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Exposition is generally found at the beginning of any story. During the exposition, the author introduces the reader to the characters, setting, and central conflict. In The River , author Gary Paulsen's exposition extends through the first three chapters . Within these first three chapters, we meet Brian Robeson and learn he survived on his own while being stranded for nearly two months in the Canadian wilderness, a story Paulsen relays in the first book of the series, Hatchet . In the opening chapter, three men from what they call a "government survival school" come to Brian's home with a proposition. They believe Brian has a special gift that allowed him to become in tune with nature to the extent he did in order to survive. Since the men are teaching survival skills, they want Brian to, as they say, "do it again" so that they can learn from him, watch him think through the challenges he would face in order to survive a second time (p. 3). One of the m...

The answer is A: the center of gravity. This rests on the assumption that the ball is thrown in real space where gravity is a given phenomena that exists. It is difficult to theorise about the way the ball would spin, if indeed it would spin at all, if it were weightless. What could be said is that the ball would appear to be moving away, from the point of view of the person throwing it. Equally, the person throwing it would appear to be moving away from the ball, to any observer that might be sharing the balls perspective. Deep in space, in places far from massive bodies (with gravitational pull), near weightlessness might be experienced. Total weightlessness however may be just a concept. When a ball is thrown on Earth (Earth is a massive object in space, from our point of view at least), it has been found that the flight of the ball follows a path such that its center of gravity runs along a parabola, the parabola curving down to the ground. This is a smooth process - balls in fligh...

This is a difficult question because of the tremendous impact that Maya Angelou had on a number of different areas.  Her book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings was groundbreaking work of non-fiction.  The book gave voice to the struggles of African-Americans and women and discussed the difficult topic of overcoming sexual abuse.  The book was just the beginning of an accomplished literary career that saw her win Pulitzer Prizes and New York Times Best Seller accolades.  She actually was honored to read one of her works of poetry at President Bill Clinton's Inaugural Address.    Angelou did not just write about the civil rights struggle, she worked hard in the movement itself.  She was very active in the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization that was run by Dr. Martin Luther King.  She won a variety of awards for her acting abilities as well.  She was a very talented women that was a source of pride for the African-American community.  Angelou was respected by all...

The earliest known calendar was found in modern day Scotland.  This calendar consisted of twelve pits dug into the ground based on the various moon phases.  This calendar system is about 10,000 years old.  The calendar was created by hunter-gatherers in prehistoric Scotland. The Sumerian people created a calendar which was also based on the phases of the moon.  This calendar had twelve months, which were labeled by numbers.  The new moon signified the beginning of each month.  This calendar was used from around 2000 BC until about 500 BC. The early Egyptian calendar was both a lunar and solar one.  It was primarily based on the moon phases.  The Egyptians also identified three seasons.  Their calendar had 365 days and twelve months.  This calendar was created around 3000 BC. Julius Caesar created the Julian calendar, which was based on the Roman calendar.  This calendar had 365 days within twelve months.  Our modern calendar has many similarities to the Julian calendar.  The Julian cal...

Acid rain is unevenly distributed around the world, and even across some countries, because this weather pattern is highly dependent upon environmental conditions.  As an overriding factor, parts of the world where rain generally does not fall (such as deserts or the poles) are not likely to experience acid rain. More importantly, acid rain is a result of the environmental concentration of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide. When these emissions are circulating in the air, they react with water and oxygen to create acids. Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide  do  occur naturally as a result of, respectively, volcanic eruptions and lightning strikes. Human activity and industrialization produce relatively large amounts of these emissions and contribute to greater concentrations of these basic ingredients for acid rain.  Most of these emissions released into the environment are the result of burning fossil fuels for energy. In areas where many cars burn gasoline or factories use fossil fuels...

"The Use of Force" by William Carlos Williams is a short story written in the first person. The narrator, like Williams himself, is a doctor. He is paying a house call to a family because their young daughter is sick. He is especially concerned because there has been a local outbreak of diphtheria. In the United States, there were approximately 150,000 cases of diphtheria each year in the United States, with approximately a 10 percent mortality rate. If the young girl has this disease, it is essential that it be diagnosed and treated both for the sake of her own health and for public health, as this disease is highly infectious and could spread through communities quickly. Thus while the doctor is very reluctant to use force, what is at stake is a very important health issue. 

On the yacht heading to South America where they will hunt jaguars, Rainsford and Whitney disagree over hunting. Whitney suggests that the animals they hunt have feelings such as fear and pain. Rainsford totally disregards these ideas and claims the animals have "no understanding" of what is happening to them. Rainsford is a selfish hunter. He views it as his prerogative to hunt down animals. It is, for him, the "best sport in the world" and he certainly isn't going to let thoughts of the animal get in the way of his enjoyment. He tells Whitney, "Be a realist. The world is made up of two classes—the hunters and the huntees. Luckily, you and I are the hunters." This conversation provides foreshadowing for Rainsford's later encounter with General Zaroff. The general makes the same basic argument when he explains to Rainsford why he hunts men. He claims it is his right. He is the fittest and strongest. He says, "If I wish to hunt, why should I no...

Parvez does not speak to Ali about what is worrying him because he has become estranged from his son. Also, Parvez finds his son's fearful temper and sullen silences disconcerting. Since little is happening in terms of communication, Parvez finds it hard to understand the rationale for his son's actions. In his mind, Parvez has done everything he can for his son. He has worked long hours so that he can afford to pay for Ali's education as an accountant. He has also bought Ali good suits, a computer, and all the books he needs. Meanwhile, Ali seems to show no appreciation for his father's efforts. Instead, he has taken to selling his previously prized possessions or throwing them away. Ali has also stopped dating his English girlfriend, and all his old friends have stopped calling on him. In the end, bereft of all options, Parvez resorts to unburdening himself to his taxi driver colleagues and to Bettina, his friend.

