Film: 'Crocodile Dundee' directed by Peter FaimanHow are stereotypical roles upheld and challenged?

One of the stereotypes that is both upheld and challenged
is the role of the damsel in distress. Sue is supposed to be the delicate female from
the city who needs help from the big, strong man to survive in the wilderness. In some
ways this is true, Mike does save her from an alligator and later from some dangerous
men; however, Sue shows herself to be quite capable as well. For instance, Mike assumes
she doesn't know how to handle a gun, but Sue surprises him by being a good marksman. In
the same film, we see this role reversed as Sue and Mike travel to New York City. Mike
becomes the stereotypical damsel in distress as he struggle to understand the big city.
Sue becomes the rescuer as she repeatedly helps Mike understand the new environment. Of
course, Mike still saves Sue a number of times even in New York. This stereotype is
constantly being upheld and broken throughout the movie.

how to calculate sin 75 and cos 75?

We have to calculate sin 75 and cos
75.

The values of sin 45, sin 30, cos 45 and cos 30 are
commonly known. We use these to determine the value of cos 75 and sin
75.

Use the relation cos (x + y) = (cos x)*(cos x) - (sin
x)(sin y)

cos 75 = cos (30 +
45)

=> (cos 30)(cos 45) - (sin 30)(sin
45)

cos 30 = `sqrt(3)` /2, sin 30 = 1/2, sin 45 = cos 45 =
1/`sqrt(2)`

=>`sqrt(3)` /2`sqrt(2)` -
1/2*`sqrt(2)`

=>[`sqrt(3)` -
1]/2`sqrt(2)`

Use the relation sin(x + y) = sin x * cos y +
sin y *cos x

sin (45 + 30) = (1/`sqrt 2` )(`sqrt 3` /2) +
(1/` `2 )(1/`sqrt 2` )

=> (1 + `sqrt 3` )/`sqrt
8`

The required value are cos 30 = (sqrt 30 -
1)/2*sqrt 2 and sin 75 = (1 + sqrt 3)/2*sqrt 2
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My teacher set me homeowrk to make a story board about the flying shuttle but he hasn't even explained it to me.i know some of what the flying...

I'm assuming you are referring to the space shuttle. There
are lots of different kinds of information that could be included regarding different
aspects of the development and use of the shuttle; these are some
possibilities.

One of your topics could deal with the
designing and building of the reusable space shuttle orbiter vehicle itself and the
system of solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank used to propel it into orbit. The
history of that process involved solving many challenges that had not been dealt with
prior to the development of the shuttle. You might devote another space to the new
systems created for the shuttle, such as the technology needed for the computerized
flight control system. Another space could deal with upgrades and updating of equipment
that happened during the lifetime of the shuttle
program.

You will need to devote several spaces to the work
of the shuttle. One topic could examine the different configurations of the payload area
and how they have allowed the shuttle to accomplish many different types of missions.
Other spaces could examine the major types of work accomplished through use of the
shuttle - the building and supplying of the International Space Station, the scientific
experiments that have been conducted under weightless conditions, the studies of weather
systems on Earth that have been supported by data collected from photographs taken from
the shuttle, the medical data collected from the astronauts' experiences and
experiments.

If you still have space, you could use one
space to record the names, nationalities and responsibilities of the international
astronauts who have flown on the shuttle. There should be no problem filling your
storyboard.

In The Outsiders, what was Ponyboy's reaction when Sodapop told him about Darry?In chapter 1 somewhere.

I assume you are talking about when Sodapop talks to
Ponyboy at the end of Chapter One after he has been saved from the Socs and Darry has
shouted at him and told him off. It is clear that Ponyboy thinks Darry is unfair in the
way that he is always shouting at him and picking on him, but never on Sodapop. Sodapop
tries to smooth things between them, by telling Ponyboy that his big brother doesn't
actually hate him and that he actually is incredibly proud of his little brother. He is
just struggling with having to bear so much responsibility at such a young age because
he is the father to his two younger brothers. However, it is clear that Ponyboy is not
convinced by this explanation of Darry's behaviour. Note how he responds to Sodapop's
reasoning:

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"Sure," I said, trying for Soda's sake to keep
the sarcasm out of my
voice.

Ponyboy will need to
experience Darry's love for him in a different way before his relationship with him can
be healed.

What is the molarity of chloride ion present in the solution that is formed when 238.50mL of 1.35M barium hydroxide reacts with 2146.5 mL of 0.3 M...

the amount of moles =
volume(ml)*molarity*10⁻³

the amount of HCl
moles = 2146.5*0.3*10⁻³ ~ 0.64mol

the amount of BaCl₂moles
= 238.5*1.35*10⁻³
~ 0.32mol

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Ba(OH)₂+
2HCl → BaCl₂ + 2H₂O

0.32mol  +  0.64 mol →
0.32mol + 0.64
mol

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BaCl₂→
0.32mol 

BaCl₂→ Ba²⁺ +
2Cl

0.32mol  → 0.32mol +
0.64mol

-----------------------------------------------

Cl
→ 0.64mol

2146.5ml + 238.5ml →
0.64mol

2385ml → 0.64mol

∴
1000ml → 0.64*1000/2385 mol ~ 0.268mol

Hence
Molarity = 0.268M

What is a good general thesis statement based on human nature in "The Lottery" by Jackson to address the topic below?Topic: Is this just a story...

Since you've specifically requested help, even though you
now have a good answer to your question, I'll go ahead and answer with some alternate
thoughts. Another aspect you might address is whether you think Jackson does or does not
represent human nature adequately.

It seems to me, that while Jackson
makes a point about blindly following blind tradition in which superstitious demands
supersede other considerations, she does not understand or represent human nature well
at all.

so it
could begin at ten o'clock in the morning and still be through in time to allow the
villagers to get home for noon dinner.

"Well, now." Mr. Summers said
soberly, "guess we better get started, get this over with, so's we can go back to work.
Anybody ain't here?"

We know
that civilizations have practiced human sacrifices from the beginning of time--but has
Jackson really captured the essence of the psychology behind it? Is there not
archaeological evidence that much deeper and prolonged ritual is involved and much more
severe tyranny governs the societies that practiced human
sacrifice?

You might look at some recent research on the
archaeological findings relating to the Mayan civilization and discuss whether Jackson
depicts a true or a stilted, artificial, and wholly inadequate picture of
humanity.

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most of them were quiet, wetting their lips, not
looking around.

he stood a little apart from his family, not looking
down at his hand.

You might
then answer the question of whether Jackson's point is made null and void or only made
irritating by a an inadequate representation of humanity. A thesis might say something
like: While Jackson's theme of the falseness of adhering blindly to superstition may be
true, valid and correct, her representation of human nature may be less than adequate so
that her understanding of motive and psychology may make her point less than
applicable.

What would be a good thesis for this book?

There are many different good thesis statements which
could be defined for Scott Westerfeld's novel
Uglies.

1.The novel
Uglies depicts modern issues of the modern
teen.

2. The novel Uglies could cause
teenage girls to believe that the ideals set forth regarding body image is
correct.

3. The novel Uglies forces
teenagers to look at the reality of body dismorphic
conditions.

4. The novel Uglies
wrongly shows the importance of ones physical appearance over all other
important characteristics.

5. The novel
Uglies shows the irony concerning physical appearance and its
importance in society.

6. Scott Westerfeld wishes to show
how image is not the most important thing in life in his novel
Uglies.

7. The novel
Uglies supports the importance of physical beauty in society
today.

What is the range of f(x) = (x)/sqrt (x-1)

The range of a function is the set of the values of f(x)
when x lies in the domain.

The domain of f(x) is all values
where x – 1 > 0 because if the denominator is 0, we get an indeterminate number
and for x - 1 < 0, the square root is a complex
number.

=> x >
1

f(x) = x/sqrt(x - 1)

f'(x) =
[1*sqrt(x - 1) - x*(1/2)(1/sqrt(x - 1))]/(x - 1)

=>
f'(x) = [(x - 1) - x/2]/(x - 1)^(3/2)

=> f'(x) = (x
- 2)/2*(x - 1)^(3/2)

equating f'(x) = 0, we get x =
2

The function has the minimum value when x =
2

f(2) = 2/sqrt 1 = 2

If x
> 1, f(x) >= 2

The range of the
function is (inf., 2]

Identify at least one conflict in William Gibson's play, The Miracle Worker.

The Miracle Worker, a play by William
Gibson, is based on the lives of Helen Keller and her lifetime companion, Annie
Sullivan.

In terms of conflicts, there are two
major kinds: internal and external.
There is only one kind of internal conflict and that is man (or woman) against himself
(or herself). (This would include having a guilty conscience or talking oneself out of
being afraid.) There are several kinds of external conflicts, including man vs. man, man
vs. the supernatural (or God), man vs. society, and man vs.
nature.

