In Lord of The Flies chapter 4 What do the first two paragraphs Describe?

The first two paragraphs in chapter 4 of Lord of the Flies
describes how the boys' day is related to the sun, the heat and the general climate of
the island.  The rhythm that Golding refers to is the rhythm of the day and how the boys
behave at various times of the day.

"They accepted the
pleasures of morning, the bright sun, the whelming sea and sweet air, as a time when
play was good and life so full that hope was not necessary and therefore forgotten."
 Here, Golding is talking about dawn, when the sun first comes up.  At this time of the
day, all is new, and the boys are not worried about what the day will
bring.

When the sun is high in the sky at noon, the heat is
too much for the boys and they will rest in the shade and take naps.  Due to the
position of the sun and the resulting heat, however, the boys would see things that
weren't really there.  "Piggy discounted all this learnedly as a 'mirage';...they grew
accustomed to these mysteries and ignored them..."  Piggy's intellect plays a role in
keeping the boys calm as he convinces them not to believe what they
see.

Once the sun sets and "the horizon became level and
blue and clipped as the sun declined," the boys are happy that it is cooler but become
restless as they are concerned what will happen once darkness sets
in.

The boys' "northern European tradition of work, play
and food" continues, but has been adapted to fit their new
surroundings.

What literary device is used in the qoute "There might also be a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it."

The literary device used in the quote "There might also be
a dragon with five legs in my house, but no one has ever seen it" is verbal irony. More
specifically, the device is sarcasm.

Sarcasm is considered
verbal irony. Verbal irony is not only known as when a person says or writes one thing
and means another, but also (in regards to sarcasm) as an expression where sneering,
scorning, or jesting is done in order to show personal disapproval in the guise of
praise of a person, a situation or thing.

Therefore,
Proctor (in Act III) is being sarcastic through his use of verbal irony. Readers know
that there is no five legged dragon in his home. He is simply saying it to make a
point.

I have to do an analysis for "The Leap" and I cannot think of any themes that relate to the title. Any ideas?

Clearly, the title of any short story is an incredibly
important clue or hint as to that short story's theme or meaning, and so you might want
to consider how leaps play a very significant part in this story. The tale is all about
making connections and bridging gaps between two objects that are divided. Of course,
the title finds its clearest physical expression in the way that Anna makes two physical
leaps to save both herself and her children. Let us also be aware, however, of the way
in which these two physical leaps also involved other, more metaphorical, leaps.
Firstly, Anna had to choose between saving herself and her unborn baby and dying with
her husband. This therefore was an emotional leap that showed her desire for life.
Secondly, the leap that Anna makes with the narrator was also a leap of faith, even
though there was no obvious means of rescue for her
daughter.

Leaping as a metaphor for making connections and
for bridging various gaps is therefore incredibly important for this story, and you
would do well to focus on leaping as a theme and the other examples of leaping that you
can identify. For example, why did the narrator return home to look after her mother?
What was the reason that triggered this "leap"? Good luck, and I hope this
helps!

What are some good quotes from The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?

Part of what makes Boyne's work so powerful is that it
allows the reader to understand Bruno's experiences through his own eyes.  This is part
of the reason why Bruno has some of the best quotes.  He speaks not as a historian or a
philosopher, but as a regular person who comes to understand the true horror of
humanity.  Yet, rather than passing judgment in a negative manner, Bruno takes the
opposite form of the world around him and actually becomes an example of what should be
in a world of what is.  This is seen in several instances.  For example, when Bruno
becomes aware that Maria's narrative makes her "more" than a "mere" servant, he rebukes
Gretel for treating her as one.  Another important quote would be that Bruno sees the
salute of "Heil Hitler" as something of a greeting, and his innocence reflects his own
sense of being in the world.  I think that this is significant for in a world where the
call of "Heil Hitler" causes intense fear and agony in millions, Bruno simply sees it as
a way of saying "hello."  Finally, when Bruno and Shmuel are in the gas chamber, Bruno
affirms his friendship to Shmuel.  It is a poignant moment because it is a reflection of
Bruno's goodness, something that lacks in the world.  In this moment, Bruno has become
an example of what should be as opposed to what exists.

"assuming that Pn is the nth prime number. establish that the sum 1/P1+1/P2+.....1/Pn is never an integer"

f `p_n` is the `n^(th)` prime, prove that the sum
`1/p_1+1/p_2+...+1/p_n` is never

an
integer.

We proceed by
induction:

(1) 1/2 is not an
integer

(2) Assume for some `k>=2` that
`sum_(i=1)^k1/(p_i)` is not an integer.

(3) We will show
that `sum_(i=1)^(k+1)1/(p_i)` is not an integer. Now
`sum_(i=1)^(k+1)1/(p_i)=sum_(i=1)^k1/(p_i)+1/(p_(k+1))` where `sum_(i=1)^k1/(p_i)` is
not an integer. After possibly reducing this fraction we find that the numerator and
denominator of this fraction have no common factors, and the denominator is
`p_1*p_2*...*p_k`. Let this fraction be `a/(p_1*...*p_k)` where GCD`(a,p_1*...*p_k)=1` .
Now we add `1/(p_(k+1))` .

The sum is
`(p_(k+1)*a+p_1*p_2*...*p_k)/(p_1*p_2*...*p_(k+1))`
.

Lemma: if a|(b+c) and a|b then a|c. Proof: if a|(b+c)
then b+c=ma. If a|b then b=na. Then na+c=ma or c=a(m-n) so
a|c.

Now if
`(p_(k+1)*a+p_1*p_2*...*p_k)/(p_1*p_2*...*p_(k+1))
`

Consider the sum `p_(k+1)a+p_1*p_2*...*p_k` . Now
`p_1*...*p_k` obviously divides `p_1*...*p_k` , but it cannot divide `(p_(k+1)) *(a)`
.(By assumption above the fraction was reduced, and `p_(k+1)` is prime.) Then for the
fraction to be an integer requires `p_(k+1)` to divide both terms in the numerator,
since by the Lemma if it divides the sum it divides both terms. But `p_(k+1)` cannot
divide `p_1*p_2*...*p_k` .

Therefore this fraction cannot
be an integer.

Thus ` `the sum cannot be an integer by
induction.

Why does nick say to gatsby they're a rotten crowd. Yo're worth the whole damn bunch put together?

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In The Great
Gatsby, Nick is able to see through the other characters' pretenses. He realizes that
Daisy, Jordan, and many of the others are just playing a game. They drift through life
trying to see what they can get and how much they can take. Daisy certainly doesn't take
much seriously. They hurt those around them without really stopping to think about it
much less care about they damage they are causing. Gatsby is different. He pretends to
play the same games and have the same values, but he doesn't. He cares deeply for Daisy.
He shows a depth of character and feeling that the others often lack. As Gatsby's
neighbor, Nick tends to see this side of Gatsby more than others might. When he says
this line to Gatsby, he is trying to reassure Gatsby of his worth to his friend and he
is expressing his feelings about the way the others treat Gatsby.

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What is Francis Bacon's essay "Of Love" about?Gist of Francis Bacon's "Of Love."

Frances Bacon's essay "Of Love" details questions and
answers regarding the very complicated concept of love. The essay begins by comparing
love to the stage. According to Bacon, love mirrors the stage because it is filled with
comedy, tragedy, mischief, and fury. Like the plays produced on the stage, love is
multidimensional.

Bacon goes on to state that love makes
people act in very different ways. People, consumed by love, will find themselves filled
with "great spirits" and "weak passion(s)."

Perhaps the
most thought provoking statement that Bacon makes in the essay is "That it is impossible
to love, and to be wise." This could force one to think that to be in love makes them
stupid.

Bacon goes on to present the different aspects of
love.

There
is in man’s nature, a secret inclination and motion, towards love of others, which if it
be not spent upon some one or a few, doth naturally spread itself towards many, and
maketh men become humane and charitable; as it is seen sometime in friars. Nuptial love
maketh mankind; friendly love perfecteth it; but wanton love corrupteth, and embaseth
it.

Here, Bacon readily
admits that love possesses a power which no man can control. Regardless of the will to
give love, love will, itself, spread out among those around him.

What are the positive and negative aspects of a religion?

Encourage morals and values, positive goals. in theory
most religions encourage unity, tolerance, love, peace, hope, treating others as u treat
urself..etc. Religions can create communities of people who support each other. 
Religions can help people leave a life of crime and drugs and turn to a good life.  The
families of religious people are more likely to stay together than the families of
secular people.  Religious couples are more likely to have children than non-religious
couples.   A religious belief in justice in an afterlife can resolve helpless
debilitating feeling of unresolved anger. Comfort to those who lose loved ones, where
their belief that those loved ones somehow continue on in an afterlife can give them
immense inner peace.

