What does Wolfsheim's story about the night they shot Rosy Rosenthal tell you about him in The Great Gatsby?The Great Gatsby Chapter 4

In Chapter 4 of The Great Gatsby, we are
introduced to Wolfsheim. He is a shady character, who seems to be close with Gatsby. We get the
first taste that Gatsby may not be as innocent as he wants other people to think he is. Wolfsheim
tells Nick the story of the night he was present at the killing of Rosy Rosenthal, a known
gangster, showing us that Gatsby has been surrounded by these kind of people.

"Filled with faces
dead and gone. Filled with friends now gone forever. I can't forget so long as I live the night
they shot Rosy Rosenthal there."

This
is the first time we begin to see Gatsby as having a secret. There have been rumors flying around
about how he got his money, but now we see that he may have dealings with gangsters. We are
introduced to this idea early, and the questions follow throughout the novel. We are never really
aware of how Gatsby has made his fortune, but by this one event, we begin to think that it may
not be in a honest way. The mysterious life of Gatsby pulls us in from the very beginning and we
want to think the best of him. We are now seeing a side to him that may not be so forgiving,
after all.

What is an example of a symbol and an image in James Fenimore Cooper's The Pathfinder?

An important symbol is set up by Cooper at the beginning of
Chapter 1 of The Pathfinder. The mystique surrounding Natty Bumpo because of
his "great purity of character, and ... marked peculiarities" depends upon the expansiveness of
his presence, which is what allows him have singular focus on his responsibilities for people's
safety in the frontier. This sense of expansiveness and singularity is symbolically established
in the first lines that speak of the sublime vast void:

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The sublimity connected with vastness is familiar to
every eye. The most abstruse, the most far-reaching, perhaps the most chastened of the poet's
thoughts, crowd on the imagination as he gazes into the depths of the illimitable
void.

In this symbol also rests the
thing that once lost causes Natty to act contrary to his nature, to endanger people's lives, and
to cause Dunham the loss of his life. This other element of the symbol is the isolation from
human emotion and intimacy that must accompany Natty's expansiveness and singularity. When he
falls in love with Mabel, he steps out of the isolation, which proves to be costly for those for
whom he is responsible. Natty feels his failure and regrets the distraction of love and the ill
consequences that resulted. Afterward, Natty reclaims his position in a vast expanse of a void
and in so doing also reclaims his place as “the most renowned hunter of that portion of the
state.”

The same quote serves to illustrate an image Cooper
conjures up, that of illimitable vastness, but another equally descriptive image is offered in
the first chapter--an image therefore central to the mood (or atmosphere) Cooper wants to
establish for the novel. The scene is the encounter with trees piled upon each other so high as
to "ascend to an elevation of some thirty feet above the level of the earth." Cooper's narrator
creates an image of these trees by describing their "vast trunks" as "broken and driven by the
force of a gust" of wind and as "interlaced" and having "their branches still exhaling the
fragrance of withering leaves."

What are the main themes in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone?

The main theme throughout the Harry Potter books is the triumph
of good over evil. This is true in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as
well. However, applying this general theme of good vs. evil specifically to this novel, Harry
must fight Voldemort's evil accomplice Quirrell to prevent Voldemort from getting the sorceror's
stone and obtaining immortality.

I think another theme that is just
as important to this particular book is the power of love. When Voldemort killed Harrry's
parents, he was unable to kill Harry, and his attempt results in the scar on Harry's forehead.
Dumblodore explains to Harry that although his parents are dead, their love for their son is
always with him. Dumbledore explains to Harry that their love "is in your very
skin".

In "Sonnet 18," what does the poet mean by "Thou art more lovely and more temparate"?

The entire basis of this excellent and famous Sonnet by
Shakespeare is the way that he compares his beloved, the object of his affections, to a "summer's
day" and finds the beloved superior in every sense. Thus the poem begins with the famous
comparison, and then the speaker of the poem finds summer wanting in every aspect in comparison
with the beloved:

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Shall I compare thee to a summer's
day?

Thou art more lovely and more
temperate.

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of
May,

And summer's lease hath all too short a
date.

Thus it is that in the speaker's
mind, the beloved is superior to a summer's day, because he is more "lovely" and more
"temperate," because a summer's day is characterised by brevity and the "rough winds" which
detracts from the overall beauty of such a day. In every aspect, the beloved is superior to such
a comparison.

Why is Eisenhower considered a liberal Republican?

President Dwight Eisenhower is considered today to be a liberal
Republican because he was not as dedicated to the idea of small government as modern Republicans
are. He was also fairly pro-civil rights, as can be seen by his actions during the Little Rock
crisis in the late '50s.

Today, Republicans are known for their
desire to make deep cuts in government spending. This can be seen in the current debate between
Democrats and Republicans over the budget. Eisenhower was not interested in making these kinds of
cuts, however. For example, Eisenhower was the one who had the federal government create the huge
interstate highway system. He also pushed for legislation that increased the number of people who
qualified for Social security and he increased the level of benefits. He allowed the minimum wage
to increase and he (unthinkable for a Republican today) thought the government should provide
health insurance for people.

All of these attitudes would be out of
place in today's more conservative Republican Party and so we characterize Eisenhower as a
liberal Republican.

Why is AIDS not spread when mosquitoes bite humans?

AIDS is an illness caused by the human immunodeficiency
virus or HIV. The virus can survive in human blood and other body
fluids.

The reason behind HIV not being transmitted by
mosquitoes is the fact that mosquitoes do not inject blood that they have sucked from
one person into their next victim. The blood taken from the first person is digested by
the mosquito and this process destroys the HIV.

The viruses
of illnesses that are spread by mosquitoes are able to survive in the saliva of
mosquitoes. This is not the case with HIV.

The reasons
provided above have been corroborated by extensive studies conducted by researchers to
determine if AIDS could be spread by mosquitoes. It has always been found that HIV
cannot spread through this medium.

What issues did the Compromise of 1850 leave unsettled?

The Compromise of 1850 did not settle the question of
whether or not future states admitted after California or Texas would be slave or free
states, it merely provided the means by which it would be determined.  Popular
sovereignty was included in the Compromise, which meant that each state admitted after
1850 would also have a vote on slavery, where the majority would rule.  Of course, this
led to the disaster known as Bleeding Kansas, and no state was ever able to carry out
popular sovereignty.

In addition, the Compromise supposedly
strengthened the Fugitive Slave Act, which required law enforcement officials in the
North to arrest and return any slave found to have run to the North, under punishment of
heavy fines.  The compromise, however, provided no way to enforce such a rule, which was
always the problem with the Fugitive Slave Act.

How old is Tom Sawyer?

Great question!

At the
beginning of the story we definitely see Tom behaving almost bratty, and quite
childishly. However, throughout many experiences in the story, we certainly can see a
change in him which induces one to believe that he must have begun his transformation
toward maturity.

While at the start he was misbehaved,
towards the middle and end of his adventures we see how Tom starts changing his ways a
little bit: He starts getting interested in Becky, he becomes curious about Huck's life
of freedom, and begins to see difference between right and
wrong.

However, he still retains the basic qualities of
childhood such as his fears, his worries, his tendency for mischief, and his adventurous
nature. Taking all this into consideration, we could safely assume that Tom was in the
transition from childhood to adolescence, and that in the beginning of the story he may
have been around 10 or 11 and by the end he is about to become a teenager. The story
does not say a specific age.

How much energy is used by: Turning appliances off standby? Turning heating down? Turning off lights when not in use? Using energy saving...

The extent of energy saved in the various situations
described in the question will depend very much on the  type pf appliance, the usage
pattern of the appliance, and the practices adopted for energy saving. For example, let
us take the case of switching of the engine of an automobile waiting at traffic signals
and on other occasions when it is not moving. The switching off the automobile saves
some energy while the automobile is stationery. But restarting the automobile requires
more fuel than what is required for just idling of the engines while the automobile is
not moving. Thus saving in energy will take place only when the halt at the traffic
signal exceeds some minimum duration.

In cases of practice
like turning heating down the reduction in temperature can be varied. The extent to
which a lower temperature is accepted will have big influence on the amount of energy
saved. In cases of practices like use of energy saving light bulbs, there is extra
considerations of the extra energy used in manufacture of these kind of energy saving
appliances. In case of some appliances the additional energy used or manufacture can be
a significant as compared to the total energy saved during entire working life of the
appliance.

How does the 1999 film Hamlet by the Royal Shakespeare Company differ from the play Hamlet written by William Shakespeare?There are many films made...

Your question isn't as simple as it might first appear to
be.  The main reason for this is that, technically, this is a "filmed" version of
Hamlet, but it is performed by a theatre company -- The Royal
Shakespeare Company -- and produced for television entirely on a soundstage that
simulates the environment of an indoor stage production.  This version lacks the
switching between Interior and Exterior locations more common in an actual film
adaptation of the play.  (It was adapted for televison in 2009 for airing in 2010, not
in 1999.)

This sort of re-staging of a theatrical
production for the camera from different angles and with different camera placements
does make the play read like a "film," but this production falls more closely into line
with the made for television series for the BBC called "The Shakespeare Plays" that were
made in the 70's and 80's.