The center of Mass is: `(x_(cm),y_(cm))=(M_y/M, M_x/M)` Where the moments of mass are defined as: `M_x=int int_A rho(x,y)*y dy dx` `M_y=int int_A rho(x,y)*x dy dx` The total mass is defined as: `M=int int_A rho(x,y)dy dx` First, lets find the total mass. `M=int^2_0 [int^(1/2x^2)_0 rho dy] dx` `M=rho int^2_0 [y|^(1/2x^2)_0] dx` `M=rho int^2_0 1/2x^2 dx` `M=rho/2 (1/3)x^3|^2_0` `M=rho/2 (1/3)2^3` `M=4/3 rho` Now lets find the x moment of mass. `M_x=int^2_0 [int^(1/2x^2)_0 rho*y dy] dx` `M_x=rho int^2_0 [(1/2)y^2|^(1/2x^2)_0] dx` `M_x=rho int^2_0 [(1/2)(1/2x^2)^2] dx` `M_x=rho int^2_0 (1/8)x^4 dx` `M_x=(rho/8)(1/5)x^5|^2_0` `M_x=rho/40*2^5=32/40 rho=4/5 rho` Now the y moment of mass. `M_y=int^2_0 [int^(1/2x^2)_0 rho*x dy] dx` `M_y=rho int^2_0 x[int^(1/2x^2)_0 dy] dx` `M_y=rho int^2_0 x[y|^(1/2x^2)_0] dx` `M_y=rho int^2_0 x[1/2x^2] dx` `M_y=rho/2 int^2_0 x^3 dx` `M_y=rho/2 (1/4)x^4|^2_0` `M_y=rho/2 (1/4)2^4=2rho` Therefore the center of mass is: `(x_(cm),y_(cm))=(M_y/M, M_x/M)=((2rho)/(4/3...

John Boyne uses various characters of different ages, genders, and backgrounds to prove that understanding the difference between right and wrong is universal. There are several characters throughout the novel that recognize and have the ability to differentiate between right and wrong. Bruno is the youngest character in the novel who has the ability to notice how people are treated differently. He recognizes the way his father and sister treat Maria and also knows that Lieutenant Kotler is treating Pavel and Shmuel terribly. Although he is an adolescent, Bruno understands that there is a way people should treat one another, which is why he is kind to Maria, Pavel, and Shmuel throughout the novel. Bruno's mother also realizes the difference between right and wrong. Whenever she finds out that her husband is in charge of the systematic annihilation of the Jews at Auschwitz, she threatens to leave with the children. Bruno's mother is in a tough position because she loves her ...

Scout and Jem find Atticus pretty boring.  He is a bit older than their friends’ fathers, and he works a lot.  This makes him seem decidedly uncool.  Atticus was feeble: he was nearly fifty. When Jem and I asked him why he was so old, he said he got started late, which we felt reflected upon his abilities and manliness. He was much older than the parents of our school contemporaries, and there was nothing Jem or I could say about him when our classmates said, “My father—” (Ch. 10)  Atticus does seem dorky.  He wears glasses and works all the time.  He is not most kids’ idea of a cool dad.  However, Scout and Jem get a wake-up call when a rabid dog comes into the neighborhood.  It turns out that their father is the only one who can stop it.  Atticus does not like guns.  He tells his children never to point them at people, and to shoot only nuisance birds and not innocent ones like mockingbirds.  Since Atticus does not have a gun or use one, the children are surprised when Sheriff Heck T...

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The year is 2081 and the narrator says that equality has finally been achieved. One of the things that sticks out in this opening paragraph is the claim that everyone is equal "before God." The department of the Handicapper General has the audacity to suggest that their implementation of "equality" has actually met with God's approval. This shows the extent of their hubris and the extent of their delusion about what equality in America should actually be. In American, the notion of equality is based upon equal rights and equal opportunity. But in this scenario, people are handicapped and/or discouraged from improving themselves. Their opportunities are squashed. If someone has a higher intelligence quotient, he/she is handicapped. The same goes for being too attractive or having too much physical ability. In a sense, they are all equal, but this equality is achieved by limiting and oppressing the people. Needless to say, an omniscient God would look at this soci...

Socrates’ teachings indicate that man is uniquely defined through his ability to think and question his own existence. Socratic philosophy centers around the claim that man has the ability to examine himself through dialogue with others and that "the unexamined life is not worth living."  This definition aligns with Socrates’ insight that man thrives when he feeds his inner soul with knowledge as opposed to the temporary indulgence of shallow, physical pursuits. This philosophic argument maintains that questioning belief systems will ultimately result in deeper self-knowledge. In turn, Socrates argues, wisdom gained from deconstructing one another's belief systems will ultimately lead to a cleansing of the soul, wherein the virtues of truth can be extracted with ever increasing clarity and complexity. To Socrates, the pursuit of excellence in thoughtful contemplation defines the quality of life a man can lead. 

The climax or point of highest interest in the plot of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet occurs in Act III, Scene 1 when Romeo kills Tybalt after the death of Mercutio. Romeo is subsequently banished, leading directly to the falling action and resolution of the play when Romeo and Juliet commit suicide. There are several themes in Romeo and Juliet, but the three that seem to stand out are the contrast between love and hate, the power of fate and the contrast of light and dark.  The contrast between love and hate is at its most extreme in the middle of the play as Romeo and Juliet marry each other in Act II, Scene 6. The wedding is quick and secret, but there seems to be no denying the fact that the two young people are blissfully in love and grateful to be married. This act of ultimate love is immediately followed in Act III, Scene 1 by the violence of hate as Tybalt kills Mercutio and is, in turn, killed by Romeo in a fit of revenge. The power of fate, which is often referred to as...

