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Volume, in the context of matter, is the amount of space that is occupied by an object (matter). In some cases, the boundary of this space is evident. For instance, for a solid, the shape of the object dictates the space it occupies. It is a different case for fluids - or matter that flows - like gases and liquids.  For fluids, the shape of the particular gas or the liquid is the same shape as the container. If you pour water from a water bottle to a bowl, the shape of the water changes from that of the water bottle to that of the bowl. The same is true for a gas. A gas inside a star-shaped balloon is star-shaped, and it is round in a round balloon. Liquids and gases take up the shape of the container because of the nature of the interactions in the atoms or molecules that make up the object. For solids the atoms/molecules are very tightly packed. This is not the case for liquids and gases where the molecules have more freedom. A main difference between molecules in liquids and gases i...

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According to Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class, George H.W. Bush originally rejected the idea of using race in his 1988 presidential campaign.  However his campaign manager, Lee Atwater, convinced him race could be the key to his victory. Willie Horton was the perfect criminal to help Bush’s poll numbers.  Horton escaped while on furlough, raped a woman and stabbed and bound her fiancee.  Michael Dukakis, the Democratic presidential candidate, vetoed a bill that would make murderers ineligible for furloughs.  Bush used this opportunity to blame Dukakis for this horrible crime.  Atwater began using the Horton case in political ads.  He never blatantly mentioned race, but knew how the public would react to a black male raping a white female in the presence of her fiancee.  Bush, who was once lagging in the polls quickly gained more supporters.   In the month following the ads, Bush gained 12 percent of the Dukakis supporter...

The doctor has no interest in treating Coyotito until Kino finds the pearl, and Coyotito was getting better before seeing the doctor. Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, which is of course very dangerous for a baby.  His parents act quickly.  Kino kills the scorpion (smashing it to dust in anger), and Juana tends to the wound using home remedy methods. But Juana had the baby in her arms now. She found the puncture with redness starting from it already. She put her lips down over the puncture and sucked hard and spat and sucked again while Coyotito screamed. (Ch. 1) Sucking the poison out of the wound is a common technique.  It must be administered very soon after the bite or sting, so that the poison does not get a chance to enter the bloodstream.  In this case, it must have worked.  Coyotito does not die. Juana wants to take him to a doctor anyway. It is unusual for anyone from the village to go to a doctor.  The doctor is a colonist, and is only interested in money. A wonderful thing, a...

Indefinite integrals are written in the form of `int f(x) dx = F(x) +C`  where: `f(x)` as the integrand           `F(x)` as the anti-derivative function             `C`  as the arbitrary constant known as constant of integration For the given problem: `int cos(6x)cos(2x) dx` has a integrand in a form of trigonometric function. To evaluate this, we apply the identity: `cos(A)cos(B) =[cos(A+B) +cos(A-B)]/2` The integral becomes: `int cos(6x)cos(2x) dx = int[cos(6x+2x) +cos(6x-2x)]/2dx`  Apply the basic properties of integration: `int c*f(x) dx= c int f(x) dx` . `int[cos(6x+2x) +cos(6x-2x)]/2dx = 1/2int[cos(6x+2x) +cos(6x-2x)]dx`  Apply the basic integration property: `int (u+v) dx = int (u) dx + int (v) dx` . `1/2 *[intcos(6x+2x) dx+int cos(6x-2x)dx]` Then apply u-substitution to be able to apply integration formula for cosine function: `int cos(u) du= sin(u) +C` . For the integral: int cos(6x+2x) dx, we let `u = 6x+2x =8x` then `du= 8 dx` or `(du)/8 =dx` . `intcos(6x+2x) dx=intcos(8x) d...

Given to solve, `lim_(x->-2) (x^2-3x+10)/(x+2)` as `x->-2` then the `(x^2-3x+10)/(x+2) =0/0` form so upon applying the L 'Hopital rule we get the solution as follows, as for the general equation it is as follows `lim_(x->a) f(x)/g(x) is = 0/0` or `(+-oo)/(+-oo)` then by using the L'Hopital Rule we get  the solution with the  below form. `lim_(x->a) (f'(x))/(g'(x))` so , now evaluating `lim_(x->-2) (x^2-3x+10)/(x+2)` =`lim_(x->-2) ((x^2-3x+10)')/((x+2)')` =`lim_(x->-2) (2x-3)/(1)` now plugging the value of `x= -2` then we get = `(2(-2)-3)` = `-7`

Aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid is made by reacting salicylic acid with a base. There are various ways to synthesize aspirin (but the method of calculating the percent yield is the same for any chemical reaction). One way is to react salicylic acid with acetic anhydride, a base, in the presence of pyridine as a catalayst. In brief, pyridine hydrogen bonds with the phenolic hydrogen, thus activating it for acetylation.  The chemical equation for this is as follows: `2C_7H_6O_3 + C_4H_6O_3 -> 2C_9H_8O_4 + H_2O ` , where the chemical species are salicylic acid, acetic anhydride, aspirin, and water, respectively. Note that pyridine is not in the balanced chemical equation since it only acts as a catalyst and is not consumed in the chemical reaction. Percent yield is a parameter used to determine efficiency of chemical reactions. It is very important in industrial and pharmaceutical chemical industries - in calculating cost-benefit of a reaction and synthesis of a drug, for instance, or...

