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Both the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were eighteenth-century movements. They were both influential throughout the British Atlantic, including Great Britain's North American colonies. They both featured an emphasis on the individual, including a movement toward individual and universal rights. But in many ways the similarities end there. The Great Awakening, in fact, has been interpreted as a reaction to the Enlightenment. The Awakening was a series of religious revivals in the British Atlantic world. It emphasized emotion, pathos, and an individual and direct relationship with God. It also rejected what was seen as the cold rationalism of the Enlightenment, especially as it was expressed in the mechanistic religious philosophy known as Deism. The Enlightenment was ultimately a secular movement, and while its adherents varied widely in their religious beliefs, they generally eschewed what they called religious "enthusiasm," a term that meant something like "...

The conception of how to acquire knowledge really changed during the Renaissance with the advent of Humanism. Though this cultural revolution is less clearly understood today, one of the main ideas within Humanism is that most of humankind's problems can be solved through rational thinking. This view was sustained in the succeeding centuries, allowing for the development of the Scientific Revolution in the sixteenth- and seventeenth-centuries and the Enlightenment in the eighteenth-century. Humanist belief also allowed for thinkers to question the supposed infallibility of the Church and religious doctrine. The Catholic Church insisted on the geocentric vision of the universe -- that is, that Earth was at the center of the universe. This view was challenged by Nicolaus Copernicus in 1543 in his book,  On the revolutions of the heavenly bodies.  Galileo Galilei developed Copernicus's heliocentric theory, or the fact of the sun being at the center of the universe, but would remov...

The proliferation of trading routes and cities suggests to us that the European economy at this time was relatively strong.  Both trading routes and cities depend on a strong economy for their existence. If the economy is not strong, cities cannot exist.  In order for cities to exist, two things have to be true.  First, farms in the area of the city have to be prosperous.  If farms are producing a lot of food, they can sell to people in the cities.  If the farms are not producing well, cities cannot arise because there will not be enough food to support people who live in cities.  Second, there have to be jobs available in the cities.  People cannot live in cities unless there is something for them to do to make a living.  In the country, people can farm.  In the cities, they cannot do this.  They have to have some other sort of employment in order to survive.  What this means is that the proliferation of cities means that farms were doing well and that there were jobs to be had in the...

Helen Keller loved Alexander Graham Bell from the moment she met him.  He recommended the Perkins Institute, who found Anne Sullivan to teach Helen Keller. Helen Keller’s biography The Story of My Life is dedicated to Alexander Graham Bell.  This demonstrates his importance in her life.  Her dedication also references the telephone, and its impact on the hearing population. Helen Keller’s parents took her to Dr. Bell when she was six years old.  They were seeking advice on schools and teachers of the blind and deaf, because Helen had lost both senses in an illness when she was a toddler.  She loved him immediately, feeling “tenderness and sympathy” from him. He understood my signs, and I knew it and loved him at once. But I did not dream that that interview would be the door through which I should pass from darkness into light, from isolation to friendship, companionship, knowledge, love. (Ch. 3) Alexander Graham Bell is responsible for Helen Keller’s education because he recommended ...

Maya Angelou's poem "Caged Bird" is full of avian metaphors and imagery. The poem itself is a metaphor for the limitations one experiences in a life of oppression. "Caged Bird" draws from Angelou's own experiences as a Black woman in the racially-segregated United States following the Civil War and even beyond the Civil Rights Movement. To this day, many Black Americans face limitations based on a systemic cycle of racial oppression which prevents class mobility.  In talking of birds, "clipping" involves trimming a bird's wing feathers so that they cannot fly. Some bird owners or caretakers trim just one wing or enough feathers on each side, so as to render the bird unstable in flight but leaving them able to glide for a short distance. In Angelou's poem, she uses "clipped" as a metaphor for the systemic forms of oppression I have mentioned above. Being "clipped" in society on the basis of race (or other identities) prev...

The narrative structure of Chapter 24, "Calling Home," involves four soldiers in Vietnam--Eddie, Doc, Oscar, and finally Paul Berlin--going into a soundproof booth one by one to speak by radio hookup to people back in the United States. The structure of the chapter highlights the idea that the characters are isolated from their friends and family at home and somewhat from each other. When each person goes into the booth, he is cut off from the others, and the others can only see--but not hear--the person who is speaking on the phone by looking through a plastic window. As Eddie speaks on the phone to people at home, Paul Berlin watches him: "Paul Berlin watched through a plastic window. For a time nothing happened. Then a red light blinked on and the PFC handed Eddie one of the headsets. Eddie began rocking in his chair. He held the microphone with one hand, squeezing it, leaning slightly forward." The way in which the other characters can see, but not hear, their f...

The relationship between Jekyll and Hyde is essential to developing the theme of duality in this work. There are several reasons for this. First, there is the core relationship. These men change into one another. They are one another's secret identity, in a way. When one man is present, the other doesn't exist. Jekyll indicates other, deeper elements of their relationship in the work's final chapter. In that chapter Jekyll says that he's always had a divided self, and that through his research he has found that human nature is innately divided: we all have two selves, at least. (In that final chapter, Jekyll says there might be more selves.) So, the relationship between Jekyll and Hyde stands in for the duality in all mankind. Another element is that the line between the two of them is not firm. It leaks. To be specific, Jekyll thinks he's been successful at dividing himself in two in a way that gives him complete control. He hasn't. At times he goes to sleep as...

We are asked to graph the function `y=(-2)/(x-7) ` : Note that this is a transformation of the function y=1/x whose graph is a hyperbola. The graph has been reflected over the horizontal axis, translated 7 units right, and a dilation of factor 2 has been applied. There is a vertical asymptote at x=7 and a horizontal asymptote at y=0. The y-intercept is 2/7. The graph:

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird , Atticus stays true to himself by doing as his moral conscience tells him to do . One thing his conscience tells him to do is to defend Tom Robinson, despite ridicule from the town and the inevitability of failure. One spot in the book in which we see Atticus discuss his actions for being true to himself is in Chapter 11. In this chapter, Jem is driven to fury by Mrs. Dubose, who insults the children and their father by saying, "Your father's no better than the niggers and trash he works for!" (Ch. 11). While Jem is away apologizing to Mrs. Dubose for whacking all the camellia flowers off of the bushes in her garden, Scout expresses sorrow and frustration at frequently hearing her father be ridiculed by saying, with respect to Robinson's case, "Atticus, you must be wrong ..." and further explaining that "folks seem to think they're right and you're wrong." In response, Atticus expresses respect for...

