In The Secret Life of Bees, chapter 6, why is August sad at the thought of a rocket landing on the moon?

Up until this point in history, the moon was something of
a mystery.  August is in awe of the moon and personifies it with a sense of religious
respect.  She also understands that the power it seems to hold is simply because it is
so big and so far away:

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She is strong enough to pull the oceans, and when
she dies away, she always comes back
again.

Her sadness comes as a
result of the idea of the moon losing its mystery.  She seems afraid that humans will
cease to look at the moon with the same sense of awe and
wonder.

...it
won't ever be the same, not after they've landed up there and walked around on her. 
She'll just be one more big science
project.

As a character,
August seems to have a sense of wisdom and insight on life that she draws from elements
of nature.  Beekeeping is only one of her sacred practices.  Right now, there is
something sacred for her in the moon as well.  She knows that as soon as science and
technology dispell the mystery of it, the moon will no longer maintain its current
command of reverence and respect.

In the book The Kite Runner how can you describe the relationship between the two boys?

This is an excellent question as clearly the relationship
between Amir and Hassan and what happens to it is a key theme of the novel that is only really
resolved at the very end of this gripping tale. It is clear that, in their childhood, Amir and
Hassan have an unequal relationship. Hassan is officially Amir's servant, and yet it is clear
that they have a closer friendship. However, at the same time, this "friendship" is one that Amir
feels he can use to bully and to be cruel to Hassan as and when the occasion suits him. One
particularly key moment in Chapter 5, that foreshadows the rape of Hassan that Amir does nothing
to stop, is when Assef bullies Hassan and Amir and Assef verbally attacks Amir for having Hassan
as a friend:

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But he's  not my friend! I almost
blurted. He's my servant! Had I just thought that? Of course I hadn't. I
treated Hassan well, just like a friend, better even, more like a brother. But if so, then why,
when Baba's friends came to visit with their kids, didn't I ever include Hassan in our games? Why
did I play with Hassan only when non one else was
around?

This quote is key for a number
of reasons. In it we gain an insight into Amir's mind as he is forced to admit the fact that he
doesn't treat Hassan like a friend, even though at times (and highly ironically) he says he
treats him like "a brother." It captures the ambiguity in Amir's relationship with Hassan and how
he only treats him as a friend when it suits him and there is something he can gain from it. In
their relationship, however, Amir always plays the part of the master and Hassan is always the
servant.

What is the circumference of the circle if the cylinder has 39 volume and height is 4?

Given the cylinder whose volume is 39 and the height is 4.
We need to find the circumference of the base of the
cylinder.

We know that the volume of the cylinder is given
by:

V = r^2*pi * h  where v is the volume, r is the radius,
and h is the height.

The, we will substitute with the given
values.

==> 39 = r^2*pi*
4

==> r^2 = 39/4pi = 3.1 (
approx.)

==> r = 1.76 (
approx.)

Then we will calculate the
circumference.

==> We know that the circumference
formula is given by:

C = 2*pi
*r

==> C = 2*pi * 1.76 = 11.07 (
approx.)

Then, the circumference of the base
of the cylinder is 11.07 units.

When was this poem written?

The poem was first published in 1857 in an edition of
The Atlantic Monthly. The poem was therefore written at the height
of the American Renaissance where there was a resurgence in the growth of literary,
social, cultural and scientific exploration. The author, Oliver Wendell Holmes, was
described as –

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 A medical doctor, poet, novelist, travel
writer, essayist, philosopher, lecturer and
conversationalist.

This
diversity of interest and pursuit characterized the age and the depth of thought that
was committed to works such as The Chambered Nautilus. The theme of
being released from one's shell exemplifies the ideas of free thought and free spirit
that characterise the great thinkers of the age.

What are the four major approaches to job design?

Different textbooks are inevitably going to suggest
different ways of sorting out job design, and the above categorization is certainly one
way, but there are others.  Another way of approaching this is with the following four
classifications:

Job Rotation: Designing a job with job
rotation means building in a variety of tasks for all employees, thus eliminating
boredom on the job, expanding the employee's areas of competence, and providing more
flexibility in staffing and work flow.  However, the drawbacks to this are that one
cannot always realize economies of scale and employees who have difficulty multi-tasking
might find jobs like this difficult or frustrating.  There are work settings where this
is a good idea, for example, in a medical office in which front office employees have a
variety of responsibilities, but there are work settings where this is a bad idea, for
example, on an assembly line.