Interesting question! In the book My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, Sam made a tent before eventually making his tree home. When Sam arrived in the wilderness, he made a tent for his first night there. He made his first tent by leaning old limbs against a boulder that he found in the wilderness. Subsequently, he also covered the limbs with more limbs from a hemlock tree. Although this initial attempt possessed some inadequacies, he felt quite enthusiastic. As the text reveals: “I leaned some dead limbs against the boulder and covered them with hemlock limbs. This made a kind of tent. I crawled in, lay down, and felt alone and secret and very excited.” Although he made this tent, he was quite cold throughout the night. He was unable to make a fire, despite numerous attempts. Thus, he spent the entire night in his new tent while being “hungry, cold, and miserable.” Therefore, Sam’s first tent was quite different than his eventual tree home. Although the tent offered some ...

To be able to perform the indicated operation(s) on `(x+3)/(x^2-2x-8)-(x-5)/(x^2-12x+32)` , we have to express them as similar fractions. Apply factoring on each expression on the denominator side. Let:  `x^2-2x-8=(x+2)(x-4)` and  `x^2-12x+32=(x-4)(x-8) ` Determine the LCD by getting the product of the distinct factors from denominator side of each term. Thus, `LCD =(x+2)(x-4)(x-8)`                   `=(x^2-2x-8)(x-8)`                   `= x^3-2x^2-8x-8x^2+16x+64 `                    `=x^3-10x^2+8x+64` Express each term by the LCD. Multiply top and bottom of each term by the missing factor. First term: `(x+3)/(x^2-2x-8) =(x+3)/((x+2)(x-4)) `                ` =(x+3)/((x+2)(x-4))*(x-8)/(x-8)`                ` =((x-8)(x+3))/((x+2)(x-4)(x-8)) `                   ` =(x^2-5x-24)/(x^3-10x^2+8x+64)` Second term: `(x-5)/(x^2-12x+32) =(x-5)/((x-4)(x-8))`                   `=(x-5)/((x-4)(x-8)) *(x+2)/(x+2) `                   `=((x-5)(x+2))/((x-4)(x-8)(x+2))`                   ` =(x^2-5x+2x-10)/(...

Some of the devices Ray Bradbury uses repeatedly in his short story are similes, metaphors, hyperbole, and asyndeton. Bradbury uses numerous similes when describing the children and the sun. Describing how the children press together to look out the window, he says they are "like so many roses, so many weeds." Later the children are "like a feverish wheel," "like animals escaped from their caves," "like so many stakes," and "like leaves before a new hurricane." The sun is "like a lemon," "like a fire," "like a penny," and "like a warm iron." Metaphors are used to describe the rain. It is compared to tidal waves, a "tatting drum," and to clear beads from a necklace that fall on the roof and disappear. Margot is metaphorically described as an "old photograph dusted from an album" and a ghost. Bradbury compares the stopping of the rain to film that suddenly gets ripped from the ...

The organelles that are visible with a light microscope often vary based on the type of cell you are observing. For example, is it a plant or animal cell? What kind of plant or animal? A safe general assumption for plant cells is that it is possible to see the cell wall, cell membrane, cytoplasm, central vacuole, and nucleus with a compound light microscope.  Some cell organelles are often too small to be seen with a compound light microscope. Cell organelles that are usually not visible under a compound light microscope include mitochondria, ribosomes, endoplasmic reticula, and Golgi bodies. The compound light microscope is a common tool in scientific labs. They are used to magnify small objects so that they can be studied more easily by the human eye. The common classroom light microscope has a magnification of 40x, 100x, and 400x, which means that it has the ability to magnify the image of an object to 40, 100, or 400 times as large as its actual size.  

There are more than three factors which contribute to Lady Macbeth's downfall but I will discuss three which, I believe, are the most pertinent: 1.   Lady Macbeth's avarice , which is an excessive greed for wealth and material gain. The Macbeths were already wealthy since they were titled landowners. Even though her husband had been generously bestowed another title, Thane of Cawdor, to add to his existing one, Thane of Glamis, it was not enough for Lady Macbeth. Their prosperity and stature had been doubled but she still wanted more. She sought the 'golden round' and wanted to be queen of Scotland. Instead of being satisfied with her husband's new reward, she saw it as an opportunity to bring them closer to becoming king and queen of Scotland, as she states in Act 2, scene 5, after receiving the good news: Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised: The witches had promised her husband that he 'shall be king hereafter' but Lady Macbe...

Selection of a research problem is a big job in itself, although, the actual research is more painstaking (especially if it is for a dissertation). There are a few criteria one can use to select the research problem.  Passion: How passionate you are about a research topic is one of the top criteria for selection of a research problem, especially for a long-duration project. Researchers face many issues during the tenure of the research project and it is the passion for the particular research topic or sub-area that keeps them going. So you may want to think about what excites you among the large number of research problems or areas. Knowledge gap: A successful research attempts to fill the knowledge gap. That is, it is aimed at adding to the knowledge of the scientific community and public (in general). A research problem may excite you, but if it has already been worked upon by a number of researchers and all the questions have been (more or less) answered, very little remains to be w...

In Chapter 7 at the Tasty Freeze , Randy tells Ponyboy that he has no intention of fighting in the rumble, and he expresses his unhappiness over the recent occurrences. When Two-Bit and Ponyboy stop at the Tasty Freeze to buy a Coke and relax, they see a Mustang pull up and Pony sees Randy Adderson and the tall boy who had nearly drowned him. Hatred floods Pony; he blames them for Bob's death, and Johnny's suffering. Randy and the other boy are also responsible for Soda and Pony's possibly being sent into a boys' home. "I hated them as bitterly and as contemptuously as Dally Winston hated," Ponyboy observes. Randy asks Ponyboy to get into his car where he speaks privately to him. He asks Pony why he helped those kids in the fire, adding that he would not have helped anyone. Pony responds that he does not know that. "I'm not going to show at the rumble tonight," Randy said slowly. He adds that he is "sick of all this"; his friend Bob is ...

