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Hone Tuwhare was a Maori poet from New Zealand whose poetry frequently included nature imagery, specifically centered around rain and the ocean. His poem "Rain" is an ode to the title's subject, describing the author's deep affinity for and love of rain. The first verse describes the sound of rain:  I can hear you making small holes in the silence... The poet then says that even if he were deaf and could not hear the rain, he would still be able to feel it in "the pores of [his] skin." Tuwhare repeats this pattern, saying that if he were blind he would know rain by its taste and smell and sound: the something special smell of you when the sun cakes the ground the steady drum-roll sound you make... He concludes the poem by saying that even if he could not hear, smell, see, or feel the rain, it would still be a part of him: you would still define me disperse me wash over me... The poem itself can be taken at face value - an ode to a subject that was very centr...

In geology, weathering is the breakdown of rocks on the Earth's surface. Unlike erosion, no rock material is removed in weathering.  Chemical weathering occurs when chemicals (primarily acids) break down the rocks. Chemical weathering requires water, which is most typically provided by rainfall or other precipitation.   Living organisms can accelerate the weathering process. One example is lichen. A lichen is a composite organism, meaning that it is an organism made up of two or three member organisms. A lichen is typically made up of symbiotically related fungi and either algae or cyanobacteria.  While lichens have some plant-like properties, they are not plants. Algae and cyanobacteria are both photosynthetic organisms, but when combined with fungi in a lichen, an entirely unique organism is formed.  Lichens release oxalic acid, which dissolves minerals in their host rock. Lichen involvement in weathering is interesting because the weathering is both biological and chemical. The ...

Below you will find my annotations of Chapter Three of The Metamorphosis , including comments and/or questions for each page you asked for: Page 449: If the apple which has become lodged in Gregor's back makes Gregor's family recall that he is one of them, not an "enemy," and owed "nothing but patience" as a result of duty, why does no one bother to remove the apple for him? This seems like it would be the first and foremost act of "patience" to perform for a family member--to alleviate his pain.  Page 450: My comment here is that Gregor's father seems to be a greater source of trouble for the family than Gregor himself. His lack of attention to his own hygiene and appearance, his insistence upon falling asleep in his chair, and his theatrics about being helped off to his room seem to make him sound like a giant vermin his own self.  Page 451: Why does Gregor maintain the meticulous attitudes of his previous human form now that he is an insect/...

`int (x+2)/(x^2+5x) dx` To solve using partial fraction method, the denominator of the integrand should be factored. `(x+2)/(x^2+5x) = (x + 2)/(x(x+5))` Then, express it as sum of fractions. `(x+2)/(x(x+5)) = A/x + B/(x +5)` To determine the values of A and B, multiply both sides by the LCD of the fractions present. `x(x+5)*(x+2)/(x(x+5)) = (A/x + B/(x +5))*x(x+5)` `x+2=A(x+5)+Bx` Then, assign values to x in which either x or x+5 will become zero. So, plug-in x=0 to get the value of A. `0+2=A(0+5)+B(0)` `2=5A` `2/5=A` Also, plug-in x=-5 to get the value of B. `-5+2=A(-5+5)+B(-5)` `-3=A(0)+B(-5)` `-3=-5B` `3/5=B` So the partial fraction decomposition of the integrand is: `int (x+2)(x^2+5x)dx` `=int (x+2)/(x(x+5))dx` `= int (2/(5x) +3/(5(x+5)))dx` Then, express it as sum of two integrals. `= int 2/(5x)dx + int 3/(5(x+5))dx` `= 2/5 int 1/xdx + 3/5 int 1/(x+5)dx` To take the integral of this, apply the formula `int 1/u du = ln|u|+C` . `=2/5ln|x| + 3/5ln|x+5| + C` Therefore, `int (x+2)/(x^2...

The house and family are haunted by the phrase "there must be more money." They all hear this phrase and silently acknowledge it to each other. Neither the mother nor the father can seem to make enough money to satisfy this household urge for more money. One day, Paul asks his mother why they don't have a family car. She replies that they are poor. Paul asks why they are poor. She replies, "it's because your father has no luck." In a twisted bit of logic, Paul's mother tells him that luck is what causes someone to have money. Paul replies that he is a lucky person. Paul's mother congratulates him but it is clear that she does not believe him. Paul goes off, determined to find luck, believing that this will bring him to money. He tries to think about where to find luck. In the process, he would ride his rocking-horse and get lost in his dreams and determination to find luck. This process becomes like a trance. Riding the horse, he is trying to will hi...

The first quote is a reference to Gillian's inheritance. His deceased uncle has bequeathed him the sum of a thousand dollars. Gillian maintains that a larger or smaller sum would have been more to his liking. He feels that he would have put a larger sum of money to better use. He uses the word "fireworks" as a metaphor to characterize how much he might have enjoyed himself if his inheritance had been larger. Also, with a bigger sum, the work of documenting all his expenditures would have been worth the time it took. Conversely, a smaller sum means that he will have to do less work in documenting his expenditures. This is why he mentions that "Even fifty dollars should have been less trouble." Gillian considers a thousand dollars an awkward sum; presumably, he can't spend lavishly enough to justify the time it will take to document his expenditures. The second quote is quite interesting. Gillian tells Old Bryson that his uncle has essentially left the majorit...

When Manet painted "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère" in 1882, the Impressionist movement had been underway in Paris for almost 10 years. Therefore, we should see this painting as a response to impressionism, in the sense that it adopts the impressionist painting style but offers a counter-perspective to the way impressionist paintings presented modern life.  The impressionist movement followed the realist movement, which was about presenting poor and ordinary people in daily life. When Manet began painting in the 1860s, realism was still popular, so he internalized some of their traditions. We can see this in "A Bar at the Folies-Bergère." The woman behind the counter is working class and seems tired and depressed (like many people who work in customer service), so this painting accurately reflects the realities of working class modern life. This is very much in keeping with the realist tradition established by artists such as Gustave Courbet and Honoré Daumier, who pai...