It is important to establish
that this is a filmed version of a stage play, because it affects your question, making
it less possible to contrast it with the play itself since it is the play.  The choices
of costuming and setting are not "changes" to the script of the play, since every play
must have these elements chosen for production.

One of the
elements that I see that would allow you to contrast this filmed version of the play
with the one presented theatrically, is that there are camera angles that allow the
audience to perceive only what is chosen in any given moment.  For the audience in a
theatre, where to look is a choice that each viewer makes, not something chosen for him
or her by a camera.  So, for example, in the opening scene, Barnardo is shot walking his
post as guard from above, so that it appears to be some sort of surveillance footage. 
This effect would definitely not have been possible
onstage.

Another obvious difference is that the soliloquies
that Hamlet shares with the audience in a live production when he is alone onstage, here
lack that direct connection to the audience.

For the most
part, this is a recreation of a staged production of Hamlet, and
so, in the choices of action, costuming and setting, is not possible to contrast with
the play since it is, in fact, the play itself.  I have provided a couple of links to
more information on the transferring of this stage production to the TV screen
below.

What is special about chapter 20? Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird

Not only does Chapter 20 of To Kill a
Mockingbird present Atticus Finch's summation to the jury, it also presents a
synopsis of many conflicts that exist in the society of the small town in Alabama in the
1930s:

man vs.
society

• Mr. Dolphus Raymond, a
  man of the social upper class who prefers to live with the blacks on the "wrong side of
  town," reveals further to the children that he actually drinks Coca-Cola from the bottle
  wrapped in a paper back.  He tells the children that he does so in order that the
  gossips can feel justified in misjudging him.


• Tom
  Robinson has committed the grave social blunder of feeling sorry for a white person. 
  Along with this grave faux pas,  he is perceived as lying since his
  testimony contradicts that of a white.  Atticus alludes to this when he questions in his
  summation the conventional wisdom that "all Negroes
  lie."


• Later in Atticus's summation, he reminds people
  that "all men are created equal" under the justice system of the United States.  They
  might not all be equal in the realm of education, but they certainly are in a court of
  law.

individual vs. the
stereotype

• In the South, the
  woman of the 1930s was put upon a pedestal.  Certainly, Mayella Ewell is at the nadir of
  such a lofty ideal as she goes against all social mores when she lusts after a black
  man.  So, she tries to cover this blunder by accusing Tom of rape.  But, Atticus refuses
  to excuse her behavior simply because she has lacked opportunities for a decent life. 
  He urges the jury to  consider the code of their society in reaching their verdict as
  Mayella acted as she has in the courtroom to cover her social
  sins: 

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"No code mattered to her before she broke it, but
it came crashing down on her
afterwards."

good
vs. evil

• In his summation,
  Atticus reminds the courtroom of the evil that lies beneath all societies and suggests
  that the rules of society are probably such in an effort to control this underlying evil
  in humans.  Pointing to the connection between man's evil nature and the rules of
  society, Atticus contends that it is guilt that motivates Mayella to charge Tom Robinson
  with rape.  He reminds the courtroom that there is not a person who has not told a lie
  or a man who at some time has not desired a
  woman.

Replete with conflict, this chapter of
Harper Lee's novel also repeats the theme of intolerance as
Mr. Raymond consoles Dill who cries about the events of the trial.  He explains that
Dill will not cry in a few years, but now as children they will "Cry about the hell
white people give colored folks."  In addition, the theme of education
emerges as Atticus speaks of the equality of people in a court of law. 
He says that all are not equal when it comes to education, and people who profess that
they are operate under a terrible delusion.

What does "off topic" mean?

If something is off topic it is not related to the subject
or topic that it is supposed to be discussing.

There are a
number of different situations where you might encounter this phrase, but it basically
always means the same thing.  For example, if I assign a student to write an essay on
freedom of speech and he starts to write about how the US government is spending too
much money, I will tell him this is off topic.  He was supposed to write about freedom
of speech, not about how much the government is spending.  Someone can also introduce a
subject that is off topic in an oral discussion.

Drug essay?I'm writing an essay about ecstasy and I need help with the introduction part.

If you follow the link below, you will see that the first step
to writing a good introduction is to do your research. You cannot write an introduction until you
know what you are going to say in your essay. You do not start by writing the intro. You start by
figuring out what you are going to say.

So, what your introduction
says completely depends on what you are going to say in your essay. One thing you might talk
about is why the use of ecstasy is declining. In such a case, your introduction would need to set
out the basics of your argument. You might say something like:

Why
would a hip teen be seen dancing and sucking on a pacifier? Maybe because the pacifier has drugs
on it. Ecstasy, the drug on the pacifier, has been a very popular drug. However, the use of this
drug has been declining in recent years. Why might this be? The best answer for this is... (and
here you tell what you think is going on).

What is the analysis to character of Roger in the story of "Thank you, M'am"?

Roger, who we are first introduced to in this memorable story
when he tries to steal the bag of Mrs. Jones, is described as a young teenage boy who is clearly
not looked after at home. Note how the text describes him:

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He looked as if he were fourteen or fifteen, frail and
willow-wild, in tennis shoes and blue
jeans.

Mrs. Jones comments on the fact
that his face his dirty, and adjectives in the description above such as "frail" and
"willow-wild" suggest that he is very thin and gangly. In addition, "frail" suggests that there
is something breakable about him or that he is particularly weak. We can also infer that he has
nobody to look after him at home. Roger himself says, "there's nobody home at my house." Although
he tries to steal Mrs. Jones' bag, it is clear from how he acts later on in the story that he is
a good boy at heart. He obeys instructions, and behaves respectfully towards Mrs. Jones, and they
have a pleasant evening together. He shows that he is able to reform himself and change his ways,
and we remain convinced by the end of the tale that he will do his best to change his life and to
make something of himself thanks to his encounter with Mrs. Jones.

What are good quotes pertaining to Judy Jones' love for money/ social status in "Winter Dreams"?

I think that Fitzgerald's short story gives a great amount in
terms of describing the Judy's materialist pursuits. One of the best instances of this would be
when Judy and Dexter are talking after dinner. It is a moment where there is a burgeoning
attraction between them. When she asks about Dexter and what he does, she cuts to the quick with
a great line: "Are you poor?" This reflects a great deal about Judy and her pursuits. The more
telling element is the narration that follows. The moment that Dexter indicates that he is not
poor, Judy "smiled and the corners of her mouth drooped and an almost imperceptible sway brought
her closer to him." Such a description helps to bring to light how Judy is literally attracted to
money and to the idea of possessing only what she perceives to be the best in everything. I think
that this is a particular moment when Judy's love for money and social status is revealed in its
most pure form.

What are the extreme values of the function f(x) = 2x-3x^2 + 5.

Given the parabola f(x) = 2x- 3x^2 +
5.

We need to determine the extreme values of the
function.

We know that the extreme values are the values of
f(x) such that the function has maximum or minimum
points.

To find extreme values, we need to differentiate
f(x) and determine the critical values.

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

==> f'(x) = -6x +
2

The critical values are the derivative's
zeros.

==> -6x + 2 =
0

==> -6x =
-2

==> x = -2/-6 =
1/3

Then the function has an extreme value when x=
1/3

==> f(1/3) = -3 ( 1/3)^2 + 2( 1/3) +
5

                 = -1/3 + 2/3 +
5

                  = ( -1 + 2 + 15) /3 =
16/3

Since the sign of x^2 is negative, the the function
has a maximum point.

Then, the maximum point
is f(1/3) = 16/3.

Find the intercepts of the function y= x^2 -7x -8 = 0

Given the function y= x^2 - 7x
-8

We need to find the
intercepts.

First we will determine the
x-intercept.

The x-intercept is the point where the fnction meets
the x-axis.

Then the values of y will be
0.

==> x^2 - 7x -8 =
0

==> (x-8)(x+1) = 0

==>
x1 = 8

==> x2= -1

Then we have
two x-intercepts: (8, 0) and (-1, 0)

Now we will determine the
y-intercept.

The y-intercept is the point where the function meets
the y-axis, then the value of x is 0.

==> y= 0 - 0 -8 =
-8

Then the y-intercept is the point (0,
-8)

Then the intercepts
are:

x-intercepts are (8, 0) and
(-1,0)

y-intercept is ( 0,
-8)

In Act 3 Scene 4 of Hamlet, by analogy, what does Hamlet mean by saying "If thou canst mutine ... and melt in her own fire"?HAMLET: Eyes without...

When you are looking at a quote like this, you need to be
careful to consider what the pronouns are referencing.  In this case you need to know what "thou"
stands for shame from the previous full line.  He is asking his mother where her shame is for she
should be ashamed of her behavior in marrying Claudius.  Hamlet is questioning whether there is
shame living in her bones (a synecdoche to her body and soul).  Hamlet is commenting on how there
are impulses in our human nature that are in conflict with our virtue--virtue melts like wax in
the fire of the evil in our nature.  Hamlet is suggesting that this is especially true in youth
when there is more impulsive and irrational behavior.  He wants his mother to act her age, find
her virtuous nature, and reject Claudius and her sinful actions with him.

What was the cause of the Glorious Revolution?