The most prevalent kind of conflict in this play is
man vs. man. This would include primarily Annie against Helen, Annie against Captain
Keller, the Captain against James, Annie against James, and even the Captain against
Kate Keller (but to a lesser degree).

Man vs. nature might
be seen in Annie's struggle to keep her eyesight.

Man vs.
society can be seen when Annie decides to treat Helen as she sees
fit in order to reach through the obstacles of Helen's loss of vision, hearing and
speech. The Keller family is very unhappy with Annie's "tough love"
approach. Man vs. society is also seen in the behavior of Annie—a young lady from the
North—as opposed to the expectations of "genteel" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/comportment">comportment of
ladies in southern society in the late 1800s.

The most
obvious example of internal conflict is Annie fighting to come to terms with her
memories—specifically those of her brother Jimmy, who died when they were very
young.

To name a specific instance of man vs. man, perhaps
the most memorable incident is in Act Two, scene two, when Annie is trying to get Helen
to eat with a spoon and sit nicely at the table. The scene is a memorable one to
see, filled with only Annie's
commentary, and a great deal of physical acting as Helen and Annie brawl across the
dining room table.

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There follows the longest and most famous onstage
fight in American
theatre...

Another
entertaining scene (in Act One, scene seven), which involves an early conflict in the
play, begins with Annie pitted against Helen, and ends with Annie pitted against the
Captain. When Annie will not let Helen have her own way (which the family is accustomed
to doing to get any peace), Helen hits Annie in the face with the doll Annie has brought
to her (knocking out Annie's tooth); then Helen locks Annie in her room—all on the first
day Annie arrives. Helen hides the key, which has a great deal of symbolism in the play,
and will be significant at the end of the play. In order to get her
out of the room, the Captain must climb to the second floor window and carry Annie down
the ladder.

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KELLER:

Come
out!

ANNIE:

I
don't see how I can. There isn't
room.

KELLER:

I
intend to carry you. Climb onto my shoulder and hold
tight.

ANNIE:

Oh,
no. It's—very chivalrous of you, but I'd really prefer
to—

KELLER:

Miss
Sullivan, follow directions! I will not have you also tumbling out of our windows...I
hope this is not a sample of what we may expect from you. In the way of simplifying the
work of looking after
Helen.

This conflict, man vs.
man, as seen with Captain Keller against Annie, is only one of the many conflicts in the
play.

Do you think that rapidly growing countries should adopt family planning policies?

So long as the family planning policies are educational
and voluntary, I think that it would be a good idea for countries that are growing
rapidly to create family planning policies.

As I said in my
answer to your other question, compulsory family planning goes against basic human
rights.  However, if the government can persuade people to
limit the size of their families, there is much less reason to worry about a loss of
human rights.  The government should simply inform people about the benefits of having
smaller families and, perhaps, give them easy access to contraceptives so that they can
limit their family sizes if they so choose.  So long as the government does this, it
will not be forcing people to do anything and will therefore not be infringing on their
human rights.

What is similar and different points between Greek Mask and Sri Lankan mask?

Masked characters,
usually divinities, are a central feature of Indian dramatic forms, many based on
depicting the epics href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahabharata">Mahabharata and title="Ramayana" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramayana">Ramayana.
Countries that have had strong Indian cultural influences – href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia">Cambodia, href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burma">Burma, href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia">Indonesia, title="Thailand" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand">Thailand, and
Vietnam –
have developed the Indian forms, combined with local myths, and developed their own
characteristic styles.

The masks are usually highly
exaggerated and formalised, and share an aesthetic with the carved images of monstrous
heads that dominate the facades of href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu">Hindu and href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist">Buddhist temples. These faces
or Kirtimukhas, 'Visages of Glory', are intended to ward off evil
and are associated with the animal world as well as the divine. During ceremonies these
visages are given active form in the great mask dramas of the South and South-eastern
Asian region

In ancient Greece, the use of masks begins
with performances by masked actors. These performances date from the VI Century A.D.
Masks were used to help the actors convey stories and traditions that included feasts in
honor of Dionysius the god of wine and plants.

For the most
part, people tend to associate the use of masks with ancient pagan rituals. One wears a
mask to seek protection from evil spirits during the time that we believe demons are
present.

In the European Christian tradition, the word
"carnaval" has been linked to the idea of "good bye to the flesh", referring to the 40
days of lent. During this time, Christians, in particular, Catholics were prescribed not
to eat meat according to the traditional religious precepts. Therefore, the days
preceding Lent became a period of abandon and indulging. The celebration becomes an
escape to the pressure and to the rigidity of religious
tradition.

Solve x^5 + 7x^3 + 6x

`x^5 + 7x^3 + 6x < 5x^4 + 7x^2 +
2`

`x^5 -5x^4 + 7x^3- 7x^2 + 6x - 2 <
0`

 Let us solve the
equation:

`x^5 - 5x^4 + 7x^3 - 7x^2 + 6x -2 =
0`

We will substitute with x=
1

==> 1 - 5 + 7 - 7 + 6 -2 =
0

==> 2 - 2 =
0

==> 0 = 0

Then x= 1
is a root for the equation.

==> (x-1) is a
factor:

`x^5 -5x^4 +7x^3 -7x^2 + 6x -2= (x-1)(x^4 -4x^3
+3x^2-4x +2)`

Now we will factor the last
terms.

First we will rearrange
terms.

`x^4 - 4x^3 + 3x^2 - 4x +2 = (x^4+3x^2 +2) +
(-4x^3-4x)`

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

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

Now we will factor
x^2+1

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

Now we will rewrite the
inequality:

`==> (x-1)(x^2+1)(x^2-4x+2) <
0`

`` We know that `x^2+1 `  is always greater than
zero.

`==> (x-1)(x^2-4x+2) <
0`

`` Now we will find the
roots.

==> x1=
1

==> `x2= (4+sqrt(16-8))/ 2 = (4+sqrt(8))/2 =
2+sqrt2`

`==> x3= 2-
sqrt2`

`` ==> Now we have the
intervals:

`(-oo, 1), (1, 2-sqrt2) , (2-sqrt2 , 2+sqrt2) ,
and (2+sqrt2, oo)`

`( -oo, 1) ==>
+`

`(1, 2-sqrt2) ==>
-`

`(2,2-sqrt2, 2+sqrt2) ==>
+`

`(2+sqrt2, oo) ==>
-`

Then, solution is:

x `in (
1, 2-sqrt2) U (2+sqrt2,
oo)`

``

determine all functions f(x) multiply with f(y)=f(x)+f(y)+xy-1

You need to determine all functions which are in the
relation f(x)*f(y) = f(x)+f(y)+xy-1

Put x=y=1 =>
f(1)*f(1) = f(1)+f(1)+1-1 => `f^2(1) =
2f(1)`

Subtract 2f(1) and then factor
f(1):

`f^2(1) -2f(1) = 0`  => `f(1)*(f(1) - 2) = 0`
=> f(1)=0

f(1) - 2 = 0 => f(1) =
2

Put f(1) = 0 => if y = 1 and x `in`  R, then the
relation  f(x)*f(y) = f(x)+f(y)+xy-1 suffers a
transformation.

f(x)*f(1) =
f(x)+f(1)+x-1

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

If f(1) = 2 => y=1, x `in` 
R

2f(x) =  f(x)+2+x-1

Subtract
f(x)=> f(x) = x + 1

ANSWER: The
functions that check the relation f(x)*f(y) = f(x)+f(y)+xy-1 are f(x) = 1-x and f(x) = x
+ 1.

"Shakespeare creates interesting characters that an audience can relate to." Discuss with reference to themes and dramatic techniques in Macbeth.

This is an interesting question, because on the one hand
you could argue that it is impossible for a modern day audience to relate to an ancient
Scottish lord and witches and other such characters. However, I would want to answer
this question by the way in which Shakespeare presents this characters, as far distant
as they are through time and geography, as being profoundly human, and being subject to
the same kinds of desires, hopes and wishes as we have today, which of course makes us
able to relate to them and helps us to empathise with them, even if we don't necessarily
like them as characters.

Consider the character of Macbeth.
What drives him above all is his sense of ambition and his thirst for power. This is of
course a massive characteristic that all of us share or have experienced at some point
in our lives. Some people are just as consumed by their ambition as Macbeth is. Note the
way in which the prophecy of the witches clearly strikes a chord within Macbeth in Act I
scene 3:

This
supernatural soliciting

Cannot be ill; cannot be
good:

If ill, why hath it given me earnest of
success,

Commencing in a truth? I am Thane of
Cawdor:

If good, why do I yield to that
suggestion

Whose horrid image doth unfix my
hair,

And make my seated heart knock at my
ribs,

Against the use of nature? Present
fears

Are less than horrible
imaginings.

