What is the exposition of the short story "A&P"?

Sammy, the narrator, is a 19-year-old cashier at an A&P store in the Boston area, five miles from the nearest beach. Three young women walk into the store in bikinis and begin walking up and down the aisles. Sammy describes the girls in great detail, especially the one he calls "Queenie".

Where did Prospero and Miranda live? How was the art of magic useful for Prospero? Who was Sycorax?

Sycorax is Caliban's mother.She is from Alger nd she was the one who punished Ariel for not carrying our her orders.

Prospero and Miranda lived in a cell on the island.

Prospero used his art of magic to get the spirits of the isle to obey him, and also to set Ariel free from boundage by Sycorax.

Prospero,a master planner, uses his art of magic to get his enemies closer to him.

Why did Washington Irving write "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"?

While some controversy still exists over whether Irving is the creator of the basic storyline of "Sleepy Hollow," his purpose in writing the story in the manner that he did is original to him.

First, Irving was part of the Early American Literature movement which sought to establish America as a place with a culture and identity of it own away from European ideas and culture.  Irving is one of the first American authors to become popular outside of the United States, and that speaks highly of his style and subjects.  In "Sleepy Hollow," Irving paints a picture of early American superstitions, traditions, and culture.  He also marries old legends with a new American style of satire.

Secondly, Irving's story is a satire.  He mocks the superstitions that many small town Americans held.  He exaggerates the tedious life of the local schoolmaster, along with the control that wealthy landowners possessed in old American communities.  In the end, "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" is certainly an entertaining tale, but it is also a satirical portrait of many early American idiosyncrasies.

What are four examples of figurative language in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter?Anything like metaphors, similes, personification, alliteration,...

Figurative language is a literary device that is the use of words in a non-literal sense to express more than the literal words can convey about a person, place, event, circumstance etc. Some common figurative language is  metaphor (e.g., his resolve is a rock); simile (e.g., she is like a rose); hyperbole (e.g., he is the rock of Gibraltar); symbol (e.g., a waterfall over the soul); personification (e.g., a type of metaphor that gives human qualities to non-humans: the rock shrieked with heat). Other forms of figurative language are apostrophe, synecdoche, metonymy, allegory, parable, paradox, understatement, irony. [See Figurative Language for more detail.]

Examples of figurative language in Chapter 17 of The Scarlet Letter are:
Symbol: pathway through life was haunted thus by a spectre that had stolen out from among his thoughts.

Symbol: the first encounter in the world beyond the grave of two spirits who had been intimately connected in their former life

Personification: the crisis flung back to them their consciousness,

Personification: The soul beheld its features

Metaphor: in the mirror of the passing moment

Personification: something slight and casual to run before and throw open the doors of intercourse,

Simile: Arthur Dimmesdale put forth his hand, chill as death

Hyperbole:  clutching at his heart, as if he would have torn it out of his bosom  

[Note: As the Encyclopedia Britannica says, the literary device of alliteration is often called a figure of speech when in fact it is a literary device better referred to as a "figure of sound."]

What are the major problems faced by coca cola in Pakistan?

Similar to any Western company trying to make inroads into a foreign market, Coca- Cola has some significant challenges in a nation like Pakistan.  The primary challenge would be to convince a nation that is foreign to it to embrace it.  This is a challenge faced by any company seeking to broaden its horizons, but more valid in a nation like Pakistan.  While there are a preponderance of young people in it, there is also a strong element of traditionalist and orthodox society, which might not be as open or receptive to the Western company as it might like.  Along these lines, individuals who are seeking to fight the cultural battle with the West might see the Coca- Cola brand as representing a form of cultural imperialism or economic imperialism, saddling the company with more baggage than they would want to face.

Does Gallimard ever suspect that Song is a man in M. Butterfly?

Not only does Gallimard never suspect that Song is man, he does not even want to believe the truth after Song's true identity is revealed.  No one of course believes this because it seems absurd to carry on an intimate, long term relationship without knowing the sex of one's partner.  However, Gallimard maintains that he did not suspect that Song was a man.  Gallimard is totally wrapped up in his fantasy of the perfect woman, and this fantasy pervades his relationship with Song.  Keep in mind also that Song goes to great lengths to conceal his true identity from Gallimard, and Song uses Gallimard's desire to believe in the perfect woman to his advantage in the concealment.  I do not think that Gallimard is gay--he loves Song as the ideal woman because she embodies all the stereotypes that suggest he is superior in his masculinity.  His being gay would not support this.  Rather, as Song says, the perfect woman could only be created by a man, so Song creates Butterfly to appeal to Gallimard's weaknesses.

What were the characteristics of the education and military in the Moche and Nazca civilizations?They are the ancient civilizations of South America

Very little is known about the education and military practices of these two ancient South American civilizations located in what is now Peru. The Moche culture lasted from 100-800 A.D. Most of what has been learned comes from the Moche pottery that has survived from that period. It depicts the Moche as an agriculturally based society and quite sophisticated for the period, with many examples of hunting, fishing and sexually explicit scenes.

It is believed that human sacrifices were common, and their victims were possibly losers of battles or captured enemies. Other discovered artifacts include war clubs, spear heads and spear throwers.

The Moche apparently had some contact with the Ica-Nazca who lived further south, mining guano on Nazca lands.

In "Fahrenheit 451" what quote and page number does it talk about Clarisse being different and being removed?

Clarisse didn't fit into the conformist, mind-numbed society that she lived in.  She stood out; she was different; she questioned things, had real conversations, wanted to know the why behind things.  As Beatty states to Montag after she has disappeared, she was an "odd duck," and that odd ducks are not necessarily easy to get rid of.

All versions of the books are different, so a page number probably won't be accurate.  But for quotes on how Clarisse was not like other kids, look at Montag's last conversation with Clarisse.  She states,

"I'm anti-social, they say.  I don't mix...I haven't any friends.  That's supposed to prove I'm abnormal...I'm afraid of children my own age."

She also doesn't like going to the fun parks, killing things with her car, playing sports, and enjoys real conversations and asking questions.  All of those behaviors are not like the kids that are her age.

Later, after Montag gets back from burning the old lady's house, he asks about what happened to Clarisse.  Mildred tells him,

"I think she's gone...whole family moved out somewhere.  But she's gone for good.  I think she's dead...run over by a car."

It is never officially confirmed, just rumors floating around the neighborhood.  It is rather sad and a bit mysterious.

Clarisse meets an unknown end, and all because she was a bit different, and different in their society was definitely dangerous to the government's power.  I hope that helped; good luck!

Describe the camp meeting

In Chapter 20, the King and the Duke go to swindle people at a religious revival called a "camp meeting."

There were a lot of people there -- maybe a thousand.  They were listening to preaching going on in big sheds.  There were vendors selling things like watermelon and lemonade.

As the preacher would preach, the people would all scream and shout.  The preacher would call people up to be saved by Jesus and the audience would scream and shout some more.

Then the King goes and claims he used to be a pirate before he got saved by Jesus.  By doing this, he gets people to give him money so he can go help save the other pirates.  He gets over $85 this way.

How does Walker's "Everyday Use" use setting to enhance its tone and mood?

Walker's tone varies slightly in the story.  Overall, the story demonstrates a didactic (teaching) tone.  The author wants to teach her readers that heirlooms and tradition should be personal and meaningful, not decorations (as Dee sees the quilts). The story also possesses an empathetic tone and mood.  Readers cannot help but feel for Maggie who has had very little in her life or even for Dee who is struggling to establish who she is but who is confused by all the signals that society is sending her.

In regards to the setting, look at excerpts from the story where Walker describes the swept yard and Mama's house--the setting correlates best with the didactic tone because Walker uses it to show that even though people might not have material possessions, they can still take pride in those possessions and be tidy and clean.

Why does Holden decide he will pretend to be a deaf-mute in The Catcher in the Rye?

Holden Caulfield imagines moving out West and pretending he's a deaf-mute:

I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes...That way I wouldn't have to have any goddamn stupid useless conversations with anybody. If anybody wanted to tell me something they'd have to write it on a piece of paper and shove it over to me. They'd get bored as hell doing that after a while, and then I'd be through with having conversations for the rest of my life.

Is this fiction imitating real life?  Holden, like Salinger, is anti-social.  They see mainstream America as "phony," materialistic and hypocritical.  Soon after publishing the novel, Salinger dropped out of society, like his character threatens to.  Though Salinger didn't move out West, he moved from New York and gave up his role as America's most talented writer to hole up in Connecticut, living in seclusion for the rest of his life.

The novel begins and ends with Holden out West in a "rest home" confessing the "madman stuff" that happened last year.  At the end of the novel, Holden wants to take it all back: "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody."  His confession implicates himself as caring for others, namely Allie, whom he misses terribly since he died.  In fact, Allie may be Holden's primary audience and not, as some think, a psychiatrist.

What is John Dunlop Systems Theory in Industrial Relations about?What is he trying to say about the relationships with the actors an the ideoligies?

In its most basic terms, the Dunlop Systems Theory in Industrial Relations is about the structure and development of relationships among the three integral members of labor relations (labor, management, government) and about resolving labor-management problems based upon agreement on a common set of facts that affect or are affected by labor, management and government.

In his industrial relations system (IRS), Dunlop defined industrial relationships as an analytically sub-strata of industrial nations. He defined the sub-strata as operating under the same logic as the discipline of economics; since Dunlop was primarily an economist, this is a significant element of his definition because he is positing that labor relations problems can be resolved through a system of logic, not chance, and that the development of labor relationships over time can be guided through logical steps and by logical means, with nothing left to disruptive chance.

Dunlop's definition and system centralized the rules and norms--the agreements--of industrial relations at the heart of analysis. This diverged from the previous system, which made labor-management conflict and resultant collective bargaining the heart of industrial relations, which left a good deal to chance and to the illogical emotions of conflict.

Dunlop's definition and system identified what he called a "web of rules" that are the elementary components that govern industrial labor relationships. He identified the institutions and norms that constitute the framework within which industrial relations are carried out and which govern the outcomes of these relationships.