The Glorious Revolution refers to the bloodless overthrow
in England of King James II and replacing him with William and Mary.  In 1685 King
Charles II died and his brother James became King James II.  James II was openly
Catholic and named many Roman Catholics to high posts in the government and the army. 
Most hoped that Mary, a child from his first marriage and who was a Protestant, would
become the new ruler once James II died.  But, in 1688, his second wife, who was Roman
Catholic, gave birth to a son.  Because the male heir took precedence in the line of
succession, it looked as if the Catholic son of James II would become the next king. 
Many in Parliament feared the long succession of Catholic kings.  Rule by a long
succession of Catholic Kings was also unacceptable to most English people.  After
withdrawing support from James II, the English Parliament offered the English throne to
Mary, the Protestant daughter of James II, and her Protestant husband, William of
Orange, the ruler of the Netherlands.  In 1688 William landed in England with a large
invasion force, and James II fled to France.  William and Mary were then named joint
rulers of England.  This change in monarchs, which came without a shot being fired,
became known as the Glorious Revolution.

What is Aunt Alexandra's attempt to make Scout more like a lady?

You put 5 questions into one. You can't do that. As editors we
are required to answer only one when and if you do. So, I edited the rest out and am presenting
answer to the first one you posed.

Aunt Alexandra attempts to make
Scout a lady by forcing her to wear a dress. Of course this significantly burdens Scout. But
there is an important female occasion at the house which merits wearing a dress. As Aunt
Alexandra hosts the Missionary Society Tea she wants to have every appearance fit the event which
includes her niece's apparel.

Having Scout attend the tea is another
way in which she will learn how to be a lady. She was forced to have conversations and practice
appropriate use of language under the circumstances.

In The Crucible, why has Goody Proctor turned Abigail out of the Proctor household?

The answer is very strongly hinted at in Act 1 but
certainly it is made explicit by the end of the play. At the beginning of the play, when
we are introduced to a desperate Parris trying to work out what to do about his
daughter, Betty, he questions Abigail about her reputation in the town. Note what he
asks her:

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Abigail, is there any other cause than you have
told me, for your being discharged from Goody Proctor's service? I have heard it said,
and I tell you as I heard it, that she comes so rarely to the church this year for she
will not sit so close to something soiled. What signified that
remark?

Of course, it is
interesting to note Abigail's somewhat volcanic response as she goes to great lengths to
testify to her own "good name" and to denigrate Goody
Proctor.

When we see John Proctor and Abigail together it
is clear that they have had an affair, which is why Abigail was thrown out of the house
and why there is enmity between them.

What is the plot of "The Verger" by Somerset Maugham?

The plot of "The Verger" is simple, like those of many of
Somerset Maugham's short stories. A man loses his low-paying job as a verger because it
is discovered that he is illiterate, but he adapts to his problem by becoming a
successful shopkeeper. He finds he is better off being illiterate. Maugham likes to
write about the odd diversity of human characters. In fact, he traveled the world in
search of unique characters who would provide inspiration for his stories and novels.
"The Verger" is more of a character study than anything else. What is true for the hero
of "The Verger" is not necessarily true for everyone; however, there are a lot of men
like Maugham's Albert Edward Foreman who have little book-learning but plenty of worldly
wisdom obtained through intelligent observation of the real world. Albert Foreman was
happy because he did not aspire to social success even after he made a lot of money. He
and his wife were both content to lead simple lives, unlike nouveau
riche Jay Gould Gatsby in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby,
for example.

According to Socrates in a myth he
makes up in Plato's famous dialogue Phaedrus, the father of written
letters was an old Egyptian god named Theuth. He brought his invention to Thamus, the
king of Egypt, and explained how he believed it would benefit mankind. But Thamus, no
doubt speaking Socrates' own opinion, was not impressed, as is shown in the following
quotation from the dialogue:

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And you now, the father of written letters
[Theuth], are led by your affection to ascribe to them [written words] a power exactly
the reverse of what their tendency is. The result of your invention will be this: in the
souls of those who learn it, forgetfulness will have lodging through a want of
cultivation of the memory; they will trust to writing, a thing outside themselves, and
effected by external characters, and hence will not remember of themselves and from
within. The elixir you have found is not an aid to memory, but to reminiscence. You
provide your pupils with the show of wisdom, not true wisdom. Through you they will
learn many things without instruction, and will hence appear to have much knowledge
while for the most part they are ignorant, and hardly to be endured because they are
grown seeming wise instead of
wise.

Words are not things
but reminders of things, or "aids to reminiscence," as Socrates says. We cannot
understand a word unless we already know the thing the word
represents.

Shakespeare's Hamlet is an example of a young
man who has overindulged in reading. He is fluent in at least half a dozen languages,
including Latin and Italian. Shakespeare seems to be implying that Hamlet's addiction to
reading has caused mental confusion which makes it impossible for him to act decisively
in the real world--a world which he discovers is not the same as the world described in
books. When Polonius asks Hamlet what he is reading, the reply is revealing of Hamlet's
changing attitude towards reading. He
says:

Words, words,
words.

In a paper employing psychological criticism, what might be a good poem or novel to deal with?

One literary work that would lend itself well to a psychological
approach might be Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. Among the reasons that this
book would be especially open to a psychoanalytic reading are the
following:

• The book is relatively short and relatively
  easy to read. At the same time, the book is obviously brimming with psychological
  complexity.


• The book presents a variety of characters, each
  susceptible to psychological analysis.


• In Edna, the book presents
  a heroine who is obviously conflicted psychologically.


• Edna’s
  relations with her husband, her beloved, her lover, her children, and her father would all be
  grist for the psychoanalytical mill.


• Edna’s predicament can
  obviously be analyzed in terms of the classic psychoanalytic divisions of id, ego, and
  superego.


• Edna’s problems would also lend themselves to analysis
  in terms of more recent psychoanalytic fixations, such as The Gaze and The Mirror
  Stage.


• Robert’s conflicts would also interest a psychoanalytic
  critic.


• There are actual cigars (and cigarettes) in this story; in
  this work, cigars really do seem to be something more than cigars.
  :-)

Robert
rolled a cigarette. He smoked cigarettes because he could not afford cigars, he said. He had a
cigar in his pocket which Mr. Pontellier had presented him with, and he was saving it for his
after-dinner smoke.

• There
  actually are sexual tensions in this story, and some of them do seem rooted in Edna’s
  childhood.

In short, this work presents a gold mine for
psychoanalytic critics.

Why is the purpose of the Japanese tourist in Chapter 6?what the message the author want when he mention japanese tourist in this chapter

Gilead is visited by a group of Japanese tourists who are
looking at the people there much as we would look at those in the Middle East,
especially the women in burqas.  One tourist asks the Gilead women if they are happy.
 They cannot answer truthfully.

This scene serves to show
the complete change in culture in the United States and Canada.  The people of Gilead
live repressed lives in fear of government retaliation.  By using the Japanese tourist,
Atwood reminds us that the entire world has not become this dystopia, but that the
others are powerless to help.  They remain ignorant of the atrocities that are occurring
in this new land.

We understand if change is to occur, it
will have to come from within.  The outside world is not aware of the plights of the
people of Gilead.

Can you help me find several examples showing that Waiting for Godot demonstrates a nihilistic view of time?

I think that there is a natural tendency to see far nihilism in
Beckett's work. If we examine the definition of nihilism as a "negation of one more meaningful
aspects of life," there are examples of this in the play concerning the issue of time. Analyzing
these to an extent can be done without ruining the overall meaning of the play. The time spent
waiting for Godot is nihilistic because there is little purpose to it. Vladmir concocts games to
play with Estragon "to pass the time." This, in its own right, is nihilist because there is no
specific end to which it is directed. In a larger sense, time is shown to be a specific quantity
for which there is no specific purpose. Essentially, the characters are shown to view time in a
manner where there is little in way of a directed or purposeful end. The characters wait for
"Godot," an exercise that lacks meaning. Estragon, on occasion, forgets the name, and Vladimir,
while the brains of the operation, really has little clue about the mysterious dinner guest. In
the end, time is shown to be a quality where there is little purpose and directed end. The
characters have an abundance of it, but little understanding as to what to do with it in order to
develop meaning into their lives.

Given that sin a = 3/5, cos b = 24/25. a is in (0,90) and b is in (180, 270 ). Calculate sin ( a + b ) and sin ( a - b ).

We notice that the angle a belongs to the first quadrant,
where the values of the functions sine and cosine are both positive. We also notice that
the angle b is in the third quadrant, where the values of the functions sine and cosine
are both negative.

We'll write the formula for sin
(a+b).

sin (a+b) = sin a*cos b + sin b*cos
a

We know the values for sin a and cos b but we'll have to
calculate the values for sin b and cos a.

