What is the most important event in chapters 13-18 of The Scarlet Letter? Thanks for the help.

Parallel to the telling act of Hester's donning the scarlet letter and not freeing herself from her shame despite the reiterpretation of the symbolic "A" in Chapter XIII, is the despair of the Reverend Dimmesdale which is also revealed.  When Chillingworth tells Hester in Chapter XIV that there are rumors that the magistrates may allow her to remove her scarlet letter, she responds,

Were I worthy to be quit of it, it would fall away of its own nature, or be transformed into something that should speak a different purport.

Likewise, the Reverend Dimmesdale feels that he is not worthy of surcease from his suffering. When Hester asks him if he has found peace, he answers, "None!--nothing but despair!" He tells Hester that his scarlet letter "burns in secret!" Then, Hester urges him to leave Boston and start a new life elsewhere, but he resists, so Hester makes it strongly, urging him to change his name and start a new life.  But, the minister lacks the strength to make such a change because of his deep sense of guilt.

In Hester's resuming the wearing of the scarlet letter and in Dimmesdale's despairing acceptance of his fateful guilt, tragically, both Puritans deny the freedom of the will.  These acts are pivotal to Hawthorne's criticism of the stultifying effects of Puritanism, the moral cowardice and hypocrisy that it engenders.

What is Pony's observation about people when they are asleep in The Outsiders?

After the troubles Pony has gone through becoming an orphan, Ponyboy has had bad nightmares. To help stop the nightmares, Sodapop (Pony's older brother) sleeps in the same bed as him. Darry gets the other room.

The story-time after the fire and especially after Johnny dies and Dally gets shot, Pony gets "sick" all he does is sleep, and he isn't really in this room, at one part he asks Soda: "Soda, is somebody sick?" When, he in-fact is that somebody.

Soda nods and says "Yeah, somebody is sick."

He wouldn't eat anything because "everything tasted like balogny." Which, Pony and Johnny ate while they were hiding, they had other food, just, that ran short. So, they lived off bologny.

Pony is a dreamer, and, dreamers (like Pony, John Lennon and me) like their sleep.

You may call me a dreamer, but I'm not the only one, I'd which that you'd join us and be the world as one.

In what way does nature, through sunlight, exercise moral judgment in Chapters 16-19 of The Scarlet Letter?

Hawthorne uses nature in general in the same manner as other Romantic authors--it is a moral guide or reminder, a "teacher" of sorts.  Throughout Chapters 16-19, the sunlight generally shows moral approval of characters' actions by appearing and shining directly on them.  Likewise, it withdraws when someone's presence or actions do not meet with its moral guidelines.  Below are several examples:

1. In Chapter 16 as Hester and Pearl walk down the dark, shadowy road,

"The sportive sunlight—feebly sportive, at best . . .withdrew itself"

when the mother and daughter approach.  Little Pearl, also a moral reminder of her mother's sin, notices the sun's retreat and observes that it does not "love" her mother. Pearl follows up by telling her mother that she will run and catch some of the sunlight because it won't run from someone who does not have a letter on her chest.

2.  The most significant example of Hawthorne's juxtaposition of light and darkness appears in Chapter 18.  As Hester and Dimmesdale meet in the dismal forest, they are hidden by the shadows and gray sky.  But when Hester removes her "A" and lets down her hair,

"all at once, as with a sudden smile of heaven, forth burst the sunshine, pouring a very flood into the obscure forest, gladdening each green leaf, transmuting the yellow fallen ones to gold, and gleaming adown the gray trunks of the solemn trees. The objects that had made a shadow hitherto, embodied the brightness now."

Hawthorne continues his symbolism afterward by stating that the sunlight appears because love outshines everything, even the "gloom" of the outside world. Similarly, when Hester pins her letter back on in Chapter 19, the sunlight fades, and Hester is once again covered with "gray shadow."

3.  Finally, in Chapter 19, when Hester and Dimmesdale (still in the forest) find Pearl.  She is standing near the brook "all glorified with a ray of sunshine." The author notes "sympathy" for Pearl, demonstrating that since she was created out of "love" it approves of her existence.

What are the some crimes related to The Great Gatsby in 1920s?

The criminal activity which finds its way into Fitzgerald's work was the same element that was present throughout the 1920's.  The Prohibition of alcohol provided much of the backdrop for urban crime during the time period and is also present in Fitzgerald's novel.  Gatsby's parties have an air of being "hip" and "chic," in large part because the consumption of alcohol in a social setting was seen as something of this nature.  In large part, Gatsby and his social element's interactions were designed to be a response the conservative stress that was emerging in society of the time.  Alcoholic consumption was a part of this rebellion.  Gatsby's dealings with individuals in the criminal underworld also mirror the crimes of the time.  Gambling and the urban criminal element of organized crime, flourishing through prohibition, as well as a general control of the crimes in the American city centers of the time are present in Fitzgerald's work.  Meyer Wolfsheim in the novel, actually Arnold Rothstein, was a key figure in the underhandedness of urban corruption and organized crime, as well as a critical element in the fixing of the World Series of 1919.  Gambling and the general perception of corruption represented the criminal activity of both the time and Gatsby's world.

Why does Mrs. Brown have "spells" in Elijah of Buxton?

Mrs. Brown has "spells" because she has not been able to fully recover from the trauma of her only child's death two years ago.  In Elijah's words,  the baby, a two-year-old boy, had "died hard of the fever...and ever since that happened, Mrs. Brown (is) being bothered by spells".

Although most times, "you wouldn't've knowed there was nothing plaguing her", Mrs. Brown really does suffer from the lingering psychological effects of her loss.  She wears black all the time, and once told Elijah's mother that she wasn't going to start dressing in colors again until the Lord "blessed her with another child".  Sadly, Mrs. Brown has been told by multiple doctors that she will never bear children again, but she apparently has not been able to accept that fact.  Mrs. Brown does other things that show evidence of her still fragile state of mind as well.  Sometimes, in the dead of night, she will go out into the woods and just stand "leaning up 'gainst a tree, humming and rocking to and fro with her arms wrapped 'round herself", or she will squat down in the dirt and brush at a spot "that didn't look no different from any other spot in the woods...till it waren't nothing but hard earth".

Most of the time, however, Mrs. Brown acts perfectly normally.  She is kind to everyone, and, as Elijah notes, "caint no one in the Settlement bake the way she does" (Chapter 5).

Arctg(x) + Arcctg(1/3) = Pi/2. Find the x value.

You can answer this question by recalling (or looking up) an obscure trigonometric identity (see the link):

tan(x) + atan(1/x) = pi/2 if x > 0

.                             = -pi/2 if x < 0

From the second term (1/x = 1/3), we know that x = 3

To prove this identity, we can make use of well known pi/2 phase shift identities of trig functions, in this case tan(y) = cot(pi/2 - y)

Let y = atan(x);   then x = tan(y) = cot(pi/2 - y)

x = cot(pi/2 - y)

acot(x) = acot(cot(pi/2 - y)) = pi/2 - y = pi/2 - atan(x)

--> pi/2 = atan(x) + acot(x)

This form is more well known than the first form given above. To get to that form, you have to recall that,

acot(x) = atan(1/x) , x > 0

acot(x) = -pi + atan(1/x) , x < 0

What is service blueprint? Provide the service blueprint for bank's treasury operations.

A service blueprint is a graphical or visual representation of the process involved in providing a service. The purpose of service blueprint is to provide a clear and objective understanding of the service process to all the people involved in providing the service. It is also a useful tool for examining the effectiveness of existing service processes and designing new or improved service processes.

a service blueprint displays in one document various aspects of service such as sequence of operations performed by different service providers, the points of customer contacts, the roles of customers and employees, and the visual elements of service.

A typical service blueprint separates the the total service operations in four categories of customer actions, onstage contact employees actions, back stage contact employees actions, and support actions. In addition it also list the elements of physical evidence to which the customer is subjected.

This Question and answer section does not provide facility to give diagrams in the answers, therefore it is not possible to provide a service blueprint for any service. I am only listing here some of the operations which may be included in a banks treasury operations

• Foreign exchange operations like buying and selling of foreign exchange.


• Money markets like placements.


• Investment in debt securities such as treasury bills and bonds.


• Investment in repositories.

Please note the range of treasury operations and the way these are performed differ from bank to bank. Therefore while drawing a service blueprint of treasury operations it will be necessary to ascertain the exact nature of the operations followed in the concerned bank.

Why does Orlick hate Pip?

In Ch.15 Dickens introduces a new character who is known as Dolge Orlick. He works in Joe's forge for weekly wages. He is a "journeyman," that is, he will work only during the day time and return to his own dwelling after his work is over, unlike Pip who is an apprentice and stays in the premises.

Although Pip is not too fond of him it is actually Orlick who hates Pip  and not Pip who hates Orlick. In Ch.15, Pip tells us that "this morose journeyman had no liking for me" and how he would scare him when he was a small boy. Pip also gives us the probable reason why Orlick hated him:

"When I became Joe's 'prentice, Orlick was perhaps confirmed in some suspicion that I should displace him."

In Ch.53 Orlick pours out his hatred on Pip by calling him "Oh you enemy, you enemy!" and he reveals to us why he hates Pip so much.

1. Orlick is convinced that it was Pip who spoilt his chances of falling in love with Biddy: "it was you as always give Old Orlick a bad name to her."

2. He is jealous of Joe's attachment to Pip: "you was always in Old Orlick's way since ever you was a child."

3. He hates Pip because while working at the forge Joe always favoured Pip: "you was favoured and he [Orlick] was bullied and beat."

Orlick hates Pip so much that he is determined to kill him and leave no trace of his crime by throwing Pip's body into the lime kiln. Fortunately for Pip he is saved in the nick of time by Trabb's 'boy' and Herbert and the others.

In Ender's Game, what do Ender's parents feel for him?

Ender's parents were indicated for smart children, and so the military monitored their children, looking for a specific blend of ruthlessness and compassion. Their first two children were on the two extremes, and so they were allowed to have a Third child. When speaking with Graff, Ender realizes that much of his life, including his conception, was planned:

"So my parents love me and don't love me?"