• substantive norms: wages and wage rates, working hours, OSH regulations, etc


• procedural institutions: governmental regulating agencies, conciliation and arbitration boards, etc

As Walter Mullen-Jentsch says in "Theoretical Approaches to Industrial Relations":

[T]he IRS was conceptualized in terms of both process and product: as a rule-guided process generating as its product other rules governing the actors and administered by the systems of industrial relations at the national, industry, or plant level.

Dunlop identified the "actors" he referred to in his system as:

• managers,


• workers and their labor union representatives,


• government institutions that oversee labor-industrial relations.

According to Dunlop, these actors are active in what he identified as the three "contexts" of industry: (1) technologies, (2) industry markets and (3) power distribution (e.g., labor unions and corporate organization). Finally, Dunlop posits an "ideology" that "binds" an industrial relations system together, binding them with a common set of beliefs about society, human worth, and government oversight.

While Dunlop's IRS does not account for the means or mode by which rules come to be made, it might be assumed that the rules devolve from the ideological commonality between actors. Because of Dunlop's IRS foundation in economics and logic, he developed a formulation representing all these components: rules (R), actors (A), contexts (T, M, P) and ideology (I): R = f(A, T, M, P, I).

What Dunlop is saying relating to actors and ideologies is, as briefly stated above, that all actors (managers, workers, governing bodies) share a common society, thus share a common ideology.

Ideology is defined as the set of beliefs common among members of a society in relation to philosophy, religion, politics, culture, art, etc.

While our societies are more complex, especially Western societies, Dunlop's post-World War II society was far more homogenous with less divergent roots in religion, politics, culture, art and philosophy than ours today. Still, it might rightly be said that there is a common ideology that governs the premise of how management, labor and government is expected to, ought to, should and/or must relate among one another.

Critical review on "The Nightingale and the Rose"?

The Nightingale and the Rose is an allegory to selflessness and selfishness combined, and how one affects the other. In this story, a young student becomes smitten by a young woman who "would only dance with him if he brought her red roses". The cries of the young man, who only had white roses in his garden was heard by a nightingale, who thought he has finally met a "true lover." Hence, the Nightingale sacrifices himself by pressing his heart against the thorn of a white rose, which is symbolic of Wilde's paradigm that love must be sacrificial, maddening, and deadly if it must be.  In the end, we realize that both the young woman and the student were the typical Victorian stereotypes that Wilde detested so much: The holier than thou types who claim and swear by their feelings, emotions, and believes only to deny them down the lane. This meant that the nightingale was sacrificing in vain, and that its love may very well be unique (and alone) in the world.

This work by Wilde has been critically reviewed for the possibility that this was Wilde's own cries and inner battles trying to "find new sensations". Wilde was notorious for saying how all sensations must be experienced freely, as his mentor Walter Pater would also avow.

Hence, the sacrificial nature of the Bird is much reflective of Wilde himself during his last years, when he sacrificed his freedom for the love of his male lover, and against the statutes of Victorian Law. And, as the bird, Wilde also did it maybe all in vain- life went on as usual, even after he tried to do the heroic act of accepting himself in society.  

A 2.98 × 103 kg car requires 6.0 kJ of work tomove from rest to some final speed. Duringthis time, the car moves 29.8 m.Neglecting friction, find...

I understand that the weight of the car specified is intend to be 2.98 x 10^3 kg rather than 2.98 x 10^3 kg, and the problem is solved accordingly.

Given:

Weight of car = m = 2.98 x 10^3 kg

Work done on car = 6.0 kJ = 6000 J

Distance covered by car = s = 29.8 m

The work done on the car has been converted into kinetic energy Which is given by the formula

Kinetic energy of car = 6000 J = (1/2)*m*v^2 =

where v = final speed of car.

Therefore final speed of car = v= [6000*(2/m)]^1/2

= [(2*6000)/(2.98 x 10^3)]^1/2 = 2.0067 m/s

Acceleration of the car is given by the formula:

Acceleration = a =  (v^2)/2*s = (2.0067^2)/(2*29.8) = 0.0676 m/s

And force exerted on car = m*a = 2.98 x 10^3)*0.0676 = 201.3422 N

Answer:

Final speed of car = 2.0067 m/s

Horizontal force exerted on car = 201.3422 N

Could you help me with an outline of the Ch. 40 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn from beginning to "en splendid den what dat one wuz"?

In one of the funniest episodes of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Twain satirizes Tom's romanticizing the idea of Jim's "escape" from prison by having Jim subjected to rats and snakes in his prison and by creating notes from gangs that want to steal Jim. Then in Chapter XL:

I. Tom and Huck continue their plans

    A.  Huck and Tom go on a picnic after finishing their last note. At the river, they check out the raft and make sure everything is in order.

    B.  They return home

         1. An agitated Aunt Sally makes the boys go straight to be.

         2. The boys sneak to the cellar for a lunch to take on their forthcoming adventure.

    C.  Tom sends Huck back to the cellar for the butter which has been left behind.

         1.  Aunt Sally hears him, so Huck puts the butter under his hat.

         2.  She questions him, and she makes him go into the setting-room while she investigates after Huck denies having any reason for going to the cellar.

     D.  In the setting-room are "fifteen farmers" with guns.

         1.  The men fidget by scratching their heads, changing their seats, and fumbling with their buttons.

         2.  Huck grows warm and the butter starts to melt.

     E.  Aunt Sally returns, notices the butter run from under his hat, and assumes that Huck has "brain fever."

         1.  When she removes his hat, she is relieved to observe only butter.

         2.  She tells Huck that he should have confessed to taking the butter, for she would not have cared and sends him to bed.

     F.  Once upstairs, Huck makes his escape and meets up with Tom at Jim's cabin.

          1.  They hear the tramp of men and run, but Tom's pants catch on a nail

          2.  When Tom frees them, the board makes a noise and shots are fired.

          3.  The boys run and dodge many of the bullets

          4.  The dogs run upon them, but, recognizing the boys as part of their group, they continue on searching for someone else.

          5.  The boys set out for the island where Huck's raft is as they hear the men yelling and the dogs barking.

          6.  Jim congratulates Huck on the escape plan:  "It 'uz planned beutiful, en it 'uz done beautiful...."

See the site below for a summary, as well.

Why were women not allowed to be actors during Elizabethan times and what did the "actresses" wear?

Women were not allowed to appear on stage until 1660.  Before this time, acting for women was considered inappropriate and actually illegal.  For one thing, the acting troops traveled around, sleeping in odd places.  The proximity and lack of privacy certainly contributed to the prohibition of women becoming such itinerant actors.

Because of the prohibition of women in theatre, young men-- usually prepubescent--played the female roles and dressed in women's clothing.  In reaction to this condition, there was a condemnation of the Elizabethan theatre by some clergymen who contended that it was sacriligeous for men to dress as men, envisioning it as though it were "cross-dressing," a sexual aberration.

The roles of women who were not young or so very womanly were played by the older male actors.  For instance, this may be why Shakespeare's three witches in "Macbeth" have beards.

What did the people think the witches' powers were?

In Shakespeare's day, Europe was engulfed in a witch craze that spanned many years of the 16th century, primarily in France, Germany and the British Isles, and it eventually found its way to the North American Colonies in the latter half of the 17th century (specifically the Salem Witch Trials of 1692-3).

A book penned in 1486 by two Germans (Kramer and Sprenger) functioned as a sort of manual for witch-hunters (or witch finders as they were also called): The Hammer of Witches or Malleus Maleficarum. The book gave many tell-tale signs for identifying witches, tips for extracting confessions, and other practical advice, but was also a misogynistic diatribe that included statements such as "All witchcraft stems from carnal desire, which in women is insatiable." The sexual nature of witches was well known in Shakespeare's day, and this sexual undercurrent can be seen in the way that Lady Macbeth manipulates her husband to plan his rival's murder.

What are the dimensions of business environment?

Business environment refers to the world around a company over which the company has no direct control. The business environment is covers many different influences or dimensions impacting a company's activities and performance.

We can think of business environment consisting of several layers of influences surrounding a business. The outermost or the most general layer of environment, called the macro-environment, consists of factors or dimension that impact almost all companies in an economy. These factors are often termed as PESTEL framework which is an acronym for the following six aspects of business environment - political, economical, social technological, environmental (physical) and legal.

Within this general environment, the next layer closer to the company may be called the industry, of which the company forms a part.

The layer closest to the company consists of its specific markets and other organizations that contribute to its production and distribution activities. Among others it includes a company's customers, competitors, suppliers and distribution channel partners. It may also include other businesses manufacturing and marketing complimentary goods and services.

In Chapter 13, what different attitudes are revealed when Mr. Hadley says that war memories are a part of a man forever?

The conversation between Brinker and his father reveals their very different attitudes toward World War II. Mr. Hadley sees the war as an opportunity for young men to prove themselves, to establish a war record full of daring feats that will serve them well in the future by impressing others. He speaks of the war as offering excitement and a chance to serve one's country. The more danger the better, he suggests, because the boys largely will be judged by how much action they saw in battle. He tells Gene and Finny that he is jealous of their getting to go to the war; he remembers his own war experience fondly.

Brinker's attitude toward the war is entirely different. He fears it tremendously and has tried to find a way to serve that keeps him out of danger. His latest plan is to join the Coast Guard, an idea that his father does not find acceptable at all. Brinker feels bitter about the pressure he father exerts on him and expresses it to Gene after Mr. Hadley leaves:

I'm enlisting . . . I'm going to "serve" as he puts it, I may even get killed. But I'll be damned if I'll have that Nathan Hale attitude of his about it. It's all that World War I malarkey that gets me. They're all children about that war, did you never notice? . . . It gives me a pain, personally. I'm not any kind of hero, and neither are you. And neither is the old man, and he never was, and I don't care what he says he almost did at Chateau-Thierry.

Brinker blames his father's generation for starting the war that he and Gene will have to fight.

Who was Puck? Give three examples of his pranks.

