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When "It" takes over Charles Wallace on the planet Camazotz, he says: You see, on this planet everything is in perfect order because everybody has learned to relax, to give in, to submit. We know this is a false view of the planet that reflects the influence of "It" over Charles Wallace. Earlier, before Charles Wallace's mind was infiltrated, Charles Wallace, Meg and Calvin all saw the tension and upset in the mother whose son didn't bounce the ball properly, and they all witnessed how the boy was tortured with electric shocks to teach him to bounce in an orderly way. Everybody has not "relaxed" under this evil regime, but has been forced to submit. Charles Wallace, however, says this because he is trying to encourage Meg to let down her guard and allow her mind to be taken over just as his has been. The reader hopes that Meg, despite her trust of Charles Wallace, will reject this bad advice.

The last part of the second paragraph includes a nice detail that alerts readers to the fact that Squeaky is a fast runner.  And as anybody can tell you, I’m the fastest thing on two feet. Squeaky tells readers that she is the fastest thing on two feet. In order to make such a claim, she would have to be fast, and she tells readers that other people will support her claim. The third paragraph is probably the best location for details regarding Squeaky's speed. She starts the paragraph by telling readers that there has never been a race that she has entered that she hasn't won. There is no track meet that I don’t win the first-place medal. Next, Squeaky lists out each of the race categories that she has won over the course of various years. My favorite detail is when she tells readers that she plans on winning the entire relay race . . . by herself.   And tomorrow I’m subject to run the quarter-meter relay all by myself and come in first, second, and third. Older kids call her ...

It seems like the speaker might be just a little lonely based on the way he talks about his horse. He attributes a great deal of understanding to the horse, assuming that the horse is thinking that it is odd for them to be making an unscheduled stop in the woods, nowhere near a farmhouse, and totally alone in the night. Further, when the horse shakes its head, the speaker assumes that the horse is purposely jingling his harness bells in order to question him about the reason for the stop and if he has made some error. Other than the horse, the speaker is alone, and he says that he still has "miles to go" before he can rest. This sounds like a bit of a lonely road he travels, and so his descriptions of the horse make it seem as though he thinks of the horse almost as another person in order to be less lonely.

In W. W. Jacobs's short story "The Monkey's Paw," the White family, mother, father and son, come to be in possession of a supposedly magical monkey's paw. According to Sergeant Major Morris, the paw will grant its owner three wishes. In an ominous explanation of the paw's power, Morris explains that one of the paw's owners asked for death with his last wish. Nevertheless, Mr. White obtains the paw and uses his first wish to ask for enough money to pay off the mortgage on his house. The very next day he is promptly rewarded with just that amount when his son turns up dead in an accident at work. His wife, overcome with sorrow, pleads with Mr. White to use the second wish to bring the son back to life again. In the immediate aftermath of making the wish, nothing seems to happen, and the couple goes to bed thinking the wish has not been granted. They seem to forget that the first wish did not happen immediately. They also do not take into account the fact tha...

The reaction of solutions of acid and base can be generally represented as: Acid + Base = Salt + Water where Acid  contains an H that can be protonated producing the conjugate base and  Base  as an alkali base, has an alkali metal combined with a hydroxide. In your question, the reaction of equal volume of vinegar with an alkali base can be represented as: `CH_3 COOH + MOH = CH_3 COO^(-) M^(+) + H_2 O ` where MOH is the Alkali base and; CH3COOH is Acetic acid, the weak acid present in vinegars. The concentration of the product CH3COO-M+ is dependent on the concentrations of the alkali base and the acid. 1 mole of the base reacting with 1 mole of the acid will produce 1 mole of CH3COO-M+ in the solution.  The pH of the resulting solution will be greater than pH = 4 since the acetic acid will be consumed in the reaction.  Since acetic acid is a weak acid, the neutralization reaction of 1 mole of the acid and 1 mole of the base will not give a neutral solution. The reason is because the s...

On page 184 of the Grand Central Publishing edition of To Kill a Mockingbird , Jem classifies himself as an adult. In Chapter 14, Jem urges his sister not to antagonize their Aunt Alexandra anymore. Scout immediately takes offense because she thinks Jem is trying to tell her what to do. Jem tries to explain to Scout that Atticus has a lot on his mind lately because of the upcoming trial and Atticus doesn't need his children worrying him. Scout doesn't believe her brother and refuses to accept the fact that Atticus' case is stressing him out. Jem then says, " That's because you can't hold something in your mind but a little while...It's different with grown folks, we—" (Lee 184). When Jem refers to himself as an adult, Scout loses her temper. She says Jem's "maddening superiority" is unbearable and yells, "Jee crawling hova, Jem! Who do you think you are?" (Lee 184). Jem then threatens to spank his sister and Scout immediately...

The nurse is a lively woman who is very loyal to Juliet. She is much closer to her ward than Lady Capulet is, being Juliet’s primary caretaker. She is also prone to reminiscing about humorous memories. Lady Capulet becomes frustrated at the nurse’s ramblings and inappropriate jokes. When Juliet’s mother asks her daughter what she thinks about marrying Paris, the nurse encourages this union for Juliet’s sake: “Go, girl, seek happy nights to happy days.” Her first priority is to Juliet’s well-being. Juliet confides in her nurse, even about her love for Romeo. Though she prefers Paris to Romeo, the nurse agrees to be a go-between in an attempt to support Juliet’s happiness. She becomes extremely vexed when Mercutio harasses her during her attempts to talk to Romeo, repeatedly exclaiming, “Scurvy knave!” She soon returns to her usual good humor and teases the impatient Juliet by pretending to be too tired to relate Romeo’s response to her request of marriage. The nurse shows her protective...

Diffusion is a type of passive transport . The cell doesn't have to invest energy to allow the molecules to pass through the plasma membrane. The plasma membrane is composed of a phospholipid bi-layer. Its hydrophilic and polar "heads" point towards the extracellular environment on the outside of the cell, and towards the cytoplasm on the inside of the cell. Its nonpolar hydrophobic tails are aligned on the inner surface of the membrane. There are proteins embedded in the cell membrane that can serve as transport proteins. The plasma membrane is selectively permeable which means only certain substances may pass through the cell membrane. These vital substances must be able to enter and leave a cell in order for it to stay alive. Osmosis is the passage of water across the plasma membrane by diffusion. There must be a region of higher concentration of water on one side of the membrane relative to the other. Aquaporins are channel proteins that help increase the amount of ...