"They love you. The question is whether they want you here. Your presence in this house is a constant disruption. A source of tension. Do you understand?"
(Card, Ender's Game, Google Books)

Ender's parents love him as they love their other two children, but the planning behind his birth is too much for their family to handle. His older brother resents him and his status as Third makes him a target of bullies. In that sense, Ender's parents want him to succeed, but they are unsure that they can give him stability and nurturing with his innate problems. Instead, they make the difficult decision to allow him to attend Battle School; they know that he is needed to defend the human race against the Buggers, and they also know that this will give him a chance to be exceptional instead of merely good, as he might be if he stayed home.

What was Michelangelo's contribution to today's society?

As with most great artists from over the millennium, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, known simply as Michelangelo, is remembered for his most famous works of art, especially for his magnificent paintings that adorn the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, paintings commissioned by Pope Julius II. Michelangelo, together with Leonardo Da Vinci, is considered one of the seminal figures of the Renaissance period in European history, and he remains synonymous with the flowering of artistry and openness of expression that defined that era. Michelangelo's paintings and sculptures reveal a commitment to realism combined with the imagery associated with religious orthodoxy. His famous depiction in the Sistine Chapel collage of God and Adam extending outstretched arms towards each other, formalizing the relationship between the Divine Being and His first human creation, has become so iconic an image that it continues to be reproduced on all-manner of commercially-available objects, including coffee mugs, pillows, and t-shirts.

More seriously than the exploitation of great works of art for commercial purposes, Michelangelo's relevance for the current era can also be found in his enduring influence on architectural design, such as the relevance of his design for the Laurentian Library in Florence, which remains a marvel of design hundreds of years after its completion. His work for the powerful Medici, including the chapel and tombs for members of that family, continue to be studied for their designs, especially the tomb for Lorenzo de Medici, with its carefully considered depictions of imagery representative of the deceased's character.

Michelangelo remains relevant today because of the beauty of his creations and, as importantly, for the social, political and religious contexts in which he operated. The Renaissance era was enlightening, but also dangerous, the power of the church over all facets of society during those years. That Michelangelo succeeded, despite occasional conflicts with his powerful, religious overseers, in bridging the divide between theological orthodoxy and piety to the reigning powers-that-be remains an achievement of enormous magnitude.

Explain the significance of the pamphlet "Common Sense."

Thomas Paine wrote the pamphlet "Common Sense" in 1775 and it was published in January of 1776.  The main impact of this pamphlet was to help cause the American colonists to decide to fight for independence.

The first battles of the Revolution took place in 1775, but the colonists had not yet decided to actually try to become independent.  Many of them still wanted to try to reconcile with England and there was not a huge amount of hatred for the idea of monarchy.

The publication of Common Sense changed that.  In the pamphlet, Paine argued that monarchy was a bad system of government and that the American colonies must become free.  After that, sentiment grew for this position, leading to the Declaration of Independence in July of 1776.

What was the storyline in the play Sexual Perversity in Chicago?

The storyline in this David Mamet play is fairly sparse and is actually secondary to other things such as character development.

The play has four character, Dan Shapiro, Bernard Litko, Joan Webber and Deborah Soloman.  The first two are friends, the second two are friends and room mates.

To the extent that there is a plot, it is about Dan and Deborah.  They meet, fall in love, and then eventually fall out of love and come to hate one another.

While this is the storyline the more important parts of the play show the two sets of same sex characters talking to one another.  These scenes provide insight into the relationships between the same sex friends and how those relationships are affected by the Dan-Deborah affair.

What would be some good examples of attention getters for an informative speech about Multiple Sclerosis‎?

Multiple sclerosis is a disease of nervous system. It causes inflammation in scattered areas and loss of myelin in white matter of brain and spinal chord. Many area of hard scars appear throughout myelin and interfere with functioning of nerves. The term sclerosis is a Greek term meaning hard and refers to these hard scars.

A person affected by multiple sclerosis gets its repeated attacks damaging nervous system followed by recovery.

Multiple sclerosis can cause serious permanent damage including paralysis of legs and partial loss of vision, double vision. However in initial stages it produce symptoms like double vision, loss of balance, problems of coordination, weakness in arms and legs, and tingling in fingers or elsewhere.

Sclerosis is more likely to affect women then men. It is most likely to affect people between 20 to 25 years old.

The exact cause of multiple sclerosis are not known. It may be caused by a virus that affects young people. This disease is associated with certain genes that control immune system. The most widely used therapy for this disease is Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH). Some drugs that affect the immune system are also useful.

What is the mole in chemistry and what are some common household objects that have mole?I really don't get what mole is actually. I get that is a...

Mole is a unit of measurement of mass, which is used primarily in chemistry. Mass of any substance such as an element, compound, or a radical can be measured using mole. For example, we can measure mass of many household material such as salt, sugar, and water in terms of mole. However I am not sure if mass of substances like ketchup, which is really a mixture of many ingredients, can be measured in terms of moles. IN any case I have not come across any incidents of quantity of household objects being measured in moles.

Mole is the mass in grams of a pure substance that contains same number of chemical units as there are number of atoms in 12 grams of Carbon-12.

The chemical units mentioned in the above definition could be molecules, atoms, ions, elections or other similar particles. The number of particles in one mole of substance is approximately 6.021367 x 10^23.

What is Macbeth's state of mind after Act 1 Scene 7?What is he feeling, thinking etc? William Shakespeare's "Macbeth"

At the end of the scene, he is determined.  He says, "I am settled and bend up / Each corporal agent to this terrible feat."

He knows he must put on an act for the King and thanes.  He must act like "the serpent but be the flower under't."  He says, "False face must hide what the false heart doth know."

He is convinced by Lady Macbeth's persuasive tactics in which she challenges his manhood.  She calls him "green and pale," "afeard," and a "coward."  Finally, the ultimate insult: she says he's like "the poor cat i' th' adage."  In other words, a feminine creature who doesn't want to get her feet wet by dipping them into water to catch a fish.  His manhood is reeling after this.

He responds, "Prithee, peace! I dare do all that may become a man; who dare do more is none."  So, he's angry with his wife for using all the "wimp" rhetoric, and so he's resolved to murder.

What is definition of non-rebreathable mask? What is definition of partial rebreathable mask? What is definition of ventury mask?

The first two types of masks,partial rebreather mask and a non-rebreather mask, are used in therapy with oxygen and belong to the tank category masks. These devices provide inspiration of the oxygen amounts below the usual amount of about 30 liters per minute.The two types of masks have a similar form, that both possess a pouch reservoir, filled with oxygen, and can provide oxygen concentrations higher than usual masks. The difference between the two masks is the existence of valves in non-rebreather mask, which are placed,one above a reservoir bag, inside the mask, and the other one, outside the mask, their goal being the release of expired CO2 ot of the mask.

Venturi mask it is a disposable mask, also used in oxygen therapy,  whose project is based on the Venturi  principle(narrowing of the inside diameter of a tube resulting in increased flow of fluid passing through the tube and a pressure difference) and allows administration of precise amounts of oxygen.

What additional problem did the three brothers face after Pony's return?What happened to Pony when he returned?

The Curtis brothers' biggest worry after Ponyboy returns home is the possibility that he and Sodapop will be removed from Darry's custodial care. Since charges may be pending against Pony in the death of Bob, there is the possibility that Pony may be sent to a juvenile facility. Authorities may consider that Darry is not a proper adult supervisor of his two underage brothers, and the family may be broken up. This is actually one of Darry's concerns before Bob is killed; he warns Pony about coming home late, because he can't call the police for fear of this.

What are Frankenstein's (the creature's) final words?"Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley

In the last Chapter, Chapter 24, the creature is at Frankenstein's deathbed.  He looks over him and tells the narrator about his own plight and suffering.  He explains to him that he has been accused and sought out for his crimes but the ones who had hurt him will never suffer for their actions.  He becomes filled with remorse that he ahs played revenge against Victor, but he still has anger at having been created.  He realizes that with Victor gone he has no need to exist and that the memory of them both will fade.

But soon," he cried with sad and solemn enthusiasm, "I shall die, and what I now feel be no longer felt. Soon these burning miseries will be extinct. I shall ascend my funeral pile triumphantly and exult in the agony of the torturing flames. The light of that conflagration will fade away; my ashes will be swept into the sea by the winds. My spirit will sleep in peace, or if it thinks, it will not surely think thus. Farewell."(199)

Following the stating of his last words, Frankenstein's creation climbs on a raft where he is taken away deep into the night by the waves. 

In Thoreau's Civil Disobedience, what should be respected above the law?

Thoreau criticizes society and democracy. Especially he challenges convention, in that , he thinks people should act from within their own, internal value system, not rely upon the government or other people to tell us what to do or how to live.

Thoreau was against the governement the way it was run. He said it was a person's moral imperative to not support the government that was based upon immorality, such as slavery. One basic aspect of democracy is that the majority wins, however Thoreau believed that even oif the majority rules it does not mean it achieves justice. A higher moral law exists. The citizens of a democracy should obey a higher law, according to Thoreau. When the governement laws go aginst morality, it is the duty of each person to not obey the government.

The citizen should honor thier own inner moral order, above the law.

How are ideas of good and bad, right and wrong, and manners and politeness expressed in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Throughout the entire Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch can be counted upon to serve as the conscience of the town. Atticus is always there for Jem and Scout when they need a guiding hand or an example to be followed. Although even Atticus has his faults, they are few, and he imparts his wisdom upon his children time and again. He cautions them to give Boo his privacy; to ignore the insults of Mrs. Dubose and the taunts of schoolmates; to defend the weak (Tom Robinson) and feed the poor (Walter Cunningham). As a single parent, he gives of himself and shows his affection, but he is quick to punish when necessary. He still allows his children more independence than most, and teaches them to be virtuous and honest through his own actions.

Jem learns one of his greatest lessons after Atticus kills the mad dog and discovers his father's nickname of "One Shot Finch." Killing is nothing to brag about, and Jem understands this act of humility.

     "Maybe it just slipped his mind," I said.
     "Naw, Scout. It's something you wouldn't understand. Atticus is real old, but I wouldn't care if he couldn't do anything--I wouldn't care if he couldn't do a blessed thing... Atticus is a gentleman, just like me."

He is also the conscience of the town, the man who everyone can count on to do the right thing. He protects Tom at the jail against the lynch mob, knowing that he might be hurt or killed. He defends Tom when no one else will, knowing that his actions will alienate the town and endanger his children. He turns the other cheek when Bob Ewell spits upon him, and he is willing to give up his son when it appears that Jem may have killed Ewell.

