Identify and discuss three ways that technological advances have benefited organizations.

One way that technological advances have benefited organizations is the way that hardware and software systems allow businesses to control their inventory more precisely. Perpetual inventory systems immediately update inventory levels to assist managers in making wise inventory buying and pricing decisions. Managers, whether in a manufacturing or retail setting have daily, up-to-date knowledge of exactly where they stand inventory level wise. This helps to ensure they do not spend too much on inventory - inventory that sits in their warehouses (whether as raw materials or finished goods) that then incur unnecessary carrying costs.

A second way that technological advances have benefited organizations is in the managing and training of employees. Technology  has allowed for the quicker processing of information related to hiring employees, and managing employee information and data for benefits, performance reviews, vacation time, and more. In addition, technology allows for online, interactive training of employees. It has enabled training at any time - even in the comfort of an employee's own home.

A third way that technological advances have benefited organizations is in the way that these entities engage with their customers and clients. The Internet in general, and email and social media in particular, allow for immediate conversation with customers/clients. Organizations can present new information, quickly, to these individuals. Customers and clients can, in turn, give immediate feedback to the organization concerning their products, services, policies, procedures, and anything else that concerns them as relates to how the organization affects them

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What does Winston mean by, "Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two makes four. If that is granted, all else follows"?

In Oceania the opportunity to think and do what is considered normal by society at large, was not the norm.  This was a society that pretty much brainwashed the citizens to believe anything that they said or did regardless of whether people actually knew what was right or wrong , that what was said or done by the party, was right.  

So to actually say that two plus two makes four and knowing that by saying it, thinking it and believing it is right without having to suffer any repurcussions in Winston's eye sight means having freedom.  Winston also believed that if one could believe what they deemed was right, and nothing happened to them because of their beliefs, then they had achieved freedom.

What is the ritual of the scapegoat and how is Tessie a scapegoat?

The ritual of the scapegoat is taken from the Old
Testament. Each year on the Day of Atonement, the Hebrews would choose 2 goats: one to
be sacrificed to the Lord and one to atone for the people's sins. The high priest would
lay his hands on the second goat's head and confess all the sins of the people, in
essence transferring their sin onto the goat. Then that goat would be led away from the
town and left to wander in the wilderness, taking the people's sins with it. See
Leviticus 16:7-10.

Note that unlike Jackson's story, the
ancient scapegoat was not killed. Many biblical scholars see Christ's death on the cross
as a type of scapegoat, in that he took the sins of humanity upon himself when he died,
making redemption available to all. It is that type of scapegoat that is portrayed in
this story: one person must die for the good of the community.

prove that- (1) (tanθ)/(1-cotθ)+(cotθ)/(1-tanθ)=1+tanθ+cot θ (2) (tan^3A-1)/(tanA-1)=sec^2A+tanA

(1) (tanθ)/(1-cotθ)+(cotθ)/(1-tanθ)=1+tanθ+cot θ

L.H.S=(tanθ)/(1-cotθ)+(cotθ)/(1-tanθ)

=(sinθ/cosθ)/{1-(cosθ/sinθ)}+(cosθ/sinθ)/{1-(sinθ/cosθ)}

=(sinθ/cosθ)/{(sinθ-cosθ)/sinθ}+(cosθ/sinθ)/{(cosθ-sinθ)/cosθ}

=sin^2 θ/(cosθ[sinθ-cosθ]) + cos^2 θ/(sinθ[cosθ-sinθ])

=sin^2 θ/(cosθ[sinθ-cosθ]) - cos^2 θ/(sinθ[sinθ-cosθ])

=1/(sinθ-cosθ){sin^2 θ/cosθ - cos^2 θ/sinθ}

=1/(sinθ-cosθ){(sin^3 θ - cos^3 θ)/sinθcosθ}

=1/(sinθ-cosθ){[(sinθ - cosθ)(sin^2 θ+sinθcosθ+cos^2 θ)]/sinθcosθ}

=(sin^2 θ+sinθcosθ+cos^2 θ)/sinθcosθ

=sin^2 θ/sinθcosθ + sinθcosθ/sinθcosθ + cos^2 θ/sinθcosθ

=sinθ/cosθ + 1 + cosθ/sinθ

=tanθ+1+cotθ

=1+tanθ+cot θ

=R.H.S

(2) (tan^3 A-1)/(tanA-1)=sec^2 A+tanA

L.H.S=(tan^3 A-1)/(tanA-1)

=([sin^3 A/cos^3 A]-1)/([sinA/cosA]-1)

=(sin^3 A-cos^3 A)/(cos^2 A[sinA-cosA])

={(sinA - cosA)(sin^2 A+sinAcosA+cos^2 A)}/(cos^2 A[sinA-cosA])

=(sin^2 A+sinAcosA+cos^2 A)/cos^2 A

=(sin^2 A+cos^2 A+ sinAcosA)/cos^2 A

=(1+sinAcosA)/cos^2 A     [because sin^2 A+cos^2 A=1]

=1/cos^2 A + sinAcosA/cos^2 A

=1/cos^2 A + sinA/cosA

=sec^2 A+tanA

=R.H.S

What techniques does Oates employ to make connie an individual three dimensional character?Joyce Carol Oates is author. Is she a typical teenage...

Since Joyce Carol Oates was inspired to write "Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been" after reading of the deaths of teenage girls who were seduced and raped by a young man in Tuscon, Arizona in the 1960s, her depiction of Connie is based on real teens.  She included this story in a collection with the title of this story and subtitled it, Stories of Young America.  In this collection, Oates examines the psychological and social turmoil that arises during adolescence. As teens are in this transition from childhood to adulthood, there is an keen awareness of their changing bodies that Oates describes with Connie:

She knew she was pretty, and that was everything....And Connie paid close attention herself, bathed ina glow of slow-pulse joy that seemed to rise mysteriously out of the music itself and lay languidly about the airless little room....

Self-centered and superficial, Connie is concerned with her own desires and disconnects herself from her family.  She goes out with friends, but leaves them at the movies while she flirts with boys.  When her mother asks her how the movie was, she lies, "So-so."  She arises on Sunday almost at noon and tells her sister and mother that she "is not interested" in attending a family get-together because she would rather wash her hair and luxuriate in own her beauty by lying in the sun and entertain her "trashy daydreams."

There is a duality to Connie that Oates describes,

She wore a pullover jersey blouse that looked one way when she was at home and another way when she was away from home.  Everything about her had two sides to it, one for home and one for anywhere that was not home:  her walk that could be childlike and bobbing, or languid enough to make anyone think she was hearing music in her head,  her mouth which was pale and smirking most of the time,...her laugh which was cynical and drawling at home...but high-pitched and nervous anywhere else, like the jingling of the charms on her bracelet.

It is only at the end of the story, that Connie reveals a third dimension.  As Arnold Friend describes luridly what he plans to do to her, Connie's "heart was almost too big now for her chest and its pumping made sweat break out all over her." Confronted with the terror of a life-threatening situation Connie finally realizes the security that her mother represents:  "She cried for her mother."  After this childlike response, Connie's feels a "pinpoint of light" in her mind that brings her the moment of truth:  She is not going to see her family again and they will be harmed if she does not go with Arnold Friend.  At this point, Connie completes the transition to adulthood.

 

I need an analysis of Robert Lowell 's poem "Where the Rainbow Ends."

Hi there!

I love analyzing
poems, so thank you for giving me the chance to help
you!

We can learn a lot about a poem by looking at the
title: "Where the Rainbow Ends."  What does this mean?  The rainbow is a great (if
overused) symbol representing "better times ahead" in that it is a promise that God will
not destroy the world again by flood.  The colors of a rainbow are glorious, and
according to myth at the end of the rainbow we are supposed to find a pot of gold.  The
idea of the rainbow is usually a positive one.

On the other
hand, a person can never actually FIND the end of a rainbow, so it can be a symbol of
futility and frustration.  Where does that leave us?  We can guess that the poem is
going to either have a theme of promise and hope, or one of
futility.

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"I saw the sky descending, black and
white

Not blue, on Boston..."

When the sky
descends it usually means a storm is coming.  Boston appears to be the
setting.

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...where the winters
wore

The skulls to jack-o-lanterns on
the slates,

A rite
of fall is Halloween (hence the pumpkin carving.)  These jack-o-lanterns seem to have
been left out on the "slates" (porches?) too long and are now husks embraced by the
winter storm.

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"And hunger's skin and bones retrievers
tore

The chickadee and shrike."

Both are birds
found in Boston, and both migrate South during extreme cold weather.  This storm has
caught these birds who would rather have migrated to warmer climate.  Perhaps the storm
came early in the year...that would also explain the pumpkins being left
out.

"...The thorn
tree waits

its victim, and
tonight

The tree
with thorns seems to imply it has no leaves, or no fruit to offer as food for the birds.
 Instead of a symbol of life, it is bad news for the
birds.

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The worms will eat the deadwood to the
foot

Of Ararat: the scythers, Time and
Death

Helmed locusts, move upon the
tree of
breath;"

Mount
Ararat is purported to be the mountain on which Noah's ark came to rest.  That ties in
with the rainbow in the title.  Time and Death are seen here as negative forces, locusts
that consume all in their path.

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"...the wild ingrated with
the olive and the root

Are
withered, and a winter drifts to
where

The Pepperpot, ironic rainbow,
spans

Charles river and its scale of
scorched earth
miles..."

The
winter seems to be smothering the trees and plants.  A "pepperpot" can be a small
lighthouse, which seems to be casting a light across the barren Charles
River.

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"I saw my city in the scales, the
pans

of judgment rising and
descending."

The
scales of justice, weighing good and bad, against
Boston.

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Piles of dead leaves char the
air -- and I am a red arrow on this
graph

of revelations.

I'm not so sure
here...the dead leaves are a part of fall/winter.  He seems to think of himself as the
pointer on the scale of justice.

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Every dove is
sold.

