What is an example of cacophony in the poem "The Song my Paddle Sings" By Pauline Johnson?Here is a link to the poem...

Well, a cacophony is a loud and/or harsh sound - so
something that is probably unpleasant to hear, such as a bunch of pots and pans falling
to the ground. I would say lines 34-38, describing the sounds of the rapids, are a good
example of this; more specifically line 37 - "with a mighty
crash".

How to solve the equation 9^x -4*3^x + 3 = 0 ?

The equation is an exponential equation and we could write it in this way:

3^2x + 4*3^x + 3 = 0

It is advisable to solve this type of equation, using substitution method.

Now we can do the substitution 3^x=t

t^2 + 4*t + 3 = 0

This is a quadratic equation and to find it's roots, we can apply the quadratic formula:

t1 = [-4+sqrt(16-12)]/2

t1 = (-4+2)/2

t1 = -1

t2 = (-4-2)/2

t2 = -3

But the initial equation is not solved yet.

3^x = t1

3^x = -1, impossible because 3^x>0!

3^x = t2

3^x = -3, again impossible, because 3^x>0!

The equation has not real solutions!

What are writs and why are they important in the story "The Rocking Horse Winner"?

Writs are usually legal documents issued by the courts, mandating some sort of behavior from a person.  In "The Rocking Horse Winner," the family is always short on money, and yet they live a lifestyle like they were rich. The mother, instead of being frugal and wise with her money, spends it on tutors and fancy things for the house.  As a result, there is never enough money, and they are always falling short.

Paul, in a conversation with his uncle about the situation declares, "You know people send mother writs, don't you uncle?"  His uncle does indeed know that.  This means, most likely, that Paul's mother owes a lot of people money and is not paying them back.  So, they have to go through the courts, and demand that she pay them.  It's like if I owed you $3,000 for damaging your car, but never paid.  You could take me to court and sue me, and the courts would require, legally, that I pay you.  That is what was happening to Paul's mother; she was getting writs from people that she owed money.

It's a rather sad situation, and one that is the foundation for Paul's obsession with his rocking horse and finding winning horses.  Unfortunately, as is the case with greed, even when he wins, it isn't enough, and the price that it demands is tragic.  I hope that helped; good luck!

What does this mean? "Most of the money supply is made of of intangible computer entries?"

Money is the medium for exchange of goods or services.
Without money people will have to barter the goods and services they have or produce in
exchange for other goods and services they want. This process of exchange becomes very
easy when people are able to exchange goods and services for money. Thus money acts as
lubricant that facilitates the process of exchange in an
economy.

We generally think of money as coins and paper
currency. But in reality the money that is represented by assets like money in bank
accounts is also are used for payments, and therefore is money. For example, we may make
payment by cheque. This type of money including coins, currency and deposits in bank
checking or current accounts is designated as M1 type of money. There is another broader
concept of money called M2 money. This type of money includes all M1 type of money plus
certain other type of liquid assets such as saving accounts, and money market
funds.

The statement that "most of the money supply is made
of intangible computer entries" is pointing towards the fact that in the total amount of
M2 money supply, the proportion of the physical money in form of coins and currency
notes is very small. Most of M2 money is in form of other liquid assets, and amount of
this kind of money is not represented by any physical asset but by entries in accounts
of various organizations.

What is the tolling of the ebony clock meant to symbolize and how does the sound make the members of the affair feel? I NEED MAJOR HELP!!! I'm a...

The clock is symbolic of the passing of life.  It's tolling means that the party (life) will soon be over.  Also, note that the clock is "ebony," black, traditionally a symbol of death.  However, the revelers take little heed of its stern warning, even though Prince Prospero is begging them to listen.  The party-goers think they are safe in the castle, away from the "red death" that is killing hundreds outside its protective walls.  The lesson here is that none will escape death, but many people just don't want to realize (or are too foolish to understand) that the party is definitely over.  No one escapes death. 

How might Snowball have run things if he had gotten rid of Napoleon?Would things have been more benefitable or worse? Are there any indications...

To me, the only indications seem to show that Snowball would have been at least somwhat better than Napoleon if he had been who became leader of Animal Farm.

First of all, I think we can see this because Napoleon is the one who is shown doing the "bad" stuff, even before he expels Snowball.  Napoleon is the one who takes the milk for the pigs.  Napoleon is the one who takes the 9 puppies and trains them to be his enforcers.  Snowball does not do anything like this.

Second, Snowball seems to work hard for the sake of the farm.  He is constantly reading and trying to figure out ways to improve things (windmill, learning how to run a  battle).  This seems to show that he is more interested in actually helping the animals more than he is interested in getting power.

In "A Poison Tree" by William Blake, what are the prevailing meter and substitition meter, and how are they used in the poem?

The prevailing meter (one that is used most often) in this poem is trochaic (one strong accent followed by one weak or unaccented  syllable) trimeter (three feet to a line) with one leftover accent (masculine ending) at the end of the line:

/   u    /    u    /     u     /

I was angry with my friend:

The substitution meter is iambic (unaccented followed by accented syllable) tetrameter (four feet to a line).

u   /    u    /         u     /        u     /

I told my wrath, my wrath did end.

There are only three lines in the poem that use the substitution meter:

u   /    u    /         u     /        u     /

I told my wrath, my wrath did end

and

u  /    u   /     u   /          u     /

I told it not, my wrath did grow.

and

u     /      u     /         u      /      u     /

My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree

All of the other lines in the poem are in the prevailing trochaic trimeter.

Why does Blake do this? To call attention to those three lines. They are out of "sync" with the others with regard to rhythm (meter). By doing this, I believe the poet forces us to concentrate on these three lines to get his theme across. The poem is about anger and its destructive nature. The lines that don't fit the meter tell us: "I told my wrath, my wrath did end" - if you are angry with someone, talk to him and work it out; "I told it not, my wrath did grow" - if you don't work it out, your anger will grow like a poison tree and; "My foe outstretch'd beneath the tree" - it can "kill" (figuratively speaking).

Explain how Holmes' characteristics are revealed in the way he talks to people and solves cases. Use specific examples from the following -The...

Holmes most arresting characteristic is his ability to observe minute detail and synthesize this information quickly. This is a regular occurrence with in Conan Doyle’s stories. Holmes makes instantaneous decisions about the people he meets and is brutally frank about his opinions and deductive process. In ‘The Speckled Band’ he is touched by Miss Stoner’s case, but direct in his method of extracting information-

You have done wisely,” said my friend. “But have you told me all?”

“Yes, all.”

“Miss Roylott, you have not. You are screening your stepfather.”

“Why, what do you mean?”

For answer Holmes pushed back the frill of black lace which fringed the hand that lay upon our visitor's knee. Five little livid spots, the marks of four fingers and a thumb, were printed upon the white wrist.

“You have been cruelly used,” said Holmes.

Holmes is partnered with his chronicler, Dr Watson. Watson is more representative of the reader as he marvels at Holmes’ deductions and analyses. Holmes is a domineering character, as Watson proclaims in ‘The Man With the Twisted Lip’

 It was difficult to refuse any of Sherlock Holmes's requests, for they were always so exceedingly definite, and put forward with such a quiet air of mastery.

Holmes’ Achilles heel – or source of genius, others may argue – was his addiction to narcotics. This flaw in his otherwise upstanding nature adds intrigue to his character:

  "I suppose, Watson," said he, "that you imagine that I have added opium-smoking to cocaine injections, and all the other little weaknesses on which you have favoured me with your medical views."

