.1N

Since the sin(35) = F(ty)/F(t), then F(t) = 566.8
N

since tan35 = F(hy)/F(hx) then F(hx) =
106.97N

Summarizing:

F(ty) =
325.1 N

F(hy) = 74.9 N

F(t) =
566.8 N

F(hx = 106.97 N

I'm writing an essay about social class in To Kill a Mockingbird and I was wondering if anyone could give me a shout out. I'm desperate! :o

Jem points out in Chapter 23 of To Kill a
Mockingbird that there are "four kinds of folks in the world." Perhaps he is a bit too
immature to recognize his own limitations in international matters, but he hits the nail on the
head as far as the local social classes go. According to Jem, there
are

• "... the ordinary kind like us and the
  neighbors..."


• "... there's the kind like the Cunninghams out in
  the woods..."


• "... the kind like the Ewells down at the
  dump..."


• "... and the
  Negroes."

This is a fair assessment of the people that
Jem has seen in Maycomb. The Finches and most of their neighbors are regular folks--white,
middle-class and peace-loving. The Cunninghams and Ewells are separated among the lower class
whites: The Cunninghams are poor but basically honest; the Ewells are welfare cases and
untrustworthy, "the disgrace of Maycomb." (Jem apparently overlooks the Cunninghams' willingness
to lynch Tom Robinson in cold blood.) As for the black citizens of Maycomb, they are grouped
together on the bottom of the Maycomb social totem pole.

There are
others that don't quite fit in Jem's class structure, particularly Dolphus Raymond (and possibly
Boo Radley and Miss Caroline). But Jem's "four kinds of people" are a fairly accurate breakdown
of the Maycomb social system. Jem has learned that the classes don't mix: Alexandra won't allow
Walter Cunningham Jr. to visit the Finch household because he is "trash." The Ewells aren't
welcome anywhere, and apparently even the Cunninghams have nothing to do with them. The Finch
children cause a bit of a stir at Calpurnia's church, and Scout never does get to visit Calpurnia
at her own home. Atticus' visit to Tom Robinson's widow--a white man paying a social call to an
African-American woman--is a truly rare occurrence in Maycomb. Such was the way of the world in
1930s Alabama.

In Frank O'Connor's short story "Guests of the Nation," who is the real outsider and who is the real enemy?

The real “outsider” in “Guests of the Nation” is almost
certainly Jeremiah Donovan, the Irish officer who appears in the first paragraph of the story and
who then reappears (usually near the beginnings of new sections throughout the tale). Although
Donovan is an Irishman and should therefore presumably have a close relationship with his fellow
Irish soldiers, in fact he seems remote and distant from everyone else almost from the beginning,
and he becomes increasingly more distant – even belligerent – as the story develops. He seems
most attractive in the opening paragraph; thereafter, he becomes less and less attractive, both
to readers and to some of the other characters, including the narrator (Bonaparte) and Hawkins,
one of the two English captives. Significantly, Belcher, the English soldier who is perhaps the
most appealing character in the entire story, remains thoughtful in his relations with Donovan
until the very end of the tale, just as he has remained thoughtful and considerate in his
dealings with all the other characters. If there were anyone in the story with whom the awkward,
self-conscious Donovan might have struck up a friendship, it might have been Belcher. Instead,
Donovan remains an outsider to the very end and becomes more and more isolated as the tale
proceeds.

Donovan is associated with an increasing level of literal
and figurative darkness throughout the story. Each time he enters the tale, the tone and
atmosphere of the work become increasingly grim. Donovan seems to resent the close friendships
that have sprung up between the two Irish captors and their two English captives. He senses that
he is not respected by his Irish comrades, and the fact that they bond with men who should
nominally be their enemies makes his status as an outsider all the more apparent, to him and to
us. By the end of the tale, Donovan simply disappears. He is no longer relevant to the epiphanies
shared by Bonaparte and Noble. At this point, he becomes an “outsider” in the additional sense
that he is now outside the story itself and thus outside the consciousness of its readers.
Interestingly, “Frank O’Connor” was simply the pen name of the writer Michael O’Donovan. O’Connor
thus gives his own “real name” to one of the least attractive characters he ever created. It is
as if O’Connor wanted to imply that no one can ultimately or entirely separate himself or herself
from the kinds of flaws Donovan so clearly reveals.

If there is a
real “enemy” at all in this story, that “enemy” may be the kind of unthinking hatred between
nations that leads people to mistreat and even kill persons of other nationalities – persons who
in other circumstances could easily have been friends. Part of the point of O’Connor’s story
seems to be that we are too quick to treat each other as enemies and too unwilling or unable to
change our assessments when new facts arise. Yet O’Connor seems less interested in making
thematic points than in exploring a genuinely tragic situation. In that situation, friends must
kill friends because the latter have been designated as enemies, not because
they are foes in any genuine sense of the word. Ironically, in a story about war that is set in
wartime, real enemies seem difficult to identify.