The chapels sharp-shinned eagle
shifts its hold

On serpent time, the
rainbows epitaph.

The dove is a
peace bird, and the bird that Noah let out from the ark.  Compare that with the powerful
eagle.  Boston is being judged harshly.

I don't have the
space left to quote the last stanza, so you'll have to look it up.  It seems to be
saying that while the city of Boston has been judged harshly in a biblical apocalypse,
the narrator is able to transcend those things and remain a force that praises God and
operates for "good."   Jesus has helped the narrator to rise above the harshness of
Boston.

I hope these ideas help
you!

Demonstrate if ( 1 - x1 )( 1 - x2 )( 1 - x3 )( 1 - x4 ) = 5 where x1,2,3,4 roots of the equation .

Let us supoose that  the required 4th degree equation is x^4+ax^3+bx^2+cx+d, whose roots are x1,x2,x3 and x4,

Then sum of roots  =-a

sum of product of roots taken 2 at a time = b

sum of the product of roots taken 3 at a time = -c

prduct of roots = d

Now (1-x1)((1-x2)(1-x3)(1-x4) = d. Expanding the LHS, we get:

1-(sum of the roots)+(product of roots taken 2 at a time)- product of roots taken 3 at a time) + oroduct of all 4 roots = 5. Or

1-(-a)+b-(-c)+d = 5. Or

1+a+b+c+d = 5. Or

a+b+c+d = 4 is the condition.

Example for the demonstration:

(x-2)^3 *(x-6) = o has roots x1=x2=x3= 2 and x4 = 6

Then (x-2)^3(x-6) = x^4 -12x^3+48x^2-80x+48 = 0.

a= -12,b =48,c =-80 and d = 48.

(a+b+c+d) = -12+48-80+48 = 4.

(1-x1)(1-x2)(1-x3)(1-x4) = (1-2)(1-2)(1-2)(1-6) = (-1)(-1)(-1)(-5) = 5.

So the there exists the 4th degree equation, x^4+ax^3+bx^3+cx+d = 0,whosex1,x2,x3 and x4 can satisfy (1-x1)(1-x2)(1-x3)(1-x4) = 5, if a+b+c+d = 4.

"Beatty wanted to die." What proof leads Montag to this epiphany in Fahrenheit 451?

After Guy Montag kills Beatty at Montag's house, he is
running away (or trying to since his leg is all messed up because of the hound.  He
falls down and when he does, he realizes that Beatty wanted to
die.

What he gives as evidence is Beatty's behavior.  He
says that only someone who wanted to die would taunt someone who had a weapon like that
(like the flamethrower that Montag had).  Someone who didn't want to die would have been
leaving Montag alone so that they could stay alive instead of taunting
him.

In The Canterbury Tales, which three pilgrims' inner natures are revealed by their outer appearances?

The Squire is young and has potential to be as noble as his father, the Knight. He has been trained in all the services, music, and other areas considered to be honorable.  However, as a youth with rosy cheeks, short robes, and curly hair, he enjoys the ladies-- so he sleeps as little as the Nightingale.

The Monk owns many things he shouldn't-- dogs, fine horses, nice clothing.  He spends a lot of time hunting and being involved in material worldly pursuits.  His mantra is not to follow the Monks whose footsteps he follows in since the world is a great big place to play and he's all about it with his symbols of material wealth.

Almost every character in the Canterbury Tales is described in such a way that his/her inner nature is revealed by his/her outer appearance.  Careful reading and knowledge of the time period will help you detect the hints that Chaucer is giving his reader as "just reports what he sees and hears".

How many calories should I eat everyday?

Caloric consumption is highly individualized. The ADA (Am.Dietetic Assoc.) states that most adults should consume approximately 2,000 cal./day. In the U.S., a vast majority of people consume more than this every day. Determining factors of intake include gender, body frame, age, and activity level.

As a general rule, we need less calories per day as we get older, metabolism slows down a bit, as does activity level. However, some older adults lead a very active lifestyle and so caloric intake would vary. Also, people that do physically challenging work would need a higher amount of calories because they burn more than the person who sits at a desk all day. Activity level is probably the biggest determinant of caloric needs.

Which part of information process theory is important? Sensory memory Short-term memory Long-term memory

These are all important and have different functions as they are components in the Store Model Theory (also called Stage Model Theory) of human information processing theory.  Context will play a part in how important or what priority each stage may have in a given situation.

Sensory memory accepts information from the external environment and begins processing it.  Some would say this is the most important component because it begins the process.  Keep in mind, however, that this is related to external (environment) information.  You might want to do some research on sensory deprivation studies before attaching too much importance to this step in the process.

Short-term memory retains information while the brain is using it and for short periods afterwards, thus it's referred to as conscious memory.  When the brain has no more use for it in the immediate moment, it "lets the information go," so to speak.  This information can become forgotten or it can move to long-term memory, depending on its importance to the brain, some of the techniques the individual may use to try to retain it, and a host of other factors.  Some of these other factors can include what type of and how much other information is coming in at the same time, the individual's emotional or physical state of being, what importance the individual attaches to the information.

Long-term memory, also called preconcious and unconscious memory, is the component of memory that retains information for later use. Preconscious information is relatively easy to recall.  Unconscious memory is not available while conscious but may surface while dreaming, daydreaming, or otherwise not thinking about it.

There has been much research on how information moves from one stage to another and methods for improving long-term memory storage and recall. They key to your question, however, is that all three components play an important part in how the brain receives, stores, and recalls information.

How is crime in the 1920s reflected in The Great Gatsby?I have read the book and I don't see how crime in the 1920s is reflected in The Great...

If you haven't picked up elements of criminal behavior, you may want to read the book again more closely.  Meyer Wolfsheim is an obvious player in organized crime, and it is alluded in Fitzgerald's novel that he "fixed" the World Series (alluding to the 1919 infamous world series--see link below). This is a novel taking place during the days of Prohibition, however, it is inferred that Gatsby makes his money through illegal bootlegging. And if that isn't enough to support the criminal behavior in the novel, drunk driving, a hit and run, and murder should top it off.

What is the plan with Daisy and Gatsby?

In The Great Gatsby, there's
unfortunately not much of a plan by either Gatsby or
Daisy.

Gatsby expects magic to happen, not a plan.  He
expects the past to repeat itself and Daisy to resume her love (if ever it was love) for
him as before the war.  It's that simple.  He wants her to leave Tom and be his forever:
the stuff of trashy romance novels, right?

Daisy is a bit
more realistic, but as a temptress she can only do what she does best: tempt men.  Daisy
is coy and curious, lured to Nick's and Gatsby's by money more than love.  Maybe she has
feelings for Gatsby, but at least she knows that she can't act on them because she's
already married.

She cries over Gatsby's shirts (symbols of
money) because she knows she can only have money (Tom), not love and money (Gatsby).
 The irony is that the idealistic and hopelessly romantic Gatsby thinks these are tears
of joy and the past repeating itself.

In matters of the
heart, and the heart only, there are no logical or moral plans.  These are the careless
people of the Lost Generation.

Where is the setting in the book Forty Acres and Maybe a Mule?Also, what trail do they take, and where do they get their forty acres?

The story is set in the years immediately after the
American Civil War, during the era of Reconstruction. Specifically, the events happen
between the months of April and September 1865. Earlier in that year, an order had been
issued by General William Tecumseh Sherman, which was to have given out a free forty
acres of land to former slave families. Administered by the Freedmen's Bureau, abandoned
or uninhabited land was given out in South Carolina and Georgia. The program lasted only
a few months before it was revoked, however. In September of 1865, Circular 15 rescinded
the the order, and of the many freed slaves who had been given their own land, only a
handful were allowed to keep it.

The land that was set
aside for the program was located on the islands and along the coast of Georgia. The
setting in the book is not specific in regards to cities the characters pass through, or
the trails that they take. The author does tell us that Pascal, his brother Gideon, and
Nelly begin their journey from a plantation somewhere in South Carolina. They pass
through at least nine towns in search of a Freedmen's Bureau, and cross a covered bridge
over the Savannah River into Georgia. Once in Georgia, at a possibly fictional town
called River Stop, the freed slaves find a Freedmen's Bureau, and are granted title to
land of their own. Georgia lies to the southwest of South Carolina, and the Savannah
River lies along the border between the two states. Since most of the land given in the
forty acres program was along the coast, and the characters' mode of transportation was
by walking, they most probably left a plantation somewhere near the southern tip of
South Carolina, and crossed over into the eastern part of Georgia, near the
coast.

What gaves Pahom the opportunity to own his first piece of land in "How Much Land Does a Man Need?"

A lady living close to the village where Pahom and his
family lived was a landowner with a small estate. She decided to sell her estate, and
the peasants went to her on behalf of the village council or Commune to see if they
could buy it. We are told that the Devil sowed disageement amongst them so they couldn´t
agree to buy it together, so each peasant was left to buy bits of the landowner´s land
as they could afford.

Pahom decides to buy land because he
is becoming jealous of a neighbour who is buying land. He is also driven by frustration
because of how the steward of the land where they currently worked was crushing them
with fines. So he and his wife go through quite a risky process of raising
funds:

They
had one hundred rubles laid by. They sold a colt and one half of their bees, hired out
one of their sons as a labourer, and took his wages in advance; borrowed the rest from a
brother-in-law, and so scraped together half the purchase
money.

With this they were
able to buy land, with the understanding that they paid the remainder within two
years.

How does Hamlet’s encounter with Fortinbras and his Captain make Hamlet feel guilty?act 4 sc 4

Fortinbras moves towards his objective and is willing to face death on no stronger evidence that faith that he is right.  Such is the strength of his conviction that his troops will gladly follow.  He compares his own journey seeking truth before acting and has come to believe that Fortinbras is the better man for it.

It presents truth as a faith, exclusive of evidence... something is true because we believe it to be true. A contemporary example would be the American incursion into Iraq which was based largely on the belief in WMD rather than any real evidence. Like Iraq, Hamlet learns a different perspective in the next act.