 In The Five Orange Pips, Holmes reminds Watson of his earlier assessment of Holmes’ knowledge-

  "Yes," I answered, laughing. It was a singular document. Philosophy, astronomy, and politics were marked at zero, I remember. Botany variable, geology profound as regards the mud-stains from any region within fifty miles of town, chemistry eccentric, anatomy unsystematic, sensational literature and crime records unique, violin-player, boxer, swordsman, lawyer, and self-poisoner by cocaine and tobacco. Those, I think, were the main points of my analysis."

Holmes’ skill lies in his ability to utilise a myriad of talents to solve one problem. As he says himself-

 It is not so impossible, however, that a man should possess all knowledge which is likely to be useful to him in his work, and this I have endeavoured in my case to do.

Why is this story called “Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket”?

Tom imagines what would be said about him if he plunged to his death. It would be natural to look for identification, and anyone who did so would simply find the interoffice memo, and no other defining possessions or indication of who Tom was.

The title is ironic, because Tom survives, but his experience teaches him something incredibly valuable: to not be a man defined by his work. The memo had illegible scribblings on it. It was significant of nothing. If Tom were to leave his apartment now and get struck by a bus, he would be the man going to meet his wife at the movies, not the man stuck at home working during a weekend. The contents of his pocket(and symbolically, his life) would be much different.

Why does macbeth question banquo about his evening plans in Act 3, scene 1?

Macbeth needs to know, with some amount of certainty, the approximate time Banquo and Fleance will be returning to Macbeth's castle. Remember, Banquo and Fleance come under a surprise attack, so it is important (to Macbeth) that he arrange for the murderers to be in the right place at the right time. Most importantly, however, this sets up the transformation of Macbeth from a superstitious and somewhat impulsive killer (Duncan), to a calculating murderer. The murder of Duncan is much different than the murder of Banquo and Fleance. Macbeth slips further and further into the darkness as he plots the death of his closest friend, Banquo.

The final scene depicts Laura as "she blows the candle out." What does this act represent and what message is it sending?

Tom is stuck in a life he hates.  His father has left--a phone man who "fell in love with long distance."  Tom is left to stay and support his mother and his "crippled" sisiter. 

Laura is an odd little creature who is best represented by the unicorn in her glass menagerie.  She can't do what other girls do because she sees herself as a freak or an oddity; we know this is probably not as true as she thinks,though, because Jim (an outsider) tells us he barely noticed her limp clear back in high school. 

When Jim, her one and only gentleman caller, kisses Laura and the unicorn loses its horn--thereby becoming a horse, something much more "normal"--we have some hope for her future.  Perhaps she can re-connect to the world somehow.  Then Tom leaves, and Laura's future is left unrevealed and unresolved. 

Tom, as you remember, is a poet.  So, when Tom tells Laura, from a distant time and  place, to blow her candles out, it's clearly a metaphor (picture of something more). He sees her in his memory and makes this observation:

"Oh, Laura, Laura, I tried to leave you behind me, but I am more faithful than I intended to be! I reach for a cigarette, I cross the street, I run into the movies or a bar, I buy a drink, I speak to the nearest stranger - anything that can blow your candles out!"

The candles are clearly connected to memory.  Despite his best efforts, Tom has not been able to forget what he left behind--probably out of both guilt and shame at having deserted his family and at becoming the one thing he never wanted to become...his father.

He may be asking her to finally let him rest, memory-free--and therefore guilt-free.  He may be once again pointing Laura out as the oddity, for she is still using candles when "nowadays the world is lit by lightning." Of course, it may be both or something else altogether. 

In any case, Tom's request that Laura blow her candles out is probably more about him and his rather gritty future than anything about Laura.

Does Nick Carraway continue to be an objective narrator? Find evidence that he does or does not remain objective

Although Nick says he is only honest person he has ever
met, he is not objective.

Reason #1: He
chooses sides.  He aligns himself with Gatsby, a known gangster.  He
arranges an affair at his own bungalow between Gatsby and Daisy.  Nick hates Tom and
wants Gatsby to steal his girl.  Nick knows that Daisy is only fantasy to Gatsby, yet
Nick perpetuates Gatsby's fantasy life more than he tries to clarify or stop
it.

Reason #2: He fails to intervene or
become a moral agent in the novel. He knows Tom is having an affair with
Myrtle.  Does he try to stop it?  No, he attends their party and watches her get
slapped.  He knows Jordan and Gatsby are both dishonest; he associates with them
willingly.

Reason #3: He does not prevent
tragedy; he does not even reveal tragedy. Nick lets Gatsby get killed
without warning him in advance.  He lets Tom get away without punishment.  In the end,
two dead men cancel each other out, and Nick accepts this.  Nick does not tell anyone
any of this, not even Gatsby's father at the funeral.  He would rather have his father
think his son was one thing, when, in fact, he was quite the other.  Again, Nick
perpetuates Gatsby's fantasy more than he tries to clarify it.

How does American English differ from British English in its vocabulary and spelling?answer in detail Note to the Brit who thinks he speaks...

As an English English teacher teaching in an American school this is a question I feel I am well placed to answer I am afraid as I have to face the differences in our supposedly similar language on a daily basis!

I guess you highlight the first difference in terms of actual word usage. American English has many different words compared to British English, which we do not use and have no idea what they refer to (except if we have encountered them through films etc) such as bleachers, sidewalk, garbage, trashcan, recess, math to name just a few. We (Brits) say stands, pavement, rubbish, rubbish bin, break, and maths. The biggest and most amusing difference is that Americans say "pants" which to us refers to a style of underwear instead of the "trousers" that we wear.

In terms of spelling, Americans really don't like the "u" that we have in words such as colour, valour and honour. Also, you guys like to put a "z" in lots of words whereas we use a "s", such as "cvilisation", "romanticise" and "globalisation".

And all this is even before we get on to phonetics and how we pronounce the words we speak! What fun! Needless to say, us Brits think we speak the superior form of English, I am afraid, and smugly mock the way that Americans (mis)pronounce words, but in my opinion this is rather arrogant of us and also shortsighted as it ignores the way language changes and evolves. I do insist on speaking and spelling British English though!

What is the effect of the final paragraph of "A Rose for Emily"? Although Faulkner does provide clues throughout the piece that something is not...

The effect of the final paragraph is to create shock and horror. Throughout the entire piece, Faulkner does give clues that Miss Emily could have inherited some of her family's insanity, but because the narrator's view is peripheral, the reader doesn't know anything more about what goes on inside the Grierson home than the town does. It is only in the final paragraph where all the puzzle pieces come together to answer the questions created throughout the story. Why did Miss Emily buy poison? Why did she purchase men's items in the store? What had happened to Homer Barron? What had happened to Miss Emily? The answers to these questions are shocking and disturbing. The reader is left staring at the gray hair and indentation on the bed along with the town, and Faulkner never directly says what happened, but the implications are clear.

I need help with an analysis of a particular passage in "Chronicle of a Death Foretold"?Note: Passage takes place on night of wedding, and Angela...

This passage from Chronicle of a Death Foretold
has the feel of a nasty police interrogation--the kind that isn't supposed to
exist. 

Angela is bruised and can think of nothing but
sleep, but isn't allowed to sleep.  The chief investigator, the forceful one, arrives
and picks her up by the waist and sets her on the table.  Trembling with rage, he orders
her to confess.  The accused says whatever will end the interrogation and allow her to
get some sleep. 

And in fact the results of this
interrogation are accepted much as the results of a police investigation--as accurate
and binding.  No further attempt at gathering evidence is performed.  Angela's words end
the investigation, and begin the sentencing and
execution.