Puck who is also known as Robin Goodfellow is a fairy whose master is the fairy king Oberon. He first appears in Act II Sc. 1 when he discusses with Titania's fairy the quarrel between Oberon and Titania. It is from their conversation we learn of the mischievous pranks of Puck. Three of his pranks are:

1. "Mislead night-wanderers, laughing at their harm." Puck would deliberately mislead  the travelers and make them lose their way in the dark night.

2. "sometime lurk I in a gossip's bowl,

In very likeness of a roasted crab,
And when she drinks, against her lips I bob
And on her wither'd dewlap pour the ale."

Sometimes Puck would take the shape of a crab apple which an old middle aged lady would take along with her ale, and then just as she raised the drink to her lips Puck would rise to the surface of the cup and shock and surprise her, and the frightened lady would pour all the ale over chin.

3. "The wisest aunt, telling the saddest tale,

Sometime for three-foot stool mistaketh me;
Then slip I from her bum, down topples she,
And 'tailor' cries, and falls into a cough;
And then the whole quire hold their hips and laugh,
And waxen in their mirth and neeze and swear
A merrier hour was never wasted there."

Sometimes Puck would take the shape of a three legged stool and fool a solemn lady  to sit on himself  while she was narrating a sad story to a group of people. Then at an important point in the story he would slip out from her bottom and she would fall down and swear and curse to every one's delight.

Why does Proctor call himself a fraud?

I assume you are talking about the place in Act IV where he is talking to his wife about whether he should lie in order to save himself from being executed.

At that point, he says it would be "a fraud" if he "mounted the gibbet like a saint."  What he is saying is that he does not consider himself to be a really good man.  He contrasts himself with Giles Corey and Rebecca Nurse.  He thinks they really are saints.

He doesn't think he himself is a saint because he knows that he is sinful and weak.  He still feels guilty for having the affair with Abigail and he knows that he doesn't really want to die.

So he is saying this because he doesn't think he's morally good enough to be a martyr like Corey and Nurse are.

Why do the conspirators need Brutus to be a part of their plan ?

Brutus is a noble, well-respected senator in Rome.  Even though Brutus sided against Caesar when Caesar fought with Pompey, Caesar gave Brutus a seat in the Senate.  Caesar did this for two reasons: he knew Brutus could be very dangerous, as he was a well-liked Senator and had the support of the plebians, and because Caesar wanted to keep Brutus close to him, as Brutus was a powerful man.

Cassius knows that Brutus is well liked, so if Brutus supports his plan, so will the plebians who support Brutus.  Cassius also knows that Brutus is close to Caesar.  Shakespeare portrays Caesar as trusting of Brutus, which Cassius hopes he can use to the conspirators advantage.  While Caesar may have been somewhat trusting of Brutus, the real historical Caesar was probably still wary of him.

In The Red Badge of Courage, what are some insignificant incidents that happen within the first few chapters?And what is Stephen Crane's purpose...

This is an interesting question since most insignificant passages are overlooked by the reader. The author's purpose for mentioning them is vastly more difficult to determine.

1.  "A negro teamster who had been dancing upon a cracker box with the hilarious encouragement of twoscore soldiers was deserted. He sat mournfully down." The event, following the soldier's new gossip that the army may be moving, is insignificant except for the fact that what had been an entertaining moment just seconds before has suddenly been forgotten. Crane shows this event to illustrate how boring camp life has become.  (Chapter 1)

2.  "As the horseman wheeled his animal and galloped away he turned to shout over his shoulder, 'Don't forget that box of cigars!' The colonel mumbled in reply. The youth wondered what a box of cigars had to do with war."  The event is totally insignificant, and we hear no more of the horseman or the colonel or the cigars. Crane probably added this scene to project the enormous senselessness of war with yet another senseless act.  (Chapter 2)

3.  "A rather fat soldier attempted to pilfer a horse from a dooryard. He planned to load his knapsack upon it. He was escaping with his prize when a young girl rushed from the house and grabbed the animal's mane. There followed a wrangle." The men later called out to the girl to "hit him with a stick." The scene is certainly a comic one (and in the film version as well), and this is probably Crane's purpose for including it. The scene is filled with irony: The men are happy to be moving (they assume that being shot at is better than the boring camp life), and they think it funny that a Union soldier cannot commandeer a horse from a young lady. The Rebel troops they face later will prove to be a tougher match.  (Chapter 2)

Review Montag's conversation with Beatty. What does it seem to indicate? What purpose is served by the anecdote about the Seattle fireman's suicide?

I assume the conversation you refer to is the one in Part 1 when Beatty comes to Montag's house after Montag fails to report to work following the burning of the old woman.  The conversation indicates that Beatty knows Montag has books.  Beatty says that all firemen, at one time, become curious about the books they burn, it's understandable and the authorities will overlook it as long as the fireman comes to his senses and gets rid of the book.  The conversation is also meant to tell us, the reader, how the society of the story came to be.  Beatty explains the progression of political correctness and a desire for condensed information coming at a high speed.  He goes on to explain how focus was put on "fun" and taken off education, how society pushed for younger and younger children to be put in "schools".  The alienation that is prevalent in the story's society can be traced back to all of this.  Books were eventually banned because of policitcal correctness and because no one had time to read anyway - at least that's what Beatty says.  What he is careful not to say is that the authorities knew that if they kept the populace amused, busy, and dumb that the populace would be easy to control.

How will they make Breaking dawn so that it isn't rated r?

That is the question, isn't it? The problem is doing a film based on a book is two fold: What works on the page may not translate to the screen and if you change anything you risk offending your main base. For "Breaking Dawn", you're right. A straight translation would be R if not NC-17.

It may be tricky, but I think can be managed. For some of the bloodier scenes, they may try to rely on our other senses. Remember, "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" was not r rated when it came out in the 70's. For a film to be scary (or just effective) they don't have to show everything. They can cut away, use only sounds or shadows, (if they want to include all the scenes from the book) or they may try to rewrite the scenes in question.

In the first chapter, what does Tom's behavior reveal about his character?

Nick Carraway, the narrator of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, describes Tom Buchanan as a powerful man who reached a

limited excellence at twenty-one that [makes] everything afterwards savours of anti-climax....he'd brought down a string of polo ponies from Lake Forest [wealthy suburb of Chicago].  It was hard to realize that a manin my own generation was wealthy enough to do that.

Now, Nick narrates, Tom has changed.  He is a

straw haired man of thirty with a hard mouth and a supercilious manner [and] enourmous power of body.  It was a body capable of enormous leverage--a cruel body. His speaking voice, a gruff husky tenor, added to the impression of fractiousness he conveyed.  There was a touch of paternal contempt in it...

Later, Tom, clearly a brute of a man, proudly displays his property to Nick:  land, stables, etc., and then initiates a discussion about the book he is reading.  This book is entitled "The Rise of the Colored Empires," and Tom is in accord with the author's contention that the white race is going to be overtaken by the black race, arguing that the idea is scientific. 

Shortly after this, the phone rings and the butler calls Tom. As Daisy rushes from the room, too, Jordan Baker, an athletic friend of Daisy Buchanan, offhandedly gives Nick the news that Tom is conducting an affair with Myrtle Wilson.  Appalled, Tom feels that he should tell Daisy to "rush out of the house," avoiding this immoral situation. But, he remains and talks with Daisy, learning that Tom was not even around when she gave birth to their daughter. As Daisy talks with him, Tom feels "the basic insincerity of what she said."  When he leaves, Nick is cautioned by Tom, "Don't believe everything you hear."

As Nick returns home, he reflects on his father's words,

Whenever you feel like criticizing anyone, just remember that all the people in the world haven't had the advantages that you have had.

Nick realizes that money is not what gives people value.  Rather, it is their inherent decency and integrity. Already Tom Buchanan is working on establishing himself as the villain of this novel.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, Dill lies about his father and many other things. What is his motivation? What does Dill add to the children's lives?

Like many children, Dill creates a larger-than-life father to make up for the obvious deficiences that the man exhibits. Throughout Harper Lee's novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Dill displays a knack for storytelling, and the tales about his father are among the biggest whoppers he tells. No doubt Dill feels neglected by both parents, who ship him off to his Aunt Rachel in Maycomb each summer instead of using the free time to spend with him as most parents would. Instead of admitting the awful truth to Jem and Scout, Dill creates fantastic stories that make the Finch children admire and envy him--at least some of the time.

... I asked Dill where his father was: "You ain't said anything about him."
    "I haven't got one."
    "Is he dead?"
    "No."
    "Then if he's not dead, you've got one, haven't you?"
    Dill blushed and Jem told me to hush, a sure sign that Dill had been studied and found acceptable.

Dill's fascination with Boo Radley only intensified Jem and Scout's own curiosity about Maycomb's mysterious ghoul. When he next returned, he now had a father

...taller than ours [with] a black beard (pointed) and was president of the L & N Railroad.

But by now, Jem and Scout knew him well:

    "I helped the engineer for a while," said Dill, yawning.
    "In a pig's ear you did, Dill. Hush," said Jem. "What'll we play today?"

Still later, Dill runs away from home, where Scout discovers him under her bed. Dill entertains his obviously enthralled pals with one of his greatest stories about

having been bound in chains and left to die in the basement by his new father, who disliked him...

But Scout suspected that no one could hate such a lovable fellow as Dill:

... "I said why'd you run off? Was he really hateful like you said?
    "Naw... they just wasn't interested in me."

Scout realized one big difference between Atticus and Dill's father: Atticus needed Scout. Dill believed his parents didn't need him. Their serious talk turned to Boo Radley once again, and Dill philosophized about why Boo had never run away.

"Maybe he doesn't have anywhere to run off to..."

How does the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare vary from Aristotle's definition of a tragedy?In addition, how does the character Macbeth differ...

