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Scout and Aunt Alexandra continually disagree throughout the novel and initially view each other with contempt. Aunt Alexandra disapproves of Scout's "tomboy" persona, and Scout mentions that Alexandra views her as being dull and boring. Scout opposes Alexandra's beliefs on how females should act, and refuses to wear a dress and stay indoors. After Alexandra moves into the Finch household, she has several disagreements with Atticus regarding Cal's job and Atticus' parenting style. However, Scout begins to perceive Alexandra's softer side following the disappointing trial of Tom Robinson. Alexandra expresses her concern and support for Atticus, which Scout finds surprising and pleasant. Although Scout still disagrees with Alexandra on topics such as heredity and social class, Alexandra no longer criticizes Scout for her lifestyle. Scout agrees to participate in the missionary circle and witnesses Alexandra's empathy for her brother after Atticus tells ...

In The Great Gatsby , it becomes increasingly clear that everything Gatsby does, the money he has made, the purchase of his mansion, and the parties that he throws, is with the aim of getting Daisy back in his life.  She has yet to appear at a party, and through Jordan Baker, Gatsby asks Nick if he will invite Daisy to tea at Nick's house, so he can meet her there.  Nick lets Gatsby know he has spoken with Jordan and that he is willing to invite Daisy to tea. They agree on two days hence. The plan was that Daisy was not to know that the purpose was a rendezvous with Gatsby, but Nick does tell Daisy to not bring Tom with her, and she agrees. 

There are many complexities and even uncertainties surrounding the events that caused the Salem witch trials.  Historians do agree on certain facts: -  Suspicion about witchcraft had existed for hundreds of years before the 1600s.  In England, accused witches were put on trial and some were executed.  These suspicions about witchcraft were also brought to the New World.   -  Massachusetts was mostly Puritan.  In Puritan culture, conformity was valued.  People were expected to adhere to rules about acceptable moral behavior, modest dress, and church attendance.  Women's roles were limited to being wives, mothers, and daughters.  Women and girls were expected to behave with propriety. -  Refugees who were displaced because of King William's War settled in Salem Village in Massachusetts.  This caused tensions to develop in the town.  A harsh winter and smallpox epidemic occurred in the months leading up to the Salem witch trials. -  The young daughter and niece of the Reverend Sam...

There are two main ways in which poverty affects a typical economy. First, it reduces the level of aggregate demand in the economy, making the economy poorer than it could be. Second, it typically requires the government to institute some sort of welfare programs, leading to increased government spending. When there is poverty in an economy, governments typically feel compelled to act. They feel they have to do something to help protect the poor from the effects of poverty. In the US, for example, the government provides poorer people with things like health care and help with buying food. When the government does these things, government spending has to increase. This means the government either needs to increase taxes or run higher deficits. Either way, the economy can be affected to some degree. Perhaps more importantly, poverty can reduce aggregate demand in an economy. Poor people cannot afford to buy as many goods and services as people with more income can. When a country has a ...

The name of the town where Pip was born and spent his childhood and youth is not named, but it is modeled after Rochester, a large town in the county of Kent in southeastern England. Rochester, situated on the coast of the North Sea, was a significant place for Charles Dickens. He lived there and vacationed there often. Though it is on the coast, there are places where the town is separated from the water by marshes, such as those that play a significant role in the first chapters of Great Expectations . There was a real “Satis House” in Rochester, but there are parts of another house called Restoration House in the town that form a model for the home of Miss Havisham and Estella. It is about 30 miles from London, where Pip went to become a gentleman. Pip’s parents had lived in this town for some time before Pip was born, as is evident from the graves of his siblings that he visited in the churchyard by the marshes. Pip’s sister, Mrs. Joe, has settled down in this town along with Joe G...

Dr. Roylott certainly gives plenty of evidence of possessing violence of temper approaching to mania, but the only evidence that it might be inherited is Helen Stoner's assertion. She must know a lot more about Roylott and his ancestors than she tells Holmes and Watson in her back story. A modern reader might feel skeptical about her belief that her stepfather could have inherited his violence of temper from the men of his family. But we must remember that people in the Victorian era knew less about such matters than is known today. There were undoubtedly a lot of false theories about human psychology and genetics in vogue at the time which have since been discredited. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's purpose in having Helen offer this diagnosis of her stepfather's violent temper is most likely to offer some explanation for it, however speculative. It tends to make his character more credible. Helen's explanation of Roylott's near-mania sounds somewhat "Victorian"...

I'm guessing this question is meant to get you to identify a book you read for class that has a title using architectural terms. I'm unsure if the book in question is fiction or non-fiction, so it's hard to guess what the title might be. It's also unclear what sort of class you're answering this question for. Does your course have a syllabus with a reading list? Maybe you can figure out which book it is from looking at the required reading list or bibliography. Architectural terms could refer to features of building, design elements, or planning. Some novels about architects don't necessarily contain these terms, however (such as The Fountainhead  by Ayn Rand, which is about a talented and visionary architect whose integrity makes it hard for him to find success in the business world). Here are some book titles that make me think of architecture and ambition: The Master Builder (play by Henrik Ibsen); The House of the Seven Gables (Nathaniel Hawthorne); The Ca...

