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The Golden Rule teaches that we should "do unto others as [we] would have them do unto [us]," which means that we should treat others in the exact same way we would want to be treated ourselves ( "The Golden Rule," Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy ). It takes a great deal of kindness, compassion, and understanding to be able to follow the Golden Rule. We cannot follow it if we allow ourselves to judge others based on prejudices because, in seeing people through prejudiced eyes, we treat them unfairly. Only the kind and compassionate person is able to see another person without prejudice , thereby being able to clearly see the person's wants, needs, and even motives for actions. In clearly seeing the wants, needs, and motives of another person, we are able to act in ways that benefit rather than harm the person and thereby act based on the Golden Rule. In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird , Atticus is characterized as the type of kind, compassionat...

The Pacific Northwest Native American tribes lived in a narrow band of land along the coast from southern Alaska to northern California. The northern tribes in this area generally spoke Tlingit and included Haida, Tsimshian, and the Haisla (or the northern Kwakiutl). Further south were the other Kwakiutl, Nuu-chah-nulth, and the Bella Coola. Extending from Vancouver Island south into current-day Oregon were the Coast Salish-Chinook group, including the Makah, Tillamook, Siuslaw, Chinook, and other tribes. The Coast Salish were among the most numerous and powerful of the southern tribes in the Pacific Northwest and made up a group of tribes with different languages and cultures. In what is now northern California lived the Tututni-Tolowa, the Karok, Hupa, Yurok, and Wiyot. The Native American tribes in this region spoke several different languages, and many of the tribes relied on fishing, hunting, and gathering shellfish to survive. 

In Of Mice and Men , Crooks cycles through different responses when he hears of George's and Lennie's plans for their future. Being an African-American during the time period of segregation, Crooks is not allowed to interact with the other ranch hands.  As he sits alone in his room, it is clear that Crooks does not trust the outside world.  When Lennie asks him why he sits alone, Crooks is direct when he says it is because of his race. Lennie tells Crooks about the plans that he and George have.  At first, Crooks does not really want to listen to Lennie. However, when he learns of their dreams, Crooks responds with disbelief.  He says that many workers like Lennie and George have come to the ranch with the same dream.  Crooks says that he has been around long enough to see that nothing comes out of their hopes.  However, as Crooks listens to Lennie and then Candy talk about how they can envision the finances to make their dream a reality, Crooks is impressed.  He muses to himse...

There are many different methods countries can use to promote or restrict international trade. In each case, the choice of methods can have wide ranging economic and political consequences.  Trade Agreements: Nations can negotiate bilateral, multilateral, regional, and global trade agreements to increase trade; NAFTA is an important example of this. These can include many different elements including removing barriers such as tariffs, reducing non-tariff barriers such as customs regulations, and sharing standards. "Favored nation status" is another common element of trade agreements. Currency Manipulation: In general, increasing the value of a nation's currency makes imports cheaper while devaluing a currency makes exports cheaper to international buyers. Controlling exchange rates (often as follow-on effects to interest rate manipulation) can affect the flow of international trade. There is the potential though for political fallout to overt currency manipulation. Trade ...

In Act 1, scene 3 of Shakespeare's  The Merchant of Venice , Shylock discusses the law regarding trade in Venice that frustrates him. In an aside, he says the following: "I hate him for he is a Christian; But more, for that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice" (I.iii.37-39). This passage provides a glimpse into understanding the law surrounding trade. First, lending money and charging interest is legal in Venice. However, only Jews participate in this business because "usance" or "usury" is against Christian's beliefs. It is alright if a Christian borrows money from a Jew if he also agrees to pay the interest, or fees; but for the most part, Christians don't participate in the lending part of the business. Therefore, if a Christian like Antonio lends money to someone, such as Bassanio, he does not charge a fee or interest when his friend pays him back. This drives down the fees ...

In To Kill a Mockingbird , author Harper Lee uses the mockingbird to symbolize innocence and purity .  Like the mockingbird, though Scout may have her flaws just like the rest of us, she can generally be considered innocent and pure, characteristics that actually develop more fully as the novel progresses . We learn of the symbol of the mockingbird and its meaning in two different places. First, in Chapter 10, Atticus warns Jem and Scout not to shoot at any mockingbirds with their new Christmas air riffles, saying, "[I]t's a sin to kill a mockingbird." When Scout asks Miss Maudie for an explanation, Miss Maudie agrees with Scout's father and tells her the following: Mockingbirds don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. (Ch. 10) The symbolism of the mockingbird is further revealed when, after Tom Robinson's unfortunat...

The speaker of Frost's poem knows to whom the woods belong. While at first he does not seem worried about trespassing because the owner will not see him, Whose woods these are I think I know....    He will not see me stopping here    To watch his woods fill up with snow. there is yet the sense that the speaker feels he is committing some sort of violation as he remarks that his horse must think it odd that they have stopped because there is no farmhouse or barn nearby:  He gives his harness bells a shake    To ask if there is some mistake. In addition, there is a sense of hesitation and doubt generated by the phrase of the first line: "I think I know." The horse is stopped, and he shakes his head; then, although the speaker professes that he has a long way to go, he remains in the spot at which he has stopped. This static quality is emphasized by the rhyme scheme of the poem:  aaba bbcb cede.  For the second stanza picks up the rhyme of line b in the first, and the third...

