What are some internal conflicts in act 2 of Macbeth?

In act2 sc.1, Banquo refers to some conflict in his mind relating to the prophecies of the witches:

Merciful powers,

Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature

Gives way to in repose.

Later in the scene, Macbeth sees an air-drawn dagger which, he knows, is 'a dagger of the mind', born of his 'heat-oppressed brain'.

In scene 2, as Macbeth returns from Duncan's bed-chamber after having done the deed, we find him miserably trapped in guilt and remorse. He regrets for having failed to utter 'Amen'; his tormented conscience forces him to believe that he " heard a voice cry 'Sleep no more!' ". Further on, Macbeth looks at his blood-stained hands to envision the conversion of the universal green into one all-pervading red:

What hands are here? ha! they pluck out mine eyes!

Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood

Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather

The multitudinous seas incarnadine,

Making the green one red.

Lady Macbeth's fainting in the 'discovery of murder' scene may also be understood as a manifestation of a deep inner conflict in the lady.

What is Mrs. Granger famous "battle cry" that all of her former students remember in Frindle?

In Andrew Clements' book Frindle, Nick is a precocious young man who is well known for his classroom antics. He knows how to get teachers off-topic to waste class time; he can make bird noises; and, one time he turned his classroom into an island paradise. He has a great imagination, and while not a bad kid, he is an "itch:" he just drives teachers crazy.

In fifth grade, everyone has the same language arts teacher, and her name is Mrs. Granger. As an English teacher myself, she is typical in her love of the language and her knowledge that language is a powerful tool. However, she is not quite prepared for Nick. When she says that "we" decide what words are used and end up in dictionaries, Nick takes her at her word and creates the word "frindle," meaning pen. The entire incident involves Nick's attempt to waste class time by asking a question about a dictionary—for his efforts, he ends up delivering a report on the history of dictionaries. And so, it is easy for the reading audience to understand that Mrs. Granger does not take words lightly.

Her battle cry, similar to mine at school and at home, had to do with words and dictionaries. She was known by countless students for saying:

Look it up! That's why we have the dictionary.

What character traits does Tom Walker exemplify in "The Devil and Tom Walker"?

1. Tom Walker is stingy.  He does not want to share anything with his wife or witness her taking pleasure in anything that he does not get to enjoy.  His house even represents this character trait, for Irving writes that when a passerby sees the barrenness of the Walker house, he keeps on walking, choosing to hazard starvation or lack of shelter over staying in such an unwelcoming place. Similarly, when he discovers that his wife as absconded with some of their household goods and later finds that she is dead, he is more concerned with getting back his missing items than his wife's fate.

2. Tom exemplifies the greediness and laziness.  He wants as many material goods as he can get in life, but he is unmotivated to work for them. His greediness and laziness cause him to make the deal with the devil because he is willing to take from others--even in their darkest hours--to make himself rich and he really doesn't have to do any manual labor to get rich because of his deal.

3. Tom is foolish.  His first instinct is to turn down the devil's offer.  But, after his wife chides him for not taking the deal, he foolishly enters into it. He realizes all along that the devil will come for him some day, but he naively tries to avoid that by practicing all sorts of weird superstitions.  In the end, nothing he can do saves him from fulfilling his end of the bargain with the devil.

Why do Hester and Pearl go to the forest, and why do Hester and Dimmesdale almost argue?

Hester and Pearl go to the forest because Hester feels obligated to warn Dimmesdale of the danger that lies in his own household--Chillingworth.  After Chillingworth reveals in the previous chapter that he seeks to destroy Dimmesdale, Hester realizes that she must tell her ex-lover of his enemy's intent.  She takes Pearl to the forest because she discovers that he will be walking there and also knows that they will be able to talk privately.  Hawthorne chooses the forest for their reunion because it is the place of nature's truth (look for the role of sunlight in these chapters).

The ex-lovers almost argue because Dimmesdale strongly chides Hester for allowing him to live under the same roof as such a creature.  Naturally, Hester does not take this well because she has had to bear the brunt of the town's shunning while Dimmesdale has made a high position for himself.  They also disagree about Pearl, but after so many years, Dimmesdale does not really have a say in how she acts or is raised.

What would be a good thesis statement for an essay on this story?

To pick an interesting thesis statement you really need to think about the central themes of the story. Once you have identified those central ideas or messages of the story you can base an appropriate thesis statement around one of those. To me, the major theme of the story is the dangers of unrestricted scientific knowledge and man's inability to use that knowledge for good. This is based around the striking quote:

Perhaps, in the old days, they ate knowledge too fast.

Clearly the story paints a horrific dystopian picture of what could happen with the ever-daunting power man gains through science. Therefore a thesis statement could be:

The further advanced scientifically mankind becomes, the quicker our destruction as a race will occur.

Other themes that can be identified are the coming of age theme, truth and how we relate to it, and lastly, civilisation.

Who took care of Sophia's children when she was in jail and in the mayor's service as his wife's maid?

"The Color Purple" by Alice Waker is about the life and trials of several African-American characters.  As in today's society, when something happens to an adult in the African-American community the family steps up to help.   Sofia had been arrested and beaten for insulting the Mayor's wife and knocking the Mayor down.  She was sentenced to 12 years in prison.  When she did get out of prison she was forced to be the maid for the Mayor's wife.  While she was in prison Sofia's family stepped up and helped with the children.  On page 94 Sofia asks about how her children are and Harpo replies,

"They all fine Tween Odessa and Squeak, they git by.  Say thank you to Squeak, she say.  Tell Odessa I think about her."

"Squeak becomes Harpo's girlfriend after Sofia leaves him. When Sofia returns she is quite nasty to her, but she also helps Sofia out when she is jailed for standing up for herself from being insulted by whites."

Harpo, Sofia's husband that she left, Squeak is Harpo's new girlfriend and Odessa is Sofia's sister.  All of these people help raise the children while Sofia is unable to be with them.

What is another word for low self-esteem? Or when a person does not appreciate or value you?Ex: a man humiliates you, never wishes anything good...

This is a very interesting topic.  Perhaps, the more ways where this can be described, there might be a reduction of it.  The condition being described seems two- fold.  When someone humiliates another, it can be referred to as "degradation," or "intimidation," or "tormenting" another.  If one derives a certain enjoyment in actively demonstrating this type of behavior, the term "sadist" might be applied, but be warned of its sexual connotation. These terms would be describing when the aggressor engages in such behavior against a particular topic.  In terms of examining it from the receiving end, one can be "targeted," or "victimized," or "ensnared in a web of cruelty."  This might be relating to your concept of "low self esteem."  When one experiences this state, they can be said to "emotionally withered,"  or "lacking self- worth," or, if it has progressed to a point where they are without hope, the term "silenced" may apply.

Why was the loyalty oath a very controversial issue for the Japanese-Americans at Manzanar?

The loyalty oath that the US government asked of the Japanese-American internees was controversial for a number of reasons.

In general, it was controversial because it required the Japanese-Americans to swear loyalty to a government that had not treated them as it should have treated its citizens.  It also put Japanese-Americans in a position of either (eventually) being sent back to Japan or, in essence, volunteering to go to war.

For the Wakatsuki family in specific, the loyalty oath was controversial because of what it might mean for the men in the family.  The father was not happy with the idea of his son going off to fight for the government that had interned the family.

What is the effect of "Notes," in which O'Brien explains the story behind "speaking of Courage"? (Which parts are true and which parts are the...

"Notes" is a complement and a sequel to "Speaking of Courage."  It is the third and final account of Kiowa's death, and the second post-war account of it.  It is the only one of the three to be written in first person, from Tim's perspective.  It is also an example of metafiction, fiction about fiction.

As you know, The Things They Carried is more about storytelling than war.  It is an exercise in memory and bringing the dead back to life, in this case Bowker.  These are love stories, not war stories.  To tell his readers at the end of "Speaking of Courage" that Bowker killed himself would have drained the story of it metaphorical meaning: it would have been a sensationalistic and dehumanizing ending.  Instead, he presents it as its own epilogue, which shows how Tim has worked and re-worked the story, like his guilt.  His readers can tell that he is still not over Kiowa or Bowker's death, and his stories are an attempt to reconcile the past and the present.

All the parts are true, even though they may not literally have happened.  O'Brien, of course, imbues the facts with fictional elements to "heat up the truth" and give the story continuity.  But most of the accounts in the story are taken from the 17 page letter that Bowker wrote O'Brien.  O'Brien may have condensed, added, or omitted characters, plot elements, and settings as needed, but as he says in "How to Tell a True War Story," a true war story is never about war, and it is true by the simple fact that it is never finished being told.

What is the meaning of the phrase ''might is right''?

The phrase "might is right" refers to the idea that people who have power can do whatever they want.  This idea is often phrased a little differently as "might makes right."  In this case, the word "might" is being used in the sense of power and the word "right" can mean either what is morally right or what one has the right to do.

In human terms, when the people who have the might do something, it can automatically come to be seen as morally right even if it really isn't.  This is true partly because no one can stop someone else who has a lot of power.  And it is partly true because "the winners write the history."

In the context of this story, the phrase refers to how life plays out among animals.  Among animals, whoever is strong enough to kill its food or its rivals will survive.  In such a case, there is no question about what is good or bad -- just who has more power.

What two enemies does the kingdom of Scotland face? How are they overcome?

As the bleeding sergeant reports in act1 sc.2, the two enemies that Duncan's Scotland had to face were 'the merciless Macdonwald', the rebel from the Western Isles, and the king of Norway who got the support of the traitorous Thane of Cawdor.

Macdonwald was cruel and villainous, and he enjoyed the illegitimate indulgence of Fortune until Macbeth appeared on the scene of battle. Macbeth 'unseam'd him from the nave to the chaps/And fix'd his head upon our battlements'.

Norway and Cawdor 'began a dismal conflict', and it was the noble and heroic Macbeth again who overcame the offensive.Clad in armour and proof against sword/spear, he confronted the enemies, 'Point against point rebellious, arm against arm' to register the victory of Scotland.

However, Macbeth usurped the throne of Scotland by killing the good old king, Duncan; he then embarked on a bloody career to go on killing people. Ironically though, the king of Scotland himself turned out to be the greatest enemy of Scotland. He was overcome by an English army led by Malcolm and Macduff. Macduff beheaded Macbeth, and that led to the coronation of Malcolm.