Mary Maloney calls Patrick "darling" many times. He never responds with a similar term of endearment. In fact, he is dismissive and condescending. He breaks the news to her with no compassion whatsoever. When Patrick gives Mary the news, she thinks that she can convince herself that it has not occurred. Perhaps, if she acted as though she had not heard him, she would find out that none of it had ever happened.  Later, after killing him, Mary employs the same strategy. If she acts like she is innocent, it will appear as though she is innocent. And now, she told herself as she hurried back home, she was returning to her husband and he was waiting for his supper. She had to cook it well and make it taste as good as possible, because the poor man was tired; and if she found anything unusual or terrible when she got home, then it would be a shock and she would have to react with grief and horror. Of course, she was not expecting to find anything unusual at home. She was just going...

Jane Smiley's Ordinary Love is the story of 52 year old Rachel, who is divorced. Twenty years ago, Rachel was still married to her ex-husband, Pat, and the couple lived with their five children in a huge house on five acres of land. Their idyllic lives came to a close, however, when Rachel admitted to Pat that she was having an affair with Ed, a man who lived nearby. Devastated by her betrayal, Pat kicked Rachel out, divorced her, sold their house, and took all five children to England. Meanwhile, Rachel and Ed eventually broke up, and Rachel continued life on her own. She later confessed to her grown children the reasons she and their father divorced. Rachel concluded that she had given her children two of the cruelest gifts in life: "the experience of perfect family happiness, and the certain knowledge that it could not last." Here are the characters from Jane Smiley's novella: 1) Rachel (52 years old). She is single when the story begins. She is of Scandinavian ...

In Chapter 12, Sam Watson warns Pheoby that she had better talk some sense into Janie before Janie is taken advantage of by Tea Cake. Sam thinks that Tea Cake is just after Janie's inheritance, and he doesn't want Tea Cake to get his hands on the hard-earned money Joe Starks left Janie. Eventually, Pheoby agrees to talk to Janie about her relationship with Tea Cake. In her conversation with Janie, Pheoby warns her friend that she is taking a  big risk in marrying a man who is younger than her and who doesn't seem to have any money of his own. She also argues that Tea Cake is changing Janie's usual habits; he takes her hunting, fishing, and to baseball games, all activities Janie never used to participate in when she was married to Joe Starks. Pheoby desperately points out that Tea Cake is taking Janie away from the high class society circles she used to move in. However, Janie is unperturbed by Pheoby's arguments. Meanwhile, Pheoby warns Janie that unscrupulous youn...

1) In answer to this question, I will focus on the Duke. First, I recommend providing a brief background about the Duke. In the play, Duke Vincentio is the Duke of Vienna. Long disturbed by the sinful elements in his beloved city, the Duke thinks that it's high time the city gets cleaned up (morally, that is). So, he tasks Lord Angelo with enforcing all the laws of Vienna, while he supposedly leaves town. By now, audiences are probably not very impressed with Duke Vincentio. He seems to be abdicating his responsibilities here. After all, as the embodiment of civic power and moral authority, shouldn't he be the one to enforce the laws? However, as the play progresses, Shakespeare presents Duke Vincentio as an altogether different personality. The Duke doesn't really leave town; instead, he disguises himself as Friar Lodowick, and he uses his disguise to engage in some hefty spying work. Additionally, he's not just a strict moralist; he genuinely wants to help people live...

There are several points during Miss Stoner's introduction to her case that we might see as clues for Mr. Holmes. I'll list them off and you can choose which you think was most influential to the investigation. First, Miss Stoner tells us that her stepfather is the last surviving member of one of the oldest and wealthiest families of England. Due to poor management of affairs, his family's fortune has been wasted over the past century. When Dr. Roylott married Miss Stoner's mother, he gained access to her wealth. Because her income was by inheritance of her family's wealth, Dr. Roylott would really only have control over the money in the event of her death. Helen mentions that her mother died under mysterious circumstances several years prior, and the money she left behind supported Helen, her sister, and their stepfather. In fact, they were so well off that Dr. Roylott stopped trying to set up a business in London and moved the family out to his country estate.  Fr...

We are told that in a sample of 47 18-23 year-olds 37 are registered to vote, while the remaining 10 are not registered. Assuming that we are interested in the percentage of this age group who are registered to vote, the population proportion p is the percentage of 18-23 year old people who are registered to vote. (1) We can create a confidence interval using this sample -- the sample size is adequate. (Typically we would want n>30.) The point estimate we use is `hat(p)=37/47~~.7872 ` . Then for the confidence interval we add/subtract the margin of error given by the product of the confidence factor and the standard error. Assuming a 95% confidence we have: `.7872 - 1.96sqrt((.7872 * .2128)/47)<p<.7872+1.96sqrt((.7872 * .2128)/47) ` `"or" .6701<p<.9042` Thus we can say with 95% certainty that the population proportion lies in this interval. (2) In order to run an hypothesis test, we need a null hypothesis. Since you have not provided this, I will provide an exa...

In general, the colonial reaction to the French and Indian War led to rebellion against their former allies in the war. The colonies felt a sense of confidence and unity from the victory. More and more colonial leaders were feeling isolated and independent from the politics of England. At the same time, the British crown and Parliament was feeling that the colonies should be contributing more to the debt that was incurred by the French and Indian War. In that vein, the Crown decided to enforce taxes on the colonists and added new taxes like the Stamp Act. The Thirteen Colonies felt that in order to be taxed, they should have a representation in the government that was taxing them. The confidence and unity felt as a result of the French and Indian War led the colonists to eventually fight for separation from England.