To separate out a mixture containing ammonium chloride, sodium chloride and magnesium carbonate, we can use their properties, specifically water solubility and decomposition behavior. Magnesium carbonate is insoluble in water, sodium chloride is soluble in water and ammonium chloride decomposes at higher temperature.  Add water to the mixture and mix it. Magnesium carbonate will not mix and hence can be filtered out. Heat the remaining solution to about 350 degrees Celsius. At this temperature ammonium chloride appears to sublimate. It actually breaks down into ammonia and hydrochloric acid. We can collect the gases to recover it. Sodium chloride has a higher melting (801 degrees Celsius) than ammonium chloride (338 degrees Celsius) and hence can be recovered directly. This way we can separate out the three compounds from the mixture. Hope this helps. 

An excellent question, since this was a trenchant debate between some of the towering figures of early America. America's third President, Thomas Jefferson, held the view that America should be a nation of small, self-sufficient farmers, stating "Those who labour in the Earth are the chosen people of God." Jefferson and others who shared his views believed small farmers discouraged the concentration of people into large cities, where dependence and all manner of vice purportedly flourished. These proponents of a largely agrarian America argued that self-sufficient farmers were also the backbone of a vibrant democracy, since they were much less likely to be swayed in their political opinions than those dependent on owners of large manufacturing concerns. Opposing this view were the likes of Alexander Hamilton, the nation's first Treasury Secretary, who believed that America was destined to be a manufacturing and commercial power. Alexander advocated for a strong, centr...

Given` y'+3y=e^(3x)` when the first order linear ordinary differential equation has the form of `y'+p(x)y=q(x)` then the general solution is , `y(x)=((int e^(int p(x) dx) *q(x)) dx +c)/e^(int p(x) dx)` so, `y'+3y=e^(3x)--------(1)` `y'+p(x)y=q(x)---------(2)` on comparing both we get, `p(x) = 3 and q(x)=e^(3x)` so on solving with the above general solution we get: y(x)=`((int e^(int p(x) dx) *q(x)) dx +c)/e^(int p(x) dx)` =`((int e^(int 3 dx) *(e^(3x))) dx +c)/e^(int 3 dx)` first we shall solve `e^(int 3 dx)=e^(3x) `      so proceeding further, we get y(x) =`((int e^(int 3 dx) *(e^(3x))) dx +c)/e^(int 3 dx)` =`((int e^(3x) *(e^(3x))) dx +c)/e^(3x)` =`((int e^(6x) ) dx +c)/e^(3x)` = `(e^(6x)/6 +c)/e^(3x)` =`(e^(6x)/6 +c)*e^(-3x)` so `y(x)=(e^(6x)/6 +c)*e^(-3x)`

"The Black Cat" is a story which reveals the gradual heightening of guilt that stems from one's actions and its effect on the human psyche. At the beginning of the book, the narrator relates the story of his descent into evildoing for the sake of evil. Seemingly without reason, other than the belief that the cat has been avoiding his fits of rage, he first gouges out the cat's eye and then proceeds to hang the cat from a tree in his yard. After that, he begins seeing strange apparitions everywhere, which remind him of the cat. First, he sees an impression of the cat hanging on the one remaining wall of his house after it burns to the ground. Then, he sees a black cat perched upon a barrel of alcohol. The cat seems to be haunting him, but it is demonstrative of the feeling that one has after one has committed an evil deed; it is difficult, if not impossible, to completely escape the fear that something will happen to the person who has committed the evil deed. He takes...

James and Helen Keller are half-siblings, James being the son of Captain Keller’s first wife, and Helen being the daughter of his second and much younger wife, Kate. In the beginning, James does not have a close emotional relationship with Helen, viewing her as an insentient creature, incapable of understanding or communicating beyond the most basic level. He does little to interact with her, yet he is impressed with how much Anne Sullivan is able to reach Helen. He uses Helen as a means to confront his father, believing that Captain Keller is arrogant in his relationships with his family. He points out to his father that, when it comes to Anne Sullivan’s relationship with Helen and her faith in the child, Captain Keller might actually be wrong in his estimation of her abilities. While James never seems to have a brotherly affection for Helen, he does believe that, with the advent of Anne Sullivan, Helen might actually progress.

In Zora Neale Hurston’s classic novel Their Eyes Were Watching God , the main character, Janie Crawford, steadily grows into an independent woman. Indeed, her relationship with Tea Cake, which is viewed as a scandal by the community, perfectly embodies her strong will and independence. However, I argue that the real turning point that illustrates Janie’s strength occurs when her self-centered second husband Jody is on his deathbed. It is at this point that Janie reveals her inner thoughts, and she stands up for herself: “Naw, you gointuh listen tuh me one time befo' you die. Have yo' way all yo' life, trample and mash down and then die ruther than tuh let yo'self heah 'bout it. Listen, Jody, you ain't de Jody ah run off down de road wid. You'se whut's left after he died. Ah run off tuh keep house wid you in uh wonderful way. But you wasn't satisfied wid me de way Ah was. Naw! Mah own mind had tuh be squeezed and crosded out tuh make room for yours in...