His encounter with Fortinbras presents a perspective but that doesn't make it true.  Remember, Hamlet only believes that Claudius killed his father, but by the final scene has come to recognize that belief is insufficient to justify killing him.  In the final scene, Hamlet executes Claudius for the two crimes he can prove rather than the one he can't.

In a classic demonstration of an eye for an eye, Claudius dies by his own instruments.  If the wine and sword are not poisoned, then Claudius, Gertrude, Laertes and Hamlet will live.  The outcome is the proof and in that is justice.

What are the merits and demerits of the grammar-translation method of language learning?

The grammar-translation method of learning a foreign language almost exclusively excludes oral production and strictly emphasizes written work in translation based on learned prescriptive grammar of both the target and native languages. In the grammar-translation method, the student masters the native language grammar as well as the target language grammar and correctly translates passages of one language to the other; this requires application of both grammars in order to attain the correct translation.

Based on an article by Nancy Thuleen of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the merits of this method of language teaching and study are that (1) dead languages can be studied and preserved; (2) the grammar of the target language is mastered; (3) translation skills are mastered; (4) it facilitates the learning of students who having learning styles leaning toward left-brained originated comfort with rules and structure and who respond well to correction between right and wrong answers.

Some of the demerits of the grammar-translation method, again according to Thuleen, are that (1) teaching is not done in the target language, so social contextual exposure is essentially eliminated; (2) oral practice is almost entirely excluded, which is a great drawback because students' original sentences are not produced despite language being primarily oral; (3) mastery of the target is judged purely on translations, which, if done well, are the sole indicators that the language is known well; (5) it is a learning process in which error correction is necessary to advancement, putting the student in a defensive learning position, which may impede some student's learning of the target language.

Why is "Darkness" by George Gordon, Lord Byron referred to as a dream?

Lord Byron's "Darkness" is written in the "dream vision" form that is found in English poetry as far back as Chaucer, the first to write poetry in English, who wrote many dream vision poems, including The Book of the Duchess and Parliament of Fowles. A dream vision poem identifies itself as such from the very beginning. In Byron's poem "Darkness," Byron identifies the poem as dream vision from the first line: "I had a dream... ."

Lines 6 and 7 are two that confirm that the poem is a dream vision:

Morn came and went—and came, and brought no day,    
And Morn came and went—and came, and brought no day,

The poem goes on to talk in a surreal, dream-like manner of desolation, selfish prayers for survival, forests on fire, famished animals and people, progressing through the entire vision to the loss of the moon and with it the tides as Byron comes to his surprise ending: "She was the universe."

The function of the dream vision, or dream poem, is to frame the extraordinary tale that the poet wants to tell. These were a standard form that Chaucer was introduced to on his diplomatic trips to Europe and have remained in English poetry throughout time, though much less popular now. In fact, it may be suggested that the framing technique used in dream visions inspired the frame story popular in novels and short stories.

Solve the system using 2 methods. x+2y=6 2x+6y=8

The first method is the substitution method.

We'll write one variable depending on the other one.

From the first equation, we'll choose to write x=6-2y

Now we'll substitute x from the second equation, by it's expression and we'll get an expression in y.

2(6-2y)+6y=8

12-4y+6y=8

12+2y=8

We'll subtract 12 both sides:

2y=8-12

2y=-4

y=-2

Now, we'll substitute y in the x expression.

x=6-2y

x=6+4

x=10

The second method is to reduce one variable from the both equations of the system.

We'll reduce x and for this reason, we'll multiply the first equation by -2 and we'll get.

-2x-4y=-12

Now we'll add the new equation to the second one.

-2x-4y+2x+6y=-12+8

2y=-4

y=-2

x=10

I want to write a research paper comparing Hamlet and Antigone. What can I do?How can I write the introduction comparing Hamlet and Antigone, and...

Hamlet is a Revenge Tragedy. You could do a comparison contrast type paper, comparing Hamlet to one of the following plays, which are also considered Revenge Tragedies and were written and staged during the same time as Hamlet: The Spanish Tragedy by Thomas Kyd, The Revenger's Tragedy by Cyril Tourneur, or The Maid's Tragedy by Francis Beaumont and John FLetcher. The first instances of revenge tragedy plays were staged in ancient Greece and Rome. You could also use one of those to compare to Hamlet; Seneca's Thyestes is considered possibly the most influencial ancient revenge tragedy upon the English Renaissance.

In the book Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, what was the purpose of the "annual light bulb harvest?"

The purpose of the annual light bulb harvest is to provide
the rats with light for their living quarters. As a result of the experiment that was
done on them at NIMH, the rats are highly intelligent, and have, among other things,
been able unlock the secret of electricity. The entryway to their underground home is
kept dark by necessity, to avoid detection, but once one gets to the main living area,
which is three feet under the ground, everything is lit with tiny lightbulbs. These
lightbulbs have been placed in strategic recesses along the walls and covered with
squares of colored glass, making them look like "stained-glass windows in sunlight." To
secure their light bulbs, the rats go out in the neighborhood and take them from
people's decorated trees at Christmas time. They take only a few bulbs from each tree
they come across, again to escape detection; to get enough bulbs to illuminate their
living quarters to their satisfaction, they had had to go "quite far up the road" for
two consecutive Christmases. Justin calls the process "the annual light bulb harvest,"
and describes the experience dreamily "like picking fruit" (Chapter 11 - "In the
Library")

What is a synopsis of the Suez Canal Crisis?

Suez Canal is an artificial waterway in Egypt that extends about 190 kilometres joining the Mediterranean and Red seas.  The canal stretches north and south across the Isthmus of Suez, between the cities of Port Said and Suez. Suez Canal Crisis refers to sequence of events following nationalization of Suez Canal by Egypt on July 26, 1956, Egyptian president, Gamal A. Nasser, did this in retaliation for the withdrawal of finance by the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States for the construction of the Aswan High Dam.  In retaliation the UK, and France invaded Egypt  October 1956.  There was no decisive victor in the war and the invaders were forced to withdraw under international pressure. 

The UK and France fearing that Egypt, under leadership of Nasser might close the canal to shipments of petroleum between the Persian Gulf and Western Europe, secretly planned a joint military action to depose Nasser. Also there were conflicts between Egypt and Israel, due to which Egypt denied Israel access to Suez Canal. In retaliation on October 29, 1956 Israel invaded Egypt and advanced toward the canal.  The UK and France demanded that both Israel and Egypt withdrew from the canal in response to a cease-fire ordered by the United Nations, and France put an invasion fleet to sea. 

France and UK  troops attacked Egypt on October 31.  They captured Port Said and Port Faid, two large ports in the canal zone.  There were strong objections from the United States and the Soviet Union, considering this an attempt at colonialism. The United Nations and the Soviet Union threatened armed intervention, and the United States warned of the possibilities of a nuclear confrontation between the Soviet bloc and Western countries.  Under these pressures the French and UK forces withdrew on December 22 , 1956.  Israeli forces withdrew subsequently in March 1957.

Describe Cassius' and Casca's reaction to the storm.

Casca is terrified by the storm that opens Act 1 Scene 3. He says “never till tonight, never till now, / Did I go through a tempest dropping fire”(9-10).  He imagines there must be “civil strife” in heaven to produce such a storm. He goes on to say he saw other strange sights, all unnatural, such as a slave who held up “his left hand, which did flame and burn…and yet his hand … remained unscorched” (1.3. 16-19).  In short, Casca’s fear causes him to think the storm is an omen that nature is warning them about their intent to kill Caesar and his fear of the storm signifies his fear of killing Caesar  For Cassius, on the other hand, the storm is exhilarating: “I have walked about the streets, / Submitting me unto the perilous night,/ And….bared my bosom to the thunder-stone” (50-53). When he sees lightning, he puts himself right in its path, daring it to strike him, perhaps, or just to absorb its power and energy (54-55). He does not fear the storm, just as he does not fear killing Caesar. He is confident and perhaps arrogant as well.

Why is Alice Walker's novel entitled The Color Purple, and what does it have to do with beauty?

In addition to all of those connotations, purple also calls to mind bruises, and the protagonist of this novel suffers many, both literally and figuratively. It is the relationship between the bruise and the hope, the suffering and the rich nature of her life, that comprise the meanings of the title.

"Famous men never die, it is only those nameless and faceless that vanish like smoke into the early morning air." Why is this central to the...

I think that it might be helpful to specify the title of the work in the main question in order to obtain more immediate responses.  I think that the idea of genocide occupies a great deal of importance in the work.  By its very nature, genocide focuses on the poor and the individuals who lack a fundamental political voice of strong autonomy in order to impact change.  Those who die in genocides are ones who are, to a certain extent, nameless.  The powers that perpetrate the genocide seek to eliminate their targeted individuals and do seek to make them vanish, so that no one would recognize their absence.  In the end, this becomes the central and driving force behind authority structures who are responsible for genocide.  Those who die are individuals who are rendered as nameless.  Yet, it is through the acknowledgement of their narratives and their experiences, as seen with works such as Danticat's, that brings voice to their narrative, allowing them to have not been vanished deaths as much as accepted moments where human beings demonstrated their worst capacity for cruelty.

Can someone explain "of joy that kills"In the “Story of an Hour” the death of Mrs. Mallard is described as “of joy that kills”. Is this...

The "joy that kills" is, in essence, the return of her husband. When she though that her husband was dead, she experienced a sense of freedom and relief - a joy if you will - in the fact that she would no longer be under his control. As a feminist writer, this type of freedom is crucial to Chopin's characters. She writes of women who seek independence in a world that is still dominated by men and to varying degrees misogynistic.

When the husband returned and she realizes that her freedom was elusive and has, in fact, ended as soon as it began, she is unable to accept this. In that sense, it si the loss of joy that kills her. However, from a societally acceptable standpoint, she is expected to feel joy that her husband is alive, so in that sense the "joy" that she is supposed to feel (Which is actually the antithesis of the true joy that she feels when she thinks he is gone) is what kills her.