From the table of integrals, we have a integration formula for inverse sine function as:  `int arcsin(u/a)du = u*arcsin(u/a) +sqrt(a^2-u^2) +C` It resembles the given integral problem: `int arcsin(4x)dx` or `int arcsin((4x)/1)dx ` where `u =4x` and `a=1` , When  we let `u = 4x` , we solve for the derivative of "u" as:  `du = 4 dx ` or `(du)/4= dx` . Plug-in `u = 4x` and `(du)/4=dx` on the integral problem, we get:  `int arcsin(4x)dx =int arcsin(u) * (du)/4`  Apply the basic properties of integration: `int c*f(x) dx= c int f(x) dx` . `int arcsin(u) * (du)/4 = 1/4int arcsin(u) du` or `1/4int arcsin(u/1) du`    Applying the integral formula for inverse sine function, we get: `1/4 int arcsin(u/1)du = (1/4) *[u*arcsin(u/1) +sqrt(1^2-u^2)] +C`                                  `= (1/4) *[u*arcsin(u) +sqrt(1-u^2)] +C`                                  `= (u*arcsin(u))/4 +sqrt(1-u^2)/4 +C` Plug-in `u =4x` on `(u*arcsin(u))/4 +sqrt(1-u^2)/4 +C` , we get indefinite integral as: `int arcs...

The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) off the eastern coast of Queensland, Australia is the world's largest reef. In fact, it's the largest living thing on Earth spanning more than 2500km (GBRMPA). As climate changes in response to human activities, the GBR suffers the indirect effects of increased atmospheric CO2 emissions. The most pronounced and widespread effect of climate change on the GBR is coral bleaching . Coral bleaching is the visible change in coral appearance as a result of the death (or loss) of symbiotic organisms that give the coral its color. As sea temperatures rise in response to climate change, the marine algae that live within the coral (and on its surface) die off - when they disappear, they leave behind the white coral structure. In small patches, coral bleaching isn't a problem - it can even be a good thing for growing new algae. However, the widespread bleaching resulting from average sea temperature increases that may or may not be permanent in nature highl...

In Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," the narrator finds himself deep in nature, where the woods "fill up with snow" (line 4). However, the man who owns the woods lives in the village, so, as the narrator says, "He will not see me stopping here" (line 3). The man cannot see the snow landing on his land. The horse is more accustomed to the manmade world, so the animal finds it strange to stop without a farmhouse nearby. Instead of stopping at a farmhouse, the narrator has stopped "Between the woods and frozen lake/ The darkest evening of the year" (lines 7-8). In other words, the narrator is deep in nature, surrounded by darkness, without traces of the manmade world around him. For the rest of the poem, the narrator relates only what is occurring in nature, including the sound of the wind and the snow and the "lovely, dark, and deep" woods (line 13). He is momentarily lost in nature. However, at the end of the poem, he a...

One of Ron Chernow's intentions in writing his biography of Hamilton is to show the dramatic life of the real Hamilton. Hamilton had many brilliantly innovative ideas in the early American government. As the first Secretary of the Treasury, he advocated the federal assumption of debt and the promotion of domestic industry. He is best known for these ideas, but behind his ideas lies the story of a fascinating man. As Chernow writes, "Drama shadowed his footsteps" (page 41). In addition, Chernow contends that so many of Hamilton's ideas, including his authorship of The Federalist Papers and his establishment of the Bank of New York, were innovative for the time and laid the foundation for the modern America.  The thesis can be found in the Prologue, in which Chernow writes, "In all probability, Alexander Hamilton is the foremost figure in American history who never attained the presidency, yet he probably had a much deeper and more lasting impact than many who did...

The title of the poem is a reference or an allusion to the play  Macbeth . Upon learning of his wife's death, Macbeth talks about how fleeting and meaningless life is:  Out, out brief candle,  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. (V.v.25-30)  In the poem, the boy dies too young. His life was much too "brief." The speaker in the poem wishes the boy had been given a break. "Call it a day, I wish they might have said / To please the boy by giving him the half hour / That a boy counts so much when saved from work." The boy is doing "a man's work." The speaker implies that, ideally, the boy should be playing or doing a boy's work. Unfortunately, the family needs the boy to work. So, his life is cut short and because he had to work, he has lost a significant portion of his childhood.  There ...

Foreshadowing is a warning or hint of an event that is going to occur later on in a story, movie, or novel. In "The Cask of Amontillado," Poe uses foreshadowing by suggesting something very bad is going to befall the clueless Fortunato. We learn in the first paragraph that Fortunato has injured Montresor in unspecified ways and that Montresor has revenge in mind. This warns the reader that revenge will be central to this tale. Other instances of foreshadowing include the fact that Montresor's servants are all away partying during the Mardi Gras, leaving his house empty and leading the reader to wonder why Montresor doesn't want anybody around. Secresy, including taking Fortunato deep into the catacombs, far from any human eyes, makes us nervous about what Montresor has in mind. We don't do evil deeds before witnesses, if we can avoid it. Further, once they are in the catacombs, Montresor, knowing his "friend" will refuse, urges Fortunato to "go back...

The term "superpowers" came into use in the post-World War II era to describe the status of the United States and the Soviet Union. With almost every other country in ruins, and Great Britain increasingly identified with the United States, there were few nations that could challenge the global influence of these two nations. Of course, as the war came to an end, the United States and the communist Soviet Union clashed over a number of issues, especially the disposition of postwar Europe. These disputes deteriorated into what became known as the Cold War, a global rivalry between the two nations in what some historians have called a "bipolar" world. Many other nations, including China and India would become prominent geopolitically during the period between 1945 and 1989 (when communism collapsed in Eastern Europe) but none matched the power and influence of the United States and the Soviets. Through proxy wars, support for like-minded political leaders, foreign aid,...