The narrator interprets what he knows of her
confession and relates that interpretation by using a metaphor.  She looks for one name
that will work among many and speaks the first name she thinks of.  By doing so, she
pins Nasur to the wall like a collected butterfly.

The
metaphor presents the image of a butterfly pinned to the wall, wings spread, and
suggests, then, Nasur pinned to the wall with darts, arms spread--in the posture of the
crucified Christ.  Thus, the metaphor creates images that then create a
biblical allusion: that of the crucified savior, or in this case, the crucified
scapegoat.  As Christ suffered for the sins of humanity, Nasur will suffer for the sins
of Angela. 

Find out x if lgx = -lg2.

To find out x, first we'll have to impose constraints of existence of logarithms:

x>0

lg x=-lg 2

lg x = lg [(2)^-1]

lg x = lg 1/2

We'll use the one to one property of logarithms:

x = 1/2

Because of the fact that the solution is positive, it's convenient, so

x=1/2

What did the author want to happen as a result as of this novel?

Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle in order to increase awareness of several social ills that he saw happening, and felt very strongly about. The book is the story of an immigrant family who comes to Chicago with high hopes of a better life. They settle in the area of the meat-packing plants, buy a house, and for a while things look good. But the immigrants are essentially used up like the animals they are processing--they are used up, every part, until there is nothing left, because there are plenty to take their place. Sinclair exposes the unsanitary practices of the meat-packing plants, the lack of nutrition in what they put out, and the horrible working conditions of the poor. The people are cheated in their housing, subjected to dangerous working conditions, not cared for when they become injured, and are treated as if they don't matter at all. Sinclair's book helped get legislation passed--the Pure Food and Drug Act, and the Meat Inspection Act.

What is the theme or message of this poem?

The reply matches stanza for stanza the style and rhythm of the original--The Passionate Shepherd to his Love.  The Nymph has an edge to her reply since in her sarcastic way she says that nothing the shepherd has to offer promises anything of length or commitment.  He does not promise marriage, he only says, "come live with me and be my love."

The Nymph does say that IF the shepherd could make time stand still and all the things that he offers (the flowers, the buttons, belts, and slippers which all dry up, die and fall apart eventually) could actually last for any substantial amount of time she might be tempted.  However, it is all temporary like the Spring, Summer.  Nothing lasts into the Fall or Winter.

What role did race play during the war between the North and South?

This is an interesting question.  On one hand, the fight over slavery, the enslavement of Black people, would be on face value, holding importance regarding the conflict.  Yet, once the conflict began, the issue of race seemed to disappear.  I agree with the previous thoughts echoed on this point.  I think that each side might have entered the conflict with some premise of race on their plates, but once it commenced, the priorities shifted away from race.  Again, it seems odd because the abolitionist voices in the North and the anti- abolitionist voices in the South were very loud and filled with rancor.  Yet, each side became relegated to the sidelines once the conflict started.  The South was not really driven by slavery as much as seeing victory against the North as something that would silence them once and for all.  The South also saw the war as a way to demonstrate their own superiority and confidence in their own way of life.  Slavery was a part of this, but it was broached in the larger sense to include "tradition" and the "right to be left alone."  These are more Constitutional in nature and not driven by race.  The North was animated by the preservation of the Union.  Once the war started, there was little in way of motivation to equalize out racial conditions or speak for a voice that had been silenced for centuries.  Race seems to have played a prominent role on the outset, but then became a silent one throughout.  Perhaps, this speaks quite lucidly to the condition of race in America as one in silence, and not being able to experience full articulation.

What are three of the major events in All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes?

The first one would have to be when Guy, her son, breaks his neck, forcing Maya to have to look for a job and a place to live in Ghana.  A second one is when Maya is chosen to drive Malcolm X around when he visits Ghana, and they discussed civil rights issues. The third one would be the experience Maya has just before she is to return to the U.S. and head up the office of the Organization of African-American Unity for Malcolm X. Maya took a trip to a village called Keta, and she had to cross a bridge to get into the village. Going over the bridge, she felt this unexpected, great fear of crossing the bridge. Later, she was mistaken for a relative of some of the villagers who had been taken away by slave traders many years ago, and this experience provided Maya with a sense of coming home, something she had been looking for since she had come to Africa.

What are alveoli?

Each human lung contains about 300 million alveoli. Each alveolus is wrapped in a fine mesh of capillaries covering about 70% of its area. An adult alveolus has an average diameter of 200 to 300 microns, with an increase in diameter during inhalation.[citation needed]

The alveoli consist of an epithelial layer and extracellular matrix surrounded by capillaries. In some alveolar walls there are pores between alveoli called pores of Kohn.

There are three major alveolar cell types in the alveolar wall (pneumocytes):

• Type I (Squamous Alveolar) cells that form the structure of an alveolar wall


• Type II (Great Alveolar) cells that secrete pulmonary surfactant to lower the surface tension of water and allows the membrane to separate, thereby increasing the capability to exchange gases. Surfactant is continuously released by exocytosis. It forms an underlying aqueous protein-containing hypophase and an overlying phospholipid film composed primarily of dipalmitoyl phosphatidylcholine.


• Macrophages that destroy foreign material, such as bacteria.

Reinflation of the alveoli following exhalation is made easier by pulmonary surfactant, which is a phospholipid and protein mixture that reduces surface tension in the thin fluid coating within all alveoli. The fluid coating is produced by the body in order to facilitate the transfer of gases between blood and alveolar air. The surfactant is produced by great alveolar cells (granular pneumonocytes, a cuboidal epithelia), which are the most numerous cells in the alveoli, yet do not cover as much surface area as the squamous alveolar cells (a squamous epithelium).

Great alveolar cells also repair the endotheilium of the alveolus when it becomes damaged. Insufficient pulmonary surfactant in the alveoli can contribute to atelectasis (collapse of part or all of the lung). Without pulmonary surfactant, atelectasis is a certainty; however, there are other causes of lung collapse such as trauma (pneumothorax), COPD, and pleuritis.

In Act 4 Scene 3, what dramatic purpose is served by the short scene between Lady Macduff and her son?In what significant way does the murder of...

The short scene, in which Lady Macduff and her son share a tender, butintimate conversation serves several purposes.

Firstly, it gives us an insight about the kind of understanding the mother-son duo shared. They talked to each other frankly, letting the other in on their innermost feelings. Secondly, we understand Lady Macduff's feelings regarding her husband's unannounced exit. Macduff did not tell his wife everything, unlike Macbeth, whose wife was his 'partner in crime' and whose advice he took in everything. Macduff fleed giving his wife no prior explaination. This gave her full right to feel sorry for herself and her son's future. She was extremely upset and felt cheated by a husband, who at their wedding, had promised to be by her side at all time (marraige vows). This was the promise, she said he had broken while referring to her sons' 'traitor' question. What is important to note down though, is that eventhough she said thigns like he was a traitor, who had broken his promise and had lied and was not good a father or a husband, she said it out of anger. However, when the murderers sent my Macbeth arrive to kill her and her son, she immediately satdn up to the defence of her husbnad. Her son does as well. This shows the love they had for him. We also get a clear understanding of her son's wit and wisdom beyond his years.

In My Antonia, in what three ways were the arrivals of Jim Burden and Antonia Shimerda in Nebraska different?In Book 1, Jim Burden and Antonia...

Jim Burden and Antonia Shimerda arrive in Black Hawk,
Nebraska at the same time, but their situations are different in a number of ways. First
of all, compared to Antonia, Jim has come a relatively short
distance. Jim has come to Nebraska from his childhood home in Virginia,
half a continent away, while Antonia is an immigrant to the country, having come from
Bohemia, a country in Europe, near Czechoslovakia, on the other side of the Atlantic
Ocean.