Strong essay structure and examples?Hello, my exam is coming up really soon and I've been struggling to sort a good essay outline. The thesis is...

Twelfth Night is a play, but it is still a story. I response to your request for examples of one character's decision affecting others, you have several options. First of all, Viola's decision to dress as a boy and become a member of Orsino's court affected not only her, but also Orsino, in that he became attached to Viola in her role as Cesario. She also affected Olivia, in that Olivia actually fell in love with Viola, thinking that she was a he. This caused her to cease mourning for her brother and begin to take an interest in life again.

Toby and Maria, in their decision to trick Malvolio, affected Olivia, in that her steward became useless to her; in turn, that would affect the household. It also caused them to admit their love for each other, and ended in their marriage.

You could say, though, that Viola was the catalyst for everything. When she made her decision to become Cesario, she set a course for the action of the rest of the play.

As for your thesis, it is best to keep it simple, and then bring in each text as one of your main points. It gives the essay a nice structure, which will make it easier to write.

What does the phrase "keep to looard" mean in chapter 16?

In nautical terms, the term "leeward" means the side that
is downwind of something else.  So if you are to my leeward, I am between you and the
direction the wind is coming from.  In that case, I am to your windward side -- that's
the opposite of leeward.

It makes sense for the men to tell
Huck to keep the raft to their leeward side because the men think that there is disease
on the raft.  So they want it to be downwind from them so that the germs cannot blow
from the raft to them.

In Arthur Miller's The Crucible, how does Miller present a dynamic (lively- something is always going on) relationship between John and Elizabeth!?

The Proctors' marriage is dynamic, to be sure.  It suffers from some common elements in many relationships--insecurities, guilt, temptation, and distrust--but is held together by love.

Elizabeth is insecure; she admits late in the story she didn't feel worthy to be loved by John. Yet, when she suspects the relationship between John and Abigail, she loves him enough to fight for him and sends Abigail away. 

Guilt is primarily John's cross to bear, as he has transgressed against not only his marriage vows but also his personal moral code and his spiritual beliefs.  His actions and reactions from the time we meet him are nearly all based on the premise of guilt, though he is finally able to confess openly out of love for his wife.

John's temptation is Abigail--someone Arthur Miller says has "an endless capacity for dissembling" (lying).  She is used to getting what she wants through manipulation and force, and John was an easy and attractive target for many reasons.  It is John's sin that he fell for such a temptation.

The most common dynamic between them throughout the course of the play is distrust--and rightly so.  A broken covenant is no easy thing to forgive, especially in the context of their Puritan beliefs; yet they are struggling for some normalcy and a return to the love.  The most pointed picture of this struggle is John's recounting of the Ten Commandments; he and Elizabeth eventually come up with all of them, but the undercurrent of guilt and shame and awkward love is the subtext for this exchange. 

The first time we see them together is awkward and uneasy; however, by the end we understand that they do love one another and the rest was only a painful interlude in their marriage.  This is the dynamic nature of their relationship as well as most long-term commitments.  Things happen, but the love survives.

At the start of I,2 Paris tells Lord Capulet that he is interested in marrying Juliet. How does Lord Capulet respond and what does that...

Lord Capulet believes that his daughter is too young to marry. We learn that she is two weeks away from her 14th birthday and Lord Capulet would prefer that Paris wait two more years before marrying his daughter.

Rather than questioning or challenging Capulet's opinion, Paris responds with:

Younger than she are happy mothers made.

To which Capulet responds with perhaps his most insightful, sensitive lines of the entire play:

And too soon marred are those so early made. Earth hath swallowed all my hopes but she; she is the hopeful lady of my earth.

From this exchange we learn that all of Capulet's other children have not survived and that Juliet is his only heir. Because of this, she holds a special place in his life and in his heart (although we are certainly asked to question this fact later in the play). Capulet is focused here on what is best for Juliet. But knowing her personality and her character, Capulet advises Paris to begin wooing Juliet now as he knows that his "will to her consent is but a part."

Are "all on a sudden" and "suddenly" similar in term of meaning?

I think the phrase you are looking for is "all of a sudden," not "all on a sudden."

This phrase has the exact same meaning as "suddenly."

The word sudden is an adjective that means happening or coming unexpectedly.  "A sudden drop in cabin pressure," or "A sudden thunderstorm."  Suddenly is the adverb of that adjective.  "Suddenly, the cabin pressure dropped," or "Suddenly, a thunderstorm came up out of nowhere."

To insert the phrase "all of a sudden" is more of a vernacular use or an idiom of the word "suddenly."  It is more figurative and therefore less formal.  Obviously in writing, it is muddier - but when spoken, it sounds more conversational and familiar.  Americans tend to use "suddenly" in writing as it is more formal and "all of a sudden" in speech for the opposite reason.

What problem/conflict is the main character dealing with in The Giver?

Another possible answer is that the novel deals with being the same vs. being different. There's no doubt that Jonas is different from everyone else, and he is treated special, and different, and he's uncomfortable with that; lying is the thing he has the most problem with, but when he finds out that everyone lies, it devastates him. The fact that Jonas, or anyone, is different, causes problems with the society; Gabriel is nearly killed as a result of not fitting into the sameness.

It's important to consider, though, some of the things that this society is no doubt attempting to do by making everyone the same. People are to be healthy, intelligent, and everyone has a role in this society. The biggest problem with the society in The Giver, of course, is what happens to you if you're different, and most people would agree that it's not OK what this society does.

Dave Becker 

How much time has elapsed since the first of the novel?

I assume you're asking how much time elapses from the
beginning of the novel to the end.  If so, you will find no definitive number; however,
by examining certain details, you can make some logical
inferences.

First and most obvious is the boys' clothing. 
When they land on the island, they have pants and shirts, socks and shoes, Piggy has a
windbreaker and the choirboys even have cloaks.  By the end, few of the boys are wearing
much, and the clothing they do have is in tatters.  Ralph is the notable exception, and
he is disgusted at how irritating his clothing feels against his skin.  Sun and salt and
wear are all responsible for the deterioration.

Another
indicator of the passing of time is the boys' appearance.  Hair is longer and skin is
darker for everyone but Piggy.  The boys are dirty in a way that is deeper than a few
days of playing outside in the dirt, and many are tying their hair back as it's gotten
too long.

Also, look at the island itself for time clues. 
For example, the "scar" from their landing has begun to grown over.  The conch
shell, found on their very first morning on the island, has been worn into translucency
by sun, sand, and salt.

Finally, examine the behavior of
these "civilized" schoolboys.  All was not perfect in the beginning, but their dramatic
transformation into hunters and mirderers did not happen in a matter of mere days.  It
was a process which occurred over time--but not much.  Most striking is the perspective
of the rescuers in the last pages of the novel.  We know the boys were young when they
landed, but somehow we forget just how young until we are reminded by the observation of
the naval officer.  He saw "a semi-circle of little boys, their bodies streaked with
colored clay, sharp sticks in their hands, ,,,standing on the beach making no noise at
all."  Obviously, their transformation probably took months, not
years.

It's generally more satisfying to have a definitive
answer to a question like this; however, since Golding doesn't offer a clearcut number,
we can assume a specific number isn't particularly important.  Instead, it is the
progression of time which matters most; by examining the clues, you can follow that
progression throughout the novel.

What is the main theme of Romeo and Juliet?

Probably depends on who you ask.  Obviously, as the previous post points out, much of it is about love.  It is about the crazy things people do when they think they are in love and about how the love of these two tragic kids can bring the feuding families back together.

One of the major themes is also tragedy, the deaths in the various families brought on by stupidity and bad chance or "fate" and the way that it tears people apart before it brings them together.

Another theme is fate, the idea or question of whether or not it decides peoples lives or if people decide their lives themselves.

How does Updike in A&P reveal the different personalities of each of the three girls?

The perception of the girls in John Updike's short story, "A & P" is that of the rebellious and romantic nineteen-year-old named Sammy, who is the first-person narrator.  As such, Sammy is a subjective narrator, and this subjectivity is certainly apparent in his infatuated description of the girl that he calls "Queenie," whom he finds sensually attractive with her

straps pushed off and...nothing between the top of the suit and the top of her head except just her.

Another way in which the girls' personalities are revealed is through their actions. That all three of the girls are, like many teens, proud of their sensuality is evident in their awareness of Sammy's attention to them.  Although they are somewhat self-conscious about this attention, they are also thrilled by his watching them:

She [Queenie] came down a little hard on her heels, as if she didn't walk in her barefeet that much, putting down her heels and then letting the weight move along to her toes as if she was tesing the floor...putting a little deliberate extra action into it....you got the idea she had talked the other two into coming in here with her, and now she was showing them how to do it, walk slow and hold yourself straight....

She must have felt in the corner of her eye me and over my shoulder stokesie in the second slot watching, but she didn't tip....She kept her eyes moving across the racks, and stopped, and turned so slow it made my stomach rub the inside of my apron, and buzzed to the other two, who kind of huddled against her for relief....the fat one with the tan sort of fumbled with the cookies, but on second thought she put the package back.

After they parade around the store some, they ask McMahon something.  Sammy says that McMahon pats his mouth, "sizing up their joints."  In his infatuation with Queenie, Sammy's carnal desire satisfies him aesthetically as well: "Poor kids, I began to feel sorry for them, they couldn't help it."

Despite their apprehension of Sammy's and the other men's attentions, the girls do not appreciate Sammy's quixotic act of chivalry and rebellion as he quits his job.  For, when he goes outside, the girls have departed.

Demonstrate that f(x) is an increasing function if f(x) = x + cosx .

To prove that a function is an increasing/decreasing one, we have to calculate the first derivative of that function.

f'(x)=1-sinx

Based on the fact that the function sin x < 1 and the maximum value is sin x =1 when x = pi/2, the difference: 1 - sin x is positive or, at much 0.

