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Despite her horrible act of falsely accusing Tom Robinson of rape, Mayella Ewell does deserve some compassion. Three reasons for feeling compassion for Mayella are as follows: Mayella has lost her mother and must act as housekeeper and parent to her siblings with little or no help. Her father does not work, and when he receives his welfare check, he often drinks it away, leaving her to fend for herself. Often she and her siblings must scour the junk yard for articles from which to make themselves shoes. Then, too, they find rags and such with which to cover the windows in the winter as they have no glass. Bob Ewell, her father, abuses Mayella both physically and sexually. Without any social contact, she receives little or no kindness or affection and has few, if any, social skills. When she is on the witness stand, she cries because she does not want Atticus to make fun of her as she believes he has done with her father. After Atticus, who is only polite to her, addresses her as "...

While humans have existed in India since prehistoric times, ancient Indian civilization began with the Indus Valley, or Harappan, Civilization around 5000 BCE. During this era, there is evidence of religious practices, early agricultural settlements, and the existence of dozens of towns. This era is followed by the Vedic Period, from 1500 BCE to 500 CE. During this period, the Rig Veda was written (featuring the first references to Shiva in Indian religious literature), Indian civilization expanded to the Ganges valley, and India was divided into sixteen separate states. The late Vedic Period was additionally characterized by conflict over borders and invasion by Huns and Greeks. The Gupta period, which happened within the Vedic Period from 320 CE to 550 CE, is considered a golden age of ancient Indian civilization due to advances in art and architecture. For the following centuries, rule of the Indian civilization was divided by region, and the Buddhist religion spread throughout the ...

Given to solve , `lim_(x->0^(+)) (e^x - (1+x)) / x^3` as `x->0+` then the `(e^x- (1+x)) / x^3=0/0` form so upon applying the L 'Hopital rule we get the solution as follows, as for the general equation it is as follows `lim_(x->a) f(x)/g(x) is = 0/0` or `(+-oo)/(+-oo)` then by using the L'Hopital Rule we get  the solution with the  below form. `lim_(x->a) (f'(x))/(g'(x))` so, now evaluating `lim_(x->0^(+)) (e^x - (1+x)) / x^3` =`lim_(x->0^(+)) (e^x - (1+x))' / (x^3)'` = `lim_(x->0^(+)) ((e^x - 1)) / ((3x^2))` When `x->0+`   we get `(e^x - 1) /(3x^2) = 0/0` form, so applying the l'Hopital's Rule again we get = `lim_(x->0^(+)) ((e^x - 1)') / ((3x^2)')` =` lim_(x->0^(+)) (e^x) / ((6x))` so now plugging the vale of `x= 0` we get = `lim_(x->0^(+)) (e^x) / ((6x))` = `(e^0) / ((6(0)))` = ` 1/0` `= oo`

The Crusades were a series of military expeditions in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries. European Christians believed it their duty to recapture the Holy Land from the growing Muslim Ottoman Empire. By the end of this pursuit, many Crusaders had returned home with exotic goods like spices, silks, and gold they had acquired in the Holy Land. With a hunger for these exotic goods from as far off as China and the Indian subcontinent, European nations began seeking a quicker, cheaper route for getting their hands on what they wanted.  When the Crusades ended in the 13th century, trade for exotic goods did not entirely come to a halt. Rather, the flow of goods had to pass through many hands, over many miles of land and sea, before being traded from Muslim merchants to Italian merchants, and from Italy to the rest of Europe. With each trade being made, prices went up! Imagine the poor people of Britain who just wanted a little pepper for their soup!  In response to this high-demand, high-pri...

The phrase “at sixes and sevens” means that everything is thrown into confusion because of Helen’s uncontrolled behavior. The phrase comes from a dice game, when everything is bet with a very high risk by rolling either a six or seven. Helen has been allowed to have the run of the house, as her family believes she cannot be trained because of her disabilities. She takes what food she wants from the plates of others at the dinner table, and is not taught to sit down and eat like the rest of the family. If she is thwarted in anything, she throws a temper tantrum. The entire family must adjust everything they do to make way for Helen. It is for this reason that Captain Keller sends for a teacher from the North, though he is skeptical about how much Helen can be taught. The family cannot long continue in the midst of such chaos. The only other option is to send Helen to an institution for the mentally ill.

Your thesis statement is your position and lets your readers know what you intend to prove in your essay. The following are some ideas of possible positions you could take on Flannery O'Connor's short story, "Good Country People." Flannery O'Connor's use of situational irony in this story highlights the motivations of the characters. Joy, who renamed herself Hulga, is Mrs. Hopewell's thirty-two-year-old daughter with a false leg and a Ph.D. She meets a simple young man who is selling Bibles door-to-door, and is described by her mother as "salt of the earth." She believes he is innocent but is fooled when he uses her intellectual vanity to rob her.  Flannery O' Connor's story "Good Country People" is a study of the ways in which people deceive each other and themselves. Mrs. Hopewell deludes herself into thinking that if she has enough hope, things will turn out well for her daughter. She works at not seeing her daughter for who ...