Hello! There are some misprints in formulas here, I suppose that the acceleration is `a=a(t)=(5+3t^3)i+(45-t^2)j,` where t is for time in seconds. By definition, acceleration is the derivative of speed by time, `a(t)=v'(t).` Therefore `v(t)=v_0+int_0^t a(x) dx.` The same way the position is `s(t)=s_0+int_0^t v(x) dx.` It is given that `v_0=30 i` and `s_0=0.` Integrating once, obtain `v(t)=(30+5t+3/4 t^4) i + (45t-1/3 t^3) j,` integrating twice obtain `s(t)=(30t+5/2 t^2 + 3/20 t^5) i + (45/2 t^2 - 1/12 t^4) j.` Now we have to substitute `t=4` into these equalities. So `v(4)=(30+20+192)i+(180-64/3)j=242i+(158+2/3)j` (in m/s) and `s(4)=(120+40+153.6)i+(360-21-1/3)j=313.6i+(338+1/3)j` (in meters). These are the answers. If some functions are misprinted, you can integrate the correct functions.

Hooke's law states that a force is needed to stretch or compress a spring by a distance of x. The force is proportional to the distance x. It is written as `F = kx` where: `F `  = force `k` = proportionality constant or spring constant `x` = length displacement from its natural length Applying the given variable force: `F= 20` pounds  to stretch a spring a total of `9` inches, we get: `F=kx` `20=k*9` `k=20/9` Plug-in `k =20/9` on Hooke's law , we get: `F = (20/9)x` Work can be define with formula: `W = F*Deltax`  where:  `F ` = force or ability to do work. `Deltax` = displacement of the object’s position With force function: `F(x)= (20/9)x ` and condition to stretch the spring by 1 foot (or 12 inches) from its natural position, we set-up the integral application for work as: `W = int_a^b F(x) dx` `W = int_0^12 (20/9)xdx` Apply basic integration property: `int c*f(x)dx= c int f(x)dx` . `W = (20/9)int_0^12 xdx` Apply Power rule for integration: `int x^n(dx) = x^(n+1)/(n+1)` . `W ...

Bacteria are unicellular organisms and are extremely small to be viewed by the naked eye. They are usually observed through a microscope. These organisms are present practically everywhere, from our homes to the oceans, soil, near volcanoes, etc.  Bacteria carry out a large number of functions and are responsible for various processes. A number of bacteria are pathogenic. That is, they can cause infections and diseases. That is why we disinfect water before it is supplied to people. However, it would be a bad idea to wipe them all out. Several bacteria are helpful to us and are essential for operations like wastewater treatment or making yogurt (or curd). They are also commonly used in pharmaceutical industry for manufacturing useful chemicals. Bacteria are also responsible for nitrogen-fixation and processes of nitrification and denitrification. They also participate in the nutrient cycling. For all these and many more bacterial functions, we should not wipe them all out. Hope this he...

This is a pretty tricky question, as anatomy is highly variable from person to person as well as over the course of a lifetime. Even as I sit here, typing this answer, some of the cells in my body are dying or being generated for the first time. According to the Smithsonian Magazine, there are approximately 37.2 trillion cells in an anatomically normal, adult human body. This is a difficult number to calculate, as different kinds of tissues and cells may have different densities. If all cells had precisely the same weight and density, we might be able to take the weight of a certain number of cells (say, one thousand) and divide a person's weight by that number to find out how many thousands of cells are in that person's body. But this is not the case, so scientists have made their best guess factoring in these differences in density.  Even if our best guess tells us that 37.2 trillion cells comprising the human body, there are many more lurking inside of our digestive tracts, ...

The Boys from Brazil is a 1978 science fiction film. The film is based on the thriller novel of the same name by Ira Levin. In the film, Dr. Josef Mengele is responsible for an adoption program that has resulted in 94 adoptions of nearly identical black-haired, blue-eyed boys. These boys are all 13 years old and have all been adopted by German civil servants and their much-younger wives. It is later revealed these boys were all carried to term by surrogate mothers in Brazil during World War II as part of a secret project headed by Mengele. The ova of these women were fertilized with genetic material from Adolf Hitler. The fertilized eggs were genetically the result of Hitler and a surrogate woman's DNA. The adoptions were part of Mengele's scheme to create a new Führer and a new Reich.

In Act 1, Scene 1, the audience witnesses an altercation between two servants of the house of Capulet -- Sampson and Gregory -- and two servants of the house of Montague -- Abram and another without name.  It takes place for no reason other than family pride and honor: Gregory frowns at the others and Sampson bites his thumb at them, a gesture of defiance.  When Abram asks if the gesture was meant for them, Sampson replies in the negative because the law is not on their side (the families have been warned by the Prince about their violence).  After a short exchange, Benvolio approaches, and Gregory and Sampson assert that their master is better than Abram’s.  And so the fight begins.  This altercation between the servants sets the violent mood of the play as well as shows us just how ridiculous the feud between the families is.  The scene shows us the senseless violence that results from the feud, a disagreement, apparently, about nothing more now than family honor.  The fight lacks me...

People in Maycomb are biased against Tom Robinson simply because he is a black man. It is clear from the beginning of the trial that Tom has committed no offense, and that he has been wrongly accused of raping Mayella Ewell. In fact, it's obvious that Mayella's father was the man who beat her up, and that Tom (who has one stunted arm) is not physically capable of beating Mayella in the way she was attacked. Atticus says it best during his closing statement in Chapter 20 when he says "this case should never have come to trial. This case is as simple as black and white" (205).  The bias against Tom is mostly clearly shown when the all white jury finds Tom guilty despite this overwhelming evidence to the contrary. By choosing such an incomprehensible verdict, the jury shows that people in Maycomb believe that Tom is inherently guilty simply because he is black. There is no good reason for this prejudice, other than the fact that racism is a systemic tradition in Maycomb....