Literary analysis and argument construction are intimately connected. You might say they are two sides of the same coin. In literary analysis, you take a literary work apart. You look closely at what is there and how it works. So, if you are analyzing a poem, you would look at the poetic structure. You would look at rhyme. You would look at rhythm. You'd look at imagery, metaphor, etc. You'd first look to see what is there: is there a formal structure? What is that structure? Does the poem rhyme? Which lines rhyme? You'd take notes methodically, moving through the poem a literary technique at a time. Then, once you had identified what was there, you'd move to a deeper level of analysis. You'd look at how these elements function. This might mean asking questions like this: "Okay, the first and third lines rhyme. What effect does that have on the reader?" You'd examine literary techniques individually, and you'll examine them together. So, you'd ...

Globalism refers to the integration of companies, resources, or markets from different areas of the world. With the innovations in communication and transportation that were realized in the last century, companies in one country can utilize other countries around the world in the execution of their operations. A company can have offices in the United States, manufacturing plants in Asia, customer service centers in Europe, and stores throughout the world. Globalism is a word used to define this economic synthesis.   Diffusion is a very similar word but is used to define the cultural sharing that occurs when groups from different areas of the world are joined. Cultural diffusion commonly occurs as a result of globalism. An example of cultural diffusion is how rap music originated in the United States, but can now be found in all parts of the world. Rap music is now recorded in dozens of different languages in all parts of the world.

The key is to recognize what the unemployment rate is actually measuring. It's not the proportion of people without jobs; it's the proportion of people seeking jobs---people who don't have jobs and want to have jobs. When someone becomes a full-time student, or retires, or becomes disabled, or even simply gets so discouraged they give up on finding work, they are counted as "not in the labor force"---so they do not factor into the unemployment rate. The rate of people who don't have jobs for any reason is the nonemployment rate, and it's always vastly higher---in most countries as high as 40% or even 50%. But while  unemployment  is a macroeconomic problem, nonemployment is not; having a lot of students or retirees isn't necessarily a bad thing. This is why adding up the number of unemployed people plus employed people does not give you the country's whole population; you have to add in everyone who is not in the labor force for one reason or anot...

Flipped is a romantic comedy novel written by Wendelin Van Draanen about the two adolescents named Juli and Bryce. Juli spent years with a crush on Bryce. When Bryce is finally interested, Juli is afraid. If you are asking about the resolution, then you are asking about the specific part of the plot after the climax (when Bryce tries to kiss Juli) and after the falling action (when Juli decides to avoid Bryce as a result of the "almost-kiss"). The resolution is the part of the plot when the conflicts are resolved and any loose ends are tied up. The resolution is the conclusion to the story. In short, the resolution of the story is about the possible continuation of Bryce and Juli's relationship. The resolution happens when Bryce begins planting a tree in Juli's yard (with Juli's father's permission). After Juli gets over the fact that Bryce is ruining her grass, Juli is surprised and pleased that Bryce has chosen to prove his love by planting a sycamore tree....

Lyddie's little sister, Rachel, becomes a doffer at the Concord Corporation. When Rachel first comes to Lyddie, Rachel is silent and withdrawn. Lyddie, who has been so intent on saving money so she can reunite her family at their farm, can't abide the thought of having to put her hard-earned money into supporting Rachel, especially if she were to go to school. Considering how hard she has worked since she was Rachel's age, Lyddie entertains the idea of Rachel working as a doffer. From Lyddie's perspective, being a doffer is an easy job. The children work about fifteen minutes out of an hour; they simply have to take full spools off the machines and put empty spools on. Lyddie has been able to see the doffers playing in the mill yard while she herself is working on her looms. To her, being a doffer seems like a life of comparative ease, and she is more than ready for Rachel to take that role. When Lyddie first suggests to Mrs. Bedlow that Rachel could be a doffer, Mrs. B...

I assume you are asking about the difference between the colonists and the British government.  If so, the basic difference is that the British government believed that it had the right to tax the colonists under almost any circumstances.  By contrast, the colonists felt that the British government had the right to tax them only in very limited circumstances (and perhaps not at all). The American colonists felt that the British government only had the right to tax them in very limited circumstances.  They (of course, this is just a generalization as not everyone felt this way) believed the government had the right to tax imports and exports which were things that were external to the colonies.  However, they believed the government did not have the right to tax them on internal things (like the Stamp Tax did).  Some colonists even believed that the British government did not have the right to tax them at all because they were not represented in Parliament. By contrast, the British gove...

I like to recommend thesis statements that force writers to discuss polar opposite topics.  It should go something like the following: "Such and such seems to indicate this and that, but the reality is that this and these are really this and that."   Regarding freedom in  The Giver , you should decide if the society has lots of freedom or not.  That will shape which part of the thesis statement comes first.  For example: "Although Jonas's society purports the freedom of its members, it is actually a very controlled and strictly ruled society."  You could reverse the statement, which would then cause your thesis to support the concept that the rules of Jonas's society actually help the people be more free.  Personally, I disagree with that one, but it is up to you.   For either statement, you need support that focuses on freedom and/or control.  Use the Sameness.  It is an ever present societal system in the book.  There are things about the Sameness that I l...