According to Aristotle, a good tragedy must have a character (protagonist) who falls from great height because of a tragic flaw in character.  Macbeth, who has become king, inevitably “falls” because of his ambition.  Furthermore, Aristotle also notes that the play must have an antagonist who opposes the protagonist in his quest.  This of course is the role of Macduff, who kills Macbeth at the end of the play.  Catharsis must also be achieved by the end of the play – and so, in Macbeth, Malcom and Donalbain are cleared of their accusations and the evil (Macbeth and Lady Macbeth) are punished (by death).  Macbeth adheres very closely to Aristotle’s definition of tragedy indeed.

In The Jungle, what contrast between the old country and the new and between the older and younger generations are evident at the wedding?In...

I dont' have a copy of the novel on hand, but I do remember that the younger people don't respect all of the traditions from the honeland. The detail that most stuck with me, years after reading the novel, is that many of the younger generation eat the food and drink the alcohol but then duck out -- rather than contribute money, by tossing it into a hat, I believe. I know that weddings are often very expensive events, and in a lot of countries (including Lithuania, apparently) the most common gift at a wedding ceremony is money, which helps cover the cost of the event and hopefully gives the new couple something to start their married life with.

In "The Crucible", what are John Proctor's inner conflicts and how does he attempt to deal with them?

John Proctor, though an apparently confident and calm man on the outside, is definitely struggling with some issues on the inside.  The first issue that he struggles with, and the main one he battles throughout the course of the play, is a feeling of being unworthy and a sinner.  He feels like he is a false man, a hypocrite, walking around like a good person when on the inside he knows that he has committed an awful sin.  This hypocrisy bothers him, his sin bothers him, and he is conflicted about it.  It bothered him so much to be having an affair and hiding it from his wife that when she suspected him of it, he "wilted, and, like a Christian...confessed" his sin to her.  He then ended the affair with Abby, and has been striving ever since to make up for it.  He tells his wife that he has "not gone from here to there without thinking to please" her, and is desperate to make up his wrongs. His sin with Abby has made him unsure of himself in his own eyes, in the eyes of his wife, and in the eyes of god. He feels a sinner, and not worthy of the veneration that many others that he knows has.

It is his feelings of inadequacy and sinful state that almost make him confess to a lie at the end of the play; it isn't until he feels he has paid for his sins and come clean with god that he feels okay with himself.

Another issue that he struggles with is a strong distaste for the minister of the town, Reverend Parris.  He can't stand Parris's style of preaching "only hellfire and damnation," and finds Parris's fixation with money to be repugnant.  As a result, Proctor doesn't go to church as often, and doesn't have his youngest son baptized by Parris.  He struggles with the materialism not only of Parris, but also of other members of the town, and is disgusted with people's bickering and fighting.

Those are just a few things that Proctor struggles with; I hope that helps!  Good luck!

In the meantime, he struggles to keep things off with Abby, and

What does it mean when Lady Macbeth says, "Thou'ldst have, great Glamis"?

In Act I, Scene 5 of Shakespeare's Macbeth, lines 20 and 21, Lady Macbeth says, "Thou'dst have, Great Glamis,/That which cries 'Thus thou must do,' if thou have it,..."  In the speech that these lines are a part of, Lady Macbeth reveals that she knows Macbeth has the necessary ambition to desire the throne of Scotland, but that he may not be evil enough to do what's necessary to achieve it (kill the current king).  In lines 20 and 21 she's saying that Macbeth needs a voice inside of himself that cries, paraphrasing, "You must do what's necessary, if you would have it (the thrown)."  This voice, Lady Macbeth feels, might help Macbeth follow through and do what he wants to do (kill the king and claim the thrown).

How are Jack and Algernon different in The Importance of Being Earnest?

Algernon Moncrieff lives in the city and is a social dandy with luxuriant tastes and leisurely manners. He is also not very fond of social occasions with family and boring guests. Pampered and overly indulgent of his every whim, Algernon has invented a friend called Bunbury who lives in the country. Mr. Bunbury is conveniently chronically ill and Algernon is a conveniently dedicated, loyal friend. Therefore, at Bunbury's every shift of ill health, Algernon drops everything--especially dinners with his aunt, Lady Augusta Bracknell, and cousin, Gwendolen Fairfax (and, yes, Lady Bracknell is Gwendolen Fairfax's mother)--and runs to Bunbury's side to nurse him through his illness. As a result, Algernon goes "Bunburying" at a whim and loves his escapes from the city to the country.

On the other hand, Jack, properly called John Worthing, has a house in the country where he is the guardian of his benefactor's granddaughter, Cecily Cardew. Jack was a foundling--he was found in a handbag in a cloakroom at the railway station, London's Victoria Station, to be precise. No one knew his parentage and since it was Thomas Cardew who discovered the baby in the handbag that was Jack, Cardew raised him as his guardian. Jack dislikes living in the country and whenever he can, he escapes the country to go to the city courtesy of his imaginary brother Earnest who is a rascal and a ne'er-do-well who is constantly getting into trouble and requiring rescuing.

While Algernon and Jack, unbeknownst to themselves, have similar made-up escapes from tedium, their escapes are in reverse order. And while Algernon is careless in the city, he pretends to be serious and in earnest in the country; so when he assumes the identity of Jack's imaginary brother Earnest, the name is strangely suited to him. Jack similarly is above reproach in the country and has to escape to be a rascal and social dandy (like Algernon) named Earnest in the city. Their routes are, as was said, opposite although both behave in the country and misbehave in the city.

How do the main characters and the setting support the themes?"Paul's Case" by Willa Cather

Willa Cather's "Paul's Case" has more than one theme, but the characters and setting certainly support all themes:

1. Deception - Feeling trapped in the materialsitic and petty world of steel workers who talk of the prices of things, the fortunes of the "iron kings," and the grades their sons make, Paul escapes into the world of the theatre.  Yet, while he disdains much of the men's conversations, he does like to hear

these legends of the iron kings" and he is interested in the "triumphs of cash-boys who had become famous, thou he had no mind for the cash-boy stage.

Paul deceives himself by believing that he wants no part of the world of his father, creating his own "secret temple," although he does envy the wealth of the "iron kings" and the successful cash-boys.  At home, Paul lies to his father; while at school, he creates tall-tales of his adventures.  Finally, in his escape to New York, Paul lives his greatest lie:  that he is a wealthy boy from Washington who awaits his globe-trotting parents.  Certainly, the earthy "steel city" of Pittsburgh contrasts well with the center of arts, New York where the falseness of the flowers in winter support the theme of deception.

2. Choices and Consequences.  Relative to the theme of deceit is the theme of free will.  The portrait of John Calvin who believed in predestination supports the theme that because of his very nature, Paul creates his illusionary world that will satisfy him, for his personal foible of lying destroys him as he finally faces the reality that he will be punished for his theft in Pittsburgh.

3.  Beauty  Again tied to Paul's deception, beauty in Paul's life must be attached to illusion,

the natural always wore the guise of ugliness....a certain element of artificiality seemed to him necessary in beauty.

While beauty makes Paul lose himself and "feel free," his pursuit of beauty in a deceptive way becomes destructive.  For Paul, too, the loss of beauty makes the ordinary life of his yellowed-wallpapered room and a mundane job seem "worse than jail."

4.  Alienation  The ordinary teachers who disapprove of the looks and actions of Paul make him feel alienated.  The talk of the young women about who ate the most waffles at the bake-off on Sunday.  At his hearing, surrounded by the teachers Paul feels "physical aversion"; even his street causes him "loathing" on Sunday when he listens to the prattle of the residents.

5.  Limitations and Opportunities  Obviously, Pittsburgh, with it many steel companies presents limited opportunity, while New York suggests a world of art, beauty, and delight.  In fact, Paul's alienation grows out of his limitations.  When his father refuses to allow him to usher where Paul feels "like a prisoner set free," Paul's world is greatly limited.  Because he is denied any cultural opportunities in Pittsburgh, Paul has all the more reason to flee to New York.  Then, when he discovers that his father is coming to New York, Paul feels that all opportunity is lost.

With characters who seem to Paul as constant antagonists and with the stultifying setting of Pittsburgh in contrast to the cultural New York, the main characters and the setting contribute greatly to the themes of Willa Cather's "Paul's Case."

In "Araby", what does Mangan's sister do to make a trip to the bazaar so important to the narrator?

It is clear that this short story is a "coming of age" story where the narrator is a tender adolescent boy who is completely overcome by his Romantic ideas of love. These certainly come to focus on Mangan's sister. Note how she is described from the point of view of the narrator:

She was waiting for us, her figure defined by the light from the half-opened door... Her dress swung as she moved her body and the soft rope of her hair tossed from side to side.

Note how in this description the light that surrounds her gives her an almost angelic appearance - it is as if she has a halo. This Romantic obsession the narrator has with Mangan's sister (note how she is never named - this itself seems to show the foolishness of the narrator's feelings) clearly dominates him, as he himself expresses later on in the short story:

But my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires.

This sets the stage for Mangan's sister's appeal to the narrator to buy something for her, clearly placing him in the role of knight errand off to complete a dangerous quest on behalf of his beautiful lady who awaits his safe return. It is this that sets the narrator up for his epiphany at the end of the story and makes him realise his own vanity.

What is the pathophysiological mechanism of panic ?

Panic disorder can be diagnosed linked by some unexpected attacks and continuous fear and the fact that attacks could occure again and again. These attacks cause symptoms from mild to severe and last less than 30 minutes. The first attack occurs without warning, during a normal activity (walking on the street, going shopping). Feeling is confusion, that something terrible will happen. There is also the need to leave the place and the withdrawal in a safe area (car, house). Along with these events, physical symptoms occure: difficulty in breathing, fast heart beat, chest pain. Maximum intensity of symptoms takes about 10 minutes. Panic attack symptoms can be similar to those of myocardial infarction. For this reason, many people seek emergency medical treatment.

Panic attacks can be triggered by a particular action  (uses of too much caffeine), situation (high congestion) or without apparent cause. People who have gone through a panic attack develop a fear not to repeat this experience again (anticipatory anxiety) and avoid social activities (agoraphobia). Approximately half of people who have panic disorder, has related to agoraphobia. Isolation interfere with service and interpersonal relations, especially with relatives and close friends.