"De nada" is Spanish for "you're welcome."  If I were to do a literal translation, it would technically be translated as "of nothing."  "De" means "of" in Spanish, and nada means "nothing."   In my Spanish classes, I remember my teacher also told us that the phrase could be interpreted as "no problem."   Obviously a person is not going to randomly say "de nada." He or she would say it after somebody else says "thank you," which in Spanish is "gracias."   So if I went to a Spanish speaking restaurant, I could ask for the bill by saying "la cuenta por favor." My waiter would bring me my bill, I would say "gracias," and he or she might respond by saying "de nada."  

The speaker says that the eagle "clasps the crag with crooked hands" (line 1).  The word clasps indicates how tightly the eagle clings to his leadership position; he seems tenacious, even dictatorial perhaps, as a result of this word choice .   The word "stands" also seems to connote a certain strength on the eagle's part, that he is a leader because he possesses such strength (3).  Further, to say that the "wrinkled sea beneath him crawls" shows just how powerless everything else is in comparison to the eagle (4).  Crawling is an action performed by something or someone who is subservient or weak; the eagle, then, is so powerful that everything beneath him seems powerless.  It also makes the eagle sound merciless, perhaps even cruel, because he makes everything else crawl below him.  Finally, the line, "He watches from his mountain walls," tells us about his stronghold, where his power is consolidated.  Again, he is so much higher (literall...

In A Thousand Splendid Suns,  Mariam's and Laila's friendship inspires them to fight back against a very challenging situation. Mariam and Laila suffer mightily under the oppression in their daily lives.  Under the Taliban, submission and silence are common reactions to such overwhelming difficulty. People suffer in silence because they do not believe their situation is going to change. However, the friendship between Mariam and Laila is transformative.  Both women recognize the possibility of restorative hope because of their friendship. We see the transformative power of this friendship at different points. For example, Mariam is profoundly impacted when Aziza, Laila's daughter, is born: As soon as she was in Mariam's arms, Aziza's thumb shot into her mouth and she buried her face in Mariam's neck. […] Mariam had never before been wanted like this. Love had never been declared to her so guilelessly, so unreserved. Aziza's love strengthens the bond between ...

The sentence in the above question, found at the end of Chapter 24 in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird , is a type of argument called an if-then statement, from which we can infer a larger conclusion . An inference is a type of literary device that allows a reader to draw logical conclusions from premises believed to be true; it allows us to rationally reinterpret facts presented in new ways ( "Inference," Literary Devices ). An if-then statement starts with a hypothesis followed by a conclusion. A hypothesis is a prediction that can be tested. The Murrieta Valley Unified School District gives us the following example of an if-then statement containing a hypothesis and a conclusion: If the team wins the semi-final, then the team will play in the championship ( "If-Then Statements and Deductive Reasoning" ). Here, "the team wins the semi-final" is the hypothesis, and "the team will play in the championship" is the conclusion we can draw...

Since I obviously can't address your individual situation, I will discuss parenting styles in general terms that will help you identify how your parents have approached child-rearing. At the end, I will also mention some of the things that can influence parents. As proposed by Diana Baumrind, a parenting style isn't any particular tactic, but rather the general approach that a parent takes to guiding, socializing, or controlling a child. Psychologists recognize four such styles. Authoritarian parenting is what we observe when the parent demands blind obedience and seeks to control behavior through punishment or the threat of punishment. This may include the withdrawal of affection. Permissive parenting emphasizes emotional warmth and a disinclination to enforce limits. The permissive parent is friendly and encouraging, but fails to step in when the child does something selfish, destructive, rude, or harmful. Authoritative parenting represents a middle ground where a parent e...

Act 3, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's  The Merchant of Venice is when Bassanio wants to try his luck by choosing from the three caskets for Portia's hand in marriage. Based on the previous suitors who have failed, Portia feels that Bassanio could choose incorrectly and fail just as easily. She actually loves Bassanio and she is tempted to tell him how to choose correctly so she can keep him. She doesn't want to cheat for Bassanio because that would mean that she loses her integrity in the process, but she doesn't want to lose him, either. Therefore, the question is basically asking if you would cheat by telling Bassanio which casket to choose, or if you would continue honoring your father's memory and wishes by remaining silent and allowing him to choose for himself without help. This is a difficult question because we know that Bassanio passes the test and chooses correctly without Portia's help. However, at the point in time that Portia does not know if he will cho...

According to the author of the Twilight series, Stephenie Meyer, Bella's visions of Edward appearing or speaking to her when she is in danger are actually just vivid hallucinations. In New Moon , Bella is deeply depressed as a result of Edward's disappearance and begins behaving recklessly because she believes Edward will reappear to save her. As a result, she experiences realistic delusions which Meyer states are actually her subconscious attempting to prevent her dangerous behavior. According to the author, if Edward had been physically present or psychically connected to Bella in the scene where she sees Laurent, he would have reappeared to rescue her. Meyer argues that this evidence makes it impossible to interpret the scenes with Edward's presence as anything other than Bella's imagination.

I believe that the question is asking for clarification on Darwin's Theory of Evolution vs. asking for clarification on why people might not believe it.  Often, people assume that Darwin was the first person to think that species evolved and changed over time.  That is simply not true.  Jean-Baptiste Lamarck proposed the first fully formed scientific theory of evolution in 1809.  That’s 50 years before Darwin’s On the Origin of Species.  Darwin’s theory obviously gained more popularity in the long run than Lamark’s because of Darwin’s explanation for how the mechanism of evolution possibly works.  Darwin’s theory involves things like adaptation, fitness, survival of the fittest, and natural selection.  I’ll take each one in turn.   Through normal genetic changes that result from sexual reproduction and mutations, organisms exhibit small changes from generation to generation.  Some of those changes allow a particular organism to be better adapted to a particular environment.  An or...

I believe that the most pertinent disagreement between Lyddie and Diana deals with the petition that Diana is circulating among the factory girls. Diana is an outspoken proponent for better working conditions in the factories, and she is convincing many girls to sign a petition for improved conditions. Diana wants Lyddie to sign the document.  Lyddie does not want to sign it. Part of her realizes that conditions are not great, but, so far, Lyddie has been able to successfully handle the conditions and the speed up. Lyddie is also hesitant to sign the petition because she risks her employment by signing it. Lyddie is making good money by this time in the story, and she sees a realistic possibility of earning enough money to pay down the debt and get her farm back. If she signs the petition and gets blacklisted from factory work, her source of income dries up. Lyddie is not willing to risk that. 