Short note on miracle and morality play.

The morality play has been defined as a bridge between the Biblical mystery plays, moral dramatizations of saints' lives in  the medieval period in the Roman Catholic Church and the secular plays of the Renaissance such as the plays of Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare.

Although it has much less popularity in modern times, the morality play is still around, especially during the Lenten season prior to Easter as an allegorical "everyman" goes on a spiritual journey to moral attributes such as faith, etc.  Also, the "everyman" who is influenced by others along his journey in other situations, eventually acquires integrity of character.  In other words, both the miracle play and the morality play have moral lessons attached to them, but the miracle, or mystery play usually dramatizes a saint's life whereas the morality play is more allegorical.

In "The Crucible" Act 3, what evidence is presented in Act 1 which explains Abigail's control over the girls in Act 3?

In act one it is obvious that Abigail has a lot of power because she initiated their dancing in the woods. She has power, not only over the girls, but over the Reverend too. She and the Revered suggest that no one speak of the negative rumors about her. She had recently been fired from her position at Elizabeth Proctor's. In addition, no other family had tried to hire her.  Goody Proctor suggests that Abigail is an evil girl.  Parris asks her if she did something wrong. Abigail denies any wrongdoing. This section in Act 1 suggests that Abigail is controlling the girls which is why she was let go.

In Tartuffe, what are the characteristics of Tartuffe that allow him to deceive Orgon so successfully?

Like all successful con artists, Tartuffe is a master in manipulating others; however, only Orgon and his mother, Madame Pernelle, fall for his pious act, unable to see Tartuffe's selfish motives. Why they are taken in has as much to do with who they are, perhaps, as it does with Tartuffe's talent for deception. That said, though, Tartuffe did exhibit much skill in deceiving, and ultimately betraying, Orgon.

Tartuffe's primary skill in manipulating Orgon is his ability to read Orgon's character and employ the strategy of reverse psychology. After first attracting Orgon's attention in church with his public displays of religious fervor and holiness, Tartuffe refuses to accept all of Orgon's charity; he will accept only a portion of what Orgon offers him, thus presenting himself to be the exact opposite of what he is: a person who seeks to enrich himself. Orgon is taken in by Tartuffe's clever behavior and brings him home.

Once he becomes a member of Orgon's household, Tartuffe maintains power over Orgon largely by encouraging Orgon to wield his power as the head of the house. By criticizing the behavior of Orgon's family and servants, Tartuffe plays to Orgon's ego. Orgon, after all, is the one has the power to control the others and must use it for their eternal salvation. Becoming a tyrant in his own family, then, is excused in Orgon's mind as a matter of duty.

When Damis witnesses Tartuffe's immoral behavior with Elmire and takes his "proof" to Orgon, Tartuffe again uses reverse psychology to manipulate Orgon. Tartuffe seems to defend Damis, and then Tartuffe says he is the worst of human beings, one who is not what he appears to be. By telling the absolute truth about himself, Tartuffe convinces Orgon that he is so holy that he would sacrifice himself for Damis. The result, of course, is that Tartuffe is revered even more by Orgon and Damis is thrown out of his father's house.

When Orgon finally does realize what a fraud Tartuffe is, he cannot believe he had been taken in so completely. Tartuffe had been very good at understanding Orgon's character flaws and manipulating them. Human nature had worked in Tartuffe's favor, as well. Once Orgon and Madame Pernell (his mother) had declared their allegiance to Tartuffe, it was very hard for them to admit they had been wrong and the other members of the household had been right all along.

Proctor claims he will confess because he doesn't want to. What causes him to change his mind towards the end of the play?

I assume you mean he says he will confess because he doesn't want to die.

At the very end of the play, Proctor decides not to confess and tears up the confession he had written out. I think there are three reasons for this:

1. His own conscience.  He doesn't like the idea of publicly stating that he is a witch.  It's okay with him to confess privately, but he doesn't want it put up on the church door.


2. His view of his wife as an honest woman.  He feels bad lying to save his life when (he says) she is incapable of lying.  It makes him feel scummy compared to her.


3. His meeting with Rebecca Nurse as she's being taken out to be hanged.  She won't lie and that makes him feel scummy once again.

So basically he starts to feel guilty about what he's proposing to do (to lie) and backs out of doing it.

What are possbile metaphors for these phrases: an exciting job, stress, competition, success, a goal, marriage, social class, material possession?

And exciting job: "Teaching floats my boat."
I always like this one. Sure it's a cliche, but the suggestion that the interest one has in what he or she does for a living gives life buoyancy is very apropos.

Stress: "I was all in knots for whole day." That's such a good image of being tightly tied with little wiggle room; it is very much what stress is really about.

Competition: "Hey, it's a dog-eat-dog world!" or "It's a jungle out there." Both metaphors express the idea of primal, animalistic struggle, which is the the epitome of competition.

Success: "The race as finally won." "Touchdown!" "His last presentation was a home run." You can't go wrong with sports metaphors when it comes to expressing success.

A goal: "We finally reached the finish line." "Yes, we found the Holy Grail." Again, it's nice to dig into sports, religion or mythology.

Marriage: "They were two peas in a pod." "Their relationship was a hornet's nest." "They exchanged rings and then entered the ring." "From day one, their theme song was Stormy Weather." Oh, we could go on and on with marriage metaphors :-)

Social Class: "They were from different sides of the tracks." "Upstairs, downstairs."

Material possession: "Until the accident, her BMW was a flying carpet ride." "His new putter was the magic wand he had sought for so long."

Hint: For metaphors, go where the greats went: the animal world, the weather, and, more recently, sports.

Why might the arrival of a jet be a terrifying experience for the entire community in "The Giver?"

In this novel, "The Giver," the community is isolated and they have no memories they have not be given.  All of the memories are stored in the mind of The Giver.  At one time in the long ago past the community found memories of things such as war, death, and fear too hard to bear, so they gave away all their memories to one man. 

The reason the jet would frighten the people is because they didn't really understand what the jet was and it might mean that their way of life was being threatened.  It is at the beginning of this experience we meet Jonas, the protagonist of this story and the eventual receiver of Memories.

"At any one moment individuals must be prepared to respond to announcements made through the ubiquitous loudspeakers. A day's holiday is proclaimed and everyone takes a rest from work. There is no opportunity for planning an individual vacation. There is nowhere to go, not much else to do. The community can only be successful in curtailing individual freedom by severely limiting the choices available to individuals. Hence, the community is paranoid in its insularity. Hence, the panic at the beginning of the novel, when an unidentified plane flies overhead."

How did Rome's republic differ from Greek democracy? How were they similar?

The similarities of the two governments are:

1. Both people groups did not espouse any type of king. The Greeks had a famous king who was greatly loved, Codrus. When he died they realized that no one would be better. So, they did away with kings. The Romans did away with kings, because they could not stand the evil of Tarquinius. So, they both did not have kings, but for different reasons.

2. They still had magistrates that rule on behalf of the people. The Greeks had archons and the Romans had consuls.

3. Both groups had a sophisticated laws.

Here is one difference to get you started.

1. The Greeks had something called ostracism, and the Roman did not have this practice.

A rotating cone-shaped column of air extending downward from a cloud when it touches the ground it is called a tornado.

Tornado is a violent atmospheric perturbation, with has the character of a vortex,with the aspect of a  narrow column that rotates very fast or a turned funnel, reaching ground level.

When a current of cold air meets a mass of wet warm air some enormous dark clouds arise (clouds are called Cumulo nimbus).These clouds generate a thunder storm, in which warm air ascends, creating a strong current. In the upper part of the storm, strong winds begin to spin more rapidly, forming a vortex. The vortex rotates in spiral ever closer, increasing the speed and rising to the clouds then descending and striking the earth with violence.

To consider a vortex - a spiral wind funnel-shaped - as a tornado, it must be in contact with the ground and the cloud which is producing the storm.  When the funnel comes in contact with the ground, a concentrated area of destruction is produced.

In 1971, Theodore Fujita - professor of meteorology at the University of Chicago, specialized in tornadoes, has made a classification of the strength of a tornado, which is called after his name and  is based on human-made structures destructions. This classification is still a subjective one, even if specialists are often using to assess the intensity of tornadoes.

Fujita Scale (F - Scale) is classified as follows:

 F0 - wind speed between 64-116 km / h.

Not causes very meaningful  damages, but even these tornadoes can tear the roof tiles and can take cars from the roads. Can cause tearing of branches from trees and signs of road.

F1 - wind speed between 117-181 km / h.

It is a moderate tornado that causes  average damages. Is equivalent to a hurricane by the weakest intensity. It will fall the roofs on houses and mobile homes, in tornado affected area, will be demolished. This type of vortex can take trains away from railways.

F2 - wind speed between 182-253 km / h.

This is a strong tornado. The  heavy trees will be torn from its roots, and solid buildings will collapse as match sticks.

F3 - wind speed between 254-332 km / h.

This tornado produced damage on a large scale. It will tear down roofs and walls of houses well built. Locomotives and trucks of 400 tons will fly through the air like toys and a forest from trees will be prostrated.

F4 - wind speed between 333-419 km / h.

A tornado of such intensity destroys all that stands in their way. Solid houses are rised high in the air, and the  structures with weak foundation are thrown far away.

F5 - wind speed between 420-512 km / h.

It is an incredible tornado, which is dragging all met in the way on considerable distances.It has a strength similar to that of an atomic bomb.

F6 - wind speed between 513-610 km / h.

Such a tornado is unlikely but it could have serious unimaginable consequences .Diameter of the spiral of a tornado is between several tens and several hundred meters, but sometimes registering tornadoes with  much larger sizes (up to 200 to 300 km).

To remember is that a large tornado does not mean it is very strong. A large tornado may have a low intensity and vice versa.

In the book Speak, when exactly did IT happen? Rachel invites her to a party, things get out of hand, Melinda goes out to the back of the...

I don't have a copy in front of me, but I taught it at the end of this past school year. Go back and read the part where Melinda is sitting outside on the roof of her house, and she finally tells the whole story. I'll check this again, but doesn't she say she was dancing with Andy and they ended up away from everyone else--under the tree? Again, I'll check it, but I think he "danced" her away from the others. She was already drunk, and it wouldn't have been hard.

Explain various concepts of deficits.