Jim has no problem communicating with the people in
his new environment, but because of the differences in their countries of origin,
Antonia and her family are isloated in their new home by
language. Antonia is the only one in her family who speaks even a little
English, and her command of the language is elementary at best. Because the family does
not understand the language spoken in the area, they are at the mercy of the only other
person there who speaks Bohemian, an unscrupulous man named Krajiek. Krajiek takes full
advantage of the Shimerdas, cheating them out of their money, and the Shimerdas can do
nothing about it.

Perhaps one of the biggest difference
between the circumstances surrounding Jim's and Antonia's arrivals in Nebraska is the
nature of the environment into which they enter. Jim is welcomed into a
friendly place; his grandparents love him, and their home is cozy,
established, and welcoming. Antonia, in contrast, is placed in a hostile
environment; Krajiek, the family's only contact, does not have their best
interests at heart, and, in addition, Antonia's own mother is more concerned about her
own problems than those of her children. The differences between Jim's and Antonia's
situations is emphasized by the houses they initially move into - Jim's grandparents'
home has three stories, along with furniture, amenities for a hot bath, and the smell of
gingerbread being made in the kitchen, while Antonia's house is nothing more than a
shack, a dugout built into the side of a hill, and her bed is sadly not unlike an
animal's cave.

In Act 1, Scene 2, lines 189-260 of The Tempest, what is the relationship between Prospero and Ariel?

Ariel has great admiration and respect for his master, Prospero.  He addresses Prospero with the words, "All hail, great master, grave sir, hail!"  He also obeys to the letter all the commands of Prospero and enjoys telling him in detail how he carried out his plan. He delights in serving and pleasing Prospero.  In turn, Prospero is greatly pleased with Ariel. When Prospero tells Ariel there is more to do, Ariel is disappointed because he believes he has earned his liberty, which Prospero had promised him.  Prospero rebukes Ariel sternly, almost as a parent would a child.  However, it is obvious that Ariel feels shame for demanding freedom when Prospero still needs him.  He answers Prospero's questions with very short answers which suggest shame and remorse. He is reminded by Prospero how the witch, Sycorax, had imprisoned him (Ariel) in a "cloven pine," and how Prospero had freed him from this torment; thus Ariel is bound to Prospero by ties of gratitude.

As Victor pursues the creature what is the one thing that gives him pleasure?

In Frankenstein, Victor is tormented by the thought that he is responsible for the murders committed by the monster.  His feelings of guilt haunt him and spur his revenge against his creation.  The only respite for Victor from the cruelties of science and civilization is nature.

Observe this quote from pg. 79 of my book:

A tingling long-lost sense of pleasure often came across me during this journey. Some turn in the road, some new object suddenly perceived and recognized, reminded me of days gone by, and were associated with the light-hearted gaiety of boyhood.  The very winds whispered in soothing accents, and maternal Nature bade me weep no more. Then again the kindly influence ceased to act -- I found myself fettered again to grief and indulging in all the misery of reflection.

As you know, the Romantics revered nature.  Nature was their haven from the heartless world.  Nature's sublime beauty was divine, and they retreated to it whenever they were troubled or needed inspiration.

Why do you think Scout never saw Boo again? Would it have been a better ending is she had become his friend?Chapter 31. Thanks.

I think sometimes when we have an isolated experience, it's meaning lasts for us. For example, teens who go to Mexico to build a house for homeless one time in their life are much more affected by the experience than the teens who live by the border and go there every summer, sometimes for work, sometimes for play.

The ending with Boo's character being held in tact, and the memory of his impact left imprinted on Scout is significant. I believe it has created more value for her regarding who he was and what he stands for. Had they become ongoing friends, the moment would not have been near as significant.

Why did Walter Mity imagine himself facing a firing squad?

Because Walter Mitty is so weak and hen-picked in his real life, he develops a fantasy world in which he is active and many times a hero.  Putting himself in front of a firing squad would initially be contradictory to his usual daydreams; however in this particular day dream, he plays the part of a noble hero who is put innocently in front of a firing squad.  This may also reflect his feelings about how he feels in his relationship with his wife.  She nags him constantly, and he silently endures.  It is also significant that his daydream about the firing squad comes right at the end of the real day he is having with his wife.  As he is standing on the street, he imagines himself smoking a cigarette bravely facing the firing squad whereas in reality he is standing in the rain waiting for his wife to return from the drugstore.  He knows he is likely to get more nagging the minute she returns.

In "The Most Dangerous Game," how is Zaroff uncivilized in his actions?

General Zaroff is uncivilized because he lures unsuspecting ships to his island with lights that are supposed to indicate safe passage, but do not.  Like the Sirens in The Oddysey, Zaroff lures sailors to their doom.  The ships are destroyed on rocks, and the men are at the mercy of Zaroff.  He treats them well at first, offering them expensive food and drink in his mansion, but the illusion of civilization ends there.  Zaroff is merely attempting to physically strengthen his prey to make them better to hunt.  He believes that there are certain people in this world who are expendable, sailors among them, and that hunting them does no harm to the "civilized" world and may even be considered a service to the rest of humanity.

What is sampling? What are the different methods of sampling?My posted question is related with Research Methodology

Sampling refers to the statistical process of selecting
and studying the characteristics of a relatively small number of items from a relatively
large population of such items,, to draw statistically valid inferences about the
characteristics about the entire population.

There are two
broad methods of sampling used by researchers, nonrandom (or judgment) sampling and
random (or probability) sampling. In judgement sampling the researcher selects items to
be drawn from the population based on his or her judgement about how well these items
represent the whole population.The sample is thus based on someones knowledge about the
population and the characteristics of individual items within it. The chance of an item
being included in the sample are influenced by the characteristic of the item as judged
by an expert selecting the item. A judgement sampling system is simple and less
expensive to use. Also when there is very little known about the population under study
a pilot study based on judgement sample is carried out to permit design of a more
rigorous sampling system for a detailed study.

In random
sampling, individual judgement plays no part in selection of sample. Each item in the
sample stands equal chance of being included in the sample. In case of random sampling,
the researcher is required to use specific statistical processes to ensure this equal
probability of every item in the population. A random sampling system enables more
reliable results of statistical analysis with measurable margins of errors and degree of
confidence.

To improve the cost effectiveness of data
collection and analysis, several variations of the random sampling are used by
researchers. Some of the most common types of random sampling methods are (1) simple
random sampling, (2) systematic sampling, stratified sampling, and (4) cluster
sampling.

Simple random sampling ensures that each possible
sample has an equal probability of being selected, and each item in the entire
population has an equal chance of being included in the
sample.

In systematic sampling the items are selected from
the population at a uniform interval defined in terms of time, order or space. For
example an observation may be made every half an hour, or from a long queue of people
every fourth person may be selected, or in a bunch of documents every tenth document may
be selected.

In stratified sample the entire population is
divided in relatively homogeneous group. For example all the students of a school may be
divided in groups of boy and girls. Once this is done random sample from each of such
groups is drawn independently. This approach is suitable when there ate identifiable
sub-groups exist within the population that differ significantly in respect of
characteristic under study.

In cluster sampling the
population is divided into groups or clusters, a sample of these clusters may be drawn.
For example, a city may be divided in a cluster of small localities, and a sample of
these localities may be drawn using random sampling methods. The all the households
within each of the locality may be studied for the research. A research based on a well
designed cluster sampling can often give better result than a research based on simple
random sample with same time and cost of research.

Linda and Lenina are the most serious rebels of Brave New World. In what way?In some ways, Linda and Lenina are the most serious rebels of the...