The Prelude was intended to be a preface to another epic poem called The Recluse . However, Wordsworth became more involved with The Prelude and therefore never finished his proposed epic The Recluse . Although The Prelude is a preface to a proposed epic, it does have some epic elements. Whereas other epics involve some type of journey or adventure, Wordsworth's poem involves a journey into his own imagination. Wordsworth searches his past life in order to find evidence that supports his inclination to be a poet. In tracing his life, Wordsworth uses the epic trope of describing a journey. Dante's Inferno and Homer's The Odyssey both describe journeys. In Wordsworth's case, his adventure is revisiting the journey of his life. This is fitting considering that Wordsworth tended to recall the experiences of his youth in an effort to revitalize his poetic inspiration. The Prelude is divided into books and this is also characteristic of epic poetry. Like other epics, th...

When there is a shortage of a particular good or service in the marketplace, the price of that good or service goes up. A shortage of a good or service means more people want that good or service than the number of that good or service is available. This limited availability means the supplier of the good or service can raise prices on the good or service (within reason) and is still able to sell the good or service to buyers. This increased price may make fewer people able or willing to purchase the good, which would minimize the shortage. Shortages can also lead to long lines waiting to get a good or service or could create a black market for a particular good or service. Price ceilings are sometimes the cause of shortages, and are discussed more in the link provided.

In both Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and William Golding's Lord of the Flies , due to the character trait of hotheadedness, characters regress to acting on instincts rather than on rational thought; furthermore, their instincts drive them to act upon wild, passionate emotions . In Romeo and Juliet , Tybalt serves as one example of a character who acts based on the primal instincts of wild, passionate emotions as a result of his hotheaded, fiery temper . One example can be seen in even the very first scene. The moment the two Capulet servants, Sampson and Gregory, break out into a fight with the two Montague servants, Abraham and Balthasar, Benvolio rushes out to break up the fight, saying, "Part, fools! / Put up your swords; you know not what you do," and according to the stage direction, "beats down their swords" with his own (I.i.50-51). Yet, Tybalt sees Benvolio with his sword drawn and, rather than rationally assessing the situation, as a result of...

This speech by Calhoun, given shortly before his death in 1850, addresses his concerns and the concerns of other slaveholders throughout the South.  In the speech, Calhoun examines the threats to national unity.  He states that he does not believe that the threats of secession are caused by Northern or Southern radicals because the nation is divided according to political parties--in this case, Democrats and Whigs.  Calhoun rather looks at something that he regards as inevitable--the expansion of Northern power and territory.  He mentions that bringing Oregon and Minnesota into the Union would further dissolve the balance of power between the North and South in the Senate.  He also mentions that as of 1850, the North outnumbers the South by 2.4 million people and Northerners hold more political positions than Southerners.  He also points out that Northern states get more in terms of money for internal improvements than Southern states.  In the speech, Calhoun wants specific protections...

The phrase "The Lost Generation" refers to that generation that came of age during World War I, especially to those artists and writers of this era.  Many of them fought in the war, an experience that disillusioned them about the world forever.  Afterwards, they always seemed restless and never content.  In fact, Nick says as much in the first chapter.  When he returned from the Great War, he "came back restless," no longer seeing the Midwest as "the warm center of the world [but rather] the ragged edge of the universe," and he felt the need to move East.  Such discontent and disillusionment is typical of this generation, and we can see it in Daisy too.  The world became a very different place after the war, and it makes most characters a great deal more cynical than they were before.  Further, as women's roles were beginning to change, some women who felt beholden to the old rules began to feel a discontentment as well (and many men who disapproved of...

The given reaction is `CuO(s) + H_2(g) -> Cu(s) + H2O(l)` In this reaction, copper (II) oxide reacts with hydrogen to generate copper metal and water. This is an oxidation-reduction reaction, in which some species are oxidized and some reduced.  The oxidation number of copper goes from +2 (in CuO) to 0 (in Cu), while hydrogen's oxidation number goes from 0 (in H2) to +1 (in water). The oxidation number of oxygen stays the same and is equal to -2. In oxidation, the oxidation number increases as the species lose electron(s). Since the species gain one or more electrons in reduction, the oxidation number decreases.  Thus, hydrogen is oxidized while copper is reduced. We can also say hydrogen is the reducing agent, while the copper (II) oxide is the oxidizing agent.  Hope this helps. 

In his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stated that African-Americans had been denied their Constitutional rights. Dr. King contended that the Declaration of Independence promised all men the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. King claimed all African Americans actually received was a "promissory note."  So we have come to cash this check, a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. Further, Dr. King pointed to the "fierce urgency of Now" to make good on these promises of democracy that African Americans had been denied for nearly two centuries. Now, he declared, was the time to end "the quicksands of racial injustice." Still, in adherence to his philosophy of non-violence, Dr. King urged the quarter of a million people present not to "allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence;" instead, they must carry on the stru...

In Faulkner's short story, "A Rose for Emily," Miss Emily Grierson represents the fading traditions of the Southern town in which she lives. She is the last of a once great and powerful family, albeit one whose means are greatly diminished at the time of her father's death. Because of what she represents, and the history of her family, the mayor at the time of her father's death remits her property taxes, "the dispensation dating from the death of her father on into perpetuity." When the next generation of town leaders comes into power, they, later claiming that no record of the remittance exists, send a property tax notice to Miss Emily on the first of the year. At first she ignores the tax notice, then when the town government persists, she agrees to a meeting. At that meeting, she dismisses their concerns, steadfastly maintaining that she does not pay taxes. Eventually, the town government gives up and allows her to continue not paying any taxes. Faul...

The Puritans believed in religious dedication, modesty, and conformity.  When Kit arrived in Wethersfield, she soon realized that going to Meeting was an important routine.  When she declined to attend shortly after her arrival, her uncle was displeased.  He insisted that she "forget her popish ideas and attend Meeting like a God-fearing woman" ( The Witch of Blackbird Pond , Chapter 5). Kit brought her many trunks full of fine, colorful clothes to Wethersfield.  Many of her clothes were made from silks and satins.  When Kit arrived at the Meeting House, she noticed that "the majority [of the congregants] were soberly and poorly clad."  Her own cousins and aunt wore simple dresses in muted colors. Conformity was essential in Puritan society.  Those who broke laws or rules were punished, sometimes severely.  Nat and his friends were put into the stocks and banished from town for the crime of vandalism.  Those convicted of witchcraft could be banished, branded, or eve...