One could argue Romeo is the most flawed character in the entire play. Let's take a closer look at some of Romeo's character traits and how they detrimentally affect him: - Romeo is fickle in love and chooses to embark on conquests doomed from the start.  Romeo begins the play with what he proclaims to be an undying love for Rosaline. This is problematic for two reasons. First, Rosaline is the niece of Lord Capulet and, thus, a member of a rivaling family. Second, she decided to take a vow of chastity, meaning that she is literally unavailable—physically, emotionally, AND spiritually. Within the space of a single act, Romeo experiences a radical shift in emotion, and sets his sights on Juliet Capulet instead. Again, this is an ill-fated conquest. Juliet is the daughter of Lord Capulet, who hopes Paris will be Juliet's husband. Romeo makes poor choices in women, selecting only those obviously out of his reach. This self-sabotaging behavior is compounded by Romeo's incons...

The traditional dystopian protagonist is unhappy with the civilization they live in and chooses to challenge the social and political systems of their society. Montag shares many similarities with traditional dystopian protagonists and exemplifies the anarchist character type. The quintessential dystopian protagonist is best portrayed by the character of Winston Smith from George Orwell's novel 1984 . Montag, like Winston, is disenchanted with his society and initially feels hopeless. In both novels, the reader can identify with each protagonist. The audience feels sympathy for the protagonist and supports their efforts to change their dystopian society. Montag boldly decides to challenge society's norms by breaking several unjust laws. Like many traditional dystopian protagonists, Montag becomes an enemy of the state and needs to flee his society before being caught. Montag risking his life to find inner peace and express himself in a restrictive totalitarian society exem...

Basically, a frame narrative or story is defined as a story within a story. In Margaret de Navarre's The Heptameron, frame narratives highlight God's providence and man's reliance on divine care. They also highlight the complexities within relationships and the therapeutic effect of stories during times of trial. There are 72 short stories in The Heptameron; the narrators of the stories are five male and five female aristocrats who have been stranded at the Notre Dame de Serrance monastery after a flash flood. They must wait for a bridge to be rebuilt before they can continue on their journey. In the meantime, the lively group tells stories to amuse themselves. Navarre's narrators use diegesis (both homodiegesis and heterodiegesis, where all speech is filtered through the voice of the narrator) to tell their stories. In homodiegesis, the narrator is a character in his/her story, while in heterodiegesis, the narrator is outside the story. Navarre also allows her narrato...

Early in Part One of Fahrenheit 451 , Montag meets Clarisse for the first time and comments that he always smells of kerosene . In fact, the smell lingers so strongly on Montag that even Mildred complains about it:  "My wife always complains," he laughed. "You never wash it off completely."  Montag always smells of kerosene because he is a fireman and this substance is one of the tools of his profession, used to destroy the homes of people who possess illegal copies of books. It is interesting to note that Montag loves this smell at the beginning of the book, claiming to Clarisse that it is like "perfume." This is significant because it represents his love of burning and his commitment to the fireman system. After meeting Clarisse, however, this love of kerosene will quickly fade.    

Dickens creates a sense of fear in a number ways. Here are three. 1. Imagery that evokes desolation, foreboding, and the supernatural After the narrator has descended the path and joined the signal-man at his station, he describes the place as a "great dungeon." He comments on the "gloomy" red light and the   "gloomier entrance to a black tunnel, in whose massive architecture there was a barbarous, depressing, and forbidding air. So little sunlight ever found its way to this spot, that it had an earthy, deadly smell; and so much cold wind rushed through it, that it struck chill to me, as if I had left the natural world." The vivid sensory impressions set the scene. This is the sort of place where the reader can easily imagine seeing a ghost. The sense of foreboding is furthered by the narrator's first impression of the signal-man himself. For a moment, the narrator says, "a monstrous thought came into my mind…that this was a spirit, not a man....

Tim Shepard is the leader of an organized gang that is likely to use violence and fight dirty, especially in contrast to Ponyboy’s friends, who rumble for fun and rarely go looking for trouble. In the second chapter of The Outsiders, Tim Shepard is looking for Dally because Dally slashed his car’s tires. Tim’s brother, Curtis, saw him do it. Cars are an incredibly important of identity for the characters of The Outsiders , so Dally's prank might have been seen as a personal attack. Especially since the greasers have to save up money for a long time to afford repairs to their cars, slashing tires is no joke! However, since all of the members of the Shepard gang identify as greasers, they’ll definitely show up whenever any of Ponyboy’s friends need help.  

Since a monopoly is a company that has a good or service that no other company offers, monopolies are price makers by definition. A price maker is a business that can essentially set its own prices without considering how its competitors are pricing goods because the business does not really have any competitors in a particular market. For a firm to be a price maker, the good or service it is selling must not have a perfect substitute. For example, a pizza restaurant is unlikely to be a price maker because most cities have more than one pizza restaurant, meaning those pizza restaurants must compete with one another for customers. As a result, they will work to lower their prices and/ or improve their products to attract customers, who tell the pizza restaurants what their preferences are based on which restaurant they choose to visit. A modern-day company with a monopoly is Monsanto, which sells genetically modified seeds. Monsanto is very particular about making sure no one else sell...

I do not think that slavery was all about racism. It was also very much about economics. But I think it was far more complicated than two sentences can make clear.  Let me see if I can talk us through this to share my thoughts. Racism is the perception that those of another race are inferior in some way and should be treated thus.  Those who participated in the slave trade found it easier to enslave Africans because they were of another race, had cultures that superficially seemed inferior to European or American culture, and of course, had few defenses against the invaders. These people were "the other," and as such, there was no need to treat them as fully human, a rationale in their minds for treating them no differently than beasts of burden. If we want to enslave a people and treat them like animals, it seems to salve our consciences to say they are another race, so somehow it doesn't count.  While it is impossible for me to see all of this through the eyes of an ear...