The Scientific Revolution was revolutionary because man started to look for reason and cause-and-effect relationships in natural phenomena.  Before, planets moved, people got sick, and objects moved all according to the will of God.  During the Scientific Revolution, men such as Newton, Galileo, Copernicus, and Darwin looked for trends as to why things happened, and they found patterns in nature.  Newton discovered motion laws.  Galileo and Copernicus were famous astronomers who made notes of planetary motion, and Darwin looked at how animals adapt to their habitats over time.  Many times scientists of this period were able to use improved mathematical concepts; calculus was developed during this time in order to make precise measurements in the field of physics.  Even though the Church protested many of these achievements as they thought it would disprove God, many of these scientists of the early modern period such as Newton, Galileo, and Darwin were really quite devout.  This secula...

Contrary to popular belief, diamonds do not actually from coal, at least not usually. Coal is a relatively recent phenomenon in geological terms, as it required land plants to live, die, and then be compressed over millions of years. Diamonds are much, much older. The most common way for diamonds to form is in the Earth's mantle, in particular regions with just the right level of temperature and pressure and sufficient carbon in the surrounding rocks. These regions are most commonly found under the middles of continental plates. We of course could never dig that far down into the mantle; fortunately, volcanic eruptions occasionally bring up parts of the mantle containing these diamonds close to the surface, where we can extract them. Diamonds can also be formed by the collision of tectonic plates, particularly in subduction zones where an oceanic plate is pushed under a continental plate. Diamonds can come from meteorites, in one of two ways: Either they can be formed in space by c...

In Chapter 4, Mr. Jones and his men return to Animal Farm armed and prepared to take back his former residence. Fortunately, Snowball is prepared and the other animals execute his military plans perfectly to repel the attack. The animals celebrate their victory of The Battle of the Cowshed and unanimously decide to create military decorations such as 'Animal-Hero, First Class' and 'Animal-Hero, Second Class.' The animals then decide to place Mr. Jones' gun at the foot of the Flagstaff and fire it twice a year on the anniversaries of The Battle of the Cowshed and the Rebellion. These military decorations and annual celebrations to remember glorious events in Animal Farm's history provide the animals with a sense of pride and nationalism. When the animals walk past Mr. Jones' gun at the foot of the Flagstaff and participate in the anniversaries of The Battle of the Cowshed and the Rebellion, they are reminded of their sacrifice to revolt against oppression in...

To apply  Root test  on a series `sum a_n` , we determine the limit as: `lim_(n-gtoo) root(n)(|a_n|)= L` or `lim_(n-gtoo) |a_n|^(1/n)= L` Then, we follow the conditions: a) `Llt1` then the series is  absolutely convergent . b) `Lgt1 ` then the series is  divergent . c) `L=1 ` or  does not exist   then the  test is inconclusive . The series may be divergent, conditionally convergent, or absolutely convergent. In order to apply  Root Test  in determining the convergence or divergence of the  series  `sum_(n=1)^oo ((3n+2)/(n+3))^n` , we let:  `a_n =((3n+2)/(n+3))^n.` We set-up the limit as:  `lim_(n-gtoo) |((3n+2)/(n+3))^n|^(1/n) =lim_(n-gtoo) (((3n+2)/(n+3))^n)^(1/n) ` Apply the Law of Exponents: `(x^n)^m= x^(n*m)` . `lim_(n-gtoo) (((3n+2)/(n+3))^n)^(1/n) =lim_(n-gtoo) ((3n+2)/(n+3))^(n*1/n)`                                    `=lim_(n-gtoo) ((3n+2)/(n+3))^(n/n)`                                   `=lim_(n-gtoo) ((3n+2)/(n+3))^1`                                    `=lim_(n-gtoo) (3n+2)/(n...

Heathcliff elopes with Isabella to hurt Edgar and to avenge himself against Catherine's marrying Edgar Linton, whom he detests. By marrying Isabella, Heathcliff also gains power over her and control of her money. In Chapter 11, Catherine overhears Nellie's angered outcry against Heathcliff's actions outside the window as he has just embraced Isabella Linton. When Heathcliff enters the house, Catherine then asks him why he has not honored her request to leave her sister-in-law alone. Heathcliff counters by saying that Catherine has treated him "infernally" and that if she believes that he would not retaliate for this treatment, he will soon convince her of the contrary. Catherine then asks, "I've treated you infernally—and you'll take revenge!....How have I treated you infernally?" "I seek no revenge on you" replied Heathcliff less vehemently. "That's not the plan....If I imagined you really wished me to marry Isabella, I'd ...

In  Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl , Anne Frank says, "Our freedom was strictly limited" in the first entry (there are two) dated Saturday, 20 June, 1942. She says this after itemizing all of the things that Jewish people were not allowed to do. For example, Anne says that one of the first decrees made when the Nazis took over Holland was to force all Jews to wear yellow stars on their clothes at all times. Then, transportation was limited because Jews had to hand in their bicycles, were not allowed to drive, and could not take public transportation. They had to walk everywhere they needed to go. Next, shopping could only be done by Jews in the late afternoon and only at designated Jewish shops. Curfews were put in place, and Jews could not attend theaters, swimming pools, or sports grounds anymore. The Jewish children also had to attend their own schools. Anne's friend Jopie would say, "You're scared to do anything, because it may be forbidden" (4). ...

There are two main quotes from Harper Lee's  To Kill a Mockingbird  that I'd like to focus on here. The first deals with loss of innocence, a main theme at the heart of the book's conflict, and the second deals with racism, the cause of the book's conflict. Here's the first quote, which is spoken by Miss Maudie toward the beginning of the novel: 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. That's why it's a sin to kill a mockingbird. (94) Here, Miss Maudie introduces the central symbol of the mockingbird. Basically, Lee uses the mockingbird to symbolize a state of innocence, while the act of killing one is a symbol for the destruction of this innocence. The destruction/loss of innocence is a central part of the book's conflict, as Jem and Scout gradually lose their innocence through their experience...