Hello! Luckily, there is no contradiction. You are right that `a = (dv)/dt,` that `v = 0` at the highest point and that the acceleration due to gravity is constant. The only incorrect statement you use is that `(dv)/dt = 0` if `v=0.` It is not true in general. Recall the definition of a derivative `(dv)/dt` or `v',` which are the same. For a function `v(t)`: `v'(t) = lim_(Delta t->0) (v(t+Delta t) - v(t))/(Delta t).` If `v(t) = 0` for some specific moment `t,` `v'(t)` becomes: `v'(t) = lim_(Delta t->0) (v(t+Delta t))/(Delta t).` But it doesn't have to be zero! For example, in our case `v(t) = V_0-g*t` is a linear function. For any `t,` even for `t = V_0/g,` where `v(t)=0,` `(v(t+Delta t) - v(t))/(Delta T) = ((V_0-g*(t+Delta t))-(V_0-g*t))/(Delta t) = -g,` so the limit is also `-g` (this means `+g` downwards). There is a grain of truth in your assumption, nevertheless. If `v(t)=0` at some entire interval around a point `t_0,` then `(v(t_0+Delta t) - v(t_0))/(D...

Dr. King believed that nonviolent civil disobedience would end injustice. Dr. King believed that people had a moral duty to oppose injustice.  He was not passive in suggesting that individuals must respond to evil in the world.  He proposed that individuals embrace nonviolence as a means to end injustice.  Nonviolent civil disobedience would transform the souls of individuals who perpetrate injustice: I do not want to give the impression that non- violence will work miracles overnight. Men are not easily moved from mental ruts or purged of their prejudice and irrational feelings. When the underprivileged demand freedom, the privileged first react with bitterness and resistance. Even when the demands are couched in non-violent terms, the initial response is the same... The non-violent approach does not immediately change the hearts of the oppressor. It first does something to the hearts and souls of those committed to it.... Finally, it reaches the opponent and so stirs his conscience t...

In some ways, this story pits personal or individual identity against cultural or communal identity.Long ago, the Talaote tribe "lived without faces," meaning people lived without personal identity, having only tribal or cultural identity. They were content to have their identity be represented by their chief.  Everyone followed the chief's orders, acting as one, accepting "this regimental leveling out of their individual souls" until, one day, conflict came and "the people awoke and showed their individual faces." It is when conflict arrives that we see how individuals can suddenly begin to privilege personal identity over cultural identity; or, perhaps, the emerging importance of personal identity over cultural identity is the cause of the conflict itself? When Sebembele, the oldest son of the now-dead chief Monemapee, admits that he had an affair with his father's most junior bride, Rankwana, this causes conflict. The affair resulted in Sebembel...

One such moment occurs in Act 1, scene 1, when Horatio and Barnardo discuss young Fortinbras of Norway. Horatio provides some exposition about old king Hamlet's having won some land from old king Fortinbras. Now, however, "young Fortinbras, / Of unimproved mettle hot and full, / Hath in the skirts of Norway here and there / Sharked up a list of lawless resolutes [...] / [...] to recover of us, by strong hand / And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands / So by his father lost" (1.1.107-116). This son responds quickly and decisively to a perceived loss of honor. He is unafraid to be violent when he feels that the situation calls for it. Compared with the way Hamlet behaves later, when he learns that his father has been wronged, Fortinbras acts more like a loyal son and true man. Likewise, when Laertes returns from France after his father's murder and hushed-up funeral, his behavior also shows what a true man was supposed to act like. When Gertrude tells him to be cal...

One lesson that the narrative of "The Interlopers" presents is that people should not become mired in issues that are not essential to the quality of their lives. The plot of Saki's story revolves around an ancient grudge that two young men have allowed to become foremost in their lives as they have inflamed the hatred between their two families, who once disputed a small tract of land: The feud might, perhaps, have died down or been compromised if the personal ill-will of the two men had not stood in the way; as boys they had thirsted for one another's blood, as men each prayed that misfortune might fall on the other. Of course, the old maxim "Be careful what you wish for" is also applicable to the narrative of "The Interlopers," as well as the senselessness of their feud, since misfortune does, indeed, befall the two enemies. Unfortunately, it has taken a disaster to effect a change of heart in the two men, and as fate would have it, this realiza...

The terms "patriotism" and "patriotic behavior" cover a range of behaviors. Patriotism is positive emotional attachment to one's country. It includes feelings of pride, camaraderie, and belonging. Rational behavior is behavior in keeping with one's self-interest. So the question of whether patriotism is rational hinges on whether patriotism is in keeping with a person's self-interest.  Many have questioned the rationality of patriotism. Patriotism is linked to nationalism, and (in some cases) is also linked to ethnic and religious chauvinism. The insider-outsider dichotomy that marks patriotism is problematic because it results in valuing people differently based on their country of origin. To this end, Mark Twain identified patriotism as "the refuge of the scoundrel," and the patriot as "the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about." J. D. Krishnamurti, using even stronger terms, argued that nation...

`int (x^3+x^2+2x+1)/((x^2+1)(x^2+2))dx` To solve, apply partial fractions decomposition. To express the integrand as sum of proper rational expressions, set the equation as follows:  `(x^3+x^2+2x+1)/((x^2+1)(x^2+2)) = (Ax+B)/(x^2+1)+(Cx+D)/(x^2+2)` Multiply both sides by the LCD. `x^3+x^2+2x+1=(Ax+B)(x^2+2)+(Cx+D)(x^2+1)` `x^3+x^2+2x+1=Ax^3+2Ax+Bx^2+2B + Cx^3+Cx+Dx^2+D` `x^3+x^2+2x+1=(A+C)x^3+(B+D)x^2+(2A+C)x+2B+D` For the two sides to be equal, the two polynomials should be the same. So set the coefficients of the polynomials equal to each other. x^3: `1=A+C `   (Let this be EQ1.) x^2: `1=B+D`     (Let this be EQ2.) x: `2=2A+C`     (Let this be EQ3.) Constant: `1=2B+D`     (Let this be EQ4.) To solve for the values of A, B, C and D, isolate the C in EQ1. `1=A+C` `1-A=C` Plug-in this to EQ3. `2=2A+C` `2=2A+1-A` `2=A+1` `1=A` Plug-in the value of A to EQ1. `1=A+C` `1=1+C` `0=C` Also, isolate the D in EQ2. `1=B+D` `1-B=D` Plug-in this to EQ4. `1=2B+D` `1=2B+1-B` `1=B+1` `0=B` And plug-in...