Because of the fact that the first derivative is positive, the function is increasing.

What is a detailed biography of Olive Kitteridge?

Olive Kitteridge is a retired math teacher, married to
Henry, a pharmacist who is subservient to her demanding ways. They live in Crosby,
Maine. Olive is well-known in town, but has few close friends. Olive and Henry have one
child, Christopher, who moves far away because he can't stand to be near his overbearing
mother. Olive's relationship with Suzanne, Christopher's wife, is strained, and the
marriage eventually ends. When Christopher remarries and becomes a father, Olive tries
to be flexible and accepting of Christopher's second wife, Ann. She wants to be part of
their family and perhaps entice Christopher to move back to his hometown. When Henry
suffers a stroke, Olive spends part of each day with him in the convalescent home, but
he's unresponsive and beyond recovery. Alone and lonely, Olive meets Jack Kennison, who
was not originally from the town of Crosby, so she perceives him as an outsider. She
realizes that, although he's not perfect, she would rather spend the rest of her life
with him than by herself.

How are spongy and compact bone tissues different in (1) microscopic appearance, (2) location, and (3) function?

Bone cells are called osteocytes. There are similarities and differences between spongy and compact bone types. The obvious difference is in their density--spongy is less dense than compact, just as the name implies. The combination of the two give both strength and flexibility. As you can see from the second link I posted, the compact bone tends to be to the outside, and spongy bone to the inside of bones. The following quotes are from the first link, and explain things pretty well:

Spongy bone consists of plates (trabeculae) and bars of bone adjacent to small, irregular cavities that contain red bone marrow. The canaliculi connect to the adjacent cavities, instead of a central haversian canal, to receive their blood supply.

In compact bone, the haversian systems are packed tightly together to form what appears to be a solid mass. The osteonic canals contain blood vessels that are parallel to the long axis of the bone. These blood vessels interconnect, by way of perforating canals, with vessels on the surface of the bone.

What are the four forms of superstition that Davies defines?in reference to A Few Kind Words for Superstition"

Robertson Davies in his essay "A Few Kind Words for
Superstition" identifies four forms of superstition. These are: (1) Vain Observances,
(2)  Divination, or consulting oracles, (3) Idolatry, and (4) Improper Worship of the
True God.

Vain Observances involves doing or not doing
certain because of superstitious beliefs. Like Some people may prefer to stay indoors
rather than venture out of their homes if the date 13 falls on a Friday. Divination or
consulting divination is the kind of superstition involves belief in some divine power
of a person to guide them.  Idolatry, is belief in power of not a person but a thing to
help or protect you. It might involve wearing your lucky shirt when going for an
important meeting, wearing a ring with a particular type of gem, or wearing a charm. 
Improper worship involves indulging in rituals rather than having true faith in power
and goodness of God.

For more detailed please consult the
site referred below.

Intro of Essay - will someone PLEASE HELP edit 6 linesOne of the most important problems in which we have to deal within our reflection on man, is...

Always happy to answer a question about one of my favorite books!  The Prince and the Pauper is so much fun that it's almost a shame that student's have to write papers about it.

Here is your introduction, edited to the best of my ability:

      It is part of the nature of man to crave freedom, to demand it and to fight for it. Perhaps we are destined to be free whether we like it or not--because to be free is to be responsible. The desire, struggle for, and inevitabilty of freedom is evident in the Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, in which the characters Tom and Edward engage in  psychological , physical and spiritual struggle for freedom.

By the way, your thesis is very interesting.  I never thought of The Prince and the Pauper as being primarily about freedom, but I think you've got an interesting point.

Can either Hyperthyroidism or Hypothyroidism be hereditary?

Hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism are endocrine disorders that alter the normal metabolic rate. Hyperthyroidism is due to oversecretion of the thyroid hormones(thyroxine,triiodothyronine) and causes glucose to be burned by the body at an increased rate. People with hyperthyroidism tend to lose body weight,have increased hunger, show protrusion of the eyeballs(exophthalmia), be irritable, and suffer from tachyarrythmias. These people may complain of nervousness, bowel changes, and a fast heart beat.

Hypothyroidism (undersecretion of thyroid hormones) causes a slow metabolic rate with resultant weight gain, goiter, apathy, and bradycardia. These people may complain of feeling tired all the time and sluggishness.

Both conditions are readily treatable with proper diagnosis. They are also genetically passed from generation to generation.

Why are curved mirrors often spherical in form? What disadvantages do such mirrors have if they are of wide aperture?

That is an interesting
question.

First, we are all familiar with a flat mirror.
 Light hits a mirror and bounces back so that we can see the "reflection."  A flat
mirror will do this fairly accurately, depending on the quality of the
mirror.

A concave mirror is not flat;
it bulges away from the light (kind of like if you nailed a bowl to the wall with the
part you'd put your soup in facing you.)  These types of mirrors tend to focus light
toward the inner center.  The image shown, then, is very different depending on where
you are standing in proximity to the mirror.   Common uses are in automobile headlights
and searchlights, which can focus light in one direction.

A
convex mirror is the opposite.  It is the bowl nailed to the wall
so that the part that holds the soup is not facing you.  These types of mirrors tend to
spread out light instead of concentrating it.  They are sometimes called "fish eyes" and
can give the person looking into the mirror a wide field of vision.  An example of the
use of such a mirror would be on ATM machines that allow the person punching in their
password to see all the nefarious individuals behind them ready to pounce on them once
the $20 comes out.

Both, by construction, are spherical in
form (would turn into a ball if the mirror were "finished".)  Most of these mirrors are
"cut in half" for our use (besides the ubiquitous disco ball, but I don't know if that
really counts as a mirror.)

The major disadvantage is the
distortion of the image.  The wider the "aperture" of the mirror the more distorting it
is going to be on the image.

How might Hamlet's treatment be bad?

Well, it all depends what you mean by treatment. Hamlet himself has a very particular view of his own bad treatment at the very start of the play. He is furious that his mother could have remarried so quickly after his father's death - and to make it worse, she's remarried Hamlet's uncle (who he seems never really to have liked anyway):

O, God! a beast, that wants discourse of reason,
Would have mourn'd longer--married with my uncle,
My father's brother, but no more like my father
Than I to Hercules: within a month:
Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears
Had left the flushing in her galled eyes,
She married.

It's important to remember that Hamlet doesn't know at the start of the play that his uncle, Claudius, has murdered his father: 'O my prophetic soul!', he says - he knew something was wrong instinctively, but had no evidence to suggest anything was. At the start of the play, though, it's his mother who Hamlet things has done him wrong.

Once he knows that Claudius has murdered his father and stolen the throne, his list of grievances (at least as he presents them) shift in focus toward Claudius:

HORATIO
Why, what a king is this!

HAMLET
Does it not, think'st thee, stand me now upon--
He that hath kill'd my king and whored my mother,
Popp'd in between the election and my hopes,
Thrown out his angle for my proper life,
And with such cozenage...

There's a pretty good list. Claudius, Hamlet says, has (and this, by the way is at the end of the play):

• Killed his father (the king - Old Hamlet)


• Whored his mother (Gertrude)


• Stolen the throne from Hamlet himself - who might (as the son of the King) have really expected to get it next!


• Tried to kill him ('thrown out his angle' is a fishing metaphor - like the fisherman throws his line out to catch the fish, so has Claudius tried to 'catch' Hamlet's life!)

How might Hamlet's treatment be bad, then? Well, at the start of the play, he could be seen as a bit of a whiny teenager - determined that eveyrone is against him. But by the end, it's pretty clear that Claudius - who initially seems suave, nice and absolutely personable - is really trying his best to kill Hamlet off.

Hope it helps!

Why is the practice of scientific research valuable to the practice of criminal justice? Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology

Take DNA research and evidence as an example.  Technology
has so greatly improved in this area that it helps to create a more efficient and
accurate criminal justice system.  One might say it puts the "justice" in criminal
justice.  DNA extraction is a much more reliable, consistent process, allowing
investigators to obtain DNA samples more often and more completely.  This both helps to
secure a conviction, as it is typically very convincing evidence, and it helps to avoid
wrongly convicting others based on circumstantial instead of physical evidence.  It has
also helped to free dozens of people from prison who were wrongly convicted, once that
technology improved to the point where a more accurate sample could be
obtained.

We can add to this example new methods of
preservation of evidence, more modern scientific methods of processing crime scenes, and
laser and spectrometer analysis research that allows us to more accurately measure
anything from ballistics to fiber evidence.

Based on all of
this, I'd say scientific research plays a giant role in improving criminal
justice.

In "The Tell-Tale Heart," what does the heart beating symbolize?

To me, the beating heart in "The Tell-Tale Heart" symbolizes the murderer's conscience and/or his guilt.  It seems as though this man  knows that he has committed a horrible crime and the guilt is literally destroying him, eating him up inside like a living creature fighting its way out.  Though a manifestation of his mind,the beating heart is real enough to him to drive him to the verge of insanity and to an admission to the crime.

Write a brief critical evaluation (analysis) of "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" by Wordsworth.

Wordsworth's "Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey" is free verse, which has no rhyme, in iambic pentameter (i.e., unstressed - stressed ^/ for five feet), which is in keeping with Wordsworth's theory that poetry should be composed in the diction of daily conversation: Iambs approximate English conversation because of the untressed - stressed nature of English words, a condition not true of all languages. In the iambic scheme Wordsworth interjects spondees at the beginning of some lines (e.g., lines 98-99; 105-107; 111-112) to underscore the emphasized thought of the line (e.g., "Of all my moral being ..."; "If I were not thus taught ..").