Religion has been one of the biggest
obstructions to scientific development and success. Medical science has faced some of
the most disgusting attacks from religious fanatics hiding behind facades of morality
and righteousness. Religious leaders have used their dogma to oppress, victimize and
terrorize those who refuse to subscribe to their particular brand of bigotry. Religion
has had more to do with human selfishness and greed than with righteousness, piety,
compassion and spirituality. The evil, vicious, and greedy individuals enjoy success and
prosperity from the exploitation of the weak.

What are Randy Pausch's childhood dreams and how did he achieve them?The Last Lecture

Pausch addresses several childhood dreams and how they
impacted his life. Most he was able to achieve in some form, but he learned from all of
them, realized or not.

Pausch dreamed of playing football
in the NFL. This dream did not come to pass, but he learned how to work hard, how to
struggle in spite of challenges and difficulties, and how to overcome obstacles while
working toward a goal from his football coaches.

Pausch
dreamed of experiencing the weightlessness of being in outer space. His work with
creating virtual reality environments led to creation of a situation in which
weightlessness could be simulated, but it appeared at first that he would not be allowed
to accompany his students in their experience of that setting. By resigning as their
instructor and getting a job as a reporter covering their story, Pausch was able to join
them in feeling zero gravity.

Pausch dreamed of being
Captain Kirk of the Star Trek series. While he never became the fictional character, he
did have the opportunity to meet William Shatner, the actor who portrayed Captain Kirk,
and did visit the Star Trek set. As another byproduct of his work with virtual reality
simulation, Pausch was able to spend time working for Disney as an imagineer at Disney
World.

In the final analysis, Pausch achieved his childhood
dreams by refusing to accept roadblocks in his path. He accepted them as challenges and
found ways around them, always focussed on the ultimate goal.

how can non-disjunction lead to the production of egg cell with extra chromosomes and ultimately a chid with Down syndrom?what is non-disjunction?...

Non-dysjunction refers to the failure of chromosomes to
split during meiosis.  When a cell divides, the homologous pair should split so that the
resulting gamete (sperm or egg) has only a single copy of
each.

If non-dysjunction occurs you will end up with one
gamete that has 2 copies of the same chromosome and a second gamete that has no copies
of that particular chromosome.

Let's look at Down Syndrome
specifically.

Down syndrome is a genetic condition also
referred to as trisomy 21.  That means that the child has 3 (tri) copies of the 21st
chromosome.  The most common way this happens is from non-dysjunction as stated above.
 What had to happen first is that one egg produced had 2 copies and another egg had 0
copies of chromosome 21.  A normal sperm also has one copy of each chromosome.  So when
the gametes fuse (to form what is called a zygote), the resulting cell has everything
the sperm had PLUS everything the egg had.  If the egg had 2 copies and the sperm had 1
copy, the zygote (which will develop into the child) now has 3 copies.  If on the other
hand, the sperm fused with the egg that had 0 copies of chromosome 21, the zygote would
have had only a total of 1 copies of chromosome 21 (which is NOT called Down
Syndrome).

Given a repunit Rn, show that Rn can be divided by 11 if and only if n is even.

You can ask only one question at a time. I have edited
your question accordingly.

A repunit is a number that has
only 1 as its digits. Rn is a number that has n 1s.

A
number is divisible by 11 if the difference of the sum of the even-placed digits and the
sum of the odd-placed digits is divisible by 11 or equal to
0.

For a repunit, this is true only if the number of digits
is even as then adding and subtracting alternate digits would give a result of 0. If n
is odd, the same would be equal to 1.

This
proves that for a repunit Rn, the number is divisible by 11 only if if n is
even.

How could reading a form of writing in solitude be considered an individual tradition?

When we analyze what is a tradition we realize that it can
be just about any activity that is performed with a specific purpose, and in a
systematic way.

Therefore, an individual tradition is a
person's own choice of activity conducted during a well-established period of time. In
your question you ask how reading could be defined as an individual tradition. The
answer to that is that a person can indulge in reading at specific times to become
enlightened, entertained, informed, persuaded, or inspired. That is one way to include
reading into a schedule of individual traditions.

Reading
has always been an very encouraged and rewarded activity among young adults and children
because of the many benefits one obtains from it. It helps to keep focus, to
concentrate, to soothe, to educate, and to motivate readers to research. The best way to
make reading an individual tradition would be to select the correct moment in the day,
and the proper place, so that the experience is more fulfilling. Many people choose to
do it before going to sleep in order to take advantage of the eye movement done during
reading, which helps some people fall asleep. Other people prefer to read first thing in
the morning to be able to set time aside for it.  In general, reading can be always
included in one's personal schedule and it can become an individual tradition quite
easily.

What would make duct tape the best invention ever?I know it is not literally the best invention ever but this is my speech topic. I have a couple...

Of course, there is the reason duct tape was invented in
the first place: to seal the joints in heating and air-conditioning
ducts.

Often said: If you can't fix it with duct tape, it's
not worth fixing at all.

Duct tape seems to inspire
creativity. In 1994 I photographed a girl wearing a prom dress made of duct tape. (I'm
pretty sure it had a lining-- or at least backing of duct tape.) Recently there have
been a number of postings showing all-duct tape prom
outfits.

Also the Red-Green show probably wouldn't have
been possible without duct tape.

I recently had to get
stitches for a cut on my finger. The nurse seemed surprised that I had a regular
band-aid on it. "Lots of construction guys come in with cuts wrapped with duct tape,"
she explained, "It works really well to control the
bleeding."

So, not only does it save energy, and keep hot
air from escaping into the atmosphere-- thus reducing global-warming, it also prolongs
the usefulness of millions of commercial and household items, delaying their entry into
our landfills. It's been a valuable asset to the fashion and entertainment industries,
and has saved countless pints of blood in emergency rooms across the
country.

For its many uses protecting the environment,
providing entertainment, and otherwise contributing to our health and well-being, what
could top duct tape as the best invention ever?

What in your socialization has led you to have your particular views about the proper relationships of women and men?

My attitudes about relationships come from two things, my
parents and my education.

As I watched my parents I found
that I did not want to have their sort of relationship.  It was and is a good
relationship for them, but I think that it is too old-fashioned.  My mother seems always
to be waiting on my father, getting things for him, hurrying off if he is waiting for
her in the car, and generally acting in ways that show that she sees him as somehow more
important than her.  I never did like that.

That interacted
with my education.  My education was a modern one where I read books and texts that
tended to be written after the women's movement had changed attitudes about
relationships.  I read those things and agreed with their more liberal attitudes.  This
increased my conviction that men and women should interact on an equal
basis.

In "Miss Brill," what explanations might there be for Miss Brill's thinking, in the last line of the story, that she "heard something crying"?

I must admit, I think the ending of this excellent short
story is rather unequivocal. Let us remember that we are presented with a woman who is
profoundly lacking in self-awareness, as her fantasy of the huge drama at the park
shows, in which even she is given a part and therefore importance. We are presented with
a female character who does everything she can to distract herself from her own
insignificance and lack of relations. She is overtly blind to this, but what is key
about the final paragraph of this tale is the way that at least part of her recognises
the truth of her own insignificance:

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But today she passed the bakey's by, climbed the
stairs, went into the little dark room--her room like a cupboard--and sat down on the
red eiderdown. She sat there for a long time. The box that the fur came out of was on
the bed. She unclasped the necklet quickly; quickly, without looking, laid it inside.
But when she put the lid on she thought she heard something
crying.

Key phrases to focus
on are the way which the room is described as being "like a cupboard," just as Miss
Brill, at the beginning of the story, looks at other people and imagines them to live in
rooms like cupboards as well. Also, note her response to her necklet that she took such
pride in at the beginning of the tale. She, at some level, is humiliated, embarrassed
and ashamed at what she overheard the young couple say about her as it resonates deeply
within her and makes her realise just how ridiculous and lonely she is. The crying at
the end of the story is therefore the sound of her own sobs.

How did the code of loyalty/kinship work in Anglo-Saxon society?