`sum_(n=0)^oo x^(2n)/((2n)!)` To find the radius of convergence of a series `sum` `a_n` , apply the Ratio Test. `L = lim_(n->oo) |a_(n+1)/a_n|` `L=lim_(n->oo) | (x^(2(n+1))/((2(n+1))!))/((x^(2n))/((2n)!))|` `L=lim_(n->oo) | x^(2(n+1))/((2(n+1))!) * ((2n)!)/x^(2n)|` `L= lim_(n->oo)| x^(2n+2)/((2n+2)!) * ((2n)!)/x^(2n)|` `L= lim_(n->oo)| x^(2n+2)/((2n+2)*(2n+1)*(2n)!) * ((2n)!)/x^(2n)|` `L=lim_(n->oo) |x^2/((2n+2)(2n+1))|` `L=|x^2| lim_(n->oo)|1/((2n+2)(2n+1))|` `L=|x^2| * 0` `L =0` Take note that in Ratio Test, the series converges when L < 1. Since the value of L is zero, which is less than 1, then the series converges for all values of x. Therefore, the radius of convergence of the given series is ` R =oo` .

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Elie and his father endure several "selections" during the course of their ordeal in Nazi concentration camps during World War I. A selection made the difference between life and death. In the initial selection at Birkenau they are advised to lie about their ages in order to avoid being pointed to the right (sometimes the left was death and sometimes the right) and certain death by the infamous Dr. Mengele, who presided over many of the selections in the camps affiliated with Auschwitz. Later, before they board a train to Buchenwald, the weak, those who would be killed, were pointed to the left and the stronger men to the right. During this selection, when he sees his father has been marked for death, Elie risks his life to bring him back to the right. Unfortunately, Elie's father dies at Buchenwald. How many survived the various selections is unclear. At the end of the war the total number of Jews killed was estimated at over six million, and some think the number much h...

Recall indefinite integral follows `int f(x) dx = F(x)+C`  where: `f(x)` as the integrand `F(x)` as the antiderivative of f(x) `C` as the constant of integration. From the table of integrals, we follow the formula: `sqrt(x^2+-a^2) dx = 1/2xsqrt(x^2+-a^2)+-1/2a^2ln|x+sqrt(x^2+-a^2)|`  From the given problem `int_0^3 sqrt(x^2+16) dx` , we have a  addition sign (+) in between terms inside the square root sign. Then, we follow the formula: `int sqrt(x^2+a^2) dx = 1/2xsqrt(x^2+a^2)+1/2a^2ln|x+sqrt(x^2+a^2)|`  Take note that we can express  `16 = 4^2` then the given problem becomes:`int_0^3 sqrt(x^2+4^2) dx` .  The `x^2 +4^2` resembles the `x^2 +a^2` in the formula. Then by comparison, the corresponding values are:  `x=x`  and `a=4.` Plug-in `x=x` and `a=4` on the formula, we get: `int_0^3 sqrt(x^2+16) dx ` `=[1/2xsqrt(x^2+4^2)+1/2*4^2ln|x+sqrt(x^2+4^2)| ]|_0^3` `=[1/2xsqrt(x^2+16)+1/2*16ln|x+sqrt(x^2+16)|]|_0^3` `=[1/2xsqrt(x^2+16)+8ln|x+sqrt(x^2+16)|]|_0^3` Apply definite integral formula:...

"Sketches from the 'Cattle Shed'" explores a variety of themes through the lens of the Cultural Revolution, most notably isolation and identity. In this semi-autobiographical story, the author is able to communicate her own emotions and perspectives in a unique way. The Cultural Revolution and Isolation In "Sketches from the 'Cattle Shed,'" author Ding Ling explores the horrors of being locked away in solitary confinement. This story focuses on her life as a Communist woman who was persecuted as a result of her political beliefs and activism. Her experience was relatively common for the Chinese Cultural Revolution as those who had newly been placed in power sought to dispose of former authorities and often punish their followers. Ding Ling's experience in this story is used to delve into the themes of isolation and loneliness. Despite the terrible circumstances it describes, the story's overall theme is one of hope and positivity. Ling posits...

A hypothesis is the stated relationship between variables and is the first step in testing the validity of a theory.  It is based on observations made regarding the independent and dependent variables.  The independent variable is the behavior that may be manipulated or changed.  The independent variable affects the dependent variable.  In this example, your independent variable would be whether or not a teen is pregnant.  The dependent variable is the resulting behavior of the independent variable, in this case, whether or not a teen completes high school.  A hypothesis must be testable and measurable.  “Teen pregnancy increases the high school completion rate of teenagers” or “Teen pregnancy decreases the high school completion rate of teenagers” would both work as a hypothesis for this study.  When testing a theory, you would also want to include a null hypothesis.  A null hypothesis shows that there is no significant relationship between the variables.  A null hypothesis for this s...

The constitutionally stated purpose of the executive branch, in the U.S. Constitution at Article II, is to make sure the laws of the United States of America are carried out and obeyed. Where Article II says, "The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States," it means that there is one person who has the executive power in the U.S. How broad that power is has been debated and challenged since the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787. In 1908, Woodrow Wilson wrote in Constitutional Government in the United States that the "President has the right, in law and conscience, to be as big a man as he can." While that does not infer the President is all powerful, it does show us that presidential power is immense. That power is not unchecked, however, due to the system of checks and balances as well as the separation of powers established in the Constitution. Nonetheless, Article II, Section 2 of the Constitution does list specific powe...

