Why use a pulley?

Scholars tend to say that the author uses the metaphor of
a pulley to talk about the forces that pull people up and down at the same time.  In a
pulley, a force that is pulling down, actually lifts something up at the same time.  In
this poem, the speaker is arguing that the same thing happens with
people.

He is saying that it is the forces that pull us
down to earth that also lift us to heaven.  The stresses of every day life are what pull
us down towards the earth.  At the same time, however, they are the things that make us
understand that we need God and therefore they pull us up towards heaven as
well.

Who was a better leader of the Mongolian empire, Genghis Khan or Kublai Khan?Why? Hard facts please!

Wow...Grampa versus
Grandson.

In this case, I have to throw my opinion behind
Gramps (Genghis.)

Both of the men had certain successes to
lay claim to, but I think that Genghis' are greater in certain
ways:

1) Genghis was the one who set the Mongol expansion
in motion, while Kublai came into a situation in which the Mongols were already
dominant.  Genghis was the one who was able to unite the Mongols (by friendship or
force.)

2) Genghis came up with the idea of utilizing his
defeated enemies and incorporating them into his own forces rather than killing or
disbanding them, making him much stronger.

3) Genghis began
to use a system of promotion by merit rather than family ties, thus strengthening his
army.

4) Genghis created the YASSA, the military/civilian
law that governed people's lives,

5) Genghis delegated well
in his military, trusting his loyal commanders rather than micromanaging
them,

6) Genghis allowed a good deal of religious freedom
in his empire, which reduced tensions.

In contrast, Kublai
did some great things for the Mongols, but they were already dominant at this time and
so came to play for a "winning team".  His big claim to fame was making some big
conquests for the empire and solidifying Mongol dominance of China.  That was actually
pretty important, but he came to power through what amounted to a quasi-civil war as he
was not really the favored one to take over things.

So, in
short, Genghis did more of the leg work than Kublai, and though both had successes, the
reality is that Genghis' successes would exist even with no Kublai, but Kublai's
successes could not have been possible without Genghis.

In the Boy in the Striped Pajamas what would be an emotional quote concerning someone's appearance?

One of Bruno's favorite memories was the plays his Grandmother
would help them perform during the holidays.  On Christmas Day, before their move,Father wore his
new uniform for the first time. The whole family applauded when they saw him. This was the
uniform of the Commandant of the place they were headed.  Other soldiers seemed to respect him
more when he wore it. Grandfather was very proud of his son, but Grandmother was not impressed at
all.  In fact, she was ashamed of him.  She says "That's all you  soldiers are interested in
anyway....looking handsome in your fine uniforms. Dressing up and doing the terrible, terrible
things you do.  It makes me ashamed." (pg 92)  However, she really gets upset a little later and
says, "And to see you in that uniform makes me want to tear the eyes from my head!" (pg
93) Grandmother stormed out of the house, and they never saw her again before she
died. 

find the value of k in each of the following?a.) kx^2-6x+1=0 if the equation has real, rational, and equal roots.

a.) kx^2-6x+1=0 if the equation has real, rational, and equal
roots.

If the function has rational , real and equal roots, then
that mean delta will be 0:

We know
that:

delta = b^2 - 4ac

==>
delta = (-6)^2 - 4*k*1

==> 36 - 4k =
0

==> -4k = -36

==> k =
-36/-4 = 9

==> k = 9 

b.) 2x^2+6x+k=0 find the smallest integral value of
k, such that the equation had imaginary roots

If the function has
imaginary of (complex) roots, then delta should be less than 0 (
negative).

==> delta = b^2 -
4ac

==> delta = (6^2) - 4*2*k <
0

==> 36 - 8k <
0

==> -8k <
-36

==> k >
-36/-8

==> k > 9/2

Then
the smallest integer is the first integer that comes after 9/2

9/2 =
4.5 , then the next integer s 5

Then k = 5 is the
smallest integer so the equation has complex roots.

Of all the ways an author has of telling us about a character, how do we learn about the characters in Sense and Sensibility?

Sense and Sensibility is narrated by a
third person omniscient narrator, but under the point of view of Elinor and how she would
visualize the events in the story.

That being said, it is
interesting to note how Austen has a penchant to always favor Elinor as her representative for
"sense", while putting down Marianne and her tendency for being overly
sensible.