Loyalty and kinship were two very important influences on
Anglo-Saxon society – the society that helped produce the Old English epic poem known as
Beowulf.  It isn’t surprising, for instance, that the poem opens
with a long genealogy describing various Danish kings, beginning with Shield Sheafson
(in the translation by Seamus Heaney) and ending with his descendant Hrothgar. Even
before twenty-five lines have passed the poet explicitly touches on the connection
between loyalty and kinship by declaring
that

. . . a
young prince must be prudent . . .,

giving freely while his
father lives

so that afterward in age when fighting
starts

steadfast companions will stand by
him

and hold the line.
(20-24)

The irony of these
lines, of course, is that Beowulf himself will later prove to be a truly exemplary king,
yet his men will disloyally desert him in his hour of greatest need.  Yet it will be one
of his closest kinsmen – Wiglaf – who will also be his most loyal thane. Such  behavior
indicates how closely loyalty and kinship were often bound together during this period. 
Kinsmen, above all, were expected to be most loyal to one
another.

Beowulf, for instance, is particularly loyal to
the man (Hygelac) who is not only his king but also one of his closest kinsmen. When
Beowulf is first mentioned in the poem, he is introduced as “Hygelac’s thane” (194) –
that is, Hygelac’s loyal follower. Indeed, Beowulf seems to feel an especially strong
loyalty to Hygelac, as when, introducing himself to a Danish coast guardsman, he
identifies himself and his followers by saying,

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“We belong by birth to the Geat
people

and owe allegiance to Lord Hygelac.”
(260-61)

Here and throughout
the poem (at least until Hygelac’s death), Beowulf is always more than ready to make
clear his loyalty to the man who is both his king and his closest of
kin.

Interestingly, when Hrothgar hears that Beowulf the
Geat has come to help the forlorn Danes deal with the monster, Grendel, he immediately
assumes that Beowulf is coming to repay Hrothgar for the friendship the latter had shown
to Beowulf’s father, Ecgtheow (456-72).  He explicitly explains that “Ecgtheow
acknowledged me with oaths of allegiance” (472). Thus, in Hrothgar’s mind at least,
Beowulf is showing loyalty to his father by showing loyalty to Hrothgar and by offering
Hrothgar assistance in the latter’s hour of need. This moment is just one among many in
the poem in which loyalty and kinship are tightly tied
together.

Another such moment occurs when Beowulf, having
returned from Denmark with gifts from Hrothgar, immediately gives those gifts to
Hygelac, the man who is both his king and his kinsman. The poet explicitly praises this
kind of behavior, saying,

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. . . So ought a kinsman
act

instead of plotting and planning in
secret

to bring people to grief, or conspiring to
arrange

the death of comrades. The warrior
king

was uncle to Beowulf and honored by his
nephew:

each was concerned for the other’s good.
(2166-71)

It would be hard to
ask for a more explicit statement of the ideal connection between kinship and loyalty
than the passage just quoted.

What is the significance and possible symbolism in the title of "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?"

The title overtly applies to the frequent questions which
Connie's mother plagues her with. In response to these questions, Connie lies and is
surprised at the apparent "simplicity" of her mother and the way that she is so ready to
believe and trust Connie and what she says. Not only does the title focus us in
therefore on an experience that is one that all adolescents can relate to, it also
emphasises the strange, nebulous, in-between phase of adolescence that Connie is going
through. The main theme of the story is about how adolescence is such a turbulent time
that can leave adolescents particularly vulnerable to psychological manipulation such as
that administered on Connie by Arnold Friend. Thus the title also calls to mind this
strange, in-between state, by focusing on the way that adolescence is in many ways a
state of limbo between your past, where you have been, and your future, where you are
going. By developing the character of Connie at this stage of her life, the author
depicts a character that is strangely vunlnerable and unsure of her own identity, as is
reinforced by such comments as:

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She wore a pullover jersey top that looked one
way when she was at home and another way when she was away from home. Everything about
her had two sides to it, one for home and one for anywhere that was not
home...

Such passages, along
with the title, help to reinforce the vulnerability of Connie as a
character.

Is the sea blue?

The blue of the sea mainly due to scattering of light by
molecules of water. Sunlight is made up of light waves of different wave lengths, each
of which is seen as different colour. The shortest light wave appears blue while the
longest, red.
When the white light is intercepted by particles of solid,
gaseous or liquid matter, the various colours get scattered. If the intercepting
particles are very tiny the shortest light waves get scattered the most.
When
sunlight hits the sea, it is reflected by the molecules of sea water. The molecules
being very small, they scatter the blue component of the light the most and so the sea
appears blue.

In the two visions of consciousness offered by Tagore in The Home and the World, where do his sympathies lie?

Rabindranath Tagore, a worshipper of universal humanism,
depicts two different streams of Nationalism in his novel "The Home and the World". The
first strem is called Moderation that articulates essentially pure patriotism without
showing the aggressiveness of the Extremism that is the other stream. Both these streams
surely were built on the basis of ideals and the followers were motivated according to
their beliefs. In this novel Nikhil is a personification of moderate politics whereas
Sandip represents the aggressive Western-type nationalism throughout the
novel.

The author's sympathy lies obviously on the side of
Nikhil that resembles Tagore himself partly, if not altogether. The author viewed human
relationships from the perspective of the everliving values of love, trust and hope and
not in terms of dominance,violence and hatred.

In "The Minsiter's Black Veil," comment upon your impressions of the character of Pastor Hooper. Do you find him mad? Mysterious? Playing games?

I must admit to being impressed by the solemnity of Mr.
Hooper and his decision to don the veil. Out of the possible responses you outline, I
don't think for one moment that he is playing games. If he were just simply trying to
manipulate people and play games with them, he would never have paid such a high price
as forsaking happiness and losing his fiancee. Also, I don't think he is mad. We are
given no reason to suggest that he may actually be mad, and, on the contrary, he
presents himself as somebody who has carefully thought through his action with logic and
reason. Out of the three options you have given, therefore, the best one seems to be
mysterious. We are never told the specific reason that he donned the veil in the first
place, and so we, just like those around him, are left unsure of whether the reason for
him wearing the veil relates to a specific secret sin that he committed or something
else. Whilst the symbolism of the veil and the way that it represents the secret sin
that we do not confess to others is clear, the specific series of events that caused Mr.
Hooper to wear it in the first place is left undisclosed, and is a mystery both to the
reader and to the other characters in the short story.

Can someone please elaborate on the concept behind "surface charge density" in regards to ionic bond strength?

Surface Charge Density is the
electrical charge present on the Interface of two or more
materials, organic or inorganic. There are variances of surface charge depending on
whether the materials are solid, fluid, or gaseous. For example, if you mix oil and
water in a jar, they will not mix and form an interface with a specific surface charge
density; if you mix water and salt, the salt will break down and attach to the water,
forming a different surface charge density.

Ionic
Bond Strength is the measurement of the attraction between oppositely-charged
metallic and non-metallic Ions. One ion loses one or more
electrons, which transfer to the other ion, causing an attraction and an
electrostatic bond between two differently charged ions. Salt
itself is an example of an ionic bond between Sodium and
Chlorine; salt in water is a different ionic bond, this time
between two substances. Also, although Ionic Bonds are technically different from
Covalent Bonds (sharing electrons vs. attractions between
differently charged ions), all ionic bonds are covalent to some
degree.

Briefly, you would use a measurement of Surface
Charge Density to measure the strength of an Ionic Bond, and to figure out if two or
more materials are similar or dissimilar in their individual electrical charges. Any two
materials will have a surface charge at their interface, and substances have charge at
the molecular or atomic level, depending on their covalency.

How can we relate the main theme to the title of "Games at Twilight"?

Clearly the central theme of this story is the way in
which we all go through a stage where, like Ravi, we realise our own insignificance and
thus undergo a kind of death in terms of our innocence and our hopes which ends our
childhood. This is of course highlighted by the funereal game that the other children
are playing at the end of the story and in which Ravi refuses to participate. Note how
the story ends as Ravi struggles and grapples with what he has learnt from being
ignored:

The
ignominy of being forgotten--how could he fact it? He felt his heart go heavy and ache
inside him unbearably. He lay down full length on the damp grass, crushing his face into
it, no longer crying, silenced by a terrible sense of his
insignificance.

This is the
true theme of this short story as it focuses on growing up and key moments that form a
part of that process and teach us of our own "insignificance." The title is related to
this theme through the association of the word "twilight," which we think of as being
the death of the day. Likewise, "games" is a word that brings to mind competition and
struggle and the need to learn the "rules" of life in order to live it
successfully.

What makes Baba and Amir move to America in The Kite Runner?