In spite of all of this, Atticus has been reelected to the Alabama legislature repeatedly without opposition. As an attorney, Atticus transcends even Maycomb, becoming a sort of folk hero in real-life lawyer circles. Few characters in literature have ever been so revered.

Beth and Alex have 155p between them.Beth has 15p more than Alex.Beth have x p and Alex have y p. How do I formulate a simulteneous equation

I'm not sure this is a 'simultaneous equation' but this is how i'd solve it.

'p' is just the unit, not a variable, so ignore 'p' for now.

Beth and Alex have 155 between them.

Beth has 15 more than Alex. Beth's amount is represented by x and Alex's amount is represented by y. Since Beth has 15 more than Alex, instead of using x for Beth, use (y+15). Now, Alex is y and Beth is (y+15).

The first equation would be: x + y = 155.

Substituting (y+15) for Beth's x, the new equation is:

y + (y+15)  = 155

Solve for y: 2y + 15 = 155

2y = 140

y = 70

Beth is x, or (y +15), so x = (70+15)

x = 85

Then you can add 'p'. Alex has 70p and Beth has 85p giving 155p in total.

What are the similarities between Victor Frankenstein and the Ancient Mariner? "Like one who, on a lonely road, Doth walk in fear and dread, ...

The characters are, on the surface, quite dissimilar, in that Victor Frankenstein is highly cultured, wealthy, and a brilliant scientist while the mariner is relatively uneducated, apparently working as an ordinary seaman. Victor's transgressions come from a form of intellectual arrogance in which he uses his vast intellectual gifts to fashion a monster, usurping the role of God. The mariner's transgression seems an act of impulsive stupidity and cruelty, not deliberately thought out at all. 

It is after these turning points, the death of the albatross and the monster's re-entry into Victor's life, that both characters engage in extended travels or quests to redeem themselves for their transgressions. Both stories include polar landscapes, the Arctic in Victor's case and the Antarctic in the mariner's, as scenes of ultimate desolation and danger. Both characters are compulsive storytellers, with their confessions serving as essential parts of their quests for redemption. For both characters, their punishments are both external ones and internal ones of mental agony that eventually bring them to realize the evil nature of their acts and attempt some form of reparation. 

Write a story in which a maid, a child, and a policeman played an important role?It's an essay.

This is fairly wide open.  If the topic is to write a story in which a maid, a child, and a policeman play an important role, then I think that it belies a traditional essay, and is more open to interpretation.  You can find many examples where the three roles are represented in literature, and while they may not be explicitly mentioned in these terms they are present.  Rushdie's Midnight's Children is one such instances.  Servants are present, as well as a policeman as well as a child.  Mary Pereria is a maid/ servant who commits the critical action of switching the two children at birth, Shiva and Saleem.  Both children play vital roles in the work, especially the latter who is the narrator.  Finally, the former, becomes a police officer, and is charged with destroying the union of Midnight's Children.

Describe the battle fought by Macbeth in Act I, scene 2.

In act1 sc.2, a bleeding sergeant reports to king Duncan and others how Duncan's brave general defeated and killed the 'merciless Macdonwald' of the Western Isles in battle. Macdonwald assisted by the 'kerns and gallowglasses' was fighting with all his 'villainies of nature' until 'brave Macbeth' appeared on the scene like 'Valour's minion'. Disdaining Fortune which so long favoured the rebel, Macbeth made his passage to face Macdonwald, and instantly put him to death by cutting the villain into pieces from ' the nave to the chaps', and then by exhibiting his severed head on the battlements.

The soldier further reports that the Norwegian king with his arms and men started 'a fresh assault', and again Macbeth along with Banquo fought back with exemplary vengeance 'as cannons overcharg'd with double cracks', bathing themselves in the blood of the enemy soldiers.

Ross enters to complete the battle account. He reports that Macbeth--'that Bellona's bridegroom'--clad in armour and proof against sword/spear, confronted the 'most disloyal traitor', the Thane of Cawdor, to earn victory for Scotland.

What was the lifestyle of Native Americans before White Settlers came?

This question is a little too broad to be able to answer in a brief space.  Mostly, the problem is that there were many different kinds of Indian lifestyles, depending on the place and the time.  The coastal Indians in Washington State, for example, had permanent villages, totem poles, etc while the Plains Indians were nomadic and had teepees.

Broadly, though, the only thing you can really say about all pre-contact societies is that they had no European technologies -- no guns, no cloth, no metal, etc.  Other than that, different places had very different ways of life.

Why are the figures on the urn called a "leaf fringed legend"in Keats' "Ode on a Grecian Urn"?

I believe Keats uses this phrase to emphasize that he does not really know what the scenes on the urn were meant to represent.

In the next few lines, he twice asks whether the figures on the urn are mortal or gods.  So it is important to note that the words you mention are part of a question.  He is asking if the leaf fringed (because there are trees and such painted on the urn) figures are part of a legend and if so, what legend.

So he uses these words (and the questions around them) to show that he is really not sure what the scenes on the urn are meant to represent.

What was the subject of Minister Hooper's first sermon while wearing the veil?

In Hawthorne's "The Minister's Black Veil," Reverend Hooper's first sermon concerns secret sin. The townspeople are all rather taken aback by both the veil and the darker, gloomier tone of the sermon.

Of course, following the sermon is the funeral of a young woman from the town. The funeral, the veil, and the sermon are not mere coincidences; they are all inter-connected, leading many of the townspeople to believe that Reverend Hooper and the young woman were romantically involved.

Reverend Hooper continues to wear the black veil for the rest of his own life, refusing to remove it even on his own deathbed.

Why did Nova Scotia not join the American Revolution?

As so often happens, the geography of a country, state, etc. is inextricably connected to its history.  So, in addition to the factors so well addressed in the previous post, Nova Scotia's geography also contributed greatly to its non-involvement in the Revolutionary War.  In his book, Neutral Yankees of Nova Scotia, historian John Barlet Berber contends that because of the geographical nature of Nova Scotia, it had no choice but to remain neutral.  For one thing, settlements were scattered along the extremely rough terrain which defied the construction of roads, so he equally rough waters of the Atlantic were the only outlet for travel.  Given these physical conditions, the Nova Scotians had little choice but to stay out of the war.

Besides the prohibitory nature of the geography, there were some Scots in Nova Scotia who remained loyal to the British crown along with the influential British who were loyal  Added to this fact, many of the settlers were new to this settlement and had friends and relatives still in England, so their loyalties were still closely connected.

How should we define the comic character, Yephikodov, in the play Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov?

Anton Chekhov's comedic character in The Cherry Orchard, Simon Yephikodov, embodies a Shakespearean quality as he is the Chekhovian representation of the urbane Shakespearean Fool: He is part of an unrequited love triangle; he is the unwitting cause of the conflict of the play; and he is lucky enough to get the girl in the end despite himself.

In addition to these glowing qualities, Yepikhodov is Mrs. Lyuba Ranevsky's financial manger. He has been in charge of running her estate, including the cherry orchard, but it is a task he handled miserably causing the cherry orchard to be put on auction.

The mood created by Yepikhodov is one of amusement; all his co-workers think his clumsiness and ineptitude are a source of merriment, and he adds a fun tone to the play. Some claim this for the overall mood of The Cherry Orchard, which leads them to call the play a comedy, though some say The Cherry Orchard was written after Chekhov had focused once again on drama.

Yepikhodov's class is far below Mrs. Ranevsky's; he is a working clerk. As Gogol made clear earlier in The Overcoat, a clerk's life wasn't a lucrative one, although perhaps a little more so after the Russian Emancipation Proclamation of 1861.

Yepikhodov's bad clerkship--in an era in Russia when social and cultural changes brought about by reforms, one of which was emancipation, were impoverishing the aristocracy as never before--led to the loss of his position and the dislocation of the family he served. However, because of the upheaval, in the end, the love triangle is settled in his favor when Dunyasha agrees to marry him.

When Jane Austen wrote P&P, children were expected to be obedient to their elders and parents..can you please help me explain how jane austen both...

Jane Austen criticizes the idea of children being obedient to their parents in the way the sub plot with Mr. Collins plays out in the book.  The reason Mr. Collins is so important is because he is the male heir to the Bennett home & property, as Mr. Bennett produced no male heirs, only daughters.  Because of this, when Mr. Bennett dies, all of his titles and property will be left in the care of Mr. Collins.  Mr. Collins, if he so chose, could then kick out the Bennett women from their home and leave them destitute.  However, if he were married to one of the Bennett daughters, this would not happen.  Thus, a marriage between one of the daughters and Mr. Collins would be quite fortuitous.

Mr. Collins proposes to Lizzie.  However, Lizzie refuses him because he is a repulsive and unattractive character.  When Mrs. Bennett finds out about her daughter's decision, she is upset because Lizzie not only refused an offer of marriage, but an offer of security for the entire family.  Mrs. Bennett pleads for Mr. Bennett to make Lizzie be obedient and marry Mr. Collins.  Mr. Bennett, however, takes his daughter's side and allows her to make her own decision.  This is Austen's way of criticizing the idea of total obedience to one's elders because even though Mr. Bennett is the master of the house, he allows his daughter to make her own decisions--even though it is not in the best interest of the family, but rather in her best personal interest.

One situation in the book in which Austen endorses parental obedience is the elopement between Wickham and Lydia.  Although he let Lizzie earlier in the book make a decision that was in her personal interest, he is not pleased when Lydia does the same thing.  By running off with Wickham, although it makes her happy, it brings shame & a bad reputation on the Bennett family.  Rather than having the same reaction to Lizzie, Mr. Bennett is furious and must rush off to find Lydia and Wickham in a desperate attempt to save his family's name.

What kind of people are the Ewells? Describe their home. Why do people of the black neighborhood eat squirrel, possum, and rabbit?To Kill a...

In Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Maycomb is a microcosm of Southern society in the 1930s as all economic and social types and races of a typical Southern town are represented through various characters.  The Ewells, stereotypically, represent "white trash."  This caste has been protrayed by many an author, such as Mark Twain, Erskine Caldwell, William Faulkner, etc. 