We can see the
beginning of the massive internal conflict that Macbeth faces as he oscillates between
thinking the prophecy is a good thing and recognising that it is a bad thing that is
being used to tempt him. His struggle about whether to act or not to act on his ambition
is one that the majority of the audience can relate to, making him a perfect example of
how Shakespeare created characters that could be relevant to an
audience.

hatered between duke senior and duke fredrick ,in as you like it?

It is more appropriate to reword the question as Duke
Frederick's hatred towards his elder brother Duke Senior, because throughout the play it
is Duke Frederick who acts with hatred towards his brother and we find no instance of
Duke Senior retaliating in the same spirit.  To begin with Duke Frederick usurps the
position of Duke Senior and banishes him into exile.  When many a lords express their
solidarity towards the latter, the former wastes no time in confiscating their
properties  and send them on exile.  Later on he also banishes the innocent and gentle
Rosalind, the only daughter of Duke Senior by charging her of treason and even threatens
to get her killed if she does not leave his court within the time limit of ten days.
When Rosalind questions the reason for her banishment, Duke Frederick declares, 'Thou
art thy father's daughter; there,s enough.'  These instances clearly indicate Duke
Frederick's hatred towards his brother Duke Senior.

What is the best way to revise science AQA Biology1B and Physics1A for those tricky multiple choice question papers?"Revision" means "study"...

Well, the best place to start is to speak to your teacher
and ask him or her what precisely it is you need to revise for the specific exam you are
taking. They are normally very good about this, so make sure you get everything you need
to revise and to focus on.

Secondly, you need to remember
as well that doing a multiple choice test can be a lot easier than the alternative.
After all, you have the answers there in front of you. You just need to identify which
one is correct. This can be a great bonus if you go through it carefully. The biggest
strategy that can help you as you take your test is POE, or process of elimination. This
is where you go through the answers one by one, crossing out the ones that are clearly
incorrect, and leaving you with the correct one. Also, recognise as well that in most
multiple choice selections of answers, you are going to have one absolutely bizarre one
that you can quickly cross out, and then at least two that are going to look as if it is
very close to the answer. You need to be aware of this and not get lured into selecting
one of these for the answer.

Finally, as you are going
through your revision notes, do anything to help you revise successfully. Revision is an
intensely personal thing in my experience, and what will work for you will not work for
others. So, be imaginative, and above all, own your notes. What I mean by that is draw
silly pictures, use colours, come up with strange and bizarre ways of remembering facts
and equations, walk around the room chanting them to a dance--whatever it takes you to
do to learn them. And above all, good luck!

In his speech "A Talk to Teachers," what relationship does James Baldwin establish with his audience in the opening two paragraphs? How does he...

In the first two paragraphs of his speech “A Talk to
Teachers,” James Baldwin establishes his relationship with his audience – and also his
own “ethos” (or character) – in a number of different ways, including the
following:

• The very first word – “Let’s,” rather
  than “Let us” – immediately suggests a tone of informality. Baldwin instantly implies
  that he is not pretentious.


• The sixth word of the speech
  – “we” – implies that Baldwin identifies with his audience.  He makes common cause with
  them; he doesn’t speak down to them.


• By ending the first
  sentence by asserting that he and his audience are living in a “very dangerous time,”
  Baldwin implies that he is a serious person who wants to speak frankly and forthrightly
  to his audience.


• The second sentence of the speech is as
  follows:

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Everyone in this room is in one way or another
aware of that.

This sentence
gives the audience credit for being intelligent, well informed, and concerned (just like
Baldwin himself).

• In the following sentence,
  Baldwin shows that he is willing to be honest even if honesty is not a popular trait at
  the moment:

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We are in a revolutionary situation, no matter
how unpopular that word has become in this
country.

• By
  telling his audience that if they try to change society,
  they

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will meet the most fantastic, the most brutal,
and the most determined
resistance,

Baldwin implies
that he is courageous (since he is trying to inspire such change) and that his audience
can also be courageous (if they are willing to heed his inspiring
call).

• The opening sentence of the second
  paragraph shows Baldwin’s modesty as well as his respect for his audience. He is
  deferential and politely asks the audience to allow him to proceed without possessing
  absolute expertise as a classroom teacher.


• By beginning
  the next sentence with the words “It would seem to me,” Baldwin implies that he is
  tentative and non-dogmatic; he is willing to change his mind if someone can convince him
  that he is wrong. “It seems to me” would have been a more forceful way of beginning this
  sentence; “I think” would have been even more forceful. Baldwin, however, wants to
  present himself as a thoughtful person with an open
  mind.


• At the same time, Baldwin shows that he is a man of
  convictions who relies on certain basic assumptions – assumptions with which few would
  disagree, as when he briefly declares: “Man is a social
  animal.”

In short, throughout these opening
paragraphs, Baldwin demonstrates his skills as a rhetorician, partly by presenting an
appealing image of his own character.

Where is there a soliloquy that exemplifies the inner conflict of Macbeth?Character of Macbeth,soliloquies in Macbeth

As one of the most famous soliloquies in
Macbeth, the dagger scene (Act I scene 7) best show the inner
conflict (that voice inside your head that causes you to question your own actions and
decisions).  In this soliloquy Macbeth stands along on the stage contemplating his task
at hand.

If
this deed were done when it is done, then it would better
If it were done
quickly. If the assassination of the King
Could be entangled with the
consequences, then I could,
With his murder, be a success. If only this
blow
Could be the be-all and the end-all right here,
Only here, upon
this bank and shallows of time,
We’d risk it for the life to
come.

Macbeth wants to be
king.  He wants the titles and power predicted for him by the witches, but as he stands
just outside of his soverign's room, he wonders if he is strong enough to commit the
deed.

Duncan
is here in double trust. First, he is here because I am his relative and his subject,
Both Strong reasons against the deed. Secondly, as his host, I should shut the door
against his murderer, Not carry the knife
myself.

Macbeth realizes the
importance of his position.  The king trusts him.  As his guest, Macbeth should be
protecting him- not planning his murder.  As his subject, he should be loyal to him- not
planning to take his crown.

While he ultimately does kill
Duncan, it is only after several moments of self reflection and personal pep talk to
persuade himself to follow the dagger (a sign in his mind) ushering him towards the
kings room and to his future.

Who is Blissful Beatrice?I am so confused.

Samuel Beckett's Dante and the Lobster
is a story about a young poet with much heart, but little confidence, who has
to learn how to emerge from his own inconsistent world to find his voice. It alludes in
a good part, and it is inspired by, Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy
not only in the naming of characters, but in adding parts of the
Divine Comedy to the original
plot.

The specific part of the story to which you refer can
be found in the beginning where it reads,

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It was morning and Belacqua was stuck in the
first of the canti in the moon. He was so bogged that he could move neither backward nor
forward. Blissful Beatrice was there, Dante also, and she explained the spots on the
moon to him. She shewed him in the first place where he was at fault, then she put up
her own explanation. She had it from God, therefore he could rely on its being accurate
in every particular.

It is
understandable for this fragment of the story to be confusing, as it is taken directly
from the storyline in Dante's Divine Comedy. It refers to the part
of the story where the poet, Belacqua, is enthralled reading the Divine
Comedy. What Beckett is stating in that part of the story is that both Dante
AND the very blissful and beautiful Beatrice from the story were in his thoughts,
specifically during the part of the Divine Comedy where Beatrice
shows Dante the Kingdom of Heaven.

Historically and
literary speaking, the "Blissful" Beatrice refers to Dante's love interest in the
Divine Comedy, who is, in turn, inspired by Dante Alighieri's one
and only true love, Beatrice Portinari (1265-1290). Dante's personal love story
basically states that this lady, Beatrice, was someone whom Dante loved so much (they
never got married) that he opted to name his Divine Comedy heroine
after her. In the Divine Comedy, the character of Beatrice is who
points to Dante to heaven, and who explains the bliss of Paradise and eternity. Her
character represents, love, purity, grace, and beauty. This is why Beckett refers to her
as "blissful".

Therefore, in summary. Beatrice is a
character in the Divine Comedy, inspired by a real woman named
Beatrice whom Dante loved. There is no character in Dante and the
Lobster named "Blissful Beatrice". The word"blissful" is merely used as an
added adjective by Beckett to refer to the original Beatrice's lovely life as an angel
in heaven.

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, what are some of the flaws exhibited by Gawain and the other members of the court (including the king) before...

In the famous medieval poem Sir Gawain and the
Green Knight, King Arthur and the members of his court exhibit a number of
common human flaws before the Green Knight makes his appearance.  These flaws include
the following (as found in the Marie Boroff
translation):

• The king and his courtiers seem
  somewhat immature. They delight in partying and seem to have forgotten the need for
  humility and for true Christian devotion. Little wonder, then, that they are immediately
  described, in the Boroff translation, as “bold boys”
  (21).