`inttan^3(2t)sec^3(2t)dt` Apply integral substitution: `u=2t` `du=2dt` `inttan^3(2t)sec^3(2t)dt=inttan^3(u)sec^3(u)(du)/2`  Take the constant out, `=1/2inttan^3(u)sec^3(u)du` Rewrite the integral as, `=1/2intsec^3(u)tan^2(u)tan(u)du` Now use the trigonometric identity:`tan^2(x)=sec^2(x)-1` `=1/2intsec^3(u)(sec^2(u)-1)tan(u)du` Again apply the integral substitution:`v=sec(u)` `dv=sec(u)tan(u)du`  `=1/2intv^2(v^2-1)dv` `=1/2int(v^4-v^2)dv` Apply the sum and power rule, `=1/2(intv^4dv-intv^2dv)` `=1/2{(v^(4+1)/(4+1))-(v^(2+1)/(2+1))}` `=1/2(v^5/5-v^3/3)` Substitute back `v=sec(u)` and `u=2t`, and add a constant C to the solution, `=1/2((sec^5(2t))/5-(sec^3(2t))/3)+C`

It is important to realize that McRaney calls these factors "cognitive biases."  It is also important to realize the full title of the book:   You are Not So Smart:  Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself .  McRaney admits that these factors or "cognitive biases" are actually "predictable patterns of thought or behavior" that lead people "to draw incorrect conclusions."  McRaney also admits that we come "pre-loaded" with these biases.  In fact, there are so many that humans do not even notice them.  McRaney's best example of one of these factors has to do with confirmation.  McRaney calls this factor "confirmation bias."  In making decisions, McRaney says that people do research in order to find information to confirm their outlandish beliefs.  At the same time, they ignore whatever they find that would prove their outlandish beliefs to b...

Great Britain fought against France during the Seven Years' War.  Secret French and Spanish negotiations led to plans for an attack on neutral Portugal.  According to the plan, the Spanish attacked Portugal.  The British knew that Spain would soon be at war against them, so they attacked Cuba and Spanish ships.  The British took over Havana and other Spanish colonies.  Great Britain was eventually declared the victor in the Seven Years' War, which officially ended with the Treaty of Paris.  As outlined in the treaty, the British gave Havana back to Spanish in exchange for Florida.  This was the beginning of British rule in Florida.   After the Revolutionary War, the Peace of Paris treaties included the secession of Florida from the British back to Spain.  The British no longer had a need for Florida because all the surrounding land now belonged to the newly formed United States of America.  Florida remained in Spanish control until it was acquired by the United States.

In Carl Hiaasen's novel  Hoot,  Dana is an antagonist. He is a bully, and in the opening scene of the book, he ambushes the main character, Roy Eberhardt. Dana smashes Roy's face against the bus window and digs his fingernails into Roy's scalp. He outweighs Roy by at least fifty pounds, and his breath smells like cigarettes. In addition to the physical bullying, Dana hurls verbal insults, calling Roy "cowgirl." There aren't many physical descriptions of Dana apart from his size. The author leaves it to the reader to make inferences about his appearance. There is much more description given about Dana's personality and temperament.  Dana has 3 older brothers, and they all attended Trace Middle School. Throughout the novel, Dana is described as an unintelligent goon whose main hobby is picking on smaller students. Dana bullies Roy a second time on the bus, once again ambushing him. This time, he chokes him. Roy is intent on finding out about the running boy ...

In "Zaabalawi," the main character is afflicted with a serious illness that medical doctors cannot cure. Determined, he sets off on a quest to find Zaabalawi, a man who is rumored to have great healing powers. This quest can be seen through multiple perspectives, and the author leaves the reader to determine which is correct. Spiritual Quest The events in "Zaabalawi" can be interpreted as a spiritual quest since the main character is seeking a healer with metaphysical powers. The protagonist himself implies that his affliction is spiritual with the line, "I became afflicted with that illness for which no one possesses a remedy." Zaabalawi is believed by many to be a holy man and, in his quest to find this healer, the protagonist himself goes on a journey that is both spiritual and physical. In a sense, Zaabalawi could represent God, while the protagonist's journey represents man's search for spiritual fulfillment and enlightenment. Mental Illness a...

The Erinyes are the Furies and usually consist of three deities of destruction and vengeance. They are understood to be advocates for the dead. In the play, the Erinyes want Orestes to pay in blood and suffering for his mother Clytemnestra's murder. The Erinyes/Furies rationalize their thirst for blood vengeance by referencing the ancient Greek codes of blood-pollution. Because Orestes killed his mother, they claim that he has polluted his legacy; the Erinyes emphatically argue that this kind of familial pollution can never be erased. On the other hand, the Erinyes do not interest themselves in pursuing Clytemnestra for killing Agamemnon (her husband) because the two are not blood kin. According to the Erinyes, guilt can only be effaced through the execution of equivalent violence on behalf of the victim. Furthermore, the Erinyes maintain that Orestes deserves to be driven mad for his matricide; they hound him mercilessly with the miasma of Clytemnestra's dead spirit. The dead ...

Ponyboy is never admitted to the hospital in S.E. Hinton's novel,  The Outsiders,  but he is treated for injuries. He has a few burns and a bruise across his back. Jerry Wood, the man who was supervising kids on the field trip when the church burned, stays with him through the ride to the hospital and while he is being treated. Shortly thereafter, Darry and Sodapop show up to the hospital. Here is a quote:  "Jerry simply sighed, then grinned. 'There are some people here to see you. Claim to be your brothers or something.' I leaped up and ran for the door, but it was already open and Soda had me in a bear hug and was swinging me around. I was so glad to see him I could have bawled. Finally he set me down and looked at me. 'Oh, Ponyboy, your hair...your tuff, tuff, hair....'Then I saw Darry." Darry shows his vulnerability when he cries at the sight of Ponyboy and expresses that he was afraid that they'd lost him like they lost their mom and dad. This bri...

The website at the following link: http://www.rythospital.com is a counterfeit website. It purports to be a website for RYT Hospital, Dwayne Medical Center, and it runs an ad for Rivitalex, which is not a real pharmaceutical. None of the links on the site work, either, as it's counterfeit. This site is just a parody, or spoof, and it does not sell products. Another counterfeit site, mentioned on the A Secure Life site (see the link below), is a site that purported to be the Michael Kors site. It was actually www.newperfectstyle.com and featured the Michael Kors logo. This site sold counterfeit Michael Kors products. This site is now shut down, but there are several sites on the Internet that sell counterfeit goods. The story on ABC news (see the link below) reports on the prevalence of counterfeit websites that look as good—if not better—than the actual sites. Be sure that if you are on a website, it is the actual manufacturer's site, often bearing a padlock sign on your browse...