Elements are made of atoms, which are the smallest form of matter that still retains the properties of the matter. Atoms consist of protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons and neutrons exist within the nucleus of the atom, while the electrons are found outside the nucleus.  Each element has a different number of protons, neutrons and electrons and thus their atoms are different. The number of protons and neutrons of an element can be found by using its atomic number and mass number.  Knowing this much about an atom, we can compare atoms of different elements. The differences in terms of electrons will determine the differences in the properties of different elements. For example, atoms of a noble gas will be inert, while those of an alkali metal will be very reactive. Hope this helps. 

This question seems to be addressing the intellectual and cultural achievements of the classical world versus those of medieval and Renaissance Europe. So this answer will not include a discussion of the military, diplomatic, or, for the most part, political achievements of either. The simplest way to answer such a broad question is to say that the cultural achievements and indeed the outlook of the medieval period and Renaissance era were heavily influenced by the Greeks and the Romans. While we usually associate the medieval period as a sort of intellectual backwater, it actually featured a great deal of creative thought. While the outlook was decidedly religious in nature, tending to regard mankind as debased in comparison with the divine, it nevertheless drew on a classical worldview advanced by Aristotle. The medieval philosophy known as Scholasticism, often associated with Thomas Aquinas, for example, was strongly influenced by Aristotle.  The most explicit evocation of Greek and...

For 95% confidence interval we can calculate the true proportion as; `P = barp+-1.96sqrt((barp(1-barp))/n)` Where; P = true proportion of perry como fans `barp` = Observed proportion of perry como fans n = sample size In the above equation 1.96 stands for 95% confidence interval.  If you need 90% confidence interval you should use 1.65 and for 99% confidence interval 2.58 respectively. According to our data; `barp = 56% = 0.56` `n = 982` `P = 0.56+-1.96sqrt((0.56(1-0.56))/982)` For upper range P = 0.576 = 57.6% For lower range P = 0.544 = 54.4% So the true proportion of perry como fans is between 54.4%-57.6%.

All would agree that selfish ambition leads Lady Macbeth and her husband to their bloody deaths, but the question of whose end is more dramatic is trickier to answer. On one side, we have Macbeth's fall. The drama is an icy plunge. All in a few minutes his men abandon him, his wife commits suicide, and finally the witches' prophecy of Birnam Wood coming to Dunsinane is fulfilled--and he realizes the end is near. He loses all of the ambition that got him to this point as well as his hope for the future.  "Life's but a walking shadow; a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing" (Act 5, Scene 5). As Macbeth is cast into deep, dark despair, so is the audience. This is a masterful piece of literature wherein the drama falls quickly and sharply. Macbeth is trapped on all sides in the space of a few minutes. On the other side, though, we have the haunting...

Freud has had a significant impact on literary criticism, especially psychoanalytic criticism , because he theorized that humans not only have an unconscious, but an unconscious that is patterned or structured in a similar way in all people, and that literature is a means to uncover these patterns. For example, Freud named his Oedipal complex, the idea that little boys desire to kill their fathers and marry their mothers, after Sophocles' play  Oedipus Rex , in which Oedipus does indeed kill his father and marry his mother. Since Freud's time, literary theorists have been looking at the way literature reveals unconscious patterns in the human psyche. Virginia Woolf is one the foremothers of contemporary feminist criticism and feminism owes her a huge debt. In her  A Room of One's Own,  written in the 1920s, she examines why there are so few great women writers and links it to women's lack of economic independence and privacy. She argues that with a room of their own an...

In Chapter 5, on page 89 of the Perigee Book Edition , Simon attempts to explain the true nature of the beast during an assembly. After Percival Wemys Madison claims that the beast comes out of the sea, the entire group of boys becomes silent and stares at the vast ocean. Maurice then comments that his father told him that there are numerous unidentified animals in the sea, but admits that he still agrees with Piggy that "life's scientific" and there is no beast. Ralph becomes frustrated because there is no clear agreement on the identity or nature of the beast. Simon then says, " maybe there is a beast " ( Golding 89 ). He attempts to articulate his thoughts but hesitates, and the rest of the boys begin to yell and criticize him before he has a chance to elaborate on his statement. Simon tried to explain that the beast was actually the inherent evil that each boy possessed on the island. Golding writes, " Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express ...

Verbal irony happens when a speaking character says something different than what the literal or usual meaning is. Verbal irony is intentionally done by the speaker. Three common types of verbal irony are sarcasm, overstatement, and understatement.   A good example from "Raymond's Run" is when Squeaky comes across Gretchen, Rosie, and Mary Louise. Squeaky and Raymond are on their way to the races when they come across the three girls. A little bit of smack talk ensues. One of the girls then decides to start talking to Raymond. Squeaky is absolutely not having any of that. She's there to protect her brother. She tells the girls that if they have anything to say to Raymond, they can say it to her. Rosie responds by asking if Squeaky is Raymond's mother, and Squeaky says yes. Squeaky then says that she'll be all of their mothers if they keep talking.   “What are you, his mother?” sasses Rosie. “That’s right, Fatso. And the next word out of anybody and I’ll be the...

The relationship between Buck and John Thornton symbolizes the bond between animals and humans. John is the pull that keeps Buck from going wild.  When Buck lives with the judge, he lives like a king.  Everything is his domain, but he is not especially close to anyone.  All of the humans from there on are exploitative, ignorant, or abusive.  Then Buck meets John Thornton, and it is a relationship based on love and trust. When John Thornton first comes across Buck, he sees him with a group of people who do not know what they are doing.  They are clearly going to kill themselves and the dogs.  Wanting to follow the code of the North, Thornton doesn’t intervene at first.  He just looks on in anger.  Then he finally can’t take it anymore. John Thornton stood over Buck, struggling to control himself, too convulsed with rage to speak. "If you strike that dog again, I'll kill you," he at last managed to say in a choking voice. (Ch. 5)  John Thornton does nothing to stop the peop...