Marx and Engels believed that history in Europe had progressed through five stages that were determined by people's access to needs such as food and clothing. These stages were primitive communism, slave society, feudalism, capitalism, and socialism. The proto-capitalist society developed out of trading activity during feudalism. Marx thought that the revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries, such as the English Civil War and the French Revolution, arose from a revolt of people against feudalism, fed by the desire for people to free themselves from being tied to the land to work in factories or own means of production.  During capitalism, the market governs the economy, and there is little government intervention. People, as Adam Smith wrote, are governed by their desire to make a profit. The revolutionary consequences of capitalism are that the bourgeoisie eventually demands more political representation, pushing forward democratic reforms that transform society and giving more ...

`int (x + 1)/sqrt(3x^2+6x) dx` To solve, apply u-substitution method. `u = 3x^2+6x` `du = (6x+6)dx` `du = 6(x + 1)dx` `1/6du = (x +1)dx` Expressing the integral in terms of u, it becomes `= int 1/sqrt(3x^2 + 6x)*(x + 1)dx` `= int 1/sqrtu *1/6 du` `= 1/6 int1/sqrtu du` Then, convert the radical to exponent form. `= 1/6 int 1/u^(1/2)du` Also, apply the negative exponent rule `a^(-m) = 1/a^m` . `= 1/6 int u^(-1/2) du` To take the integral of this, apply the formula `int x^n dx = x^(n+1)/(n+1)+C` . `= 1/6 *u^(1/2)/(1/2) + C` `= 1/6 * (2u^(1/2))/1+C` `=u^(1/2)/3+C` `= sqrtu /3 + C` And, substitute back `u = 3x^2+6x` . `= sqrt(3x^2+6x) /3 + C` Therefore, `int (x+1)/sqrt(3x^2+6x)dx = sqrt(3x^2+6x) /3 + C` .

The young man who sits down beside Norman Gortsby tells him a complicated hard-luck story with the intention of asking him for a "loan" to enable him to rent a hotel room overnight. According to the story, the young man was a complete stranger in London. He went out to buy a cake of good soap at a chemist's and then got turned around an couldn't find his hotel. He had only taken a shilling and had left all the rest of his money in his room. He used most of the shilling to buy the soap and a drink at a pub. Now he was nearly broke and might have to spend the night sleeping on the grass by the Thames if he couldn't find "a decent chap" to lend him enough to rent a room somewhere. His "people" in the country have the address of his hotel, but he can't get his hotel address by wire until tomorrow. Then he can gladly pay back the borrowed money. Gortsby is accustomed to sitting on this bench at dusk, and he has heard many hard-luck stories. He h...

Achebe's description of Igbo society paints a picture of a fully functional system in which inhabitants are comfortable with what they have. It is clear that the Igbo have an extended history and their way of life has been developed over a substantial period of time. He describes their traditions, laws, customs, religious beliefs, laws and the hierarchy existent within their society. It is evident from his explanations that, just as in any society, the majority obey its rules and meet its requirements but that there are also others who are rebellious and do, at times, oppose laws and tradition. The Igbo have, in this regard, rules, laws and traditions by which those who display opposition, recalcitrance or disrespect are sanctioned. It was, for example, so with Okonkwo when he assaulted his wife during The Week of Peace. He was severely sanctioned and paid a hefty price for his disobedience. On another occasion, he accidentally killed a youngster during a funeral. The punishment he...

There are many different ways of organizing a speech, although there is no singular "best" way to do so. Let's look at a few methods: Causal Organization: A causally organized speech is one that attempts to persuade the listener by establishing a "cause and effect" relationship between two variables. It can be organized by cause first and effect second or effect first and cause second. It is best to use this type of organization when you are trying to illustrate a connection between two things, one which depends on the other.  Chronological Organization: A chronologically organized speech is one that is organized in a temporal sequence. It is best to use this type of organization when your topic involves some sort of procedural ("how to") or historical topic.  Topical Organization: A topically organized speech is one that organizes your topics into subtopics. It is a fairly general pattern of organization that can easily be applied to any number of ...

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 let's differentiate the function, `y=3/2x^(2/3)` `dy/dx=3/2(2/3)x^(2/3-1)` `dy/dx=1/x^(1/3)` Now let's plug the derivative in the arc length formula, `L=int_1^8sqrt(1+(1/x^(1/3))^2)dx` `L=int_1^8sqrt(1+1/x^(2/3))dx` `L=int_1^8sqrt((x^(2/3)+1)/x^(2/3))dx` `L=int_1^8(1/x^(1/3))sqrt(x^(2/3)+1)dx`  Now let's evaluate first the indefinite integral by using integral substitution, Let `t=x^(2/3)+1` `dt=2/3x^(2/3-1)dx` `dt/dx=2/(3x^(1/3))` `dx/x^(1/3)=3/2dt` `intsqrt(x^(2/3)+1)(1/x^(1/3))dx=int3/2sqrt(t)dt` `=3/2(t^(1/2+1)/(1/2+1))` `=3/2(t^(3/2)/(3/2))` `=t^(3/2)` `=(x^(2/3)+1)^(3/2)` `L=[(x^(2/3)+1)^(3/2)]_1^8` `L=[(8^(2/3)+1)^(3/2)]-[(1^(2/3)+1)^(3/2)]` `L=[5^(3/2)]-[2^(3/2)]` `L=11.18033989-2.828427125` `L=8.351912763` Arc length (L) of the function over the given interval is `~~8.352`