Brian makes many discoveries as he attempts to survive in the wilderness. These discoveries then become his set of survival skills. In chapter nine, for example, Brian accidentally discovers that hitting his hatchet against stone will result in sparks that might be used to create a fire. He uses this knowledge to create a fire. In chapter ten, Brian realizes that maintaining the fire that helps him survive is a monumental but very useful task. The fire, he realizes, provides warmth, light, protection, a smoke signal, and, lastly, some protection from all the mosquitos. He uses his strength to cut as much wood as possible to help him maintain the fire. Brian also uses his knowledge of animals to discover a new food source when he notices turtle tracks in the dirt around his shelter. He realizes that the turtle has buried eggs that can be used as food.

On August 5th, Walton describes picking up this stranger on the ice, and by the end of the very same letter, he says that he "begin[s] to love [the man] as a brother [...]."  Moreover, his next letter is dated just eight days later, on the 13th, and Walton says that he is "like a celestial spirit, that has a halo around him [...]."  This stranger begins to sound almost like a god, or at least some sort of divine entity that is elevated above the merely human.  The praise, at this point, does not seem entirely justified.  So far, Walton has only said that the stranger's "whole countenance is lighted up [...] with a beam of benevolence and sweetness" whenever anyone performs even the smallest kindness or service for him, but it doesn't take a lot to be grateful when people are kind.  Walton says a great deal more about the fact that the stranger often seems "overcome by gloom" and that his "dejection never leaves him."  Thus far, ...

How you respond to Hurston's conception of race will depend on your own personal interpretation of what she's saying; I'll offer below a few ways you might react. Let's start by reviewing what she's saying about race at the close of the essay. By comparing herself to "a brown bag" filled with all kinds of random things, and by comparing other people of various races to other bags similarly filled with various contents, Hurston is saying that it really doesn't matter what color we are on the outside--we're all filled with basically the same things (the same thoughts, feelings, experiences, etc.) and that this essential similarity that transcends race is probably how we were created to be by God ("the Great Stuffer of Bags"). Basically, then, Hurston is saying that even though her own experiences have taught her that she's treated differently because she's "colored," she believes that race just shouldn't matter that mu...

The Story of My Life by Helen Keller is an autobiography, which was published when the author was in her early twenties.  In it, Helen told her life story from birth until she was in college.  Helen began by giving family background about her parents and ancestors.  She told about her early life, before she became deaf and blind due to an illness.  She detailed the facts about her illness.  Helen described her vague memories after she lost her sight and hearing: I got used to the silence and darkness that surrounded me and forgot that it had ever been different. Helen briefly wrote about what her life was like as a little girl, before Miss Sullivan came to be her teacher.  During this time, Helen struggled with frustration because she longed to be like everyone else.  She knew that she was different.  Her frustrations were manifested in fits of rage. Desperate, Helen's parents contacted many experts.  Finally, they met with the famous Alexander Graham Bell.  He suggested that they...

“Prophesy” is a verb that means “to say what will happen in the future.” The sentence, “The witches prophesied that Banquo’s children would become kings,” demonstrates the correct use of this verb. Another example would be, "After the witches prophesied, Macbeth felt elated but soon became dejected and despondent." A “prophecy” is a noun that means a “prediction” or a “foretelling.” It can also have the meaning “the faculty, function, or practice of prophesying.” Therefore, both the sentences “The witches made a prophecy about Macbeth’s kingship,” and “The witches had the gift of prophecy” correctly use this word. Quite interestingly, the word “prophecy” is only used once in Macbeth . Malcolm says that King Edward, his host in England,  “hath a heavenly gift of prophecy” (4.3. 159)  He says this after describing how King Edward, a man blessed by heaven, can miraculously heal his subjects. The gift of prophecy appears to be one of his many supernatural abilities. “Prophesy”  i...

The three big ideas behind the concept of the Professional Learning Community is that they help students learn (not simply be taught); that they involve teachers in a collaborative process; and that schools monitor their effectiveness at helping students learn. Public schools nationwide offer scant evidence that they are helping students learn rather than be taught. High-stakes testing based on Common Core Standards measure students' responses in narrow ways that pay little attention to how much students are actually learning (rather than simply regurgitating). These tests also pay little attention to the process of learning, which is as important as the outcome. In addition, teachers, strapped for time to teach to the tests, do not have time to work collaboratively, and their assessment of their results is based on state tests rather than how effectively they have created a Professional Learning Community.  To establish a Professional Learning Community, schools must measure the ...

Arc length(L) of the function y=f(x) on the interval [a,b] is given by the formula, `L=int_a^bsqrt(1+(dy/dx)^2)dx`  , if y=f(x)  and  a`<=`  x `<=`  b  Now we have to differentiate the function, `y=x^5/10+1/(6x^3)` `dy/dx=1/10(5)x^(5-1)+1/6(-3)x^(-3-1)` `dy/dx=x^4/2-1/2x^(-4)` `dy/dx=x^4/2-1/(2x^4)` `dy/dx=1/2(x^4-1/x^4)` `dy/dx=1/2((x^8-1)/x^4)` `L=int_2^5sqrt(1+((x^8-1)/(2x^4))^2)dx` `L=int_2^5sqrt(1+(x^16-2x^8+1)/(4x^8))dx` `L=int_2^5sqrt((4x^8+x^16-2x^8+1)/(4x^8))dx` `L=int_2^5sqrt((x^16+2x^8+1)/(4x^8))dx` `L=int_2^5sqrt(((x^8+1)/(2x^4))^2)dx` `L=int_2^5(x^8+1)/(2x^4)dx` `L=int_2^5(x^8/(2x^4)+1/(2x^4))dx` `L=int_2^5(x^4/2+1/(2x^4))dx` `L=[1/2(x^(4+1)/(4+1))+1/2(x^(-4+1)/(-4+1))]_2^5` `L=[x^5/10-1/(6x^3)]_2^5` `L=[5^5/10-1/(6(5)^3)]-[2^5/10-1/(6(2)^3)]` `L=[3125/10-1/750]-[32/10-1/48]` `L=[(234375-1)/750]-[(768-5)/240]` `L=[234374/750]-[763/240]` `L=(1874992-19075)/6000` `L=1855917/6000` `L=309.3195`