• The king and his courtiers seem to have forgotten
  the true purpose and meaning of Christmas, which should ideally be a time of offering
  thanks to God for the birth of Christ. Instead, they seem to think of it as a time of
  self-indulgent celebration, as when the poet
  says,

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. . . the feast was in force full fifteen
days,

With all the meat and the mirth that men could
devise.
(44-45)

• Admittedly
  Arthur and his courtiers do attend religious services during this period (63-65), but
  the attention devoted to religious worship is minimal compared to the attention devoted
  to having a good time in all the most worldly senses of the term
  (37-70).


• The court is described in ways that associate
  it, and especially the queen, with luxury (72-80).


• There
  may be some irony in the description of Guenevere as a “Fair queen, without a flaw”
  (81); certainly readers who knew the later history of Guenevere as an adulteress would
  be likely to find this description ironic.


• Arthur himself
  is described in ways that make him sound immature (“So light was his lordly heart, and a
  little boyish” [85; see also 89]).


• More significantly,
  Arthur is associated explicitly with pride (that is, self-centeredness, the root of all
  sin according to Christians): “a point of pride pricked him in heart”
  (90).

In short, Arthur and his court seem to be
in true need of the lessons the Green Knight eventually teaches, especially the lessons
of humility, maturity, and the true meaning of Christmas and the Christian
religion.

Certainly Gawain learns, by the end of the poem,
that the elaborately false humility he displays when the Green Knight first appears
(354-61) is nothing like the genuine humility he feels by the end of the
work.

What are some facts we are given about Sam in Seedfolks?

To be honest, we aren't actually told that much about Sam
in terms of specific details. His account, however, does allow us to infer the kind of
person that he is and he does tell us something about his past, in particular the kind
of work he has been involved in. The allusions that he makes to the Bible and the way
that he knows the origin of the word paradise indicates that he is an educated man. His
sadness and the way that the communal garden quickly devolves into every man for himself
shows that he is somebody that cares deeply about integration and social equality, and
he is clearly a talkative person who likes to get to know
people.

Sam tells us he is 78 and that he likes to
challenge prejudices, talkign to people so that they can see he is "friendly, no matter
what they've heard about whites or Jews." His goal is "Sewing up the rips in the
neighbourhood," which is of course very similar to what he used to do
before:

I
used to try to patch up the whole world. For thirty-six years I worked for different
groups, promoting world government, setting up conferences on pacifism, raising money,
stuffing envelopes.

Now, Sam
has "switched battlefields," trying to continue the same work but focusing on this
communal garden.

What color is Emily's rose in "A Rose for Emily"?

Despite the title of William Faulkner's Southern gothic
short story, "A Rose for Emily," Emily never receives a rose, but it is this fact that
nonetheless directly relates to the title. The red rose, symbolic of love throughout
most of the world, was something for which Emily Grierson desperately desired but never
received. Emily's father seemed to be distant and domineering, yet he may have given her
what little love she ever received. Emily had few friends and few suitors. When Homer
Barron appeared in town, it appeared that this outsider might provide her with the love
that she so wanted. But Homer deserted her, leaving her to spend the rest of her life as
the lonely spinster she had already become. There are flowers present at her funeral,
but no roses are mentioned: The only suggestion of a rose is found in the upstairs
bedroom where Homer's body was found. The room was

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... decked and furnished as for a bridal: upon
the valance curtains of faded rose color. Upon the rose-shaded
lights...

It was the color of
the flower that Emily so yearned but never received.

What is the Frankfurt School?

The Frankfurt School is a school of thought in sociology
that traces its origins to Marxist thought.  The Frankfurt School's ideas are also known
as critical theory.

The major tenet of this school is that
knowledge about what is best for society comes not from experience but from reason or
logic.  Because all people have the capacity to reason, all should be able to
participate in creating society and the rules that govern it.  Starting from this idea,
scholars of this school of thought can analyze and critique socieites.  Their basis for
critique is that all societies should allow all groups to participate fully in political
and economic life.  Any society that does not allow this or which deprives some groups
of power is not a good and rational society.

● Where do embryonic stem cells come from and why is their use controversial?● Are somatic stem cells a good alternative? Why or why not?●...

Stem Cells (SC) have the ability to develop into many
different cell types during early life.  They can replenish and repair different types
of tissue.  When a stem cell divides it can become a new stem cell, or differentiate
into another, more specific type of cell such as a blood cell, brain cell or liver
cell.

Stem cells are medically useful because they can be
stimulated to become a specific cell type needed to repair or replace tissue or an
organ.  They are uncommitted and therefore represent a cellular “wild-card” that can be
induced to become any needed cell type.

Embryonic Stem
Cells (ESS):  Embryos, by nature of their primitive stage of development are a rich
source of stem cells.  In SC research, embryos are harvested from in vitro
fertilization.  After the SC are harvested, the embryos are donated for research (with
donor consent).

Controversy:  The use of ESS is
controversial because many feel the embryos from which they came are living creatures
and should not be sacrificed for medical science.  Furthermore, some feel that creation
of “life “ and growing of these cells in the laboratory in this manner is
immoral.

Somatic (Adult) Stem Cells (SSC):  These have been
found in many adult organs that have the ability of rapid cellular turnover, and
self-repair.  They have been found in many organs, even the brain.  It is hoped that
science can learn how to harvest these cells, then induce them to become organ cell
types needed to replace or repair diseased or deficient organs.  An example this
treatment would be the use of spinal cord stem cells to treat
paralysis.

Induced Pleuripotent Stem Cells (iPSC):  These
are adult cells that have been genetically reprogrammed to become like embryonic SC.  It
is not yet known if they will be as useful as ECC in treatment of
disease.

Note:  Use of somaatic stem cells or iPSC bypasses
the moral/ethical issues associated with the use of embryonic stem
cells.

The reference is an exhaustive treatise on stem
cells, produced by the National Institutes of Health.

In what places does humor occur in "Two Kinds"?

Although the story is heartbreaking in a way, there is
actually a lot of humor in “Two Kinds.”

The
Chinese Shirley Temple

Jing-mei’s mother is so
concerned with making her a prodigy that she is willing to try anything.  They watch
Shirley Temple movies as though they are “training
films.”

My
mother would poke my arm and say, "Ni kan.You watch." And I would
see Shirley tapping her feet, or singing a sailor song, or pursing her lips into a very
round O while saying "Oh, my
goodness."

Her mother's
attempts to get Jing-mei a talent never seem to have anything to do with what the girl
wants or can do. Imagining the mother and daughter watching, analyzing, and emulating
Shirley Temple together has an element of the ridiculous to it, which injects humor into
the story.

The Failed
Attempts

The many failed attempts to make
Jing-mei a prodigy are actually quite funny.  She tries to memorize the capitals of
countries, passages from The Bible, and other tests.  Nothing
sticks.

But
sometimes the prodigy in me became impatient. "If you don't hurry up and get me out of
here, I'm disappearing for good," it warned. "And then you'll always be
nothing."

Eventually,
Jing-mei will have had enough. Her mother, however, does not give up so
easily. 

Mr.
Chong

Jing-mei’s lessons with Mr. Chong are sad
in some ways, but they are humorous too.  Mr. Chong can’t hear, so Jing-mei just plays
whatever she wants and never really tries.

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He taught me all these things, and that was how I
also learned I could be lazy and get away with mistakes, lots of
mistakes.

The time with Mr.
Chong is not put to good use. Jing-mei could learn, but by now she does not want to.
It's no surprise she slacks off when her piano teacher is
deaf.

In these three instances, there are elements of
ridiculousness and humor behind the tragedy of "Two Kinds."

In the story "On The Rainy River," what are three important quotes?

I would want to start off by talking about the author's
impression of the war from which he was fleeing. Although he was, by his own account,
politically naive, at the same time, he had severe questions about the justness of the
Vietnam war:

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Certain blood was being shed for uncertain
reasons. I saw no unity of purpose, no consensus on matters of philosophy or history or
law. The very facts were shrouded in uncertainty: Was it a civil war? A War of national
liberation or simple
aggression?

Such questioning
shows the basis for the narrator's decision to try and jump being drafted by fleeing to
Canada like so many others.

Then I would refer to the
reason why the speaker does not actually cross the border as he planned to do. When he
finally has the opportunity to leave the US, he does not take this opportunity, for the
following reasons:

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I couldn't endure the mockery, or the disgrace,
or the patriotic ridicule. Even in my imagination, the shore just twenty yards away, I
couldn't make myself be brave. It had nothing to do with morality. Embarrassment, that's
all it was.

Note how this
leads into the final paragraph of the story, which presents us with something of a
paradox:

The
day was cloudy. I passed through towns with familiar names, through the pine forests and
down to the prairie, and then to Vietnam, where I was a soldier, and then home again. I
survived, but it's not a happy ending. I was a coward. I went to the
war.