Due to several ambitious explorers sailing to the New World on behalf of Spain, there were many Spanish colonies. Spain conquered a great deal of land in the New World. This land can be divided into two regions: North America and South America. In North America, the Spanish colonized Florida and what is today Mexico, Central America, and the western half of the United States. The Spanish also colonized the western half of South America.   Spanish colonization in Central and South America had major longterm effects. It is because of this colonization that Spanish is spoken in most countries in these parts of the world. Many local Spanish dialects developed over time. Spanish colonization is also also the reason why Roman Catholicism is widespread in Central and South America. Though the Spanish colonized a massive amount of land, most of their colonies had gained independence by the 1820s. Cuba and Puerto Rico were Spain's last two colonies, as they were not acquired by the United S...

Modernist writers often focused on fragmented, nonlinear narrations which sometimes dealt with themes of isolation and loss. These elements are in abundance in William Faulkner's novel The Sound and the Fury. The novel is mostly set in the mythical town of Jefferson, Mississippi and tells the story of the once aristocratic Compson family through the eyes of four different characters. Faulkner uses a nonlinear approach in weaving his plot, with the opening chapter set on "April Seventh, 1928" but then back tracking to 1910, before returning to April, 1928 with two more chapters set on the day before and the day after the seventh. Faulkner also employs the modernist technique of "stream of consciousness," a mode of writing utilized by the famous European writers James Joyce and Virginia Woolf. Streams of thoughts without chronological order pervade the text, especially in the first chapter which is told from the point of view of the mentally challenged Benjy Comps...

In Chapter 2, Bruno seeks Maria's opinion on their move from Berlin to "Out-With." Maria is the family's maid or housekeeper, and she tries to avoid speaking her mind. However, Bruno continues to lament about his father and their situation. Maria eventually tells Bruno how his father took care of her mother and offered her a job. While Bruno comments that he is tired of hearing about his father's important job, there is noise outside in the hallway, and a young blonde soldier enters the room. When the soldier enters, Maria bows her head towards the ground and holds her hands before her like a person praying. Maria only relaxes when the soldier leaves.  One way to interpret Maria's behavior is as a suggestion that she may be Jewish. Her solemn attitude and refusal to look into the soldier's eyes may imply that she feels inferior to or threatened by the German soldier. She is also nervous and is careful not to move or speak in front of him. Readers are never...

In Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees , June Boatwright proves to be a very complex character. One of these complications revolves around her relationship with Neil. Despite Neil being a supportive and caring partner, June consistently rejects his marriage proposals. The largest reason for her rejections (and the only motive that readers are explicitly told) is that when June was younger she was left at the altar by a former love. Understandably, June’s negative experience makes her wary of future romantic relationships. Another possible reason for her refusal to marry Neil lies in her identity as a feminist. As an unmarried, middle-aged woman who is also college-educated and financially independent, June defies the expectations for women in that time. Due to these facts, one could argue that it simply goes against her personal inclinations to become dependent on a man. A third reason for her refusals could lie in her obligations to take care of the emotionally unstable May. If sh...

The boy does not seem to be as fearful of life as his parents are in "Once Upon a Time." In the Gordimer short story, the boy's parents are afraid of the outside world. The family's mistrust of the outside world triggers the security measures they take. Building the gate, raising the wall, placing the shards of glass on top of it, and the barbed wire coil are ways to keep the outside world out of their lives. The parents see the world as filled with threats that can only be countered through strict security measures. Their child does not see life in this way. He sees life in adventurous terms. This can be best seen at the end of the story. The boy sees himself as a swashbuckling prince who must climb the wall to rescue the damsel in distress. The boy is not afraid of the challenges that stand in front of him. He scales the wall and enters the barbed wire coil without any hesitation. As he pretends to be a prince, the boy shows how different he is from his parents. He ...

William Ashby took the charter and hid it to keep it safe.   The charter is a point of contention between the loyalists and some of the colonists that want to make sure they keep their rights, whether they are interested in revolution or not.  At dinner, Matthew Wood and Reverend Bulkeley get into an argument about potential revolution.  "I know more about that than you. I was surgeon in the Fort fight with the Indians. War is an evil, Matthew. Believe me, there can no good thing come of bloodshed." "Who is asking for bloodshed? We ask only to keep the rights that have already been granted to us in the charter."  (Ch. 6)  The charter was “given to Connecticut by King Charles” and according to Matthew, “King James has no right to go back on his brother's pledge.”  Connecticut made its laws based on the charter.  Reverend Bulkeley apparently believed that Connecticut “misinterpreted” the charter and how many rights they actually had.  Matthew felt that Connecticut...