In the first chapter of The Foundations of Linguistics Theory (edited by Nigel Love), an attempt is made to reconcile conflicting ideas of synonymy and morphological analysis. [Morphological analysis relates to meaningful elements while synonymy is a semantic sub-division relevant to lexical relations.] Based on an expanded concept of synonymity and on the introduction of synonymity statements and synonymity hypothesis, new questions arise as to the need for semantic information in defining morphological units. In turn, questions of identifying synonymous units--critically dependent upon semantic information--are complicated by the question of the relevance of that semantic information. Two questions regarding the relationship between morphological analysis and synonymity that are brought to our attention because of these complicating considerations are, as stated in Foundations of Linguistics Theory : 1. ...is it possible to make good the claim, inherent in the procedures of non-sema...

For the power series `sum_(n=0)^oo n!(x/2)^n,` we may apply Ratio Test. In Ratio test , we determine the limit as: `lim_(n-gtoo)|a_(n+1)/a_n| = L` or `lim_(n-gtoo)|a_(n+1)*1/a_n| = L`  Then ,we follow the conditions: a) `L lt1` then the series converges absolutely b) `Lgt1` then the series diverges c) `L=1 ` or does not exist  then the test is inconclusive.The series may be divergent, conditionally convergent, or absolutely convergent. The given power series `sum_(n=0)^oo n!(x/2)^n` has: `a_n =n!(x/2)^n` Then, `1/a_n=1/(n!)(2/x)^n`        ` =1/(n!)(2^n/x^n)`        ` =2^n/((n!)x^n)` `a_(n+1) =(n+1)!(x/2)^(n+1)`             ` = (n+1)(n!) x^(n+1)/2^(n+1)`            ` = (n+1)(n!)(x^n*x)/(2^n*2)`            ` =((n+1)(n!)*x^n*x)/(2^n*2))` Applying the Ratio test on the power series, we set-up the limit as: `lim_(n-gtoo) |((n+1)(n!)*x^n*x)/(2^n*2)*2^n/((n!)x^n)|` Cancel out common factors: `x^n,` `n!` , and `2^n` . `lim_(n-gtoo) |((n+1)x)/2|` Evaluate the limit. `lim_(n-gtoo) |((n+1)*x)/2| ...

The tumultuous time leading up to the South’s secession contains a number of significant events surrounding the larger issue of slavery and its expansion. Nevertheless, the direct catalyst of the South’s final decision to leave the Union was the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860. The planter class in the South desired to continue the institution of slavery. With Lincoln’s election, they felt their power in the U.S. Government was diminished. Southerners feared the government would curtail or outlaw slavery. In addition to the Republican Party's nomination of Lincoln, their party platform included a number of points the South would not tolerate. Republicans were set against the expansion of slavery. Lincoln made it clear that he did not believe states had a right to secede. He also would not give federal property within Southern states to the states so they could control themselves. The Southern states believed they had no place anymore in the United States’ democratic process. Th...

In Act 2 of The Importance of Being Earnest , Oscar Wilde gains most of his humor through situational irony, that is, things that are the opposite of what is expected. At the beginning of the scene, Miss Prism scorns "this modern mania for turning bad people into good people at a moment's notice." This is ironic in two respects: first, most people would favor a sinner's reformation and second, true reformation rarely happens instantaneously. Next Cecily admonishes Algy, who is pretending to be Ernest, "I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy." Again, the irony works on two levels: first, the usual way a hypocrite acts is to pretend to be good while really being wicked, and second, Algy actually is pretending here, although Cecily doesn't know it. That is dramatic irony, where the audience knows something a character doesn't. When Algy says that good looks ...

`2,24,720,40320,3628800` Let's write the series as, `2*1,4*3*2*1,6*5*4*3*2*1,8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1,10*9*8*7*6*5*4*3*2*1` From the above pattern we can write the series as, `2!,4!,6!,8!,10!` So based on the above pattern, we can write the n'th term of the series as: `a_n=(2n)!`

The Emperor Jones is a play written by Eugene O'Neill in 1920. The main character, Brutus Jones, is an African-American man who formerly worked as a Pullman porter on the railroads. After killing another African-American man in a dice game, he flees to a West Indian island and establishes himself as emperor with the help of a Cockney man named Henry Smithers. Jones learns that his subjects are going to rebel, and he tries to escape through the jungle with a silver bullet as a charm that he thinks will protect him. In the jungle, Jones hears the beats of drums and comes upon a phantom of Jeff, the man he killed in the dice game. Scared, Jones shoots the ghost-like figure, who disappears. Jones then comes upon a chain gang, which he is forced to join. He shoots at the head of the gang, who also disappears. Repenting of the murders he committed, Jones then encounters a slave auction from the 1850s. When he is put on the auction block, he fires at the auctioneer and planter, who simil...

Odysseus spent two decades away from his wife, Penelope. The first ten were spent fighting in the Trojan War—against his will, according to legend. The latter ten were spent trying to return home. Seven of those years were spent on the island of Ogygia, trapped by the goddess Calypso. Calypso wanted to marry Odysseus, bear him children, and grant him immortality. This was a compelling offer! Calypso was far more beautiful than Penelope, whose mortal beauty could never rival that of a goddess. It would have been easy for Odysseus to let his memories of home and desire to return there fade over time, overshadowed by the beautiful goddess in front of him, but Odysseus remained fixated on his goal of returning to Penelope and refused the goddess' advances. As Homer wrote, [H]is eyes were never dry of tears, and his sweet life was ebbing away, as he longed mournfully for his return, for the nymph was no longer pleasing in his sight. By night indeed he would sleep by her side perforce in...