These families are usually large.  They live in despicable shacks with leaky roofs and shutters in place of windowpanes.  They are characterized by a colorlessness of skin and hair, suggesting the lack of character withiin them.  The men are abusive to their wives and children, and when not hunting and fishing they spend their time drinking.  Like the children, gardens and other belongings are left uncared for.  In short, they are the least ambitious elements of white Southern society.  Yet, among both the rich and the poor white there existed a sense of fraternity when faced with the treatment of the blacks.  This is why the jury--with the "usual disease" of Maycomb County, as Atticus says--convicts the decent and kind Tom Robinson.  Another factor that enters into the hatred of Mr. Ewell for the black Tom Robinson is the fact that after the abolition of slavery, the "poor white" became forced to compete on a basis of worth, rather than color.  It is this condition that effects the rage of Ewell when he sees his daughter with Robinson, for he does not want to submit to equality with a black.

Yet, although blacks have been freed from slavery, the Jim Crow Laws of the South did little else. Only the most menial jobs were available for them and attitudes of their inferiority persisted in Southern society.  So, while they had jobs, these jobs paid little.  Thus, blacks had to find whatever they could to eat when they could not purchase groceries, especially meat. So, Tom and his family eat squirrel, possum, and rabbit--whatever they can find to sustain them.

In "Fahrenheit 451" how does Bradbury convey specific moods in scenes, and why?The scene: "It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to...

The mood in this scene is intense, aggressive, passionate and extreme.  To set that mood, Bradbury uses strong, vibrant words that have a definite intense and aggressive connotation.  He puts in words like "eaten," "blackened," "spitting," "venomous," "pounded," "blazing," "ruins."  All of these are very strong, highly negative yet powerful words that bring aggression, violence and intensity to mind.  He also compares the firehose to a python, a highly poisonous and frightening snake known to cause serious harm and injury.  So, we have a fireman coming on the scene, and Bradbury uses all of these very negative and violent phrases to describe his act.  He does this to indicate just how bad what he is doing is; Bradbury's stance throughout the entire novel is what an atrocity it is for a society to have gotten to the point where they are burning books.  It's not just books they are burning, it is independent thinking, freedom of thought, and being capable of thinking on any deep or meaningful level.  It is burning quality of life, and true happiness.  To burn such things in a society IS an awful, violent, horrific thing, just as his words indicate in this scene.

To counter the aggressive mood, you have words that show Montag's pure enjoyment of his act:  "pleasure," "amazing conductor," and "symphony."  This makes his violent acts even more awful, because he derives such intense pleasure from committing them.  This represents the pleasure that Montag's society has in destroying history, in casting aside things that truly matter, and in making sure that the precious truths of life are safeguarded and treasured.  Montag's enjoyment is a twisted commentary on the state that his society has come to.

I hope that those thoughts help you with that scene; good luck!

In the first act of Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, what does Creon report to Oedipus from the Oracle at Delphi?

In the first act of Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, Creon comes to Oedipus what he has learned from the gods at the Oracle of Apollo at Delphi.  He has learned that the gods are punishing the city of Thebes because the murderer of the previous king, King Laius, is residing within the city.  The gods are commanding that the murderer be found and punished by either being executed or exiled.  Creon also reports that Laius was killed while traveling to Delphi.  It was reported and believed at the time that he was killed by a band of robbers, but the city did not have time to investigate because at the time the city was also being plagued by the Sphinx.

Why was Sergius called Don Quixote by the fugitive in Arms and the Man?

The fugitive soldier of the defeated Serbian artillery, Bluntschli, who took shelter in Raina's bed-chamber, called the victorious Bulgarian war-hero, Sergius Saranoff, 'a Don Quixote charging at the wind-mills'. It was intended to undercut Sergius's victory at the battle of Slivnitza and to mock at Sergius's absurdly ludicrous act of heroism in battle. Sergius simply fought the battle in a wrong way and still managed to win it.

Don Quixote, the farcical protagonist of Cervantes's famous romance, donned the garb of a knight errant, and went out on chivalrous missions, with his servant, Sancho Panza. The old, tall, thin knight charging at the windmills was a parody of chivalry, one of his many imaginary attacks at the enemies. Sergius was called Don Quixote because he chose to lead the Bulgarian cavalry-charge against the Serbian artillery which was a Quixotic mission. If the artillery were not short of the right kind of ammunition, the cavalry would have been turned into pieces. Sergius was absurdly romantic, not knowing the realities of war, and so he could initiate such a foolish venture. He knew nothing of professional soldiering, and his ignorance fortified him with foolhardiness; he made the charge and won the battle by fluke. Bluntschli did not know that Raina was betrothed to that 'hero of Slivnitza' and he therefore presented Sergius in farcical light before Raina.

How does an unnamed topic work in "Hills Like White Elephants" and "Black Man and White Woman in Dark Green Rowboat"?

Ross Leckie calls these stories "Plot-resistant narratives," which is a paradox and an oxymoron.  Both stories are told in a bare-bones, plain/tough style: a volley of intimate conversation with few dialogue tags.  Baker and Hemingway are masters of subtext: what is not said is more important that what is said.  Both stories are told in medias res: the reader is propelling into the middle of them.  What's happening is just as important as what has happened and will happen.  We, the readers, want exposition and resolution, and these authors are reluctant to give it to us.  We are eavesdropping on major conflicts, discussed in very subtle ways.

How many times did you have to read them to figure out what they were about?  In fact, as Leckie points out, the topic is not as important as the language used to avoid it:

Banks, however, refuses to narrate them [the sexual encounter or abortion], and, as events alluded to only in passing, they remain events that cannot be talked about, too pregnant with possible meaning to be controlled by the conflicting plots of social constraint that the black man and the white woman alternately wish to apply. The result is that the sexual encounter and the projected abortion are represented as little more than another instance of trailerpark mundanity. It is not, in fact, the sexual episode that interests Banks; rather it is the manner in which the black man and the white woman respond to a potentially explosive violation of trailerpark complacency, or better, the manner in which each fashions a plot that will secure him or her a satisfactory relation to a conventional social network.

Focus in the dialogue below is on the woman's body:

"Im already putting on weight," she said.

"It doesn't work that way. You're just eating too much."

"I told Mother."

The man stopped rowing and looked at her.

"I told Mother," she repeated. Her eyes were closed and herface was directed toward the sun and she continued to stroke hercheekbone and lower jaw.

"When?"

"Last night."

"And?"

"And nothing. I told her that I love you very much."

"That's all?"

"No. I told her everything."

"Okay. How'd she take it? As if I didn't already know." (99)

The body, not the topic, is the topic.  Abortion, as you know, is a topic that has been hotly debated since time immemorial, and both sides use loaded language and pathos (highly charged emotional language) that brings out the worst in the speakers.  So, Baker and Hemingway are too smart to have their lovers fall into the topic's trap.

So, Baker and Hemingway subvert Aristotle's classic logos (text), ethos (author), and pathos (audience) triangle.  The topic, or text, is never mentioned, but the couple is so intimate with each other, and the story so thinly narrated, that the audience must play the role of author.  As we read the subtext, we must fill in the text.  Or is it: as we read the text, we must fill in the subtext?  It's confusing.  It puts the audience in a predicament.  It makes us feel like we're vested in this conversation, like we're one of the two characters (depending on our gender), like that baby might be ours.

I suspect that the gender differences are polarized in your class discussion of both stories.  Good luck, and if your girl/boy-friend is in the class, be careful what you say...

In the book Stargirl, what did Hillari Kimble do to Stargirl and what was Stargirl's reaction?

I am assuming that you are asking about the incident between Hillari Kimble and Stargirl that takes place near the end of the book at the Ocotillo Ball.  In that incident, Stargirl spontaneously leads a large group of students in the Bunny Hop.  These students have so much fun and are so wrapped up in what they are doing that Stargirl leads the Bunny Hop line out of the Country Club and out onto the golf course.  They are gone for quite awhile.  In the meantime, Hillari, furious at not being the center of attention, demands that the band play "regular music" and drags her boyfriend out on the dancefloor, but to no avail.  The students who have stayed behind are only concerned about Stargirl and the Bunny Hop line, and when the dancing group returns, they run out to meet them.  This sets the stage for Hillari's confrontation with Stargirl.  Hillari walks up to Stargirl and says, "You ruin everything", and slaps her.  Hillari flinches, waiting to be struck back, but Stargirl reacts by kissing her gently on the cheek.  Then she is gone, never to be seen again (Chapter 31).

Hillari does a number of mean things to Stargirl during the course of the narrative.  When Stargirl first comes to Mica Area High School, Hillari spreads a rumor that the new girl is a plant, introduced by the administration to stimulate school spirit.  Stargirl does not react to this or any of the other rumors circulating about her; she just goes on being herself (Chapter 2).  A few days after she arrives, Hillari tells Stargirl in front of everybody that the next day is her birthday, and that Stargirl had better not sing "Happy Birthday" to her in the cafeteria, as is her habit.  Stargirl says that she will not, and keeps her promise.  She does, however, sing "Happy Birthday", but to Leo, whom she chooses because "he is cute", thus meeting Hillari's challenge but remaining true to her word (Chapter 6).

How does price relate to consumer perception of quality in a acceptable price range for toothpaste, a haircut and a dinner at a fancy restaurant?

It is generally believed that as the price of a product increases, its demand decreases. But there is an exception to this general principle. There are situations when the price can act as an indicator of the quality of a product. When this happens, higher price will not necessarily lead to lower demand or sales.

Prices are used as an indicator of quality of product in situation where it is difficult for customer to ascertain the intrinsic physical quality of products, and for prestige products that may be used to enhance prestige of a person in the society. In this way, quality of a product such as dinner at a restaurant may be difficult to define and evaluate - particularly before actually experiencing the service - and therefore price may become an important indicator of quality. Further, the price tag will also determine the kind of people who are likely to dine at the restaurant. In this way a restaurant charging very high prices is likely to carry high prestige in terms of being a choice of the people from higher strata of society. However it must be noted that a higher price tag also raises the expectation of customers, and if the service at the restaurant is not in line with its price tag, its sales are likely to suffer substantially.

When we consider the impact of price on perception of quality of toothpaste, we find that the users are in a much better position to ascertain the quality of toothpaste, as it is used regularly and purchased frequently. Also, the kind of toothpaste a person uses has limited impact on the prestige of the person. Because of these factors, price of toothpaste has limited impact on perception of its quality.