Each water molecule is made up of 2 atoms of hydrogen and 1 atom of oxygen. The molecular weight of water is 18 g. Nitrogen molecule is made up of 2 nitrogen atoms and hence has a molecular weight of 28 g. Similarly, an oxygen molecule is made up of 2 oxygen atoms and has a molecular weight of 32 g. Thus, water is lighter as compared to nitrogen and oxygen molecules. This means that when lighter water molecules replace equal number of nitrogen and oxygen molecules, the air becomes lighter.  Since density is the ratio of mass and volume, we can also state that the density of air decreases as lighter water vapor molecules replace heavier nitrogen and oxygen molecules. In other words, the air volume becomes less dense.

In Chapter 15 of Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie , Opal goes to the library to pick out something to read aloud to Gloria as a nice surprise for her. Not knowing what an elderly woman might like to read, Opal asks Miss Franny, the librarian, for a suggestion, who recommends Gone with the Wind , which she explains is a "wonderful story about the Civil War." Miss Franny continues further to explain the Civil War to Opal and tell about her great-grandfather's involvement in the war. When Opal says she knows the Civil War was fought over slavery between the North and the South, Miss Franny agrees with her but adds the following interpretation : Slavery, yes, ... . It was also about states' rights and money. It was a terrible war. (Ch. 15) In speaking of states' rights , she means that the Southern states had felt it unconstitutional for the Federal Government to interfere with their desire to uphold slavery since the Constitution legitimized separate sta...

Most of the themes in this scene are also themes in the larger play. Let us take the themes in the order they appear: In lines 1 - 29, the clown Launcelot is wrestling with himself about whether he should run away from Shylock, whom he works for as a servant. Launcelot feels his conscience is telling him to stay with Shylock, but "the devil" is telling him to run away. Though he uses funny, convoluted language, Launcelot is expressing the theme of being torn between duty and self-preservation, which will become a problem for Antonio later. For both Launcelot and Antonio, this conflict is caused directly by the fact that they have dealings with Shylock, who tends to use the rules to make other people's duties hateful to them.  So another theme in this scene and in the play is the harshness of Shylock and of Jews in general (with the exception of Jessica). This seems awfully anti-Semitic (and perhaps it is), but it is less-objectionable if we see Shylock as standing for a...

What a creative assignment! I am assuming you already know what product that your sales pitch will be about.  So, I will try to help you with Othello's language.  Look at Othello's early speeches and then again at the end of the play, in Act 5.  Othello's speech is different from other characters in his frequent use of natural imagery and references to war.  For instance, he speaks of the feats of "broil and battle," and  antes of vast and deserts idle, Rough quarries, rocks, and hill whose heads touch heaven.  (Act 1, scene 3) Othello also tells stories or anecdotes. He likes to tell an "unvarnished tale."  For instance, when asked how he and Desdemona fell in love, he narrates the story of his meetings with her, his telling her of his adventures, and her reactions.  Even in Act 5, when Othello gives a speech before he kills himself, he tells a story of a "malignant and turbaned Turk" whom he executed. In each of these stories, Othello's l...

To evaluate the given complex fraction ` (1/x-x/(x^(-1)+1))/(5/x)` , we may simplify first the part `x/(x^(-1)+1)` . Apply Law of Exponent: `x^(-n)=1/x^n` . Let` x^(-1)= 1/x^1` or ` 1/x` . `x/(1/x+1)` Let `1=x/x` to be able to combine similar fractions. `x/(1/x+x/x)` `x/((1+x)/x)` Flip the fraction at the bottom to proceed to multiplication. `x*x/(1+x)` `x^2/(1+x)` Apply `x/(x^(-1)+1)=x^2/(1+x)` , we get: `(1/x-x/(x^(-1)+1))/(5/x)` `(1/x-x^2/(1+x))/(5/x)` Determine the LCD or least common denominator. The denominators are `x` and `(1+x)` . Both are distinct factors. Thus, we get the LCD by getting the product of the distinct factors from denominator side of each term. `LCD =x*(1+x) or x+x^2` Maintain the factored form of the LCD for easier cancellation of common factors on each term. Multiply each term by the `LCD=x*(1+x)` . `(1/x*x*(1+x)-x^2/(1+x)*x*(1+x))/((5/x)x*(1+x))` Cancel out common factors to get rid of the denominators. `(1*(1+x)-x^2*x)/(5*(1+x))` Apply distribution property....

In World War I, there were two alliances that pushed the world into war.  These alliances were the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente.  The alliances did not cause the war to begin, but when the war did start, they caused it to spread farther than it might otherwise have done. World War I started when Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.  This came after a Serbian nationalist named Gavril Princip assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.  Austria blamed Serbia for the attack and issued an ultimatum that Serbia was sure to reject, thus bringing about war.  So, the war began not because of alliances, but because of nationalist opposition to the Austro-Hungarian Empire. However, the war spread because of alliances.  Austria-Hungary was part of the Triple Alliance.  They joined Italy and Germany in this alliance.  They were opposed by the Triple Entente, which was made up of Britain, France, and Russia.  Russia was allied with Serbia because both were Slavic countries and th...