In analyzing poetry, imagery can refer to language that is visually descriptive, either through figurative language or literal description. An example of language in Andrew Young's "Winter" that provides a vivid but literal visual description is the following: Against the stars the sacred trees Spread out their naked traceries. This is an effective use of language describing the visual especially due to the word "traceries," which invokes a specific type of intricate patterning in the tree branches. Imagery is also created by the personification of the moon and sky in the following stanza: And in the night an amorous moon Sings to the sea a tender tune, And all the star-encrusted sky Shivers with silent ecstacy. This stanza contributes to the images of the poem by utilizing figurative language to describe the moonlight as gentle. The personification of the stars shivering silently adds yet another vivid image to the poem.

This is a somewhat complex assignment. The way you approach it will need to be based on your own experience in the field. An IT manager within the health care industry will need different skills and fill a different role than a nursing supervisor and an office manager in a small private practice will need different skills than a CEO of a hospital chain. As this assignment asks you to cover a fair range of topics, your first task might be to organize it. You might introduce your paper with a paragraph about what you think makes a great leader. There is no right or wrong answer to this, as there are many different successful leadership styles. Some leaders are visionaries who lead by imagining a compelling idea of the future of health care while others are best at hiring and motivating skilled employees and supporting their visions. Some managers are very detail focused and others better at the big picture. Thus your first paragraph should focus on what you think is the most successful m...

The basic characteristics that Rikki-tikki has that allow him to defeat snakes are the basic characteristics of a mongoose. A mongoose is a natural predator to snakes of all kinds; therefore, Rikki-tikki has been blessed with innate abilities that work in his favor. One such characteristic is his quickness. Being as fast or faster than the strike of a cobra or an Eastern brown snake is fast.   The victory is only a matter of quickness of eye and quickness of foot—snake's blow against mongoose's jump—and as no eye can follow the motion of a snake's head when it strikes, this makes things much more wonderful than any magic herb. Readers get a clue early on as to how quickly Rikki-tikki can move. Nagaina tries to catch Rikki-tikki by surprise from behind, and he is able to quickly jump out of the way of the strike. A few paragraphs later, Rikki-tikki defeats Karait. Readers are specifically told Karait is exceptionally quick because of his size. If Rikki-tikki had only known, ...

Organic compounds like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and nucleic acids all contain the element carbon. Carbon must cycle between the abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) components within an ecosystem or that ecosystem would cease to function. Consider carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. Plants and algae take in carbon dioxide, along with sunlight and water and carry out photosynthesis . The carbon from the carbon dioxide is incorporated into a molecule known as glucose--(C6H12O6) which is produced by autotrophs like green plants. Once glucose is produced in plant leaves, consumers can eat the plant to obtain energy. Meat-eaters can eat the plant-eater all the while transferring carbon from one consumer to the next in a food chain. However, through the processes of animal and plant respiration, carbon dioxide is released once again to the atmosphere as a waste product.  As organisms die and  decompose, carbon dioxide is produced and returns to the environment. Ancient pa...

Animal and plant cells are both eukaryotic and have a cell membrane and organelles, including a nucleus, mitochondria, and endoplasmic reticulum. They are different in that animal cells do not have a cell wall (but do have a cell membrane), while plant cells have a cell wall made out of cellulose. In addition, animal cells are round, while plant cells are rectangular in shape. Plant cells have chloroplasts, which they use to make their own food, while animal cells do not. Animal cells also have one or more small vacuoles, while plant cells have one large vacuole (taking up most of the cell's volume). All animal cells have centrioles, but only lower plant forms have centrioles in their cells. Finally, cilia are present in animal cells but not in most plant cells. 

The name of the pub in Raveloe is The Rainbow. In the story, it is said that Squire Cass frequents The Rainbow because he has no wife at home. The Rainbow is the place citizens of Raveloe go to when they want to listen to some local gossip, drink a pint of beer, or meet with friends. After an especially tumultuous argument with Dunstan, Godfrey decides to visit The Rainbow. Even though he has no desire to listen to local gossip about cock-fighting, Godfrey knows that he can relax his guard at the pub. He is less comfortable at home, where he knows his father is furious with him for lending the 100 pounds in rent to Dunstan. Silas thinks The Rainbow is "the luxurious resort for rich and stout husbands" and where one is "likely to find the powers and dignities of Raveloe." It is also where he goes when he discovers his money has been stolen. There, he demands to speak to the judge, the constable, Squire Cass, and Mr. Crackenthorp (the rector). From the above, we can s...

We are talking about the product from the reaction of glucose with ammonia (NH3).  Glucose is a sugar molecule with the formula C6H12O6.  It is comprised of five different hydroxyl groups (OH) which have slightly acidic protons.  Ammonia is a mild organic base that can react with the glucose molecule by deprotonating the hydroxyl groups.  So the main reaction between the two will be the ammonia molecules removing the protons from the hydroxyl groups to form the ammonium salts (NH4+).  Another possible reaction is the cyclizing of the glucose molecule.  Glucose can exist in a linear form with an aldehyde at one end and a hydroxyl group on the other end.  Ammonia could catalyze the condensing of these groups to allow the glucose molecule to exist in cyclic form with a hemi-acetal group instead.