Baba was a marked man once the Russians completed their
takeover of Aghanistan. As a wealthy businessman who loved all things American, Baba
knew that he could not hide his political leanings from the communist government;
however, he could not freely leave Afghanistan without arousing attention. So, with
little notice, Baba and Amir sneaked out of Kabul "as if we were going out for a bite."
They had little money, took few clothes, and left with only their most cherished
possessions.

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You couldn't trust anyone in Kabul anymore--for a
fee or under threat, people told on each
other...

Freedom had
vanished, and anti-Russian speech could land you in jail or "staring at the muzzle end
of a Kalashnikov." Property was seized, bank accounts frozen, students were taught to
spy on their parents, and soldiers patrolled the sidewalks. So, Baba knew it was time to
flee his country, setting his sights for a new life in America. 

In the camp, what was served for breakfast, lunch, and supper????

The issue of food is an essential element of life in the
concentration camps and is brought up more than once within the narrative. When Hannah
and the others first arrive at the camp they are starving.  They all know, as Gitl
states: "without food there is no life.  We will go and see if any
of these monsters believes in food." Almost immediately, a soldier tells them they will
get used to not eating and to "learn to eat when it is given to you." That first night
in the camp Hannah dreams of food: roast beef, sweet wine, and bitter herbs. Those are
the foods she last ate as modern-day Hannah at the Seder dinner, thus tying the two
"worlds" of Hannah together.

The next day they are each
given their food bowl and told to take good care of it for they must use it for any food
and any water that they might want. The first and most common meal they are served is "a
dipperful of watery potato soup" and "a small slab of dark bread." Because Hannah and
Shifre are assigned to kitchen duty, they cansometimes "scrape out an extra bit of food
from themselves and the little ones while cleaning the pots, burned pieces of potatoes
that had stuck to the bottom. Even burned pieces tasted wonderful, better even than
beef." Many of the adults sacrifice their own portions to better feed the younger
children. This is especially true of Rivka. Very occasionally, someone might get a
sausage piece from a momentarily nice guard.

Without proper
nutrition, many of the people in the came became too weak to work and would then be
chosen for the ovens. It was of paramount importance to eat and stay strong -- it was
the only chance for survival at all.

Do you think that the language change in Miami, Florida indicates the future of the United States?

I do not think that Spanish is about to become the
most-spoken language in the United States.  I think that people who worry about that are
misreading the general trends that happen with immigrants to the
US.

The assumption behind this concern is that Hispanic
immigrants will not assimilate and become American.  They will, instead, keep to
themselves and remain Spanish-speaking.  Over time, the thinking goes, the US will
become a Spanish-speaking country.

I do not see this
happening.  Immigrants who come to the US always learn to speak English because English
is the language of economic opportunity and of power.  Even if immigrants themselves do
not learn English, their children do because that is how to fit in to the larger
culture.  Even in parts of America where the population becomes more Hispanic, English
will remain the most spoken language.

How can I write a design brief for my art? What should I include in it?

I’m not an artist and I know nothing about design briefs,
but I thought I would tackle your question for two reasons: (1) to learn something about
which I am ignorant; and (2) to show how easy it is to learn these days thanks to the
internet.

I therefore went to Google and began typing in
the words “design brief for art.”  Before I could even finish typing this phrase, Google
was already suggesting some other search possibilities, include “design brief
template.”  In other words, Google was already suggesting some sites that would not only
tell me how to prepare a design brief but would also show me how to do
one.

The first article that popped up when I looked for
“design brief for art” was a piece by David Airey:

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http://www.davidairey.com/how-do-you-write-a-graphic-design-brief/

Airey
begins by asserting that a design brief is necessary for two main
reasons:

• It ensures
  the client knows exactly what s/he wants to achieve from the
  project.


• It acts as a point of reference for designers,
  forming the focus of their
  work.

The fact
that Airey’s article is the first that appears suggests that it is especially relevant. 
It is, however, also quite brief, so I recommend that you not stop there but do the same
search I did and look for other relevant sites.

Among the
links that came up when I searched for “design brief template” were
these:

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http://elise.com/web/tools/creativebrief.html

http://gettingattention.org/articles/197/planning-budgets/nonprofit-creative-brief-template.html

Please
note design briefs may differ depending on the industry for which you are preparing them
and/or the country in which you reside.  In case you are working in the United Kingdom,
I’ve provided a link below to advice about preparing a design brief for British
readers.

It’s also worth remembering that requirements in
practically any field can change over time, so it’s always important to try to find the
most recent and up-to-date information.  I would be suspicious, for instance, of any
information that is more than ten years old, especially if more recent information is
available.

Finally, I thought it might be interesting to
search for “design brief sample.”  Here is one of the first links that turned up, and it
looks especially helpful:

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http://www.technologystudent.com/designpro/problem1.htm

You
may want to repeat the search for “design brief sample” to see what else you can find,
since this link may not be relevant to an artist.

Thanks
for giving me this opportunity to learn about design briefs, which I had never even
heard of before.  Thanks to you, I am a (slightly) smarter person now than I was 15
minutes ago!

what is the theme of les miserables?

The main theme of this work is that the human condition is
universal, and that all humans are capable of compassion and all deserve dignity. The
lives of the poor and downtrodden are portrayed in a way to show their innate nobility
and strength of character, and even though society at large does not value them, they
believe in their own worth. Their suffering and their ability to cope with int shows
they are just as deserving of respect and dignity as the rich ad powerful in society.
Many of Victor Hugo's works were concerned with the imbalance of power and status
between rich and poor.

What was the role of Proserpina in Shakespeare's The Winters Tale?

Proserpina is not a character in the play but rather the
Greek goddess Persephone, who is referred to in Latin and pre-20th century English as
"Proserpina" or "Proserpine". She is mentioned by Perdita in one
passage:

I would I had some flowers o' the spring that
might
Become your time of day; and yours, and yours,
That wear upon
your virgin branches yet
Your maidenheads growing: O Proserpina,
For
the flowers now, that frighted thou let'st fall
From Dis's waggon!
daffodils,
That come before the swallow dares, and take
The winds of
March with beauty; violets dim,
But sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes
...

The major literary sources for the story of Persephone
are the Homeric Hymn to Demeter and the Rape ("seizing" -- the sexual meaning is modern)
of Proserpine by Claudianus which was probably Shakespeare's
source.

Persephone. while picking flowers, was seized by
Hades (also called Pluto or Dis) and dragged down to the underworld. Each year as a
result of a bargain between Demerter, goddess of the harvest, and Zeus, she spends half
the year above ground (summer, when the crops grow) and half below (when Demeter morns
and nothing grows).

When a teacher asks for an analysis of the theme and structure of a poem what sort of answer is expected?

There are several topics you should cover in an essay
analysing a poem. The first is prosodic structure. What is the basic metrical structure
of the poetic lines  (if the poem is not in free verse)? One the level of line, you need
to specify type of foot (iambic, dactylic, etc.) and number of feet per line
(tetrameter, pentameter, hexameter, etc.) if the poem has a regular metrical structure.
On the stanzaic level, you need to use the standard terms to describe the large scale
rhyme scheme of the poems. In some cases, this will involve a scheme repeated over
multiple stanzss (terza rima, heroic couplet, open quatrain) and in other a unique
overall patterning (Italian or English sonnet) or pattern of repitition of lines
(rondeau, villanelle).

Next you need to note the type or
genre of poem -- is it comic? epic? mock epic? narrative? -- and which specific period
and school it falls into (metaphysical? imagist? symbolist? modernist?) Next you need to
consider the major topics covered in the poem and its dominant mood. Also consider the
narrative voice of the poem and its relationship to the subject
matter.

Compare the political systems of Ancient Greece and the Persian empire, and factors that can explain the differences and similarities?

There are precious few similarities between the political
systems of the two civilizations; in fact they were almost diametrically opposite each
other.

The Persian Empire was ruled by a King from a
central location; however the size of the Empire was such that he could not effectively
rule alone. He employed a number of governors called Satraps to rule in his stead in
various provinces. The Satraps were almost always Persian, but he did allow local
officials to be chosen from local people with local customs and language. To prevent
insurrections or treason, he employed a secret police system known as the "eyes and ears
of the King" who provided him with information of events in the far reaches of his
Empire.