In traditional Indian society, a woman was expected to become a wife and mother and her childhood was considered preparation for this. Girls would learn how to cook, keep house, and care for their future husbands and children. Girls were not allowed to go to school because it was not expected to help them in their  proper  role as a wife and mother. By the time a girl was in her teenage years, it was common to have a marriage arranged and in the works. Girls would leave their parents' homes to live with their husbands and become mothers often before reaching adulthood. Girls were really considered a burden on their parents because they could not earn money for the home or take care of their parents in old age, and it was expected that their parents would pay a dowry, too. For this reason, infanticide was very common in India until the 20th century or so. It persists in rural areas or in the form of sex-selective abortion through all sects of society. During the second half of the 1...

First of all let's define the different kinds of chemical compounds we are talking about because that will define the kinds of particles we are talking about.  Argon is an element on the periodic table.  It is a member of the noble gasses, meaning that it is a monoatomic pure gas.  In other words, argon gas particles are simply pure single atoms of argon. Oxygen is also an element on the periodic table but in nature, the simplest form of oxygen is oxygen gas, a diatomic molecule composed of O2 (two oxygen atoms bonded together).  Since O2 is a diatomic molecule, its smallest particle size is a molecule.  Finally, water is a polyatomic molecule H2O composed of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen.  Again, particles of water are the individual molecules.   Neon is also a noble gas just like argon.  So neon particles are individual neon atoms.  Neon particles are similar to argon particles but not similar to oxygen or water molecules.

When Beneatha speaks of George Murchison, she speaks "with displeasure" and calls him "shallow" (Act I, sc. i). She feels that George sees himself as better than the Younger family because his family has money and Beneatha's does not.  However, she says, "Oh—I like George all right, Mama. I mean I like him enough to go out with him and stuff" (Act I, sc. i).  So, she even admits that she likes him, but she is really using him to have a good time and nothing else.  Beneatha does not see in George a kindred spirit, like she does with Joseph Asagai.  Beneatha's family also wants to see her marry George because it would be moving up in their social world; he has money, so he will be able to support her.  However, he won't be the type of person who would allow Beneatha to continue her quest to be a doctor--he is a traditionalist, like her family, and the family hopes that George will settle Beneatha. Joseph Asagai, on the other hand, is more of a so...

To cite a source that includes chapters in a book in a reference list using APA format, follow the template below:  Author, A. A., & Author, B. B. (Year of publication). Title of chapter. In A. A. Editor & B. B. Editor (Eds.), Title of book (pages of chapter). Location: Publisher. Please note that every line of your citation after the first line should be indented to the same degree (this can't be shown in the format of this answer). For example, here is a sample reference: Smith, J.S., & Jones, A.M. (1998). The effectiveness of multi-sensory reading programs: A guide for teachers. In B.A. Wainwright (Ed.), Reading interventions for the classroom (pp. 90-102). New York, NY: Springer. Again, the lines after the first should be indented. If each chapter has a title, cite each chapter separately. For example, if you are citing more than one chapter in the book above (all by the same authors), you would use the following format for your references: Smith, J.S., & Jones,...

In Act 1 Scene 3 of  Othello , Brabantio's attitude towards women is evidenced in his outrage towards Desdemona having married Othello.  Brabantio says that his daughter has been "stol'n from [him]," suggesting that he regards Desdemona as his "property."  Brabantio does not believe that Desdemona made a conscious choice to marry Othello, and he instead believes that Othello somehow tricked Desdemona into marrying him.  Brabantio accuses Othello of "witchcraft," but Othello says that the only charms he has used to win Desdemona's love are the tales of his past.  Even when Desdemona speaks for herself and tells her father that she perceives in the situation a "divided duty," Brabantio will not back down from his belief that Desdemona should regard him as the most important person (man) in her life.  Thus, Brabantio's view that women are items of property that belong to men is evidenced in the play.

In the novel, Max Vandenburg is a 22-year-old Jewish man who hides in the Hubermann household. Max is a fighter, through and through, and when we first meet him in the story, he is fighting to survive in hiding. He imagines using his fist fighting skills from childhood to beat down his many oppressors in Nazi Germany. He is also fighting with his own guilt about leaving his family behind and about the danger in which he is putting the people who are hiding him. He even fights Hitler in a way, by painting and writing over the pages of  Mein Kampf . Through Max's strength and struggle, Markus Zusak shows the many ways that persecuted people have their lives destroyed and how much they need to fight to keep what little is left to them. He shows that Max retains his fighting spirit even in the face of terrible danger and uncertain odds.  Max and Liesel's relationship is a critical one in the novel. At first, Max represents a terrifying danger in her life, as Hans explains to her ha...

Direct comparison test is applicable when `suma_n` and`sumb_n` are both positive sequences for all n, such that `a_n<=b_n` .It follows that: If `sumb_n` converges then `suma_n` converges. If `suma_n` diverges then `sumb_n` diverges. `sum_(n=1)^oo1/(2n-1)` Let `b_n=1/(2n-1)` and `a_n=1/(2n)` `1/(2n-1)>1/(2n)>0`   for `n>=1` As per p series test `sum_(n=1)^oo1/n^p` is convergent if `p>1` and divergent if `p<=1` `sum_(n=1)^oo1/(2n)=1/2sum_(n=1)^oo1/n` `sum_(n=1)^oo1/n`  is a p-series with p=1, so it diverges. Since `sum_(n=1)^oo1/(2n)` diverges ,the series `sum_(n=1)^oo1/(2n-1)` diverges too by the direct comparison test. 

There are no clear stage directions with regard to lighting in the script itself, but one can assume that the bright and jovial mood in the room would definitely be toned down by the arrival of inspector Goole and, as such, the light would also, to reflect this, be turned down a notch. It would, therefore, be practical to dim the lights slightly once the inspector arrives. Even better would be a slight flickering of the lights and maybe a brief haze in the fireplace. This would indicate to the audience the significance of the inspector's arrival and would suggest a supernatural identity. The slight adjustment to the light on the inspector's arrival would make the audience instantly aware that the he is no ordinary man and would add to the drama. It would also create an eerie atmosphere and ensure greater interest in the events about to unfold. The creation of such a mood would be supported later when the inspector displays his uncanny insight into not only Eva's unnatural d...