Many of the conflicts and problems that Africa faces today are not new. In some instances, these problems have been present in one form or another for decades or centuries. One of Africa's major problems is the consistent political violence that permeates many of the continent's countries. Countries like Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, Congo, and South Africa are homes to either ongoing or escalating conflicts. This political violence accounts for tens of thousands of deaths per year. Poverty is another significant problem African countries continue to face. Of the 20 countries with the worst food and nutrition security, 19 of these are located on the African continent. Around 400 million Africans live in cities and as many as 60 percent of these people live in slums and have little or no access to basic services. Because only 1 in 5 Africans has a job in the wage economy, there is much work to be done to help remedy this dire situation.

Judge Ford owes Sam Westing money she can ’ t afford to pay back.   When Sandy McSouthers tells Judge Ford that there is smoke coming from the Westing house, she has a strong reaction.  He asks her if she believes in ghosts, and then tells her he is repeating what Otis Amber said.  She tells him Otis Amber is a stupid man, and immediately regrets it.  The comment was made because she is worried that Westing really was back.  So Sam Westing has come home at last. Well, she could sell the car, take out a bank loan, pay him back—in cash. But would he take it? (Ch. 3)  Grace Wexler wonders why Judge Ford is there.  She is a black woman, so Grace doesn't think she is a Westing heir since Westing was not black.  She decides the judge must be there in “in some legal capacity.”  She gets upset when the will is read and Westing refers to them all as nieces and nephews.  Judge Ford does not like Sam Westing.  She says he was crazy when she finds out about the game and is insulted by the whol...

To evaluate the integral:` int x^3e^x dx` , we may apply "integration by parts" : `int u *dv = uv- int vdu` . Let: `u= x^3` then `du = 3x^2 dx`      ` dv = e^x dx`  then `v = int e^x dx = e^x` . Apply the formula for integration by parts, we get: `int x^3e^x dx = x^3 e^x - int 3x^2e^xdx` .                    `= x^3 e^x - 3 int x^2e^xdx.`  To evaluate` int x^2 e^x dx` , we apply another set of integration by parts. Let:    `u = x^2` then `du = 2x dx`         `v=e^x dx` then `dv = e^x` The integral becomes:  `int x^2 e^x dx =x^2e^x - int 2xe^x dx` Another set of integration by parts by letting: `u = 2x` then `du =2dx` `v=e^x dx` then `dv = e^x` `int 2xe^x dx = 2xe^x - int 2e^x dx`                     `= 2xe^x -2 e^x +C`  Using `int 2xe^x dx =2xe^x - 2e^x +C` , we get: `int x^2 e^x dx =x^2e^x - int 2xe^x dx`                     `=x^2e^x - [2xe^x - 2e^x ]+C`                     `=x^2e^x - 2xe^x + 2e^x +C` Then,  `int x^3e^x dx = x^3 e^x - 3 int x^2e^xdx` .                       `...

A circular conducting coil is called a solenoid; the magnetic field within the center of the solenoid is approximately uniform, and by Ampere's Law, its strength B is proportional to the permeability of the surrounding material (e.g. air, vacuum, etc.) `mu ` , the current running through the coil I, and the number of turns of the coil N divided by the length of the solenoid L: `B = mu I N/L` For an infinitely long solenoid (of course only a theoretical concept, not something we could actually build), we write it instead in terms of a density of loops, n: `B = mu_0 I n` For real solenoids, this is only an approximation, but it's often a quite good one. Thus, the magnetic field inside the coil will be stronger if there is more current (higher I), if the material is more permeable (higher `mu` ), or if the coil is more tightly wound (higher n or higher N/L).

Your question has to do with the redirection of EM radiation due to a speed change in a new medium (refraction) versus the breakdown of white light into its constituent frequencies, or colors (dispersion). When a wave approaches a medium of different density, its speed will change.  Light waves (EM radiation) do this as well, but we must observe the material's  optic density instead.  This basically describes the ability to form electric and magnetic fields.  If it approaches the material at an angle of incidence of zero (meaning it hits perpendicular to the surface), only the speed change will be of interest.  However, if it strikes at any other angle, its path will be redirected.  Some people like to say the light "bends"; however, I am hesitant to use that term as light does actually bend near large gravitational bodies--a very different idea.  You have observed this if you have ever seen a straw mysteriously change direction when placed in a glass of water.  This is ...

Before getting to the main answer to this question, we need to note that prices do not play an important role in all economic systems.  Instead, they only play an important role in market economies.  In traditional and command economies, prices are not very important and may not even exist. In a market economy, however, prices are of supreme importance.  Prices send signals to producers about what they should and should not be making.  Prices send signals to consumers about what they should and should not be buying.  In this way, prices are one of the most important pieces of information in a market system. In a market economy, how do producers know what to produce?  The government does not tell them.  They could possibly take surveys to ask what they should make, but that would be time-consuming and expensive and it might not even give them good information.  Prices give producers excellent information.  They tell producers how much people are willing to pay for goods and services.  I...