Point: Jesse and his father do not have much of a relationship, but the relationship that they do have is not terrible. I don't want to make it seem like the relationship is dangerous, inappropriate, or abusive. It's not. Evidence: The reason that there isn't much of a relationship is because Mr. Aarons is not home much. He leaves early for work and returns home late. He doesn't make a lot of money and must work long hours far from home to support his five children. That means he doesn't have a lot of time or energy to spend with Jesse. Consequently, Jesse longs for any time he can spend with his father. He wants more than anything to make his dad feel proud of him, which he thinks in the following passage of the novel:   Maybe Dad would be so proud he'd forget all about how tired he was from the long drive back and forth to Washington and the digging and hauling all day. He would get right down on the floor and wrestle, the way they used to. Old Dad would be su...

Though the movie The Truman Show never explicitly allows Marlon to explain how he felt about lying to Truman, the viewer gets a small sense that he wasn't thrilled about it, but he counted lying as part of his job as a participant in Truman's life. Marlon doesn't show any remorse, but there is one particular moment when he and Truman are having a serious discussion about what is happening in which it appears that his conscience almost gets to him. During this scene, Christof communicates to Marlon through a headset what he should say to Truman to calm Truman's suspicions. After Christof communicates to  Marlon that he should tell Truman "And the last thing I would ever do is lie to you," Marlon hesitates for a moment and looks as if he may balk from delivering the line. However, this hesitation doesn't last for more than an instant and Marlon does what he is paid to do—act like he is Truman's friend.

Jonas is selected, not assigned, as the next Receiver in chapter 8. Everyone, including Jonas, is surprised when the Chief Elder announces his role in the community. As the Chief Elder explains that the Receiver-in-training will be alone and apart, "Jonas listened with increasing unease" (62). This means that he's not feeling too confident about his new responsibility at the moment. The Chief Elder continues to say that all of the elders have been watching Jonas for a very long time. She also says that he has demonstrated all of the qualities that he needs to be the Receiver. Those qualities are: intelligence, integrity, courage, wisdom, and the ability to see beyond. The Chief Elder says that they "feel certain" that he is brave; but, "He did not feel brave at all. Not now" (63). Once the Chief Elder finishes with discussing the Capacity to See Beyond, she looks at Jonas along with the whole audience. As everyone is silently gazing at him, the text sa...

Let's first consider the plot of each of these stories: The movie Theeb , written and directed by Naji Abu Nowar, follows the story of the titular Theeb--an orphan who is the third son of a Bedouin sheik--as he attempts to survive in the Wadi Rum desert in 1916. In the film, Theeb and his older brother, Hussein, help guide a British officer, Edward, and an Arab man, Marji, to a Roman well that borders the Ottoman railway. However, shortly after discovering that the well is contaminated with dead bodies, Edward and Marji are shot by a gang of raiders. Although Hussein and Theeb manage to make an initial escape, Hussein is soon thereafter murdered by one of the men, and Theeb falls into a well. Theeb manages to climb out and eventually stumbles upon an unconscious man stationed on a camel. This man is Hassan, an injured mercenary. In their equally weakened states, Hassan and Theeb assist each other in escaping the desert terrain. They manage to make their way to an Ottoman railway st...

In Animal Farm , Napoleon and the other pigs begin to take power long before the Rebellion against Mr Jones takes place. Once Old Major dies, at the beginning of Chapter Two, for example, the pigs start organising for the Rebellion, though they have no idea when it might happen, because they feel that it is their "duty." Part of the reason for this lies in their perceived intelligence: The work of teaching and organising fell naturally upon the pigs, who were generally recognised as being the cleverest of the animals. Whether they really are the most intelligent animals on the farm is not important. What is important, however, is that the pigs play to this stereotype so that the other animals trust and respect them. The pigs also take power through their development of Old Major's teachings into the system known as Animalism. They conduct secret meetings at night, for instance, in which they teach these principles to other animals. The other animals do not seem to truly g...

In the dystopian nation of Oceania, continual war is necessary to use up the surplus of production and keep the population in a perpetual state of hysteria. Winston reads in Goldstein's book that the Party is concerned with keeping the standard of living low and the masses occupied. Creating products that would improve the standard of living would eventually upset the hierarchy as the middle and lower class would not feel obligated to obey the upper class. With a massive population continually working, warfare becomes necessary to destroy the surplus. The proles are simply left to work long hours and occasionally become victims of random bombings, while the Party maintains an atmosphere of war to ensure hysteria among its members. Knowledge is neutralized by the principle of "doublethink" and emotions are controlled through weekly hate exercises. Essentially, the Party uses war to not only enslave the population economically, but also to psychologically control its citize...

When a cell replicates, it duplicates its genetic material called the DNA to yield two daughter cells containing exactly the same genetic information. The DNA is a double-stranded molecule. When a cell replicates, each strand of the DNA acts as a template for duplicating genetic information. As the cell replicates, the double helix DNA opens up and separates into two DNA strands. This process commences with the unwinding of a short stretch of the double helix by an initiator protein. The hydrogen bonds between the bases of the strand are then broken apart by a protein called helicase. An enzyme called primase briefly attaches itself to each strand to lay a foundation for the replication process. A phenomenon known as complementary base pairing then follows, which results in the production of two new strands that exactly matches the original template strand. Copies of the chromosomes and organelles then migrate to the opposite ends of the cell which then physically splits into two separ...