If Linda and Lenina are the most serious rebels of the New World, why, then, are Bernard and Helmholtz exiled, but not Lenina or Linda?

Without being able to agree with the premise of the question, there is no substantiation that can be provided other than Lenina's somewhat rebellious behavior regarding the "everyone belongs to everyone else" credo.  She prefers having only one boyfriend at a time, such as Bernard, then John; but, she is not above quickly baring herself for someone to whom she is attracted. And, while her identity at the end of the book is not overtly stated, she seems to be the girl sent to seduce John in his exile.  As such, Lenina acts, not rebelliously, but in compliance to Henry Foster, who deserts her to her fate as she is sent by helicopter to where John is exiled.  Lenina is a character who is used; even in the beginning of the novel she says that the men find her "pneumatic"; in Lenina's case it means like a balloon, bouncy,  suggesting the feel of her bosom.  And, since two-thirds of the women are sterilized, there seems little purpose to women in Brave New World.

When she is returned to the New World, about which she has nostalgically told her son, Linda willingly subjects herself to soma and makes no attempts at existential acts, such as John, her son, does.

What does the lable "copperhead" have to do with the Creightons in Across Five Aprils?

During the Civil War, there were a lot of people in the North who did not approve of the war.  Many of them believed that the Southern states should be free to have slavery if they wanted.  Many of them hated black people and disliked the war because they thought that the war was going to help black people.  The derogatory term for Northerners who disliked the war was "Copperheads."

The Creightons are sometimes referred to as Copperheads by people in their area because one of the Creighton boys has gone off to fight for the South.  This makes it seem that they are Confederate sympathizers.

How were the Puritans motivated to "do something" as they believed in predestination and the "covenant of grace"?According to my sources, the...

This was actually one of the troublesome aspects of the Puritan faith that ultimately led to its decline. At first, in the new world, the Puritan colonists clung together because they were making their way in a new, undeveloped, hostile environment. They clung to each other and to the church. They followed God's law because they were conditioned to do so. Also, ministers were people who had felt God's call, and they were given free reign to interpret God's word. How they interpreted it could motivate the people to follow them. Also, God was painted for them as working in their everyday lives, the afterlife non withstanding. In his "Of Plymouth Plantation" William Bradford tells of the trip over on the Mayflower. He relates the tale of a young sailor who was overconfident and who began to mock the other passengers when they began to get sick at sea. He always bragged about his own health and talked of tossing the bodies of the sick overboard and stealing their possessions. As it turned out, however, this young man was the first to sicken and actually die; thus his was the first body tossed to the sea. This was seen as proof that God was just and that he enacted punishment against the wicked. So, even if your final destination was predetermined, God could also work for or against you in this life based on how you behaved.  However, as time went on and they started to do well for themselves and become prosperous they started to question a religion that believed that only an elect and predetermined few were saved. They started to move away from the small space occupied by the original colonies and explore the vast and seemingly endless frontier that went on for eternity to the west. They started to rely more on themselves and less on God. When they no longer needed the security of church and community to survive, and even more so when they came under the influence of more recent immigrants who did not follow the Puritan laws, they began to drift away from the church. This is one of the reasons why the Salem witch trials occurred. By banding the people together against a common enemy, witchcraft, the churches were able to bring people back into the congregation for safety and security.

What was the experience of the people of Vietnam during the Vietnam War?

Most people tend to forget that the Vietnam War was primarily a Civil War, which the United States also happened to be involved in.  This means there was a great deal of suffering on both the northern and southern sides in this war, much as it was for the US in its Civil War.

North Vietnamese not only had to deal with shortages, privations, the loss of hundreds of thousands of its citizens, family members, husbands, brothers, sons, but it also had to deal with a long term bombing campaign that obliterated cities, ports, transportation and the economy.

In the South, citizens lived under an often brutal and dictatorial government, backed by the United States.  They faced cities overcrowded with refugees, and many times found themselves caught in between opposing sides in the war, often punished by both.

Civilians suffered horribly in this war.

Identify three factors that determine the price Elasticity of Supply(PES) of a good.

1. Price Elasticity of Supply = (% Change in Quantity Supplied)/                                             

                                                (% Change in Price)

The price elasticity of supply is used to see how sensitive the supply of a good is to a price change. The higher the price elasticity, the more sensitive producers and sellers are to price changes. Price Elasticity of Supply (PES) measures the responsiveness of supply to a change in price. Factors which influence PES are spare capacity, availability of stock, the time period involved and the mobility of factors. The main factors that influence Price Elasticity of Supply are:

• The availability of substitutes:  If sellers of the good can easily switch between various goods, the elasticity of supply will be high.  If the price of one good drops, the suppliers of that good can and will switch to producing the other good (substitute.)


• Length of time analyzed:  The longer a time period, the more elastic the supply.  This is because suppliers can change to producing a good if they are given a long enough period of time in which to do so.


• Availability of raw materials: for example, availability may cap the amount of gold that can be produced in a country regardless of price. 


• Length and complexity of production: Much depends on the complexity of the production process. Textile production is relatively simple. The labor is largely unskilled and production facilities are little more than buildings – no special structures are needed. Therefore the PES for textiles is elastic. On the other hand, the PES for specific types of motor vehicles is relatively inelastic. Auto manufacture is a multi-stage process that requires specialized equipment, skilled labor, a large suppliers network and large R&D costs. Therefore the more complex and difficult the product the less elastic the PES.


• Mobility of factors: If the factors of production are easily available and if a producer producing one good can switch their resources and put it towards the creation of a product in demand, then it can be said that the PES is relatively elastic. The inverse would make the PES relatively inelastic.


• Excess capacity: A producer who has unused capacity can quickly respond to price changes in the market, assuming that variable factors are readily available.


• Inventories: A producer who has a supply of goods or available storage capacity can quickly increase supply to market.

What is the moral or lesson in "The Interlopers"?

The moral of the story is to lay aside feuds or arguments because they could lead down the path of destruction. Had Georg and Ulrich not been in the woods hunting each other in order to claim ownership of a worthless piece of land that their families had been feuding over for generations, they might not have met their fates with the wolves that night. Each man allowed this feud to consume him even though neither man really used this piece of land dividing their estates anyway. By the time the men were ready to lay aside their differences while trapped beneath the tree, it was already too late for their rescuers were not people, but a pack of wolves. The moral is to learn to compromise and resolve differences before they lead to the destruction of one's life.

If you want to know more about themes instead of morals like enmity (the ill feelings that the men felt toward one another), social class (the fact that the men came from different social statuses), or even man and nature (the fact that the men are felled by a tree and a pack of wolves), then check out the link below.

What does Jem learn about Aunt Alexandra--the good or bad?

Most of the opinions of Aunt Alexandra's behavior in To Kill a Mockingbird come from the eyes of Scout. We do know that

Jem and I viewed Christmas with mixed feelings. The good side was the tree and Uncle Jack Finch... A flip of the coin revealed the uncompromising lineaments of Aunt Alexandra and Francis.

Jem seems to have a slightly higher opinion of Aunt Alexandra than Scout, partly, as Atticus tells his daughter, "Aunt Alexandra didn't understand girls much, she'd never had one." Aunt Alexandra's attitude toward her family heritage

... amused Jem rather than annoyed him: "Aunty better watch out how she talks--scratch most folks in Maycomb and they're kin to us."