The case of a haircut will lie somewhere between dinner in a restaurant and toothpaste. People know clearly well what kind of haircut they want. Also most of the people prefer to get their haircuts from the same place. This means that they already know the kind of hair cut they will get from a particular service provider. Also the place where a person gets the haircut has less impact on prestige of the person than the places where one goes out for dining. However, the prestige value of the place where one gets haircuts is more than the prestige value of the toothpaste one uses.

Which character changed the most in Of Mice and Men? Why?

I have to say that this is a tough one because it depends on a person's point of view.  I believe that George was the one that changed the most.  George was always responsible for Lennie, but he was not one to commit an illegal act.  He has had to make a very hard decision out of the love for Lennie.  George has always had the capacity to change but with the responsibility for caring for Lennie serving as a weight, he had no chance to change.  I believe that with Lennie gone George will become a more independent and stronger person.  He will have to come to terms with his actions, but he has the clear head and ability to move forward in a positive manner.

Why do rough surfaces increase friction?Give 3 ways wherein increased and decreased friction are used.

In rough surfaces there are holes and cracks which contain air in them.When a body slides on rough surface,air in the holes is pushed out to create vaccum and holds the body and don't let it to slide..Hence ,rough surfaces increase friction.

3 ways where increase friction is used are:

1.In vehicles,tyres are retreated to increase the friction.

2.Mountaineers use hooked shoes to increase the frriction.

3.Feet of the horses are fitted with horse shoes to increase the friction.

3 ways wherein decrease friction is used are:

1.Skating ranks are made plain and smooth to decrease the friction.

2.iceskates are made smooth and plain for easy skating.

3.Ball bearings are oiled to decrease the friction in machines.

Is Troy considered a tragic hero?

Some say Troy is a classical tragic hero.  Some say he is a modern tragic hero.  I tend to think he is more the latter than the former.  Key questions: does Troy reach an epiphany before his death?  Is Troy an emblem of suffering for his people?

Here are the distinctions for you to decide:

Modern Tragic Hero

1.  Person of less worth consideration

2.  May not have the needed catharsis to bring story to a close

3.  May die without any epiphany of his destiny

4.  May suffer without the ability to change the events around him.

5.  A failure, crude, sometimes stupid or even dishonest

6.  Often angry

Classical Tragic Hero

1.  Of noble birth

2.  Suffers from a tragic flaw (hubris) or makes a tragic mistake

3.  Makes others around him suffer

4.  Has a realization (epiphany) about his life before his death

5.  The suffering of the hero is important to his culture; he is looked to as an emblem of of both greatness and suffering

6.  Often persecuted by the supernatural, or fate

What are some of Frederick Douglass' violent struggles against slavery in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass?

One of most widely discussed stories from Douglass's narrative that deals with his violent struggle against slavery is his battle with Mr. Covey in Chapter 10.  Douglass was hired out to Mr. Covey on a one-year contract.  Mr. Covey treated all the slaves on his plantation with exceptional brutality, and Douglass could hardly do his work in the harsh weather and poor working conditions.  Mr. Covey did not give the slaves enough time to eat or rest, so they were regularly weary.  On one occasion, Mr. Covey beat Douglass horribly, and Douglass describes the extremely bloody state of his body.  So Douglass returned to his master for help.  Master Thomas, however, sent him back to Mr. Covey.  Upon return, Douglass got into a fight with Mr. Covey and won the battle.  Mr. Covey would never admit that he lost the fight, but he did not harm Douglass again.  Douglass regards the fight as a turning point in his career as a slave.  From this point on, he says that he was a slave in body but not in mind.  Through this violent struggle, Douglass was able to regain hope for the future.

The author, Harper Lee, makes many observations about life and human nature through the speech and thoughts of several characters.Examine...

    As Atticus begins his final summation during the Tom Robinson trial in Harper Lee's novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, "he did something he didn't ordinarily do. He unhitched is watch and chain and placed them on the table." Atticus was making a visible attempt to appeal to the common man by reducing himself to a more basic human level. His speech would concentrate on trying to convince the jury--average members of the community--that he and his client were like them. It was the Ewells that were the misfits and the guilty parties, not Tom Robinson.

"This case is as simple as black and white."

Atticus attacks Mayella's loneliness and home life, and blames her for her child-like decision to denounce Tom for her unhappiness.

"... She did something every child has done--she tried to put the evidence of her offense away from her. But in this case she was no child... she struck out at her victim."

Atticus portrays Tom as a human being, not a black man.

"... Tom Robinson was a daily reminder of what she did. What did she do? She tempted a Negro... Not an old Uncle, but a strong young Negro man."

Knowing beforehand that the jury would not likely believe the word of a black man over a white man, even "white trash" such as the Ewells, Atticus attempts to hammer home his point that Tom had been exploited and unjustly accused.

     "And so a quiet, respectable, humble Negro who had the umitigated temerity 'to feel sorry' for a white woman has to put his word against two white people's.

Mr. Finch reminds the jury that all Negroes do not lie--that blackness does not necessarily equate with evil.

"... (It is) --the evil assumption--that all Negroes lie, that all Negroes are basically immoral beings, that all Negro men are not to be trusted around our women..."

Atticus further appeals to the jury's honest nature.

"... this is a truth that applies to the human race and to no particular race of men. There is not a person in this courtroom who has not told a lie, who has never done an immoral thing..."

Lastly, Atticus reminds the jury that all men are created equal, a code that he acknowledges is not always easy to accept.

"There is a tendency in this year of grace, 1935, for certain people to use this phrase out of context, to satisfy all conditions."

The court, he says, is the one institution that must always treat all men equally, and Atticus discharges the jury to uphold the grave responsibility of the American court system.

What psychological influences are utilized in the Cover Girl commericals that make them compelling to adolescents? Describe the characteristics...

Adolescence is, developmentally speaking, the time where the last part of our brain, the frontal lobe is experiencing the most dramatic changes. This part of the brain deals with emotions, sensations, and other growth-related psychological attachments which make them a particularly vulnerable popu;ation.  This is mainly whi they are targeted the most. Particularly in an economy that glorifies all that is vain and superficial, these elements are specifically significant to adolescents who are in the process of seeking for an identity. What could be more advantageous that proposing an identity already packed with a smile, vivid colors, perfect hair, and flawless skin? Identify with that. That is what the commercials aspire teens to do.

The psychological trends are very obvious- All good, no bad. All shiny, nothing dark. Happy girls, triggering the serotonin and endorphins and making girls behind the TV create scenarios where they are part of that carefully selected workd.

The messages conveyed are of no cause and no consequence. You are "just worth it", "maybe its Maybelline", "trust them, they are experts"/// in other words: Pretty is being carefree, and perfect is being worry free.

The emotions being played on are the same that are right now developing in teenagers. The sense of being, of wanting, or expecting, the want for perfection, the establishment of guidelines of beauty.

The issue of self-esteem, self identity, self worth, self assertiveness and self assurance are most of the issues tried to be resolved: Use this lipstick and you will feel prettier. Try this hair color and you will be liked.

These advertisements affect not only adolescents, but adults equally. Anyone with a vulnerability and personality gaps will fill them with these superficial expectations of beauty. That is where the problem begins.

What themes are in A Connecticut Yankee in King's Arthur Court?

One of the central themes of this hilarioius, but also quite sad and tragic, novel is the idea that technology can improve the world and bring it out of darkness and free it from superstition. This is shown in the way that Hank Morgan, a modern day American who revels in technology and new scientific advancements, goes back to Arthurian England and seeks to use his knowledge to make the lives of everybody better through science. He sees the church as deliberately keeping people in an entrapped state through promoting ignorance and seeks to use technology to transform the lives of everybody.

However, when war strikes towards the end of the novel, it is clear that in spite of Hank's best efforts to introduce technology slowly and gradually, the overwhelming superstition that still exists and the lack of understanding means that all of his careful technology is destroyed to ensure that no enemy can use it:

Our navey had suddenly and mysteriously disappeared! Also as suddenly and as mysteriously, the railway and telegraph and telephone service ceased, the men all deserted, poles were cut down, the Church laid a ban upon the electric light!

Even though, in times of peace, the advances are shown to be a good thing, when war occurs and in times of crisis, the natural state of Arthurian England exerts itself and the general ignorance concerning technology causes all of Hank's advances to be destroyed totally. Technology is also shown to be questioned in the way that Hank uses his understanding of electricity to create an electric fence and kill hundreds of knights. Technology, in some cases, seems to make life worse, as it enables him to kill more men than probably would have died in a "normal" traditional battle. The novel therefore explores, rather satirically, the theme of technology and asks if it really makes our lives better. 

Using a diagram, relate the high petrol prices with demand for higher cc engine cars.This refers to statment -"The impact of high petrol prices on...

Increase in petrol prices tends to reduce the demand for petrol. This means consumers are likely to reduce the quantity of petrol used by them. This can be done by them in one or more of the following ways.

• Reduce the the usage of their care without changing the the type of cars used. This kind of consumer response can be immediate upon increase in petrol prices.


• Change to using cars that have lower petrol consumption per kilometer. This can be achieved by using car with lower cc engine. It is also possible to have cars with comparable cc engine yet lower petrol consumption by improving efficiency. This kind of response from consumer to reduce petrol consumption may be slower as it is not possible to change cars every time petrol prices are changed.


• Using cars that consume alternate fuels or other power sources like electricity. Customer response in this form is likely to be slowest because the technology of cars using alternate power sources is still developing.

Theoretically, increase in price of petrol will reduce demand for cars with higher cc engine and more efficient cars. The trend of declining preference for petrol guzzling high powered car is an indication that this is happening in practice also. However, the actual shift in demand of cars between high and low cc engine cars will depend very much on their elasticities of demand. For example, people who use Rolls Royce cars are not likely to shift to lower cc engine cars because of rising petrol prices.

It should be noted that the statement quoted as an explanation to the main question above also accept that there will be some impact of high petrol prices on cars with higher cc engine, although it would be minimal.

How have Eliezer's thoughts and feelings changed since he identified with Job while in Auschwitz?

In Eli Wiesel's book "Night" he states

“Some of the men spoke of God: His mysterious ways, the sins of the Jewish people, and the redemption to come. As for me, I had ceased to pray. I concurred with Job!”