Shakespeare portrays love as mad, magical, and difficult. Theseus and Hippolyta are engaged, Oberon and Titania are married, and Lysander and Hermia wish to elope. Meanwhile, Demetrius pursues Hermia, and Helena, his former girlfriend, pines for him. The lovers are mad in the sense that they are irrational, particularly Helena and Demetrius. Helena observes that she is as worthy of Hermia, as beautiful and virtuous, and concludes, “Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind; / And therefore is wing'd Cupid painted blind.” The magical element arises when a spell is introduced. Oberon and Puck infect Titania, Lysander, and Demetrius with a love potion. Titania falls for Bottom, whose head has been transformed into a donkey’s. This makes no difference to her, demonstrating that love, whether enchanted or not, is like a sudden spell. Lysander abandons Hermia for Helena, even rationalizing his preference, and Demetrius attempts to fight Lysander for Helena. Almost every couple in t...

The Axis Powers and the Allies had different strategies in World War II. The Axis Powers wanted to strike as quickly as possible to gain and control land in Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Japanese moved into Manchuria in 1931 and into China in 1937. The Italians conquered Ethiopia in 1935 and Albania in 1939. Between 1938 and 1940, Germany rapidly conquered most of Western Europe. Germany and Italy also controlled much of North Africa. The Axis Powers also wanted to control the oceans, using their naval power to reduce trade between the United States and Great Britain in the Atlantic Ocean. The Japanese wanted to control as many islands as possible in the Pacific Ocean. Their goal was to isolate the Allies as much and as quickly as possible. For a period of time, this strategy was very successful. The Allies developed a strategy for fighting in Europe, North Africa, and the Pacific Ocean. The Allies had a five-part plan for regaining control of North Africa and Europe. The Allies wanted...

General Zaroff is Connell's antagonist in "The Most Dangerous Game." As villains normally do, Zaroff has a different perspective towards life and society than the rest of the world does. For example, General Zaroff believes that he is entirely justified to hunt and kill human beings if they are "the scum of the earth." But his philosophy isn't as simple as that, which he explains in the following passage: "Life is for the strong, to be lived by the strong, and if need be, taken by the strong. The weak of the world were put here to give the strong pleasure. I am strong. Why should I not use my gift?" General Zaroff is not just talking about his physical strength. He is also strong mentally and financially. He also has expert hunting skills that can provide him with an expensive hobby that he loves. The problem lies in the fact that he thinks that "strong" people have the right to take anything they want from those who are weaker than they ...

O. Henry was writing a Christmas story which would probably be published in the Christmas issue of his newspaper. The story contains many references to the Christmas story told in the New Testament. There is, of course, a big difference between Jim and Della Young and the three kings, or Magi, in the Bible. The Magi were very wealthy men and brought the baby Jesus valuable presents, including gold. Jim and Della are poor, but O. Henry twice maintains that they are, figuratively speaking, richer than the richest men and women in the Bible. In the first instance, O. Henry compares Jim to King Solomon and Della to the Queen of Sheba, whose famous encounter is related in the Old Testament (1 Kings 10). Had the Queen of Sheba lived in the flat across the airshaft, Della would have let her hair hang out the window some day to dry just to depreciate Her Majesty's jewels and gifts. Had King Solomon been the janitor, with all his treasures piled up in the basement, Jim would have pulled out...

Captain Hook fears the crocodile that ate his hand, and he lives with his fear that the animal is coming after him to devour the rest of his body.  Because of this, the effect of the crocodile's signature tick tock is immediate.  After hearing the sounds of the crocodile, Hook runs away in fear.   This happens quite a few times in the famous story by J.M. Barrie.  Once, Captain Hook runs from the noise (Barrie 19).  At another moment, he swims "like a fish" to safety (Barrie 24).  When confronted with the ticking of the crocodile a third time, Hook collapses in a heap on the deck of his ship and cowers behind his crew (Barrie 32). The effect of the crocodile's ticking on Captain Hook is quite drastic, as shown in how Hook always runs and hides.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Emmett Till grew up in a middle-class neighborhood on the South Side. After his great uncle visited from Mississippi in 1955 when Emmett was 14, he planned on taking Emmett's cousin Wheeler Parker back with him on his return to Mississippi. When Emmett heard that his uncle was taking his cousin back with him to visit relatives in Mississippi, he wanted to accompany them despite his mother's objections. One day while he was in Money, Mississippi, Emmett (nicknamed Bobo) stood outside a country store with his cousins and some friends as they joked with him. He was known for his humorous nature and his pranks. Bobo bragged about his white girlfriend. He showed the boys a picture of a white girl in his wallet; and to their jeers of disbelief, he boasted of success with her. [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/till/sfeature/sf_look_confession.html] What happened next is disputed. According to some sources, Emmett jokingly asked the white woman behind the store c...

As a matter of fact, I do agree with this criticism. Hamlet decides to act mad, and then waits for months before taking any other "action." Then, he seems only to make a plan once the traveling troupe of actors happens to show up at Elsinore. It surprises me that he would not be quicker to act, given the awful grief Hamlet feels upon the death of his father, the terrible way in which his father was murdered, and the fact that revenge means so much to to his father that his ghost returns to charge Hamlet with the responsibility of avenging him.  Also damning, for me, is the way Hamlet feels about himself. If he were making progress and pleased with that progress, I might feel less critical of him. Hamlet thinks he's not acting the way he should, though. Consider his speech after he watches an actor emote during a performance: he asks himself, "Am I a coward?": a seemingly rhetorical question whose answer is, evidently, yes (Act II, Scene 2, line 598). He also ca...

Moby Dick’s symbolic meaning is hard to pin down, and the indeterminateness of it is in large part the point of Melville’s novel. There are a few things we can say for sure: Moby Dick is, firstly, the object of Ahab’s vengeance. The whale bit off his leg, and in so doing represents for Ahab the essential hostility of nature towards man. Alternatively, Moby Dick represents the blankness or indifference of nature towards man. That is, while Ahab may seek vengeance on the whale, the whale itself doesn’t know anything about Ahab. The whale can be seen as an avatar of God or some divine power. In this case, Ahab’s revenge is more cosmic in scope; his quarrel is with God, not the whale. The whale can be seen as symbolic of a certain lack of meaning – however much we want to assign significance to reality, the whale symbolizes how “inscrutable” reality truly is. And so forth. Some key chapters to look at where this idea of symbolism is developed are “The Whiteness of the Whale,” Chapter 42, o...