 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(2x)cos(4x) dx` or `intcos(4x)sin(2x) 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: `int cos(4x)sin(2x) dx = int[sin(4x+2x) -sin(4x-2x)]/2dx`  Apply the basic properties of integration: `int c*f(x) dx= c int f(x) dx` . `int [sin(4x+2x) -sin(4x-2x)]/2dx = 1/2int[sin(4x+2x) -sin(4x-2x)]dx`  Apply the basic integration property: `int (u+v) dx = int (u) dx + int (v) dx` . `1/2 *[int sin(4x+2x)dx+int sin(4x-2x)dx]` Then apply u-substitution to be able to apply integration formula for cosine function: `int sin(u) du= -cos(u) +C` . For the integral:`int sin(4x+2x)dx` , we let `u = 4x+2x =6x` then `du= 6 dx` or `(du)/6 =dx`...

I believe that this question is asking about events in chapter seven. Phillip and Timothy have finally gotten themselves ashore on a small, deserted island. Timothy leaves to scout out the island and find a suitable location for shelter. When Timothy returns, he tells Phillip that the island is quite small, but it has some positives to it. Phillip is suspicious, though, that Timothy isn't giving him all of the information. "You are worried about something, Timothy.  Please tell me the truth. I'm old enough to know." Timothy then confides to Phillip that they are likely in an area known as the "Devil's Mouth." It is an area of ocean and islands that is not frequented by ships. It is a dangerous area for ships because of the numerous sharp coral banks. Timothy says that it's a large "U-shaped ting." The small cay that they are on is one of many small cays that is contained within the ring of coral. The coral prevents ships from getting close,...

In Elizabeth Glaspell's short story, the county attorney first notices that the jars of fruit have broken with the cold. He stands on a chair to inspect the upper cupboard and finds the burst jars. He feels inside and "drew his hand away sticky," remarking on the "nice mess." He then goes to wash his hands in the sink, criticizing the unwashed pans underneath it and the dirty roller towel beside it. The women, especially Mrs. Hale, are offended at how dismissive the men are about a farm wife's occupation. Mrs. Peters, the sheriff's wife, knows Mrs. Wright expressed concern about her fruit should the fire go out in the house, and the attorney mocks the concern as being a "trifle."  After the men go upstairs, Mrs. Peters stands on the chair herself to see if any of the jars of fruit are undamaged. She finds a single jar of cherry preserves that has not exploded.  The preserves serve as a bonding point among the three women: Mrs. Hale, Mrs. Pete...

One the face of it, these would seem to be very different poems. “Astronomer” is a poem about how nature and intuition is superior to academic knowledge; “I Hear America Singing” is a celebration of American labor, a poem in which Whitman embraces the everyday; “O Captain” of course is the famous elegy for Abraham Lincoln, represented by the beloved captain, who, after guiding the “ship” of the United States through the storm, has fallen before the victory can be celebrated. The tones of the poems are very different as well. In “Astronomer” the poet is “tired and sick” until he is revitalized by the open sky; in “I Hear” he is enthusiastic and celebratory; in “O Captain,” he is passionate and mournful. As far as similarities go, I think voice and method are two elements that connect them. Different as they are, they are all unmistakably “Whitmanian.” By that I mean that they all share a certain conception of the relationship of the poet to his subject, which can be said to be “inclusiv...

Unlike in other plays ( Macbeth , in particular), Shakespeare leaves no doubt that fate is at work in Romeo and Juliet . In the Prologue, the chorus tells the audience that by the end of the play, a pair of "star-cross'd lovers" will take their own lives, their love doomed to disaster. So in a way, every event in Romeo and Juliet leads to this conclusion, and we impose this interpretation on the course of the play. But even without this statement in the prologue, we can still point to several key events in the play to show how fate brings about the demise of the two young lovers. First, Capulet restrains Tybalt from attacking and possibly killing Romeo at the masque, a decision that makes it possible for Romeo to meet Juliet. Then, after Romeo and Juliet are married, Romeo kills Tybalt in the streets, an act that ends in his banishment. Perhaps most poignantly, Friar John fails due to plague to reach Mantua with a letter from Friar Laurence explaining that Juliet's ...

Firstly, Okonkwo is used as a symbol for the society he represents. He is a strong, powerful man, intolerant, one who despises weakness and laziness. He is strict, commanding and demanding. He has certain foibles which can be seen as both weaknesses and strengths: he is too proud but not boastful and he applies his rules with too firm a hand. We read about him in chapter 1: He was tall and huge, and his bushy eyebrows and wide nose gave him a very severe look. He breathed heavily, and it was said that, when he slept, his wives and children in their houses could hear him breathe. When he walked, his heels hardly touched the ground and he seemed to walk on springs, as if he was going to pounce on somebody. And he did pounce on people quite often. He had a slight stammer and whenever he was angry and could not get his words out quickly enough, he would use his fists. He had no patience with unsuccessful men. Okonkwo ruled his household with a heavy hand. His wives, especially the youngest...

First, we should note that Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock" doesn't tell us about life for most people in England of the period, but only about the lives of the very wealthy and fashionable. It doesn't describe working conditions for peasants or craftspeople or even the lives of the servants who keep the court functioning. In a sense, though, this absence itself is informative in that it gives us a sense of the distance between the lives of the wealthy elites and most of the population. Next, we get a sense that this is a very status conscious society, in which maintaining "face" or appearances is very important.  The society has a strong element of gender inequality and double standards concerning sexual conduct. Men gain status by promiscuity or sexual conquest and women lose status by it.  As a satire, it comments on what Pope exposes as the vanity and worldliness of the upper classes. 