The Greek poleis were each independent of each
other and governed separately. Sparta was most similar to the Persian Empire as it was
ruled by two Kings. The Kings were descended from separate families and did not often
agree with each other. They could and were often overruled by a ruling council known as
the Ephors. Athens was a direct democracy in which all adult male citizens were required
to participate in the government. Some other poleis were ruled by monarchs, others by
the ruling nobility. Others were ruled by politicians or generals who did not gather
power by normal means. They were commonly called "tyrants" because of the method by
which they gained power. In almost every instance, the only commonality between the
Greek poleis was that the spoke a common language and had a great disdain for all thing
foreign. In fact, they often complained that non-Greek persons sounded like the noise of
sheep when they spoke: Baa-baa; hence the term "barbarian.

Prove that the cross product of two parallel vectors is 0.

Two vectors are parallel if the ratio of the coefficients
of their components have the same ratio. If A = ai + bj + ck, B is parallel to A if B =
r*A = rai + rbj + rck.

For two vectors A and B where A =
a1*i + b1*j + c1*k and B = a2*i + b2*j + c2*k, the cross product AxB is given by (b1*c2
- c1*b2)i - (a1*c2 - c1*a2)j + (a1*b2 - b*a2)k

As A is
parallel to B

AxB = (b*rc - c*rb)i - (a*rc - c*ra)j + (a*rb
- b*ra)k

=> (rbc - rbc)i - (rac - rac)j + (rab -
rab)k

=>
0

This proves that the cross product of
parallel vectors is zero.

When thinking about Lily's husband Jim, how does his personality complement that of Lily?I am wondering what about Jim's personality help or work...

The two of them make a perfect couple for so many reasons.
The most important aspect of their marriage is the mutual regard they have for one
another and the absolute equality they both feel in the relationship. Lily was rightly
cautious about men after her disastrous first marriage, but she goes into the marriage
with Jim Smith with her eyes wide open and with a mental list of things that she must
have in order for her to feel like she has an equal say and this is a partnership. Jim
is great for Lily because he respects her ideas and her goals. He is a resourceful, hard
working man who is also a patient father and a good business man. He is a creative
problem solver and willing to take risks, but not ones that Lily doesn't approve of or
that would jeopardize their livelihood. Lily and Jim, working side-by-side make a huge
success of the ranch in Arizona and even manage to survive as a ranch when other less
resourceful and less lucky ranchers had to give up at the height of the Depression. They
are a great couple who work so well together that they manage to create a wonderful life
for themselves.

I need help analyzing the poem!I can't really find any analysis about the poem "Bleeding" (probably because I'm in China and many sites were...

This poem is trying to express what it feels like to be
psychicically wounded.  It is an ache so sharp, so acute, and in this poem felt by both
the cutter and the one being cut. A talking metaphorical knife talks for the one
inflicting the pain and the cut speaks for the
other.

Swenson portrays the knife's annoyance, the knife's
inability to be anything else than what it is, the annoyance turning sharper into a
menacing threat, ("Stop or I will sink in farther said the knife".)  Then the knife
transfers blame as a response to the manifestation of its damage to the cut.  ("If only
you didn't bleed said the knife I wouldn't/ have to do
this.")

Ultimately, there is recognition of a shared
responsibility; that the knife somehow benefits from the damage it does.  The cutting,
as messy as it is, ultimately leaves the knife feeling cleansed and ready to begin
fresh. (clean and shiny again).

Neither the cutter nor the
wounded understand the why of their actions, but each must do what it has to do to
survive.  The wounded knows it must bleed (in spite of the punishment provoked),
in order to feel.  The cutter knows it has to do as it does
to stay alive.  The poem puts forth this truth by stating the process in literal terms.
 Cuts must bleed and knife types must cooly cause damage.

Why is it that in order to understand society and culture we need to understand science?

I suppose at the end of the day society, culture and
science are very much interlinked. Let us not forget that our society and culture is
very much shaped by science in terms of technology and new breakthroughs. Consider how
the internet has shaped our society and culture, for example, and how wifi and cell
phones have profoundly changed the culture of most countries. Even less developed
countries have found that their society and culture has changed dramatically thanks to
this because of the way in which communication and access to information has been
revolutionised by technology. Thus it seems that to gain a firm grasp of society and
culture it is also important to understand science and how that is impacting
society.

Write a note on the plot construction of 'Hamlet'

I am assuming you are asking about the written structure
of the play.  Shakespeare's tragedies followed the pyramid formula with the exposition
occurring in Act I followed by the rising action in Act II.  In Act III the climax
occurs which leads to the falling action in Act IV and the final resolution, or
denoument, in the final Act V.

Exposition sets up the
background of the story, introduces the characters and the chief conflicts.  The rising
action presents events that spring from the chief conflict but that often produce grave
consequences.  The chief 'point of no return' occurs in Act III when the character
creates for himself a situation which he cannot undo.  The falling action reveals the
swiftly compounding consequences resulting in a resolution in Act V.  In a tragedy, this
resolution is often death and the restoraton of order by some outside
party.

What are three main symbols or motifs developed in Night?

Let us start off with fire and its significance in the
novel. The way in which fire is presented makes it become a symbol of the cruel and evil
power of the Nazis. Consider the way in which Madame Schachter has her vision of the
fire and the destruction and death it forebodes. Eliezer also sees Nazi soldiers burning
Jewish babies. Of course, most significantly, the fire becomes a symbol of what happens
to the Jews and how so many of them meet their deaths. However, fire also becomes
symbolic of the way that Elie lost his faith. Consider the following
line:

Never
shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith forvever... Never shall I forget
those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to
ashes.

Thus we can see fire
also becomes an important symbol of the way in which Elie's experiences killed his
faith.

Secondly, as the title signifies, night itself is an
incredibly important symbol. Night is used as a symbol without the presence of God, and
you might want to analyse the way in which the description of the most intense suffering
in this novel normally occurs at night to reinforce the way in which God is absent from
this hell-like world with which we are presented.

Lastly,
you might want to consider Jewish tradition, and how its importance is symbolised in
characters such as Cholmo and his storytelling. Note the way that Elie struggles to
maintain his links with Jewish tradition even though he does not believe in God any
more. For him, and for many like him, their Jewish tradition is symbolic of unity and
togetherness with his fellow prisoners and Jews, and he is faced with a massive conflict
when he debates the question of fasting on Yom Kippur or not. Such traditions form a
valuable, life-giving link for Jews like Elie to remind them they are part of a people
who are bigger than what is being done to them.

Describe the stages of psychosocial development, and the interaction of opposites, the basic strengths and pathologies of each stage.

A man named, oddly enough, Erik Erikson came up with this
idea.  He developed a list of 7 stages of "psychosocial"
development:

1. HOPE
   --"trust versus mistrust." An infant is unable to take care of itself,
   and must rely on caregivers.  If those caregivers are good at meeting the child's needs,
   such as for food, safety, and love, that child will grow up trusting that others are
   capable of doing so. If the parents do not meet those needs it will grow up mistrusting
   others.


2. WILL --"autonomy
   versus doubt." Infants begin to explore the world and satisfy some of their own needs.
   They are more mobile and capable of interacting with the world and developing unique
   interests. If parents nurture this and provide opportunities for growth, children will
   become independent. If parents restrict their child too much, or do too many things for
   the child that they could do on their own, he or she will begin doubting their ability
   to solve problems.


3. PURPOSE
   --"initiative versus guilt." This is trickier one.  At this time, around
   pre-school and kindergarten, the development of goals begins to occur.  Children start
   wanting to be more independent and make some of their own decisions. They undertake
   activities with the idea that they are trying to accomplish something. If caregivers
   encourage this, while also teaching about limits, the child will develop and be willing
   to take certain risks to achieve goals.  If the child is restricted, or if parents see
   their desires as unimportant, the child will develop a sense of "guilt" about their
   needs and retreat.


4. COMPETENCE
   --"Industry vs. Inferiority."  Interests continue to develop and children
   begin to understand the concepts of "good and bad, right and wrong."  They learn that
   sometimes hard work needs to take the place of immediate pleasures.  If their efforts
   toward creation and learning are encouraged, they will adopt these values in the future
   to strive for goals through education and discipline.  If they are not given
   opportunities to succeed, or they fail at the ones they are given, they will consider
   themselves "not good enough" and stop
   trying.


5. FIDELITY -- This
   covers the high school years and is about "identity vs. role confusion."  During this
   time kids transition into adults. They make their own choices about their beliefs and
   try to find their place in the world. Given time and support they will solidify their
   identity and be prepared for adulthood.  Otherwise, they will develop shifting, confused
   ideas about
   self.