When Algernon makes this statement, he seems to imply that journalism is a field filled with relatively uneducated people (who have not been "at a University") and that these people believe, nonetheless, that they are qualified to offer critiques of modern literature or anything else, really.  Algernon's claim that literary criticism is not really Jack's "forte" and that he should leave it to those folks who review books for the papers -- a generally untrained, uneducated, unenlightened group -- is an example of irony.  We would expect him to connect the ability to accurately critique literature with someone who has received a higher lever of education, as Jack evidently has, instead of someone who hasn't.  Therefore, Algernon seems to have a relatively low opinion of journalism in general -- that it is a profession filled with individuals who believe that they are qualified to do something that they are not actually capable of doing -- and a similarly l...

If a business’s inventory turns every four months, that means that all of the goods that the business has stored are depleted every four months.  Imagine that a business sells t-shirts.  It buys a shipment of shirts from its supplier and stores them.  In four months, all of the shipment of shirts has been sold.  At this point, we would say that the inventory had turned.  It had done so in four months. Since there are twelve months in a year, a company that turns its inventory once every four months would have to replenish its stock three times in a year.  That means there would be three turns of inventory in the year. Simple math, then, combined with an understanding of what it means to speak of inventory turning, tells us that there are three turns of inventory in the year.

The room was already packed when Liu Peijin walked in. His flight from Shanghai to Chongqing had been delayed, and he had fretted about missing the training. But fortunately he’d gotten there in time. Liu knew his presence was important. As the president of Almond China, he wanted to show his Chongqing colleagues how much he cared about the topic under discussion: ethical business practices. Taking his seat, Liu nodded at the head of HR, who was running the training. The two went way back: Both had been with their German parent company, Almond Chemical, since 1999, when it first established operations in China. Since then Almond China had set up two joint ventures with local partners—the only way foreigners could do business in chemicals in the country. Almond controlled 70% of the stock in one of them. The other was a venture with Chongqing No. 2 Chemical Company, in which Almond had a 51% stake and the Chinese directors were very active. Liu sat next to Wang Zhibao, the vice presiden...

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson cites the inalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.  He states that governments derive their power "from the consent of the governed."  In this viewpoint, government exists for the people's benefit.  He then goes on to describe how the British government has deprived the colonists of these rights.  He describes how colonial legislatures have been dissolved without cause, and how the British officials have seized property without a right to do so.  He cites taxation practices against colonists who have no way to protest in Parliament.  Jefferson goes on to describe the practice of quartering soldiers in time of peace in the colonies, which many colonists viewed as a threat.  Jefferson carefully constructs his argument to demonstrate that the Declaration of Independence is not something lightly entered; rather, it is the last resort of a people who have had their rights trampled for far too long. ...

There are several textual clues that can be used to support inferences as to why it took so long for Laurie's parents to discover the truth, but there is no direct statement made in the story that explains it. The opening paragraph describes Laurie as a sweet-voiced nursery school tot who has turned into a swaggering, belt wearing boy who forgets to say goodbye to his mother. One could infer that one of the reasons the parents are slow to figure out the truth is because they are having difficulty letting go of the image of their sweet young son. They close their eyes to the changes going on in Laurie that go beyond his physical appearance. The author gives several clues throughout the story that show that Laurie's behavior is similar to Charles's. He shouts raucously on two occasions: once on his first day home from kindergarten, and once the first day Charles has to stay after school. He speaks insolently to his father, saying "Hi pop, ya old dust mop" and tellin...

Prior to the Industrial Revolution, most production took place on a very small scale. One household might grow their own food, grow fibers for cloth, weave their own cloth, and even make their own furniture. The invention of a number of industrial machines both cut down on production times and made it possible for one person to produce far more than they could ever consume. In the pre-industrial setting of household production, a person could exercise almost total control over their own labor. Of course, they had to work in accordance with the seasons and their needs, but they held far more autonomy than was later seen in a factory setting. The transition of labor to factory settings removed people from their household unit of production and, in exchange for a wage, engaged them in highly repetitive tasks on a line of production. On a household basis, a person might be involved from start to finish in producing goods. In the factory, that same person would be doing one part of producti...

Hello! To answer this question we only need the fact  `3^(-376) approx 4*10^(-180).` By the definition, raise some number `b` to a negative natural power `-n` means 1) raise `b` to the positive power `n` and 2) divide `1` by the result. This is the formula: `b^(-n) = 1/(b^n).` As you can easily infer from this formula, `b^(n) = 1/(b^(-n))`                                                      (1) is also true. In our task, `n = 376` and `b = 3.` So we have `3^376 = 1/(3^(-376)).` The number at the denominator is approximately known, so `3^376 = 1/(3^(-376)) approx 1/(4*10^(-180)) = 1/4*1/(10^(-180)) = 0.25*1/(10^(-180)).` Now we use the formula (1) in the reverse direction for `b = 10` and `n = 180:` `1/10^(-180) = 10^180.` This way the number in question is about `0.25*10^180 = 0.25*10*10^179 = 2.5*10^179`   (standard form requires factor between `1` and `10` ). So the answer is:  `3^376 approx 2.5*10^179.` (if you actually need 3 in some other degree, please reply and I'll try to...