The purpose of the FTC, according to their website, is to "protect consumers and promote competition." The Bureau of Consumer Protection enforces Congressional and FTC rules about competition to protect consumers against fraud committed both by individual companies and by entire industries. Here are the seven divisions of the BCP and what they do (you can read more on the website links of each division): Division of Privacy and Identity Protection: protects consumers against identify theft and infringements on their privacy. Division of Advertising Practices: protects consumers against fraudulent advertising.  Division of Consumer & Business Education: helps educate consumers to make wise choices.  Division of Enforcement: oversees litigation to enforce FTC laws.  Division of Marketing Practices: helps protect consumers against fraud in the marketplace, including scams. Division of Consumer Response & Operations: analyzes data to enforce FTC legislation and educationa...

Amir and Hassan enjoyed readings from the Shahnamah, with special emphasis on the story about Rostam and Sohrab. In the story, Rostam killed Sohrab only to learn Sohrab was his son. The emotions evoked by the story brought tears to Hassan’s eyes, but Amir did not know who the tears were for, Rostam or Sohrab. The story was interpreted differently by the two boys. Amir saw himself as Sohrab, the young warrior, and his father as Rostam. The story reflects his relationship with his father. Amir does not comprehend Rostam’s grief or fate. Personally, I couldn't see the tragedy in Rostam's fate. After all, didn't all fathers in their secret hearts harbor a desire to kill their sons? Hassan’s interpretation is not explicitly given, but his emotions suggest he understands the situation between the father and his son. He goes on to name his son Sohrab because he was his favorite character in the story.

Hello! It is obvious that the time needed for a clown to return is `t_0=4s` (twice 6m divided by 3m/s). A ball must return to the same height after the same time. Choose a vertical upward axis starting at the initial height of a ball. Then the height of a ball is `H(t)=V_0 t-(g t^2)/2,` where `V_0` is the initial speed we have to find, `t` is time and `g` is the gravity acceleration. We need `H(t_0)=0` (a ball returns at the same time a clown returns). It is a simple equation for `V_0,` `V_(0) t_(0)=(g t_0^2)/2,` or `V_0=(g t_0)/2.` In numbers it is `(9.8*4)/2=19.6 (m/s).` This is the answer for (i) . For (ii) , use that speed of a ball is `V(t)=V_0 - g t,` and that at the maximum height the speed is zero. So the time when the maximum height is reached is `t_1=V_0/g,` and the corresponding height is `H(t_1)=(V_0^2)/(2g)=(g t_0^2)/8=(9.8*4^2)/8=19.6 (m).` This is the answer for (ii).

After that tragic evening when Motorcycle Boy was shot to death by the police, Steve decided to do everything he could to leave town. He began to believe that, if he wanted to get anywhere in life, he needed to work hard to make his dreams a reality. Steve's perspective about his own life changed dramatically after the death of Rusty's older brother. In Chapter 12, Steve admits to Rusty that he never went back to their neighborhood after Motorcycle Boy's death. We get an idea of how much Steve has changed when we discover in Chapter 1 that Steve is attending college in Southern California. He tells Rusty that he is studying to be a teacher in high school. It is obvious that Steve no longer runs around with a bad crowd. This is the main way that he has changed. At the beginning of the story, we discover that Steve wants to share how his life has turned out since Motorcycle Boy's death, but Rusty isn't too interested in reminiscing about the past and about his brother...

We know that Dave is a thoughtful boy, someone who's not overly attached to objects or possessions. But if we consider anyway the items that may be of importance to him, we can understand his character better. Here are some suggestions: 1. Dave's library books about India and Gandhi. These open his mind to the new ideas that really get this story going. 2. His own hands. Dave discovers at the end of Chapter 2 that he can communicate very well just by doing a thumbs-up or a high five, or even by sliding his hands into his pockets to show that he doesn't want to talk. 3. Pizza and fruit cups. These are the foods that he chooses out of all the others in the lunch line, so he must like them best. 4. A baseball, a soccer ball, or a football. Dave loves sports, and he loves talking about sports, too. 5. Rocks. We also learn in Chapter 3 that Dave enjoys looking for interesting rocks. 6. His Playstation, Nintendo, or Xbox. Like most American boys his age, Dave loves playing video ...

A Trojan Horse is a kind of computer program that is used to break into a computer by masquerading as something else. It is named after the Trojan Horse, a trick used by the ancient Greeks to invade Troy, as the Trojans believed the horse was a harmless gift. These programs work by lurking within other programs, but they do not invade other files or spread like computer viruses do.  Trojan Horses are often spread by social engineering—the manipulation of the computer user into thinking the files are safe. For example, a Trojan Horse can be spread by sending a user a form that looks harmless but isn't. Some examples of Trojan Horses are backdoors, which send information to a user who is remote from the computer. The remote user then has total control over the computer and can send, receive, change, or delete files. The infected computer can also be used as a "botnet" to send spam or as a way to conduct attacks or carry out illegal activities with other computers as the tar...

The 1950’s were transition years from World War II when songs were about coming back home, missing you in your absence, etc.(ending in 1943) to a time of prosperity, domestic calm (augmented by innovations in appliances and household goods), and social togetherness, before the 1960's eruption of beatniks, flower-children, and anti-war activists.  Music from the 1950’s divided between the romantic, sentimental songs and singers such as Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Ray, and Tammy Wynette – ballad singers singing about the ups and downs of personal love (“Cry,” “Twas Just a Garden in the Rain,” etc.), popular with adults, and the emerging younger teen market whose idols were Elvis Presley, Motown (a strong emergence of Black singers and groups such as the Supremes), and the beginning of “Rock ‘n Roll.”  So the main difference was the target audience age group for the music business.  Add to this the popularity of 45’s vs. 33 rpms and the growing availability of television musi...