Jem aggravates his aunt when he questions the character of their "famous" kin, Joshua St. Clair; later, he shows "disgust" when Atticus tries to defend her beliefs about the "gentle breeding" of the Finch family. Jem makes Scout promise " 'not to antagonize Aunty' " while Atticus is busy preparing for the Tom Robinson trial. Jem's promise to " 'spank you' " leads to a fight. When Alexandra scolds Dill for his " 'cynical' " comments about Aunt Rachel's secret alcoholic consumption, "Jem's eyes flashed at her." Jem defends Scout after Alexandra's refusal to allow Walter Cunningham Jr. to visit the Finch house, arguing with his aunt, but then reminding Scout that

"she's not used to girls like you... Aunty's so hipped on the family because all we've got's background and not a dime to our names."

All in all, Jem's relationship with Alexandra is slightly more distant than with Scout. He seems to care little for her, but since Alexandra spends more time trying to make a lady out of Scout and less time with him, his attitude is just to ignore her. Both Scout and Jem seem to agree about Aunty's best asset: She is a great cook.

what is a definition of social justice?

Social justice is concerned with equal justice, not just
in the courts, but in all aspects of society. This concept demands that people have
equal rights and opportunities; everyone, from the poorest person on the href="http://www.wisegeek.com/what-are-the-margins-of-society.htm">margins of
society to the wealthiest deserves an even playing
field.

Why does Mrs. Crater want Mr. Shiftlet to marry Lucynell?

Mrs. Crater has various reasons for wanting Mr. Shiftlet to marry Lucynell. Mrs. Crater leads a very sedentary life and depends on her daughter to cook, clean, feed the chickens, do the laundry, grocery shop and care giver jobs on the plantation.  To get a son-in-law, she could have a full-time chauffeur, a laborer, a carpenter, mechanic, farmer, etc.  She would have the best of both worlds and wouldn't have to want for anything.  Whoever marries her daughter would have to stay on the farm because her mother would not be able to do any of the self-help skills the daughter does for her.  Mrs. Crater is being very selfish in her desire for a son-in-law.

Why is war futile?

You will gain a variety of answers to this question.  
Some will argue that it is futile because of the massive loss of life and displacement
that results from it. Even in the most compelling of wars, the amount of dead and/ or
injured, as well as the number of those who are homeless or orphaned as a result are
staggering totals.  At the same time, an argument can be made that war is futile because
it is infinitely regressive and continues on no matter what.  Wars are waged and fought
and while individuals might believe that a particular war is so bad that it "will end
all wars," another one ensues afterwards.  I would think that another reason why war is
futile would be that the people who die are usually the ones who do not wage it.  For
example, Elie Wiesel writes, "When adults wage war, children die."  In this line, there
is much there about who really suffers in wars.  The children who die did not authorize
or commission the conflict, yet these are the ones who die int he process.  This might
be another reason why war can be seen as futile.

What were some possible reasons for the ghost's appearance?

Which time?  The ghost appears in the first Act to urge young Hamlet to seek revenge for his murder.  No one other than Claudius, the murderer, knows for sure that King Hamlet has not died of natural causes during his nap in the garden, although there is the question of whether or not Gertrude was involved with the plan to get rid of the king.

Later on, the ghost reappears to Hamlet in Gertrude's bed chambers.  Here, the ghost may be continuing to urge Hamlet to action where the revenge is concerned, or the ghost may appear simply to have Hamlet take a more gentle approach with Gertrude. 

Who was Vasco da Gama?

Vasco Da Gama(1469?-1524), was a Portuguese sailor and explorer.  He is best known for leading the first fleet to reach India from Europe in 1490's, sailing around the Cape of Good Hope. In this way he established the first all-water trade route between Europe and Asia. 

On his voyage to India, Da Gama commanded four ships, with a  total crew of about 170 men.  He sailed from Lisbon, Portugal, on July 8, 1497.  He rounded the Cape of Good Hope on November 22, headed north, and stopped at trading centres that are now Mocambique, Mozambique; and Mombasa and Malindi, Kenya. The people at Malindi arranged for a guide to lead the fleet to India.  On May 20, 1498, da Gama reached Calicut, India.

How is the symbolism in Animal Farm related to its plot?

Most of the overt symbolism in Animal
Farm comes from the representation of real-world events and people in the
form of animals on a farm. For example, Boxer is representative of the working class,
hard workers who do not question authority but instead work harder in the hopes that
their work will be recognized and rewarded. This extends to the plot, which shows that
in fact, hard work is not rewarded -- Boxer is sold for the price of whiskey when he
can't work anymore.

Another good example is Squealer, who
represents propaganda; by using circular logic, lies, and semantics, Squealer is able to
twist the meaning of events and facts.

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"Many of us actually dislike milk and apples. I
dislike them myself... We pigs are brainworkers. The whole management and organisation
of this farm depend on us... It is for your sake that we drink that milk and eat those
apples. Do you know what would happen if we pigs failed in our duty? Jones would come
back!"
(Orwell, Animal Farm,
msxnet.org)

These small lies
become larger and larger until Squealer is quoting from imaginary reports that "prove"
how prosperous the farm is, and how little work the animals perform, even as the
evidence of their eyes disproves it. Working in conjunction with Napoleon's dogs (the
military) Squealer is instrumental in convincing the animals that they are actually
being oppressed for their own good. If they refuse to submit to Napoleon, Jones will
return -- even though that would be an improvement in their
lives.

Do you think Rainsford changed overall after the experience? I.E: Rainsford feeling the same way about animals.

Since Connell never really tells us how Rainsford views hunting after he experiences it we are left to decide for ourselves based on what has happened. I think, based on his philosophical conversation with Whitney at the opening of the story that Rainsford can now say with a degree of certainty that animals feel fear and pain when they are hunted. I do not, however, think that Rainsford has changed his mind about hunting. He is a world renowned hunter. This is what he does for a living. He has a flippant attitude about the hunted, so I believe his attitude may have changed, but he will continue to be a hunter. After all, he did send Zaroff to the hounds in the end so he obviously has not changed his view on the fact that the world is made up of hunters and huntees. 

When Scout reaches the street , what does she see in the light?When Scout reaches the street , what does she see in the light? In the To kill a...

In addition to the two options in the first anwer, let me
add one instance from the book that I think may be the one you are thinking about in
this question.  The one I am thinking of is from Chapter
28.

This is where Jem and Scout are heading home after the
Halloween thing.  They are about to get to the street and be able to see the light when
they are attacked.  They struggle with the attacker for a
while.

After the struggle is over, Scout gets out to the
street and sees someone carrying Jem off down the street.  The man carries Jem to the
Finch house.

What are some metaphors, similes, and other literary devices in Romeo and Juliet ACT 2 ONLY!!I need to identify some literary devices in the play...

Shakespeare's poetic Romeo and Juliet is replete with literary devices, especially in Act II.  Here are some from scenes 1-3:

1. In scene one, Mercutio humorously compares Romeo to an ape in his metaphor "The ape is dead, and I must conjure him" (2.1.14)

One literary technique that is prevalent throughout the play, and especially salient in the balcony scene of the second act is the use of light/dark imagery. 