Jews have typically been seen as members of a nation (or race or ethnic group) rather than as members of a religion because, at least in Europe, most Jews tended to share more or less the same “racial” background.  In addition, these Jews were typically segregated and discriminated against, making it easy to identify them and drastically reducing the number of people who converted to or from Judaism. The people that the Western world knows as Jews are largely Ashkenazic Jews.  These are Jews who moved into Central and Eastern Europe during the Middle Ages. This group of Jews became the dominant group in all of European Jewry.  Because of this, most European Jews (and later, American Jews as Ashkenazim moved to the United States) had a shared ancestry. Moreover, this group’s “blood” was not very diluted by intermarriage with other groups. Throughout history, Jews in Europe have been segregated and have often been persecuted.  Up until very recently, this meant that Jews married other Je...

From the outset it is pertinently clear that the speaker in the poem has an overwhelming pride in who she is and what she represents. She is no ordinary woman who subscribes to a stereotype. She is different and amazing. She has to be seen to be believed. She is special, extraordinary and powerful.  The first stanza makes it clear that she does not deem herself "pretty." She does, however, exude a power and charisma that so-called pretty women want to learn about, for they want to know her secret. When she confirms that whatever she has is no secret, they don't believe her. It is clear that she deems everything about her special. It's not that she has any specific characteristic that makes her stand out. What makes her special is simple—she is a woman. It is being a woman that makes her remarkable. She asserts the fact by positively stating at the end of the stanza: "That's me." In stanza two, the speaker emphasizes her greatness and continues in the sam...

Methylmercury, also called quicksilver, is a highly toxic form of mercury. Methylmercury is produced by microbes living in wet environments like bogs, the ocean, and rivers. Animals which live in these environments may ingest methylmercury, and as it is bioaccumulative, this becomes more and more dangerous the higher up on the food chain an organism is. Humans most often ingest methylmercury through seafoods like tuna fish.  When humans ingest too much methylmercury, they may experience heart attack, tremors, loss of vision or hearing, or other forms of central nervous system damage. In the fetus, methylmercury poisoning can significantly affect development and cause lifelong blindness, deafness, microcephaly, and mental and physical impairments.  Methylmercury has a half life of about 50 days in the human body, but it is much easier for this substance to accumulate in the small bodies of children and fetuses. For people of all ages, doctors recommend limiting the amount of large fish ...

The graphic novel, and the film that followed is about the historical Battle of Thermopylae.  In that battle, the Spartans were tasked with slowing down the Persian ground forces until the Greek navy could defeat the Persians on the seas. Most of the information that historians have about Thermopylae is presented in the accounts of the Roman historian Herodotus. Herodotus had a habit of blending history with myth, so a lot of the story seems exaggerated.  While the battle did take place, and the Spartans did mount a very brave defense to slow down the Persians, it is unlikely that it was done with only three hundred soldiers.  So, to answer the original question, the novel is somewhat true, but likely an exaggeration of an already exaggerated battle in history.

From the table of power series, we have: `(1+x)^k = 1 +kx+ (k(k-1))/2! x^2 +(k(k-1)(k-2))/3!x^3 +` ...  To apply this on the given integral `int_0.1^0.3 sqrt(1+x^3)dx` , we let: `sqrt(1+x^3) =(1+x^3)^(1/2)`  Using the aforementioned power series, we may replace the "`x` " with "`x^3` " and `"k` " with "`1/2 or 0.5"` . `(1+x^3)^(1/2) =1 +0.5x^3+ (0.5(0.5-1))/2! (x^3)^2 +` ...            `=1 +0.5x^3 -0.25/2! x^6 +` ... The integral becomes: `int_0.1^0.3 sqrt(1+x^3)dx=int_0.1^0.3 [1 +0.5x^3-0.25/2! x^6 +...]dx` To determine the indefinite integral, we integrate each term using Power Rule for integration: `int x^ndx =x^(n+1)/(n+1).` `int_0.1^0.3 [1 +0.5x^3-0.25/2! x^6 +...]dx`  ` =[x + 0.5 x^4/4-0.25/2! x^7/7 +...]|_0.1^0.3` ` =[ x +x^4/8-x^7/56]_0.1^0.3` Apply definite integral formula: `F(x)|_a^b = F(b) - F(a)` . `F(0.3) =0.3+0.3^4/8-0.3^7/56+` ...             `=0.3 +0.0010125 -3.9054x10^(-6) +` ... `F(0.1) = 0.1 +0.1^4/8-0.1^7/56+` ...            ...

At first, the passengers of the car are panicking because they are not sure what is going on.  This woman is just screaming about a fire in the middle of the night and there is no fire to be seen.  They don’t know that at first, though.  There was a moment of panic. Who had screamed? It was Mrs. Schächter. Standing in the middle of the car, in the faint light filtering through the windows, she looked like a withered tree in a field of wheat. She was howling, pointing through the window …  Wiesel says that it took them “a long time to recover” from being woken up in this manner, and they were trembling.  The woman’s son tried to calm her down, and so do some other women.  She doesn’t quiet, and it wears on them.  But it was all in vain. Our terror could no longer be contained. Our nerves had reached a breaking point. Our very skin was aching. It was as though madness had infected all of us. We gave up. A few young men forced her to sit down, then bound and gagged her.  Their treatment o...