This question is a little vague, but since you seem to have tagged it with economics I will tell you a couple of ways that budget deficits are usually seen by economists:

1. Keynesian economists would say that deficits may be necessary during recessions.  They say that government deficit spending would stimulate the economy by increasing aggregate demand.  Governments should not do deficit spending when not in recession.


2. Economists worry about "crowding out" effects of deficits and government debt.  They worry that governments will compete for money that is available to be lent.  This will cause interest rates to rise and can limit economic growth because businesses and consumers will have a harder time borrowing to invest (businesses) or buy expensive items like cars and houses (consumers).

WHEN A SINGLE PRICE MONOPOLIST MAXIMIZES PROFITS,PRICE IS GREATER THAN MARGINAL COST.IN OTHER WORDS BUYERS ARE WILLING TO PAY MORE FOR ADDITIONAL...

All firms in whatever market structures, want to maximize their profits or minimize their losses.  In all market structures, this is done by producing at the quantity where the marginal revenue gained from selling the last unit produced is the same as its marginal cost (the MR=MC point).  This is the only thing that matters.

So, when a monopoly is producing at that point, it is making the most possible money.  If it produces more, it will start making less profit than it would if it stayed at the MR=MC point.

Compare and constrast the tone in these poems: I'm Nobody! Who Are You, I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died, and Because I Could Not Stop For Death.

I was tempted to pass this question up...tone is one of those things that can be a bit subjective and requires some thought.  All in all, I find it to be one of the harder elements of fiction to understand.  But then I thought, what the heck.  It is obviously a hard question for you, too, so we can both struggle with it together.  Let's look at the tone in the first poem:

I'm Nobody, Who Are You!

I'm nobody! Who are you?
Are you nobody, too?
Then there's a pair of us — don't tell!
They'd banish us, you know.

How dreary to be somebody!
How public, like a frog
To tell your name the livelong day
To an admiring bog!

In this poem, the tone seems largely humorous and familiar.  It's like a sly joke between two friends. "They'd banish us, you know." "How dreary to be somebody!"  These are whimsical statements that are meant to be light and entertaining.

Now for the tone of poem 2:

I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died

I heard a fly buzz when I died;
The stillness round my form
Was like the stillness in the air
Between the heaves of storm.

The eyes beside had wrung them dry,
And breaths were gathering sure
For that last onset, when the king
Be witnessed in his power.

I willed my keepsakes, signed away
What portion of me I
Could make assignable,-and then
There interposed a fly,

With blue, uncertain, stumbling buzz,
Between the light and me;
And then the windows failed, and then
I could not see to see.

The tone of this poem, it could be argued, is "distracted acceptance."  Notice how the person in the poem seems pretty at peace with the idea of dying.  She is not angry sounding, fighting against death...she is simply accepting.  She shows little emotion at her upcoming demise.

And the fly...notice the way that even at a moment like death something little like a fly buzzing distracts the narrator. She is unable to concentrate on thoughts of her ending because of its buzzing. There are no final words or revelations, just the idea that the fly "ruins" what otherwise would have been a quite slipping away.  Maybe the tone should be "irritated acceptance?"

Now, poem 3.  I'm not going to put the whole poem in because it is a bit longer:

Because I Could Not Stop For Death

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

This poem has a tone that is similar to the second one, but without the irritation.  The narrator of this poem seems quite relaxed with the thought of death. Indeed, death seems almost a welcome event.  Death comes in the shape of a cordial force, an escort.  Compare that with the tone of the last poem, where the fly as an irritant ruins the relaxed dying process, and you can see the difference between the two.

Oddly enough, none of these poems shows much emotion.

So, there you have it.  The first poem is very different than the other two.  It's tone is lighter and more humorous.  It has more "personality." The other two are drier and more sterile, more subdued. Both the second and third are oddly emotionless, other than the irritation found in the second poem.

Hope some of this helps!

What is each character's attitude toward Uncle Marcos?

Overall the family regards Uncle Marcos with a great deal of affection, though there is one exception. Most of what we learn about the family's opinion of Uncle Marcos can be found in the first chapter.

Nivea, Marcos' sister, has a great fondness for her eccentric brother. In the first chapter we see her throw herself onto his coffin shouting words of mourning when his body is returned ravaged with an African plague. She also overlooks many of his odd habits, such as donning a loin cloth when relaxing in the yard on a hammock. When Uncle Marcos disappears after taking a flight in a large balloon, she cries inconsolably. This being noted, Nivea is not totally blind to the stress that her brother's presence in her home can cause, as she does share her husband's relief when he takes off on new travels in the middle of the night.

Severo does not share this affection for Uncle Marcos with his wife. We see that he is annoyed by Marcos' odd habits, and believes that his brother-in-law has "the manners of a cannibal." These feelings are clearly not as strong as his care for his wife, as, in spite of his annoyance, he allows Marcos to stay for long periods of time in the family home.

Clara is perhaps the closest of all of the family members with her Uncle. Although her uncle is away for long periods of time, she is able to recall his exact look due to her fondness and is always excited when he comes home to stay.Not only does she participate in a divining scheme with him, she is the only child with enough patience and interest to sit with him and hear his many stories about his bizarre travels.  The evening that he disappears on his travels, she becomes so distraught that she begins to sleep walk and suck her thumb.

Chapter one also notes that all of the del Valle children enjoy having him in the house when he comes to stay, but there are no specific examples of their interactions with him, the way we see with Clara.

Finally, although Uncle Marcos leaves us in the first chapter, his memory is such that a love for his spirit is seen in at least two more generations. In chapter four, Uncle Marcos' "magic books" are special enough that Blanca brings them to Tres Marias to share with Pedro Tercero. Alba, too, delves into Great-Uncle Marcos' "enchanted trunks" in chapter nine, thus losing herself in his many stories.

Can someone offer a summary of the poem, "Love's Philosophy"?

In the briefest terms, the poem is saying that everything is connected; everything mingles with everything else. Nothing stands alone without a relation to something else. Like "no man is an island" and no flower is not dependent on a bee, and no bee is not dependent on a hive, and no hive is not dependent on a queen, and no queen is not dependent on her workers and on and on and on. And the same goes for non-living things: the spray from the sea mixes and mingles with air and on and on again.

And the poem makes this point in many ways and then ends in a sort of coy little plea to the poet's loved one:

And the sunlight clasps the earth,
And the moonbeams kiss the sea;--
What are all these kissings worth,
If thou kiss not me?

So, he is saying: if all these things in the natural world are connected to all these other things... like moonlight kisses the sea, then surely the two of them should do the same, and she should kiss he :-)

Give at least one way the poem "The Long Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" seems to bring the perspective close and one way the poem distances it.T.S....

Through his distancing himself from the subject, but then showing a close intensity to it, Prufrock reveals his intense desire to not care about this woman, but how he struggles mightily with that, because he does care, quite a bit.  It is like having a super big crush on someone, but because you are afraif of rejection, trying to brush it off as nothing huge, brush off the guy or girl as not that stellar, in order to protect yourself from potentially getting hurt.

Throughout the poem, Prufrock shows intense closeness to the woman; he reveals that he notices every little detail, and is there in mind, body and soul.  For example:

And I have known the arms already, known them

all-Arms that are braceleted and white and bare

[But in the lamplight, downed with light brown
hair!]
Is it perfume from a dress
That makes me so digress?
Arms that lie along a table, or wrap about a shawl.

In this description he brings the reader in as close as he is, and he notices every single, tiny detail about her. He later mentions how her eyes "pin him" on the wall with their judgment, and how he is afraid she will, after he reveals his emotions, sigh, and say that he misunderstood. All of these observations bring the reader in to his own mind and heart, revealing the intensity of his feeling and insecurity, the intensity of his love and his fear of rejection.
In other parts of the poem, however, he distances himself, in an attempt to back away from his feelings, to protect himself against rejection. He opens discussing meandering about the city, he decribes the fog, he describes old men on porches, he even goes on about Hamlet, a Shakespearian actor. All of these attempts are him backing away, bringing the reader and himself away from his feelings, and giving himself excuses for not speaking his heart to her. It's a protection mechanism, and in the end he decides that he indeed cannot talk to her. I hope that those thoughts helped; good luck!

What response do you think Swift hoped to get from the readers of "A Modest Proposal?"

The purpose of all satire is to hold up for public inspection behaviors of which the writer disapproves.  These can be seriously bad behaviors (Juvenalian satire) or ones that are just foolish (Horatian satire).  When these behaviors are exposed to public scrutiny, the author hopes, those who engage in them will be pressured to mend their ways.

Since "A Modest Proposal" is one of the greatest satirical essays of all time, we can assume that its purpose is to try to change behaviors Swift doesn't like.  In this case, the main target of his disapproval is the way that the British government is ruling Ireland, which was a British possession at the time.

I believe that Swift hoped that his satirical essay would get people to think about what he saw as the evils being visited upon Ireland by British rule.  Once they did that, he would have hoped they would pressure the government to change its policies.

Please Explain Emily's poem "Because I coud not stop for death"? thank u

In the first stanza, she is saying that she was too busy to slow down to die but she died anyway. In the second stanza, she is saying that she had to slow down. She had to stop working and stop having fun. Then she describes the places they passed by and what she saw there. (The reader of the poem realises what she lost when she died.) In the last stanza, she says that it has been centuries since she died. She realizes now that it will be forever, that she will be watching(immortality), but it feels like only one day.

Because I could not stop for Death,
He kindly stopped for me;
The carriage held but just ourselves
And Immortality.

We slowly drove, he knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor, and my leisure too,
For his civility.

We passed the school, where children strove
At recess, in the ring;
We passed the fields of gazing grain,
We passed the setting sun.

Or rather, he passed us;
The dews grew quivering and chill,
For only gossamer my gown,
My tippet only tulle.

We paused before a house that seemed
A swelling of the ground;
The roof was scarcely visible,
The cornice but a mound.

Since then 'tis centuries, and yet each
Feels shorter than the day
I first surmised the horses' heads
Were toward eternity.

In lines 23-24 Malcolm states, "Though all things foul would wear the brows of grace/Yet grace must still look so." Additionally, in lines...

These lines represent the theme initiated by the witches in the opening scene of the play with their chanting, "Fair is foul and foul is fair." What looks good may be evil, and what appears to be evil may be good. More often than not, however, this theme of the confusion between appearance and reality is demonstrated by the first part.