We are asked to graph the function `y=(x^2-5x-36)/(3x) ` : Factoring the numerator yields: `y=((x-9)(x+5))/(3x) ` There is a vertical asymptote at x=0 (and thus no y-intercept.) The x-intercepts are 9 and -5. The slant asymptote (found by division) is y=1/3x-5/3. The first derivative is positive for all x in the domain so the function is increasing on its domain. The graph:

In  Speak,  the dialogue is written in Melinda's voice.  In choosing to construct the dialogue this way, Anderson makes sure that we get to know her protagonist.  We are able to hear Melinda "speak" even if the rest of the world cannot or will not. In the world Melinda lives, she is marginalized.  From both literal and symbolic perspectives, she is unable to speak. Merryweather High is not going to include Melinda.  From the opening pages, conversations with Melinda are one-sided.  We see this in examples such as Rachel who mouths "I hate you" to her, to Heather who is more interested in being seen than listening, to Mr. Neck who commands Melinda to sit up front.   Anderson's writes dialogue interpreted through Melinda's own voice precisely because she is not being heard in high school.  This is seen in a dialogue between Melinda and Mr. Neck, her Social Studies teacher: My social studies teacher is Mr. Neck, the same guy who  growled at me to sit down i...

At the end of the novel, as Ralph is running for his life from Jack and his tribe of savages, he surprisingly encounters a British naval officer who is standing on the beach. When the band of savages follow Ralph onto the beach, they stop and stare at the officer. The officer assumes that the boys are playing a fun game, similar to the adventures that take place in the story Coral Island . After Ralph is unable to tell him how many boys are on the island, the officer comments, " I should have thought that a pack of British boys—you’re all British, aren’t you?—would have been able to put up a better show than that—I mean— " (Golding 201). The fact that the officer is oblivious to their current situation and is judgmental, reveals his hypocrisy and ignorance. The naval officer is currently participating in a World War which is equally as savage and barbaric as the events that took place on the island among the group of boys. Golding is suggesting that humanity is inherently ev...

Recall indefinite integral follows `int f(x) dx = F(x)+C`  where: `f(x)` as the integrand `F(x)` as the antiderivative of `f(x)` `C` as the constant of integration. To evaluate the given integral:  `int x/sqrt(x^2+6x+12)dx` , we  may apply completing the square at the trinomial: `x^2+6x+12` . Completing the square: `x^2+6x+12` is in a form of `ax^2 +bx+c`  where: `a =1` `b =6`  `c= 12`  To complete square ,we add and subtract `(-b/(2a))^2` : With `a=1 ` and `b = 6` then: `(-b/(2a))^2 =(-6/(2*1))^2 = 9` Then `x^2+6x+12` becomes: `x^2+6x+ 12 +9-9` `(x^2+6x+9) + 12 -9` `(x+3)^2 +3` Applying `x^2 +6x +12 =(x+3)^2 + 3` in the given integral, we get: `int x/sqrt(x^2+6x+12)dx=int x/sqrt((x+3)^2 + 3)dx` We may apply u-substitution by letting:  `u = x+3` or` x =u-3` then `du = dx` . The integral becomes: `int x/sqrt((x+3)^2 + 3)dx =int (u-3)/sqrt(u^2 + 3)du` Apply the basic integration property: `int (u-v) dx = int (u) dx - int (v) dx` . `int (u-3)/sqrt(u^2 + 3)du =int u/sqrt(u^2 + 3)du -int 3/...

Q: A 200-gallon tank is full of a solution containing 25 pounds of concentrate. Starting at time t = 0, distilled water is admitted to the tank at a rate of 10 gallons per minute, and the well-stirred solution is withdrawn at the same rate. Find the amount of concentrate Q in the solution as a function of t. A: At time zero, we start with a concentration of `(25 lb)/(200 gal)` , which we can reduce to `(0.125 lb)/(gal)` . This is the first expression in the formula because it is the starting concentration.  Replacing 10 gallons of the solution with 10 gallons of pure (distilled) water is equivalent to reducing the total concentration by 5% (.05) every minute after time 0. That is, at the end of each minute, the solution will be 95% (0.95) as concentrated as the previous one. This is an example of continuous exponential decay . In other words, the concentration will decrease exponentially as a function of time. Thus, we will use the general formula `Q(t) = Q_0*e^(k*t)` In the above form...

The Second Industrial Revolution began in the early 1870s and lasted up until World War I.  The First Industrial Revolution had produced mass manufacturing in factories.  Before the rise of factories, most goods had been made by hand.  Many were made by skilled artisans.  Greater technological advancements during the Second Industrial Revolution brought about rapid change. New technologies allowed for efficient heating of steel.  Steel become an important building commodity.  Steel was used for the railroads that crisscrossed across the country, as well as new buildings like skyscrapers.   Electricity was harnessed and the lightbulb was invented.  Oil was used as fuel before electricity became common.  Gasoline became fuel for automobiles, which were produced on modern assembly lines.  The rubber industry flourished as tires were needed for automobiles. The telephone connected people who otherwise would have had to wait for letter delivery to communicate.  This new form of communicatio...

In "The Guest" by Albert Camus, Daru is a French-Algerian schoolmaster who has been charged with educating indigenous students according to colonial standards. The sparse details given about his isolated life are important because they serve as both the backdrop and motivation for his actions in the story. Daru's Surroundings Daru lives in a room attached to the schoolhouse where he works. Although his home is located in an area that is not particularly unforgiving, his students come from a nearby village that has been afflicted by a severe drought. The weather in this area is extreme, inflicting both drought and severe snowstorms at different times of the year. The harsh landscape is one of the most heavily detailed aspects of Daru's life, and it serves as a character in its own right. Like Daru, the schoolhouse is disconnected from the surrounding communities of the Algerians, the French military posts, and the nomadic tribes. It is this barren environment with whic...