We'll apply the
fundamental formula of trigonometry:

(sin a)^2 + (cos a)^2
= 1

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

Since a is in the first quadrant, when we'll calculate
the sqrt of 1 - (sin a)^2, we'll keep only the positive value for cos
a.

cos a = sqrt (1 - 9/25)

cos
a = sqrt 16/25

cos a =
4/5

(sin b)^2 + (cos b)^2 =
1

(sin b)^2 = 1 - (cos
b)^2

Since b is in the third quadrant, when we'll calculate
the sqrt of 1 - (cos b)^2, we'll keep only the negative value for sin
b.

sin b = -sqrt(1 -
24^2/25^2)

sin b = -
sqrt[(25-24)(25+24)/25^2]

sin b = -
sqrt(1*49/25^2)

sin b =
-7/5

Now, we can calculate sin
(a+b)

sin (a+b) = sin a*cos b + sin b*cos
a

sin (a+b) = (3/5)*(24/25) +
(-7/5)*(4/5)

sin (a+b) = 72/125 -
28/25

sin (a+b) =
(72-140)/25

sin (a+b) =
-68/25

We'll write the formula for sin
(a-b).

sin (a-b) = sin a*cos b - sin b*cos
a

sin (a-b) = 72/125 +
28/25

sin (a-b) =
(72+140)/25

sin (a-b) =
212/25

Can the novel The Return of the Native written by Thomas Hardy be related as a piece of Realism or Romanticism?

Thomas Hardy is classified as neither a romantic nor a
realistic writer but a naturalistic one.  However, since naturalism is in many ways an
outgrowth of realism, Hardy probably aligns more closely to the realistic school than to
the romantic.  Naturalism is literary movement of the late nineteenth and
early twentieth century purporting that social conditions, heredity, and environment, in
other words harsh and uncaring nature, were the inescapable forces that shaped  human
circumstances and destiny.  In contrast, romantic writing usually includes more
idealism, symbolism and even reliance on the supernatural.  You are right that Hardy
does show some influence of the Romantics in his descriptions of the sweeping moors and
the powerful love, but ultimately his characters succumb to naturalistic forces and the
outcome of The Return of the Native, with Eustacia Vye caught in the vortex of the river
in a violent storm, is strongly naturalistic.  Interestingly, the positive
"Aftercourses" chapter was not Hardy's choice for the ending of his novel; it was
pressed upon him by his publisher in order to please the readers.  It has less of the
dark naturalism than the rest of the book.  It was insightful of you to notice the
romantic epigraph; you are right that Hardy shows influences of both schools, but
naturalism is clearly closer to realism than to romanticism.

Explain Félicité's religious beliefs and behavior in A Simple Heart.

Flaubert is deliberate in his construction of Felicite's
religious belief and behavior. It starts off very small in how Felicite learns about religion and
Christianity. She begins learing it with Virginie, innocent as a child in attempting to gain a
better understanding of her own spiritual dimensions. This growth and maturation evolves over the
course of the short story. Once Felicite is introduced to religion and spirituality, it becomes
the focus of her life, almost as if she recognizes her past as configured by religion and her
future as being guided by it. Felicite understands more of her religious identity when Virginie
dies, through which she uses her religion to maintain a vigil by the body, prepare the body for
burial, and to maintain the grave in a respectful and reverential manner. Felicite's compassion
and transcendent sense of love is one guided by her religious identity, almost as if she has
surrendered herself to this higher force. It is in this where Loulou the parrot becomes an
embodiment of spirituality in Felicite's own mind, to the point where the stuffed bird gives her
peace in transcendence as she dies. Felicite's religious love and passion is what Flaubert
believes is "the answer" for human beings. Surrounded and immersed in a world full of despair and
pain, Flaubert sees religious love such as what Felicite displays as representing the only way in
which humans can retort to a cold and cruel world. It is here where Felicite's belief in religion
is shown to be something that represents the best examples of an end to which a human being can
aspire, and why Flaubert has developed her character in such a manner.

Given the inequality e^x>x+1, deduct the inequality 4/3=

We'll take the given constraint and we'll create a
function:

h(x) = e^x - x - 1 >
0

We'll differentiate the function with respect to
x:

h'(x) = e^x - 1

If x belongs to the
interval (-infinite ; 0], the function h(x) is decreasing.

If x
belongs to the interval (0 ;infinite), the function h(x) is
increasing.

So, f(x) > = 0 =
h(0)

Since e^x > x + 1 => e^(x^2) > x^2 +
1

We'll integrate over the closed interval
[0;1].

Int e^(x^2) dx> Int (x^2 + 1)
dx

Int (x^2 + 1) dx = x^3/3 + x

We'll
apply Leibniz Newton:

Int (x^2 + 1) dx = F(1) -
F(0)

F(1) - F(0) = 1/3 + 1 - 0/3 -
0

F(1) - F(0) = 4/3

Int (x^2 + 1) dx =
4/3

Since Int e^(x^2) dx> Int (x^2 + 1) dx =
4/3, the given inequality is verified.

If xy-5=x^3/2 determine dy/dx

We have to find dy/dx.

Now we
are given that : xy - 5 = x^(3/2)

Differentiate both the
sides with respect to x

=> d/dx (xy - 5) = d/dx(
x^(3/2))

=> d/dx (xy) - d/dx(5) = d/dx(
x^(3/2))

=> x*(dy/dx) + y - 0 = 3/2 *
x^(1/2)

=> x*(dy/dx) = 3/2 * x^(1/2) -
y

=> dy/dx = (3/2)*(1/x)* x^(1/2) -
y/x

=> dy/dx = (3/2)*(x^-1/2) -
y/x

Therefore dy/dx = (3/2)*(x^-1/2) -
y/x.

In The Merchant of Venice, how does Shylock treat Antonio?

This is a very interesting question because the answer depends a
lot on how you wish to stage the play and interpret the subtext. Obviously, the simple answer is
that Shylock does not treat Antonio very well at all. From our first introduction to him in Act I
scene 3 he can be shown to be cruelly manipulative, goading Antonio into accepting the "merry
bond" of forfeiting a "pound of flesh" if he is not able to pay back the loan. It is clear from
the beginning that Shylock has a deep hatred of Antonio for his identity as a Christian and how
he harms Shylock's own business. From the entrance of Antonio it is clear that Shylock wants to
plan revenge for the "ancient grudge" he bears him:

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How like a fawning publican he
looks!

I hate him for he is a
Christian,

But more for that in low
simplicity

He lends out money gratis and brings
down

The rate of usance here with us in
Venice.

Shylock seems a character then
who is unswerving in his commitment to gaining revenge on Antonio, even rejecting the repeated
pleas of characters such as Portia for mercy, insisting on justice and the law--which,
ironically, is what he gets, thanks to Portia's manipulation of the
law.

However, I like to try to approach Shylock's character with a
more understanding glance. Let us not forget that Antonio has treated Shylock abominably--he has
spit at his face and insults him, comparing him to the devil. It is clear that Shylock views
Antonio as yet another manifestation of how he and his race have been mistreated since the dawn
of time. Therefore it is possible to cast Shylock in a far more sympathetic light and portray
Antonio as the "baddie" in this play.

What are some similarities and differences between Duncan and Malcolm in Macbeth?

In Macbeth, Malcolm feels very
dissimilar to his father Duncan.  Having fled Scotland for his own protection, Malcolm
at first refuses to return to Scotland when Macduff calls on him and tells him of all
the ills the people have suffered under Macbeth's rule.  Malcolm does not believe that
he has any of the "king-becoming graces" that his father possessed while he ruled. 
Instead, he feels that he is selfish, immature, and devious.  Macduff assures Malcolm
that Duncan would be very disappointed to know that Malcolm does not see rule as his
honorable duty.  Duncan was loved by all, and he was known as a fair and just king. 
Malcolm is eventually persuaded to return, but it is Macduff who takes down the tyrant
Macbeth.  Malcolm appears to have a softer hand than did his father, but both are loyal
to Scotland.

What does Beatrice say that Benedick is an expert at when they first converse in Much Ado About Nothing?

When Beatrice first hears that Benedick, along with Don Pedro
and the other soldiers, are coming to Messina, Beatrice immediately begins to mock Benedick. She
says he's a "...valiant trencherman; he hath an excellent stomach." She is saying that he's a
good eater and that he eats a lot. This is an insult because she suggests that Benedick is more
interested in satisfying his desire for food rather than his desire to be a good soldier. She
asks the messenger who tells Beatrice and the others that Don Pedro and his men are coming how
many of the enemy has Benedick eaten. This confuses the messenger who does not know of the "merry
war" between Beatrice and Benedick. That's when Beatrice calls Benedick the valiant trencherman.
When Benedick arrives, he and Beatrice begin exchanging insults
immediately.

What is tan 2x if tan x = 1/7 ?

tanx = 1/7. To find tan2x
.

We  express tan2x , in terms of tanx and , then
substitute the given value of x to get tan2x.

We know that
tan(a+b) = (tanA +tanB)/{1-tanA*tanB}

Put A = B=
x.

Then tan2x = tan(x+x) =
(tanx+tanx)/(1-tanx*tanx)

Therefore tan2x =
2tanx/{1-(tanx)^2}..(1)

Now we substitute tanx = 1/7 in 
eq(1):

tan2x =
2(1/7)/{1-(1/7)^2}

Multiply both numerator and denominator
by 49:

tan2x =
2*7/{49-1}

tan2x = 14/48

tan2x
= 7/24.

Write a critical note on the formalistic approach to literature.

Russian Formalism is an intrinsic approach to literature that
flourished in Russia around the 1920’s.

The Russian formalists
argued that the literary text should be studied as a collection of devices without any reference
to historical, social, biographical, or other contexts. Instead, the literary work should be
defined by its form and devices.