In numerous examples Shakespeare has his characters make comments that reveal this theme. Lady Macbeth advises her husband to "look like the innocent flower/But be the serpent under it," and Macbeth declares, "False face must hide/What false heart does know." The idea in these lines is that one must appear to be good in order to hide the evil lurking beneath the facade. The Macbeths must conceal their plans to murder Duncan when he arrives at their home Inverness so that they won't give anything away. They must be successful, they believe, so that the witches' prophecy that Macbeth will become king. The witches' prophecy, however, is another example of the theme--though this time from the opposite angle.

Although Macbeth perceives the prophecies to be positive, in the end because he murders Duncan to become king, the prophecy has a fatal result. Yes, he becomes king, but neither he nor Lady Macbeth is happy, and ultimately both die. In this case what appeared to be good ("fair is foul") was actually bad.

What does Dimmesdale say keeps some from "making a confession"?

Dimmsdale is a man riddled with guilt.  In many ways he has been punished far more than Hester Pryne for their adultery.  He is a man who talks of sin and God but can not find resolution for his own act of adultery.  He carries the secret inside him as he interrogates Hester for her actions on the scaffold.  He carries it in the pulpit, and he carries it each day.  He is favored by the townspeople for his Godliness but inside he knows the truth of his deed.  Yet, he does not confess.

Roger Chillingsworth is Hester's husband.  He has befriended Pastor Dimmsdale and looks to him as a confident.  Chilingsworth is a manipulative character.  Dimmsdale states to Roger about confessing:

"Perchance,' said Mr. Dimmesdale, 'he earnestly desired it, but could not.(113)

""But still, me thinks, it must needs be better for the sufferer to be free to show his pain, as this poor woman Hester is, than to cover it all up in his heart."(117)

He does not really clarify why he can not build the courage up to report on his own actions except that he can not do so and that he still suffers.

I am looking for a reproducible copy of THE CRUCIBLE for classroom use.

I can only wish you the best of luck in finding an online version.  It might be challenging if you sought to find a copy of it without having to pay for it.  I am sure that you could find an "ebooks" copy of it online, with some type of subscription cost being a part of the process.  Outside of that, I think investigating options from local bookstores who would be willing to sell discounted prices of the book could be another option for you to pursue.  One thing that I have thought about would be for students to examine the multiple webquests online that are devoted to the work.  If you have access to technology for a classroom of students, having students survey and analyze the various webquests about the work and then giving them passages from the text which they could analyze and discuss might be another approach to being able to teach the work in a stellar manner without the copies of the work.

How many chemical elements are present in the human body?

Mineral elements are present at all levels of the body, exerting significant specific actions. Like most vitamins, they can not be synthesized by the human body. However, by the mysterious process of biological transmutation, chemical elements can be transformed into other elements, even by the human body temperature,  giving slowly huge amounts of energy in human body.

The human body is composed of various mineral elements in different proportions. 97% of the human body is composed of only four basic chemical elements: oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and carbon. However, we could not exist as living beings without the remaining 3%, which is the mineral elements.
 
In our physical body, most elements are called macro minerals, they found the body in large quantities. The remaining elements are called trace minerals, present in the body in small numbers. 

As is known, for the proper functioning of our body are necessary, in addition to the known minerals, and some minerals salts. It was established in this regard that there are twelve minerals salts that are necessary for life processes: phosphates of iron, magnesium, sodium, calcium and potassium, sulphates of sodium, potassium and calcium, potassium and sodium chloride , calcium fluoride and silica. 
 

1 L of water at 20degrees Celsius will occupy what volume at 80 degrees Celsius? Water has a volume expansion coefficient of 210x10^-6/degree...

Given:

Initial volume of water = v = 1 L

Initial temperature = t = 20 degree C

Final temperature = t' = 80 degree C

Volume expansion coefficient = E = 210*10^-6

Let v' be the temperature at final temperature t'

Then v' is given by the formula:

v' = v[(1 + (t' - t)*E] = 1 + (80 - 20)*(210*10^-6)

= 1 + 126*10^-4 = 1 + 0.0126 = 1.0126 L

= 1.013 L (Rounding off to the third decimal place)

Answer:

The water will occupy 1.013 L at 80 degree C. Therefore option B) in the given choices is correct.

A student attaches a string to the block of dry ice on the table, and pulls steadily on the block.MULTIPLE CHOICE: Which of the following forces...

The question says that the students pull the string steadily. WE assume that this means that the string is being puled at steady rate. Also we will need to assume that the effect to evaporation of dry ice into carbon dioxide is negligible.

Based on these assumptions the answerer

are as follows:

Forces acting on the block:

All the four forces, that is towing force, a normal force, kinetic friction, andthe force of gravity will act on the block. However the resultant force will be zero as towing force will be cancelled out by the kinetic friction, and force of gravity will be cancelled out by a normal force which is equal and opposite of gravitational force.

Motion of the block while it is on the table:

The block will move at constant speed equal to the rate at which the string is being pulled. However is must be noted that when the student just starts pulling on the block, the rate of pulling for a split second will be accelerating from zero to steady state. We are not considering this initial situation for any part of the question.

Forces acting on the block after it leaves the table:

The force of gravity. The block will fall with accelerating speed under the influence of this force.

Using a clearly labeled diagram, explain how the equlibrium price and equilibrium quantity are determined under a monopoly.

The equilibrium quantity produced by a monopoly firm is determined by using the firm's marginal revenue and marginal cost curves.  The firm will always produce (in order to maximize profit or minimize loss) at the quantity where marginal revenue equals marginal cost.

For a monopoly, the MR curve is not the same as the demand curve (it is the same for firms in perfect competition).  Instead, the demand curve is somewhat to the right and above the MR curve.  To find the equilibrium price, one goes straight up from the MR=MC point to the appropriate point on the demand curve.  The price at that point is the equilibrium price.

What is Dickens's purpose for writing Great Expectations--was his life similar to the novel in anyway?

Charles Dickens is both famous and notorious for using his writings as a way to cathartically express the rough upbringing he had, and the pressures he had to endure earlier in his life when his parents (whom indeed had great expectations for him) all of a sudden failed him, and ended up basically ruining his childhood by making all sorts of bad choices for the family unit.

Dickens did write the novel as an outlet. He was already growing tired of his married life, of his family, and still he was holding grudges from having his childhood spent in a forge (or work house) when he was a teenager and wanted to be something special. All because of his parents' inability to maintain a budget and lose all they have. Hence, throughout his entire life, Dickens has tried to vent out his early frustrations which, unfortunately, even at the height of his career he was still not able to shake it off.

How HYPERTENSION is AGE related & wat r its complications?HT is mostly said to occur in HIGHER AGE GROUP ,can it occur in younger ones & how?

The force of the blood against the walls of the blood vessels is known as blood pressure.It depends on several factors such as ,blood volume,blood vessel space,force of the heart beat,and blood viscosity,etc.Blood pressure varies considerably in different parts of the circulatory system.The maximum pressure is encountered in the arota where it normally reaches to 140 mm of mercury.Then it gradually decreases in  the arteries and arteriols,becoming lower in the capillaries and still lower in the veins.

The arterial blood pressure undergoes a rhythmic change reaching a maximum during ventricular systole when blood is pumped into the arteries and decreasing during ventricular diastole. The former is called systolic pressure and the latter,the diastolic pressure.

Yes, blood pressure occures in youngre ones quite often caused mainly by extream stress resulting from pressure of work,overweight,obesity,alcoholism,excessive intake of salt and consumption of tobacco.

High blood pressure usually leads to brain hemorrhage,heart attack, paralysis and kideny failure.

In my economics book it says this economic concept.''Of course,all this is common sense. As marginal physical product rises - or, to put it...

Okay, let's say you own a company and you are working by yourself. You make T-shirts. You've got way too much work to do and so you start to hire.

Let's say you hire your first worker and pay them $10 per hour. And let's say they produce 20 extra T-shirts. So your average cost is $.50 for each T-shirt.

So now you hire another person and that really makes your work efficient. You pay them $10 and they produce 40 extra T-shirts. Now you're paying $20 total for 60 T-shirts and your average cost is $.33 per t-shirt. See -- your costs are going down.

Now you hire one more worker but there really wasn't enough for that person to do. You hired one too many.  That person only contributes 10 more t-shirts.  Now you have 70 t-shirts at a cost of $30 and now each shirt is costin you $.43.  So your costs have gone up.

So as you hired, first your productivity went up.  More shirts were getting made per hire.  And your average costs went down.  Then you hired too many and they stopped being so productive.

The way I often teach this is by having students cut out paper cars.  I give one student 2 scissors, a stapler, paper, and car and wheel patterns.  They have to do all the steps and go slowly.  Then I let one more student help.  One cuts, the other staples.  But imagine when I let a fourth student work.  One cuts wheels, one cuts cars, one staples, and the fourth is worhtless.  Do you see how that works?

How many Civil Rights Acts have there been? Civil Rights Act of 1964

There have been 8 major federal laws known as "Civil Rights Acts" over the years, the most famous of which is the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

There were Civil Rights Acts enacted in 1866, 1871, 1875, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1968 and 1991.

The 1964 Act is the most important of these because it outlawed more types of discrimination than any of the others (outlawed all discrimination on the basis of race, religion, sex and some other factors by any governments and in any public accomodations that were part of interstate commerce).

Another important civil rights law that is not called a Civil Rights Act was the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

What is the Doctor's physical description in "The General Prologue" of The Canterbury Tales?

Details on the physical description of the Doctor in The Canterbury Tales are extremely sparse, at least within the confines of the General Prologue.  Most of what is said of the Doctor pertains to his practice. For instance, it is suggested that he is gifted at diagnosing illnesses, and there is a reference to his interest in astronomy.  We can deduce from the very limited information on his physical characteristics, however, that he is in very good physical condition, due in no small part to his proclivity for maintaining a healthy diet, as acknowledged in the following passage:

Of his diet measurable was he moderate
For it was of no superfluity excess
But of great nourishing and digestible.

That is it for physical characteristics, other than his clothing, which is described as follows:

In sanguine and in perse he clad was all In red & blue
Linèd with taffeta and with sendall,

As noted, most of the discussion in the General Prologue regarding the Doctor addresses this particular character's medical abilities and the aforementioned interest in astronomy.