6. LOVE--"intimacy vs.
   isolation." Once teenagers figure out "who they are," they are capable of reciprocal
   relationships in their 20's. Proper previous development allows this, while failure
   during earlier stages makes this difficult.
   


7. CARE--"Generatively vs.
   Stagnation" Between about 40 and 65 people develop the need to feel like their life has
   some meaning by being an asset to society.  Those who meet this need, through their work
   or volunteerism, feel fulfilled.  Those who don't slip toward becoming isolated and
   frustrated over their lack of
   contribution.


8. WISDOM--"Ego
   Integrity vs. Despair."  During our later years, retrospection occurs.  If people look
   back on a happy, productive life, they feel satisfied. If they look back on a selfish
   life with unfulfilled goals or a lack of meaning, they become
   depressed.

I don't have enough words left in
the ol' word count to go into the strengths of each phase, but you should be able to
suss them out.

What is the significance of Mercutio's statement, "A plague o' both your houses!," in Act 3, Scene 1 of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet?

Mercutio's declaration, "A
plague o' both our houses!," immediately after being fatally stabbed by Tybalt, is
significant because it characterizes just how much
damage the feud between the Montagues and Capulets is
causing. Plus, more importantly, Mercutio's line significantly expresses
his own feelings about the feud, feelings that the audience
echoes at this point in the play.

We know that
Mercutio's line is a significant reference to the two families' feud because the phrase
"both your houses" refers to both the Montague and Capulet households. More importantly,
the term "plague" characterizes how much
damage the feud has caused. The term "plague" can have a
double meaning. Plague can refer to an
epidemic disease that is causing a significant number of
deaths (Random House Dictionary). In this sense, Mercutio is wisely stating the obvious
that both households have a disease of the mind due to their longstanding hatred and the
hatred, like a plague, is causing a significant number of deaths, like Mercutio's.
But "plague" can also refer to a curse. In this sense,
Mercutio is cursing the two households, meaning wishing
that both households will be affected by "misfortune" or ill fate in consequence of his
death as well as anyone else's death the feud has already caused ( href="http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/romeo_3_1.html">Shakespeare-online).
Cursing the households also expresses his feelings
concerning the feud--the feud has just taken his life; therefore, he very naturally and
understandably sees the feud as despicable, something that Shakespeare
wants the audience to see as well.

In M. E. Kerr's short story "Ive Got Gloria," what are some character traits of Scott, the main character?

Scott, the main figure in M. E. Kerr’s humorous story
“I’ve Got Gloria,” exhibits a number of memorable character traits, including the
following:

• Gutsiness:
  Scott shows that he is gutsy (or daring) when he calls up his math
  teacher, whose dog is missing, and pretends to be a kidnapper who is holding the dog for
  a thousand-dollar ransom.  As Scott phrases the ransom
  demand,

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“A thousand dollars, Mrs. Whitman. A thou, in
one-hundred dollars bills, and Gloria will be back drooling on your
lap.”

• Vindictive:
  Scott shows that he is vindictive (that is, desirous of vengeance) when
  he hears the teacher’s shocked reaction to his ransom demands and then thinks to
  himself:

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Got to you, didn’t I? Did your stomach turn over
the way mine did when I saw that F in
math?

• Sarcastic:
  Scott shows that he is sarcastic not only in the sentences just quoted
  but also when he reports how his teacher sounds when she responds to his demands. 
  Instead of sympathizing with her, he is somewhat
  contemptuous:

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Mrs. Whitman whined, “I just
don’t have a thousand dollars. I don’t know where I’ll get so much money either.”
[Emphasis
added]

• Mildly
  menacing: Scott shows that he is mildly menacing when his teacher asks
  him not to hurt her dog and he responds by
  saying,

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“Gee, what a shame that you have to worry about
such a thing. She’s a sweet little dog, and I know she misses you because she’s not
eating.”

Of course, all these
traits of Scott are presented comically, and they seem especially funny when we discover
that he doesn’t even have the dog.  They become even funnier when, at the end of the
story, his teacher easily figures out that Scott is the culprit who has been harassing
her and when she also reports that he will have her as a teacher in her class during the
coming summer term. The joke, ultimately, is on Scott, but soon after the story begins
it is clear that Scott is the target of the author’s gentle mockery.  Scott is not
nearly as scary a figure as he wishes he were.

Core 4 maths question, please help!find the coordinates of the point of intersectino of the tangents to y=sin x and y=tan x at the points where...

We need to find the point of intersection of the tangent
lines of the curves:

y=
sinx

y= tanx

We will find the
equation of the tangent line of the curve y= sinx at the point x=
pi/3

First we will find the
y-coordinate

==> y= sin(pi/3)=
sqrt3/2

Then the pint (pi/3, sqrt3/2) is on the tangent
line.

Now we will find the
slope.

==> The slope is the derivative of y at x=
pi/3

==> y' =
cosx

==> y'(pi/3)= cos(pi/3)=
1/2

Then the slope is m=
1/2

==> y- y1= m
(x-x1)

==> y- sqrt3/2 = (1/2) (x-
pi/3)

==> y- sqrt3/2 = (1/2)x -
pi/6

==> y= (1/2)x - pi/6 +
sqrt3/2............(1)

Now we will find the equation of the
tangent line for the curve y= tanx.

==> x= pi/3
==> y= tan(pi/3)= sqrt3 ==> Then the point (pi/3, sqrt3) is on the
line.

Now we will find the
slope.

==> y'= sec^2
x

==> y'(pi/3)= sec^2 (pi/3)= 1/cos^2 (pi/3)=
1/(1/2)^2= 4

Then the slope is m=
4.

==> y-y1=
m(x-x1)

==> y- sqrt3 = 4(x-
pi/3)

==> y= 4x - 4pi/3 + sqrt3
.................(2)

Now we will find the intersection
points between the tangent lines (1) and (2).

==> 4x
- 4pi/3 + sqrt3 = (1/2)x - pi/6 + sqrt3/2

Now we will
combine like terms.

==> (7/2)x = 4pi/3 - pi/6 +
sqrt3/2 - sqrt3

==> (7/2)x = 7pi/6 -
sqrt3/2

==> x= (2/7)*[ 7pi/6 -
sqrt3/2)

==> x= pi/3 - sqrt3/7 = 0.8 (
approx.)

==> y= 4x + sqrt3 -
4pi/3

==> y= 4(0.8) + sqrt3 -
4pi/3

==> y= 3.2 + sqrt3 - 4pi/3= 0.74 (
approx.)

Then, the intersection point of the
tangent lines is (0.8,
0.74)

 

I'm looking for symbols or symbolic representations connected to 'death' or 'fear of death' in The Glass Menagerie.Death in references to proper...

In Scene 2 of Tennessee Williams's The Glass
Menagerie, Amanda asks her family, "So what are we going to do with the rest
of our lives?" With a disgruntled son who hates his job and a frightfully timid daughter
who cannot exist in the working world, Amanda worries about her own and her children's
futures.  And, because the present holds no promise, there is a pall of death over the
days of their lives, symbolized by the portrait of the departed and possibly deceased
Mr. Wingfield that looms over them.

In order to escape this
lack of promise for the future, the personages of Williams's play escape in various
ways; however, these ways hold much of death in them. For instance, Amanda often
revisits the past and alludes to her many gentleman callers, and she frequently turns to
the photograph of her departed husband, a reminder of their past. Clinging to the past,
she even wears his old bathrobe at times.  Even when a gentleman caller comes for Laura,
Amanda emerges in a dress from years ago, coquettishly chattering about her gentlemen
callers and acting as though she herself is young.

With
Laura, all that she holds dear is from the past.  For example, she plays the old records
that her father left behind; she dawdles with the glass menagerie which has been hers
for years.  In fact, she herself is described "like glass" in the Scene 6 stage
directions: "she is like a piece of translucent glass" Any real
life that she has had is in the past:  The only boy that she has liked is one from high
school--Jim--who called her "Blue Roses."  In fact, while he has dinner with the
Wingfields, Jim in Scene 7 says that Laura is an "old-fashioned type of
girl."

But, Jim is "not made of glass" as he tells
Laura; and, unlike her, he has dreams:

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"...I've already made the right connections and
all that remains is for the industry itself to get under way!  Full
steam---"

Clearly, the
Wingfields live in the past in a life of desperation with only dreams for a future. 
Constantly, Tom is haunted that he will be like his father; his mother accuses him, "You
live in a dream; you manufacture illusions!" (Scene 7).  And, in this last scene, the
characters sit in a dark apartment, like the darkness of death.  After Tom has left and
he looks in at Amanda and Laura at the end of the play, he tells Laura to "Blow out your
candles, Laura...and so goodbye....