Here are some of the important
concepts concerning Russian
Formalism:

Defamiliarisation:

Literary
language is different from ordinary language because it prevents the habitual or automatic
perception of objects, ideas and experiences. Thus, literary language uses devices to make what
is familiar seem strange and unfamiliar in order to heighten the reader’s awareness of the
text.

Fabula/Story

It refers to the
“raw material” of what is told to the reader, the events in the order they
happen.

Sjuzet/Plot

It refers to the
“artistic” presentation of the story, which can depict the events in chronological order or can
present them out of order.

How did the Eisenhower administration react to Joseph McCarthy?

The Eisenhower administration did not encourage Joseph McCarthy,
but they did not really forcefully go against him until he started to weaken himself by
overreaching in his drive to "expose" communists in the
government.

Eisenhower, personally, had little respect for McCarthy
or for his tactics. However, Eisenhower knew that, early in his time in office, he needed the
support of people who approved of McCarthy. This meant that Eisenhower could not afford to
alienate them by opposing McCarthy openly.

So, Eisenhower's
administration pretty much played along with McCarthy, not opposing him in any open way. Later
on, though, they did not do anything to defend him as he lost credibility and had his career
destroyed by the "Army-McCarthy hearings."

What is the effect of apostrophes?

Apostrophes in the English language are used to denote
letters omitted or to denote possession.  We use the apostrophe in writing contractions
so that "do not" becomes "don't".  The apostrophe after the "n" indicates that a letter
is missing.  In this case the letter is "o".  Similarly, when we write abbreviations
such as "ass't" for "assistant", the apostrophe again indicates that letters are
omiitted.  In this instance there are several letters, "istan", that are left out.  The
apostrophe is also used to note possession, or ownership.  In singular possessive nouns,
the apostrophe is put before the "s" usually, as in "girl's" such as might be found in
this sentence: The girl's dress was blue.  In plural possessive
nouns, for nouns that form their plural by adding "s" or "es", the apostrophe comes
after the "s" as in the word "girls'" in the following sentence:  The girls'
dresses were blue.  In nouns that form their plurals in an irregular way,
such as "woman" that becomes "women" when pluralized, the apostrophe comes before the
"s" as in "women's" such as in this sentence: The women's dresses were
blue.

How does he use hyperbole in "London, 1802"?

The overstatement (hyperbole) of the fen / Of
stagnant waters and the broad brush leveled against the institutions are
clearly designed to show Wordsworth’s sense of alarm, not to describe each individual in
the country. Wordsworth therefore dramatizes his point that the country needs new
thinkers, and new guidance, in the tradition of public-minded thinkers exemplified by
Milton. He does not publicly name anyone individual as that would greatly detract from
any message that he was delivering. Hi use of hyperbole allows him to be freer than he
normally would be and allows him to portray the problems of London as a collective
problem with all responsible parties bearing some of the b;lame for the
city's destitute state which the city is in now.

What emotion would an audience feel for Juliet at the end of Act III, Scene 5?

I would say that an audience (at least in modern times)
would feel pretty sorry for Juliet by the end of this
scene.

In this scene, the adults who are supposed to care
about Juliet have not acted very well.  Really, they have been pretty horrible to her. 
Her father, in particular, has said some really nasty things about her.  And all of this
is simply because she does not want to marry Paris the way that they want her
to.

At least today, an audience would surely feel sorry for
Juliet.  They have seen her being berated and really abused by her parents for wanting
to be her own person.  Nowadays, that would really get us on her
side.

State trading is resorted to for a number of reasons. TRUE OR FALSE?

The statement : "State trading is resorted to for a number of
reasons," is true.

With an increase in liberalization and a movement
towards a free market creation in which all nations can compete on equal terms. most import and
export of goods is now being done directly by private companies or the manufacturers. Though the
reliance on state trading enterprises has reduced they continue to exist and play an important
role in the trade of many commodities.

The WTO defines state trading
enterprises as

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Governmental and non-governmental enterprises, including
marketing boards, which have been granted exclusive or special rights or privileges, including
statutory or constitutional powers, in the exercise of which they influence through their
purchases or sales the level or direction of imports or
exports.

These enterprises are present
in almost all nations and are created by the government to make it easier for smaller companies
to be able to export their products or procure raw materials from other nations without having to
spend too much of their own resources.

As state trading enterprises
represent a large number of buyers and sellers it increases their negotiating powers and they are
also more efficient in shipping products and carrying out other tasks essential during
import-export.

What does O'Brien's answer about the real reason the Party seeks total power ?

O'Brien begins to answer this by claiming that the Party
could really care less about the petty crimes people commit, in
fact,

The
Party is not interested in the overt act: the thought is all we care about. We do not
merely destroy our enemies, we change
them.

This ability to change
people is much different than control movements of the past. O'Brien notes the flaws of
great movements of religion and politics in The Spanish Inquisition, the Russian
Communists, and the German Nazis. According to O'Brien, all of these groups contained
some of the same flaws: they could destroy peoples and they could degrade them, but they
could not change them. This is not power. Power occurs when
change happens. The Party seeks total power because in each
of these historical cases

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after only a few years the same thing had
happened over again. The dead men had become martyrs and their degradation was
forgotten. Once again, why was it? In the first place, because the confessions that they
had made were obviously extorted and untrue. We do not make mistakes of that kind. All
the confessions that are uttered here are true. We make them
true.

In all of history, new
generations remembered the past. They acted on the ills they saw forefathers experience.
O'Brien's Party creates new truth so that new generations cannot remember the
past.

O'Brien gives even more
reason:

That
the Party did not seek power for its own ends, but only for the good of
the majority. That it sought power because men in the mass
were frail cowardly creatures who could not endure liberty or face the truth, and must
be ruled over and systematically deceived by others who were stronger than
themselves... That the party was the eternal guardian of
the weak, a dedicated sect doing evil that good might come, sacrificing
its own happiness to that of
others.

Ironically, O'Brien
seems to believe it all. However, after some time apart, and further questioning from
Winston, O'Brien finally admits:

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The Party seeks power entirely for
its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are
interested solely in power. Not wealth or luxury or long life or happiness: only power,
pure power. What pure power means you will understand presently. We are different from
all the oligarchies of the past, in that we know what we are
doing.

POWER MEANS CONTROL.
The Party is interested in complete control and dominion of
mankind.

What were the causes of the election of Abraham Lincoln to the Presidency?

I am not entirely certain that the election of Lincoln to the
Presidency was rooted in reform movements as much as the reality of the slave issue proving to
take a divisive hold in the nation.  The election of Lincoln symbolized the emergence of the
Republican party.  It also brought to light the intense divisions in the nation regarding the
slavery question.  With the South and North resulting in distinctly different voting patterns
based on the perceptions of candidates in relation to the slave issue, the election of Lincoln
represented a clear shift that North and South were moving in opposite directions.  The emergence
of the reform movements that hoped to eradicate slavery in the North played a role in Lincoln's
election, but also provided enough rationale to vote against him in the
South.

In Macbeth, how does Lady Macbeth influence Macbeth?

Lady Macbeth is a malicious and manipulative mastermind.
 To begin, she conceives the entire plan and hashes out the details before Macbeth even
truly considers taking action to make the prophecies come true.  She is the one who
urges Macbeth to frame the guards by getting them intoxicated and actually prepares the
murder scene for Macbeth to take Duncan's life.  In the end, she is the only reason that
the plan works because she forces Macbeth to go back and cover up the murder properly,
he is too upset to actually frame the guards.  

However,
Lady Macbeth's influence is more potent than mere plotting.  She uses three primary
methods in order to coerce Macbeth into committing the deed.  To begin, she calls into
question his manhood and aggressively pushes him to commit the act: "When you durst do
it, then you were a man." This manipulation definitely works on Macbeth to some extent
but is not fully convincing.  Then, Lady Macbeth turns to guilt in order to push him to
act.  She states: 

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How tender it is to love the babe that milks
me:/ I would, while it was smiling in my face,/ Have pluck'd my nipple from his boneless
gums,/ And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you/ Have done to
this.

This basically makes
clear to Macbeth that, even if she felt the same way that he is currently feeling, she
would not go back on her word to him.  This guilt does in fact work to help convince
Macbeth as he then begins to consider the plot more seriously.  The final method that
Lady Macbeth uses is her femininity and sensuality in order to push Macbeth to follow
through with the deed.  Their final discussion at the end of Act 1 ends with Lady
Macbeth seductively convincing Macbeth that nothing will go wrong with the plan that she
has created.  Towards the end of Act 1, Scene 7 Macbeth has clearly been swayed by all
of these manipulative tactics and this leads to his agreement to commit the deed.
 

Why might Odysseus have commented on the Cyclopes's way of life before relating his adventures in their land?

In my opinion, this has to do with what Homer (assuming he
actually existed) is trying to show in the story of Odysseus and the Cyclopes.  Scholars
of the epic say that he is trying to say something about Greek values.  He is trying to
show that unity among Greeks is important, that good, civilized institutions are
necessary, and that the related quality of hospitality is vital as
well.

The way that Polyphemus acts shows that he and the
cyclopes reject these values.  They are fiercely individualistic (the rest of them don't
even help Polyphemus), they lack any sort of government, and in addition to that they do
not honor their guests.  Homer is using the cyclopes as an example of what not to
do.