Other common features related to panic disorders are:

- Use of drugs or alcohol (to inhibit fear and creating a false sense of courage to face difficult situations)

- Depression

- Phobias (unjustified fears )

- Disorders related to anxiety  (post traumatic stress)

- Difficult relationships with people with social position, because of intense anxiety

The first panic attack occurs during a routine activities and, for many people, it is coinciding with a period of their busy stressing life  (life threatening illness, accident, end a relationship, separation from family).

Sometimes, first panic attack occurs after giving birth.

The first attack may occur as a reaction to drugs, nicotine or caffeine. But once the issue which led to attack is resolved , it may return.

Experts believe that stressful circumstances may rise the cycle of panic attacks in people predisposed to panic disorders.

Recurrent panic attacks can be mild to severe and may continue for years, especially when they are combined with agoraphobia. There may be long periods without attacks, but also periods with frequent attacks.Panic-related disorders can follow for life, but symptoms can be controlled with treatment. Most people with this problem recover after treatment and have a normal life. Panic-related disorders may recur if treatment is stopped too early.

What does this mean: "A physician can cure the body, but a man needs a cure for the mind and soul as well."just a quote I wanted to know the...

William Wordsworth wrote a sonnet relative to this quote entitled, "The World Is Too Much with Us":

The world is too much with us; late and soon,/Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers....

For many, especially those of a poetic soul, the world becomes oppressive. Feeling this oppression of the soul, Lord Byron wrote that melancholy sat over him "like a cloud" that would not break and descend in rain. There must be some solace for a person in such times of melancholy.  Often a trip to the mountains or to the beach or other scenic natural spot is very therapeutic to people.  Rest is also helpful in healing the troubled soul as is the good company of family and friends.  In addition, recreational activities help soothe people's minds and souls.  Winston Churchill declared that "what is good for the inside of a man is on the outside of a horse."

Reading poetry, watching a good movie, camping--there are many "cures" for troubled minds and souls.  Each person finds his/her own.  If none of these work, then the person must seek professional help, for the illnesses of the spirit are as real as the illnesses of the body, and can be just as devasting. 

In Act 1 of The Crucible, what are some of the conflicts between John Proctor and Reverend Parris?

While Rev. Parris has conflicts with almost everyone in his community, most of his parishioners are not as vocal as John Proctor.  In the middle of the act before Rev. Hale arrives in town, John and the reverend start to butt heads over the need for an expert minister to come to town to "search for the devil in Salem." He demands from Parris,

Then let you come out and call them wrong.  Did you consult the wardens before you called this minister to look for devils?

In addition to his disagreement over the minister calling in Rev. Hale before even consulting the people of Salem, Proctor demonstrates the following problems with Rev. Parris in Act One.

1. He believes that the pastor is basing one's worthiness (when it comes to authority and opinion in the community) on how much land a person possesses. John tells Parris,

We vote by name in this society, not by acreage.

2.  He disagrees with Rev. Parris's constant hellfire and damnation preaching and argues that others in the community do too.

3.  He perceives Rev. Parris's greedy nature (he cites examples of Rev. Parris being the first of Salem's ministers to ask for the deed to the church parish and quibbles with him  over his pay and firewood).

4. Finally, John has sided against the Putnams in the rift which divides the community.  The Putnams are on Parris's side because they like the power it gives them to position themselves with the town's minister, and John is with the Nurses and Coreys because they have had to fight against Putnam's constant scheming to obtain more land.  Because of John's negative feelings toward the Putnams and alliance with Parris's "enemies," Parris is afraid that Proctor will overthrow his authority and drive him out of town.

Miller includes all of these conflicts between the two men to foreshadow the bigger division that will develop in Salem and to hint at the real motivation behind the witch trials.

What is meant by equilibrium of firm and of the industry? Indicate the conditions of both under perfect competition.Is it possible under imperfect...

When we speak of market equilibrium in economics it refers to level of prices at which the quantity demanded by the customers is same as the quantity offered for for supply by the suppliers. Thus the market equilibrium has has two dimensions. (1) price, and (2) quantity sold and purchased. Please note that the we are talking about quantity actual sold and purchased. Unlike quantities demanded and quantity offered for supply, the actual quantity sold and purchased is always equal.

In a monopoly market, the entire market supply is accounted by one firm. Therefore, equilibrium point for the market and for the firm are the same. In a perfectly competitive market, individual firms have no influence on the market price as the demand curve for the firm is a horizontal line at the level of the market price. Thus same price is applicable to firm level equilibrium. However the quantity supplied by each firm at this equilibrium price depends on the cost structure of the firm. The firm can supply as much as it wishes, therefore it supplies a quantity that maximizes its profit. This occurs when the marginal cost of the firm just equals the marginal revenue. In a perfectly competitive market the marginal cost and revenue at this point are also same as the market price. Since marginal cost for every firm operating in a perfect competition is same as market price, the combined marginal cost for all the firms in a perfectly competitive market is also same as market equilibrium price.

In an oligopoly it is not possible to give a fixed formula for the equilibrium point for individual firms as it is dependent on actions of competitor firms and may change from time to time in response to changing competitive action and the competitive strategy of the firm itself.

Average Fixed Cost:

Fixed cost refers to the minimum fixed cost that a firm incurs for manufacturing irrespective of the total quantity produced. Average fixed cost is simply this fixed cost divided by total quantity produced.

Thus: Average Fixed Cost = AFC = Fixed cost/Total quantity produced.

In the above equation for AFC we see that numerator (fixed cost) is constant, while denominator (total quantity produced) is variable. Therefore, AFC reduces with increasing production quantity. As a result AFC curve, which is a graph showing AFC on y-axis and production of x-axis, is a downward sloping curve.

What are the elements of symbolism used in "A Pair of Silk Stockings"? Symbolism in "A Pair of Silk Stockings" is important to understand the story.

There is much symbolism in "A Pair of Silk Stockings," and because the symbols are integral with the objects necessary to the story--instead of, for example, an added adornment like an etching of the Himalayas worn on a necklace chain--they are hard to pick out, actually making the story more obtuse for that reason.

The first symbol is the $15 itself. It symbolizes both past and future: her past "better times" and a small light shed on her "dim future" making the "monster" look a little less "gaunt" for a time. Related symbols are the gloves, representing status and a remembrance of her past, and the magazines, a pleasure known from her past "better times," a time when she actually could indulge in the luxury of thought.

A contrasting symbol bespeaking her present life is her "shabby old shopping bag" and the cotton stockings she "thrust" into it. This action of thrusting away her stockings is the closest Mrs. Sommers ever gets to a negative emotion expressed toward her present life.

The gaily colored silk stockings symbolize the colors of life; the gairty, the carefree pleasure, the time for thought, time for happiness, time thinking of oneself. Hand-in-glove with this is the restaurant interior that symbolizes the better life she never thinks about; and she sees upon close examination that it is more spotless and more sparkling than she had realized. In other words, her past was more lovely and pleasing than she had realized. That life was nice and would still be nice to be part of.

At the theater she shares a laugh, a tear, a chocolate--but doesn't share the possession of a hankie--symbolizing that Mrs. Sommers is still of that class that she left four children and a marriage ago. On the cable car, Mrs. Sommers comes the closest to expressing regret for her past life--but without the gloom of negativity--when she is said to have a wish, a longing for her last moment of this reclaimed portion of herself to live in perpetuity. This wish and longing express something deeper than regret, as they are the products of clear vision, i.e., the restaurant, (and therefore unambiguous) and are without rancor.

What does genre mean?

Because a piece of literature may meet the description of more than one category of writing, or genre, it is important to assess the tone, setting, plot, and other aspects of a writing before classifying it according to specific grouping.  Also, it may be useful to determine what distinguishing characteristics are prevalent in the work.  For example, although To Kill a Mockingbird possess humorous scenarios and quips, it would be unlike for a reader to choose to categorize it as a comedy, since Harper Lee's purpose in writing was not merely to provide light-hearted entertainment; overall, she wrote a powerful novel that deals with serious historical and societal issues.  Based on this knowledge, To Kill a Mockingbird would best be categorized in a genre other than comedy.  If necessary, readers may wish to use the process of elimination to determine a work's genre, or may consider what descriptor(s) would best describe a work, then categorize the work accordingly.

What is the allusion used in the poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning?

The poem, "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is a dramatic monologue in which the narrator alludes to the Roman god Neptune, "Notice Neptune, though,/taming a sea-horse, thought a rarity." This is a significant allusion in a couple of ways.

Neptune was a God of the sea, but Poseidon seemed to be much more predominant. In fact Neptune became more noted for ruling horses and horse racing than he was for ruling the sea. Thus the allusion to Neptune taming a sea horse makes sense with regard to the mythological reference.This is also significant because once again the Duke is leaping from women to works of art in the same discussion which indicates (as is supported throughout the poem) that he considers women to be objects such as art. The seahorse in the last referenced piece of art is perhaps the wife he couldn't really tame.

In To Kill a Mockingbird what does Jem realize about Atticus at the end of chapter 10?

Before this chapter, Scout and Jem had been a little bit embarrassed that their father didn't do anything "cool" for a living, or wasn't super strong, or didn't have any hobbies that they could brag about to all of their friends.  Kids at school occasionally get into the "my dad's cooler than your dad because...." discussions, and when that happened, Scout and Jem didn't feel they had anything to offer.  Scout says, at the beginning of the chapter, that

"Atticus was feeble...which we felt reflected upon his abilitites and manliness...and there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said, 'My father--'".

They had no idea that Atticus did anything other than read books and be a lawyer--very boring indeed.  But in chapter 10, as Atticus reveals, through the shooting of old Tim Johnson, the rabid dog, that he is an excellent marksman, Jem is shocked.  He had no idea that his father could shoot so well, and with such seeming ease.  It is super cool!  He is really excited, but perplexed as to why Atticus wouldn't tell them.  Maudie lets him know that Atticus doesn't like to brag, and if people knew he was so good, they'd feel bad about their own abilities.  Jem ponders this, and respects it, and even tells Scout to not brag about Atticus at school.  If Atticus wants to keep it quiet, they should respect that.  Jem realizes that "Atticus is a gentleman," as he says at the end of the chapter.  Not only is he cool for having a skill, but even cooler for not bragging about it.  He realizes his dad is respectful and gentleman-like.  I hope that helps!  Good luck.