Adhesion is a property of water and is an attraction that occurs between two different substances such as water and the cell walls of plant cells. For example , a tree needs to be able to transport water over a long distance from its roots to the leaves at the top of a tree. Water molecules will stick or adhere to the conducting cells in plants called xylem in the process known as adhesion. The water is attracted to the walls of the xylem tubes. Cohesion also helps transport water up against the downward force of gravity. This process is due to the polar nature of water molecules and the fact that each molecule can hydrogen-- bond to four additional molecules. This helps water molecules pull up other water molecules below in the xylem tubes creating a column of water that is transported up to the leaves.  If you observe a spider web outside after it has rained, the water droplets will stick to the spider silk or to blades of grass due to adhesion. I have attached two links which furth...

There are a couple ways to approach this answer. If you view the government as an industry, you would say the House Un-American Activities Committee went after the government first. There was a great deal of concern that communists had infiltrated the government. There was a great deal of attention given to Alger Hiss and Edward Condon. While Edward Condon was eventually cleared, Alger Hiss was eventually convicted of perjury regarding his testimony about having connections to Whittaker Chambers. If you don’t view the government as an industry, then the House Un-American Activities Committee went after the film industry first. The House Un-American Activities Committee developed a list of people believed to be supportive or unsupportive of the activities of the committee. Those who considered unsupportive were people who wouldn’t answer any questions from the committee. Any person in the film industry labeled as supportive of communism would be blacklisted. They wouldn’t be able to fin...

For this assignment, your teacher clearly expects you to share how you would feel if your family had such a custom.  But I can certainly share what my feelings would be.  As a parent or as a child, I would not be pleased with this ritual because of the purpose of the ritual and the invasion of privacy it represents.  The sharing of feelings is meant to ascertain whether or not anyone in the family has any feelings that would threaten the community in any way, which would be pretty much any normal human emotion such as desire, envy, or anger.  Once someone reveals an emotion, it is clear that he or she is talked out of it, or in the case of sexual desire, is given a pill to repress it.  And even in a close family, people should be entitled to keep their feelings to themselves, if they are so inclined.  As a child, I certainly would have hated having to do this every evening, and as a parent, I cannot imagine invading my own children's privacy this way. The community has created a ri...

A number of people are responsible for the tragic events in Romeo and Juliet, including Romeo and Juliet themselves. Since the Montagues and Capulets are feuding families, Romeo and Juliet are fully aware of the social consequences of their actions. Their decision to pursue their love, regardless of the consequences, ultimately results in their deaths.  Another character responsible for the tragic events is Tybalt. Tybalt becomes enraged when he sees Romeo at the Capulet ball. The next day, he challenges Romeo to a duel. Romeo refuses, but Mercutio fights in his stead. Tybalt kills Mercutio, and Romeo, enraged at the death of Mercutio, kills Tybalt. This conflict violates the Prince's earlier decree, so Romeo is exiled from Verona. Another character responsible for the tragic events is Friar Lawrence. Though well-intentioned, the Friar's decision to secretly wed Romeo and Juliet ultimately results in their respective suicides. More specifically, the Friar's decision to give...

Macbeth has recently met with the Weird Sisters who told him that he would become the Thane of Cawdor as well as King of Scotland.  Because he learns from Ross that he has, indeed, been given the title of Cawdor immediately following the Weird Sisters' apparent prediction, Macbeth quickly begins to believe that the second prophecy will come true as well.  He begins to desire the position of king, a role he never seems to have considered for himself before.  When Duncan names his son, Malcolm, the Prince of Cumberland and his heir to the throne, Macbeth is disappointed to say the least.  To himself, he says that he will either have to halt his progress to the throne now or jump over this step to becoming king.  He speaks to the stars, asking them to go dark so that no one will be able to see his "black and deep desires"; in other words, he now fully admits to himself that he wants the throne and everything that comes with it.  This also begins to foreshadow the terrible de...

One amu (or atomic mass unit) is approximately equal to the mass of one nucleon (either proton or neutron). In general, the average mass of one proton and one neutron is termed as the amu and this is approximately equal to 1.67 x10^-27 kg. Since hydrogen has one proton and no neutron, the mass of one hydrogen atom can also be thought as 1 amu. The current definition of amu states that one amu is equal to 1/12th the mass of one carbon-12 atom in its ground state. Amu is commonly used to state the mass of atoms and molecules. Amu is also sometimes written as Dalton (Da) and is commonly used to report the masses of proteins. For example, hydrogen has a mass of 1 Da and sodium has a mass of 23 Da. Hope this helps.  

The Jesuit Relations is a collection of texts chronicling the Jesuit missions in New France, written annually from 1632 to 1673. These documents were written by missionaries as reports to update their superiors on the progress of converting various Native American tribes. The reports also had the intended purpose of raising funds for the Order. The texts were often written as narratives, sometimes reading like travel narratives with detailed descriptions of geographical features and local flora and fauna. The reports also detail cultural and religious practices of native peoples. Alan Greer’s edition of Jesuit Relations: Natives and Missionaries in 17th Century North America samples 35 documents of the original 73 volumes. The texts are arranged by theme and accompanied by Greer’s introduction, select journal entries, images, maps, a chronology, bibliography, and questions. The original Jesuit Relations documents and Greer’s edition are important in the study of 17th century North Ame...

In Sophocles' play Antigone , Creon thinks that those who do wrongful deeds do not deserve the honor of burial, and he considers this to be a logical cause-effect argument . In Creon's eyes, Polyneices wrongfully returned from exile to attack his city and to attempt to overthrow the rule of his brother Eteocles: ... Polyneices, who broke his exile to come back with fire and sword against his native city and the shrines of his fathers' gods, whose one idea was to spill the blood of his blood and sell his own people into slavery--Polyneices, I say is to have no burial. (I.165-170) In contrast, since Creon sees Eteocles as having bravely defended the city from Polyneices and his army, Eteocles deserves a proper burial and the honors of a hero. However, Creon's view of the situation is ironically incorrect . When King Oedipus, father of Eteocles and Polyneices, was banished, he left the twin brothers to rule over Thebes jointly. Their plan was to alternate who held the th...