What makes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead a satire?

The purpose of satire is to point out human flaws in a
humorous way in order to instruct and possibly change humanity.  In this case, the
subject of the satire is man's willingness to just do what he is told without
questioning it or without making good choices for himself.  The play has an overarching
theme of existentialism, and that philiosophy of life states that man must choose to act
and take actions that are for the betterment of self and/or society.  If a person fails
to choose and fails to act, then he is considered existentially dead.  Just breathing
and going along through life with active action is not truly being alive, it is mere
existence. 

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are considered
existentially dead and Stoppard uses humor to make his point.  These men are confused,
don't really know why they were called, they only came because they were called in the
first place, and even when they seem to be able to make a choice for themselves, they
don't-- they let their fate happen to them rather than making a new ending for
themselves.  In this play, they read the re-write of the letter for England and learn
that they will be put death in England, but they don't do anything to stop it.  Stoppard
is illustrating through this negative example how to live -- live better than these two
characters do.  Along the way to this message, Stoppard has many jokes at their expense
and that is part of the satire as well.  One of the most important "jokes" is that the
Player seems to know everything about them (because he lives on at the end of
Shakespeare's Hamlet) and he taunts them with that throughout the play -- unbeknownst to
them even until the last pages.  The play uses silly humor/jokes, bawdy humor with the
players, and deep philosophical statements all in an effort for the audience to see how
to better examine their own lives and how they live them.

What makes One-Act dramas like Trifles effective?

One-Act plays have become more popular after they showed that
they can produce the same effect of quasi instant gratification in the same level that a short
story does.

One of the factors for its effectiveness is that it
gives playwrights a chance produce a substantial piece of work in a shorter amount of time. It
also regulates the number of characters, making it much simpler to split the action, climax, and
falling action among fewer characters hence giving them more power
individually.

Because the one-act play is unapologetic in its
shorter length of action, it can be more daring and adventurous in finding ways to get to the
conclusion of the storyline. It can be surprising and more engaging than a three-act
play.

Nevertheless as the play "Trifles" can show, the action is
unequivocally an attention-getter and the topic so rich that it leaves you in consistent suspense
until the end.

What do you know about non-niterest based investment modes of Finance?

I guess this question is with reference to the modes of
investment that are complaint with the Islamic Shariah as according to the Shariah the
investment of money in interest bearing assets is not
allowed.

The options of investment that are non-interest
bearing and compliant with the Shariah include investment in the equity of companies
involved in activities considered Halal. Here the gains made are due to capital
appreciation and the dividends paid by the
companies.

Another option is buying assets like real
estate, machinery, etc and leasing them to others for their
use.

Trading in commodities which do not violate the laws
of the Shariah like wine, pork, etc. is also a permitted
investment.

Each of the above mentioned options also have
some rules that they have to adhere to for them to be Shariah compliant. More details
are provided in the source given below.

A person in a rowboat 2 miles from the nearest point P on a straight shoreline wishes to reach a house 6 miles down the shoreline from P.If the...

The nearest distance of the person  to the spot P on the
shore = 2miles.

Let starting point of the person to row the
boat be S. Then SP = 2.

Let the house be at the spot H on
the bank of the river.

Then SP = 2, SH = 6
miles.

Therefore PSH form a right angled triangle with
right angle at S.

Therefore PS^2+SH^2 = PH^2 by Pyhagoras
theorem.

2^2+6^2 = PH^2.

Or
PH^2 = 2^2+6^2 = 4+36 = 40

Therefore PH = sqrt(40) = 6.3246
miles.

Therefore the time required to row SH = 6 miles at
the rate of 3mph = 6/3 = 2 hours.

The time required to walk
the distance of PH = 6.3246 miles at the rate of 5 miles per hour = 6.3246/5 = 1.2649
hours = 1 hour 15.9 minutes nealy.

So the least time to
reach is the option of walking.

Is "Araby" by James Joyce comical or serious?

Whilst I do think there are elements of this story that
are humorous and perhaps comical, such as the obvious Romantic notions of the male
narrator about Mangan's sister and his imagination that obviously runs riot, depicting
himself as the knight in shining armour gaining a token for the favour of his beloved,
the overall message and theme of this short story can only be described as serious. Note
how the narrator at the end of this tale experiences an "epiphany" when he recognises
how silly he has been and how he has been fooled by his romantic
notions:

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Gazing up in to the darkness I saw myself as a
creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and
anger.

The story ends with
the lights in the bazaar being turned off, symbolically representing perhaps the end of
the narrator's youth and romantic notions, as he emerges with a far more realistic idea
of life and also of himself. Serious themes indeed.