Q:  If you weighed 112 Newtons (N) on the moon, where the force of gravity (g) = 1.6 N/kg, how much would you weigh on Earth? A: The key piece of knowledge for solving this problem is that weight (given here in Newtons) is in direct proportion to the force of gravity. That is, as the force of gravity increases, so too does weight. The formula that governs this relationship is `W = m*g` , where W is the weight of the object, m is the mass of the object, and g is the force of gravity. Thus, from the question, we know that `112 N = m*(1.6 N)/(kg)` We can therefore solve for mass,  m , by dividing both sides by `(1.6 N)/(kg)` Newtons cancel out and we have our answer in kilograms. By this calculation, the mass of the person is 70  kg.  Now, let's use the same formula for gravity to find the person's weight on Earth. Again, `W = m*g`. This time, however, the gravitational force is `(9.81 N)/(kg)`   We will solve for  W using this formula: `W = 70 kg * (9.81 N)/(kg)`  Kilograms c...

Recall  that indefinite integral follows `int f(x) dx = F(x) +C ` where: `f(x) ` as the integrand function `F(x)` as the antiderivative of f(x) `C` as the constant of integration..  For the given integral problem: `int cos^2(3x) dx` , we can evaluate this by using a trigonometric identity. Recall that: `cos^2(theta) = (1 + cos(2theta))/2` . Applying the trigonometric identity, we get: `int cos^2(3x) dx = int (1 + cos(2* 3x))/2 dx`                               `= int ( 1 + cos(6x))/2dx`                               `=int ( 1/2 + cos(6x)/2)dx` Apply the basic integration property: : `int (u+v) dx = int (u) dx + int (v) dx` . `int ( 1/2) + cos(6x)/2)dx =int ( 1/2) dx + int cos(6x)/2dx` For the first integral: `int (1/2) dx` , we may apply basic integration property: `int c dx = cx` . `int (1/2) dx = 1/2x or x/2` For the second integral:  `int cos(6x)/2dx` , we  may apply basic integration property: `int c f(x) dx = c int f(x) dx` . `1/2 int cos(6x) dx` . Apply u-substitution by letting ...

There are endless possibilities for a research paper on Hiroshima, depending on your area of interest. There were several Jesuits in Hiroshima at the time the bomb exploded in 1945. In addition, Pope John Paul II visited Hiroshima in 1981 and was clearly affected by his visit (there's a New Yorker article about his visit in the links below). Obama was the first U.S. President to visit the Hiroshima War Memorial in 2016, and your paper might explore why US Presidents did not visit the site before that time. Other possible research paper topics include a study of the memoirs of the survivors (see the link to the research library at the University of Washington below), including the commonalities and differences in their accounts. Another topic to explore is the research conducted on the medical effects of the bomb, both in the immediate aftermath of the explosion and in the months afterward. John Hersey's book Hiroshima , published in 1946, is an account of several survivors of ...

Lady Macbeth is both a strong wife and a weak woman at different points in Macbeth . At the beginning, she is the strong wife who knows that her husband will not be able to decide to kill the king on his own. Before he comes home, she asks the spirits to make her more like a man so she can do what needs to be done. “Come, you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here/ And fill me, from the crown to the toe, top-full/ of direst cruelty (Act I, Scene 5). When her husband expresses his doubts about killing the king, she goads him into changing his mind: “Art thou afear’d/ to be the same in thine own act and valor/ As thou art in desire?” (Act I, Scene 7). Lady Macbeth continues to support her husband and ensure that the murder is successful. “Infirm of purpose!/ Give me the daggers” (Act II, Scene 2). In the aftermath of the murder, Lady Macbeth is by Macbeth’s side to protect him when he is weak. “I pray you, speak not, he grows worse and worse” (Act III, Scene 4). Lady Macbeth...

The Whites appear to be a normal, happy family in the beginning of W. W. Jacobs' short story "The Monkey's Paw." There are, however, hints that evil lurks including the fact that they live at Laburnum Villa (the Laburnum tree can be poisonous) and the night is "cold and wet." The family is made up of Mr. and Mrs. White and their son Herbert. Each family member's reaction is different when Sergeant Major Morris shows them the monkey's paw. Mrs. White is at first curious when it is mentioned but then repulsed when the Sergeant Major produces the talisman. Curiosity turns to disgust. In contrast, Herbert readily takes the paw and examines it "closely." Mr. White is obviously quite interested in the paw because he brings up the topic which the Sergeant Major had mentioned to him a few days earlier. Eventually this interest leads Mr. White into acquiring the paw from Morris, and it's possible that he may have actually believed the story, thi...

In Reason, Faith, and Tradition: Explorations in Catholic Theology , Martin Albl focuses on the relationship between faith and reason, challenging the notion that they are incompatible with one another. He argues that through studying this relationship within the framework of Catholic tradition, one can obtain a truer and more satisfying understanding of the world and human nature. In essence, Albl believes that this realization cannot be obtained through reason alone, and faith requires reason to cultivate and maintain a balanced worldview. In his efforts to connect reason and faith, Albl spends time addressing the questions surrounding the historical Jesus in chapter 11. He discusses the various misinterpretations of Jesus’s life, personality, and actions: “Contrary to the claims of some Christians, it is historically highly unlikely that Jesus went about ‘talking as if He was God,’ claiming that ‘He has always existed.’ Passages such as ‘Before Abraham was, I AM’ (John 8:58) are fou...