In the Hebrew bible Job has his faith tested by Satan over and over again.  Job struggles to understand evil, pain, and suffering with the existence of God and God's promises to the Jews.  Job understands that the suffering he is experiencing has been caused by nothing he has done in his life.  He does not understand why God would let him suffer so.  Job questions God in the bible and Elie does the same.  He has trouble understanding God's existence in a world and how God could allow such cruelty.  Elie waits to hear from God just as Job had done. He chooses to be silent because he knows there is no answer for him.

Eli states: "How I sympathized with Job!  I did not deny God's existence, but I doubted His absolute justice." (42)

Pages are different depending on the version of  "Night." The accounts in the books are the same, but some of the wording is a little different. 

What are the functions of cerebellum, and brain stem?

Cerebellum and brain stem are two of the three main parts of human brain the third one being cerebrum. Each of these three parts of the brain perform different functions.

Cerebellum which is located below cerebrum on just above brain stem performs following main functions:

• Help in maintaining body's sense of balance.


• Coordinates muscular movements with sensory information.

Brain stem is a stalk like structure located just below cerebellum. It is connected to the spinal cor. Its functions include:

• Relaying information from sensory organs.


• Regulating automatic functions of the body such as blood pressure, breathing and heartbeat.

Cerebrum is the most important and the biggest part of the brain accounting for nearly 85% of the total brain volume. It lies above cerebellum and brain stem and almost surrounds them. Functions of cerebrum include hearing, sight, touch, thinking ability, language ability and emotions.

What are the two ways that community residential centers are used as intermediate sanctions?

Community residential centers like half-way houses serve a couple of purposes. Reducing the number of people incarcerated is a primary goal of these facilities and loosely supervising the offender is a second. This is called an intermediate sanction because the people that live there have been convicted of some crime, usually non-violent crimes. A full sanction would consist of putting these people in prison. Usually people in these facilities must obtain employment and go to that job during the day and then return to the half-way house at night. Strict curfews are enforced and any deviation or infraction of the rules of the house by the offender can mean that this privilege is revoked and the person will be jailed.

The resident needs some supervision and direction but not as much or not as intense as the incarcerated convictee. Commonly, people convicted of minor drug crimes qualify for residence in these centers and they must submit to random urine drug test's to verify compliance with the terms of the sanction.

In "There Will Come Soft Rains" contrast the frailty of human life to the powers of technology.

At least in this story, the power of technology is written as a much more significant and lasting force in the world than the fragile human life that created it.  The story's characters are entirely robotic or technological--we have the robot voice speaking to the absent family, the scurrying techno-mice that clean the place, the breakfast and dinner making machines, etc.  All of these pieces of technology were, long after the family was, alive and well in a world that most of humanity had been destroyed.

It was technology itself that destroyed the fragile human and animal life that existed on the planet; after the blasts, technology was the only thing that survived, at least for a while.  The humans in the story are completely wiped out, but their home functions without them.  So, the frailty of human life is pretty evident in the story, as being powerless against the force of technology.  I hope that those thoughts help a bit; good luck!

Discuss George Bernard Shaw as a social thinker in his essay Freedom

In George Bernard Shaw's essay on freedom, he puts forward his opinions on making people in society think more deeply about their commonly-held beliefs and motives. In it he discusses his need to make society less comfortable about its complacency by challenging their 'comfort zone' with his socio-political thinking. He put his thoughts into stories and plays - and added a bit of humor - the satire was on the people who were enjoying the works. He incorporated uncompromising comment as a social thinker on ideas such as the evil effects of social injustice and poverty,ideas that he saw in his diminshing social circumstances as a child in Dublin.In 1882 he attended a lecture in London by Henry George and was at once persuaded by it's sociological ethic to become a socialist. These are the  thoughts which drive his unforgiving criticisms in his essay on Freedom.

How did women help out with World War 1?I would like to know what did women contribute during the war.

The main contribution of women to World War I (at least in the United States) was that they worked in war industries.  About one million women participated in what you might call "war work."  They did things like working in armament plants, machine shops, and steel mills while the men were away.

Women also contributed in more traditional ways.  These included organizing drives to sell war bonds or get donations to help people who had been hurt by the war.  They also helped to save good and other things that were needed for the war effort.

What was Jon Krakaeurs purpose for writing Into the Wild?why did he write it? Puurpose? what effect was he trying to give the readers?

Krakaeus is a somewhat eccentric writer but also a very intelligent one. His life shows that he has certain things he sort of obsesses about, and this was one of them: The real-life death of Christopher McCandless, who got lost in the wildnerness in Alaska, and his body was found starved to death.

Prior to writing "Into the Wild" Krakause had written an article called "Death of an Innocent", which is a detailed account (and a bit fictionalized) of what happened when Christopher McCandless left for that hiking trail which ultimately caused his death.

Krakause has always had a theory that McCandless was not starved to death, but poisoned by the "Eskimo potato" which is a vegetable that grows in the wilderness, but which also develops a form of fungus that blocks the digestive track and does not allow nourishment.

Therefore, aside from telling a story that personally touched him, his purpose was to determine what could have happened that day in the trail

Whatever happened to David ap Rhys, Prince of South Wales (1660-1745)?David Rhys is said to have migrated to the U.S.- for what reason? Did he...

The information on David Ap Rhys is scant, in fact, there is no genealogical mention of David Rhys having come to America.

There were two branches of the Ap Rhys (or Rees) family, one in North Wales and one in South Wales. David Ap Rees was of the South Wales branch. The firmest record available is for Rhys ap Griffith in 1171 who was Prince of South Wales. After marrying with the "Norman Conquerors of England," a distinct English line of the Rees family arose, first recorded in 1599.

David Ap Rhys (Rees) Prince of S. Wales, son of Thomas Rhys (Rees) Prince of S Wales, and father of Rev. David Ap Rhys (Rees) were of the English and had assumed the name spelling of "Rees." It is recorded that Sir Thomas Rees (was Rhys) immigrated to American and settled in the Isle of Wight County in Virginia (with very poor old records) in 1648. Edward Rees, of the English branch but with no connection to Sir Thomas Rees's direct family line, followed and settled in Northampton, Virginia, in 1650. The American emigres added the extra "e" making the spelling Reese. These two men were the founders of the majority of the Reese families in America at the present day.

The final history of the kingdoms of North and South Wales was resolved in the Act of Union 1536:

Finally the unilateral Act of Union in 1536 "incorporated, united and annexed" "Our Dominion, Principality and Countrey of Wales''  to England. Since then English law and government has ruled in Wales, and Wales has constitutionally followed the same path as England

Who are the main characters in "The Californian's Tale"?

In Mark Twain’s "The Californians," the main character is Henry. He is the protagonist, and oddly enough, he is the antagonist as well, as he continually struggles with his memories and the torturous thoughts he has. Henry is described as a rough neck who is not very smart, but who is loving and modest. This is clearly indicated by the fact that he still loves his wife dearly even though she’s been dead for 19 years. The sadness and grief has driven him out of his mind, and he believes her to still be a part of his life, and so we could kind of argue that she too is a character.

Does the context of the novel justify the graphic descriptions in the opening/first section?

Alice Walker writes a parody of a slave narrative in The Color Purple.  Slave narratives were usually oral confessionals that depicted the horrors of slavery--a form of propaganda used by abolitionist organizations during slavery.  Most were left unedited, depicting graphic physical and sexual abuse, and written in Black English (pigeon English) for authentication.  Of late, many were recorded by the WPA in the 1930s and archived for posterity.  Celie's letters to God are no different, except they depict a slavery within the Black community, within marriage.

The slave narrative had a kind of formula to it.  It began graphically and ended with redemption, usually of the spiritual kind.  Celie's begins with her stepfather's rape and is told by a naive narrator who is disenfranchised chattle.  In this way, Walker shocks the reader into consciousness with emotional blunt force.  It is hard to believe the novel is a comedy based on the first few pages.  Comedies usually move from status-quo to marriage, and I believe Walker goes to extremes to take Celie from extreme low in the beginning to extreme high at the end.  It come across as a fairy tale, a revisionist "Cinderella."

The most famous slave narrative is Frederick Douglass's, in which he recounts his battle royal against his master--a knock-down, drag out fight with Mr. Covey:

This battle with Mr. Covey was the turning-point in my career as a slave. It rekindled the few expiring embers of freedom, and revived within me a sense of my own manhood. It recalled the departed self-confidence, and inspired me again with a determination to be free. The gratification afforded by the triumph was a full compensation for whatever else might follow, even death itself. He only can understand the deep satisfaction which I experienced, who has himself repelled by force the bloody arm of slavery. I felt as I never felt before. It was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slavery, to the heaven of freedom. My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place; and I now resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the day had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact. I did not hesitate to let it be known of me, that the white man who expected to succeed in whipping, must also succeed in killing me.

From this time I was never again what might be called fairly whipped, though I remained a slave four years afterwards. I had several fights, but was never whipped.

Alice Walker moves through Celie's narrative in similar fashion.  Attempts to empower her come from Nettie, Shug, and Sophia, but the day must come when she has to stand up to Mr.____ on her own.  Celie's redemption is spiritual, though not from male-centric Christianity; it has a feminist, African slant.  In the end though, the American Dream, by way of the feminine community, save her from sexism.

In "Great Expectations" how does Dickens sustain interest through the characters and the atmosphere in Chapter 1?

Dickens starts off his classic novel "Great Expectations" with a great hook--he has a vicious escaped criminal threaten a poor, innocent boy into helping him to survive and escape. That in and of itself is enough to elicit the interest and continued patronage of any reader.  We are launched right into intense action--the grizzled and terrifying criminal threatens to cut Pip's throat if he doesn't help out; that is a page-turner for sure.  So, the actual plotline and action add greatly to the first chapter's interest level.

The characters in the first chapter are also very well-written.  Pip gives his brief background, and we are kept interested through his frank tone, and open way of expressing himself.  Then, the descriptions of the escaped convict are fascinating.  Dickens writes,

"A fearful man...who had been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars; who limped, and shivered, and glared and growled; and whose teeth chattered in his head."

This great description grabs our interest right away; he is so obviously distressed and worn that we have to wonder what he has been through. Add that to his threats to Pip, and it is a fascinating character indeed.