In both Shakespeare's own period and in the medieval Scotland in which Macbeth is set, the role of women was generally to be subordinate to men. Women were expected to marry at a fairly young age and bear many children. They also had an important role in the household, with women of the lower classes being responsible for cooking, cleaning, and making clothing and upper class women responsible for supervising a vast staff of household servants. In Macbeth's era (but not Shakespeare's), women might also become nuns, devoting themselves to a life of celibacy and religious devotion. Unmarried women could continue to live with their extended families as unpaid servants, but the only real alternatives to marriage for most women were either prostitution or domestic service. The women in Macbeth are striking examples of the way society viewed those few women who transgressed what were considered the normal feminine roles. The witches, independent wise women with magical powers, ...

In the book version of  The Wizard of Oz , Oz is initially described as angry at Dorothy's request to see him. However, he agrees to meet with Dorothy when he finds out she is wearing silver shoes and has a mark on her forehead. The soldier who takes her message to the Wizard explains, "when I mentioned your silver shoes he was very much interested." Then the soldier relates that when he told Oz about "the mark upon your forehead," the Wizard allowed Dorothy an audience. Once in the throne room, Dorothy is questioned by Oz and tells him that the shoes come from the Wicked Witch of the East and the mark on her forehead from being kissed by the Good Witch of the North. After she destroys the Wicked Witch of the West, Dorothy and her friends return to see Oz. He brushes them off until the Scarecrow tells him he will send in the Winged Monkeys to find out whether the Wizard "keeps his promises or not." This threat frightens the Wizard so much that he agree...

The worst fears and nightmares of the white Southerners became a reality in August of 1831. They had tried to prevent this moment for decades through such methods as prohibiting slaves from learning to read and write. Through their efforts at controlling the slaves, they introduced thousands of Africans to the religion of Christianity. This proved to be a mistake for them in 1831. It was in this year that Nat Turner, a slave in Virginia, led the bloodiest slave revolt in American history. Religion, namely Christianity was an important catalyst for this slave insurrection. Nat Turner was a very popular evangelist among the slave population. He was convinced that God chose him to lead his people to freedom in the same way that Moses led his people out of Egypt. It is quite possible that Nat Turner did not speak directly to God and this was a figment of his imagination. Regardless of the validity of the revelations, Nat Turner's faith was an important impetus for organizing the slave ...

In the book, Motorcycle Boy seems fascinated with the Rumble fish or Siamese fighting fish in Mr. Dobson's store. When Rusty asks him why each fish has to be kept in a separate fishbowl, Motorcycle Boy answers that the fish would kill each other if they were in the same bowl. He also maintains that the fish would kill themselves fighting their own reflection, if a mirror was propped up against the bowl. After he says this, Motorcycle Boy asks a cryptic question. He wonders aloud if the fish would continue to fight if they were in the river. This rhetorical question foreshadows Motorcycle Boy's eventual actions in letting out all the animals in Mr. Dobson's store. As to why he does this, we can look to the text for some clues. First, Rusty tells us that Mr. Dobson's store gave him the "creeps," with "all those little animals waiting around to belong to somebody." So, the plight of the caged animals symbolize a state of abandonment and longing, directl...

The simplest answer to your question would be, "Yes, Shakespeare's Hamlet is primarily a revenge tragedy." That is definitely the simplest genre in which to categorize the play. The main thrust of the plot centers around Hamlet's seeking revenge for his father's "foul and most unnatural murder." His revenge strategy ultimately leads to the final classically tragic image of a room full of dead bodies. But if Shakespeare's Hamlet were nothing more than a revenge tragedy, it would not be the celebrated play that it has been for so many centuries. Shakespeare's genius lies in how he transcends the typical revenge tragedy tropes. He accomplishes this by creating one of the smartest, most thoughtful, and most complex characters in Western literature: Hamlet. Though spurred to vengeance by the ghost, to whom he swears that "from the table of my memory / I'll wipe away all trivial fond records /... And thy commandment alone shall live / Within t...

The Compromise of 1850 did several things. It allowed California to enter the Union as a free state. It stated that the land we received from Mexico would be divided into the New Mexico and the Utah territories. The people would determine if there would be slavery in these territories. The Compromise of 1850 ended slave trading in Washington, D.C. It also included the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. This law required northerners to help capture runaway slaves. While a compromise is designed to give both sides part of what they wanted, this compromise created many problems. The northerners were furious that they had to help capture runaway slaves. This meant that no slave who had escaped was safe in the North. Many northerners refused to obey this law. This made the South unhappy because they relied on the enforcement of this law to capture the slaves that had escaped. The North also had a majority of states in the Senate. It is fair to say there was unhappiness with this compromise ...

Indefinite integrals are written in the form of` int f(x) dx = F(x) +C`  where: `f(x)` as the integrand            `F(x)` as the anti-derivative function             `C`  as the arbitrary constant known as constant of integration For the given problem `int sin(-7x)cos(6x) dx` or `intcos(6x)sin(-7x) dx`   has a integrand in a form of trigonometric function. To evaluate this, we apply the identity: `cos(A)sin(B) =[sin(A+B) -sin(A-B)]/2` The integral becomes: `intcos(6x)sin(-7x) dx = int[sin(6x+(-7x)) -sin(6x-(-7x))]/2dx`                                           `= int[sin(6x-7x) -sin(6x+7x)]/2dx`  Apply the basic properties of integration: `int c*f(x) dx= c int f(x) dx` . `int[sin(6x-7x) -sin(6x+7x)]/2dx= 1/2int[sin(6x-7x) -sin(6x+7x)]dx`  Apply the basic integration property: `int (u+v) dx = int (u) dx + int (v) dx` . `1/2 *[int (sin(6x-7x))dx - int sin(6x+7x)dx]` Then apply u-substitution to be able to apply integration formula for cosine function:` int sin(u) du=-cos(u) +C` . For the...

At the beginning of Chapter One of "The Canterville Ghost," Lord Canterville makes it very clear to Mr Otis that the property is haunted. Despite his warnings, Mr Otis is more than happy to buy the property and move in with his family. His reasoning for this decision is very  clear, as he tells Lord Canterville: But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost. Mr Otis completely refuses to accept the existence of the supernatural. If ghosts are real, thinks Mr Otis, then surely they would be bought by Americans and displayed in museums. His sceptical attitude derives, primarily, from his background: he comes from the wealthy, modern world of America where science and reason have triumphed. This world is far removed from that of the ancient British aristocracy, represented here by Lord Canterville, whom Mr Otis associates with myths and legends. It is this obvious clash between the views of Mr Otis and Lord Canterville which sets the tone for the rest of the story and prepares the...