This is why the description of the cyclopes focuses so
much on their lack of civilization -- he is portraying them as barbarians.  Here's a
quote that shows this focus:

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“We sailed hence, always in much
distress, till we came to the land of href="../../odyssey-text/book-ix?start=1#prestwick-gloss-ody-110">the lawless and
inhuman Cyclopes. Now the Cyclopes neither plant nor plough, but trust in
providence, and live on such wheat, barley, and grapes as grow wild without any kind of
tillage, and their wild grapes yield them wine as the sun and the rain may grow them.
They have no laws nor assemblies of the people, but live in caves on the tops of high
mountains; each is lord and master in his family, and they take no account of their
neighbors.

Can a person with dual citizenship vote in both the countries.

A person who has a dual citizenship is a citizen of both
the countries in reference. So he/she has all the rights that a citizen of each of the
countries has. And this includes the right to vote as in a democratic
process.

As the concept of dual citizenship is not
recognized by all the nations and many forbid any foreign citizen from having a
citizenship of the country without denouncing their original citizenship, it is not
possible for people to be able to vote in all nations. But nations which allow dual
citizenship allow the person with the dual nationality to be part of the democratic
process just like an ordinary citizen of the nation.

A
classic example here is US Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is a governor of a state
in the US and is also an Austrian citizen.

Sove for x and y 1.5x-7y=2. 0.625x+3y=-2.125.

We'll re-write the equations:

1.5x
- 7y = 2

15x/10 - 7y = 2

3x/2 - 7y =
2

We'll multiply by 2:

3x - 14y = 4
(1)

0.625x+3y=-2.125.

625x/1000 + 3y =
-2125/1000

We'll simplify the ratios by
25:

25x/40 + 3y = 85/40

We'll simplify
the ratios by 5:

5x/8 + 3y = 17/8

5x +
24y = 17 (2)

We'll use determinats to solve the
system:

det A = 3*24 - 5*(-14) = 72 +
70

det A = 142

Since det A is different
from zero, the system has a determined solution.

x = det X/det
A

142x = -14*17 - 24*(-14)

142x =
-142

x = -1

3x - 14y =
4

-3 - 14y = 4

14y =
-3-4

14y = -7

y =
-7/14

y = -1/2

In The Miracle Worker, what flaw has Annie found in Dr. Howe's methods?

What an insightful question!  You have found (at least
partially) the key to Annie's own method!  Oh my, you have to read between the lines to find it,
though.  Quite honestly, I have always overlooked that part of the play until I read your
question.  I think the audience gets caught up in the fact that Kate is losing all hope and
forgets to listen to the important tidbit that Annie imparts here.  Let's look at
it:

Dr. Howe did
wonders, but--an ordinary child?  No, never.  But then I thought when I was going over his
reports--(She indicates the one in her hand)--he never treated them like
ordinary children.  More like--eggs everyone was afraid would
break.

In simple terms, Dr. Howe's
flaw according to Annie was that he never treated his patients like "ordinary children."  He took
too much care with them, as we might cradle an egg. This is what keeps them from reaching their
true potential.  They aren't eggs, they're children.  They don't need to be coddled and pittied
like Helen is being coddled and pittied at home, ... teachers and doctors
need to have higher expectations that Helen would be expected to reach.  In this way, her true
potential would be met.  (Not to mention Helen would be punished, sometimes in some creative
ways, just like "ordinary children" are.)  Thank God for Annie!

A motif from the book and at least 15 examples of where it is seen in The Kite Runner.Please list the exact page and quote where you see the motif....

Scars, both psychological and
physical, is a recurring motif in The Kite Runner. Here are 15
examples:

• The harelip that mars Hassan's smiling face is
  mentioned often.


• Hassan, like many other characters, endures
  mental scars; his come from the attack and rape by Assef.


• The
  physical scars that can be found on Hassan's father, Ali.


• Baba has
  a huge scar on his back (possibly from fighting a black
  bear).


• Amir has many emotional scars, primarily from his betrayal
  of Hassan.


• Amir later receives numerous scars from his beating by
  Assef.


• Sohrab has many mental scars from his treatment at the
  hands of the Taliban.


• Sohrab retains the physical scars following
  his suicide attempt.


• Soraya has mental scars from her past,
  primarily from her love affair that went awry back in
  Virginia.


• Kabul--and all of Afghanistan--is scarred by the long
  warring at the hands of the Russians and, later, the
  Taliban.


• Farid, Amir's driver during his return to Afghanistan,
  has scars from wounds received fighting with the Northern
  Alliance.


• Sanaubar, Hassan's mother, returns after a long absence
  with horrible scars on her face.


• Kamal, one of Assef's companions
  during their attack on Hassan, suffers psychological scars after he, too, is sexually attacked by
  Russian soldiers.


• Khanum Taheri, the general's wife, suffers a
  stroke and a resulting speech disability after her daughter runs
  away.


• Farzana, Hassan's wife, is murdered by the Taliban.
  

Power and need for control are strong motivating forces for evil. Which character in The Mockingjay displays this most predominately?Power or a...

There are many characters in Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins who
are have a need for control and power.

The character that
predominantly fits this role in all three of the books is President Snow. In Mockingjay, Snow
uses Peeta to control Katniss as well as the Rebels. Snow is a character who needs power and uses
it to control the districts. He abuses that power by oppressing the outside districts, supporting
the Hunger Games and lavishing the Capitol with food and luxuries to keep them appeased
too.

You could look at Gale as a character who misuses power or
plots to misuse power by developing weapons that will kill innocent people. This character study
would be best done if you look most closely at the part where he is developing weapons with
Beetee as well as when they are taking over the Nut in District
Two.

Coin would be an interesting character study and look at why
Katniss refuses to follow either Coin or Snow in the end of the novel. What is her purpose in
using Katniss for the propos throughout the novel? Why does Coin send Peeta into the war with
Katniss?

I think Katniss mostly works against wanting and needing
power because she recognizes that it is an evil motivating source as you call it. She is not
someone motivated by evil though.

What are some examples of flashback in The Chrysalids?

There aren't as many examples of flashback in this novel
as there are of foreshadowing, as your previous question focussed on. However, we have
definite flashbacks in Chapter 15, when David is reunited with Sophie after so long
apart. One of these occurs when Sophie expresses her absolute desolation at what has
been done to her because she was a deviant. Seeing her crying triggers a flashback in
David's memory:

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I remembered watching. The man with his arm
linked in the woman's, the small figure on top of the pack-horse waving back to me as
they disappeared into the trees. Myself desolate, a kiss still damp on my cheek, a lock
tied with a yellow ribbon in my hand. I looked at her now, and my heart
ached.

Note that this
flashback serves to heighten and emphasise the horror that Sophie has experienced by
remembering her as a fragile, vulnerable child. Seeing the older Sophie grieving over
her forced sterilisation juxtaposed with the child Sophie, David's friend, exacerbates
the difference and demonstrates the tremendous cruelty of the Waknuk
regime.

Discuss the presentation of colonialism in Heart of Darkness.

Your original question asked more than one question, so I
have edited it and instead of focussing on racism I have chosen to focus on colonialism,
which is in a sense the major theme of this excellent novella and incorporates
racism.

This is a massive topic so I can only hope to begin
to scrape the surface in this response. Critics are sharply divided about whether this
text reflects Conrad's own ambivalent attitudes towards colonialism, but it is clear
that it does ask serious questions about the value of white civilisation and the
desirability of its transplantation to what were then considered as "primitive" or
"developing" countries. It is important to note that at the beginning, by referring to
the Roman conquest of Britain, colonialism is shown to have existed as long as humanity
itself has existed, and it still prevails in one form or another. What is interesting
about this novel is that it presents colonialism not simply as an economic and political
venture only, but also as a consequence of the individual's lust for power and
possessiveness and even as an epitome of man's capacity for
evil.

Note how towards the beginning of the book we are
given glimpses of the "dark side" of colonialism, with the man-of-war firing into the
empty continent, which Marlow says has a "touch of insanity". He described the colonial
expedition as a "merry dance of death and trade" and a "weary pilgrimage amongst hints
for nightmares." As he penetrates ever deeper into the "heart of darkness" or Africa, he
discovers more and more of the true horrors of colonialism, as he ventures upon the
"grove of death" for example, and then finally meets Kurtz. Surely, Marlow's assessment
of colonialism in the first few pages of the novel is born
out:

The
conquest of the earth, which mostly means the taking it away from those who have a
different complexion or slightly flatter noses than ourselves, it not a pretty thing
when you look into it too
much.

What the novel reveals
however is the danger of creating a larger narrative of redemption, education and moral
superiority that justifies the racism, abuse of power and acts of torture that we are
presented with in the novel.

What is the role of women in Oedipus Rex?

In Sophocles' Oedipus, there are only three
women in the play, two of which (Antingone and Ismene) are only bit players.  Antigone's role is
to escort her blind father at the end as he exiles himself from the city.  She and her sister are
mainly in a support role.

Only Jocasta is a major character.  As
such, she is a:

Mother-figure: to
Oedipus and Creon.  She urges the two to reconcile their differences in the motherly tones of a
matriarch.