I would argue that the headmaster is simultaneously pleased and irritated that Sekhar has told him the truth. First, the headmaster is pleased because he no longer needs to spend money on something he apparently has no talent for. However, he is also a little irritated that he has failed to impress a subordinate with what he believed was his superior musical aptitude. Additionally, up until now, he has "spent a fortune" to pursue his music studies, and he can never recuperate those costs. In immersing himself in his music venture, the headmaster has also invested much emotional capital towards his success. When Sekhar apprises him of the truth, the headmaster's hopes for future fame and recognition are dashed. The evidence for his irritation rests in his final insistence that Sekhar should turn in the corrected papers the next day; this is contrary to his previous stipulation that his subordinate could have ten days to complete the task.

Presumably, she feels disappointed and embarrassed by her husband's behavior.  As the party was breaking up, Lady Macbeth chastises her husband, saying, "You have displaced the mirth, broke the good meeting / With most admired disorder" (3.4.132-133).  She's been humiliated by what she perceives as her husband's cowardly behavior in regards to the presence of Banquo's ghost (of which she and the rest of their guests are insensible).   Lady Macbeth believes that Macbeth thinks he is seeing Duncan's ghost, and she says that Macbeth has been "unmanned in folly," and she yells at him, "Fie, for shame!" (3.4.88, 3.4.90).  She hastily dismisses their dinner guests, both, it seems, to prevent them from seeing more of Macbeth's odd and guilty-seeming behavior as well as because she is so exhausted from the effort of keeping up appearances.  When they are all gone, her answers to Macbeth's questions are short, even clipped.  Perhaps she ...

Reverend Samuel Parris is not well-liked in the community of Salem, despite his position as their spiritual leader. Consequently, he is insecure. His insecurity drives him to try to exert more power and authority to compensate. Although he is responsible for inviting Reverend Hale to Salem to get to the bottom of what is plaguing the girls, his insecurity deepens when Hale arrives and takes charge of what should really be Parris's responsibilities. It is reasonable to think that Parris mistakenly thought that he would look like a wise leader for bringing in an expert consultant, but instead, he looks like a panicked and fearful weakling quickly relegated to the the sidelines. Reverend Hale has a reputation for being a witchcraft expert, and Parris quickly comes to view him as a rival. In calling him "Mr." instead of "Reverend," Parris is trying to downplay his rival's strength.

While several testimonies easily do not support Tom Robinson’s case, it’s harder to find facts that contradict his version of events, especially given that To Kill A Mockingbird ’s theme, purpose, and message rely on Tom Robinson’s innocence. The testimonies that incriminate Tom are woefully inaccurate, as well as motivated by prejudice, self-interest, and spite. For example, Mayella testifies against Tom. In her version of events, she asked Tom to dismantle a chiffarobe (a piece of wooden furniture) in exchange for a nickel. According to Mayella, once Tom was inside the Ewells' home, he brutally attacked and raped her. Her father saw the end of the rape, and Tom fled. This testimony is absolutely not airtight, however! Atticus points out that Tom could not have overpowered Mayella since he does not have any use of his left hand due to an accident in his youth. Mayella’s injuries were concentrated on the right side of her body, indicating that she was beaten by a left-handed person...

Well, the first option is that the fish doesn't symbolize anything at all. Never leave that option out, even in poetry. Some poems try to capture vivid experiences in vivid verse.  In that reading, the poet caught a fish that looked strange, stared at it, and let it go. Again, don't underestimate that. Confronting other forms of life can be striking and meaningful without metaphor. But if we assume it is a metaphor, then we find its meaning in those vivid images: the beard, the speckling, the loose skin, the multiple fishhooks, the scarring, etc. In catching a fish, the narrator has accidentally confronted age and mortality. The fish looks old and scarred by life, and if she keeps it, it dies. Releasing it lets life continue (and denies mortality).

Darzee's wife, a tailorbird, is integral to the plot of "Rikki-Tikki Tavi." Her actions are important in the inciting incident ,  rising action, and climax. First, the conflict of the story starts when Rikki wanders into the garden and hears Darzee and his wife crying about the baby bird they lost to Nag. Their sad state is Rikki's first introduction to Nag.  As Rikki is talking to them to find out why they are crying, the antagonist, Nag, appears for the first time. During the rising action portion of the plot, Darzee's wife steps in to help Rikki when Darzee is too bird-brained to do so. Darzee's wife acts as a decoy to lure Nagaina away from the melon-bed where the young cobras are about to hatch so that Rikki can destroy most of the eggs. She volunteers to help, even though doing so puts her own life at risk. She also warns Rikki that Nagaina has gone to the veranda with the intent of killing the boy, Teddy.  Finally, during the climactic battle between...