What are some tactics that good financial managers employ?

Financial Managers is a very general terms. Persons designated s finance managers in different firms may perform many different kind of jobs. For example a finance manager in a share broking firm, a foreign exchange dealer, and a manufacturing firms are likely to to have very different kind of duties and responsibilities. Further, the same finance manager is likely to be responsible for a wide ranging activities, and the way one function needs to be handled may be quite different from the others. For example, a finance manager may be responsible for advising the firm on sources of short term finance requirement, as well as for planning and monitoring the fund flows. It is not advisable to handle all such function in identical manner . Finally, tactics refers to a specific actions one may take to achieve the detailed operational objectives that change from time to time. Thus the tactics also need to change with the changing operational requirements. It will be a good strategy for a financial manager, or for any other manager, to be flexible and innovative in use of tactic, rather than relying on some standard, prescription tactics.

I was wondering whether it would be possible for a bullet shot from gun to become moon's satellite. How fast the bullet would have to be?

Anything projected from the surface of a planet should work aginst the gravity to go up or away from the planet. If  v is  the velocity of bullet of mass m, projected on a surface of the planet (here, moon.), of mass M and radius R, then the object's (here bullet's)  kinetic energy and potential energy should exceed that of its potential energy. The kinetic and poential eenergy of the object  are given by:

KE = mv^2/2 and

PE = m*g, where g is the acceleration due to gravitational attraction, given by:

mg =  GMm/R^2. Here, G is the unineversal gravitational constant = 6.673*10-11 Nm/kg^2, by tables. Or

g = GM/R^2

To escape the moon's gravity, the object's (bullet' s) kinetic energy should be more than  of it's surfacial potential energy, for which the required condition is:

bullet's KE > = bullet's  PE  on the surface of the planet (moon) or

mv^2/2 >= mg, or

V^2  =  2g  or

V^2 > = 2 moon's surfacial acceleration due to moon's gravity.

= 2* (GM/R^2), or

v = (2GM)^(1/2) / R.

For the moon of us (earth), by tables, M = 7.353*10^22 kg, R = 1.738* 10^6 meters. Therefore the escape velocity for the bullet (or any other thing projected from the moon's surface) is given by:

v = [(2*6.672*10^-11 Nm/kg^2) * (7.353*10^22 kg)]^(1/2) /(1738*10^6 m)

=1.274509489 meter/ second.

What is the moral lesson of "Roman Fever"?

The moral lesson of "Roman Fever" is that often one misjudges a person who is close.  In the exposition of Wharton's story, Mrs. Slade, with dramatic irony, remarks, "Grace Ansley was always old-fashioned."  And, while Mrs. slade notices that Mrs. Ansley says, "[Rome] it's still the most beautiful view in the world" with an emphasis on me, she does not understand why.

As the two friends talk, they wonder about their girls.This time with knowing iirony, Mrs. Ansley remarks to her companion,

...I don't in the least know what they are...And perhaps we didn't know much more about each other.

Mrs. Ansley does not know as Mrs. Slade thinks, "Would she never cure herself of envying her?"  Mrs. Slade has always been jealous that her husband was once in love with Mrs. Ansley.  In a vengeful moment when Mrs. Slade reveals that it was she who wrote the letter inviting Mrs. Ansley to the Coliseum, Mrs. Slade believes there is a "slow struggle  behind the voluntarily controlled mask of her small quiet face."  With dramatic irony, she calls Mrs. Ansley "prudent."

Of course, Mrs. Ansley was anything but prudent as she met Delphin Slade and became pregnant from their personal Roman fever.  But, having been told that Mrs. Slade had written the letter that she has so long cherished, Mrs. Ansley realizes that Mrs. Slade has told her about the letter because she has continued to hate her.  But, it is the final truth that sets Mrs. Slade back to her bitter envy:  Barbara, whom she has always wished were her daughter, is actually the daughter of her husband and her old friend.  Mrs. Slade has known so little of her "intimate friend" because she has always remained her rival.

How does Lady Macbeth show qualities of her character besides those that are cold hearted and ruthless?

Yes, although she is mostly cold-hearted and ruthless, Lady Macbeth has other traits that can be seen on occasion.

Here, in Act 2, scene 2, Lady Macbeth is bold, scared, and surprisingly sentimental:

LADY MACBETH:

That which hath made them drunk hath

made me bold;

What hath quench'd them hath given me fire. Hark! Peace!

It was the owl that shriek'd, the fatal bellman,

Which gives the stern'st good-night. He is about it:

The doors are open, and the surfeited grooms

Do mock their charge with snores: I have drugg'd their possets,

That death and nature do contend about them,

Whether they live or die.

Enter Macbeth

MACBETH:

Who's there? what, ho!

LADY MACBETH:

Alack, I am afraid they have awaked

And ’tis not done. The attempt and not the deed

Confounds us. Hark! I laid their daggers ready;

He could not miss ‘em. Had he not resembled

My father as he slept, I had done't.

So, just after she says how bold she is, she is frightened by noises. Then she says that line about her father. What a tender accomplice she is.

And after she goes back into the murder room to return the daggers and smear blood on the guards, she even seems so admit a bit of shame and guilt for what she and Macbeth have just done:

My hands are of your color, but I shame

To wear a heart so white.

After this, and through most of the play, Lady Macbeth holds it together pretty well, even while her husband occasionally loses it. Again and again she chastises him for his fear and sense of guilt. But, we know that, eventually, she can't handle her own guilt and finally cracks. She sleep walks and, while doing so, spills the beans about all the murders her husband has committed. Horrified by all that has happened, she says:

LADY MACBETH:

Out, damned spot! Out, I say! One–two—

why then ’tis time to do't. Hell is murky. Fie, my lord, fie!

A soldier, and afeard? What need we fear who knows it,

when none can call our power to account? Yet who would have thought the old man to have had so much blood in him?

DOCTOR:

Do you mark that?

LADY MACBETH:

The Thane of Fife had a wife; where is she

now? What, will these hands ne'er be clean? No more o’

that, my lord, no more o’ that. You mar all with this starting.

And then this last admission of a guilt from which she can never rid herself:

LADY MACBETH:

Here's the smell of the blood still. All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand. Oh, oh, oh!

Yes, she's been cold hearted and ruthless, a "fiend-like queen," but she has finally succumbed to her own evil.

Why shift work is needed? What are the problems related with shift work?Asked question is related with ergonomics topic - Shift work.

There are many activities that require intense physical effort that is required to work shifts.By proper organization of labor based on ergonomic principles, through the mechanization and computerization of activities and by determining how many staff structure it can act effectively to reduce physical exertion.

In the public relations services or Secretariats exist elements that an important contribution to increasing mental effort. In this sense dialogue is particularly noted to be maintained by each person to determine the desired information. In order to meet that demand, usability studies indicate a number of qualities that must have workers from such a service, namely: good knowledge in the field of applied art of talking to people, dynamism, attention to distributive , sense of observation capacity of decision and initiative.Practice has shown that in the public relations services there are a number of cases which usually leads to overload. They are diverse and can be caused either by workers or customers. The first type is the degree of fatigue of workers (plus the accumulated daily) with implications on how to behave towards clients, lack of courtesy,manifested by nervousness.

People who do not have a fixed schedule and working in shifts are more susceptible to diabetes, become obese or have heart problems because of metabolic disturbance.

According to a study made by Harvard University of USA it has observed that shift program  makes us sick. In this study 10 students were  volunteers, five girls and five boys, who for two weeks worked eight hours shifts each , including night shifts.

It was noted that in this short time, students have shown signs of increased stress had similar problems in people who are prone to diabetes and had disorders of blood circulation.

These health problems are common in people who work in shifts as a program because their metabolism is disturbed and the body functions are themselves affected.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, how does Scout feel about starting school?

When Dill left Maycomb in early September in order to return to his hometown of Meridian, Scout was depressed for a time; however, her depression was replaced with happiness and excitement when she realized that she would be starting school in just a few days.  In the first paragraph of Chapter 20, Scout's enthusiasm for school is made evident when she says:

I never looked forward more to anything in my life.  Hours of wintertime had found me in the treehouse, looking over at the schoolyard, spying on multitudes of children through a two-power telescope Jem had given me, learning their games, following Jem's red jacket through wriggling circles of blind man's bluff, secretly sharing their misfortunes and minor victories.  I longed to join them.

Unfortunately, Scout's enjoyment of school was short lived; on the first day alone, she was criticized for being literate, punished for trying to explain Walter Cunningham's behavior, reprimanded by Calpurnia for treating Walter poorly, and informed that she could not receive her education at home (plus a few other inconveniences).  Had it not been for Atticus's excellent fathering and his recognition of those things that mattered to his daughter, Scout probably would have been extremely unhappy returning to school; however, Atticus and Scout came to "an agreement reached by mutual concessions" which resulted in Scout's continuing her formal education.

What is the theme and style of Pirandello in War?

Like much with Pirandello, there is complexity and intricacy in a supposedly simple war story.  This only heightens the nuances of the First World War.  The style of the work is conversational, enhanced by the closed in setting of the train.  Each of the passengers has a particular slant on the notion of their children serving in the war effort.  This element helps to develop the divergent public reaction to Italians in the war.  Italy's participation in the war was not as strongly unified or as clearly articulated or sold as it as in America.  Many Italians,  separated from the fighting, had difficulty understanding the rationale in their participation in a war where over a million Italians would die and a nearly a million more would be injured.  The ambivalence of Italy's motivation in the war is reflected in the dialogue, which is very direct, centered on loss of children in the war, and little in way of national pride or the element of nationalism that sparked the conflict in general.  The feel of the discussion is that the death of the passenger's children is something of which they are not in control, and can only rationalize the death of children as something which might not hurt as much.  The only stirring words is spoken by the old man, whose pride and supposed solution is undercut with his realization that his son is dead.  Perhaps, this is the theme of the work.  The lack of verifiable conclusions, of answers, and the dearth of guidance that sent Italy into war is resonated with all the passengers, individuals who seem to be flailing at potential answers. The only absolute is a terrifying one: The passengers' sons will die and there is nothing which can be done to alleviate this pain.  The rationalizations offered are feeble attempts to make sense of something that is, in its own right, beyond sensible.  In this small dialogue, the abusurdity and horrors of war are simultaneously revealed and experienced.