Queen: she is above the
citizens in the play.  She stands on a higher platform than them literally.  While they suffer
from the plague, she is in a position of health and opulence (until the
end)

Supplient: She thinks she is
better than she really is.  At the end, she provides vision of unmitigated suffering and
helplessness.  She kills herself rather than live with the guilt of infanticide and
incest.

Blocker of Fate: She attempts
to protect and shield the royal family from fate's cruelty by being a non-believer in it and the
the gods.

Foil: she is a reflection of
Oedipus.  She parallels Oedipus' discovery of his past.  Her realization precedes his.  She
commits suicide, while he blinds himself.

Anti-tragic
hero: Whereas her suicide is a symbol of weakness and refusal to suffer and know
the truth, Oedipus only blinds himself, taking all the sins of the family upon himself
(suffering, guilt, truth).  As such, he is the tragic hero, and she is
not.

How does Nick characterize the guests at Gatsby’s party in chapter 3 of The Great Gatsby?

Nick's characterizations of people at the party demonstrate his
judgments. First, Nick notices that people hadn't really been invited, they just knew to go
there. He points out that he himself had been invited putting division between himself and the
others there.

He describes people to the audience by their actions
or appearances. He noted the Englishmen in their fine suits dotted about the area, he called
another man Mr. Mumble because he could barely distinguish the name a person introduced to him
was called. He described a drunk man he met with deep eyes as Owl
Eyes.

As the party continued he gave the group characterized
descriptions by their behaviors. He noticed the ocean of people as they moved about in waves. He
also noticed that the appearance of the people was a distinguished group like that of an East Egg
crowd. People whispered or shrank away from mentions of Gatsby and Nick could read the apparent
mystery about the man.

What would have to change to make such a story Persuasion plausible?

To make Persuasion a plausible story you may have to change the
attitudes of the characters a bit. Although they are realistic characters who represent a reality
of the time (the need to keep up with appearances, distinction of rank, and vanity of
possessions), they seem to be too black and white to be as real as they can be. The characters
seem to be "sold out" to their characteristics and appear rather
inflexible.

Even Anne is much too stoic for my taste. All of us have
a breaking point. No matter how strong and independent Anne is, I have a hard time thinking that
she was no less than devastated when she realized the mistake she made when she lost Wentworth
and when the family came to ruin. Especially a woman of her rank and with a need to marry in that
type of society.

Hence, the characters, not so much the situations
is what make the story a bit on the totally fictional side, and prompts us to realize that Austen
made full use of her creative license to come up with these ideas.

How does the setting of the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer impact the characters and/or the story ?

Twain's setting on the Mississippi River is essential in
formulating the tone of the novel. Set in the 1840s, the fictional town of St. Petersburg,
Missouri is still on the western fringes of America. The people are unsophisticated and far from
the large cities found farther east; however, they are a close-knit society, where everyone knows
one another and they come to each other's assistance when needed. The river setting is important
for the pirate theme, and the ease with which the boys can escape from their little town into the
relative wilds adds to their exploits and adventures.

Hamlet actually slips into insanity at certain moments in the play. Is this true, or is Hamlet merely play-acting insanity? Give evidence.-

The only evidence one might have for whether or not Hamlet
is "truly" insane in any given moment in the play is what he says or what others say
about him.  The problem with relying on what characters say about themselves or others
is that they are not always telling the truth.  How to
know?

Well, you can't know for sure, actually.  That's why
they call it a play, and it's one of the reasons that Hamlet, in
particular, has fascinated audiences for centuries.  There are as many choices to make
about whether Hamlet is insane or not (and at which moment he might or might not reveal
actual insanity or that he is merely "play-acting") as there are actors willing to
attempt the role.

I can give you evidence of what Hamlet
says both to Horatio and Marcellus in Act I and, again, in Act III to Gertrude about his
"play-acting," but this is not some sort of conclusive evidence of what is really going
on with Hamlet.  It is pretty widely considered to be true that a person who is insane
is usually the last one to know.  Most insane people don't recognize themselves as
such.  Here are the scenes and text from Acts I and III in which Hamlet reveals that his
insanity will be and is a ruse:

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Here as before, never, so help you
mercy,

How strange or odd some-er I bear myself
--

As I perchance hereafter shall think
meet

To put an antic
disposition on --

(I,v,
177-79)

and, in III, iv, in
attempting to convince Gertrude not to allow Claudius back into her
bed:

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Queen

What
shall I
do?

Hamlet

Not
this, by no means, that I bid you do;

Let the boat King
tempt you again to bed,

. . .And let him, for a pair of
reechy kisses,

. . .Make you to ravel all this matter
out

That I essentially am not in
madness,

But mad in
craft. (lines 182-
190)

There are numerous
moments in the play in which the other characters (in fact, nearly all the characters
except Horatio) discuss Hamlet's "madness" as if this state of mind is a given fact. 
Polonius and Claudius go farther, attempting to discover the reason for his "madness." 
However, other characters' opinions of his behaviour don't solve the question of whether
he is play-acting or not.  These characters are only witnessing his actions, which is
not any sort of evidence for what is going on internally with
Hamlet.

Perhaps the largest body of evidence that can be
put forward for Hamlet's sanity are his lucid and eloquent soliloquies -- his
conversations with the audience, during which he reveals his inmost thoughts.  These do
not seem to be the ravings of a mad man, but rather the tormented thoughts of a lucid,
highly intelligent, grief-stricken man.

All of this being
said, this is a question that has been debated through the centuries.  For more on
Hamlet and madness versus play-acting, please follow the links
below.

What is Hawthorne's point about the governors? Does he seem to find fault with them? Why or why not?A straight forward answer would be...

The Scarlet Letter is very obviously a
novel which speaks out about the general hypocrisy of the Puritan leaders, most notably the
governors.  Hawthorne shows this in nearly every scene in which Governor Bellingham is
present.

After meeting this character in Chapter 2 at the first
scaffold scene we see that he is an equal proponent of religion and law.  He condemns Hester
Prynne before the eyes of everyone, and when he cannot get a response from her, he defaults to
the minister hoping his relationship with her (as a congregant) will help. 
Later, in Chapter 8, we see that the governor wishes to take Pearl away from her mother,
suspecting Hester is not raising Pearl according to proper Puritan
standards.

While acting as a "stern magistrate" over all things both
legal and holy (for to him, these are one and the same) he himself is not living up to the
standards he demands of his citizens.  For example, he wishes the colonists to live simple and
pious lives, not drawing attention to themselves with fancy clothes and houses.  He lives in a
highly decorated house and wears the most elaborately decorated clothes of anyone in town (made
by Hester).  In addition to the general attention he draws to himself by this alone, he also
spends one day a year (Election Day) celebrating himself and his
position.

In short, Governor Bellingham (representing the
magistrates of the time in general) is willing to issue decrees, punishments, and advice about
how to live a "pure" life, but he is unwilling to practice exactly what he preaches.  This
hypocrisy is one of the themes for which Hawthorne is most famous as a Romantic
author.

How did the long American tradition of isolation from permanent foreign entanglements create tension in U.S. policy during the early Cold War?

The long American tradition of isolationism made many Americans
want to withdraw from international affairs after WWII. They did not want to get tied to any
permanent alliances with any countries in places (like Western Europe) that did not have any
direct and obvious relevance for US security.

This came into tension
with the needs that were brought on by the Cold War. The Cold War made it important for the US to
be dedicated to relationships with the countries of Western Europe. They needed to form
long-lasting relationships with those countries so that they could work together to hold back
communism.

In this way, the needs of the Cold War came into tension
with the idea of isolationism that had long been a major part of US foreign
policy.

What are three major turning points of Napoleon Bonaparte's life?

There are many different approaches one can take in
answering this question.  One particular avenue is to discuss the role the French
Revolution had on him.  The Revolution's course of action made Napoleon its conclusion. 
The ability to seize power in a setting where there was no construction of it could be
one turning point in his life where his political legacy was made into what it was. 
Regardless of if one sees him as an individual who surreptitiously gained power or one
who was the logical extension of the Revolution, this moment in time was a significant
moment in Bonaparte's life.  Another turning point in Napoleon's life had to be the
frustrations he experienced with trying to defeat England.  It seemed as if the presence
of the British in the face of Napoleon's desire to eliminate them helped to bring a
sense of imperfection to him and allowed a sense of thwarted desire to become evident, a
theme that come to define Napoleon's reign.  Naturally, the failure at Waterloo has
become regarded as proverbial, demonstrating a significant turning point in his
life.

Please explain the following statement: "while the Greeks were innovators the Romans were practical and imitators."

The idea behind this statement, which is commonly made
about the relationship between these two cultures, is that the Greeks were the ones who
came up with all the ideas.  It is said that the Romans simply copied them.  That is the
meaning of the part about innovators and imitators.  The part about practicality asserts
that the Romans were not interested in philosophy or other abstract
thought.

This idea has come down to us in part because many
aspects of Roman culture seem to be derived from the Greek.  For example, most Roman
gods have counterparts in Greek mythology and so people tend to say that the Romans got
their gods from the Greeks.  Another example of this sort of idea can be seen in the
following quote from the occc-encyclopedia link:

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The influence of Greek culture
became pervasive, and wealthy Romans began to affect the leisured style of the great
centres of the Hellenistic world; see href="../../../../../occc-encyclopedia/hellenism">Hellenism. Architecture
and the visual arts flourished, as the Romans imitated all the trappings of Greek
civilization. One of the results was the development of Roman literature on the Greek
model, including drama, epic poetry, and, not least,
historiography.