Human communication skills can be broadly categorized in the following way: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and body language. These forms of communication are often combined in various ways to deliver ideas, emotions, and thoughts. There are some properties of communication that span all of the different forms of communication, and as such, practice in one communication form can help improve your communication skills in another form. Strong reading and writing skills, for example, can help develop your oral communication skills. Below are listed a few qualities of good writing that are also useful for good oral communication. Organization Clear organization is helpful for communication in all forms. Organizing your thoughts makes it easier for your message to be received by a reader or a listener. Disorganized communication can be hard to follow and your audience may not understand the message you are trying to deliver. Organization in writing is a pre-planned mindset - thinkin...

During World War I, there were two major alliances. These entangling alliances were a factor in making what was a two-country conflict turn into a world war. The two alliances that existed during World War I were the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. The Central Powers included the countries of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria. These countries agreed to help each other if they were attacked. Before World War I began, the next King of Austria-Hungary, Franz Ferdinand, was assassinated by a group of Serbian nationals. Before Austria-Hungary went to war, they asked Germany if they would support Austria-Hungary if another country declared war on them. Germany agreed to support them. The Allied Powers consisted of France, Great Britain, and Russia. Later, Italy and the United States joined the Allies. Russia and Serbia were close friends. When Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, Russia declared war on Austria-Hungary. With a member of each alliance now having declared ...

To solve, apply the formula:  `A=A_o * 2^(-t/T_(1/2))` where  A is the remaining amount Ao is the original amount t is the age T_1/2 is the half-life  Plugging in A=0.17Ao  and t=5.63, the formula becomes: `0.17A_o = A_o *2^(-5.63/T_(1/2))` `0.17=2^(-5.63/T_(1/2))` Then, take the LN of both sides. `ln(0.17) = ln (2^(-5.63/T_(1/2)))` `ln (0.17)=-5.63/T_(1/2) *ln(2)` And isolate T_1/2. `T_(1/2)*ln (0.17) = -5.63 * ln(2)` `T_(1/2) = (-5.63*ln(2))/(ln(0.17))` `T_(1/2)=2.20` Therefore, the half-life of Thallium-209 is 2.20 minutes.

In "The Gift of the Magi," Della and Jim live in a larger city described as being colorless ("grey") in a very humble apartment that lacks furnishings—rough or otherwise. Within the city itself are other grey elements in their lives: a grey fence and cat both figure into the narrative, reinforcing the drabness of Della and Jim's belongings. The doorbell and the mailbox are both broken, perhaps as symbols of how financially broke Della and Jim are. Their home is austere at best. The description of their home drives home how impoverished they are. Although William Sydney Porter (pen name O. Henry), the author, does not name the city in the text of the story, readers can speculate the setting is New York City because there is a reference made to Coney Island, which already was a popular New York attraction when Porter wrote the story. Additionally, Porter lived in New York at the time he wrote the story and published it in a New York newspaper, so most biographers ...

Okonkwo grows up to become a brave warrior who is known throughout Umuofia as a violent, but successful man. Okonkwo's drive to be successful comes from his determination to not follow in his father's footsteps. Achebe describes his personality by writing, "And so Okonkwo was ruled by one passion – to hate everything that his father Unoka had loved. One of those things was gentleness and another was idleness" (13). Okonkwo's fear of becoming gentle and his determination to be viewed as manly leads him to make several rash decisions which result in his downfall. In Chapter 13, Okonkwo accidentally kills Ezeudu's sixteen-year-old son during a ceremony. Achebe writes, "And then from the center of the delirious fury came a cry of agony and shouts of horror. It was as if a spell had been cast. All was silent. In the center of the crowd a boy lay in a pool of blood. It was the dead man's sixteen-year-old son, who with his brothers and had been dancing the t...

Limit comparison test is applicable, if `suma_n` and `sumb_n` are series with positive terms. If `lim_(n->oo)a_n/b_n=L` where L is a finite number and `L>0` , then either both series converge or both diverge. Given series is `sum_(n=1)^oon/(n^2+1)` We can compare the series with `sum_(n=1)^oon/n^2=sum_(n=1)^oo1/n` The comparison series `sum_(n=1)^oo1/n` is a divergent harmonic series. `a_n/b_n=(n/(n^2+1))/(1/n)=n^2/(n^2+1)` `lim_(n->oo)a_n/b_n=lim_(n->oo)n^2/(n^2+1)` `=lim_(n->oo)n^2/(n^2(1+1/n^2))` `=lim_(n->oo)1/(1+1/n^2)` `=1>0` Since the comparison series `sum_(n=1)^oo1/n` diverges, so the series `sum_(n=1)^oon/(n^2+1)` diverges as well, by the limit comparison test.

I’d like to start by saying that the answer to this question is going to differ from person to person. It’s asking an opinion. Different people are going to find different stories more relevant. What’s more important than the story choice is the support given for why you believe that story is most relevant today. For me, I would choose “The Cask of Amontillado.” At its core, the story is a story of revenge. Fortunato offends Montresor in some way, and Montresor vows revenge. Montresor then deviously puts his revenge plans in motion, and they end with the destruction (death) of Fortunato. The reason that I believe this story is relevant today is because I see that same revenge theme in a lot of media. ABC even has a show titled Revenge . I feel that the revenge motif as a tool to drive a plot forward is incredibly common now. I find it disturbing as well because I believe that readers and viewers might begin to see the concept of revenge as normal. That normality is another reason why I...

This important quote from Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize winning novella The Old Man and the Sea is a crucial component in the story for a number of reasons. First, this quote comes when Santiago realizes that the fish is so massive that it may very well be towing the boat: “Then his head started to become a little unclear and he thought, is he bringing me in or am I bringing him in? If I were towing him behind there would be no question. Nor if the fish were in the skiff, with all dignity gone” (99). This leads Santiago to question who is catching who; is he bringing in the fish, or is the fish towing him along? Santiago is driven to pulling in this massive marlin, but he simultaneously respects it and the awesome power of nature. Indeed, that is why he resigns himself to the fact that he is only better than the catch “through trickery.” He feels kinship with this mighty, determined fish. The fish is not out to ruin Santiago; it is merely existing, living its life much like Santiag...