We are asked to write the equation for a power function whose graph passes through the points (4,3) and (8,15). We substitute the known values of x and y into the basic equation to get two equations with two unknowns (a and b) and then solve the system for the coefficients. `3=a*4^b, 15=a*8^b` Solving the first equation for a we get: `a=3/(4^b)` Substitute this expression for a in the second equation to get: `15=3/(4^b)*8^b` `15=3*(8/4)^b` `2^b=5` So `b=(ln(5))/(ln(2))~~2.322` Now substitute for b to get a: `a=3/(4^b)=3/(4^((ln(5))/(ln(2))))=3/25=.12` So the model is `y=3/25x^((ln(5))/(ln(2)))"or" y~~.12x^2.322`  

pH is a measure of the concentration of [`~H_3O^+` ] ions. Substances that have a high concentration of [`~H_3O^+` ] ions have a pH that is less than 7 and are classified as acids. Strong acids have lower pH numbers than weak acids. Substances that have a low concentration of [`~H_3O^+` ] ions have a pH that is greater than 7 and are classified as bases. Strong bases have higher pH numbers than weak bases.  Substances that have equal concentrations of [`~H_3O^+` ] ions and [`~OH^-` ] have a pH of 7 and are classified as neutral. pH is determined using the following formula :    pH = -log[`~H_3O^+` ] Therefore, the pH of a nitric acid solution with a concentration `2.1 x ~10^-^4` ` ` M [`~H_3O^+` ] ions is:   pH = -log[`~H_3O^+` ] = -log(`2.1 x ~10^-^4` ) = 3.67 The answer is a.

It really depends on the kind of smoke more than anything. Cigarette smoke is a hazard due to things mixed into the tobacco, like tar and other chemicals. Because it is often inhaled directly, and pushed into the lungs, it can affect the cells even in the deepest portions of the lungs. Chemicals in cigarettes can be mutagens, and cause mutations in the cells of the lung, possibly causing cancer. Smoke from house fires can be dangerous, as it occupies space in the lung, preventing oxygen from reaching the bloodstream. In addition, smoke can be heated to the point of damaging and burning cells, causing them to die. Some smoke contains carbon monoxide, which can bond to red blood cells, and displace the oxygen that needs to reach the cells. Some smokes, like CS gas, can contain chemicals that damage the lung itself. Mustard gas, as an example, can cause blisters to form in the lung. When these pop, the patient may drown. Gas weapons are extremely dangerous.

Work done by gravity (near the surface of the Earth, where gravity is approximately constant) is given by the equation `W = m g h` , where `m` is the mass of the object, `g` is the acceleration of gravity, and `h` is the distance fallen. We know `g = 9.80 m/s^2.` We are given `m = 225 kg` and `W = 1.38*10^4 J` . All that remains to do is substitute in and solve for` h` : `1.38*10^4 J = (225 kg)(9.80 m/s^2) h` `1.38*10^4 J = (2205 N) h` `6.2585 m = h` We are given three significant figures, so we should round our answer to three significant figures as well: 6.26 m. The pile driver must fall 6.26 meters in order to do that much work due to gravity.

Hector Hugh Munro, better known by his pen-name Saki, was the author of  The Open Window.  Saki was born in present-day Myanmar in 1870, and in his early childhood he was sent to live with family in England. He intended to follow in his father's footsteps and become a police officer in Burma, but this was not to be. When he contracted malaria, he was too ill to work and was sent back to England. He began his writing career as a journalist and published his first book in 1900. He spent some time traveling and writing as a foreign affairs correspondent but settled in London in 1908. From here, he penned a number of witty short stories, including  The Open Window.  Saki was a gay man but had to keep his romantic life very private because, at the time, homosexual relationships were illegal in England. He served in the First World War, and was killed by a German sniper on the 14th of November, 1916.

The Bronze Bow,  written by Elizabeth George Speare, is set in Judea (present-day Israel) and describes the rise of Christianity during the Roman occupation. The story focuses on protagonist Daniel, who is Jewish and has suffered much in his lifetime. As a boy, he witnessed the crucifixion and death of his father and uncle. His aunt, mother, and sister all go mad after the crucifixion, and Daniel goes to live with his grandmother. When she cannot afford to take care of him, she sells him into slavery. Daniel escapes from his enslavement and goes to live in the mountains, where he meets the rebel leader Rosh. Daniel returns to care for his dying grandmother and still troubled sister, who are struggling to scrape by. Daniel begins to hear about a man called Jesus of Nazareth, who wants to free the Jewish people from Roman occupation. Daniel continues to fight with his mentor, the rebel Rosh, but in the end comes to learn that violence will not liberate them. When Jesus heals his sister, ...

First, we should note that not all sports coaches make a lot of money. The vast majority of people that coach even at the NCAA Division I level do not make the astronomical salaries we associate with the profession. But, to keep the answer in American college sports, the average salary among major college football coaches in 2012 was almost $1.7 million. This is more than three times the average salary of the college presidents that employ them and many times higher than the salaries of teaching faculty. Division I college basketball coaches, on the other hand, also earn massive salaries, with the highest paid coaches earning in excess of five million dollars a year. In professional athletics, coaches are generally paid even higher salaries. The highest paid NFL coaches, for example, make more than eight million dollars a year. Note that these figures do not even include additional money from product endorsements, public appearances, and other sources which in many cases actually excee...

Hester's daughter, Pearl, needs her father to acknowledge her. Until he does, she exists only as a symbol: of her parents' love, their sin, their secret, her father's guilt, her mother's scarlet "A." She cannot really be a person because her lack of this link to the world leaves her somewhat untethered. It's as though her self is too open to interpretation until she is claimed. Once Dimmesdale, her father, finally publicly acknowledges her upon the scaffold before all his confused parishioners, only then can she become a real individual and lose her symbolic status. The narrator says, Pearl kissed his lips. A spell was broken. The great scene of grief, in which the wild infant bore a part, had developed all her sympathies; and as her tears fell upon her father's cheek, they were the pledge that she would grow up amid human joy and sorrow, nor forever do battle with the world, but be a woman in it. Towards her mother, too, Pearl's errand as a messen...