I need help coming up with a theme statement for "The Devil and Tom Walker."I understand that the main underlying theme is greed but what stems...

"The Devil and Tom Walker" is a picture of greed, as you mention.  Tom Walker is a man who sells his soul to the devil in the next world in order to get more money in this world. He's miserly and crusty and shriveled, as is his wife.  When the devil takes her, Tom is secretly thrilled she is gone.  Once he's been given the riches he bought so dearly, he makes even more money.  At some point, though, in the midst of his greediness and grasping for money, he has some kind of epiphany and decides to get his spiritual house in order.  He seems to have undergone some kind of reform--until someone makes him angry.  He makes a casual remark which brings him face to face with the devil, who has come to retrieve the soul he was promised. 

Your theme of greed is clear, and a thesis which includes that would be accurate.  Another may concern the idea that appearances can be deceiving, and what seems to be is not always what is.  Tom is supposedly a God-fearing man at the end of the story, yet he ends up in hell with the devil.  He appears to love his wife, yet he's relieved that she's gone.  He seems to have gotten rich on his own, but he actually bought those riches with his soul.  He doesn't want to believe the devil will really claim what he's owed, yet he practically invites him to come get him.  What seems to be, may not be.

Comparing William Wordsworth and Keats in their poetries of nature.nature is a dominant theme in romantic poetry.how does wordsworth attitude...

Both Wordsworth and Keats find a redemptive and pure quality to nature.  Their poems extol nature as the one domain that remains free from social corruption and impurity.  There is a sense that order in the world and ethical structure to it is present in the natural setting.  In many poems, Wordsworth artculates this belief.  Take a read at the poem, "I Wandered Lonely as Cloud" and see how many ways nature provides a sense of inspiration and salvation to the speaker.  From the cloud wandering to the field of daffodils, there are images and direct connection to the powerful nature of nature.  In "The Solitary Reaper," Wordsworth conjures up the image of a woman who is inseparable from her natural setting, making her as elusive and as pure.  In Keats' poems, the theme of nature is a backdrop which allows for his delving into the nature of truth, art, and existence.  At the same time, his ode "To Autumn" contains imagery and moods that help to bring out the glory of nature and its natural beauty.  In "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," the natural setting is what allows the story of the knight and his fall from grace to take place.

Help with a health project for the drug Hashish.help me with the following: the chemicals used in Hashish some slang names for it the...

Hashish is made by compression resin glad in cannabis.  Only the flower clusters and top leaves are used in making hashish.  It is often sold in small chips or blocks, sticky and soft to the touch and varies in color from green, yellow, reddish brown and light to dark brown depending on the type of cannabis used to make the product.  Hashish becomes soft when heated and extracts a sticky substance during heating.  It is inhaled but can also be prepared in foods such as brownies, teas, or cakes.  It is most commonly smoked in pipes, bongs, or hookahs, a type of Turkish pipe. 

The primary ingredients of hashish come from cannabis.  The variety of cannabis used determines the potency of the product.  The product contains THC ((Tetrahydrocannabinol) resin.  Its origin is mainly Africa, the Middle East, and Afghanistan.

Users seek the state of euphoria and relaxation from the drug.  Short term side effects include impaired speech, slowed response, imbalance, blurred vision, sleepiness, and disruption of thinking process.  Some users experience paranoia and anxiety.  Episodes of psychosis are rare but have been known to occur.

Long term use of hashish can affect a person’s lungs and mental process.  Long term effects can include the following; bronchitis, emphysema, and lung cancer.  In addition it can affect a person’s memory, cause learning disabilities, and alter physical and sexual growth.   It speeds up the heart rate which can lead to a heart attack.  Use of Hashish can affect a person’s personality and therefore create relationship problems.  While addiction to hashish was once considered psychological in nature, recent studies have determined that users also develop physical dependence on the drug.

How does McMurphy's voice and laughter affect the ward, and how are his hands different from Harding's?

It's important to remember what the ward was like BEFORE Mack showed up: it was a quiet, humorless place. Men were afraid to laugh, to joke...heck, under Nurse Ratched's iron fist, they were barely comfortable talking at all!

Enter McMurphy. Cracking jokes, having fun (gasp!), and generally stirring things up, especially in the subtle and not-so-subtle ways he defies Nurse Ratched, he has a profound effect on the other men. They are empowered to remember what it was like to be, well, men (or even just human beings), and then act that way.

Harding's hands are described as fluttering and birdlike. Mack's are more rough and worn. I don't want to give away the story here...it should be pretty obvious what this says about each man.

Good luck! Hope you enjoy the rest of the book; it is one of my favorites.

How do I get whitetail bucks to come to my corn bait pile??I have a deer camera over my pile and during the rut in early November i got many bucks...

Since deer mark their territory, especially during the rut, you may have to move your corn pile.  Obviously, the doe will still come around because they're not scared by a male deer marking his territory.  The fact that you can't get any bucks around probably means that the deer you were seeing in November were marking their territory.  The others aren't going to come back around because they don't want to go on another guy's turf.  Also, are there other animals who are eating the corn?  This, too, could affect whether or not the bucks are coming in.  If they feel at all threatened, especially with it being hunting season, they are going to be hiding out and not so out in the open, especially since mating season is over.  Good luck!

How did the Puritans view sin, guilt, crime, and adultery?

The Puritans believed that their church had entered into a covenant with God.  In this covenant, they pledged to act correctly in return for God's special favor (on Earth).

Because of this, they saw sin, crime, and adultery as violations of their covenant with God (and the covenants they made with each other to act in accordance with God's will).  These things had to be punished by the leaders of the church community so that God would not punish the society as a whole.

The Puritans did not, however, see sin as something that would cause people to be damned.  People were damned or saved based on predestination and nothing they could do would change their fate.

How does Nick perceive Gatsby in "The Great Gatsby?" And how is Gatsby 'great?'

Very few personalities in world history, like Alexander the great, have the title 'the great' appended to their name. It's obvious that the sobriquet 'the great' is used ironically by F. Scott Fitzgerald to hint at Gatsby's dubious and corrupt personality and actually highlight the failure of his dream in attaining Daisy, and overall Gatsby's insignificance .

This is evident when we compare and contrast Ch. 3 and Ch. 9. In Ch.3 we have the lavish description of the spectacular parties thrown by Jay Gatsby in order to attract Daisy:

Every Friday five crates of oranges and lemons arrived from a fruiterer in New York—every Monday these same oranges and lemons left his back door in a pyramid of pulpless halves. There was a machine in the kitchen which could extract the juice of two hundred oranges in half an hour if a little button was pressed two hundred times by a butler’s thumb.

At least once a fortnight a corps of caterers came down with several hundred feet of canvas and enough colored lights to make a Christmas tree of Gatsby’s enormous garden. On buffet tables, garnished with glistening hors-d’oeuvre, spiced baked hams crowded against salads of harlequin designs and pastry pigs and turkeys bewitched to a dark gold. In the main hall a bar with a real brass rail was set up, and stocked with gins and liquors and with cordials so long forgotten that most of his female guests were too young to know one from another.

In Ch.9 we have a description of Gatsby's funeral and the now desolate house. The character Owl-eyes sums up the striking contrast between the splendor of Gatsby's house in Ch.3 and the deserted look in Ch. 9:

We straggled down quickly through the rain to the cars. Owl-eyes spoke to me by the gate.

“I couldn’t get to the house,” he remarked.

“Neither could anybody else.”

“Go on!” He started. “Why, my God! they used to go there by the hundreds.” He took off his glasses and wiped them again, outside and in.

“The poor son-of-a-bitch,” he said.

At the end of the novel Nick takes one last look at Gatsby's house and remarks:

On the last night, with my trunk packed and my car sold to the grocer, I went over and looked at that huge incoherent failure of a house once more.

What are 6 ways that children can hurt themselves/each other using a toy.Less than 300 words

Anyone who's ever watched kids play can tell you there are closer to six million ways for kids to hurt themselves or each other.  Here are a few:

1.  Choking.  If the toy is little enough, or can be torn into pieces, little kids can put it in their mouth and choke on it.

2.  Smacking someone else in the head.  Plenty of toys are pretty hard and hurt a kid when some other kid smacks them in the head.

3.  Falling off.  There are all these little castle and slide toys.  Falling off them hurts.

4.  Carrying them, tripping and falling on them.

5.  Strangling.  A kid can use any toy that's long and flexible to strangle himself or another kid.

6. Poking out an eye.  Any toy that's got a point smaller than the size of an eyesocket can take out an eye.

What are some themes in Hemingway's The Sun Also Rises that reflect Hemingway's thinking?

The title itself conveys one of the themes of "The Sun Also Rises."  Taken from the Book of Ecclesiastes, the passage is believed to have been written by King Solomon, who himself was disillusioned with life and found it meaningless at the end:

The sun also riseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose.

The characters in Hemingway's novel are ones whom Gertrude Stein names "the lost generation": those who died in the war lost their lives, those who lived lost their purpose.  After the disillusionment of World War I life has become meaningless; the sun rises and sets and nothing meaningful changes.  Thus, Hemingway's novel challenges the American Dream in this disillusionment with progress and regeneration.