Why does Macbeth in act three keep his attack on Banquo a secret from Lady Macbeth?

Secret? No, Macbeth does not keep the imminent murder of Banquo a secret. He does more than suggest what he plans to do in relation to Banquo and Fleance; he just leaves the specifics as a little surprise for his wife. It's as if Macbeth is using murder as a present for his wife which she will thank him for after she opens the package. Actually, Lady Macbeth, in this little exchange, suggests the murder first (Act 3, scene 2):

MACBETH:

O, full of scorpions is my mind, dear wife!

Thou know'st that Banquo and his Fleance lives.

LADY MACBETH:

But in them nature's copy's not eterne.

MACBETH:

There's comfort yet; they are assailable.

Then be thou jocund. Ere the bat hath flown

His cloister'd flight; ere to black Hecate's summons

The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums

Hath rung night's yawning peal, there shall be done

A deed of dreadful note.

LADY MACBETH:

What's to be done?

MACBETH:

Be innocent of the knowledge, dearest chuck,

Till thou applaud the deed.

You see, he just wants her to wait a bit, innocent only in the details. The two of them make a sick, murdering couple, don't they? The irony is that, at the big dinner they are throwing this night, she will learn only to well what has happened to Banquo and his son Fleance.

What is the action of "The Lady, or the Tiger"? The Answer

"The Lady or the Tiger?" is one of my most favorite short stories.  In it, there is a "semi-barbaric" king, who has a different method for trying supposed criminals in his kingdom.  Instead of going through a trial, the accused is taken to an arena and must choose to open one of two doors.  If the person is guilty, that guilt will be shown if the accused opens the door containing a ferocious tiger.  If the person is innocent, he will be rewarded by opening the door behind which lies a beautiful woman.  The king also has a very beautiful young daughter, who falls in love with one of his courtiers.  The king gets wind of this and is not happy.  He sends the courtier to the arena, and the two lovers agree that the princess will discover which door hides the tiger.  The story ends with the daughter pointing to a door for her lover to open, but the reader is left to wonder which door the man opens.

The action in the story deals mostly with the way in which the king handles the accused, the goings-on in the arena, and the princess' train of thought as she wonders which door she should choose for her lover.

Approximately what was the date of the trial in Chapter 20 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

Although there is no specific date given for the Tom Robinson trial in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, we do finally learn the exact year in which the story takes place. There are other references to historical events which determines that it is definitely the early- to mid-1930s, but Atticus specifically tells us the year during his summation to the jury.

"There is a tendency in this year of grace, 1935..."

We also know that it is probably July or August, since Atticus relates that he has received an extension until "summer" and that Jem and Scout are out of school. Shortly after the end of school, Scout receives a letter from Dill saying he will not be coming to Maycomb since "he had a new father." Then,

... the state legislature was called into emergency session and Atticus left us for two weeks.

Atticus returns, and Dill makes a surprise visit. "We had a week of peace together," Scout tells us. Then, on Sunday, the day before the trial, Atticus makes his stand at the jail before the lynch mob. So, assuming that school in Alabama lets out in early- to mid-June, by adding the two weeks that Atticus was absent plus the "week of peace" and several days in between, this places the trial no sooner than early July 1935. It, of course, could be as late as August.

What are the different timelines of the life of the Emily in "A Rose for Emily"?

1. Part 1 of the story begins with Miss Emily's death.  Faulkner writes,

"When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to her funeral . . ."

After a description of the place Miss Emily held in the town (she represents tradition) and a listing of her notable ancestors, the author begins to go back in time to right before Miss Emily died.  He states that at this point, she already shut herself up in the house and ceased to give china-painting lessons.

2. After the town's leaders visit the elderly Emily in regards to her taxes, Faulkner begins Part 2 by flashing back 30 years earlier (two years after Emily's father died).  At this point in the story, the town is concerned about the smell emanating from Emily's house.  After this incident, Faulkner does continue going back in time to Emily's reaction to her father's death.  In this section overall, Miss Emily's younger years are presented, and Faulkner even describes a very young Emily whose father drove away suitors.

3.  In Part 3, Miss Emily is still a younger woman because this is when she meets Homer Barron and develops a keen interest in him.

4.  In Part 4, Faulkner continues with Emily's "dying" relationship with Homer and brings the story back to its beginning time--Miss Emily's death.  At the end of Part 4, the narrator states,

"Daily, monthly, yearly we watched the Negro grow grayer and more stooped, going in and out [of Miss Emily's house]."

Thus, altogether, you could list at least 3 different timelines in Miss Emily's life from the story (even though Faulkner does not address them chronologically).

1. Miss Emily as a young girl of courting age (this is simply a reference made by the author to Miss Emily's father driving off suitors).

2. Miss Emily as a fatherless younger woman (perhaps in her 30s or 40s) who becomes sick after her father's death and then becomes interested in Homer Barron.

3. Miss Emily as an elderly recluse right before her death.

What is the equation that shows what happens at the cellular level when you breathe?

Its called the formula for Cellular Respiration. Human breathing is critical to making this process work.  The end point of Cellular Respiration is the ATP, or energy molecule.  Why does this matter?  What happens when you quit breathing?  Cells in the brain stop producing ATP and very quickly the brain starts to have problems!

Oxygen + Glucose   yields Carbon Dioxide + Water + Energy

O2        + C6H12O6  ->    CO2               +  H20   + ATP

For plants, the process is paired up with Photosynthesis as they can both make their own food and transform the food into energy the organism can use.

Carbon Dioxide + water + energy yields Oxygen + glucose

CO2               + H2O   + sunlight ->   O2         + C6H12O6

Cool deal, as these two equations are easy to remember as opposites!

2h-8=h+17

Here's what you need to do in order to solve for "h."

First, you need to get all the h's on one side of the equation.  To do that, you get rid of the h from the right side of the equation.  That is done by subtracting h (and you have to do it to both sides of the equation).

So that gives you (2h-h)-8=(h-h) + 17  which comes out to

h-8 = 17

So now to solve for h, you have to get all the numbers on the right side of the equation.  To do that, you add 8 to both sides (so that there is no longer a number on the left).

That gives you h = 17+8

So h = 25

How does Huxley in the first three chapters of Brave New World solve the problem of informing the reader about how his imaginary society is organized?

The major theme of this book is how its society has been set up in such a way that people have had their freedom and individuality taken away from them.  Huxley needs to find a way to explain to us that this has happened, but he has to do it in an interesting way.  He solves that problem by having the Director show a bunch of students through the hatching and conditioning center.

As the Director does this, we see many of the ways in which this society is set up.  We see, among other things:

• That it is made up of people programmed genetically for certain roles.


• We see how children from the different castes are conditioned.


• We see how words having to do with family and reproduction are dirty words.


• But we see how people are encouraged to engage in erotic play from the time they are little.

So, we are shown how children are made and how they are educated in this society.  That tells us a great deal about the society's organization.

In the short story "The Tell Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe what is the single effect the story creates?

In the short story 'The Tell Tale Heart' by Edgar Allen Poe, the author has one objective in mind - to quickly grab the attention of the reader, scare and intrigue the reader's curiosity,and hold it there til the end. You might want to explore the idea of the effect of suspense. This is where the author suggests an idea or possibility (usually a scary or creepy one!) to a reader by building upon the intrigue little bit by little bit, layer on layer.

Look at how he does this from the very first sentence and make some essay notes line by line. Look out for deliberate little clues he gives the reader as to what might happen next, how he builds character so the reader sees personalities (weird ones in this case) develop. Look at the images, sounds and effects he uses to create atmosphere.

You should find lots - Poe was renowned for throwing every technique in his writing repertoire at it!

What does Charlie do when he realize he will lose his intelligence?In the story "Flowers for Algernon," what does Charlie Gordon do when he...

As the story begins, Charlie is a mildly mentally impaired adult working as a janitor in a factory. He realizes that he is "dumb" and attends night school classes to try to learn to read and write. His motivation and positive attitude so impress his teacher, Miss Kinnian, that she recommends him for an experimental surgery that will triple his current IQ of 68.

Although the procedure is initially a success, the decline of his rodent counterpart Algernon convinces Charlie that his own intelligence is waning. Racing against time, he devotes all his superior intellect to trying to find a way to avoid the decline. What he discovers instead is the Algernon-Gordon effect, a theorem that essentially seals his fate. Realizing his descent into subnormal intelligence (and possibly death) is inevitable, Charlie becomes in turn angry, depressed, and finally, destitute. Out of options, he returns to his job at the factory, where his "friends" Joe and Frank prove themselves true friends by defending him from the teasing of other employees.

"Management science without statistics bears no fruit, statistics without management science has no roots". Explain significance of the statement.

At the outset it is important to clarify that the term "management science" used in the question refers to particular set of management methods which are also given other names such as OR (operations research) and quantitative techniques. These are all methods or techniques of decision making and control make use of some form of formal model or representations that facilitate analysis and understanding of various factors affecting decisions. These methods often also enable identification of optimal decisions. Some examples of management science techniques are linear programming, economic order quantity (EOQ) formula, queueing theory, simulation, PERT and CPM, and Statistical Quality Control (SQC).

It is quite true that many methods of management science make heavy use of statistics. We can also say that if we remove form management science all the techniques using statistics than the balance will constitute a small part of management science. However, it is not correct to say that without statistics management science will bear no fruits or will have no roots.

Some of the earliest management science applications such as linear programming or, which are also some of the most widely used and most useful, make no use of statistics.

Statistics is useful only when dealing with subjects and situations involving some degree of measurable uncertainty. In a real life world, particularly where decision and actions of a large number of people are involved statistics is a great help. And many of the management decisions and actions deal with people. Similarly when we deal with random variations not within control of managers, such as variation in dimensions of a component manufactured on a mass production machine with a give set up, or the time of a machine breakdown, or the weather condition, statistics is a valuable help. But still statistics not essential for all management science methods. It is just one of the many scientific discipline that management science uses.

Why is the product of the slopes of two lines undefined if one of the lines is vertical?

Before we discuss this question it is worthwhile clarifying a common convention for specifying slope of a line.

1. The slope of a horizontal line in a direction of left to right is considered as not having any slope. Slopes of any other line is measured in terms of the angle that line makes with this horizontal lines.


2. The slope is measured in terms of either the measure of angle or tan of that angle. For this question we assume that the slope is being specified in term of tan of the angle of slope.