The overall structure of the poem continually opposes one thing or concept to another, for instance, the burden of wordly care opposed to the "serene and blessed mood" (lines 39-55; 42) or the fortifying power of nature opposed to negative influences of humankind (lines 121-135). The central and principle opposition is that of the relationship between "the mind of man," humankind's perceptual faculty, and nature at large, creating an ideology that describes perception as active instead of passive and creative instead of receptive. Wordsworth embeds these oppositions in a narrative that explores his own perceptions of the area surrounding Tintern Abbey from the vantage point of his childhood, his adulthood and from five years after his adult perception.

What advice does George give Lennie for getting along with Curley in Of Mice and Men?

In a nutshell, he tells him to stay away from his wife, only known in the novel as Curley's wife.  Curley is excessively protective of his wife and suspicious and jealous of anyone who tries to interact with her in any way.  When Lennie expresses to George that he thinks Curley's wife is "pretty", George realizes that Lennie may get in trouble by showing any interest at all in Curley's wife, so he wants to assure that Lennie doesn't interact with her.  In addition, George feels it is best that he stays out of Curley's way because Lennie often tends to unintentionally get in trouble whenever he opens his mouth.

What are 6 quotes for good vs. evil, with 3 for good and 3 for bad?

Here are a few more quotations:

I had been afraid of the awful presence of the river, which was the soul of the river, but through her [Ultima] I learned that my spirit shared in the spirit of all things. 

The tragic consequences of life can be overcome by the magical strength that resides in the human heart.; [Ultima] bore herself with dignity, and although she was very small she was ready to do battle with all the terrible evil about which I had just heard.

I knew I had witnessed a miraculous thing, the appearance of a pagan god, a thing as miraculous as the curing of my uncle Lucas . . .This is what I expected God to do at my first holy communion!

I realized that the owl had been with me throughout the night.  It had watched over all that had happened on the bridge.  Suddenly the terrible, dark fear that had possessed me was gone.

How does the interaction between Hamlet and Rosencrantz and Guildenstern help to explain what's wrong with Hamlet?Why are Rosencrantz and...

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are in Denmark, ostensibly to see Hamlet on a random visit, but in reality because they were summoned by Claudius to see if he could use them to get some better idea of what is up with Hamlet.

As they meet Hamlet, he questions them on why they are there, on whether they were sent for and also comments on his present situation giving the audience some insight.  He feels that Denmark is a prison, in fact the whole world is a prison because he is bound by his "bad dreams" and by his inability to reason.  He also feels he is "dreadfully attended" by people who all want to know what is wrong but won't accept the real answer.

He has "lost all [his] mirth" and so lost all his delight in companionship, etc., for he is concerned only with the weakness of his own humanity and inability to act.

How do u graph this function f(x)=x^3-4? and Approximate to the nearest tenth, the real root of the equation f(x)=x^3-4=0

To graph a function, you have to find some important points which belongs to the graph, to check if the function is increasing or decreasing, to verify if the function is continuous, to see if the function is convex or concave.

Let's see if the function is continuous:

lim f(x) = lim (x^3-4) = limx^3-lim4 = inf, if x->inf

lim f(x) = -inf, if x->-inf

The function is continuous.

Let's see if the function is increasing or decreasing.

For this rason, we'll calculate it's first derivative:

f'(x) = 3x^2

Because f'(x)>0, no matter if x>0 or x<0, that means that f(x) is an increasing function.

For x=0, the function has an inflection point.

To check the aspect of the function, we have to calculate the second derivative:

f"(x) = 6x

For x<0. f"(x)<0, so f(x) is concave

For x>0, f"(x)>0, so f(x) is convex.

Now, we have to give values for x and we'll find values for y, so that to draw the graph of f(x), which passes through these points.

What was life like for Frederick Douglass as a young American slave boy in Maryland?

To add on the the post above, Douglass comments on his days on the plantation as being somewhat idle.  He, along with the other slave children, live with his grandmother, and they spend their days doing small chores.  Douglass is too small to work in the fields, so he must run errands in the meantime.  This all changes when he is sent to live with Master Hugh in Baltimore.  While there, he occupies his time during the day getting literacy lessons (until it is deemed that he should not be taught to read and write), running errands around town, and making "friends" with the poor white boys down the street.  In Baltimore, Douglass's life as a slave began to show some opportunity, unlike his idle days on the plantation.

Compare and contrast the novel and the film "The Chocolate War."

Likely the biggest change from the book to the movie is in the outcome of the final fight and the participants in it.  Jerry fights Archie, instead of Emile, and instead of losing the fight in rather spectacular fashion, he wins it and feels bad afterwards.

This is a rather large deviation from the ending of the book and suggests some very different things.  Instead of Archie remaining the leader of the Vigils and them remaining in power, there is some breakup and loss of their power in the movie version.  Some argue that this completely perverts the author's intent in terms of the story.  Perhaps it was karma that then made the film rather unsuccessful!

How does Theseus's current decision regarding Hermia and Lysander contradict his earlier statement?This is regarding Act 4.

I assume that you are talking about the part in Act IV, Scene 1,.  In that scene, Theseus tells Egeus that he is going to override Egeus's decision about who his daughter will marry.  Egeus had told Hermia she had to marry Demetrius and Theseus had backed him up.  Now Theseus is contradicting his earlier statement.

Back in Act I, Scene 1, Theseus told Hermia that she had to take her father's word like the word of God.  She had to do what he said or be executed (or enter a convent).  But now he is going to overrule Egeus and order that Hermia and Lysander and Demetrius and Helena all be married at the same time he marries Hippolyta.

In Orwell's "Shooting an Elephant," what is the Burmese attitude about imperialism?

Shooting Elephant.  In the first sentence of the story the narrator is explicit about the Burmese attitudes toward him as a representative of the imperial power:  “In Moulmein, in lower Burma, I was hated by large numbers of people – the only time in my life that I have been important enough for this to happen to me. I was sub-divisional police officer of the town, and in an aimless, petty kind of way anti-European feeling was very bitter.”  He goes on to say how people spit on him, jeer at him, and generally insult him.  On calling him to shoot the elephant, they are in a way testing him, which is why he carries out the deed:  to try to save face in a hopeless situation that he finds morally wrong and constantly embarrassing.

How should I design a visual aid presenting the theme and symbols of Macbeth? What images should I include? Why?

I would try to find images or icons that would represent
characters or specific relationships in the book.  For example what symbols or objects
could be used to represent Macbeth, Lady Macbeth, the Witches? Trying to find these
images and then being able to explain how they connect the characters can help display
your understanding of them and allow you to post on a visual what you believe.  What
object or symbol could be used to describe the relationship between Lady Macbeth and her
husband?  Could there be objects used to describe their relationship at the start of the
play and then at the end of it?  What object could be used to represent Macbeth's
beliefs in his soliloquy, "Tomorrow creeps in this petty pace"?  These might help you
get a start on this task.

What do you learn about Montressor from his anaylsis of revenge and from his family's coat of arms in "The Cask of Amontillado"?

Montressor's revenge upon Fortunato in "The Cask of
Amontillado" is two-fold: It must be fitting and severe, and it must be completed
without the possibility of prosecution or reprisal.

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At length I would be
avenged; this was a point definitely, settled—but the very definitiveness with which it
was resolved precluded the idea of risk. I must not only punish but punish with
impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally
unredressed when the avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the
wrong.

Montressor's revenge
must be swift, decisive and free of risk, and in these actions he was successful: The
completion of his act proved to be a perfect crime. Montressor may have based this goal
on his own family motto. The family crest displayed 

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“A huge human foot d'or, in a field azure; the
foot crushes a serpent rampant whose fangs are imbedded in the
heel.”

The motto
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"Nemo me impune lacessit"
("No one attacks me with
impunity").

So, Montressor's
crest was emblazoned with a human foot crushing a snake, whose fangs were attached to
the heel. The motto simply means that no personal attack will go without punishment.
Certainly, Montressor followed both of these ideas when he decided to kill Fortunato.
Like the snake, Fortunato had somehow insulted or attacked Montressor; like the heel,
Montressor would respond by crushing his enemy.

I need to do an outline, and I need an example. this is for social psychology and it has to be apa style.

APA style is the common format for the social sciences.  The following gives a complete outline of the paper.

Papers or articles following the 5th edition of The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA style) will typically include the following 8 sections, each of which starts on a new page:

1. Title Page


2. Abstract


3. Body


4. References


5. Footnotes


6. Tables (new page for each table)


7. Figure captions


8. Figures (new page for each figure)

The typical four major sections include the following and are presented following a sample alphanumeric outline format (which you could easily follow to organize the body of your paper):

I. Your title page will include

   A.title of the paper

   B.your name

   C. name of institution

II.The purpose of the abstract is to give an overview of your research typically including several components  

   A.research topic

   B.questions

   C.data analysis

   D. possible implications

   E. conclusion. 

III. The body of your paper will require organization of your ideas in your outline in order to summarize the main points of your paper.

     A. An outline can basically follow three main formats to organize your heading, subheading, and details:

         1. alphanumeric  (roman numerals, capital letters,and then numbers) notes

         2. Or you can opt to use alphanumeric with full   sentence outlines

             a. Just remember to be consistent

             b. Keep it clear and concise

         3.  Or, if you prefer, you could use a decimal outline

              a.1.0 for main heading

              b. 1.1/1/2 for subheadings

              c. 1.1.1/1.1.2 for details).

     B. An outline should represent your main ideas and

        supporting details

IV. References must strictly follow the APA format as listed in the following links.

     A. Parenthetical documentation is used to reference outside sources

     B. full bibliographic information is given on the reference page. 

     C. Frequently, references are included with an APA style outline.

V.  Detailed information can be found for each of the sections in the links provided. Check out the APA style basics for sample format and details.

Name and describe the three men who rule after Caesar's assassination in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."

The three men who rule Rome after Caesar's death are Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius Caesar.

Antony was a friend of Julius Caesar's and was dismayed over his death; however, he was smart enough not to tell the conspirators that immediately after the assassination! He knew that he needed to bide his time and use his funeral speech for Caesar as the way to turn the people against those that murdered Caesar. Antony is smart, loyal, and not given to rash acts of passionate nature - he uses his common sense.