Such quotes are
improtant because they show how Tim O'Brien went to war because of the fear of being
mocked and disparaged if he chose not to go. However, the end of the story challenges
our assumptions by the author calling himself a "coward" because he actually went to the
war. Putting these three quotes together, we can see that Tim O'Brien actually
considered himself a "coward" because he did not act on his beliefs and allowed himself
to be shamed into participating in a war that he was deeply uncertain
about.

What are the social factors that helped to cause the collapse of the Han Dynasty?Social Han

Perhaps the most important social factor that helped to
end the Han Dynasty was the idea of the "mandate of Heaven."  This idea, which came from
Confucianism, held that a country would have good fortune so long as the government
really had the approval of the gods.  If bad things were to happen, this would show that
the gods had withdrawn their approval of the government.

As
the Han Dynasty became weaker, bad luck also struck China.  There were a series of
natural disasters like floods and famines that afflicted the agricultural areas of the
country.  Because of the idea of the mandate of Heaven, these disasters were taken by
many as a sign that the gods no longer approved of the Han Dynasty's
rulers.

As people came to believe this, they were, of
course, more likely to be willing to oppose the Han government.  This led to rebellions
such as the Yellow Turbans Rebellion in which rebels were led by religious leaders who
promised a utopian society would ensue.

Thus, the Confucian
idea of the mandate of Heaven came to be a major social problem for the Han as their
dynasty collapsed.

Explain the meaning of "That art thou."

That Thou Art (Tat Tvam Asi). The direct meaning of the
word 'THAT' comprises the conditioned Brahman (associated with the limited adjuncts of
creation, preservation and destruction and endowed with Omniscience, Lordship,
Omnipotence and similar attributes) and Pure Consciousness which is its unrelated
substratum.

Likewise the direct meaning of the word 'THOU'
comprises the jiva or individual soul (associated with the limiting adjuncts of the
body, mind and the sense organs and endowed with such traits as little knowledge, little
power, and dependence), and Pure Consciousness which is its unrelated
substratum.

But there is also an implied meaning of the
words 'THAT' and 'THOU', namely Pure Consciousness itself, unassociated with any
limiting adjuncts. It is common practice to explain a statement through its implied
meaning when the direct meaning contradicts actual experience: when we say that a red
hot iron ball burns something, we say the direct agent of burning is the iron; but the
implied though real agent is fire, unassociated with
iron.

Again in the statement "He spent the night on a
sleepless pillow", the word 'sleepless' does not refer to the pillow but to the person
who used the pillow. Similarly in the Vedic statement 'THAT THOU ART' the word "ART"
denoted the identity of 'THAT' and "THOU", which directly refers to the conditioned
Brahman and the embodied soul respectively. But this identity is obviously absurd, since
they are poles asunder. Therefore, we must explain the statement by its implied
meaning.

The identity is really based upon the Pure
Consciousness which is the unrelated substratum of both. The limiting adjuncts in both
cases are the creation of ignorance and therefore unreal; so these must be
discarded.

Therefore the statement "THAT THOU ART" really
conveys a
transcendental experience of oneness which is beyond the body,
mind, senses and ego and the sensations associated with them. When a person realises
this oneness with Brahman. he is oblivious of the idea that he is an embodied
being.

How did Japanese tactics in the defense of Okinawa differ from those on other islands in the Pacific?

Brettd is, as usual, right on with his answer.  However, I
would add one thing to his answer that will supplement it, not dispute
it.

As he says, the main difference was that Ushijima
defended in depth.  But the point that needs to be made here is that he was trying hard
to defend for as long as possible and to inflict the maximum possible casualties on the
enemy.  This may sound obvious, but this is not really how things were always done.  In
many cases, other Japanese commanders opted for what the Japanese called "honorable
death" instead of fighting for as long as possible.

The
Japanese word for this "gyokusai" and it is written like
this:

玉砕.  That first character means "jewel" and the
second means to break or crush.  That shows the Japanese attitude towards death at that
time.  They felt that their own deaths and how they happened were more important than
killing the enemy.

Because of this, Japanese commanders on
places like Saipan tended to order "gyokusai," or what Americans called "banzai
charges."  These allowed the soldiers to die in an honorable way, but they were much
less effective than holing up in caves and fighting to the death would have
been.

On Okinawa, Ushijima forbade such things and for the
most part made that stick.  Thus, his defense was much more deadly than that mounted by
other commanders on other islands.

So, I'm agreeing in
general with BrettD.  But I would shift the focus to the idea that Ushijima's goal was
to kill more of the enemy and delay their victory, not to ensure that his own soldiers
got an "honorable death."

What literary devices could I use to trace the theme of paralysis throughout "Eveline"?

Certainly, religious allusions play a large part in the
paralysis of Eveline, who is haunted by her promises to the Blessed Margaret Mary
Alacoque, a beatified nun who introduced devotion to the Sacret Heart of Jesus.  Her
strong Catholic faith, which Joyce himself felt stultified the individuality of the
Irish, also effects Eveline's paralysis as she stands praying to God "to direct her, and
to show her what was her duty" because nothing happens. The photograph of the priest,
symbolic of the strong role of religion as well as emigration as his name is unknown,
suggests that Eveline may lose spiritual identity by emigrating. Her name, too, is a
religious allusion. With her biblical name, little Eve, she must make a spiritual choice
between the "good" devotion of a daughter and the potential evil in running off
unmarried with a man.

Another symbol is Death, which is
prevalent throughout the narrative, in memories of the mother and Ernest. In one
instance, in which Eveline has the "pitiful vision" of her mother's life, the utterance
of the famous crux, "Derevaun Seraun!  Derevaun Seraun!"--is an aural symbol of death
that Eveline realizes at a subconscious level.  This phrase is generally assumed to be
corrupt Gaelic and may mean "the end of pleasure is pain" or "the end of song is raving
madness."

In addition to the religious allusions and
symbolism, the connotations of certain words help to bring about Eveline's paralysis. 
For instance, that she is going to marry a sailor suggests a certain instability to her
relationship with Frank, who may easily meet someone else in another port, not to
mention his being gone much of the time.  The connotations of the city of Buenos Ayres
are also negative as it is a foreign city that at the time of this story attracted many
adventurers.  The phrase "Going to Buenos Ayres" was also then slang for taking up a
life of prostitution.

The metaphoric phrases "A bell
clanged upon her heart" and "he would drown her" indicate that Eveline is suffering from
an inability to move forward mentally as she contemplates boarding the ship.  Feeling as
though there is danger in her leaving, Eveline grips the iron railing, a railing that is
symbolic of the strong, but corroded ties that she has to her dysfunctional family. For,
it is as though Eveline is figuratively in irons, handcuffed or chained; she is a
prisoner to her self-deception, religious servility, and dependency upon her
family.

When is dramatic, situational, verbal and/or cosmic irony used in Kate Chopin's "The Story of an Hour"?

Irony comes into play at the end of Chopin's short story.
 Throughout the story we've heard how Mrs. Mallard's husband died in a train accident.
 She cries then goes to her room to collect herself, or so her friends think.  While she
is in her room, she thinks about her life and what it will be like now that she no
longer has to "bend" to someone else.  She thinks about her life and how she is now
"Free! Free! Free." While hugging herself with the excitement that life now offers her,
her sister, Josephine, pleads to be let in.  Josephine knows her sister has "heart
trouble" and is worried that she will cry herself sick.  The dramatic irony occurs when
we, the audience, know that this is not the case.  In fact, it's quite the
opposite.

When Mrs. Mallard finally emerges and glides down
the stairs, the door opens.  Who can it be? Mr. Mallard, her husband! He is very much
alive and was actually nowhere near the accident.  Josephine gasps as her sister
collapses to the ground.  The doctors decide that it was her heart; the weakened Mrs.
Mallard's heart was too happy to see her husband, and so it gave out.  We know the
truth.  She was not happy that her husband was alive, and so she died instantly.  Quite
the opposite of what one would expect to see when they find out their husband is
alive.

How does Pepys’s diary reveal his place in London life in the 1660s?

The very famous diary of Samuel Pepys is one of the few
legitimate and most important documents that has survived history and that is narrated
from a primary source (Pepys, himself). If you are familiar to French history, Pepys
would be the English counterpart in Charles II's England to Le Duc of Saint-Simon in
Louis XIV's France. Pepys, however, is an ordinary man who experienced extraordinary
chances.

Samuel Pepys was a very fortunate man who occupied
an important position as a businessman during a time when England had just lost its
"Lord Protector" Oliver Cromwell- A man who overthrew the monarchy but ended up ruling
England as if he, himself, were a king.

Pepys apparently
took note of the incredible number of changes that were taking place in England, since
the rumors of a reconstruction of the throne began to surface. Indeed, during bulk of
his writings, the Kingdom of England returned back to its original format bringing
Charles II to the throne.

Along with the restoration, a
number of radical changes took place in theater, literature, music, and the social life
of England.