A prevalent theme, then, is The Meaning of Life.  The characters must reject the heroic life as they have seen that it mainly leads to death.  The romantic life, as embraced by Cohn is rejected, too, as Brett says, "He is not one of us."  Others feel that the essence of life is mangaing one's money.  Unfortunately, several of the characters are not able to do this, either.  To keep his mind off his impotence, Jakes tabulates everything in life:  "You could get your money's worth."  Another thing Jack has paid for is the literature of Turgenieff that he reads; from this literature he gleans from the effort of reading, an effort that he can utilize to recover from the war.  In the nihilist philosophy of Hemingway himself, his characters must find their own meaning in life; they must create their own existences and not rely upon any promises that the rising sun may hold.

Describe how the body systems work.

I believe this question relates to human body.

The human body can be compared to a very complex process plant. As a matter of fact it is the most complicated process plant, much more complicated and sophisticated than any other plant or equipment designed or built by human beings.

The complete body system cannot be described completely even in a hundred pages. Therefore I will only indicate some of the main features of the human body.

The body system incorporates many sub-systems within itself that makes it highly self-managed and self sustaining. Not only a body is able to operate by itself, the body also has the ability to make new bodies, to grow, to maintain itself to restore from normal wear and tear, and to repair any damages by external influences.Some parts of the body like heart and kidneys work continuously for the lifetime.Body also has the capacity to monitor the environment and, based on the environmental condition, adjust  its internal working to maintain its health.

The body also interacts with the external environments and other living beings to serve its objectives. The body decides the objectives as well as the means to achieve these objectives by itself. It also then uses its external organs to interact with and alter the external environment.

The whole body may be divided into different organs, each performing some specific functions within the total body. Thus each organ acts like a sub-system within the total body system. The main organs of the body are described below.

1. Skin, nails and hair: Skin provides an outer covering for the body for protection. It also provides the sense of touch including feeling of temperature. It plays an important role in maintaining body temperature through mechanism of sweating. Sweat also removes some waste material from the body.


2. Skeletal system: provides a rigid structure for housing the various body organs and provides rigid components for body movement and application of force.


3. Muscular system: Used as to control movements of the body. Force required for all movements of the body is applied through muscular action.


4. Digestive system: It accepts food from outside, digests it to extract inputs required for energy, repair and growth of the body, and remove remaining unused part of food from body.


5. Respiratory system: Supplies oxygen required by the body and removal of carbon dioxide from the body.


6. Circulatory system: It pumps and circulates blood throughout the body to supply oxygen, energy and other material required to different parts of the body, and to carry away waste material from the body.


7. Urinary system: removal of waste material from the body. This waste material is separated from the blood (a part of circulation system) by kidneys.


8. Reproductive system: It help humans to reproduce themselves.


9. Endocrine system: It produces different hormones for controlling and regulating body functions.


10. Nervous system including organs of senses such as eyes and ears: It enables the body to obtain information about outside environment as well as internal functioning of the body. It also includes brain for processing information and decision making.

The body can also be classified in term of external parts such as hands, legs, and so on. These external body parts interact with the environment and perform external work.

In Act 2, Scene 4 of Romeo and Juliet, what has caused Romeo to be restored to his true self? What does Romeo suggest about the nurse?

In short: Romeo believes he has found true love with Juliet. He leaves behind his mopey, depressed self and his pining for Rosaline, instead embracing the youth and vitality he discovers in Juliet. This sparks his verbal jousting with Mercutio, who is overjoyed at the return of the "true" Romeo:

Why, is not this better now than groaning for love? Now art thou sociable, now art thou Romeo; now art thou what thou art, by art as well as by nature. For this drivelling love is like a great natural that runs lolling up and down to hide his bauble in a hole.

Mercutio is basically asking, "Now, isn't that better?" He's glad to have his best friend back to normal, and Romeo seems happy to have left that dreary personality behind.

As far as the Nurse is concerned, she suffers some rather lewd jests from Mercutio and Romeo. Once Romeo speaks with her alone, she seems flustered by the encounter and cannot focus on any one thing. She also misuses words several times in her attempt to appear important and intelligent. However, Romeo's responses suggest that her speech is having the exact opposite effect. He continually asks her what she means, & tells her that she is not understanding what he is trying to say. Romeo suggests that the Nurse is not the most reliable messenger in their exchange.

754 N diver drops from a board 9.00 m above the water's surface. The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s^2.Find the diver's speed 5.80 m above the...

The speed v  (in mer per second) of a falling object from rest, given the height h in meter  can be calculated.

v^2 = u^2+2gh, wher u is the initial velocity V is the final velocity when a falling distance is h. g is the acceleration due to gravity.

A)

To find the speed when the diver is above 5.8m from water.

h = initial heiht of the diver - 5.8m = 4.8m, u=0

V^2 = U^2+2gh =0+2*9.81*4.8

v=sqrt(2*9.81*4.8) = 9.7044m/s

B)

The speed of the diver just before touching the water surface v = sqrt(2*9.81*9m), as here h=9 meter.

=13.2883 m/s.

C)

The initial speed is upward and so u = 2.9m/s as direction of moving towards water is assumed positive. This could be solved by using  equation of motion for the vertically upward projected . But the  magnitude of the speed remains same 2.9m/s  while crossing the board in downward direction.Threfre,

v^2=u^2+2gh, u=2.9m/s, g=9.81 and h = 9m

v = sqrt(2.9^2+2*9.81*9)

= 6.0852 m/s

Find a quotation from Chapter 9 of Angela's Ashes that expresses Frank's feelings on his discovery of literature.How does Angela suffer shame in...

Frank first developed a love of literature when he was confined to the hospital with typhoid.  At that time, which is actually recounted in Chapter 8, he says,

"It's lovely to know the world can't interfere with the inside of your head".

During that first hospital stay, Frank is befriended by the janitor, Seamus, who cannot read but learns poems at the pub and memorizes them, then recites them for Frank so that he can enjoy them too.  In Chapter 9, Frank, suffering from a severe case of conjuntivitis, is hospitalized again, and Seamus again recites poetry for him.  Frank describes the joy that he and the other patients derive from Seamus' gift in a very long sentence,

"He stands in the aisle between the beds with his mop and his bucket and says the highwayman poem and all the patients stop their moaning and the nuns and nurses stand and listen and on and on goes Seamus till he comes to the end and everyone goes mad clapping and cheering him and he tells the world he loves that poem he'll have it in his head forever no matter where he goes and if it wasn't for Frankie McCourt and his typhoid there and poor Patricia Madigan with the dipteria that's gone God rest her he'd never know the poem and there I am famous in the eye ward of the City Home Hospital and all because of Seamus".

Angela suffers shame because of poverty and the irresponsibility of her husband.  Some of the fathers of the desperately poor families living on the lane go to England to take jobs which are plentiful because of the war, but Malachi McCourt at first refuses, and just sits around the house while the family goes hungry.  Young Frank finally shames his father into going to work in England like the others, but when he does, he sends no money home, spending it all on riotous living and carousing at the pubs instead.  Angela is shamed because she cannot provide for her children, while their neighbors enjoy a prosperous time because of the money sent from England by their husbands.  Rumors begin to circulate in the neighborhood about how Malachi is squandering the money he should be sending home to sustain his family.  In utter desperation, Angela is finally forced to go on public assistance, where the official goes through great length to humiliate her entirely (Chapter 9).

What is the Climax of Richard III?

I feel that the climax is right after the procession of ghosts exits. Richard shows his first moment of vulnerability and insecurity. He identifies himself as a villain and realises that he has cut off every single relation that might have supported him. However, after this brief moment of understanding, Richard quickly dismisses his conscience and is back to the old Richard. This could have been a turning point for the character, hence, it becomes the climax. The audience hopes for a change, but is also aware that a change in heart would be inconsistent with Richard's character. He is too far gone to turn back and what is more, he does not want to turn back.

The moment also creates a lot of sympathy and pity within the audience, much of which had disappeared after his horrendous murders of even the most innocent (eg, the Princes). This is important in the context of the play, because the audience must respond to Richard's death and not rejoice.

Additionally, the recovery that Richard makes after his moment of weakness, that is his bravery on the battlefield, makes us admire him even more. Actions ▾

What is Shylock attidude towards money in the Merchant of Venice?

The usual view of Shylock's attitude about money is a view unfavorable to Shylock. He is said to obsessed with money and unloving to his daughter, placing his wealth in jewels and ducats very far above her. One of the primary texts used to support this is spoken by Salanio and Solario in Act 2 Scene 6, who later in Act 3 Scene 1 make it clear that they are neither fans nor friends of Shylock. A serious question must be asked concerning their trustworthiness: Are they reliable?

Sorting out Shylock's attitude about money is more complicated than it appears at first glance. To start with, when he speaks of the turquoise ring that Jessica took (Act 3 Scene 1), he declares that it was given to him as a gift while he was still a bachelor by his soon-to-be bride, Leah. It's interesting to note that in the Bible, Leah, meaning "cow," had weak eys sight and was given to Jacob as a bride by an act of deceit perpetrated by her father. This shows that Shylock was devoted to Leah and valued her above any money even though she may not have been all that great a catch. Bear in mind that Shakespeare could have name Shylock's wife Rachael, Leah's fair younger sister whose name means "ewe" and whom Jacob loved and desired for her goodness and beauty.

In addition, Shylock's first concern and heartbreak is that his daughter betrayed him and rebelled against him, utterly rejecting him. It is reasonable and naturally to be expected that his actual words (as opposed to reported words) toward her, as in Act 3 Scene 1, would be less than charitable and filled with rage. The opposing opinion to this is that his only concern should be compassion and loving worriy for finding this daughter who has rejected him, stolen from him, rebelled against him and dashed his hope and joy. Jessica knew it would be true that with her action, reinforcing her rejection of Shylock's "manner," she would lose a father and he a daughter. Bear in mind that she may have rejected him but, until he was actually abandoned, he had not rejected her or even questioned her trustworthiness and loyalty.

Shylock's attitude toward toward money seems, based on known reliable evidence, to be: it is his work, and like any financier, his mode of thought and metaphor; much less important than his beloved family, including rejecting, betraying Jessica; his sole means of power and revenge against cruel, unloving Christians who have wronged and despised him as he states in his Act 3 Scene 1 " If you prick us, do we not bleed?" speech.