Lepidus is actually a rather minor character in the play's action. According to Octavius, Lepidus is a "tried and valiant soldier" (4.1), to which Antony replies, "So is  my horse." Antony expresses concern over whether Lepidus is really up to the task of ruling Rome:

"This is a slight, unmeritable man,
Meet to be sent on errands." (4.1)

Octavius Caesar is the heir to Julius Caesar (his great-nephew)because JC did not have children. Octavius is very opinionated, as mentioned above in dealing with Antony's thoughts on Lepidus. In addition, Octavius decided to follow his own military strategies at the Battle of Philippi, rather than take orders from Antony, which lets us know that these two are not going to rule Rome peaceably together.

Check the links below for more information! Good luck!

What is demineralization, and how does it affect the functioning of bone?

Over time, our bones are changing, causing us joint pain and fractures, changes caused mainly due to bone demineralisation.  This bone demineralisation leads to osteoporosis.

Although we are accustomed to think that osteoporosis is a disease that occurs with aging, osteoporosis is actually a consequence of our lifestyle.

A poor diet, the lack of movement, neglected health problems, all these could be rectified so that we'll enjoy a good health, even if years are passing by and we are getting older and older.

Osteoporosis is a disease in which bones are losing the mineral content and the weight, becoming fragile and prone to fracture. In fact, the word "osteoporosis" is translated as "porous bones." The most commonly, affected by osteoporosis, bones are the hip and spine, as they are the bones that bear the greatest burden.

Although any bone can suffer fractures, the fractures of the hip and spine are the most dangerous and they are often disabling. They cause immobilization of the patient's body, deformations or permanent disabilities.

Explain the symbolism of Kemmerich's and Duval's death.

I will just pick out one portion of your question and
answer it.  THe symbolism of Kantorek is pretty straight forward and to me, also
particularly relevant given the overall message and theme of the book as an anti-war
novel.

His name itself is likely derived from that of a
"cantor" or the person chiefly responsible for leading the singing in a church service,
particularly a Catholic one.  Kantorek leads the chants of the boys, to an extent, prior
to the war as he tries to instill in them the image of war as glorious and a place where
boys become men, etc.  He leaves out the horror and the ragged madness of the
battlefield, largely because he's had no real experience
himself.

This is emphasized again when he is shown as a
particularly ineffective soldier.

What really happened to Connie? Did she die?

Yes, the reader is meant to think that Connie is murdered at the end, for two reasons. First, because Oates said she based the story on a series of murders of young girls in Arizona during the 1960s. Second, the last sentence gives us the impression that Connie is headed to her grave: "'My sweet little blue-eyed girl,' he said in a half-sung sigh that had nothing to do with her brown eyes but was taken up just the same by the vast sunlit reaches of the land behind him and on all sides of him--so much land that Connie had never seen before and did not recognize except to know that she was going to it."

Why does Hamlet decline to take action against Claudius in III.iii?Act 3, Scene 3

In Act 3.3 of Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet tells the reader why he doesn't kill Claudius and achieve his revenge:

Now might I do it pat, now 'a is a-praying,

And now I'll do't--an so 'a goes to heaven,

And so am I revenged.  That would be scanned.

A villain kills my father, and for that,

I, his sole son, do this same villain send

To heaven.  (Act 3.3.73-78)

Hamlet assumes Claudius is confessing his sins.  According to Hamlet's Catholic beliefs, Claudius' soul would be wiped clean and he would be forgiven and if killed, would go straight to heaven.  Claudius is not confessing his sins, but Hamlet assumes he is.  Thus, he chooses not to kill him and send him to heaven.

This, of course, is probably the climax of the play.  When Hamlet makes this decision he is playing God--dealing with human salvation, not revenge.  Salvation is God's business, not Hamlet's.  Because Hamlet walks away, innocent people die, including Hamlet himself. 

I am doing a research on the lion and need a nice conclusion.please donot give links because i searched all the links and giving me a conclusion...

For a conclusion for your research, you should write about what you learned about the lion, while doing your research. Just make the parts shorter. If you learned a lot about where lions live, and talked about it in a lot of detail in your paper, you would summarize that in a sentence or two. Something like, "Although lions used to live (wherever they used to), they now only live in (whatever area they live in now). "Their diet mostly consists of.....(whatever animals they eat.) You can even start your conclusion with "I learned a lot about lions while doing this research"--if you are allowed to use the word "I" in your paper. Sometimes, if you are writing a formal research paper, you are not supposed to refer to yourself.

In English, we would say , "I am doing research on lions", or on "the" lion; I know those things are difficult when you are ESL.

That is really the most help we can give...we can't just write the whole conclusion for you, but I hope this gives you enough to help you do it.  Good luck!

Should Congress enact FDA regulation of tobacco products even if it adds to the competitive advantage of Philip Morris?

Laws should be enacted on the basis of their contribution
to enhancing the public good. These laws may affect affect, individuals and companies
differently, but as long as fundamental rights of the people are not violated, general
public good must take preference over considerations of advantage or disadvantage of
public companies.

Further, if the law favours a company
companies which because their operations are more compatible with the public good, then
there is all the more reason for enacting law.

The question
does not clarify what kind of regulation of tobacco product is envisaged, and how it
will benefit Phillip Morris. But if Phillip Morris is benefited, for example, because it
sells products that are less harmful to health, then there is no justification for
grudging their added advantage.

What are the different kinds of love (i.e. loving oneself) explored by Shakespeare in the play Twelfth Night?

The different kinds of love include loving oneself (Malvolio being a good example) and loving others, but with regards to loving others, I think there are a variety of different loves seen throughout the play.

There is the "love from afar" that Duke Orsino feels for Olivia - one that ends up not standing the test of time...a fleeting crush, so to speak.  There is the familial love of Viola for her brother, Sebastian, who she assumes has died at sea.  We see that same type of love with Olivia's decision to remain in mourning for her dead brother for seven years.

There is also the love a servant holds for his master - Antonio decides to follow Sebastian to help him, despite the threat of death he's under for returning to Illyria.

Finally, there is the "love to end all loves" - the romantic love which we find in happy endings.  Olivia and Sebastian pair up, while Orsino and Viola are a match as well.  And "all's well that ends well"!

"The Star" by Clarke creates a conflict between science and religion. Please explain to me how.

The potential for division between science and religion
can be seen in a couple of places here.  The first would be the Jesuit priest's crisis
of faith might be, in its own right, an example of the division between science and
faith.  He leads an expedition to this new planet and believes in space exploration.  At
the same time, there is an unending source of pain in his own heart about the nature of
religion and God.  Whenever a priest holds moments of conflict in their own heart, a
challenge to religion is present.  At the same time, there is some strong level of
questioning as to why God would destroy this community.  From all data, it appears to be
similar to Earth in being humane, compassionate, and understanding.  If they were able
to consider how they would be viewed after the supernova, it seems to be an advanced
culture.  The question results here would be that if God was benevolent and powerful,
why would he allow this culture to be wiped out?  Why not save them?  The ending, of
course, with the culture's destruction coinciding with the birth of Christianity helps
to evoke the challenging nature of any singularly driven mode of spirituality.  The fact
that science is what brings this out might be another source of conflict between it and
religion.

In Claudius's soliloquy near the beginning of Scene III, what do we learn about Claudius's character?

One other thing that we learn about Claudius that is interesting, particularly in the light of Hamlet's indecision and the way he compares himself to Claudius as a man of action, evil though it may be, is that Claudius too has problems making decisions.  He states:

Pray can I not,(40)
Though inclination be as sharp as will;
My stronger guilt defeats my strong intent,
And, like a man to double business bound,
I stand in pause where I shall first begin,
And both neglect.

He too cannot always figure out exactly what to do as he neglects both sides of the decision.  In the end of course he makes himself kneel to begin asking for forgiveness, but he is torn for a time about whether he can or ought to.

In chapter 7, why is Nick so pleased with Gatsby's honesty about Oxford?

Gatsby is an enigma.  Stories are flying about concerning this hidden and secretive man.  Where did his money come from?  Who was he before he arrived, a rich socialite, into the lives of the Long Island elite?  When Nick is at the party, he hears many different versions of Gatsby's life and dealings.  To hear Gatsby talk openly and honestly about anything satisfies Nick's curiosity and concern about this "friend" he has acquired.

What are the functions of literature?

TRANSMISSION OF CULTURE: While a history textbook or transcripts of court trials, or newspapers can tell us the facts and events of a society, nothing can share the feelings or beliefs like literature does. In literature we see the struggles and triumphs of various societies in addition to how people responded to them. People's morals and values are often portrayed through literature.

ART OF COMMUNICATION: Some people express themselves well visually, others verbally, and yet others with the written word that has had opportunities for editing and several drafts.

SCIENCE OF COMMUNICATION: Often, an author will have a significant feeling on an issue that they wish to communicate. To persuade people to think or feel similarly, they might entertain, use reverse psychology (like a dystopia), or blatantly describe the issue with many literary devices.

A word on literary devices: For everyone, there are different comparisons or hyperboles that speak to us. An author of a literary piece can use many to convey their point.

What are Eveline´s reasons for staying in Dublin in james Joyce's "Eveline"?

Eveline doesn't really have reasons for staying in Dublin and for permitting Frank to go without her to Buenos Ayres. "Reasons" implies, in fact is defined as, a process of judgement that ascertains a basis for and a cause for actions or beliefs, etc. Having reasons for something strongly suggests a successful process of rational thought and committment to a resultant conviction.

The night before the ship embarked for Buenos Ayres Eveline succeeded in using rational judgement (to an extent) and chose a reason for an action and made a committment to a conviction: she agreed to go with Frank as is proven by her presence on the dock. From then on, however, Eveline is motivated--more like undone--by confused, abused religious notions of duty ("she prayed to God to direct her, to show her what was her duty")  that have gone astray through the affects and influences of mistreatment, guilt, sorrow, grief, unhappiness, fear, confusion.