This being said, Pepys gives us the whole
package without giving us things we do not want to know about. He would write about his
breakfasts, lunches and dinners, about his relationship with his wife, and even of the
beatings he would give his "wretched" servants (out of love and care, as he would
state).

Since he is speaking honestly and from a personal
point of view, he would even admit to having affairs and even beating his wife "for
nagging so much". He placed special emphasis on his loyalty to new regime, provide
interesting gossip about the love life of Charles II (a peculiarly promiscuous King),
and the drama among the King's mistresses at Court.

In all,
Pepys gives us what we could compare to a delicious dish. You get the drama, the gossip,
the secrets, and the happenings of a time in history where much was happening in every
field from politics to poetry. It is a pleasure to read, and it has enough substance to
analyze for many many subtopics and theses.

Why does Winston feel that the man sitting next to him in the cafeteria is "not a real human but some kind of dummy?This is in chapter five pg 48

Winston Smith’s observation – that the man sitting near
him “was not a real human being but some kind of dummy” – takes place during lunch in
the canteen of the Ministry of Truth. Winston has just finished listening to a lecture
on the destruction of words from the Newspeak expert Syme. The ‘anti-philologist’ –
literally a ‘hater of words’ – ends his paean to the linguistic narrowing of thought
with the remark that “[political] Orthodoxy means not thinking – not needing to think.
Orthodoxy is unconsciousness”. The Party man sitting near Winston, loudly parroting the
principles of Ingsoc, eyeless because the light is reflecting off his spectacles, is a
kind of convenient model for Syme’s stated end of political orthodoxy.
  

Which would you say is Masaccio's most famous artwork that reflects the early Renaissance period the best?

A good example of the work of
Masaccio (1401-1428) and how it relates to the artistic
innovations of the Early Italian Renaissance is his fresco, The
Holy Trinity, with the Virgin and Saint John and donors
(Santa Trinità). The fresco depicts
the Crucifixion of Jesus with an unusual barrel vault in the background, which greatly
enhances the three-dimensionality of the work. It is the earliest known surviving work
to use systematic linear perspective, and the fresco features several of Masaccio's
innovative techniques, including a vanishing point and the occupation of the viewer's
space (with characters kneeling in the extreme bottom "front" of the piece). Its framed
background was inspired by Roman triumphal arches, and Masaccio employs a technique
known as trompe l'oeil ("deceives the eye") in which the barrel
vault is

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"... divided into squares with rosettes that
diminish and are foreshortened so well that there seems to be a hole in the
wall."

The fresco, which can
be viewed in Florence's Santa Maria Novella Church, is highly three-dimensional except
in one respect: The God who stands behind the Crucifix is given greater space since he
is "an immeasurable being." The painting is also the first known work to use the iconic
combinations of the Virgin Mary, St. John the Evangelist, God and the tomb in a single
piece.

What is meant by semantically negative and structurally negative sentences?

Sentences in English may be negated (made negative) by
negation markers or by sentence meaning. Negative
markers are no, not, neither, none, nor, etc.
Negative sentence meaning conveys negation through a variety of different means, for
example, by using negating words such as decline,
absent, renege, revoke, refuse, etc.

These two methods of
sentence negation are called structural negation and semantic
negation. Structural
negation is when a sentence is negated (made negative) through
negation markers: Al did not wish to see the
film. The negative marker not is placed after the modal
verb in the sentence of negation. These sentences of negation use a modal verb that
precedes the negative marker: did
not.

Semantic
negation is when a sentence is negated through
sentence meaning: Beatrice declined to be civil
and amiable to Benedic. This can be paraphrased as Beatrice was not
civil nor amiable to Benedic. This method of negation may be harder to
understand because the negation is contained in the vocabulary
rather than in easily recognized
markers.

Another means of semantic negation is through
ironic sentences that mean the opposite of what they
directly say, for example, That will teach you to go on blind dates
as paraphrased actually means, That will teach you NOT to go on blind
dates.

What is a good theme for The Hunger Games?

Theme, as I understand it, is basically a one or two word
description of the moral of a story.  In other words, “What am I supposed to
learn from this?”  There can be many themes in one story.  For example, love
is a common theme, and so is unrequited love (that is love where one person feels
something for another, but it is not returned).  In Collins’ The Hunger Games,
it is evident that love between sisters, and the unrequited love between
Peeta and Katniss both exist as a tool to make the novel more interesting and to make
the reader feel something for the characters when something good or bad happens to
them. 

In short, the theme exists as a backdrop for what
happens in a story and serves as a message or moral.  Some other themes in this book are
survival, man vs. nature, man vs. man, and man vs. self. 

How much heat would be required to warm oceans by 1.0 degree celcius. V of ocean water 137 x 10 ^7 km ^3 and the density of seawater is...

We calculate temperature change due to heat transfer with
this equation:

Q = m x c x delta
T

Where  Q stands for the enegry transferred, m is the mass
of the material, c is the specific heat capacity of the material, and delta T is the
change in temperature.

In this case, c = 4.186 joules per
gram per degree C

Delta T =
1

We need to calculate the mass of the oceans in grams for
m

1 Km = 1 x 10^5 cm; we cube this to
get:

1 Km^3 = 1 x 10^15
cm^3

Then we can do the conversion
-

137 x 10^7  Km^3   x    1 x 10^15 cm^3/1 Km^3 = 
1.37x10^24

Now, back to Q = m X c X delta
T

Q = 1.37x10^24 x 4.186 x 1

Q
= 5.735x10^24 Joules

Which groups of people tended to be loyalists, or British sympathizers, during the American Revolution?have supporting details.

a great majority of loyalists would have been wealthy,
landed business owners in the Northeast. They had the most to lose if the revolution
didn't work. They were also most likely to be connected to business owners in the UK and
even carry family name or title there. Included in this group would have been 1st and
2nd generation gentry (upper class, entitled) people. Most of the revolutionaries came
from more blue collar backgrounds or were from established lineages and multiple
generations on the continent who were further separated from the mother
country.

How is the Law Office depicted and what does it reveal about Mr.Jaggers ?Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The rather unscrupulous Mr. Jaggers, based upon a real
lawyer with whomDickens was familiar, keeps an office in Little Britain by Newgate
Prison.  It is on a markedly gloomy street that this prison is located.  Mr. Jaggers's
office is lighted only by a patched skylight and is in shadow; Pip describes it as "a
most dismal place." There are not the pile of papers that Pip has expected, but instead
odd objects such as an old rusty pistol, a sword in its scabbard, several odd-looking
boxes, and two frightful death masks on a shelf.

Mr.
Jaggers's black chair is covered in horsehair with the tacks around it like the nails on
a coffin; It is also not cleanly. The small room has a line from the greasy heads that
seemto fill the room until Pip tells Wemmick that he will stroll around while waiting. 
As he does so, Pip hears rather sordid-looking people speak of Jaggers.  From their
appearance and the appearance of Mr. Jaggers's office, Pip deduces that Mr. Jaggers
himself is but a few steps on the other side of crime himself.  He deals with the lowest
form of criminals and shows no sympathy for them in doing so.  As a reminder of the
cruelty of the environment in which he practices, Jaggers keeps the death masks of two
men for whom he could not win their cases.

What are 3 economic, 3 political, and 3 social causes of the Persian Empire and 3 economic, 3 political, and 3 social results of the...

You are asking quite a lot; there is not enough space to
write all that you request. So, here are some points to get you
started.

One of the main reasons why the Persians were able
to rise to power was because they possessed a certain theory of government. They
assimilated people and made them a part of their Empire. They even offered quite a bit
of freedom. Later the Romans would do the same. Another reason why they were able to
rise to power was because of very good leaders. Darius and his oldest son Xeres, were
great generals, builders, and organizers. A third reason for the rise of Persia was due
to it location. It was able to trade with the other great civilizations in the Ancient
Near East.

In terms of the decline of Persia, I would
attribute this to the Greeks. When Philip became master of Macedon and took over all of
Greece, he made plans to take over Persia in view of the longstanding feud between the
Greeks and the Persians. Philip's son Alexander would penetrate deep into Persia and
topple the Persian Empire. In the end, all empires are destined to fall. The Greek and
Roman in time would follow.

Describe Johnny’s position and his behavior in the Lapham household at the beginning of the novel. What does his behavior reveal about his...

When the story opens, Johnny is an apprentice to Mr.
Lapham, a silversmith with a shop in Boston.   Historically, an
apprentice was a person who was legally bound to a master craftsman for seven years in
order to learn a trade. Although he did not receive wages or money, he did receive food,
clothing, and shelter while under the Lapham’s roof . Besides his training, Johnny’s job
 would include helping  with the chores around the house.  Johnny was apprenticed to
learn the silversmith trade, as were Dove and Dusty.  But from the beginning it is said
that Johnny, who was  two years younger than Dove and had two years less experience, was
the “boss” of the attic and almost the whole house.  He told the boys when to go to bed
and when to get up.  He criticized their workmanship, and they knew he could beat them
up anytime he wanted. He preferred the bully the boys rather then make friends with
them. The first chapter says, "He knew his power and he reveled in it" (pg 12) Johnny
was so talented at his job, he was excused from the chores of the household.  He was
given a key to the workshop because he was so reliable.  He barked out commands to the
other apprentices, wrote down notes concerning the orders, and made sure that the orders
were filled. He was the only one of the three who could read and write well. He was
proud of his work and Mr. Lapham , a very religious man, took him to task for that.
 Overall you could say that Johnny was intelligent, reliable, responsible, proud,
determined, likable, a leader, a bit of a bully, and eager to learn.  He has a strong
character.