Then, you have the setting; it is set in the marsh-land, on a foggy, cold day, in a graveyard of all places.  It's like a really great setting for a horror movie.  There is mystery, creepiness, and tombstones all around.  This makes the story quite intriguing; the fact that the action occurs in a cemetary makes it more interesting and exciting.  We wonder about ghosts, and the level of anxiety and danger is raised.

Dickens does a great job, through the opening action, the character descriptions, and the setting, and getting the attention of readers right off the bat.  I hope that helped; good luck!

How many individual sounds are there in the English language?

According to A.C. Gimson's book "Introduction to the Pronunciation of English," there are forty four individual sounds in the English language. They are

1. 12 vowels

2. 8 diphthongs

3. 24 consonants

However, other phoneticians may disagree and the number may vary anywhere between 43 and 50.

Given: cos x + cos (3x) + cos (5x). what is x?

cosx+cos3x+cos5x is an expression which could be simplified. It is not an equation. However, the expression  is equated to 0 and the solution for x is given in the following para.

Cosx+cos3x+cos5x=0

Cosx+{cos3x+cos5x}=0

cosx+2cos[(3x+5x)/2]cos[(5x-3x)/2] = 0

cosx+2cos4x*cosx = 0

cosx{1+2cos4x} = 0

cosx=0  or 1+2cos4x = 0

Cosx =0, for x=90 and 270 degrees

1+2cos4x = 0 gives:

cos4x = -1/2.

4x = 120  or 4x = 240 .  General solution  4x= (n*360 +or- 120) degree. So,

x = n*90+30 or x=n*90-30 degree.

The angles,30 or 120  or 150  or 210  300 and 330 degrees  hold good  in 0 to 360 dgrees.(p/6,4p/6, 5p/3,7p/6,10p/6 and 11p/6 radians)

What is ironic about Gatsby's relationship with Dan Cody?

This is a great question...thank's for asking it!  The ironic part about Dan Cody has to do with his origins versus his status in later life.  Dan Cody's origins are very humble...he was not wealthy or from the upper class during his early life.  Later on he makes his fortune through hard, hands on work mining for gold (or some such thing.)  This provides him with an immense fortune.

So what's so ironic about that?  I'm getting there...

Dan Cody is the one that James Gatz (aka Jay Gatsby) is employed by after a chance meeting at the lakeshore.  Jay Gatsby is desperate to learn about how the upper class live and to adopt their ways.  He sees the perfect mentor in Dan Cody, who seems to have everything (money, world travel, stuff) and soaks up his lifestyle like a sponge.  The ironic part is that Dan Cody, unbeknownst to Gatsby, is a poor role model.  He had none of the upper class origins that distinguish the "old money" people of the story.  In short, he has the money to be in the upper class, but does not have the culture of the upper class.

You see, being upper class is more than just having a lot of money.  At the time of "The Great Gatsby" (and still today, though to a lesser extent) in order to be considered "high class" you had to have good breeding and absorb the "unwritten rules" of the upper class.  These are the things that Gatsby was never able to learn from Dan Cody, and they are the things that make Gatsby "stick out" as new money to the people like Tom.

To sum it up, Gatsby learns how to be "upper class" from a guy whose origins are distinctly "lower class."

That's my main answer.

As a little bit of a sub-answer I just want to add the idea in about Dan Cody's wife.  From what we see in the story she is a bit of a "gold digger" and may have even been the cause of his death (it says that he died shortly after a visit from her.)  In this way, Dan Cody's life is negatively impacted by her.  Ironically, James Gatsby's downfall was over a woman as well.  Just a little food for thought : )

What is the main theme in Caesar and Cleopatra?

One theme some scholars and readers have suggested is that of politics. The game of politics is what may have brought these two leaders together. Caesar could have been drawn initially to Cleopatra by her beauty but ultimately remained by her side because of the monetary and agricultural wealth of Egypt. Cleopatra may have been in love but needed a powerful ally that would enable her to reign in Egypt as sole ruler without the additional influence of her siblings. The Roman Empire would make for a formidable ally should Egypt come under attack from an outside force greater than what Egypt had available at that point in history.

What is revealed about Simon is Chapter 3?

"The Lord of the Flies" by William Golding is the story of a group of civilized boys who crash land on an island.  The pilot has died and there is no adult supervision on the island.  Ralph is a natural leader who begins to organize the others, Jack claims himself a hunter and organizes boys to help him hunt, and Simon is a follower who needs order to feel safe.  He quickly identifies Ralph is a leader and follows his guidance.

In chapter three of the book Jack had gone to hunt and Simon stayed back to help Ralph work on building huts.  Simon is the only one out of the group besides Ralph that has stuck with the building of the huts.  The others went to play or explore.  However, as evening draws near Simon is not in camp and the two boys discuss that he has gone off.  The reader learns that he wanders off sometimes.  The boys decide he is odd.  Simon is small and thin. He has long black hair.

Simon is very concerned about the Littlluns, the small children on the island.  He expresses concern about their crying in the night.  He takes them on a trek to find fruit and helps to feed them.  He then goes off to hide by himself for a while.  The reader learns that Simon is a caring person but he is also a loner who needs to get away from the others at times and connect with nature.  He has a special peace and goodness in his personality.

What element of Smiley's character does the stranger exploit in"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?

The wording on this question seems to assume that the stranger got Smiley to challenge him with a bet and to go out to search for a frog on purpose and by intention. However the text indicates that the stranger was sincere until Smiley left him alone with Daniel Webster and went off in another overly enthusiastic spree of bet.

If you read the text this way, as though the stranger had no intent until he had "set there a good while thinking and thinking to hisself," then all he exploited was Smiley's over-enthusiasm, an over-enthusiasm that caused him to leave his prize betting jumping frog with the man with whom he had wagered a bet! So, if the stranger had no prior intent, the answer to the question, then, is that the stranger was able to trick Smiley because he ran off and left the frog with the stranger who took advantage of the situation and poured quail shot down its throat!

then he got the frog out and prized his mouth open and took a tea- spoon and filled him full of quail shot filled him pretty near up to his chin and set him on the floor.

If you prefer the reading that sees the stranger as acting with intent, then the stranger outsmarts Smiley because he feigns innocent disinterest.

says, very deliberate, "Well, I don't see no p'ints about that frog that's any better'n any other frog."

The word "deliberate" can be construed as indicating deliberate intention to find a way to swindle Smiley based upon the way Smiley's own feigned disinterestedness has exposed his yearning for a bet:

Smiley says, easy and careless, "... I should judge he can outjump any frog in Calaveras county."

The words "outjump any frog" echo a yearning for the stranger to pick up the challenge and make a bet. So, in this view, the stranger exploits (1) Smiley's naivete in leaving his frog in the care of the stranger; (2) his over-eagerness to track down resources for a bet; (3) his untempered quest for bets.

In "The Road," after knowing what happens to the father and the son, does this book end in despair or with hope?

I believe that this novel ends with a sense of hope and brightness.  The boy coming across a real family that was willing to take him in was a beacon of luck and light in his thus far very dreary and difficult existence.  The fact that there is a family out there that is still together, that is willing to take yet another person into it, confirms what the father had been trying to teach the boy the entire time, that "the fire" is still alive and well in some human hearts, despite the brutality and misery that existed all around them.  Overall, the book is incredibly depressing and anxious, fraught with near-death and the ugliest sides of human nature.  However, the recurring theme of human goodness being alive in the boy and the father, in love, decency and compassion, runs throughout the story, and flares again at the end.

If the father had died and the boy had been all alone, that would have truly been a tale of despair, and a commentary on the lack of any redemption in human nature.  However, that is not how McCarthy, who once called the writing of this book "a love story to my son," chose to end it.  He gave us a small glimmer of happiness, of normalcy, of a potential for human goodness to thrive and find a place in the ashen world where human hopes and civilization was nearing extinction.  I hope that those thoughts helped; good luck!

Explain how the concept of "shift work" is used in business and how circadian rhythms affect it.

There are LOTS of different ways to schedule "shift work" depending on the needs of the industry.  In short, shift work is the idea of making use of the fact that your factory is available 24 hours a day and not just during the times between 9 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon.  Shift work allows you to schedule in a way where a company's production capabilities are maximized because they are always "on."

The most common way to schedule shift work is by dividing the day into three "chunks," most commonly 12AM to 8AM, 8AM to 4PM, and 4PM to 12PM.  Workers work only one of the shifts and rotate in and out of stations.

This is only one example, though.  Shift work can take many different flavors depending on company needs.  For example, some businesses run four 12 hour shifts instead of 5 eight hour ones.  Some split the day up (waiters, for example) with a break in the middle (in the case of waiters, because there aren't many customers between lunch and dinner!)  The link below will take you to a giant lists of possibilities.

Your reference to "circadian rhythm" has to do mostly with the 12AM to 8AM shift.  The circadian rhythm, when referred to as an ergonomics topic, is a complicated biological "clock" inside of people that governs the sleep/wake cycle.  Most people are "wired" to be awake during the day and asleep at night.  When you get people to work a 12AM to 8AM shift, you are keeping them up when their body is wired to be asleep.  Their body must adjust to the new pattern, but in the meantime, it will be difficult for the worker.  The worker may have insomnia during the day and have trouble staying awake (or being alert) during their shift.  Driving home after the shift can also be a dangerous thing and lead to "falling asleep at the wheel."  The adaptation time varies by individual, and while some drugs are available to help the process (legal ones,) time is usually the best adapter.  Some people may never feel right working at night and will choose to quit or transfer to an earlier shift.

How do the techniques of Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad able us to understand the theme?

First, you have to identify your theme.  Was one discussed/provided in class?  If not, decide on one "big idea" that you see manifested in the text.  Love, Death, Ignorance, Respect, etc. are big ideas (not necessarily from HOD, though.  You have to find your own!).  Then decide what Conrad is saying about the "big idea" you have chosen.  Once you know that, you have your theme.

Then, choose a literary technique.  Conrad uses imagery, foreshadowing, and first person narration, among others.  How does the use of your chosen technique relate to your theme?  For example, how does Conrad's choice to tell the story through the eyes of a character help the reader understand the theme you decided on?

What is the father's name in Farewell To Manzanar?