Therefore, Austen is not impartial nor completely
objective when it comes to describing her characters and their actions. There is indeed a
partiality that tends to gear towards the character that mostly resembles Austen herself. In this
case, it would be Elinor.

An example of this is the way in which
Austen describes the sisters at the beginning of the novel. Notice how Marianne's youth and
bubbly behavior are definitely brought up, only to be "toned down" by a more sophisticated and
calibrated description of Elinor- even though Elinor is described first! That is how much more
emphasis Austen placed on the character of Elinor.

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Elinor, this eldest daughter
whose advice was so effectual, possessed a strength of understanding, and coolness of judgment,
which qualified her, though only nineteen, to be the counsellor of her mother, and enabled her
frequently to counteract, to the advantage of them all, that eagerness of mind in Mrs. Dashwood
which must generally have led to imprudence. She had an excellent heart; her disposition was
affectionate, and her feelings were strong: but she knew how to govern them: it was a knowledge
which her mother had yet to learn, and which one of her sisters had resolved never to be
taught.


Marianne's abilities were, in many respects, quite equal to Elinor's.
She was sensible and clever; but eager in everything; her sorrows, her joys, could have no
moderation. She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent. The
resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly
great.







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  Elinor
  saw, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and
  cherished.

  
  

In this example
it is evident that Austen already has an issue with the character of Marianne ,who shines for its
bright charisma, but is easily shut down and opaqued due to its lack of common
sense.

Therefore, from the very beginning of the novel, we can
actually see who is who: Those with sense will overcome all
sensibilities.

Does anyone know the Bible's stance on the consumption of fruits, nuts and grains?I'm doing an exam tomorrow which will be multiple choice true or...

It may be late for this response, but it would appear that
a great deal of what the Bible specifies in terms of the foods available to man, what
can be eaten or not, is found in the books of Genesis and Exodus, primarily, and all the
first five books of the Old Testament, in general.

It would
seem that the food Adam and Eve ate before the fall changed after the fall. God provided
different foods, though Adam and Eve had to work to produce them. Genesis 1:29 provides
some insights:

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'I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face
of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it'...This includes nuts,
grains, legumes, and
seeds.

Plants of the field
would provide different choices for them.

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God told Adam that the earth would be cursed-that
it would produce thorns and thistles-and that he "will eat the plants of the field"
(Genesis 3:18 NIV).

In the
information presented in the Bible, it would seem that most foods are referred to in the
first five books of the Bible, including Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and
Deuteronomy.

You have been given a sum of 10 lakhs. Explain at least 3 ways in which you will profitably invest the said amount.

A sum of money of the order of Rs. 10 lakhs (i.e. 1
million Indian rupees) can be invested a combination of one or more of the dozens of
available investment avenues. Some of the main of such avenues of investment
include:

• Fixed Deposits in bank. This can be for
  different maturity periods and with options to receive interest periodically or at
  maturity.


• Investment in government saving schemes such as
  National Saving Certificates.


• Fixed deposits in joint
  stock companies. These deposit generally give higher interest rates as compared to bank
  fixed deposits, but also carry a high risk of default in
  repayment.


• Buying debentures in joint stock companies.
  These carry lower interest rates as compared to company fixed deposits, but can be
  traded easily on the stock market. This also means that there can be gains or losses due
  to price fluctuations in the stock market.


• Buying shares
  in joint stock companies. The return on these depends very much on the correct choice of
  stocks and the timing of their sale and purchase. On average, a careful investor can
  expect to make higher profit than fixed deposits in joint stock
  companies.


• Buying shares of mutual funds. This is similar
  to buying shares. In his case with both returns as well as risks are lower as compared
  to shares.


• Investment in public provident fund (PPF).
  This requires opening of a PPF account in a bank. Maximum amount that can be deposited
  in the account is limited to rs 60,000 per
  year.


• Investment is special government scheme schemes
  open for senior citizens. These schemes generally offer higher returns as compared to
  fixed deposits in banks or other government bonds. The maximum amount that can be
  invested is limited to Rs. 10 lakhs.


• Investment in fixed
  assets like a house or land. Like share, this requires correct choice of the property
  purchased and the time of purchase.


• Investment in gold or
  some other precious commodity like silver or diamond. Among these gold and silver rank
  as investment with fairly good appreciation and easy to sell off as and when
  required.