Passive strategy: If you invest $1000 passively, you might put it into an index fund in which the $1000 is allocated to stocks/securities in exactly the same proportions that the security holds in that index. Then the amount of money you earn is proportional to the amount of money earned by all companies in the index collectively. Passive investing is generally considered safer than active investing, because even if one company fails, markets tend to grow overall with time.  Most people are more familiar with active investment strategies. Active investing means the person managing the portfolio (that is, the investor or someone the investor has hired) may change the proportions based on how they predict a certain company will perform. For example, a lot of people might want to put all of their money into one stock, say, Google or Apple, because they think that stock will perform and take over more of the market, earning them more money. If you single out a particular company and put...

Polonius is sending Reynaldo to Paris to deliver some money and "notes" to Laertes. This shows that Laertes has been gone from Denmark for some time, since he said goodbye to his father and his sister Ophelia in Act I, Scene 3. The crafty Polonius is concerned about his son's behavior, or possible misbehavior, in Paris. Laertes is young and has never been away from home before. Polonius knows there are many ways for young men to get in trouble when they are on their own. He tells Reynaldo: You shall do marvelous wisely, good Reynaldo, Before you visit him, to make inquire Of his behaviour. Obviously, Polonius is mainly concerned about keeping some sort of watch over his beloved son. He gives Reynaldo extensive advice about how to "inquire of his behaviour." Evidently he thinks Reynaldo should make such inquiries "before" he visits him so that Laertes won't know Reynaldo is in Paris. Also, this will give Reynaldo an excuse for asking questions about...

Babur—who also is known as Babar—was an Uzbek warrior who lived in the 1400s and 1500s who set the foundation for what would become the Mughal Dynasty when he became the first Mughal emperor.  Babur ascended to the throne at a young age when his father passed away when he was only 11 years old. He faced turmoil at this early age thanks to the rebellion that he faced from his own relatives. Babur persevered and had desires to expand his territories, even at an early age. Though he faced a number of military setbacks, he was ultimately able to conquer many parts of central Asia. Eventually, Babur desired to make his mark on the Indian continent. He and his warriors attacked the Delhi Sultanate and defeated Ibrahim Lodi in the First Battle of Panipat in 1526. This victory marked the establishment of the Mughal Empire in India.  Babur died at age 47 and was buried at Babur Gardens in what is now known as Kabul, Afghanistan.

Ponyboy is a rather judgmental individual and views various characters differently throughout the novel. Ponyboy feels that his oldest brother, Darry , is too hard on him and takes life too seriously. Towards the end of the novel, Ponyboy gains perspective and appreciates the sacrifices that Darry makes to provide for their family. However, Pony says that his favorite person in the world is Sodapop . Ponyboy gets along with Soda and enjoys his happy-go-lucky personality. Even though Ponyboy looks up to Sodapop, he is also ashamed that Soda dropped out of school. Ponyboy becomes close friends with Johnny throughout the novel and feels that Johnny is a sympathetic individual who is also a deep thinker. Initially, Ponyboy has a negative view of Dally and thinks that Dally is a reckless, immoral person. After seeing how Dally selflessly helps him and Johnny run away, Ponyboy begins to view Dally favorably. Additionally, Ponyboy feels sorry for Cherry and Randy Adderson. He understands ...

The theme for Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw" can be taken from what Morris says about the reason that the fakir creates the talisman: "He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow." As stated above, the purpose behind the enchanted paw is to show that when people tempt, challenge, or interfere with fate, sorrow is the result. The characters, setting and plot all work within the story to prove the fakir's prophecy. First of all, the Whites are tempted by the paw's ability to grant three wishes (characters). Then, the conflict begins when Mr. White makes his first wish for two hundred pounds (plot). Fate responds by providing the two hundred pounds only at the sorrowful cost of the son's life--Herbert White. The setting reflects the theme when the weather's natural elements change from being just cold and wet to the wind blowing "higher than ever" after the first wish i...

In Kate Chopin's short story "The Story of an Hour," a wife is apparently left widowed when informed sources reveal her husband Mr. Brently Mallard was killed in a "railroad disaster." Although the character of Mr. Mallard pervades the telling of the story, very little is really known about him. The reader might presume that he was a successful and common sense man who, like most men of the patriarchal Victorian era, made the majority of the decisions when it came to his wife and home. The story goes on to employ both situational and dramatic irony. Instead of spending her days in grief over her loss, it doesn't take long for Mrs. Mallard to realize she is now "free" from the kindly "repression" she has endured as a Victorian woman. She looks forward to a long life that now holds many different possibilities. In the end, however, her husband reappears no worse for wear and seemingly unaware of any accident. When he comes through the door,...

Ramses II, or Ramses the Great, is regarded as the greatest, most powerful, and most productive pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. At just ten years old, his father made him a Captain of the Army, and as an adult he led a number of successful military excursions around the Middle East. He also expanded the scope of Egyptian trade and brought great wealth to the country. One of the criteria by which a pharaoh was judged was how much building they commissioned and completed during their reign. In his time, as well as in our own, Ramses may be considered exceptional by this standard. He had a number of temples, palaces, statues, and tombs built, many of which stand to this day. Not only was the number of his public works impressive, but also the fact that everything he commissioned was absolutely huge! He also made sure that on everything Ramses II commissioned to be built, there were inscriptions stating that he  ordered it to be built and  had all sorts of other accomplishments. It could be said...

As a child, An-Mei lived with her grandmother, Popo. An-Mei's mother was not welcome in the home because she had married a man who already had other wives. An-Mei's mother had tried before to retrieve An-Mei when An-Mei was young, but got into an argument with Popo. During the argument, hot soup was knocked over and spilled onto An-Mei's neck, restricting her breathing. An-Mei miraculously survived, but was left with a scar. Later, when Popo became ill, An-Mei's mother returned again to care for Popo. Popo, weakened by her illness, allowed An-Mei's mother to tend to her. An-Mei's mother then cut a bit of flesh from her arm and fed it to Popo to help her get better. An-Mei witnesses this, and years later recollects, "Even though I was young, I could see the pain of the flesh and the worth of the pain."