How does The Giver change and evolve througout the novel?

The Giver does change through the novel.  A lot of the
changes are the result of greater characterization, as we learn more about him.  Others
are changes in his behavior and personality sparked by interaction with
Jonas.

The Giver goes from being a shadowy unknown to a
fully-developed character.  For example, when we first see The Giver in the Ceremony of
Twelve he is only described as the Receiver, an old man set apart from the others.  We
don’t know anything about him except that he is one of the elders.  When Jonas is
assigned the role as Receiver, this man becomes The
Giver.

At first, The Giver seems harsh and distant.  Jonas
is wary of him.  We learn that The Giver is the way he is because he is usually left
alone, and not used to company.  His position separates him from others, and while he is
greatly respected he is also different so most avoid
him. 

Jonas breathes new life into The Giver.  Although he
is stern at times, he begins to open up to Jonas.  They have many conversations, often
about important and serious issues.  He proves to have a gentle and even sensitive side,
and we learn about his past.  We learn that he once acted as Giver to his daughter
Rosemary, and the experience caused her to commit suicide.  This left The Giver wary and
sad.

Through his relationship with Jonas, The Giver comes
to realize he does not have to accept things as they are.  He agrees to help Jonas with
his plan to run away, and even collaborates with him in terms of providing him memories
that will help him on his trip and helping him coordinate the best time to do it, as
well as agreeing to help the community with the pain when the memories return to them. 
They both hope that this will bring change to the community, and put an end to
atrocities like Release.

So you see, The Giver not only
goes from being a flat character to a fully-developed one.  His relationship with Jonas
causes him to change.

I am against poaching and hunting, please help me support my reasons for opposition to poaching and hunting.

First of all, you really should decide which of the two
you are going to oppose in your essay or speech (I assume that is what you are working
on here).  The arguments against these two activities are rather
different.

To argue against hunting, you will probably need
(depending on what kind of prey you are talking about) to argue that hunting is an
inhumane activity.  You would need to argue that it causes excessive pain to the animal
that is being killed.

If you are arguing against poaching,
the argument is much simpler.  Rules are set regarding hunting so as to ensure that the
population of the prey will remain stable and viable.  Poaching animals is bad because
it tends to endanger the viability of the entire population of a given animal in a given
area.  Therefore, you can argue against it on much more pragmatic and much less
moralistic grounds than you can use to argue against hunting.

I'm writing a speech about Errol Flynn but I need help. Do you have information about Errol Flynn's life?I'm struggling a lot at the moment with...

The swashbuckling playboy Errol Leslie
Flynn (1909-1959)--my favorite Hollywood film star--is still considered
one of the most handsome and debonaire actors to ever grace the screen. He was one of
the most popular actors of the mid-1930s and early 1940s, thanks in part to films like
Captain Blood (1935), The Charge of the Light
Brigade (1936), The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and
The Sea Hawk (1940). Flynn specialized in playing pirates and other
sword-yielding heroes. His sexual exploits are legendary, and he was linked with many of
the great Hollywood stars and starlets of the time; his actions even spawned two phrases
that became popular in describing a successful ladies' man: "In Like Flynn" and
"Errolesque." His non-stop boozing and womanizing contributed to his early death of a
heart attack at the age of 50.

Flynn was best friends with
the equally debonaire British actor, David Niven. The two appeared in many films
together, and they shared a Hollywood bungalow on the property of billionaire William
Randolph Hearst, where they entertained many famous Hollywood actresses. (Niven wrote
two critically acclaimed reminiscences of his Hollywood days with Flynn, The
Moon's a Balloon and Bring on the Empty Horses). Flynn's
excesses soon left him prematurely aged and bloated, and he found it difficult to find
satisfactory roles, acting in a number of B-movies in the last decade of his life. Among
his many exploits include:

• Charges of statutory
  rape against two teenagers, which were later
  dismissed.


• Meeting personally with Fidel Castro in Cuba,
  who Flynn said he admired, and Flynn's subsequent narration of a Cuban propaganda film.
  Flynn claimed that Castro was a close friend and "drinking
  partner."


• Flynn's dating of a 15 year old (who he planned
  to marry) at the time of his fatal heart attack.


• Rumors
  that Flynn was a Nazi sympathizer and spy during World War II as well as
  being bi-sexual. (See Charles Higham's book, Errol Flynn: The Untold
  Story, 1980.)

How did wealthier individuals in Pride and Prejudice have more choices than the poorer ones?

Although people were limited to a large extent by what
were considered the appropriate behaviours, occupations, and partners for men and women
of their class, the more money a person had, the more that person was free to act.
William Paley was rumoured to have excused his not signing the Feathers Tavern Petition
with the comment that a man with 8 children could not afford a conscience. In Austen, a
common obstacle to marriage choice is money. Darcy and Bentley, being rich, can afford
to marry beneath their social and economic station. Willoughby must seek his fortune
through marriage and cannot really afford to marry a Bennett. Charlotte Lucas must marry
the odius Mr. Collins to avoid being a burden to her family. Many of Austen's plots
hinge on the economic constraints on marriage.

According to The World is Flat, how did Netscape make the internet interoperable?

Before Netscape, it was very difficult for people using
different computer systems to access information on each other's systems.  There was
plenty of information on computer networks, but it was very hard for any one person to
access it all.  Netscape changed that.

What Netscape did
was to use open standards to create a way for anyone to access all parts of the
internet.  When Netscape made this interoperable internet possible, and when they made
it widespread by distributing their web browser very cheaply and often for free,
consumers started to demand that other companies go along.  This made the idea of open
standards and an interoperable something that had to be adhered to by computer
companies.  They could not go back to creating separate systems that were not
interoperable.

Does the story "The Cask of Amontillado" give hints to the thousand injuries that Montresor has suffered?

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado," Montressor
is using extreme exaggeration (hyperbole, verbal irony) when he
says:

THE
thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could ; but when he ventured upon
insult, I vowed
revenge.

Montressor provides
neither the injuries nor the insult in the story, which makes us believe that it is the
other way around (Montressor is delivering all injuries and insults).  Indeed,
Montressor is more than a bit paranoid--to the point of mania.  His overdeveloped
sensitivities (regarding his family code of revenge: "I must not only punish, but punish
with impunity") have lead him to imagine these violations, and his elaborate plan of
revenge reveals signs of his own mental illness.  It seems that family reputation (which
prides in revenge) has driven him to look for signs of insult that--to an average
person--are unintended or non-existent.

At worst, Fortunato
is guilty of drunkenness, which is a self-induced injury that should not offend
Montressor.  In fact, Fortunato's drunkenness plays into Montressor's plan of revenge.
 Perhaps Fortunato is materialistic in his connoisseurship of wine: he must have it at
all costs.  This too plays into the plan, but it is not an overt
threat.

Nothing from Fortunato's statements in the story
lead us to believe even a hint of malice by him toward the narrator.  Sure, he forgets
Montressor's coat of arms and family motto.  Big deal.  Sure, he insults Lechesi,
calling him an "ignoramus," but this should not offend our narrator.  In the end,
Fortunato remains completely oblivious of Montressor's intentions and his
fate.

No, the thousand injuries and insults are indeed
delivered by Montressor, not Fortunato, which makes this story a classic tale of
motiveless revenge and extreme paranoia.

What are Limits?Please explain Limits in absolutely simple langusge without the usage of any technical language. Actually, i am a newbie to...

There are different kinds of limits in calculus --the
limit as x approaches c of a function, the limit of a sequence or series, etc... In a
typical first semester calculus class you are probably working with
`lim_(x->c)f(x)` .

There area large number of
technical things to consider, but basically what `lim_(x->c)f(x)=L` says is that
as x gets arbitrarily close to c, f(x) gets arbitrarily close to L. (The rub comes when
we try to define "arbitrarily close"-- for that we use a `delta-epsi`
definition).

If you look at a table of values for f(x),
when x is close to c the function value (y=f(x) ) is close to L. The closer x gets to c,
in general the closer y gets to L.

If you graph f(x), as
you trace along the curve and get closer to c in the x-direction, the y-value is getting
closer to L.

You might consider when a function fails to
have a limit at a point -- here are some possibilities:

(1)
If the function grows without bound as x nears c (e.g. `y=1/x` with c=0) then there is
no limit since as x approaches c the y-value does not approach a number L-- it just
keeps growing past any number you specify.