2. In this scene, Romeo compares Juliet to the sun of which the Moon is envious.  Here, of course, the Moon is personified:

But, soft!  What light through yonder window breaks

It is the east, and Juliet is the sun! [metaphor]

Arise, fair sun [metaphor for Juliet] and kill the envious moon,

Who is already sick and pale with grief

that thou her maid art far more fair than she(2.2.3-7)

3. Romeo addresses Juliet [apostrophe]:

Oh, speak again, bright angel! [metaphor for Juliet] For thou art

As glorious to this night, being o'er my head,

As is a winged messenger of Heaven [simile]

Unto the white-upturned wondering eye

Of mortals that fall back on him

When he bestrides the lazy paining clouds [personification]

And sails upon the bosom of the air [personification] (2.2.28-34)

4.  When Juliet does address Romeo, he calls her the metaphor of "dear saint" and declares that he will be "new baptized" and change his name.  Here there are religious figures of speech, as well, which extends from their pilgrim sonnet of the first act. (extended metaphor)

5.  He tells Juliet that he has scaled the orchard walls "with love's light wings,"  a metaphor for how he felt and alliteration in the repetition of the cosonant /l/  [/l/ means the sound of the letter l]

6. Again, there is much light/dark imagery in this scene  as Romeo tells Juliet "I have night's cloak to hide me from their eyes" (2.2. 79),and Juliet says, "Thou know'st the mask of night [metaphor] is on my face" (2.2.89) and she tells him "dark night hath discovered" [personification and imagery]

7. Juliet tells Romeo that his "gracious self" [figure of speech] is "the god of my idolatry" [metaphor] (2.2. 119)

8. In a simile, Juliet avows:

My bounty is as boundless [alliteration] as the sea,

My love as deep...(2.2.139-140)

And, in another simile, Juliet cautions against vowing their love for it is "too rash/Too like lightning" (2.2.125)

9. Romeo employs alliteration in his response, "Oh, blessed, blessed night" (2.2.145), as does Juliet when she says goodbye:

Good nght, good night!  Parting is such sweet sorrow [metaphor and alliteration]

That I shall say good night till it be morrow. (2.2.198-199)

10. In the next scene in his soliloquy, Friar Lawrence employs the light/dark imagery as well as other literary devices:

The gray-eyed morn smiles on the frowning night,

Checkering the eastern clouds with streaks of light,

And flecked darkness like a drunkard reels--[simile]

From forth day's path and Titan's [mythological allusion] fiery wheels [metaphor for the sun]  (another allusion is to Echo in mythology)

Now, ere the sun advance his burning eye [personification]

The day to cheer and night's dank dew to dry; [alliteration] (2.3.1-6)

I have to write an essay on Animal Farm containing how Napoleon created and maintained power. Any suggestions?

Hey, I have a big exam on this book tomorrow haha
:)

In many ways, Napoleon was only able to get
and maintain power through violence. During the debate over the windmill, Snowball had
won over the rest of the animals until Napoleon ordered the nine dogs (who were the nine
puppies he took away at birth) to attack him and expel him from the farm. If it wasn't
for this, Snowball would most likely have
won.

After he managed to get power, these dogs
continued to be his method of maintaining power - they were like his personal thugs. An
example is the four younger pigs who often challenged Napoleon but, each time they did,
the dogs growled at them to scare them into
silence.

During the Battle of the Windmill, we
are able to clearly see Napoleon's weakness - he is actually a bad leader. In comparison
to Snowball's leadership at the Battle of the Cowshed, many more animals died due to his
lack of leadership skills. During this battle, the animals are extremely close to losing
and, had it not been for Napoleon's dogs, they would have lost. It is down to these
thugs using violence, that they won. Again, in comparison to Snowball, Snowball won
through his ability to lead the animals whereas Napoleon  gets his 'big boys' to use
violence against the farmers.

i hope this helped
:)

Where are the Appalachian Mountains located?

The spelling is a little off, but thats O.K. The Appalachian Mountain range is a magnificent site, they stretch all the way from Quebec to Georgia. They cover approximately 1,600 miles in a north-south path. They are the oldest mountains in the country. Geographically, they are a system of ridges and ranges. The average peak is about 3,000 ft. The highest peak is Mt. Mitchell which extends well over 6,000 ft. They span many states including Alabama, Georgia, Tenn., Virginia, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Ohio, Connecticut, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.

How does Tom act when he first notices the new girl, Becky Thatcher? What small gesture does she perform to encourage his attention? Also What...

When Tom first sees Becky in the garden, he begins to "'show off' in all sorts of absurd boyish ways, in order to win her admiration" (Chapter 3).  Becky pretends to ignore him, but before she goes inside she tosses a pansy over the fence to encourage his attention.

Soon afterwards, Tom's brother Sid breaks the sugar bowl, and their Aunt Pollly, assuming Tom did it, smacks him.  When she realizes Tom didn't do it, she neither apologizes nor reprimands Sid, but tells Tom he probably deserved the blow anyway for something else bad he most likely did when she wasn't looking.  Tom knows that "in her heart his aunt was on her knees to him" (Chapter 3), and, to comfort himself, imagines scenes of himself sick on his deathbead or being brought home dead from drowning in the river, with his aunt begging forgiveness.

Indicate three differences in Brutus’ and Marc Anonty’s funeral speechesAnd thanks

1. Brutus' funeral speech for Caesar is much shorter than Antony's. It is less than 25 lines.


2. His speech focuses a lot on himself. 


3. He has one argument; he did it for the good of Rome. He tries to convince the people that Caesar would have made them slaves by declaring himself dictator of Rome. He outlines Caesar's faults. His argument is direct.


4. He only critizes Caesar, not praising any of his accomplishments.

Notice how many times he uses the first person pronouns

hear me for my
cause, and be silent, that you may hear: believe me
for mine honour, and have respect to mine honour, that
you may believe:

and then later:

I weep for him;
as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was
valiant, I honour him: but, as he was ambitious, I
slew him.

He tries to convince the crowd that no one loved Caesar more than he did, and that he rose against Caesar only for the good of Rome, not personal reasons.

Antony's speech is much longer and it is broken into several parts. He uses rhetoric. He manipulates the crowd with his arguments. He uses irony and he flatters the crowd. He gives the audience time to respond  to what he is saying. He praises Caesar by reminding the crowd of his many military accomplishments and how those accomplishments brought glory to Rome and to them, its citizens. He discusses Caesar's repeated refusal of the crown. He uses reverse reasoning when he cites Caesar's faults - "If Caesar was ambitious, then it was right to kill him" but then he lists several ways that prove Caesar was NOT ambitions. He continually refers to Brutus as being "an honorable man" but then underhandedly shows how Brutus has not acted honorably. Very clever! Finally, he whips the crowd into a frenzy by showing them Caesar's dead body.

Antoy's speech is much more powerful than Brutus' speech.

Find two solutions to solve sin15 + sin75 .

One method would be to consider the fact that being an addition of two alike functions, we'll transform the addition into a product, in this way:

sin a + sin b = 2sin [(a+b)/2]cos [(a-b)/2]

sin 15 + sin 75 = 2sin[(15+75)/2] cos [(15-75)/2]

sin 15 + sin 75 = 2sin45cos30

sin 15 + sin 75 = 2*[(sqrt2)/2]*[(sqrt3)/2]

sin 15 + sin 75 = sqrt(2*3)/2=sqrt(6)/2

Another manner of solving would be to write the angles:

15 = 45 - 30

75 = 45 + 30

sin (45 - 30) = sin45*cos30 - sin30*cos45

                  =(sqrt2/2)(sqrt3/2) - sqrt2/4

                  = (sqrt6 - sqrt2)/4

sin (45 + 30) = sin45*cos30 + sin30*cos45

                  = (sqrt6 + sqrt2)/4

So,

sin 15 + sin 75 = (sqrt6 - sqrt2+sqrt6 + sqrt2)/4

sin 15 + sin 75 = 2sqrt6/4

sin 15 + sin 75 = sqrt6/2

What is the theme of "A Haunted House"?can you help me with the summary of the story "a haunted house"?