In short, different features will become important depending on the objective for the spreadsheet. Electronic spread sheets are useful tools for organizing and assessing many kinds of information. In a spreadsheet, data , or pieces of information, are organized in such a way that they can be analyzed together. Spreadsheets allow us to organize data in such a way that we can use either human or computer-based tools to perform that analysis.  The most important parts of a spreadsheet generally relate back to the organizational structure of the data. We want the information in a spreadsheet to be organized in a way that allows for streamlined analysis. At the very least, we want the data's organization to be consistent so that every piece of data is recorded in the same way. Depending on what we want to do with the information, various analytical features of the spreadsheet may become important. For example, one tool that receives high use in computer-based spreadsheets is the SUM for...

The settlement at Jamestown faced many hardships.  The original settlers had expected to find silver and gold in abundance in the New World.  Instead, they were faced with poor soil, mosquitos, and a lack of food.  They suffered a harsh winter where many people starved.  After this, all of the settlers were prepared to leave.  A supply ship arrived and some settlers decided to stay. Those who stayed still faced many hardships.  They were not farmers, and they had to learn how to grow crops.  In the end, agriculture became the saving grace for Jamestown. John Rolfe arrived in Jamestown.  He was an expert in growing tobacco.  He had studied a new kind of tobacco from Trinidad.  He brought seeds with him to Jamestown.  John Rolfe grew the tobacco and taught others how to cultivate it.  Soon tobacco became the primary export crop for Virginia.  Eventually, it made farmers in and around Jamestown wealthy.  It also made the small economy there strong.

The dwarfs are complex characters, with both virtues and flaws.  They have a clear motivation (to get the treasure), but they do grow throughout the course of the story. Some character traits are true of them as a group, and other traits are particular to one dwarf or another.  First I will discuss a few of the dwarfs as individuals, then I will discuss their traits as a group. Thorin is an aristocratic dwarf.  He is bold, defiant, a leader, and set on getting his treasure back from Smaug.  Like any aristocrat, he is also arrogant.  We see this in Chapter One, where he looks down on Bilbo and gives a long speech in a pompous, self-important style.   Thorin retains these traits throughout the book.  When captured by the Wood Elves in Chapters Eight and Nine, his stubbornness and defiance become somewhat heroic as he refuses to tell the Elf-king the purpose of his mission.  But his stubbornness, arrogance, and focus on the treasure become a real problem in Chapter Fifteen, when he flatly...

The French controlled Vietnam as part of French Indochina since the 1700s. In that time, the French colonial officials ran the area with their own interests in mind, treating the natives there like second-class citizens and mandating the use of French and the Roman Catholic Church.  During WWII, the area fell into the hands of imperial Japan, and the Vietnamese under Ho Chi Minh fought a guerrilla war against these new invaders from 1940 until the war's end in 1945.  The Vietnamese, hoping that the war would bring them more self-rule, were disappointed when the United Nations awarded the land back to the French government.   An organization that would later be called the Vietcong waged attacks against French garrisons in the country and France, severely weakened by WWII, could not fight back effectively even with American military aid.  The final battle in France's attempt to hold on to the colony was at Dien Ben Phu at which the Vietnamese resistance hauled howitzers up narrow...

To understand Squealer's particularity in speech, one should understand his character and also his role and position within the context of the novel. Firstly, as a pig, Squealer was in a privileged position after the Rebellion - he, just as much as the others of his ilk, took advantage when they were put in leadership positions. Obviously, once they had become accustomed to their new lifestyle, they had to protect it. In this, Squealer became the ideal tool to manipulate, mislead and deceive the other animals in order to propagate and defend their position. It is clear that he was ideally suited for this purpose as he had the skill and persuasive charm to persuade the other animals. Orwell describes Squealer as follows: The best known among them was a small fat pig named Squealer, with very round cheeks, twinkling eyes, nimble movements, and a shrill voice. He was a brilliant talker, and when he was arguing some difficult point he had a way of skipping from side to side and whiski...

 Acceleration is the rate of change of velocity. In other words, acceleration = (final velocity - initial velocity) / (final time - initial time) Thus, for car B,  in first two hours: v = 40 km/h, u = 0 km/h and t = 2 h thus, a = (40 - 0)/2 = 20 km/h^2 in next two hours: v = u = 40 km/h, thus, acceleration = 0 km/h^2 and in last 2 hours: v = 0, u = 40 km/h and t = 2 h thus, acceleration = (0 - 40)/2 = -20 km/h^2. Similarly, for car A, in first two hours: acceleration = (30 - 0)/2 = 15 km/h^2 for next 2 hours, acceleration = (60 - 30)/2 = 15 km/h^2 and in the last 2 hours, acceleration = (0 - 30)/2 = -15 km/h^2 (ii) Total distance traveled by Car (B):  Average velocity in first 2 hours = (0 + 40)/2 = 20 km/h average velocity for next 4 hours = 40 km/h and average velocity for last 2 hours = (40 + 0)/2 = 20 km/h thus distance traveled = 20 km/h x 2 h + 40 km/h x 4 h + 20 km/h x 2 h = 40 km + 160 km + 40 km = 240 km. Similarly for car (A): distance traveled = average speed x time = (0 + 3...

Portia was there to defend Antonio against Shylock's claim to a pound of his flesh for forfeiting on a bond which he had signed as a guarantee for the repayment of a loan in the amount of three thousand ducats. Bassanio, Antonio's closest friend and confidant, had approached the successful merchant for a loan so that he would have enough money to woo the wealthy and beautiful heiress, Portia, who lived in Belmont. Portia's father's will stated that she could only marry a suitor who successfully chose the correct casket from three—gold, silver and lead. Since she was beautiful and the heiress to an immense fortune, Portia had many suitors, themselves men of status and money who came to Belmont to chance their luck. Bassanio wanted to have an equal chance and therefore needed the money, as he tells Antonio in Act 1, scene 2: In Belmont is a lady richly left; And she is fair, and, fairer than that word,... And many Jasons come in quest of her. O my Antonio, had I but the m...