One evening, Atticus stands guard outside the jail where Tom Robinson is being held.  An angry mob of men approaches.  Jem, Scout, and Dill, who had sneaked out, also approach.  Scout speaks to Mr. Cunningham, one of the men in the mob.  She brings up casual topics of conversation, such as telling his son she says hello.  Mr. Cunningham softens and tells the mob to leave. The next morning, Jem and Scout bring up the mob from the previous evening.  Atticus gives his opinion on the topic: "A mob's always made up of people, no matter what.  Mr. Cunningham was part of a mob last night, but he was still a man.  Every mob in every little Southern town is always made up of people you know— doesn't say much for them, does it?"  ( To Kill a Mockingbird , chapter 16) Atticus sees the humanity in the mob.  He sees the mob as a group of individuals.  He knows that they are his friends and neighbors.  Maycomb is a small town, and Atticus knows everyone in it.  It is a fact that mo...

Given to solve , `lim_(x->oo) e^(x/2)/x` As `x` thends to ` oo` we get `e^(x/2)/x = oo/oo` L'Hopital's Rule says if  `lim_(x->a) f(x)/g(x) = 0/0` or `(+-oo)/(+-oo)` then the limit is: `lim_(x->a) f'(x)/g'(x)` so , now evaluating `lim_(x->oo) e^(x/2)/x` upon using the L'Hopital's Rule we get =`lim_(x->oo) ((e^(x/2))')/((x)')` =`lim_(x->oo) ((e^(x/2))(1/2))/(1)` =>`lim_(x->oo) (e^(x/2))/2` now on` x-> oo` we get `e^(x/2) -> oo` so, `lim_(x->oo) (e^(x/2))/2 = oo`

If your thesis is for a critical analysis essay, make a specific claim about a technique used in the poem and its effect. Here are some examples that you could imitate for their wording and structure: Sherman Alexie’s “Grief Calls Us to the Things of This World” blends harsh reality with nightmarish language, imitating the nightmarish reality of grief. The poem “Grief Calls Us to the Things of This World” by Sherman Alexie in some ways parodies the Richard Wilbur poem “Love Calls Us to the Things of This World.” There are many directions you could take in analyzing this poem. One element to address could be the writer’s use of vulgar language and its effect. For example, using the f-word to describe angels certainly attracts the reader’s attention and is a bold choice that may be worth exploring. You could also analyze the shift from very realistic, matter of fact language to abstract, figurative language used at the end of the poem. A lengthy analysis could be written on the connectio...

Initially, the hunter helps Phoenix get to her feet. She is much older, so it is not that inappropriate to call her "Granny," but given his subsequent behavior, this moniker is intended with some condescension. On her way to town, she talks with the animals and the trees as if they were old friends. The hunter stands there with a dead bird in his bag. This shows a significant difference in their personalities. He prides himself on being aggressive and a predator. She prides herself on being helpful. This is shown by her determination to help her grandson. When she shows her determination to make the trip to town, in spite of the hunter's protests, he condescendingly says she (a "colored" woman) must be going to see Santa Claus. He treats her like a child. The hunter drops a nickel and she quietly picks it up without him noticing. She feels a bit guilty, noting that God saw her take it. But then the hunter comes back and points his gun at her. This is a pointless...

The setting of a book is partly where the book takes place. However, "setting" involves more than just the name of a city or town in a specific country, state, province,county, etc. Although those things are part of the setting of a book, they are not the entire setting. Setting also would include things such as the following: indoors versus outdoors, the season of the year, the weather conditions, daytime or nighttime, foggy or clear, quiet versus noisy, pieces of furniture that are part of the scene/setting, whether the characters in the setting are human or animals. Additional factors would be the feelings that an author gives to the characters involved. Some of those things might be happiness or sadness, a sense of well-being or a troubled mind. All of the above factors contribute to setting.

(A) While the cart is at the top of the ramp but before it starts moving, it has zero kinetic energy K = 0 and its total energy is potential energy, V. (Why is potential energy represented as V? I honestly have no idea, but this is the standard notation. I've also seen U, but for some reason, never P.) That potential energy is entirely due to gravity, so it is given by `V = m g h`. This system dissipates energy into its environment (hence why its efficiency is not simply 100%), so we should really distinguish initial energy `E_i ` from final energy `E_f`. `E_i = K_i + V_i` `E_i = 0 + mgh = (95 kg)(9.80 m/s^2)(3.8 m)` `E_i = 361 J` We should give our answer in two significant figures since that's what we were given, so `E_i = 360 J`. (B) At the bottom of the ramp, the cart has lost all its potential energy, but now has kinetic energy given by `K = 1/2 mv^2`. This is its new total energy. `E_f = K_f + V_f` `E_f = 1/2mv^2 + 0 = 1/2(95 kg)(6.7 m/s)^2 ` `E_f = 318.25 J` Once again, ...