In "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan the mother lives vicariously through her daughter.  The mother is a Chinese immigrant who lost her first husband and twin daughters in her homeland of China. She made her way to America to begin a new life, which includes aspirations of the American Dream for her daughter. The mother believes you can be anything in America and starts the quest for her daughter by examining the success of child prodigies. She sees how these children are on display in magazines and on television, which makes her believe her daughter must have some talent that would bring her the same success. This is an attempt by the mother to leave the horrors of her past behind and to move forward in her own life.  She is misguided in her understanding of what a child prodigy is by not realizing they have a innate talent that can be cultivated. She longs for her daughter to have the same, but does not find it, so she decides on the piano for her daughter. Although, Jing-Mei is able ...

King Ozymandias, who had a huge statue built of himself, was claiming to be the greatest of kings. In the ancient world, kingdoms were typically very small.  Most kings were what we would today call local warlords.  It was possible for one king from a larger civilization to conquer many other kings of smaller kingdoms, building an empire.  He would then be greatest king, ruling over the small-scale kings, literally a "king of kings."  When an empire-building king did conquer a foreign city or kingdom, it was not unusual for him to set up a stela, a stone pillar commemorating his victory, inscribed with a highly flattering description of how he had conquered.  Stelae were set up by conquering kings from Babylon, Assyria, Egypt, and Greece, among many others.  The statue of Ozymandias and its inscription were apparently a version of a boastful stela, this time accompanied by a huge statue of the king (also not unheard of in the ancient world).   The statue should remind us of ...

Mean absolute deviation (MAD) is calculated by using the difference between the actual demand and the forecast demand ignoring the sign. It is the sum of the absolute deviations divided by the number of data points. `MAD=(sum_(i=1)^n|A_t-F_t|)/n` where, A=Actual demand for the period F= Forecast demand for the period t=Period number n=Total number of periods Period  Forecast     Actual    Deviation   Absolute Deviation   1          100               105           5                     5   2          110               106          -4                     4   3          120               116          -4                     4 `MAD=(5+4+4)/3` `=13/3=4.33` Round off to the nearest whole number, So, the Mean absolute deviation is 4 .

There are several songs that relate to the themes present in Romeo and Juliet . Some of them directly refer to Romeo and Juliet, while others relate more to the tragedy of family interference with romance and the undying connection between two lovers. The first that comes to mind is Indigo Girls' version of "Romeo and Juliet," mainly because the song is a roughly translated summary. Another song that comes to mind right away is Taylor Swift's performance of "Love Story," which while not completely accurate to the play, references the star-crossed lovers. Hutch Hutchinson performed the song "Reflections," which includes lyrics extolling a love that will be "written down in history like Romeo and Juliet." An opposing perspective is illustrated in the song "Samson and Delilah" as performed by Bad Manners; here the lyrics describe a relationship as varying between the undying naive love of Romeo and Juliet and Delilah's betrayal...

This 1845 novella by French writer Prosper Mérimée is probably better known in its adaptation as an opera by Georges Bizet. The work explores a theme of encountering “the other,” leading to both attraction and violence. Carmen represents the Romani or Gypsy minority, and Don Jose represents the Basque minority of Spain. The story is told as if Merimee actually experienced the events on a trip to Spain in 1830 and reflects romantic notions of Spanish cultural identity. The novella even concludes with a scholarly discussion of the culture and customs of the Romani people. The story also explores themes of trust vs. betrayal. For example, in a climax of the tale, Don Jose claims Carmen as his wife but threatens to kill her if she is unfaithful. A well-known motif of the story is that of Carmen as the femme fatale. Don Jose falls under her spell, neglecting his duties to support Carmen by helping her escape from prison then going on the run with her. Even the name Carmen comes from the Lat...

Immediately after he is released from prison, Jimmy continues committing burglaries. He doesn't appear to have changed, and he certainly demonstrates no guilt regarding his actions. The text tells us that the first place he visits after he gets out of prison is Mike Dolan's restaurant and inn. There, he retrieves a bag that was kept hidden for him while he served a short prison term; the bag contains all the tools of Jimmy's safe-breaking trade. In all, he spent more than nine hundred dollars for the special tools. With the tools, he steals eight hundred dollars from a safe in Richmond, Indiana. Next, he takes fifteen hundred dollars from a safe in Logansport. His largest heist is the safe in Jefferson City, where he steals five thousand dollars. Because of Jimmy's actions, a local detective, Ben Price, is hot on his heels. It is only later when Jimmy meets the girl of his dreams (Annabel) that he contemplates leaving his life of crime behind. Prior to his wedding, he w...

`int_0^1 (2x-5)/(x^2-5x+6) dx` The function `f(x) = (2x-5)/(x^2-5x+6)` is continuous on the interval `(-oo, 2) uu (2,3) uu (3,oo)` . Since the limit of the integral is from x=0 to x=1, then the integrand is continuous on the interval [0,1]. Therefore, ` int_0^1 (2x-5)/(x^2-5x+6)dx`  is a proper integral.