Most of the novel, or novella, is told through description and dialogue. There is hardly any prose exposition. This is because John Steinbeck fully intended to convert the book into a stage play to be produced in New York in 1937, the same year the book was published. He called his book "a playable novel" because it reads pretty much like a script for a stage play. It was extremely easy to adapt it into a script. All the dialogue is already written. The descriptions could be converted into stage directions in the script. Most importantly, everything the audience learns is conveyed through what the characters say and do. This makes Of Mice and Men different from most novels, in which there is either an anonymous narrator telling the story or a minor-character narrator such as Nick Carraway in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby . Of Mice and Men contains virtually no narration or exposition, only description and dialogue. It is impossible to understand this work styli...

In the book, Malcolm first meets Shorty at a poolroom in Roxbury, Massachusetts. There, Shorty is the employee who racks up balls for the pool players. A pool rack is used for this purpose; it is a plastic or wooden frame used to arrange the balls before each starting game at the pool table. When Malcolm sees Shorty, he is filling up an aluminum can with hand powder. This is the powder billiard players sometimes use to help them maneuver the cue stick with greater ease. As Malcolm and Shorty talk, Malcolm lets on that he's looking for a job. Shorty promises to put out a good word for him; in short, Shorty takes on to Malcolm immediately, and he promises to show his new friend around. Shorty hails from Lansing, Michigan. He dropped out of his first year of high school and lived with some relatives in Detroit for a while. Then, he moved to Roxbury, near Boston, where he now lives with a cousin. Shorty is only working at the pool shop until he can gather up enough money to start a ban...

In Saki's "The Interlopers," the lawsuit over the possession of the narrow strip of very steep forest was won by the von Gradwitz family. Since this suit, the "dispossessed party," the Znaeyms, have refused to comply with the ruling against them; therefore, numerous quarrels have arisen over their acts of poaching. Because of these disputes, a contentious relationship is developed between Ulrich, now the head of the family, and his contemporary, Georg Znaeym: As boys they had thirsted for one another's blood, as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other. Harboring this hatred for Georg Znaeym, Ulrich von Gradwitz patrols the disputed land continually in the hope of finding his enemy trespassing. As turbulent weather approaches one night, von Gradwitz and his men set out to find Znaeym and his hunters because they know that on this night the roebuck will be running from the approaching storm and, thus, be easy prey for any hunters. 

Settlers of the middle colonies, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Delaware, faced many challenges including Native Americans, location, weather, religious and ethnic diversity. The settlers had to establish relationships with the Native Americans who were firmly in control of the land. Making the best use of the climate and the land to meet their economic needs was paramount to their survival. Northern areas of the colonies had a harsh climate with a short growing season, while the colonies located further south were more temperate. The area contained fertile farmlands, accessible shipping ports, and locations suited to manufacturing and distribution. As the colonies developed, the inhabitants learned to use the land and location efficiently. As the colonies grew, more diverse groups of people settled there bringing with them a variety of religious beliefs and customs. These diverse groups established settlements in different areas of the colonies and within the cities. The midd...

The theme of the short poem by Gwendolyn Brooks is that high school dropouts often feel proud and sure of themselves at first because they are bolstered by their peers, but eventually they will suffer the negative consequences of their choices. In the poem, the jazz-like rhythm and the multiple lines that end in "we" portray the cocky swagger of the seven who "left school." These teens believe they are "cool" as they go about their singing, drinking, dancing, and hanging out. The fact that there are seven of them and the repetition of "we" suggests that they gain their self-image from being part of this group. The last line stands in harsh contrast to the rest of the defiant words; they will pay for their poor choices eventually. The chances of their dying young are high. Several poetic devices are used in the poem. Consonance is used in "real cool" with the repeated end /l/ sound emphasizing the overconfident attitude of the teens. E...

This is ultimately a matter of personal opinion, but I will reflect on the text and provide you with my thoughts on the matter. After Winnie meets Jesse in the woods outside Treegap and watches him drinking from the spring, she is kidnapped by Mae Tuck and the boys and brought back to the Tucks' house. Mae tells Winnie the story of how the Tucks discovered the spring and the consequences they faced after drinking from it. Although they initially didn't notice anything funny about the water (aside from its odd taste), they realized something was terribly wrong after Jesse fell out of a tree, landed on his head, and didn't have the slightest injury. Over and over again the Tucks received what should have been fatal injuries, but were left unscathed. After their appearances remain the same for year after year, they finally come to understand that the water they had consumed at the spring had left them immortal. When Winnie hears this story, she thinks it is ridiculous, and had...

Manifest Destiny was a belief many Americans had that we should expand our control from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. There were several places that were impacted by the belief. The first area that was impacted was Texas. When Texas received its independence from Mexico after the Texan Revolution, Texas wanted to join the United States. While there was a delay because of concerns dealing with slavery, Texas did become a state in 1845. The United States also wanted to control the Oregon Territory. This territory was controlled by Great Britain and the United States. While some Americans wanted to control the entire Oregon Territory, an agreement was reached in which we would control the Oregon Territory up to 49th parallel. This land is part of the Pacific Northwest region of our country. The Mexican-American War also was part of the concept of Manifest Destiny. We wanted to control the southwest part of the United States. When a border dispute developed over the boundary wit...

Fractional distillation is the process of converting crude petroleum to useful products. The process makes use of the differences in the boiling points of various constituents of petroleum. Depending on their boiling points, different products are obtained at different locations in the distillation column.  The commonly obtained products include gasoline (or petrol), diesel, kerosene, liquified petroleum gas, naptha, paraffin wax, etc. Many of the products of fractional distillation of petroleum are used as fuels, including gasoline, diesel, and kerosene, among others. Paraffin wax and asphalt are among the products that are not used as fuels. Asphalt is commonly used for making asphalt concrete and road construction. Paraffin wax is commonly used in food industry, in candle making and for lubrication purposes.  Lubricating oil is another by-product of petroleum refining that is not used as a fuel. Hope this helps.