Beatty argues people are happy because they are now all equal socially and intellectually, meaning they never have to feel inferior or think for themselves. Most people in Bradbury’s futuristic America seem to go along with this way of life, watching the TV walls, filling their heads “so damned full of ‘facts’ they feel stuffed, but absolutely ‘brilliant’ with [meaningless] information.” People seem happy enough to drive their cars too fast and run over animals, and send their kids away to school and violent amusement parks so they don’t have to deal with them. Conversely, there is also plenty of evidence that by burning houses, preventing citizens from reading books and enforcing the present way of life, firemen are not really giving peace of mind or preventing conflicting ideas. Even if the firemen burned every book in existence, there would still be other sources of unhappiness. Mildred overdoses on her sleeping pills. Mildred may not know what made her want to overdose or be willin...

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Oberon, king of the fairies, who at the beginning of the play was estranged from Titania, queen of the fairies, was described as jealous by Puck. Puck met with a fairy in a section of the forest and got into an argument about Oberon and Titania. Puck informed the fairy that Oberon intended to have a party in that location and warned that it would be detrimental if he met Titania because she was also holding a party in the same area. Oberon and Titania were estranged because of a boy Oberon wanted who was in Titania’s custody. The two met, and in their opening conversation, Titania referred to Oberon as jealous . Puck referred to Oberon as “ my lord, ” meaning that he was a leader. Puck referred to Oberon as captain when he arrived with Helena. He also called Oberon  king of shadows .

The narrator of "Ex-Basketball Player" leaves out plenty of information.  That is not surprising considering it is a poem, and it is a short poem at that.  The poem focuses on Flick Webb, and the narrator tells readers how great of a basketball player that Flick once was.  Then the poem tells readers that Flick now has a job working in a garage and has done nothing great since basketball.   I do have questions about Flick though.  What kind of teammate was he?  He might have been a good player, but was he a  team player?  Or was he a cocky ball hog, and that's why he scored so many points?   Why did Flick never learn a trade?  Was it because he never studied?  Was it because he wasn't smart enough to learn a trade?  Did he not learn a trade because he initially was able to leave the town to play basketball and then that fell through?   One other question that I have is about the timing of the narration.  How long ago was 1946?  That was Flick's amazing year, but ...

If you were going to describe the Royal Ontario Museum off the top of your head, that would mean you do so without doing research. If you know a lot about architecture, you could apply that, but otherwise, you would be giving impressions of the building, describing what it looks like, what it seems like, and what feelings it gives you. If I did that, the first thing that I'd say would be a list of words or phrases: jagged. Shiny. Geometrical. Huh? Modern. Probably expensive. If I had to pull that together into a more rational and coherent response, I'd end up with something like the following: The Royal Ontario Museum certainly makes an impression. It doesn't look like a museum, but more like the entire thing is a work of art in itself—a work of modern art. The museum's exterior is vivid, geometrical, jagged, and austere. The sharp angles aren't very welcoming, but they do draw the eye and claim space. It kind of looks like an alien spaceship crashed to earth, and h...

To say that the narrator of Robert Browning's "Porphyria's Lover" has "psychological issues" is an understatement. He is a madman who imagines that Porphyria, his caretaker, is in love with him. Because he is mad, he does not understand that she is there simply to look after him. Thus, he misinterprets all of her actions and motivations. Ultimately, he kills her by strangling her with her own long hair. The title does not prepare the reader for the dark tale told in the poem. On the first read, one expects to read a romantic poem, perhaps about a romantic male hero. Browning inverts this expectation by what he actually creates: a lunatic who imagines himself to be Porphyria's lover, then destroys her in murderous passion. As with much Victorian poetry, a mood is created by the setting: The rain set early in to-night The sullen wind was soon awake, It tore the elm-tops down for spite, And did its worst to vex the lake: I listened with heart fit to break. ...

George and Lennie have a rather unique and complex relationship. Both characters have different strengths and weaknesses, yet find a way to develop a mutual friendship that benefits each of them. Although George is physically smaller and weaker than Lennie, he is Lennie's guardian and feels a social responsibility to take care of him. In contrast, Lennie is a massive individual with a mental disability. He looks up to George and allows George to make decisions for him. Despite the fact that George has a tendency to yell at Lennie and criticize him, George truly cares about his friend's well-being. Lennie also understands that he can annoy George, but offers him companionship in an unforgiving world. George and Lennie also comfort each other by discussing their plans of owning a home and a piece of property throughout the story. Their friendship provides each other with a sense of belonging and companionship that other migrant workers do not have.

Hello! Three numbers `a,` `b,` `c` are in the ratio `4:5:9` means that there is a number `x` such that `a = 4x,` `b = 5x,` `c = 9x.` We know that the sum of angles measures of a triangle is equal to `180` degrees. Thus we obtain the equation for `x,` `4x + 5x + 9x = 180,` or  `(4+5+9)x = 18x = 180,` or `x = 10` (degrees). So the angles are `4x = 40` degrees, `5x = 50` degrees, `9x = 90` degrees. The answer: the measure of the smallest angle is 40 degrees .

Nick tells the story of Jay Gatsby because he is arguably the most objective character in the novel. Also, since he has no previous knowledge of Gatsby, Nick can narrate in less of a chronological order than one would expect from those who have been acquainted with him. As the readers learn about Gatsby in bits and pieces of background mixed with current knowledge, Nick tells readers about Gatsby in non-linear order that is typical of the Modernist movement in literature. In addition, this style of narration also seems more believable because this is the order in which one normally learns about someone. And, for Nick to repeat the fabrications of Jay--such as his war record--lends a trust factor to the narration because he is more naive about Gatsby than others. As he declares, "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known." In addition, Nick is a person whom others trust. However, Nick, too, becomes entangled as his own romantic naivete causes him to give more cr...