We all have friends and people with whom we enjoy socializing. I think we would all agree that having friends is a good thing. Unfortunately, though, there can be a downside to this normal aspect of human sociability. Imagine that you work in an office and enjoy running. You make friends with a group of runners in the office and you all gradually get in the habit of meeting a few times a week for a morning run and breakfast. One of the members of the group is a manager. One day, the manager is given a plum new project and asked to recommend a project lead. There are two qualified people. One is a member of the running group and one is not. Even if the runner was more qualified that the non-runner, many employees might still see promoting the runner as in-group favoritism, leading to resentment and a toxic environment. Even worse, not just non-runners but the disabled might feel excluded by their being an "in-group" of runners in the office.  Even worse, many in-groups might b...

The scientific method is a logical method for problem solving. Generally, scientists will pose a concise question about an area of interest.  Next, they will conduct research to find out what is known about the problem or question. Based on this, a scientist will formulate an hypothesis . This is an educated guess regarding a possible solution to the problem. A good hypothesis must be testable. It is written as an answer to the question or problem. An example of a question is--will plants grow taller with the addition of fertilizer? One possible hypothesis is...Plants will grow taller when fertilizer is added. This hypothesis can be tested by performing a controlled experiment. One group called the experimental group, will receive the variable being tested--( independent variable ) while the other group known as the control group, is there for a comparison and will not receive the independent variable. The dependent variable  will be the growth of the plant. The soil type, amount o...

As far as book to film adaptions go, Francis Ford Coppola's 1983 film version of S.E. Hinton's 1967 novel is pretty faithful. Ponyboy's "dreamer in the hood" character comes through very well. The gang's rambunctiousness, love, and loyalty is expressed in some very delightful and watchable scenes of them hooting and hollering around the Curtis household and doing gymnastics on the way to the rumble. The connection between Cherry and Pony, bridging economic divides and mutual stereotypes, is lovely and avoids the trap of becoming a romance, which I firmly believe it is not in the book. The set, costumes, and especially the soundtrack give a strong sense of place that even exceeds what Hinton achieved with just words. Still, as with many book to film translations, some aspects of the story are lost as it gets pared down to fit a 91-minute time frame. Sodapop's character is particularly less fleshed out in the film, which is important for a few reasons. For o...

Captain Keller's daughter, Helen, was deaf and blind.  He was depicted in the play as having given up hope of Helen ever learning how to communicate.  He had already contacted doctors in two states.  No one had been able to help Helen.  Captain Keller felt defeated, and he suggested that it was "time some attention was paid to Mildred."  Mildred was the youngest daughter of Captain and Mrs. Keller. At his wife's insistence, Captain Keller agreed to bring a special teacher to their home to help Helen.  That teacher was Miss Sullivan.  Captain Keller did not like Miss Sullivan's methods for helping Helen.  He felt that they were not effective.  He decided to dismiss her, and in doing so he would give up on helping Helen.  He attempted to tell Miss Sullivan of his decision: I have decided I—am not satisfied—in fact, am deeply dissatisfied—with the manner in which— Instead of telling her, Captain Keller was interrupted by Miss Sullivan.  Miss Sullivan inquired about a...

The title of the poem "The Flower School" by Bengali poet Rabindranath Tagore serves two main functions. It piques readers' interest due to its paradoxical nature and it introduces the main themes and metaphors of the poem. As readers, we are aware that flowers, unlike humans, do not actually attend schools. This means that when we encounter the title of the poem, we are immediately curious about what the poet could mean by the phrase and this curiosity causes us to continue reading. Next, the title introduces the central metaphor, which is complex. On one level, Tagore is comparing the flowers to children. Just as children are schooled indoors and then released to bloom, as it were, in the world, so flowers start underground and bloom visibly above ground. On a more profound level though, Tagore is a deeply religious Hindu who is comparing our lives on earth in human bodies to the underground where flowers exist in nascent forms as seeds or the schools in which children ...

Let's first obtain the volume at both temperatures using the relationship Volume = Mass/Density.  At 0 degrees C (`V_1`e have: `V_1` = `(3.250 g)/(13.596 g/(cm^3))` = .2390 `cm^3` ` ` At 25 degrees C (`V_2`e have: `V_2`  = `(3.250 g)/(13.534 g/(cm^3))` = .2401 `cm^3`  We will think of the column of mercury inside the capillary as a cylinder. The height of the cylinder is given by the formula `h = V/(pi * r^2)` The radius, r, in centimeters is `(0.180 mm) / 2 * (1 cm)/(10 mm)` or .009 cm. Therefore, at 0 degrees, the height is: `h_1` =`(.2390 cm^3)/(pi*(.009 cm)^2)`  = 939.2 `cm` ` ` At 25 degrees C, the height is: `h_2 =``(.2401 cm^3)/(pi*(.009 cm)^2) = 943.5 cm` Subtracting these two, 943.5 cm - 939.2 cm, we obtain a rise in mercury height of 4.3 cm , the final answer.  ` ` ` `

Viruses are difficult to classify because while they have several characteristics of living things, they do not have several others. They currently are not considered to be living organisms, although this is being reconsidered. Viruses are very simple organisms, usually consisting of a protein coat and either DNA or RNA. Having genetic material and the ability to produce more of themselves would seem to indicate a living thing. However, they are not involved in transforming energy (they do not perform cellular respiration or photosynthesis), and they are not capable of reproduction on their own. Viruses take over and reprogram cells of living organisms so that the host cells do not make copies of themselves--they instead are reprogrammed to make more viruses. Because they are not living, viruses are difficult to classify. The classification of living things generally involves assigning organisms to a specific place in one kingdom or another and giving the organism a genus/species name....