What is lim x --> 1 [( 1- sqrt x)/ (1- x)]

We calculate the limit substituting x by
1

lim [( 1- sqrt x)/ (1- x)] =  (1-1)/(1-1) =
0/0

We notice that we've get an indetermination
case

We'll solve using L'Hospital
rule:

lim [( 1- sqrt x)/ (1- x)] = lim  ( 1- sqrt x)'/ (1-
x)'

lim  ( 1- sqrt x)'/ (1- x)' = lim 
(-1/2sqrtx)/-1

lim [( 1- sqrt x)/ (1- x)] = lim sqrt
x/2

lim [( 1- sqrt x)/ (1- x)] = sqrt
1/2

lim [( 1- sqrt x)/ (1- x)] =
1/2

In Silas Marner, what action does hope lead Silas to take?

I’m not sure to which hope you are referring, but I think
the one of the most significant (and subtle) moments of hope is just after Dunstan has
stolen Silas’ money. He is grief-stricken, but it is the beginning of his detachment
from that money; a detachment from inanimate things. Over the course of the holidays,
although he is still despondent, he begins to show glimmers of hope and the villagers
have also begun to show him more sympathy and Dolly begins to visit him occasionally.
Because Silas is freed of his attachment to the money and because he receives attention,
actual human interaction from the community, he begins to open up – even in small ways
like leaving his door and shutters open. He does this mostly in the hopes that his money
will return. But it is hope nonetheless and in general and literally, he begins to ‘open
up’ to the outside world. It is because of this general hope that he leaves his door
open which allows Eppie into his life. His hope leads him to open up to the outside
world and to literally open his door.

The angle of elevation of the sun is decreasing at a rate of .25 rad/h.How fast is the shadow cast by a 400-ft-tall building increasing when the...

Let x be the angle of
elevation.

Let the house be  represented by BC the vertical
line , and the shadow be represented by BA, the horizontal
line.

Now consider the the triangle ABC in the vertical
plane. x = angle BAC is the angle of elevation.

Therefore
tanx = BC/AC.

Therefore AC = BC/
tanx.

Let AC = f(h) = BC/tanx =
400/tanx.

Differentiating with respect h, we
get:

 f'(h) =  d/dh {400/tanx} = d/dx {400/tanx}
*dx/dh

f'(h) =  [(-1)400/(tanx)^2] (secx)^2 *
dx/dh

f'(x) = -400[1+(tanx)^2]/(tanx)^2}{
dx/dh}

Given  x= pi/6, then (tanx)^2 = 1/3. Also given 
dx/dh = -0.25.

Therefore f'(pi/6)) = -400{1+1/3}/(1/3)
}(-0.25).

f'(pi/6) = -400
+(4*)(-0.25)

f'(pi/6) =
400.

Therefore , when the angle of elevation is x= pi/6
radians, the shadow is increasing at the rate of 400 times with respect to the time in
hour.

In "The Friends," how do Phyllisia and Edith contrast?Please list how they both act. For ex.: Phyllisia

Although Phyllisia Cathy values her friendship with Edith, she
finds herself embarrassed by Edith's appearance, and this attitude is what most differentiates
the two. Phyllisia is intelligent (like her mother) and strong-willed and opinionated (like her
father). She thinks a little too highly of herself, and she is bothered by the taunts she
receives from schoolmates because of her West Indian accent and her brains. Edith, on the other
hand, is a cheerful, happy-go-lucky type, despite her poor family life; Edith basically takes
care of the family's younger children. Edith is also thoughtful (as displayed by the flowers she
takes to Phyllisia's sick mother) and loyal, valuing their friendship far more than Phyllisia.
Both have a rough family life, but in the end, Phyllisia appears to make up with her father,
while Edith's life spirals downward.

Analyze Ivanich's argument against happiness in "Gooseberries." Why does he claim that there is nothing sadder than the sight of a happy person?

In Anton Chekov's "Gooseberries," Ivanich claims there is
nothing sadder than the sight of a happy person.

Thinking upon this,
after reviewing the story, I believe there are two reasons he might say this. Ivanich tells the
story of his brother, a man who wanted nothing more than to have a home in the country and grow
gooseberries. His dream becomes his obsession: he believes that if he can reach these goals, he
will be truly happy. He works hard, marries for money, scrimps and saves, and finally gets his
house with gooseberries growing outside.

When Ivanich goes to visit
him, he sees what a toll life has taken on his sibling as he has scratched through his days to
achieve the things he thinks will bring him satisfaction at last. The sight of his brother
saddens Ivanich. Even the gooseberries his brother so adores are in reality sour and hard, but in
this brother's mind, because they were his dream, they are wonderful and he cannot resist them.
Ivanich thinks his brother is deluded. However, regardless of the manner in
which his brother finds joy in his life, he still feels wonderful for what he has...and Ivanich
does not.

When he becomes more philosophical,
Ivanich seems to believe that happiness is only possible when one is unaware of the unhappiness
of others. (And since there will always be the unhappy, it should be impossible for anyone to be
happy.) Only by putting their heads in the sand, hiding from the sad realities of others, will
people be able to maintain their joy with their
circumstances.

Ivanich, now that he has taken this idea to heart,
appears to believe that he is too old to find happiness and mourns the loss of his youth. He
admits that once he was happy, but finds himself now discontented. It seems that he believes it
is because he is aware of the sadness of others, but I don't think this is an accurate perception
on his part.

Perhaps Ivanich's sense of sadness simply comes down to
his own personal lack of success in finding something that he can celebrate. He says he is too
old himself to struggle to become happy, and now must mourn the lost days of his youth, and look
bleakly into his future with the knowledge that life for him will never be good. However, the
sadness he experiences in seeing a happy person is of his own making. I
doubt Ivanich can see this.

Ivanich feels that those who are happy
are that way because they do not see the reality of others' lives—therefore he thinks they are
delusional. The truth is probably that Ivanich is the deluded one. Despite
the "blindness" others experience, life still brings them joy. Ivanich thinks he has figured out
that happiness comes at the expense of others, but this is not necessarily so. However, because
he believes these things, he sees only gloom for himself, and it is doubtful
that he will ever know another happy day in his life. His outlook on life, and nothing more,
makes it so.

What does atticus mean when he says you never really understand a person......

The quote in full
says 

The
message is quite simple: You have to be in someone's shoes in order to clearly appreciate what
they are going through. One cannot assume that people are supposed to act in one way or another,
or make this or that decision only because it is what we would have
done.

Atticus is trying to explain to Scout that life is not about
expectations but about understandings. People can change in front of our very eyes, or end up
being someone we never saw coming. Yet, it is a fact of life, and it is what it is. Therefore, it
is better to just try and consider the circumstances surrounding a person to clearly judge the
character of the individual and, more than anything, accept the
differences.

l x-3 l = l 2x+5 l find x values

We are given l x-3 l = l 2x+5
l.

Now l x-3 l is equal to (x-3) if (x-3) is greater than
or equal to 0 and is equal to -(x-3) if (x-3) is less than
0.

Similarly l 2x+5 l is equal to (2x+5) if (2x+5) is
positive or is equal to -(2x+5) if (2x+5) is negative.

Now
if x-3 < 0

=> x <
3

=> 2x + 5 can be positive or
negative.

Therefore -( x-3 ) = 2x +
5

=> 3 - x = 2x +
5

=> 3x = -2

=>
x = -2/3

or -(x - 3) = -2x -
5

=> 3-x = -2x -
5

=> x = -8

Now if x -3
> 0

=> x >
3

=> 2x +5 >
0

Therefore (x-3) =
(2x+5)

=> x =
-8

Therefore the possible values of x are
-2/3 and -8

Solve the following equations using Cramer's Rule: 5x-4y+6z=58 -4x+6y+3z=-13 6x+3y+7z=53

We can apply Cramer's rule if and only if the determiant
of the system is different from zero.

We'll calculate the
determinant:

det A = 5*6*7 + (-4)*3*6 + 3*6*(-4) - 6*6*6 -
3*3*5 - 7*16

det A = 210 - 2*4*18 - 216 - 45 -
112

det A = 210 - 517

det A =
-307

Since det A is different from zero, we'll apply
Cramer's rule:

x = det X/detA, y = detY/detA, z =
detZ/detA

5x-4y+6z=58

-4x+6y+3z=-13

6x+3y+7z=53

detX
= 58*6*7 - 13*18 - 12*53 - 53*36 - 9*58 + 13*28

detX = 2436
- 234 - 636 - 1908 - 522 + 364

det x =
-1228

x =
-1228/-307

x =
4

y =
614/-307

y =
-2

In the same way, we'll determine det y
and det z, substituting the column of the coefficients of the variable taht has to be
determined, by the column of the coefficients of the right
side.

Now, we'll substitute x and y in the first
equation:

20 + 8 + 6z = 58

6z
= 58 - 28

6z =
30

z =
5

The solution of the system
is {4 ; -2 ; 5}.