First of all, when you have an assignment for writing a research paper, be sure you know the requirement for what type of paper is required. Is it an argumentative/persuasive paper, an informative paper, or a problem/solution paper? If the type of paper isn't specified, then you should decide on which type you will write. Next, you will need to develop a thesis statement. This statement provides the overall direction of your essay. For an argumentative paper, your thesis statement needs to take a stand on a controversial aspect of the topic, using evaluative words such as "should," "better," or "more." For this topic, your thesis could be "Prayer should be allowed in public schools" or "Prayer should not be allowed in public schools." For an informative paper, you don't need to take a side; you can simply lay out the controversy. Your thesis statement could be something like "Prayer in public schools is a controversial issu...

In Chapter Seven of Gary Soto's novel Buried Onions , Eddie, José and Coach escape the blistering heat of summertime Fresno and travel to a creek outside of the city. When Coach suggests that they all go swimming, he quickly peels off his shirt, revealing a tattoo on his back which reads "The Good Shepherd," and this might be the best way to describe Coach. He looks after the Mexican-American youth who frequent Holmes playground in the center of Fresno in his role as the coordinator of the playground. He seems to do his best to act as an adviser, disciplinarian and friend to the children who come to the playground. He may look at himself as a difference-maker in the lives of kids like Eddie. He takes a particular interest in Eddie and even seeks to get Eddie his job back with Mr. Stiles. He also suggests that Eddie should see the military recruiter and that joining the service might be Eddie's avenue out of the barrio. Unfortunately, Coach's plans don't always...

To boil a given quantity of water, we need to supply some heat to it. The amount of heat needed to increase the temperature of any substance is dependent on the mass of the substance, its specific heat capacity and the change in temperature. The specific heat capacity of a substance is defined as the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1 g of the substance by 1 degrees C. The specific heat capacity of water is 4.184 J/g/K. Let's say we have to find the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 150 g of water 75 degrees Celsius. For the equation, I'll say water at 25 degrees Celsius must be heated to 100 degrees Celsius, the boiling point of water. To convert degrees Celsius to degrees Kelvin, add 273 to the Celsius value. 25 degrees Celsius is 298 degrees Kelvin; 100 degrees Celsius, 373 degrees Kelvin. This can be calculated as: energy needed = mass of water x specific heat capacity of water x temperature change  = 150 g x 4.184 J/g/K x (373 - 298) K = ...

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird , one time in which Sheriff Heck Tate speaks directly of Tom Robinson, he  expresses his guilt for having made Robinson's arrest, which precipitated Robinson's unjust death. During Robinson's trial, Atticus had convinced Sheriff Tate of Robinson's innocence by making Sheriff Tate realize it would have been impossible for Robinson to bruise Mayella Ewell in her right eye when he is crippled in both his left arm and hand. By Chapter 30, Sheriff Tate expresses his guilt over having arrested Robinson. In this chapter, Scout and Jem have just been rescued from Bob Ewell, and Atticus has stated his belief that Jem was responsible for Ewell's death, believing the matter should be brought to court. Sheriff Taylor, knowing that Arthur Radley actually killed Ewell in defense of the children, tries to convince Atticus to let the matter drop because Sheriff Tate sees how immoral it would be to bring Arthur out into the limelight, bri...

The Johnson family quilts are a crucial symbol to understand heritage in this story. For Mama and Maggie, these quilts are meant to be used, just as heritage is something that continues to exist and is alive in the present. Dee, on the other hand, considers the quilts to be representative of a heritage that is in the past. She thinks the quilts should not be used as they were intended; instead, they should be preserved and displayed. Mama and Maggie do not put their heritage on display; rather, they live it by using these quilts (as well as other items that have been handmade by members of the family through the years) every day; this accounts for the story's title, "Everyday Use." Dee thinks it's "backward" of Maggie to use the quilts because they will fall apart, but Mama and Dee believe it only makes sense to use them and remember the people who made them (Dee doesn't even know the family stories). Although Maggie and Dee both appreciate the quilts, t...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech was delivered in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1963. It was part of a civil rights demonstration called the “March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.” The demonstration was attended by over 200,000 people and was capped by King’s speech. King’s purpose was to state, as eloquently and persuasively as possible, the plight of African-Americans (usually referred to as “negroes” at that time, a word that is no longer considered politically correct) in modern America. His primary contention was that African-Americans were promised freedom with the Emancipation Proclamation near the end of the Civil War, but never fully granted the privileges and rights associated with such freedom. Many of the issues addressed by Dr. King occur in a paragraph about halfway through the speech. He starts the paragraph with this line: There are those who are asking the devotees of civil rights, "When will you be satisfied?" This gives King the chance t...

Medical doctors diagnose illness as a deviation from the normal and as a condition that fits into a known pattern (such as the pattern of symptoms that define Alzheimer's). They often confirm or make diagnoses based on medical examinations and tests, and the medical field believes the etiology of the disease is genetic (in one's DNA), a result of disease or lifestyle, or a combination of these factors. The treatment is usually lifestyle changes, medicines, surgery, physical therapy, or other largely physical changes to the body. For example, a physician would advise a person diagnosed with diabetes to take insulin, eat less sugar and carbohydrates, and get more regular exercise. Their treatments are designed to change the body--in this case, to introduce less sugar into the body and to allow for more regular and efficient absorption of sugar in the body. These treatments can be very effective. While physicians sometimes make recommendations for psychotherapy or other types of n...