A ball is thrown horizontally from the top of a building 49.5 m high. The ball strikes the ground at a point 43.5 m from the base of...

First, we will calculate the time it takes for the ball to
hit the ground:

To do this, we will use the equation `y =
y_0 + v_0t + 1/2at^2` .

In this case, the initial velocity
in the y direction is zero, as is the initial y position, and acceleration here is
`9.81` `m/s^2` :

`49.5s = 1/2 * 9.81 m/s^2 *
t^2`

Therefore ` t = sqrt{(2*49.5m) / (9.81m/s^2)} =
3.176s`

Now that we know t, we once again use the same
equation, but this time `a=0, x_0=0` and `v_0` is the unknown: `x =
v_0*t`

Therefore `v = x/t = (43.5m) / (3.176s) = 13.96
m/s`

What are some quotes from Act II that illustrate major conflicts in The Crucible?

The opening of Act II reveals an external man vs. man
conflict between John and Elizabeth Proctor. Readers see it subtley with the stage
directions:

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It is as though she would speak but
cannot. Instead, now, she takes up his plate and glass and fork and goes with them to
the basin. Her back is turned toward him. He turns to her and watches her. A sense of
their separation
rises.

Their
apparent and obvious reason for conflict is eventually revealed in a discussion about
the fact that John saw Abigail today and it makes Elizabeth judge
John:

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PROCTOR: You will
not judge me more, Elizabeth. I have good reason to think before I charge fraud on
Abigail, and I will think on it. Let you look to your own improvement before you go to
judge your husband anymore. I have forgot Abigail
-

ELIZABETH: and
I.

PROCTOR: Spare me. You
forget nothin' and forgive nothin'. Learn charity,
woman.

Later, another
external man vs. man conflict occurs between Proctor and Mary Warren. Mary went to court
today and Proctor is concerned about the growing accusations that she is participating
in. In an effort to control the situation Proctor gets ready to whip her and Mary Warren
says:

I'll not
stand whipping any
more!

Moments later, Mary
Warren reveals an external conflict that Elizabeth may go through that would be a man
vs. society type of conflict. Elizabeth was accused in court, but Mary Warren tried to
protect her:

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MARY WARREN: I
saved her life
today!

ELIZABETH: I am
accused?

Mary WARREN: Somewhat
mentioned. But I said I never see no sign you ever sent your spirit out to hurt no one,
and seeing I do live so closely with you, they dismissed
it.

The story does not end
with dismissal. Elizabeth goes on to experience an internal conflict of doubt in the
next few pages curious about how Abigail may be making this happen. Elizabeth lets her
mind wander as far as even believing she might be hung.

Analyze the character of Elizabeth Bates in " The Odour of Chrysanthemums" by D. H. Lawrence.

“The Odour of Chrysanthemums” by D. H. Lawrence  presents
a protagonist who has to face the mistakes that she has made in her life.  This happens
at the worst time of her life: the death of her husband.  Elizabeth Bates finds that she
does not know who she is or who her husband was.

The author
describes Elizabeth Bates as a tall, handsome woman with striking black eyebrows and
hair.  Her family includes her husband Walter, and her two children: Annie and John. 
Elizabeth is pregnant with another child. 

Elizabeth finds
herself in an unhappy situation.  Her husband is a miner. They live in an industrialized
coal mining town where everything seems to be dirty and muddy.  They have a house that
Elizabeth works to make nice and clean. 

The first sight of
Elizabeth shows her picking a branch of chrysanthemums and smelling them. She holds the
branch next to her cheek and then sticks the branch into her pocket. Obviously,
Elizabeth loves flowers and pretty things. 

Something is
wrong with Elizabeth.  The author portrays her with these words: disillusioned;
bitterly; determinedly; and irritably. Although she loves her children, Elizabeth
answers them curtly and gives them no affection. 

At every
turn, the children seem to annoy her, and she answers them harshly. Early in the story,
Elizabeth gives bread and tea to her father. Elizabeth knows how to nurture.   She has
had her fill of her dull, dreary routine.

Walter does not
come home from the mines. Many times, he gets drunk, and then comes home.   On this
night Walter is so late that Elizabeth begins to worry.
  

This happens too often. Even the children are frustrated
with their father.  Elizabeth believes that he is at the local pub.  He has kept the
family from having their tea and missed supper as well.  She feels angry and bitter
toward her husband.  After the children are in bed, Elizabeth asks a neighbor to check
on him. 

Finally, Walter’s mother comes to her door to tell
her that Walter has been found dead in a mining accident.  He was asphyxiated.  The
other miners bring him home for the women to clean and prepare the
body. 

As Elizabeth works on Walter’s body, she is forced
to face the failure of her marriage.  When she looks at Walter’s corpse, Elizabeth
realizes that she never really knew Walter.

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She had said he was something that he was not;
she had felt familiar with him.  Whereas he was apart all the while, living as she never
lived, feeling as she never felt.  In fear and shame, she looked at his naked body, that
she had known falsely.

She
never gave herself over to him other than sexually.  Keeping herself distant both
emotionally and intimately added to the shame she feels as she acknowledges to herself
that this was probably the reason that her husband did not want to come home after
work. 

Elizabeth recognizes that Walter was never allowed
to be himself.  She suddenly feels unmitigated pity for him.  He was a human being that
had needs and desires, and she filled none of these for him.  Finally, she concludes
that she was responsible for her own unhappiness.  Now, he is gone, and it is too
late. 

The final view of Elizabeth comes from her tidying
up her kitchen for the company that will be coming.  The only thing left for Elizabeth
was to begin to pick up the pieces of her life.  Elizabeth has faced death now, and it
is her ultimate master.  She must value life and not merely just
exist.  

Who was superior at sea during World War I?

On the surface of the sea, the British Royal Navy was
superior in this war.  The German navy had its greatest successes with
U-boats.

Although Germany had a powerful surface navy, it
did not do much in this war.  For the most part, it was kept bottled up in its ports in
the North Sea.  The Battle of Jutland was a major battle that helped to keep this
situation in place.  There is disagreement as to who won the battle on a tactical level,
but strategically, Britain won because the German navy did not break out of the North
Sea.

Germany had much more success with submarine warfare. 
German submarines inflicted heavy damage on Allied shipping.  England, in particular,
depended greatly on supplies brought by ship and the German blockade had a major effect
these supplies.  However, the convoy method eventually allowed the Allies to limit these
losses.

Overall, then, the Allies won the war at sea. 
British surface ships won superiority and the British and Americans managed to protect
themselves against submarine warfare well enough that German submarines could not win
the war by themselves.

What are the conflicts in Graham Greene's "The Destructors"?

Man vs.
Society

The boys'
destruction of Old Misery's house is their way of making a statement to society and
their neighborhood; it is their way of making a name for themselves and building
notoriety.  The Wormsley Common gang does not approve of what the fine, old house
represents; their act of destruction can be seen as revenge against a society that has
betrayed them. 

Man vs.
Environment

Another main conflict within
"The Destructors" is the way in which the boys methodically battle the inner workings of
the old house.  T employs his technical know how to guide the rest of the gang in their
destructive quest to raze the house from the inside out.  The boys physically battle the
inner workings of the house with sledge hammers, crowbars, and even their hands,
attacking the plumbing, the paneling, the electrical wiring, all in an attempt to bring
Old Misery's house down.

What is the EXTERNAL CONFLICT in O. Henry's After Twenty Years?

The external conflict has to do with the twenty years
 that have passed since the two men have seen one another.  People change a lot in
twenty years, and both men have no idea what to look for in a physical appearance . 
Jimmy, the policeman, says that when Bob lit the cigar he was smoking, he recognized the
man who was wanted in Chicago, not his friend, Bob.  The only reason he knew it was his
friend was from their conversation.  Bob also did not recognize his friend.  He
befriends this man who walks up to him, but he even comments that he doesn’t remember
Jimmy having that height.  Still, he is willing to be persuaded that Jimmy grew a few
inches after he turned twenty! It wasn’t until he saw his nose --- not his full face,
but his nose, that he realizes that it isn’t his friend. Jimmy.  The problem is resolved
with the note. 

At the end of Chapter 3, how does the author foreshadow that bad things are about to happen in The Outsiders?