Beatrice tells Roy they almost forgot the ground beef .  Beatrice and Roy visit Roy's house after school to get white adhesive medical tape, antibiotic ointment, and gauze. At the time, Roy is unaware of what the medical supplies are for. However, Roy soon discovers that the medical supplies are to treat Mullet Fingers' dog bite wound. In order for the two kids to leave Roy's house without suspicion, Beatrice lies to Mrs. Eberhardt, saying they are going to Beatrice's house to complete a messy science experiment. As the two are about to leave, Beatrice says she and Roy have forgotten something. "Oh, wait - you know what we forgot?" He had no clue what Beatrice was talking about. "No. What did we forget?" "The ground beef," she said. Beatrice continues to lie to Mrs. Eberhardt, saying the ground beef is for their science experiment on cell decay. In actuality, the ground beef is for Mullet Fingers to use to make meatballs to place around the...

The upper-class Burnells consider the fact that the father of the Kelvey children is absent and rumored to be in prison the most "awful" thing about them. In Katherine Mansfield's story, upper- and lower-class children attend the same school in New Zealand (still a British colony at the time) because of the shortage of schools. These circumstances place the Burnells with children of middle and lower incomes. Nevertheless, England's rigid class system has been brought along to this country by the British colonists. Therefore, the Burnell children are forbidden by their cold and class-conscious Aunt Beryl to have any association with the poor Kelvey sisters.  The Kelvey girls, Lil and Elsey, are the daughters of "a washerwoman and a jailbird. Very nice company for other people's children!" These girls are excluded from viewing the doll's house—"the perfect, perfect little house"—that the Burnell girls have received from old Mrs. Hay when the ...

When hot and cold water are mixed, the hot water sample loses heat, while the colder sample gains it and ultimately the whole solution reaches a new temperature (somewhere between the temperatures of the two samples). Here, we have an unknown mass of water sample at 85 degrees. Let us assume it has a mass of 'm' g. The final temperature of this sample is 45 degrees Celsius. The amount of heat lost by this water sample is given as: Heat lost = mass of water x specific heat capacity of water x temperature change = m x C x (85 - 45) = 40 mC J (where C is the specific heat capacity of water) We also have 1 kg or 1000 g of water sample at 35 degrees Celsius, which when mixed with the hotter sample, reaches a final temperature of 45 degrees C.  The amount of heat gained by this sample is given as: heat gained = 1000 x C x (45 - 35) = 10000C J Now, assuming no heat loss, the amount of heat gained by the colder sample is equal to the amount of heat lost by the hotter sample. Thus, heat...

This question is meant to determine whether you know what the labor force is and whether you can filter out extraneous information presented to you in a question.  Once you understand both of these things, you will find that the labor force in this country consists of 14.5 million people. In economic terms, the labor force of a country consists of those people who are willing and physically able to work in paid jobs.  What this means is that the labor force includes people who have jobs (because they are clearly willing and able to work) and those who are unemployed (because the technical definition of unemployment includes only those people who are willing and able to work but who cannot find jobs).  The people who are not in the labor force include such groups as children who are too young to work and retirees who no longer wish to work. With this definition in mind, let us look at what information in the question is relevant.  The total population of the country is irrelevant becaus...

It is important for Jerry to swim through the tunnel, on a literal level, because he wants to be able to fit in with the older, local boys who could do it.  These boys seemed "like men to Jerry," and when they came to the wild bay, he wanted nothing more than to be accepted by them.  Initially, the boys made room for him, but once they began to swim through the tunnel, he clowned around to get their attention, and they abandoned him.  In Jerry's eyes, what really separates him from them is their ability to perform this physical feat.  He longs to close the gap between himself and these older boys by erasing this difference. On a symbolic level, Jerry wants to swim through the tunnel because he longs to grow up.  Swimming through the tunnel feels like an initiation of sorts, as if accomplishing this task will prove, somehow, that he's ready for adulthood. 

According to a 2016 survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) , Accounting is the most sought after major among employers. In fact, 98 percent of those who responded were willing to hire graduates with a background in accountancy, followed next by Computer Science (97 percent) and then Finance (91 percent). These findings are also supported by CareerBuilder, whose research has shown that employers are looking to hire graduates with business-related majors , like accounting and finance. In second place are majors in Computer and Information Services while Engineering ranks third. Interestingly, both surveys shows that employers are less interested in certain types of majors, like the arts, humanities and social sciences. Instead, there is a clear trend towards business and science-related subjects.

There are some key quotes in the trial scene that tell us what actually happened to Mayella Ewell. In Chapter 18, Atticus questions Mayella on the stand, and his questions gradually reveal that Mayella's father, Bob Ewell, was actually the one who beat her up. Take, for instance, the following excerpt: "Did you scream first at your father instead of at Tom Robinson? Was that it?" No answer. "Who beat you up? Tom Robinson or your father?" No answer. (190) Based on the way Mayella avoids answering Atticus' questions, we can assume that it was Bob Ewell who actually beat up Mayella, and that the man is blaming his crimes on Tom Robinson. Further on in Chapter 19, we get even more insight into what happened when Tom Robinson gives his testimony: "She says she never kissed a grown man before... She says what her papa do to her don't count." (197)  Based on Tom's account of the situation, we can guess that Mayella Ewell actually instigated her in...

The memories that Jonas experiences as received by the Giver give him knowledge and wisdom. First he learns about the ability to make choices based on preferences; then he learns about the concept of love; and finally, he learns what being  released really means. Jonas learns about each concept from a different memory and they teach him more about humanity than any of his friends or family could ever understand. The first memory Jonas ever receives is in Chapter 11. Jonas gets to go sledding down a snowy slope, which gives him a great feeling of joy that he's never experienced before. Afterwards, he is told that snow, hills, and sledding don't exist anymore because they were sacrificed for Sameness--the condition that makes the community equal, safe, and secure. This is the first time that Jonas realizes that there are experiences that he has never known about and that others whom he loves will never, ever know.  As Jonas receives more memories, his insight into seeing beyond ...