(2) If the
function experiences a "jump" at c: define f(x) to be x if x>0, and f(x) to be
-2x-3 for `x<=0` , and let c=0. As you approach c from the left, f(x) approaches
-3; but as you approach 0 from the right, f(x) approaches 0. Note that as x approaches
0, f(x) does not approach a number L; it approaches two different numbers so there is no
limit.

(3) Finally, consider a function with infinite
oscillations at c. Since the function goes from its maximum to its minimum an infinite
number of times, you cannot say that f(x) approaches any single
number.

In a surface, the force to make an object just start is 4N. A force of 4.1N is applied on an object. Will the object move a bit and stop or will it...

The force required to just make the stationary object
start moving is 4N. This is due to the force of static friction between the object and
the surface it is placed on. To move the object, this force of friction has to be
overcome.

Once the object has been set into motion, there
is a force of kinetic friction between the object and the surface. In most cases the
coefficient of kinetic friction is less than that of static friction, but there is a
force opposing the motion nevertheless.

From the way you
have framed your question I think you are applying the force instantaneously and not
over a prolonged duration of time. The force applied will make the body start moving but
it will move only for a small duration of time which is required for the force of
friction to bring it to a halt.

What is the cause of solar prominences and the cause of sunspots?Questions I'd like to include: 1)What is the cause of solar prominences, and the...

Solar prominences are huge, loop like extensions emanating
from the sun's photosphere outward through the corona.  Prominences are loops of plasma,
similar to the composition of the chromosphere.  The largest prominence ever measured
was roughly the radius of the sun itself.  Solar prominences resemble eruptions similar
to the eruptions of volcanoes here on Earth, which are caused by pressure within the
Earth's mantle and crust.  Although the chemical composition is different, perhaps the
principle is the same, that the prominence is a solar "eruption" of hot solar
gases.

Sunspots are cooler areas of activity onthe sun. 
They are visible as darker areas on the surface of the sun, and go through regular
cycles one may observe.  Sunspots are areas of high magnetic activity that resist the
convective cycles of heat transfer within the sun's layers, so they appear darker as a
result of lowered temperatures.

Does "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" portray the five stages of death as presented by Kubbler-Ross as a theme?

This is a rather novel way of approaching this excellent
short story. Let us remember that the five stages of death as presented by Kubbler Ross
are, in order: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance. Whilst death is a
clear theme in "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall," I would question whether her
experience of death precisely fits this scheme of acknowledging and accepting our own
mortality. We can definitely see the first stage of denial in the way that Granny
Weatherall tells of the doctor at the beginning of the story and criticises her
daughter, however the stream-of-thought narrative that follows and the many flashbacks
and the way in which the past intrudes on the present makes it difficult for us to
discern the other stages in this compellling narrative. I don't see any anger or
bargaining, or even much depression concerning Granny's impending death. There is very
definitely however acceptance at the end of the story when Granny Weatherall decides,
symbolically, to give herself up to death in the face of the totality of her second
"jilting" by God:

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She stretched herself with a deep breath and blew
out the light.

This action of
blowing out the light is of course representative of Granny Weatherall's acceptance of
her own death and her own embracing of dying. The story does not really seem to be
focussed on one person's grappling with death, but is actually a comment on the nature
of death and the way that it can be compared to a "jilting" in the way that it is
actually an awesome darkness and loneliness.

What was the ratio of African Americans to Whites in the 1700s?]

Please note that the answer to this would be different for
different colonies (and later states) and it would be different at different points in
the 1700s.  The Southern colonies, of course, would have a much higher ratio of African
Americans to whites.  In fact, South Carolina was majority black through much of the
18th century.

In the first census taken of the population
of the United States in 1790, the slave population plus "all other free persons" who
were not white was about 750,000.  This was out of a total population of almost 3.9
million.  This would give us a ratio of about 4.2 whites to every black person.  These
numbers can be found in the link below.

For another
snapshot, census data tells us that it 1740, the New England colonies were 2.9% black,
the Middle Colonies were 7.5%, the Upper South was 28.3% and the Lower South was 46.5%. 
These numbers (source: America: A Narrative History Fifth Edition
p. 121) do not tell us the total populations of each region so we cannot get a ratio for
the colonies as a whole.  However they do give us some idea as to what the racial
mixture in the colonies was at that time.

What was the effect of the Stamp Act on American liberty?

There were at least two effects of the Stamp Act on
American liberty.  One effect was on the American liberty to govern themselves while the
other was on their liberty to be tried by a jury of their
peers.

The Stamp Act, of course, was passed by a Parliament
that did not have American representatives.  Colonial assemblies were not consulted. 
This took away from the liberty that Americans felt they had to govern
themselves.

Secondly, the Stamp Act took jurisdiction over
cases arising under it and gave that jurisdiction to vice-admiralty courts.  Cases in
these courts were heard by judges only, without juries.  This took away the liberty of
trial by jury and set up a system where rights and liberties were at the mercy of the
government only.

How is right to information useful for people?

How is RTI useful PDF Print E-mail RTI unlocks the door to
government files where all the information pertaining to your applications for passport,
licence, pension, etc. is kept and processed. It also allows you inspect government
offices, properties, works, documents, registers, and obtain samples of material. You
can ask for the datewise work done on any of your matter pending with a department. In
other words, RTI helps you go deep into the government's lair and pull out exactly what
you need. But why would you do that? Let us give you a broader view of how the RTI can
help. You face a variety of problems with the government departments, police,
educational institutions, passport offices, PWD, municipality, etc. 1. You have some
pending work with a department and they are not doing it. 2. They are expecting or
demanding a bribe. 3. You submitted a grievance but they are simply not acting on it. 4.
You made a complaint against any wrongdoing, but without any result. 5. A decision was
taken that affected you but you were not given the reasons. 6. Your company did some
government work but they are not releasing your payment. You can use the Right to
Information Act, 2005 to overcome such problems. File a request for that information
which will make government officers uncomfortable or expose their corruption. Usually,
this forces them to act and do your work first & then report a positive status
so that you may be kept in good humour.

Why did Black Americans fail to receive full freedom after the end of the Civil War in 1865?

One reason African Americans did not achieve full freedom
after the Civil War was they really lost their right to vote. Though the 15th Amendment
states that the right to vote cannot be denied on account of race, African Americans
were denied this right. One way African Americans were deprived of their right to vote
was through the use of poll taxes.  A poll tax was a payment a person would have to make
in order to vote.  African Americans were the poorest members of society so many could
not afford this tax.  Another way African Americans were deprived of their right to vote
was through literacy tests.  A person would have to show that he could read and write in
order to vote.  African Americans were the least educated members of society so many
could not pass this test.  Many times these tests were rigged so African Americans would
fail them.  To allow poor, illiterate whites to vote, grandfather clauses were passed
which allowed anyone whose father or grandfather was eligible to vote before 1867 would
not have to pay the tax or take the test.  Since no African Americans were allowed to
vote prior to the passage of the 15th Amendment in 1867, the grandfather clause would
not apply to them, but would allow poor, illiterate whites to
vote. 

The South began to become completely segregated. 
Jim Crow laws were passed to enforce this segregation.  The Supreme Court in the case of
Plessy v. Ferguson said that segregation was constitutional if the separate facilities
for blacks and whites were equal. The fact that most facilities were not equal was
ignored everywhere.

Finally, organizations such as the Ku
Klux Klan were established which used violence or the threat of violence to keep African
Americans from voting, to enforce strict segregation, and to keep African Americans from
even attempting to gain their civil rights.

Evaluate the strength and effectiveness of the Soviet Air Force by 1944.Did Allied Lend-Lease aid contribute to that?

By 1944, the Soviet Air Force was very strong and very
effective.  This was because of improvements in the quality of the Soviet aircraft and
better training and doctrine for the personnel.

At the
start of the war, the Soviets had relatively poor airplanes and did not use what they
had very well.   Their pilots were poorly trained and the air force did not do a good
job of protecting planes on the ground from German air
attacks.

By 1944, however, this had changed completely.  By
that point, the USSR had two very effective fighters for use against the Germans.  These
were the Yak-3 and the LA-7.  By the end of the war, these excellent airplanes were
being produced in enough numbers that the USSR gained air superiority over the Eastern
Front.

The USSR's Air Force, then, was very strong by the
end of WWII.  This strength came not from Lend-Lease, for the most part, but from the
creation of newer and better airplanes within the USSR and from better training of its
personnel.