The quick answer to this question is Ponyboy’s
statement 

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Things gotta get better, I figured. They couldn’t
get worse. I was wrong.

The
words “I was wrong” make the reader think, “oh boy, what’s gonna happen next.” So,
delving further into what Hinton has done in chapter 3 helps the reader to see that she
has set the stage with what Ponyboy considered the worst thing that could happen — he
gets home way past his curfew and argues with Darry. After Darry slaps Ponyboy, he
realizes, for certain, Darry didn’t want him around. Ponyboy goes back to Johnny and
says he wants to run away. Johnny agrees, which leaves the boys virtually homeless.
Things couldn't get any worse than that, or could they? Ponyboy (and Hinton’s readers)
find out in chapter 4, not just how much but, how fast things could go from bad to
worse.

Hinton had set the stage for this worse case
scenario, the fight, when the greasers saw the Socs in the blue Mustang. At that point,
Ponyboy realizes the Socs in the blue Mustang are the ones who had attacked Johnny
previously, a fight is threatened but thwarted by Cherry, one of the girls Ponyboy and
Two-Bit are with. The girls just happen to be the girlfriends of the Socs in the blue
Mustang so their choice to go with the Socs instead of staying with the greasers
postpones the inevitable fight — until 2:30 a.m., in the park. What happens next is far
worse that anything Ponyboy could have imagined. Running away becomes more than running
away from home. It's running away from a murder. 

If I'm allergic to keflex antibiotics am I allergic to penicillin?I was put on Keflex antibiotics and found out that I was severly allergic to it,...

Keflex (or Cephalexin) is a 1st Generation Cephalosporin.
Just as Wannam mentioned, they are Beta-Lactam drugs that inhibit cell wall synthesis,
but they are less susceptible to penicillinases.

There is a
5-30% chance that you can have a cross-sensitivity.

According to Erez Manela what were the consequences of the failure of Wilsonianism at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 for China?

According to Manela, the failure of Wilson's dream helped
eventually to radicalize China and move it away from liberalism and towards
Marxism.

Manela argues that Wilson's ideas were embraced by
nationalists such as Sun Yat-Sen and Chiang Kai-Shek.  These men wanted China to become
stronger, but to do so along more or less liberal lines.  Their credibility was damaged,
however, by the failure of Wilsonianism.  When it failed, many in countries like China
started to lose hope in the ability of liberalism and the West to give them the freedom
they wanted.  Instead, they turned more (as Mao Zedong did) towards Marxism.  This more
radicalized group of activists, of course, ended up on the winning side, which is why
China is now nominally communist.

Was the Reconstruction Period a failure, success, or something in between?

Most historians would argue that Reconstruction was
basically a failure. The intent of reconstruction was to create a
new South that provided basic protection of the rights of black Americans.
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery; yet no provision was
made to rehabilitate former slaves, other than the ill-fated efforts of the Freedman's
Bureau. The Fourteenth Amendment protected the Civil Rights of Black Americans and the
Fifteenth guaranteed them the right to vote; yet southern states went to great lengths
to circumvent both. The Supreme Court, in Plessy vs.
Ferguson  sanctioned "separate but equal" facilities for the races, thereby
insuring the survival of legalized segregation for close to another one hundred years.
Numerous devices were used to prevent Blacks from voting, including poll taxes,
residency and literacy requirements (which were applied quite unequally.) In addition,
organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan, the Knights of the White Camellia, and in South
Carolina the Red Shirt Campaign terrorized Blacks with abandon. Many law enforcement
officials and public officers were themselves members of these organizations. Finally,
in the election of 1877, Congress abandoned Reconstruction and removed federal troops
from the south to ensure the election of Rutherford B. Hayes to the Presidency. Aside
from their freedom, Blacks gained little from Reconstruction except their freedom. The
ills of Reconstruction were only addressed in the Civil Rights era of the 1950's and
1960's.

Should a country's government regulate its population growth?

Population growth in a country can be controlled in three
main ways. These are controlling the birth rate, death rate and migration rate. Through
years, authorities have been regulating the size of their respective population. It has
been owing to appropriate measures to control numbers of people living in their
countries that, third world countries have been able to progress socially, and
economically, to become developed.

First and foremost,
population growth is controlled to combat social ills. It is very difficult for
authorities from an overpopulated country to have the upper-hand on people. Too many
citizens in a state brings about problems like crimes, delinquency, violence, ethnic
tensions and epidemics

Secondly, population growth is
increased or decreased because of the economic position of the particular country. A too
large populace brings about many economic difficulties like unemployment, a high
consumption rate, a negative balance of payments, big budget deficits and high debts of
countries. Therefore through family planning accompanied by contraceptive measures,
concerned people try to reduce the increase in the expansion rate of the
people

Lastly, encouragement towards limitation of growing
population results in many health and social problems. For example, contraceptive
measures are encouraged by authorities, but this result in more social intercourse which
in turn result in more sexually transmitted diseases. Also, scientifically it has been
proven that some contraceptives when taken in excess affect lives or simply health of
individuals especially women

I have a problem with variables and expressions. the paper says name the rule. y=1, 5 and 7 the answers are 9,5 and 3. how do i figure out what the...

Given the values of y are : 1, 5, and
7

Also, given the values of x are : 9, 5, and
3.

Then, we will rewrite as
pairs.

==> ( 9, 1) (5,5) and ( 3,
7)

We will find the slope for each two
points.

==> (9,1) and
(5,5)

==> m1 = (5-1)/(5-9)= (4/-4 =
-1

==> m1=
-1

==> (9,1) and
(3,7)

==> m2=
(7-1)/(3-9)

==> m2= 6/-6 =
-1

==> (3,7) and
(5,5)

==> m3= (7-5)/(3-5) = 2/-2 =
-1

==> m3= -1

We notice
that m1= m2 = m3 = -1

Then, the three points are on the
same graph or have the same equation.

Then we will find the
equation using one of the points and the slope m= -1

We
will use the point (5, 5)

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

==> y- 5 = -1 (
x-5)

==> y= -x + 5 +
5

==> y= -x +
10

Then, the rule that satisfies all three
points is : y= -x + 10

Why do light water fission reactors need enriched uranium to work?

A nuclear power plant uses uranium as fuel. Natural
uranium primarily consists of U-238 atoms with a small percentage of U-235 atoms. It is
the U-235 atoms that undergo fission. When one atom of U-235 is bombarded with a
neutron, the neutron is absorbed and the uranium atom is broken into an atom of barium,
an atom of krypton with the release of 3 nucleons in the process. As the mass of the
resultant particles is less than that of the uranium atom and the neutron there is a
large amount of energy released.

For a nuclear reactor to
function the number of neutrons being released when the U-235 is split should be
sufficient to sustain a chain reaction; when this condition is achieved it is called
criticality. Light water fission reactors use normal water to transfer heat from the
fission reaction to produce electricity. As the mass of a nucleon is very close to that
of a water molecule, the water absorbs many of the nucleons. This prevents the chain
reaction from continuing unless the percentage of U-235 in the uranium fuel is high
enough.

As natural uranium has only 0.72% of U-235, it has
to be processed or enriched to increase the percentage of U-235. The enrichment process
is necessary for the functioning of light water fission
reactors.

In spite of difficulties, Bob Cratchit’s family is a closely knit family with good moral values. Justify A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

In Stave Three of A Christmas Carol,
Scrooge witnesses with the Spirit of Christmas Present the goings-on in the Cratchit
home as the family prepares for their holiday dinner.  A loving family, the children are
excited when their father arrives; all the other members attend to Tiny Tim; Bob, his
father, carries him to the wash-house where he can hear the pudding "singing."  Upon
their return, Mrs. Cratchit asks solicitously, "And how did little Tim
behave?"

When the table is finally set and the goose placed
upon it, all exclaim in delight at what they have rather than complaining about what
little they possess and how they want for much.  Tiny Tim sits next to his father who
holds his "withered hand" as though he would keep him from leaving.  After they wish
each other a Merry Christmas, Bob Crachit makes a toast to Mr. Scrooge, "the Founder of
the Feast!"  In reaction to this toast, his wife
remarks,

"The
Founder of the Feast indeed!....I wish I had him here. I'd give him a piece of my mind
to feast upon, and I hope he'd have a good appetite for
it."

But, Bob mildly reminds
her, "My dear,...Christmas Day."  So Mrs. Crachit acquiesces, telling her husband, "I'll
drink his health for your sake and the Day's..."

As they
eat, the parents and children all converse together and two of the older children talk
of what they have earned, displaying their sense of familial obligation.  Dickens
describes them:

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They were not a handsome family; they were not
well dress; their shoes were far from being water-proof;.....But, they were happy,
grateful, pleased with one another, and contented with the
time....

Although they are
poor, the Crachits are rich in love.  This Scrooge observes and then realizes why the
Spirit has brought him to their home.