It is these things that make Eveline freeze in immobility of mind, soul, volition, and personality as she clings in confusion to her confusion ("Her distress awoke a nausea in her body,...All the seas of the world tumbled about her heart...") which is symbolized by the rail, as she looks blankly at Frank: "passive, like a helpless animal. Her eyes gave him no sign of...recognition."

What is the reason for the tension that exists between Willy and his son Biff?

I can take b; it's a very interesting question, by the way.  Nothing in the play tells us directly why Willy thinks that Biff will be a huge success.  But indirectly, we know that Willy believes firmly in the American dream--and part of that dream is that children will be more successful their parents.  Willy's brother Ben, for instance, fulfilled this aspect of the dream, and Willy thinks that if he raises his sons right that they will become as successful as Ben.  Willy, however, focuses mainly on Biff, not Happy.  Biff is the one with the charisma, the high school football hero, the one that the girls liked. He was, unlike Bernard, "well liked," at least that is what both Willy and Biff believed.  So much of Willy's dream is tied to Biff.  If Biff succeeds, and success is measured in terms of money, then Willy can feel validated.  He can rest knowing that he has provided well for his sons, that he has raised them well and that even if he is a failure as a salesman and as a husband, he can be successful as a father.

After the verdict what does Miss Maudie say about the Christians of the county? To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To elaborate on ideas already suggested, Miss Maudie, in
Chapter 22 of To Kill a Mockingbird, speaks, not about those who
purport to be Christians, but about those who are truly Christian.  For, one of Harper
Lee's motifs is the hypocrisy of "the footwashers" and the other
holier-than-thou's.

After the trial when Jem
remarks,

It's
all right to talk like that--can't any Christian judges an' lawyers make up for heathen
juries

Miss Maudie
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That's something you'll have to take up with your
father.

Miss Maudie refrains
from commenting because she has faith in humanity.  Just as Judge Taylor displayed his
Christianity by hiring Atticus as the defender of Tom Robinson, and just as Heck Tate
showed fortitude in giving objective testimony, there may appear a juror who breaks from
the conventional wisdom of the others.  After all, Mr. Cunningham held up the verdict
for a while with his doubt.  Miss Maudie believes in the heroic struggle, which is
always the struggle of a true Christian.

Are John Isidore and Mercer the same person?

Isidore and Mercer are not the same people, yet this would be a very good thesis/critical analysis of DADOES. Isidore, the special chickenhead who questions his surroundings and by the end of the novel lives more simplistically rather than being engulfed in consumerism and Mercer, the "God" figure of this story, constantly having to climb up the mountain to make humans and animals connect as a universal being, can be seen as one. Based on the beliefs of Mercerism that is...

Please write me two lines conclusion on lions.As an ESL student, it is really hard so please (you are not doing my work by this) I really need...

In any essay, the conclusion is a rewording and summarizing of the main points of an essay.  After all, what an essay is composed up is basically a general statement with opinions, or points about the statement supported with reasons and examples.  Since the word essay (derived from French) means to try, the writer tries to prove his/her point.  In writing a paragraph, the same principle applies, just in a lesser dimension.

So, once the body of the essay/paragraph is written and the opinions/points are supported/proved, the writer looks back at them and writes a summary.  In other words, the writer tells the reader what he/she has just told them.

Using one of the strong examples of the post above that the lion is important to the balance of nature in Africa, let's suppose you have made the point that the lion kills the weak or sickly of a herd which helps to strengthen the herds, ensuring that future generations will survive.  Without the lion's killings, the herd's weak would reproduce more weak;  then, the herd would all become weak, and eventually die off.  Now, in the conclusion, you will summarize this point by writing that the lion ensures that only the strong of a herd surivive for future generations.

For more help see the site below which gives directives on writing a conclusion.

Roderigo, Cassio and Othello are all manipulated by Iago, but how are they different? How do the three comment on each other as characters? In...

Iago is the spider who weaves his web that will "ensnare them all."  But the methods Iago uses for each of these three characters are indicative of their intellect, integrity, and passions.  For Roderigo, Iago appeals to his sexual desire to obtain Desdemona for his own.  Roderigo is easily manipulated.  All Iago has to do is mention Desdemona as bait, and Roderigo will do whatever Iago asks:  sell his lands, give Iago more money, follow Iago to Cyprus, pick a fight with Cassio.  Iago's main method of persuasion with Roderigo is repetition:  "Put money in thy purse," Iago tells Roderigo over and over again.

Cassio is more of a challenge for Iago.  Cassio is a courtier with good looks, fine manners, and a good education.  Cassio's weakness is that he cannot hold his licquor.  So, Iago gets him drunk, and sends Roderigo to pick a fight with him.  This fight has consequences beyond Iago's wildest dreams, ending with Cassio wounding Montano and losing his position as lieutenant.  This fight took some maneuvering, but Iago was quite successful in bringing Cassio down.  The second part of his plan, to make Cassio seem like Desdemona's lover, required much cleverness.  When Cassio turns to him for advice, Iago tells him to go to Desdemona to get his position back, and Iago will, of course, make this innocent conversation seem like something else.  If Cassio were not the conscientious soldier that he is, or if Cassio had been unwilling to accept the responsibility of his own drunken actions, or if Cassio had been less loyal to Othello, Iago's plan would not have worked.  Cassio is indeed a "great fly," caught in Iago's net.

With Othello, Iago must pull out all the stops.  Othello is much more difficult to manipulate than either Roderigo or Cassio.  Othello is powerful, honorable, deeply in love, "not easily made jealous."  Iago resorts to suggestion, innuendo, reverse psychology, staging, oaths of loyalty, "ocular proof" (the handkerchief), racial and gender stereotyping.   Iago's manipulation of Othello comprises most of Act 3 and part of Act 4.  Othello does not fall easily, demanding that Iago "prove his love a whore."  In this way, Othello is clearly a more complex and intriguing character than Cassio or Roderigo. 

Could someone please give me some resemblances between "A Rose for Emily" and "The Tell-tale Heart" (by Poe)? I know this is all about A rose...

I can see quite a few similiarities between the stories. 

1)  Both Emily and the narrator live with someone.  Emily lives with her manservant (though he is not there 24 hours a day) and the narrator the old man, but they are essentially alone. 

2)  Both committ murders.  Emily kills Homer with rat poision, the narrator either smothers the man or gives him a fatal blow, it is not clear exactly how he does it. 

3)  Both "hide" their crime, Emily by keeping the corpse in her bedroom, the narrator by burying the old man under the floor boards.

4)  Both crimes are eventually discovered. 

5)  Guilt is a factor.  The townspeople in "Emily" know they have neglected one of their own; in "Heart" the narrator's guilt gets to him so much that he finally blurts out his confession. 

In "Death Be Not Proud", what do the first four lines mean?WHAT CAN YOU INFER ABOUT THE SPEAKER'S ATTITUDE ABOUT DEATH IN LINE EIGHT?

One might paraphrase the first four lines of Donne's "Death Be Not Proud" in the following way:

Don't be proud Death, for although some in the past have called you

mighty and dreadful [something to be dreaded], you are not;

for those you think you overcome [kill]

don't really die, you mistaken fool, and you can't kill me, either.

The "mistaken fool" reference might be a little strong, but that's the general idea.  Death is not powerful and is not to be feared, because those who die are not really dead. 

The speaker apostrophizes death, speaking to it as if it were human, and reveals in the remainder of the poem what is behind his thinking and his bold statements:  humans only sleep when they die, for they will "wake eternally" and death will exist no more--death shall be the one to die. 

Donne's apostrophe leads to his paradox--humans don't really die when they die and, in the end, death is what will die. 

Line eight simply contributes to the paradox:  when men die they are only resting, and will later awake to their soul's salvation.  The speaker's attitude, revealed in this line and the entire poem, is a bit sarcastic and flippant.  He is disrespectful toward Death, and is putting it into its proper place, as he sees it. 

What is the setting of "The Most Dangerous Game"?

The setting of the story is Ship-trap Island.  Much of the story takes place in the jungle of the islands itself, but the story begins on a boat and then continues to General Zaroff’s house.

At the beginning of the story, Rasinford and Whitney are on a ship talking about Ship-Trap Island.  Whitney tells Rainsford that “sailors have a curious dread of the place” (1) but Rainsford knows nothing about the island.  Whitney laughs it off as a superstition.

The island is somewhere in the tropics, in the Caribbean.  We know that there are giant rocks nearby, but Zaroff has it marked as safe passage.

Zaroff’s house is also quite amazing.  It is described as “a lofty structure” and “a palatial chateau.”  It has many windows.

It was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. (p. 4)

The jungle has dense trees, “a tangle of trees and underbrush” and there is a sharp drop off to the ocean below. 

Dense jungle came down to the very edge of the cliffs. (p. 3)

It is definitely a scary, desolate place.  Rainsford needs to use all of his wits, because his captor definitely has the advantage here.

In Act 5 scene 5 how does Macbeth react to the news that his queen is dead?

Macbeth's reaction to the death of his wife is very different from what we, as an audience expect from a man who shared a very intimate and close understanding with his better half. Macbeth, early in the play, derived trememdous insipration from, and was heavily influenced by his wife, Lady Macbeth, who then, seemed to be one of the most ruthless, power-hungry female characters created by Shakespeare.

However, it were the circumstances coupled with his loss in faith concerning his kingship and lack of military support that caused him to evolve into a different individual who reacted to his wife's death in a very stoic fashion.

He said that she was to die some day or the other. He also said that death was like an 'illusion' and that the passing of everyday brought a man closer and closer to his impending death. He says that death is like an actor who worries about his time on stage and then ultimately is never heard from ever again, in other words, all achievements, fulfilled dreams and conquered hopes in one's life pose no barrier to the coming of death. He also says that death is like a story told by an idiot full of enery and emotional disturbance, but devoid of any true meaning.