The slope of a vertical line, which mean a line making an angle of either 90 degrees or 270 degrees is +infinity in first case and -infinity in second case.

Also slope of a horizontal line is 0.

Any number other than 0 multiplied by infinity is equal to infinity. However, the product of 0 and infinity is undefined.

Therefore, when we multiply slopes of a vertical with a horizontal line the product is undefined.

For any line other than horizontal the product will be +infinity for the vertical line pointing upward and -infinity for vertical line pointing downwards.

It is worthwhile pointing out that if we consider products of slopes of two lines almost approaching vertical and horizontal instead of being perfect vertical and horizontal, the result will have value of either -1 or +1, depending on directions in which two lines point. When vertical line points up and horizontal line points right, or vertical line points down and horizontal line points left, the result will be +1. In other cases it will be -1.

What does the following sentence from Great Expectations mean and how might a seven-year-old express the same ideas?"What if the young man who was...

The sentence above describes Pip's sense of urgency as he tries to fulfill the duties to which the convict has bound him.  In no uncertain terms, the convict has instructed Pip to bring him a file and some food at the cemetery the next morning.  To frighten Pip into complying, the convict has told him that there is another "young man" with him who has "a secret way...of getting at a boy, and at his heart and at his liver".  The convict adds, "I am a keeping that young man from harming of you at the present moment, with great difficulty"; it is only through his intercession that Pip has so far been spared a gory fate at the hands of the convict's bestial companion (Chapter 1).

As Pip tries to secure a file and some food to take back to the convict as directed, he is worried.  He cannot forget about the young man, who "was with so much difficulty restrained (by the convict) from imbruing his hands in (him)".  Pip wonders what would happen if the young man "should yield to a constitutional impatience, or should mistake the time", thinking that he should have the right to eviscerate Pip "to-night, instead of to-morrow".  The young man has apparently been instructed by the convict not to rip out Pip's heart and liver unless the boy does not come through with a file and "wittles" as ordered.  Pip wonders what would happen if the young man became impatient or misunderstood his instructions, thinking that he is entitled to savage him tonight instead of possibly tomorrow (Chapter 2).

A seven-year-old today might express these same thoughts with words such as these -

"The convict said he that it was very hard for him to keep the scary young man from tearing me apart.  What if the young man doesn't like to wait for things, or gets the convict's instructions wrong about the time?  Then, he might think he can take out my heart and liver tonight instead of tomorrow"!

Who takes Odysseus back to Ithaca in The Odyssey? What is the name of the faithful swineherd?

Right before he finally returns to Ithaca, Odysseus lands on Phaeacia. This is the nautical land ruled by the benevolent Alcinous and Arete. Here, Odysseus is treated as an honored guest. King Alcinous and Queen Arete, who are extremely kind, provide him with everything he could possibly need. When he finally reveals himself as the great Greek hero of the Trojan War, Odysseus, the Phaeacians are shocked and delighted. Odysseus tells them his story thus far. 

While he is asleep, the Phaeacians put Odysseus and all his treasures on their finest ships. This is easily done because the Phaeacians are the best sailors in the world. Their skill on the sea is unparalleled. He is finally able to get home to Ithaca with their help. The goddess Athena also assists in this process, by helping Odysseus come up with a game plan when he returns home. 

The first person he meets when he arrives is Eumaeus, the swineherd of Ithaca who has remained loyal to Odysseus all these years. Eumaeus's loyalty is an important part of the epic, and emphasizes the theme of loyalty throughout the whole narrative. It is in Eumaeus' hut that the rest of the plan is figured out. 

What is the most common component of urine?I want to know the meaning of component too... (if possible please include this in your answer)..

The word component refers to a constituent part of something. the constituent part can refers to separate pieces that are assembled together to form the whole, like the refill, barrel and cap of a ball point pen. Alternatively, component could refer to different materials or ingredients that are mixed together to make a mixture.

The main component of urine is water. In addition it has chemical compounds like urea, creatinine, uric acid and salts of sodium, potassium, calcium. ammonia and magnesium dissolved in it.

How do I write a good essay?just giving a full background on a person

This is an excellent question for the reason that the answer is complex.

The essay as a form of writing is actually not well-defined. Of course, in K-12 education, we are taught to write the five-paragraph essay (introduction, three body paragraphs, and conclusion). However, the structure of an essay in its more general form is not easy to pinpoint.

The first step, I think, is to determine the audience for this essay.

Does your teacher or professor want a specific format? If he or she has already provided guidelines, then follow the guidelines.

The second step is to determine the purpose for the essay. Are you writing about a person? I can suggest three ways you can approach this (and, of course, there can be more).

First, you could write a chronological account of the person's life, much like a biography. Along the way, you include important or required information.

Second, you could write an essay about a person using themes that appear in that person's life. For example, did this person experience a lot of change? Success? Failure? Writing this type of essay may require you to jump around in time, but as long as you write carefully, the time should be clear to the reader.

Third, you could write an essay about a person using their personal characteristics. For example, you could discuss how a person's honesty has influenced events in their life.

What are some personification similarities between the dog and the "old-timer from Sulfur Creek" in London's "To Build a Fire"?

1. London describes the dog as a "big native husky," and the old-timer--because of his nickname and his practical advice to the newcomer--seems to be native to the region. Because of this, both "characters" warn the cheechako not to take the cold lightly.  The old-timer verbally does so, and the dog's actions (on several occasions) should have made the man use caution.  For example, the dog does not want to leave the fire behind once the man realizes how cold it is, and he follows behind the man because he recognizes the danger of the ice patches.

2. The newcomer views the old-timer and dog in a similar manner.  He thinks of the old-timer as "womanish" and becomes frustrated with the dog when it does not readily comply with his foolish attempts to get the dog to advance toward danger.

3.  The ending of the story also provides a commonality between the dog and old-timer.  Both survive.  The dog survives because of its instincts and indigenous nature.  Likewise, the old-timer knows better than to venture out in such cold weather and remains safe at camp.

Derive s = ut + 1/2gt^2

Let u be the initial velocity of an object.

Under constant acceleration g,  the velocity of the object after time t is u+at.

Let us represent this in a graph. Let t be  on the X axis and velocity be shown along the y axis.

Mark the origin, (0,0) as O.

At time 0, velocity of the object is u. Mark the (0,u) and let this point be A on Y axis.

At time t, the velocity is  u+gt because of constant acceleration g.Mark the point B. Also mark the point (t , 0) on X axis as P.

Join the line PB

Draw a parallel line to X axis from A to meet PB at A'.

Now see that the displacement of the object due to the variable  velocity  is represented by the area under the line AB and and x axis and enclosed between the ordinates OA and PB.

Under uniform velocity the object would have made a displacement equal to the area OAA'P = (ordinate length u)(OP)= ut.

Under the effect of acceleration it has an additional displacement represented by the area of the triangle AA'B= (1/2)(AA')(A'P)

=(1/2)(OP)(PB-PA')=(1/2)(t)(gt)=(1/2)gt^2.

Thus the  displacemet, s of a body with an initial velocity u and constant acceleration g, in time t is given by s= ut+(1/2)gt^2. Proved geometrically.

Hope this helps.

Mars has a mass of about 6.39 x 10^23 kg, and its moon Phobos has a mass of about 9.8 x 10^15 kg.If the magnitude of the gravitational force...

By Newton's law of gravitation, the force ,F of attraction between  mars of mass M and its  satellite Phobos of mass m is given by:

F = G Mm/d^2 ...........(1), where G is the universal gravitational constant and d is distance between Mars and its satellite Phobos.

We can arrive at the value of d from (1). Or rewriting (1) to get d, we get:

d =  sqrt{GM/Mm/F} = sqrt{(6.673 x 10^-11 N)(6.39 x 10^23 kg)*(9.8 x 10^15 kg.)/(4.94*10^15 N)}

= 9.1973*10^6 meters.

A block of mass 3.54kg is pushed 1.19m along a frictionless horizontal table by a constant 16N force directed 27 degrees below the horizontalA.)...

Given:

Mass of block = m = 3.54 kg

Distance moved = s = 1.19 m

Force applied on the block = f1 = 16 N

Angle (below horizontal) of application of force f1 = A = 27 degree

A) Work done by the applied force:

Since there is movement only in the horizontal direction, work is done only by the horizontal component of force (f).

f = f1*(Cos A) = 16*(Cos 27) = 16*0.8910 = 14.256

Further, as there is no friction the application of the force f will accelerated the block. This acceleration (a) of block is given by formula:

a = f/m = 14.256/3.54 = 4.0271

In absence of any frictional resistance the work done by this force is entirely converted to kinetic energy e. This is given by the formula:

e = m*a*s = 3.54*4.0271*1.19 = 16.96464 J

The energy could also gave been calculated directly as:

e = f*s = 14.256*1.19 = 16.96464 J

B) Work done by the normal force exerted by table:

As there is no movement in a direction normal to the surface of the table, the work done by normal force exerted by the table is 0.

C) Work done by the force of gravity:

As there is no movement in vertical direction the work done by force of gravity is 0.

D) Work done by the net force on the block:

The only movement caused by the net force is the horizontal movement of the block. Therefore the total work done by the net force on the block is same as the applied force, as calculated in A) above.

Who is the antagonist in "The Open Window" by Saki?

It's VERA!!!  The antagonist is the character who essentially goes up against the protagonist to enhance his/her experience in either a positive or negative way.  Mr. Nuttel is the protagonist, or who the story is about.  He is coming to Mrs. Sappleton's town to get away from it all, to calm down so his nerve condition can get healed.  Vera is the first person he meets.  She has no clue who Mr. Nuttel is -- she just guesses, based on his behavior, that he would be an easy target for mind games, SO, as the story continues, she completely plays him for a fool, letting him believe that Mr. Sappleton and his brothers died a few years ago and that Mrs. Sappleton leaves the window, or in reality, the French patio doors, open, waiting for his ghost to return.

In what ways is Shakespeare's life reflected in Hamlet?

There's actually not as much here as one may think. The similarity of the name of the main character "Hamlet" and the name of Shakespeare's son "Hamnet", who died at age 11, is often debated. Some think the connection is obvious; others argue that "Hamlet" & "Hamnet" were popular names at the time & virtually interchangeable.