Patrick Henry's chief argument in the "Speech in the Virginia Convention" is that it would be futile for the Virginia Colony to try to negotiate any further with the British.  He reminds his audience that "we have been trying that for the last ten years."  Although the speech has many strong appeals to various emotions, Henry also very logically recites the strategies the colony has already tried: "We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament."  He then reminds his listeners what Britain's response has been: "Our petitions have been slighted; our remonstrances have produced additional violence and insult; our supplications have been disregarded; and we have been spurned, with contempt, from the foot of the throne." Henry does not believe that there is any reason to think that t...

Andrew Johnson was the first president to take over for an assassinated president.  He was not college-educated, and when he was younger, he trained as a tailor--the only president with that kind of skill.   Johnson's greatest contribution to history, however, was that he was the first president ever impeached.  He violated the Tenure of Office Act, an act which stated that the president had to get permission from Congress to relieve a Cabinet member of his duties.  Johnson fired the Radical Republican Edwin Stanton who was Lincoln's Secretary of War.  The Radical Republican-led Congress, who thought that Johnson was too lenient on the Southern states after the Civil War, started impeachment proceedings and placed the president on trial.  He was found not guilty, but the remainder of his presidency was unproductive.  Johnson was the first of three Reconstruction presidents, the other two being Ulysses Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes.  

By the definition, a mole of some objects contains fixed number of these objects. This number is called Avogadro number, is denoted `N_A` and is about `6*10^(23).` It is usually applied to collections of atoms or molecules, therefore mass of one mole usually isn't so great as one may suppose. Although we can speak about a mole of raindrops, or stars, or whatever. This way one mole of hydrogen `H_2` molecules has exactly twice less molecules than two moles of sodium `Na.` But the question is about the number of atoms . Because each molecule of `H_2` contains two atoms (the index `2` means this), the quantity of atoms is the same. The answer: one mole of `H_2` has the same number of atoms as two moles of `Na.`

If the price of pears goes up, the demand for apples will rise.  This will mean that the market for apples will see an increase in price and an increase in quantity demanded.  The individual farmer will see an increase in price. This answer assumes that many people will see pears and apples as substitute goods.  That is, people are more or less willing to buy either pears or apples, depending on the price.  If the price of pears goes up, people will, ceteris paribus, buy more apples.  They will buy fewer pears because of the price increase and will go buy apples instead. In perfect competition, the entire market faces a demand curve that has a negative slope.  When the price of pears goes up, the demand for apples rises.  The market demand curve retains its negative slope, but moves to the right.  This means that, ceteris paribus, the price of apples rises as does the quantity demanded. In perfect competition, the individual producer does not face a sloped demand curve. Instead, the in...

To solve this inequality, find where the expression under absolute value sign is non-negative and where it is negative. `1/2 x - 3 gt= 0`  for  `x gt= 6`  and  `1/2 x - 3 lt 0`  for  `x lt 6.` Therefore for  `x gt= 6`  we obtain  `|1/2 x - 3| = 1/2 x - 3 lt= 4,`  i.e.  `1/2 x lt= 7,`  `x lt= 14.`  Thus  `x in [6, 14].` For  `x lt 6`  we obtain  `|1/2 x - 3| = -(1/2 x - 3) lt= 4,`  i.e.  `1/2 x - 3 gt= -4,`  `1/2 x gt= -1,`  `x gt= -2.` Thus  `x in [-2, 6).` Combining the results for `x lt 6` and `x gt= 6` we obtain that  `x in [-2, 14].` This is the answer.

Comte believed that human history had passed through the following three stages: The Theological stage, in which deities cause events or phenomena to occur.  The Metaphysical stage, in which natural events were explained by abstractions. The Positivity stage, in which events are explained by science and reason.  Comte believed that although there is a general progression form the first to the third stage, many stages may or do occur at the same time and that societies may not progress from one stage to the next. The three stages can co-exist in the same society. In the Theological stage, war would be explained as the anger of a deity with a distinct personality. In the Metaphysical stage, war might be explained as the outgrowth of an abstract concept, such as desire. In the Positivity stage, war might be explained as the urge of one society to control the natural resources of another to earn more money. 

Frank O’Hara is one of the original “New York School” poets, a group that includes John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Bernadette Mayer, Barbara Guest, Ted Berrigan, and others who were active in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Generally these writers celebrated the urban environment and its melting pot of culture, language, and style. But, as can be understood from O’Hara’s poems, the city cannot be separated from the anxieties that it causes. In addition to the classic poems you’ve listed, there are many other works that give a sense of the poet’s unease. A quick listing can include: “1951,” “Walking to Work,” “Anxiety,” “Song (Is it dirty),” and “Meditations in an Emergency.” “1951” Alone in the city at night, after a storm has blown the trees down, but where “these anxieties / remain erect,” the poet deals with his fear of “the serious voices, / the panic of jobs” by confronting them directly and trying to love them. He finds though, at the poem’s end, that “Far from burgeoning / verdure, the hard ...

There are several elements to the laissez-faire philosophy. One critical element is that the government should intervene as little as possible in the economy. When things go poorly in the economy, the government should stay out and not try to fix it. Too much government involvement hinders the economy. Another concept of the laissez-faire philosophy is that the economy will go through good cycles and bad cycles. During bad times, the government should just wait things out and eventually good times will return. Our economy is cyclical and will experience good periods and bad periods. A third key element of this philosophy is that businesses should have a lot of freedom to make their own decisions. Too many rules and regulations restrict business activities. These rules and regulations make it more difficult to conduct business and to make a profit. Businesses want to be free to do the things they want to do without too many government rules and regulations. Laissez-faire principles were...

The job of Birthmother in The Giver , we are told, sounds pleasant at first. They are expected to have the babies for the community. They are very well-fed, expected to exercise only very gently, and are able to have fun while they are awaiting the births of the babies, entertaining themselves with games and other amusements. But when they are done having the requisite three babies, they become Laborers, and they must do "hard physical labor" (Lowry 22) until they are too old to do so any longer, and then they are taken to the House of the Old. Lily thinks she would like to be a Birthmother, but Lily's mother says "There's very little honor in that Assignment" (21). It is interesting to note what Lily's mother says because the community seems to be based on sameness and an implied equality, but this passage suggests that there is a kind of hierarchy in the community nevertheless. Some assignments are clearly more honorable than others. There is an implic...