In F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short story “Winter Dreams,” the links at Sherry Island represent the hopes, dreams, and ambitions of Dexter Green. Sherry Island is significant because it is the place where the rich and privileged spend their summers socializing and playing golf. It is an exclusive group to which Dexter aspires to join. Each Autumn, Dexter allows himself to dream about becoming a golf champion on the links, a masterful swimmer, and a member of the ranks of those who he caddied for. He would be respected and admired for his athletic skills, and he would have material wealth. Dexter would not be the caddy ordered about by a rich, young girl, instead he would be her equal. He equated happiness with the lifestyle on Sherry Island. As Dexter matured he made life choices that allowed him to attend a prestigious college, and start successful businesses. His position in life allowed him to go back to the Sherry Island links where he was invited to play golf by those he caddied for as...

By privatization, I assume you are referring to the handing off of governmental functions to private purveyors, for example, the private prisons that now sometimes house sentenced criminals.  The disadvantages of privatization flow from the fact that, in a capitalist economy such as we have in the United States, private entities are generally for-profit and thus have a completely different mission from the government.  A for-profit company exists to maximize profit.  A government exists to carry out government functions such as educating its citizenry, distributing various benefits to create a safety net,  and providing safety and security.  These missions are quite often at odds with one another.  Let's look at two examples.  The privatization of prisons has for the most part meant that prisoners are not properly cared for and that there is an incentive to encourage more people to be imprisoned.  The government, as it imprisons people, is responsible for not overcrowding, for prop...

Zachariah and Charlotte are both exceptional among the  Seahawk  crew- one being a Black man and the other a girl. Zachariah stresses the importance of their getting to know each other and looking out for one another on ship because their respective differences put them at risk for mistreatment. Of all the people on board, Zachariah is really the only one who treats Charlotte with respect. Sure, the Captain speaks to her, but only in a way that builds up his own identity as a dominant force on board. When Zachariah is about to be whipped as punishment for the crew's mutiny, Charlotte stands up for him as a friend. She is the only one to do so, however, perhaps because the other crew are thankful it is not them being whipped. As the only Black man on board, Zachariah is scapegoated because his life as regarded as less valuable than those of the white crew members. As a high-society girl, Charlotte has grown up with the institution of racial oppression, but she has no familiarity wit...

Chemical formulas are a way of expressing the chemical ingredients of a compound or molecule. Molecules are made up of one or more of the same  elements.  The abbreviations for these elements come from the periodic table, so you should keep the periodic table handy to help you identify them. The subscripts in a chemical formula are the small numbers that you may see written in the formula. These subscripts indicate the number of atoms of each given element that are contained in the compound.  Consider a very common chemical compound, water. The chemical formula for water is `H_2 O`. In the chemical formula for water, the subscript for hydrogen is 2. Notice that the 2 is smaller and written slightly below the H  and  O.  It is called a subscript because it is written ("script") "below" ("sub") the preceding letter. The subscript 2 simply indicates that the chemical compound water has two  atoms  of hydrogen (elemental symbol "H"). The compound wat...

Diffusion and osmosis are both examples of passive transport. Passive transport does not require any energy to happen. It is a natural process that moves materials from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower concentration. The differences in concentration of materials is called a concentration gradient, and substances naturally move down (higher to lower) the gradient.  For example, when you put a drop of food coloring in a glass of water, the food coloring will begin moving from where there is a high concentration of food coloring to where there is a lower concentration of food coloring.  This will occur until equilibrium is reached and the food coloring is evenly spread out.  Osmosis and diffusion both work passively based on a concentration gradient.  A difference between osmosis and diffusion is that diffusion can occur in any mixture (with or without a semipermeable membrane), but osmosis always occurs across a semipermeable membrane. Another key difference is that os...

The items left in the tree- Boo Radley leaves several small overtures of friendship in a tree knothole for Scout and Jem to find.  These include gum, pennies, a watch, a spelling medal, and two soap dolls carved to look like Scout and Jem.  The items symbolize friendship and the innocence of childhood.  Boo was missing out on life, and he wanted to be part of Scout and Jem’s childhood. Jem’s pants- Jem accidentally loses his pants sneaking into the Radley house.  He does not want to tell Atticus because he wants his father to respect him.  The decision to go back and get the pants symbolizes Jem’s maturity.  Boo Radley sews them up and leaves them for him, again showing that he is a good person. The baton and Mrs. Dubose- Jem uses Scout’s baton to destroy Mrs. Dubose’s flowers because he cannot understand why a person can be so angry and racist.  Mrs. Dubose herself symbolizes moral courage, because she fights against her addiction and eventually beats it.  She demonstrates that you ha...

King Lear’s daughter Cordelia spoke the truth to him from the beginning. She refuses to flatter him the way her sisters do, so Lear disinherits her: “thy truth, then, be thy dower.” She can see through her sisters. However, Cordelia loves and cares for her father, coming to his rescue when his other daughters take his power. Lear’s loyal follower, the Earl of Kent, also both takes care of Lear and remains honest with him, even in the face of his rejection. He tells Lear that Cordelia loves him. For this, Lear banishes Kent, but he returns disguised and continues to serve the king. Another character who helps Lear face reality is his Fool. He makes jokes and can be the harshest of the king’s critics. Here, the fool mocks Lear for giving away his kingdom: LEAR: Dost thou call me fool, boy? FOOL: All thy other titles thou hast given away; that thou wast born with. It is more difficult to pinpoint three people who help Gloucester come to terms with the truth. His son Edgar is the most obvi...