One incident that might be more closely connected was the drowning death of a woman named Katherine Hamlet in a nearby village when Shakespeare was 15. It was not clear if her death was accidental or suicide, and this seems to be the basis for Ophelia's death in the play. Of course, it becomes a matter of contention whether she intended to kill herself or not, & suicide was a serious issue with regard to Christian burials.

Finally, the acting/player motif that runs through the play is obviously based on Shakespeare's own experiences in the theatre. Rosencrantz's explanation of the "war" between the adult companies and those made entirely of boys was an actual battle being fought in London's theatres and among the traveling companies. It is also commonly thought that Hamlet's advice to the players is Shakespeare speaking through his character. Essentially, it is as close as he comes to telling the audience his ideas on acting and the theatre.

How did Frederick Douglass and the slaves suffer mental and physical abuse in Douglass' narrative?

There are so many instances of mental and physical abuse at the hands of slave owners in Douglass' book. Frederick was separated from his mother when he was born, but she sometimes walked 12 miles at night from the plantation where she worked in order to see him. One can only imagine what lengths a mother would go to in order to see her son that was taken from her, and the mental anguish this would cause. 

Douglass' aunt is also beat by the overseer, cruelly whipped for a minor transgression. Any time a slave "stole" food or made a comment against the owners, they were whipped and beaten. Slaves are even murdered, and no one is punished for these murders because slave's lives are not seen to have as much value. 

Even if the slaves aren't beaten, they never have warm enough clothes or enough food. They live in poor conditions and do not have adequate shelter. 

At one point, Douglass lives with Sophia Auld, who is kind to him and allows him some more freedoms than he is used to. However even under these circumstances life is not wonderful. Douglass secretly learns how to read, realizing that literacy is the key to knowledge and freedom. 

When his master dies, the slaves are all sold and split up. Douglass' grandmother is old and left to die in the woods, leaving Douglass more disheartened and more determined to escape slavery. The plantation where Douglass ends up is terrible and the slaves never have enough to eat. He is eventually sent to work with a man who is well known for his cruelty. This man is Mr. Covey, and he takes delight in tricking his slaves and catching them at "transgressions" which he then punishes them for. Douglass' time with this man is horrific. He is beaten, he falls ill, and he witnesses terrible injustices. But it also empowers him, because he begins to fight back, and ultimately runs to his freedom. 

Why does Sergeant-Major Morris throw the paw onto the fire, and who gave the paw to Mr.White?

Nobody gave the paw to Mr. White.  He grabbed it off the fire himself when Morris threw it there.

Morris threw it there because he did not want anyone else to have it.  He knew that any wishes that someone made would be granted, but they would probably be granted in a very bad way.

Because he knew that, he wanted to just burn the paw and be done with it (I don't know why he hadn't just thrown it away before).  But instead, Mr. White grabbed it.

Just as Morris predicted, the White family soon wished that Mr. White had not gotten the paw and had not made any wishes.

What were the Articles of Confederation and who wrote them?

The Articles of Confederation were the first constitution of the independent United States of America.  They were adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777.  The person generally believed to be most responsible for writing the Articles was John Dickinson of Delaware.

The Articles lasted until 1781 when they were replaced by what we now know as the Constitution.

Historians agree that the Articles were seriously flawed.  This is because the Articles gave too much power to the state governments and not enough power to the national government.  It was mainly because of this problem that they were replaced.

What is the point of view of the short story "Poison"?

Roald Dahl writes "Poison" in first person point of view--a character in the story tells the story.  Readers know this from the beginning because the story opens with Timber's words,

"It must have been around midnight when I drove home, and as I approached the gates of the bungalow."

For this particular story, first person works extremely well because the narrator, Timber, is a friend of Harry (the character upon whom the plot and theme are centered). Timber witnesses objectively for the reader the interaction between Harry and Dr. Ganderbai, and allows the reader to interpret how poorly Harry treats the doctor because of his own racism.

What are the characters' names in Monster?

In addition to the main characters of the text, Steve Harmon (the Boy on Trial for Murder) lists a few other characters of import on the introduction page of his screenplay:

James King - the Thug
Richard "Bobo" Evans - the Rat
Osvaldo Cruz, member of the Diablos- the Tough Guy Wannabe
Lorelle Henry - the Witness
Jose Delgado - he found the body

There are other characters in the screenplay of Steve's life, but he found it important to introduce these characters at the beginning. This implies that they role they play in the courtroom drama will be significant. It's also important to note the generic titles they are given in Steve's introduction. Apparently, these roles are common enough in the modern justice system that Steve felt comfortable implying his readers would understand those descriptions - something the author, Walter Dean Myers, obviously wants his readers to consider.

In La Belle Dame sand Merci, who is speaking in Stanzas I- III?

Personally, I believe that the first speaker, or narator is key to the whole poem.

In order to suggest a physical and recognisable identity for this figure, we must first look at the surroundings, and establish to where the poem is actually being set.

Naturally, we must re-read the poem several times, as I am sure John keats intended, in order to raise a logical opinion.

The setting is simple, a cold, lifeless hill. To add to this view of a lifeless plain, we must look at the way the narrator talks:

'no birds sing' and 'squirrels granary is full' suggest that any form of life, apart from the knight and his mysterious companion, is void.

This is an imminant suggestion of death. Perhaps the Knight has joined the Kings in his dream?

The setting and mood seem to reflect this view. Futhermore, if we look at death in a philosophical sense, there are many descriptions which imply that there is a long waiting after death. Certainly in Buddhism, and other religions, [In Catholicism you can look at purgatory] there is a suggestion of a wait before you can conitinue to the afterlife. A widespread analogy is that the existance of ghosts, is down to lost spirits waiting before they can continue the journey of death. This would explain the knight's "paley loitering," aswell as the king's appearances in hid dream.

Therefore, returning to the original topic; the first speaker.

Could this be the very physical form of death? Trying to take the knight onwards, yet the knight remains to "sojourn here."

This would not be a far-fetched guess as to the identity of him/ her.

This idea could be futher strengthened by looking at keat's other work. from looking at "Lamia" for example, we can see that keats loves Classic references, aspiring in Mythology in order to break the "age of reason" which was prodminant at the time.

This, coupled with the idea that romanticism and gothic literature are not far apart, would not be too otulandish to suggest that this theory could be correct.

Which of the author's life struggles are illustrated when the protagonist walks the path down the stairs to the cellar in "The Cask of...

Fortunato, who is not really the protagonist, has more in common with Poe than does Montresor.  Fortunato most likely suffers from consumption, as did Poe's beloved young wife.  Poe makes many references to Fortunato's coughing and inability to deal with the dampness of the passage. Additionally, Fortunato is drunk when Montresor leads him further into the catacombs.  Poe writes that:

"[Fortunato] turned towards [Montresor], and looked into [his] eves with two filmy orbs that distilled the rheum of intoxication.

Poe himself was an alcoholic and seems to have realized the extremely negative effects that alcohol has on one's ability to reason.  In "Cask," Fortunato is easily led to his death because of his intoxication. Similarly, in Poe's "The Black Cat," the narrator mentions that he is afflicted with the disease of alcohol.

If you need a comparison of Montresor and Poe, the most likely connection is that Montresor does mention that the wine that he drank himself starts to affect him as he leads Fortunato to his death.

What is the exposition in Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game"?

The exposition and narrative hook in "The Most Dangerous Game" occur when Rainsford and Whitney, two hunting friends, are aboard the ship bound for big-game hunting lands. As they stare out into the sea one night, the two men discuss the morality of hunting and the mysterious "Ship-Trap Island."  Connell uses the exposition not only to build suspense and foreshadow Rainsford's arrival on the island but also to hint at one of his themes--the moral soundness of hunting.  Rainsford, during the exposition, is a hunting enthusiast, but his opinion quickly and ironically changes when he becomes the prey. 

find x 10:1=20:x

While the above answer is, of course, correct, I'd like to explain how to get the answer in hopes that an explanation might help you do other problems like this on your own.

What you're being asked here is essentially this equation:

10/1=20/x

The most usual way to find for x when you have an equation like this is to cross-multiply.  That is, you multiply the top of one fraction by the bottom of the other.

That gets you 10X=20

You then divide both sides by 10 and you get x=20

You can use this technique whenever you need to solve for x in a fraction like this.

Work on an incline plane. A 6.0 kg block is pushed 8.0 m up a rough 37 degrees inclined plane by a horizontal force of 75 N. If the initial speed...

Given:

Weight of block: = m = 0.6 kg

Distance moved by block up the inclined plane = 8.0 m

Angle of inclined plane = A = 37 degrees

Force applied on block = F = 75 N

Direction of force applied on block = Horizontal

Initial speed of block = u = 2 m/s

Kinetic friction = k = 25 N

The horizontal force F applied to the block can be resolve in two components: f1, acting along the horizontal, and f2 acting perpendicular direction pressing the block down to the plane.

f1 = F*CosA = 75*Cos37 = 75*0.7986 = 59.895 N

f1 = F*SinA = 75*Sin37 = 75*0.6018 = 45.135 N

Initial kinetic energy of the block

Initial kinetic energy = (m*u^2)/2 = (0.6*2^2)/2 = 1.2 N

Work done by the 75 N force

Work done by the 75 N force = w

= f1*s = 59.895*8 = 479.16 J

(Please note that this work is used in three ways - overcoming friction, increasing velocity of block. and raising block against gravitational force.)

Work done by the friction force

There is no work done by friction force. There is only work done in overcoming friction force. Which is given by formula:

Work done against friction = (Frictional force)*(Distance moved) = 25*8 = 200 J

The work done by gravity

There is no work done by gravity. However work is done against gravity. This is given by:

(Mass of block)*(gravitational force)*(vertical movement of block)

= (Mass of block)*(gravitational force)*(s*Cos 37)

= 0.6*9.81*8*0.6018 = 23.3376 J

The work done by the normal force

There is no movement along a direction perpendicular to the plain. Therefore no work is done by the normal force.

Net work done on the block

Net work done in the block as calculated above is 479.16. This consists of three components:

1) Overcoming friction = 200 J

2) Raising block vertically = 23.3376

3) increasing kinetic energy of block. = 479.16 - 200 - 23.3376 = 255.8224

Discuss Doctor Faustus as a morality play.