One of the key themes and lingering questions about Macbeth involves the role of the witches. Did they cause Macbeth to commit the murders, or did they simply point the way to the future, allowing Macbeth to turn to violence to fulfill his ambitions? In other words, was Macbeth really in charge of his own fate, or was he just a pawn of the witches and their malevolent designs?  However one interprets these questions, there is no doubt that the witches kindle Macbeth's ambitions by hailing him as the future King of Scotland. Prior to this, we have seen that Macbeth's countrymen, especially King Duncan, regard him as a valiant, worthy warrior. Very soon after hearing the prophecy (and finding out that part of the prophecy, that he would soon be thane of Cawdor) has come true, Macbeth is already thinking of its implications, and planning to fulfill his own "black and deep desires." When his wife learns of these developments, she takes her place alongside the witches as a...

To answer this question, I consulted a 2015 study called "Association of Insurance Status with Health Outcomes Following Traumatic Injury: Statewide Multicenter Analysis" by Chikani. This study looked at the relationship between the health insurance trauma patients in Arizona used and their health outcome. They found that there was indeed a correlation between insurance and health outcome, and that people without insurance (or self-pay patients) were as much as two or three times as likely to die as a result of their injury than patients with private insurance. Insured patients consisted of 86.7% of the study population. These patients were found to be the most likely to survive, both in measures of overall mortality and in-hospital mortality. They were also much more likely to discharge to a rehab than self-pay patients, while only slightly more likely to discharge to a rehab than Medicaid patients. It's interesting to note that these patients were also more likely to ex...

During the Reign of Terror, the Revolutionary government in France spearheaded a war against counter-revolutionaries, including nobles and priests. This period lasted from September 1793 to July 1794. Robespierre was the head of the Committee of Public Safety and was largely responsible for its actions. Robespierre was dedicated to the ideals of the sans-culottes , or the radical lower classes during the French Revolution. He believed that terror was justified in the pursuit of what he felt was justice; he stated, "Terror is nothing else than justice, prompt, severe, inflexible." The committee he led had dictatorial powers that they felt were necessary to curb civil unrest and foreign wars. Under his leadership, the committee killed off its political enemies on the left and right and instituted the Law of 22 Prairial, year II (passed on June 10, 1794). This law allowed juries only to acquit a suspect or sentence that person to death, and jury trials were held in secret. Durin...

To the major, the machinery in "In Another Country" represents the war machine and man's dependency upon something mechanical that can fail him. The Italian major, who was once a fencing champion, now has a withered hand that is useless to him. He comes to the hospital every day, but he does not believe in the power of the machines to rehabilitate his withered hand. One day he expresses his lack of faith in the machines as he "said it was all nonsense." These machines are a new concept for therapy, and the major declares that the use of them is "an idiotic idea,...a theory, like another." Nevertheless, the major comes every day to the hospital because he can no longer go to war and his routine of therapy on the machines at least establishes some order in his life. Also, he likes the American who, like him, is injured. To give himself some purpose, the major teaches the American, who can converse in Italian, correct grammar so that he will have better f...

A fourth order taylor polynomial `p_4(x)` about `x_0=0` has the form `p_4(x)=y(x_0)+y'(x_0)x+(y''(x_0))/(2!)x^2+(y'''(x_0)) /(3!)x^3+(y^((4))(x_0))/(4!) x^4` We need the values `y(0)` , `y'(0)` , `y''(0)` , etc. The first two are provided for us and we can use the differential equation itself to find the others. Plug `x=x_0=0` into the equation and solve for `y''(0)` . `y''(0)=3y'(0)+0^(7/3)y(0)=3*5+0=15` Differentiate the equation on both sides now to find `y'''(0)` and `y^((4))(0)` . `d/(dx)[y''(x)]=d/(dx)[3y'(x)+x^(7/3)y(x)]` `y'''=3y''+(7/3)x^(4/3)y+x^(7/3)y''` Now once more. `y^((4))=3y'''+(28/9)x^(1/3)y+(14/13)x^(4/3)y'+x^(7/3)y''` Plug in `x=0` to evaluate  `y'''(0)` and `y^((4))(0)` . `y'''(0)=3y''(0)+(7/3)(0)^(4/3)y(0)+(0)^(7/3)y''(0)` `y'''(0)=3y''(0)=3*15=45` `y^((4))(0)=3y...

An example of character vs. character in  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas is Bruno vs. Lieutenant Kotler. Bruno represents innocence and kindness whereas Kotler is a mean bully who abuses his power as a soldier by being rude or threatening. Bruno doesn't like Kotler specifically because of a few of the following reasons: "There was the fact that he never smiled and always looked as if he was trying to find somebody to cut out of his will . . . Once when Bruno was watching the camp from his bedroom window he saw a dog approach the fence and start barking loudly, and when Lieutenant Kotler heard it he marched right over to the dog and shot it" (162). Bruno wishes that he were older, taller, and stronger so he could confront Lieutenant Kotler. Unfortunately, Bruno is only ten and can only be sarcastic or verbally resistant when Kotler is around.  Next, an example of character vs. society is exemplified in the story surrounding Pavel, the waiter. Bruno learns that Pavel once ...

Throughout the novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow, Tin Woodman, and Cowardly Lion display the qualities they believe they lack. As the three accompany Dorothy down the yellow brick road, they encounter many obstacles. The way they handle these obstacles proves that the Scarecrow has a brain, the Tin Woodman a heart, and the Cowardly Lion courage, well before they arrive in The Emerald City. The Scarecrow laments his lack of brains from the moment he meets Dorothy. However, it's soon clear that the Scarecrow is a philosopher and a thoughtful observer. His reasoning skills are evident in the following passage: "This must be the Land of Oz," said Dorothy, "and we are surely getting near the Emerald City." "Yes," answered the Scarecrow. "Everything is green here, while in the country of the Munchkins, blue was the favorite color. But the people do not seem to be as friendly as the Munchkins, and I'm afraid we shall be unable to find a...