Papa's name in the book Farewell to Manzanar was Ko Wakatsuki (Chapter 6).  In those days, Japanese men and women who had made their homes in America often took an American first name as well, so as to be able to assimilate more easily.  The American name Papa apparently took was George - his first grandson was named George in his honor (Chapter 6).  Among his family and in the Japanese American community, however, he was called by his given name, Ko.

Ko Wakatsuki came to America at the age of seventeen; by the time of World War II he was over fifty years old.  He was a fiercely independent but dignified man who had made a living first as a farmer in California, then as a fisherman, and was the proud owner of two boats, The Nereid and The Waka.  When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Ko found himself in a difficult position.  Forbidden by law to become a citizen in his adopted homeland, he was classified as an alien, even though he had been in America for thirty-five years.  To make matters worse, he held a commercial fishing license, putting him under the suspicion of the FBI, who feared that Japanese fishermen "were somehow making contact with enemy ships off the coast".  Two weeks after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Ko was arrested and sent to a camp somewhere in North Dakota.  His family did not see him for nine months, and during that time they themselves were forcibly relocated to Manzanar.  Something had happened to Ko while he was held in North Dakota, and when he was returned to his family, he was a bitter, broken man (Chapters 1 and 5).

What does Mrs.Hopewell mean by the phrase "good country people"?

"Good country people" refers to those whom Mrs. Hopewell sees as simple and moral. They are the opposite of how she views her own daughter, Hulga, who revels in her nihilism and uses her education to demonstrate her supposed superiority. The "good country people" are seen as innocent, as opposed to the experience that Hulga imagines herself to have, and the experience that Manley Pointer actually has.

Many of O'Connor's stories deomnstrate irony in the title. This story is no different. Hulga seeks to tempt and corrupt Manley Pointer, seeing him as a simple Bible salesman. Yet he turns out to be more corrupt than she could imagine. He steals her leg, & when she pleads, “Aren’t you just good country people?” he replies, “I hope you don’t think that I believe in that crap! I may sell Bibles but I know which end is up and I wasn’t born yesterday and I know where I’m going!” Thus, the "good country people" turn out to be a lie.

Why are most cleaners acidic, basic, or neutral?So I did a pH lab, and we recorded pH in the numerical pH section, and we had vinegar, soapy water,...

Using one kind  or another of cleaner depends on what it is to be cleaned. The removing of dirt from a surface could be made by mechanical or chemical actions.

You have to know that there is an entire family of cleaners, all sorts for all kind of materials which have to be refreshed, this family including: acid cleaners, abrasive cleaners (mechanic action),detergents,solvents,alkali, bleaching substances.

For example, acid cleaners, if they are mild,they are recommended to remove stains of rust,deposits of hard water,copper and brass tarnish. Also acid cleaners, but in a concentrated formula, are recommended to remove rust from iron, cleaning sinks and tubs.

Mild acid cleanser: Citric Acid (Lemon Juice), Acetic Acid (Vinegar).

Strong acid cleanser: Oxalic Acid,dilute Hydrochloric Acid, dilute Sulfuric Acid.

From Alkali Family, we could mention Sodium bicarbonate which can clean glass,porcelain enamel, stainless steel  etc., by removing and suspending the grease, followed by a rinsing action after removing.

All you have to know that all cleaners have indications of use but also cautions, because the more concentrated they are, with both stronger they clean, but  they may have undesirable effects on health if are not respected the set safety standards.

What are the drawbacks of the traditional organization structures?but the answer must in definition, elloberate and examples

The answer is, in some ways, in the question. If the organizational structure is traditional, then it looks to the past for structure. This might be good, in the sense that it is time tested and it has worked in the past, but what if the situation changes sufficiently that new models are needed? The obvious answer is that models need to be adapted as well. The needs to be change.

There is also a cultural point of view. If something is considered traditional in one society and that organization moves to another culture, then structures may need to change once again. In short, one wants to keep an eye not only on tradition, but also on the future and how one may meet the challenges of what is to come.

What are the basic beliefs of christianity?

This is a great question, but something that almost all Christians (Orthodox, Catholic, Protestant) agree with is the Apostle's Creed. Here it is:

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
the Maker of heaven and earth,
and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord:

Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;

He descended into hell.
The third day He arose again from the dead;

He ascended into heaven,
and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost;
the holy catholic church;
the communion of saints;
the forgiveness of sins;
the resurrection of the body;
and the life everlasting.

Some points to note:

1. Trinitarian formula - Father, Son, Holy Spirit.

2. The Father is the creator.

3. The son is the savior, who was born of the Virgin Mary, suffered, died and rose again. Notice, he is human and divine.

4. Finally, notice the work of the Holy Spirit and the importance of the church.

In conclusion, there are many other Christians groups and therefore there will be more details of theology. However, the basic core will most likely be the same.

What was suspicious about Julia's bedroom?

Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson visit Miss Helen Stoner at her step father's country manor at Stoke Moran. Holmes makes a careful and detailed study of the room in which Helen's sister Julia died, and where she has been asked to sleep now because some repairs are being carried out in her own room. Holmes' suspicions have been aroused because on examining the room from the outside he discovered that no repairs were necessary to Helen's room and that the repairs were only a pretext to make Helen sleep in the same room in which her sister Julia died:

"Pending the alterations, as I [Sherlock Holmes] understand. By the way, there does not seem to be any very pressing need for repairs at that end wall."

"There were none. I [Miss Helen] believe that it was an excuse to move me from my room."

"Ah! that is suggestive."

Holmes then examines  Helen's room from inside and discovers that there is dummy bell cord hanging just above her bed and a ventilator which opens into the adjacent room which is Dr. Roylott's:

"Very strange!" muttered Holmes, pulling at the rope. "There are one or two very singular points about this room. For example, what a fool a builder must be to open a ventilator into another room, when, with the same trouble, he might have communicated with the outside air!"

"That is also quite modern," said the lady.

"Done about the same time as the bell-rope?" remarked Holmes.

"Yes, there were several little changes carried out about that time."

"They seem to have been of a most interesting character -- dummy bell-ropes, and ventilators which do not ventilate.

At the end of the story Holmes explains to us that the dummy bell rope and the ventilator were necessary for the poisonous snake to slither down and bite its victim who would be sleeping on the bed down below:

My attention was speedily drawn, as I have already remarked to you, to this ventilator, and to the bell-rope which hung down to the bed. The discovery that this was a dummy, and that the bed was clamped to the floor, instantly gave rise to the suspicion that the rope was there as a bridge for something passing through the hole and coming to the bed. The idea of a snake instantly occurred to me, and when I coupled it with my knowledge that the doctor was furnished with a supply of creatures from India, I felt that I was probably on the right track.

1 part $5000 at 6.6% interest monthly for 6years. 2nd part $1100 at 4.8% compounded annually for 6 years.

The first part:

Principle , P =$5000  is invested for 6 years at the  rate of 6.6% .The interest is on  a monthly basis.You did not say whether it is compoundibg or simple interest. So, the monthly rate of interest is 6.6%= 6.6/12  %=0.55% = 0.0055 per dollar.

The amount after 6 years = P+P*nr, where P = principle, n number of months =6*12 = 72 and r is the rate of monthly interest per dollar. So, the amount including the simple interest for 72 months is given by:

Principle +interest on the principle = 5000+5000*72*0.0055=$(5000+1980) = $6980  including the simple interest. It is as good as the simple interest for 6 years.

The second part:

The investment is in compound interest annually. Pinciple ,P = $1100. The annual rate  of interest = 4.8%. Therefore, the amount he gets with annual compounding is 1100*1.048^6=$1457.34

In total , for $( 5000+1100) = $6100  of investment , he gets $(6980+1457.34)= $8437.34.

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Had he invested the first sum also in monthly compounding interest, he would have got for $5000, an amount of 5000*1.0055^72=$7421.29. And his total amount of $6100 in 2  investments would have brought him an amount of $(7421.29+1466.29) = $8887.58 incuding the interest.

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Had he invested the first sum also in monthly compounding interest, he would have got for $5000, an amount of 5000*1.0055^72=$7421.29  ..........................(1)

Had he deposited a sum of $1100 every year for six 6 years  for compounding annually at the rate of 4.8% (=0.048 per dollar), then he would have got $1100*(1.048^6+1.048^5+1.048^4+1.048^3+1.048^2+1.048^1)

=$1108*x{x^5+x^4+x^3+x^2+x^1), where x=1.048

=$1108*x(x^6-1)/(x-1),

=$1100{7.092623993}

= $7801.89    ..............................................(2)

So, the 2nd invetment brings :  $7801.89-$7421.29 = $380.60 more.

Hope this helps. Any queries?

What likely motive exists for Sir Charles's death and the intimidation of Sir Henry? Who are the suspects who seem to have been cleared? Who remains?

In Ch. 5 after a pleasant lunch at the Northumberland hotel in London Sherlock Holmes, Watson, Sir Henry Baskerville and Dr. Mortimer retire to a private sitting-room to discuss their plan of action. In the course of their conversation we learn that the real motive for Sir Charles Baskerville's murder was not merely money but also the ownership of the vast Baskerville estate which was estimated to be about a million pounds. It is this information - the high price of the estate - which causes Holmes to remark that a desperate man will be ready to risk his life for such a large amount of money:

The residue all went to Sir Henry.”

“And how much was the residue?”

“Seven hundred and forty thousand pounds.”

Holmes raised his eyebrows in surprise. “I had no idea that so gigantic a sum was involved,” said he.

“Sir Charles had the reputation of being rich, but we did not know how very rich he was until we came to examine his securities. The total value of the estate was close on to a million.”

“Dear me! It is a stake for which a man might well play a desperate game.

Several beneficiaries are named in Sir Charles Baskerville's will and it was Sir Henry Baskerville who benefited the most - a sum of seven hundred and forty thousand pounds. But this pales in comparison to the actual value of the physical assets which Sir Henry will inherit - the estate worth about a million pounds!!

In Ch. 5 Holmes strongly suspects a "man with a black,full beard," and when Dr. Mortimer tells him that Barrymore, Sir Charles' butler is a "man with a black, full beard," Holmes suspects Barrymore. However, a telegram sent to Baskerville Hall confirms that Barrymore has been there and so his name is cleared.

After Barrymore's name has been cleared Holmes does not suspect anyone in particular.