While the Renaissance period play Doctor Faustus has some characteristics of a Medieval period Morality Play, it has some striking and significant differences that remove it from the genre of morality play. Marlowe constructed Faustus as an Aristotelian tragedy intended to inspire fear and pity. Audiences feel fear of the situation and pity for Faustus, whom Marlowe characterizes as a complex sympathetic character who develops and does not remain static. This points out two important differences between this and a morality play. A morality play (1) is intended to teach the difference between virtue and sin; between good and evil. A morality play (2) has allegorical characters who are named for what they allegorically represent (e.g., Everyman, Pride, Angel, Fear) and who are therefore static having no character development.

One similar characteristic between Faustus and a morality play is the themes of sin and redemption, though Faustus does not personify Sin and Redemption as a morality play would do. Another similarity is the presence of a Good Angel and an Evil Angel and various Devils, yet these are specific characters with specific relationships or functions in Faustus' struggles; they are not allegorical personifications. Another similar characteristic is the presence of the Seven Deadly Sins, who appear as devils dancing for Faustus (Marlowe changed to this from the devil's pageant in the original 1592 English translation Faust Chapbook), and the presence of the Devil as Mephistophilis against whom Faustus struggles even while collaborating with him. Yet both of these are related to the plot and plot development instead of to the morality message as in a morality play.

[Exeunt the SEVEN DEADLY SINS.]
LUCIFER. Now, Faustus, how dost thou like this?
FAUSTUS. O, this feeds my soul!
LUCIFER. Tut, Faustus, in hell is all manner of delight.
FAUSTUS. O, might I see hell, and return again,
How happy were I then!
LUCIFER. Thou shalt; I will send for thee at midnight.

I would like to know what is the difference between the movie and the book for The Sign of the Beaver.

The movie version of Sign of the Beaver was originally entitled Keeping the Promise. It is interesting because it focuses on different things than the book. A lot more emphasis is given to the family situation of the central character, Matt Hallowell. The events happening to the Hallowell parents and siblings are chronicled alongside what is happening to Matt, whereas in the book the family's experiences are only described in the beginning and at the end. In the movie, Matt's mother and siblings were to have been escorted to the Maine homestead by Matt's father's irresponsible brother Ethan, but Ethan backs out at the last minute, making it necessary for Matt to stay on the land holding alone while his father goes back to fetch the rest of the family. In the book, the family had planned originally for Matt to stay alone, and there is no mention of Uncle Ethan.

In the book, Matt is found by Saknis and Attean after a dangerous encounter with bees, but this part is not in the movie. Instead, Matt is hurt when he goes after an unscrupulous trapper, called Ben in the book but Loomis in the movie, who takes advantage of his hospitality and steals his father's gun. Saknis and Attean save his life in both versions, but, obviously, from different accidents. Also, in the book, Matt and Attean reach an understanding after an encounter with a bear, but in the movie, the fateful encounter is with Loomis, who is caught in a trap. In the book, Matt is greeted with hostility from Attean's grandmother when he goes to the Indian village, but in the movie, the hostility comes from the young men in the tribe.

Ben, or Loomis, does not play a part in the second half of the book, and actually does not appear after his initial encounter with Matt. In the movie, however, it is Loomis who saves Matt's family in the snow and brings them to the cabin. The invitation to come with the Indians as they leave their Penobscot River home comes from Sakniss in the book, but in the movie, it is Attean who instigates the offer. In the book, Matt gives Attean his grandfather's watch as a parting gift, but in the movie, he gives him his copy of Robinson Crusoe.

How did society evolve into the society seen in Fahrenheit 451?

The government-approved version of history is explained to Montag by his boss, Beatty, when Montag becomes depressed at his job without understanding why. Beatty's explanation is that society became too large for books to have relevance; with every minority or group in society able to be offended by books, they became a source of contention and unhappiness instead of knowledge and entertainment. Because people liked the simplicity of television, books were deemed objects that promoted unnecessarily complicated thinking, so firemen were retooled to burn books and keep people stupider, but happy.

In reality, as the government gained more and more control over news and entertainment, they decided that books were a threat to their total control of societal opinion. Books are unregulated, and they allow any person to read ideas that oppose the official ideas. Since books threatened the government, it banned them, keeping control over the population with disposable, pointless, safe television programming.

What are 10 important events which are significant to The Kite Runner's plot, in chronological order?Major plot developments

1. Amir and Hassan, his hare-lipped servant, and a group of older bullies are led by Assef, a real bully who wants to get revenge on for Amir.

2.  For Hassan's birthday, Amir's dad Hassan pays to fix his harelip.

3.  Amir decides to compete in the kite-fighting competition, because he likes the sport, but mainly because he wants to get his father's admiration. Hassan promises to run after the last defeated kite. He finds the fallen kite, but is chased by some other boys. Amir follows him and discovers Assef, Kamal, and Wali fighting with Hassan and Assef rapes Hassan.  Amir  runs away in fear.

4.  Baba throws a party for Amir's 13th birthday, were Amir sees Assef, who brings a strange present: a biography of Hitler.  Amir escapes the party and goes to a quiet place where Rahim Khan finds him, talks to him, and gives him a special gift—a notebook in which to write his stories.  Amir plants some money and a brand new watch  in Hassan's bed so people think that Hassan has stolen from Amir.  He and Ali leave the house in Kabul.  Amir knows he is causing great pain to others, including his father, but he does not do anything to correct the misconception he created.

5.  In 1981, Amir and his father  leave everything behind and flee to Pakistan inside the tank of a fuel truck, with dozens of other refugees.

6.  Amir and his father go to Fremont, California, where many other immigrants from Afghanistan have moved. Amir falls in love with an Afghan girl named Soraya Taheri, who he gets to know at the Saturday swap meets.They get married a month before Amir's father dies of lung cancer from smoking.

7.  Amir goes to Pakistan.  He gets a call from Baba's old friend Rahim Khan, who is sick and old and living in Pakistan.  Amir plans his trip to Pakistan to see him. He hopes that coming to Pakistan will give him a chance to redeem himself. Rahim Khan tells Amir that he is dying and tells him that Hassan lived with him in Kabul for a while. Amir learns that Hassan and his wife have been executed by the Taliban. Also,  Hassan is not only Amir's former servant but also his half brother, the offspring of Amir's father and Hassan's mother Sanaubar.

8.  Amir goes to Afghanistan to rescue Hassan's son Sohrab.  At the house, Amir meets Assef, his childhood enemy.Sohrab is being kept at the home where he is made to dance in women's clothes and Assef might have been raping him. Assef agrees to give him to Amir, but only if Amir will let him beat him up. Amir is saved when Sohrab uses his slingshot to shoot Assef's eye.

9.  When they get back to the USA, Sohrab will not talk because he is so wounded emotionally.   One day Amir talks about his father, Hassan, while they go kite flying. Amir shows off some of Hassan’s old tricks, and Sohrab begins to interact with Amir again.

10.  In the end Sohrab finally smiles a little crooked smile.

Discuss about the main plot antd sub-plot in The Importance of Being Earnest. Show how Oscar Wilde unites the two plots.

The main plot of The Importance of Being Earnest concerns the obstacles to the romances of the four main characters Jack, Gwendolyn, Algernon, and Cecily.  These are what form the "frame" of the play.  This means that these obstacles, which are presented in the beginning of the play and are resolved at the end, contain, and, in a play like this, to some degree define everything that falls inside these two limits.  The subplot concerns Miss Prism, whom we come to find misplaced Jack as a baby.

The way Wilde integrates the two plots is both transparent (meaning we can see it coming) and ingenious.  It is not necessary to have the element of surprise, for, though not lacking in dramatic effect, this play is not a drama.  It is a comedy, and a satirical, somewhat farcical one.  Surprise can be funny, but the dramatic surprise of Miss Prism being the baby nurse (now a governess in that self-same grown-up baby's home) who lost the child Jack is too coincidental and unbelievable to work as drama.  However, when sufficiently telegraphed to the audience ahead of time, and that audience being in possession of the facts of Jack's utterly happy childhood and adulthood and lack of ill-effects from his misplacement, the revelation of Miss Prism as the agent of Jack's estrangement from his birth family is funny rather than dramatic or tragic.  Wilde knew this, and if Jack had been a neglected or unhappy child the abandonment would not have been funny.  Miss Prism is also put in the light as very good-hearted, admirable (at least to Canon Chasuble), and a likable person.  The audience is freed from any feelings of anger or outrage toward Miss Prism, and thus able to fully appreciate the joke.

Since the main obstacle to Jack's marriage is his lack of known antecedents (and Gwendolyn's attachment to the name of Earnest) the revelation that Jack was really part of Lady Bracknell's family (as evidenced by the bag in which Miss Prism put Jack as a baby being produced) dissolves all obstacles.  Miss Prism is forgiven, Jack is welcomed into a family and allowed to marry, and Algernon's difficulties with Jack's ward are dissolved.  The one revelation -- that of Miss Prism as the wayward baby nurse -- resolves all the open elements of the plot.  As a light-hearted comedy, especially one with a strong satirical streak running through it (satire directed toward both the dramatic form of romantic comedy and the upper class people represented in them as characters), it is perfectly plotted.  There are no loose ends, and, within the bounds of silly conventions set up by the play, everything makes sense.  Even more importantly, everything is preposterous and, therefore, very funny.

Why does Laurie misbehave, and what does he try to do by misbehaving?

Really Laurie misbehaves for attention.  If you look at Charles's behavior at school, it closely mirrors that of Laurie's behavior at home.  At school he hits children, kicks the teacher, does not follow directions.  At home he spills his baby sister's milk, he calls his pop a dust mop, he talks back.  What is amazing is that his parents are appalled by Charles's behavior at school yet seem pretty oblivious to Laurie's bad behavior at home.  Ironically, they are worried that Charles may be a bad influence on their son.  That irony is revealed at the end of the story when the mom is informed by the teacher at the PTO meeting that there is no Charles in class.

Laurie is a kindergartner whose bad behavior at home has followed him to the classroom.  He enjoys the attention.  He loves the attention he gets at school by misbehaving and the joy the next "Charles story" gets at home.  The only time Laurie is really sullen in the entire story is when Charles is being a good teacher's helper.  He is sad there are no fun stories to share at home.  Needless to say, Charles's good behavior is short lived.

I would love to know what happens when mom gets home from the meeting! I am guessing dad will be surprised too!