Job Engineering: This method
of job design focuses on the tasks to be done, the time involved in doing the tasks, and
the efficiency of product or service flow through the process.  There is no attention
paid to employees' job satisfaction or lack thereof in this design process, but in a
highly mechanized environment, there is usually a need for job engineering design.  It
would be difficult, for example, to put together a machine or a vehicle without
attending to these priorities.

Job Enlargement: This kind
of job design returns again to the principles of job motivation and satisfaction,
building in a natural progression for employees to take on additional tasks that are a
logical extension of what they already do.  This could just as easily be called job
expansion.  The idea is to begin employees with one task and once they have achieved
mastery, they can add an additional task that is in keeping with the first task.  So, an
employee might handle only the simplest sort of customer service calls and then expand
to more complex ones as time goes on.  This is motivating, since, if Theory Y holds
true, which I believe it does, we gain internal satisfaction from acquiring new skills. 
We like to learn! 

Job Enrichment: Once again, this is a
means of designing jobs to motivate employees, also based on Theory Y principles.  This
is similar to job enlargement in that the employee gets to do more tasks, but the focus
is more on autonomy and responsibility in the tasks that are part of the enrichment.  An
employee might begin with responsibility to sell a product, and then be given the
responsibility to service the accounts for that product, and ultimately be given his or
her own budget and control over his or her scheduling to do so.  Autonomy is one of the
most powerful motivators in job satisfaction, so this is a highly successful way of
designing the work environment. 

I do want to emphasize
that a particular text on human resources or on management could very well divide job
design into four entirely different categories, but this is a good approach to consider,
providing choices for the mechanized environment or for employee motivation and
satisfaction.  A good job designer will bear in mind all the important attributes of
each, to maximize job performance and efficiency. 

How does Miller use structural divisions (and the lack thereof) and other dramatic techniques to accentuate the content of The Death of a Salesman?

One dramatic technique that Miller uses to enhance the
concepts of the play is music.  The flute accompanies most changes in scene and
indicates the tone.  For example, at the beginning of Act II, the optimisim felt by the
characters is paralleled by the sprightly music of the flute.  Similarly, the
introduction (and reintroductions) of Ben is accompanied by its own music, helping the
audience understand that this character is only a figment of Willy's
imagination.

Another technique is the use of minimal props
and colors.  For example, the set of the "fragile-looking" (I) house glows a weak
blue is surrounded by towering buildings that glow a reddish color.  This color
represents strife and anger and threatens to beat through the weak serenity (represented
by the color blue) of the home and family.  Frequently, significant, symbolic objects
are focused upon for the audience's benefit, such as the rubber hose on the gas furnace
and the stockings that Linda continually mends.  These items are highlighted in the
stage directions during times of optimism for the family to seemingly remind the viewers
that all is not going to turn out well.

Given I = Integral x^n/(x^n+1) demonstrate that I

We'll write the definite integral of the
function:

Int x^ndx/(x^n+1)(x=0 to x=2) = Intx^ndx/(x^n+1)(x=0 to
x=1) + Int x^ndx/(x^n+1)(x=1 to x=2)

Since n is natural,
then:

x^n < x^n + 1

x^n/(x^n +
1) < 1

We'll integrate both
sides:

Int x^ndx/(x^n + 1) < Int
dx

Also, Int x^ndx/(x^n + 1) < Int x^n
dx

Intx^ndx/(x^n+1)(x=0 to x=1) + Int x^ndx/(x^n+1)(x=1 to x=2)
< Int x^n dx(x=0 to x=1) + Int dx(x=1 to x=2)

Int x^n dx(x=0
to x=1) = x^(n+1)/(n+1) = 1/(n+1) - 0/(n+1)

Int x^ndx =
1/(n+1)

Int dx(x=1 to x=2) = x = 2 - 1 =
1

Therefore I = Int x^ndx/(x^n + 1) < 1/(n+1) +
1.