In the simplest terms, elements with unstable nucleus are known as radioactive elements. All the elements with an atomic number of more than 83 are radioactive elements. It also means that they do not possess any stable isotope. Some examples of radioactive elements are uranium, polonium, radon, radium, etc. There could also be some elements that may have some stable and some unstable isotopes. All the unstable isotopes will also undergo radioactive decay and are known as radioactive isotopes. For example, Carbon-14 is a radioactive isotope of the element carbon. An unstable nucleus will undergo decay and become stable. In the process of decay, it may emit any of the alpha, beta or gamma radiations. Half life is a useful concept associated with radioactive elements and isotopes. It is the time needed for a radioactive material to decay to 50% of its original value.

First let's define the term oxidation number.  It is a way of assigning charges to each atom of a chemical compound or species.  In other words, if you pretended that each atom of a compound or species was an ion, the oxidation number for each element would be the charge assigned to that particular element as a part of the whole.  For an ion with a single element, the oxidation number of the element is the charge of the ion.  For a neutral chemical compound, the oxidation numbers of the individual atoms must add up to a total of zero.  O2 is molecular oxygen and is composed of two oxygen atoms bonded together with a double bond.  Since it has no overall charge and is composed of a single type of element, both of the oxygen atoms in O2 must have an oxidation number of 0 since they both have to be the same and add up to 0.  Now, 1/2 O2 is another way of saying just plain O, and the same rules apply here.  O has a total charge of zero and therefore the oxidation number of O would have...

After the trial and conviction of Tom Robinson, Jem talks with his father about the laws and conditions that relate to this trial. Jim Crow and the law When Jem objects to the severe penalty imposed upon Tom Robinson-- "It ain't right. He didn't kill anybody even if he was guilty. He didn't take anybody's life"-- Atticus informs his son that in Alabama rape is a capital offence. Still Jem objects to the jury's severe sentence, and Atticus points to the one deciding factor that exists in their time:  "Tom Robinson's a colored man, Jem. No jury in the part of the world's going to say, 'We think you're guilty, but not very' on a charge like that....It was either a straight acquittal or nothing." Later in his conversation with his son, Atticus explains that the jury of white men who served at the trial are reasonable men, but during the trial something came "...between them and reason....they couldn't be fair if they trie...

Kennedy's most prominent failure would have to be not supporting the Cuban rebels who tried to overthrow the Castro regime during the Bay of Pigs invasion.  Kennedy did not provide air support to this CIA mission and the mission's disaster led to a loss of American prestige and it strengthened Castro as a leader of the people who stood against American aggression.  It was not long after this that Khrushchev stored nuclear missiles on the island in the Cuban Missile Crisis.  While that would be Kennedy's best moment as president, the Bay of Pigs fiasco should have either been supported or called off altogether.  Kennedy also allowed America to stay in Vietnam by authorizing more advisers and special forces groups to enter the country in a war that would ultimately tarnish the Democratic party for the next twenty years. Kennedy's greatest failure domestically would be his slowness to get involved in the civil rights movement.  It was only after the televised riots that to...

Brutal in many ways, Shakespeare's  Othello  is especially ruthless in its treatment of women. By the end of the play, Desdemona and Emilia are dead, both murdered in swift succession by their respective husbands. Ironically, it is Bianca, the courtesan (another term for prostitute) and Cassio's mistress, who survives the bloodbath. This detail is ironic because, during the time at which Othello is set, Bianca is regarded as "unclean" and is relatively shunned from polite society. Emilia and Desdemona, however, are "respectable" women, and so one would assume, given their high status in society, that they would live long and prosperous lives. It is a cruel twist of fate — and an interesting social commentary — that Bianca, the shunned prostitute, is the only major female character to survive the play. It seems that, in Shakespeare's opinion, a high social status does not automatically translate to true happiness and prosperity. 

The central question in F. Scott Fitzgerald's  The Great Gatsby  is whether the elusive American Dream can ever be achieved. The second to final paragraph of the novel illustrates this question clearly: "Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms further . . . And one fine morning—" Gatsby's green light included two things: 1. Wealth and 2. Daisy. Just having one of the two was not good enough for Gatsby. However, both his wealth and his relationship with Daisy were illusions. Gatsby probably never had as much wealth as his mansion suggested, but was rather a central figure in a larger criminal scheme. However, even if his wealth was legitimately gained, he was never going to be able to have Daisy as his, no matter his wealth, the fact that he wasn't  always rich reduced his status in her eyes.  With The Great Gatsby,  Fitzgerald...

There are a couple flashbacks throughout the play The Lion and the Jewel . The first flashback takes place during "the dance of the lost traveler." The flashback tells the audience the story of how a foreign photographer gets lost in the jungle after his car breaks down. The lost traveler spots Sidi bathing naked in a pool and begins to take pictures of her until he is discovered. The villagers are angry with the foreigner and lead him to the Bale. However, Baroka is hospitable towards the lost traveler, holds a feast in his honor, and allows him to take numerous photos of Sidi. This flashback demonstrates Baroka's cleverness and shares the story of how Sidi's images came to be in a popular magazine. Another flashback takes place in the second scene of the play entitled "Noon." Lakunle tells the story of how Baroka foiled a Public Works project by bribing the surveyor. The surveyor and his workers began building a railway that would travel through the vil...

William Faulkner's works tended to be critically well-received through his entire career, although they were not initially financially successful. Although Faulkner's frank discussions of racial issues and especially miscegenation would have offended some southerners, and some of the acts in the novels, such as the antics with the coffin in As I Lay Dying and the detailed description of Ike Snopes' sexual act with a cow in The Hamlet , would have been considered crude in some circles, most readers felt that they were justified in the way that they were faithful to the premises of the novels rather than merely gratuitous grotesquery. Faulkner's use of the word "nigger" was also justified by its faithfulness to how specific characters would have thought and its dramatic effect, as in the famous scene in Absalom, Absalom!  where Henry is speaking to his half-black half-brother Bon: [Henry says]:  — You are my brother. [Bon responds]: — No I’m not. I’m the nigger...