You can find a summary of Virginia Woolf's "A Haunted
House" if you go to the link I've attached at the bottom of my answer.  Most of Virginia
Woolf's can be difficult to understand because she uses stream-of-consciousness in her
works.  Stream of consciousness is usually the random thoughts or thought processes of
the narrator.  We don't usually think in any sort of order, and so that's what this
point of view represents.  I think the themes Woolf is trying to showcase in her story
are undying love, and the relationships the living can have with the dead.  The
narrator, a woman, is living in the home that was previously owned by the ghosts.  They
share not only that connection, but also the love that they feel for their
spouses.

Discuss the Wife of Bath’s attitudes toward marriage. How does she defend marriage in her Prologue? In which of her own marriages was she...

The Wife of Bath defends marriage strongly because she sees it as a vehicle rather than a status. Being married five times, she has experienced lust, love, death, need, riches, everything. She said that Jesus never specified a number of times for people to marry, and that the state of marriage may not have as much virtue as the virginal state, but basically the people who enter the marriage state (as many times as possible) are ultimately happier.

Hence, her biggest defense in favor of marriage is that it is a good vehicle for women to satisfy their sexual needs, to explore life, to acquire wealth, and to maintain a social status. In her case, she had married first at the age of 12 to . In her prologue she explains that her first three husbands, she picked up old, "clean" and rich. Her third husband was a drunkard who preached against women and marriage. Her fourth husband was a lusty fellow who kept a mistress and she "made him burn in his own grease", and then her fifth husband was her favorite, her youngest, and the one she loved the most. He was a pallbearer, but he hit her once and she knocked him out. After that, they continued happily ever after. Yet, we also know she was on the look out for a no. 6

What does the posterior pituitary gland and the hypothalamus have in common with one another and what are their individual functions?

The hypothalamus is a region of the brain that controls number of bodily functions. It is located in the middle of the base of the brain.

ADH: also known as vasopressin and AVP, arginine vasopressin is a posterior pituitary hormone responsible for re absorption of water from collecting ducts of the kidneys. Without ADH we will have too much urine. Deficiency of ADH is responsible for what is called diabetes insipidus which is characterized by too much urine, and people with this disease state are treated by giving them external bills containing certain amount of ADH.

As for oxytocin : its release stimulates uterine contraction and release of milk from mammary glands After birth, stimulation of the breast by the infant feeding stimulates the posterior pituitary to produce oxytocin. 

  The hypothalamus controls pituitary gland via hypothalamic releasing factors. The supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei directly innervate the posterior pituitary gland, which is responsible for ADH and oxytocin production.

The posterior pituitary gland is a neural structure which has a role in lactation, childbirth and fluid balance. ADH is the hormone which reabsorbs water from the collecting duct of the kidney and levels are kept under close control by serum osmolality and thirst

The most important stimulus for release of hypothalamic oxytocin is initiated by physical stimulation of the nipples or teats. The act of nursing or suckling is relayed within a few milliseconds to the brain via a spinal reflex arc. These signals impinge on oxytocin-secreting neurons, leading to release of oxytocin.

What happens to Judith Shakespeare when she goes to London?

When William Shakespeare's fictitious sister Judith goes to London, she most certainly does not meet with his success (though she was born every bit as gifted as her brother).  Men laugh at her when she says she would like to be an actress, as of course women cannot act.  She struggles until "at last Nick Greene the actor-manager [takes] pity on her" and gets her pregnant.  Tortured by the disagreement between her art and her gender, Judith takes her own life.

The main symbolism in the play The Crucible refers to what historical event(s)?

The main symbol in The Crucible is the crucible. A crucible is a receptacle for heating materials to high temperatures. It can be used in chemical reactions to separate valuable metals out from impurities or base metals. The idea of a crucible is metaphorically used in context of severe human test or trial.

There are two historical periods associated with Miller's play from the time he wrote it. The first was the Salem witch trials. In 1949 Marion Starkey's book The Witch Trials in Massachusetts launched widespread interest in this up until then little known moment in Massachusetts history. During this time of social-pathology in the form of group hysteria spurred by lies cover-ups, twenty people were killed for being witches. At their trials they were given a chance to confess their crimes of witchcraft, recant their ways, and name other people who were involved in witch practices and ceremonies.

Arthur Miller began writing The Crucible after The Witch Trials in Massachusetts was published. The Crucible first appeared in 1953. The second historical event related to Miller's play is the Joe McCarthy hearings in the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities. Communism was feared and McCarthy and the House Committee felt that Communism was being spread in the U.S. among organization and through the media. People who fell under suspicion were called to the committee. At their hearings they were  given a chance to confess their Communist activities, recant their beliefs and give names of other people who were involved in Communist practices and propaganda.

The importance of the setting/staging within this play. How would the play be different if the setting/staging were changed?

I would say the physical set construction or backdrop of the "fence" where Troy sits is extremely important.  The opening scene where he is talking with his friend in his backyard helps to show the physical aspect of separation.  Notice that we see Troy not in his home, not interacting with his immediate environment, but physically separated from it.  I think that this is a reflection of his character as being divorced emotionally from his world.  Sometimes this was done because borders or partitions were put up to prevent him from doing so and at other times, it was his own creation.  The physical construction of division and partition helps to reinforce this emotional construct present in how Troy views himself and his world.

What compromises did Congress propose in dealing with slavery in the territories and how well did it work?

The main ones were the Three-Fifths Compromise, the Missouri Compromise, the Compromise of 1820 and the Compromise of 1850. None of them worked very well and the Civil War broke out in spite of these compromises.

In the Three-Fifths Compromise, the South wanted to count slaves for tax purposes but the North was opposed because it would give the South more representation in the House of Representatives, since those Congressmen are alloted by population. Slaves could not vote, so the slave owner would vote for the slaves, making this an unfair situation to the North. This compromise declared that a slave would represent 3/5ths of a white person or free black person for purposes of population. Dumb idea, huh?

The Compromise of 1820 said that there had to be an equal number of slave states and free states in the Union. Each time a territory wanted to join the union, there was a big fight over whether the state would be free or slave. In 1820, there were 11 slave states and 11 free, but Missouri wanted to join the Union, but it was a slave state. Luckily, Maine also wanted to join, so Maine came in as a free state and Missouri came in as a slave state. This was known as The Missouri Compromise, but this didn't last long.

The Compromise of 1820 worked for awhile, but 30 years later, some other states wanted to join the Union (California, Texas, etc.) so this compromise allowed California to enter as free, Texas to be divided up and enter as a slave state, but the most important provision of this compromise was the Fugitive Slave Act. This provision made it illegal to harbour escaped slaves. Northerners were required by law to return any escaped slaves.

There were a lot of harsh provisions in the Compromise of 1850, but it worked for awhile. Eventually, the South wanted to secede from the Union over slavery, but other issues as well - tariffs, taxes, sectional and cultural differences, etc.

How is Hamlet portrayed as weak and indecisive?im writing research paper about the character of Hamlet. He is known to be weak and indecisive. how...

Hamlet is generally portrayed as indecisive, a man who does not act.  Lots of things do support that portrayal; I'll list a few for you to get started on your paper.

First, Hamlet resolves, after  his meeting with the Ghost (his father) to do nothing but seek the revenge his father asks of him (Iv). He says:

"...from the table of my memory
I'll wipe away all trivial fond records,
All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past,
That youth and observation copied there;
And thy commandment all alone shall live
Within the book and volume of my brain,
Unmix'd with baser matter...."

This is a strong statement--literally nothing else will occupy his time or thoughts or energies except this one thing.  As soon as his friends join him, he asks them not to "let on" if he should start to act a little crazy.  Not a particularly aggressive plan for revenge.

Some time passes; and, judging by some of the events and comments we see and hear, apparently Hamlet has enacted his "mad" plan. What we do not see is any effort at revenge.  And this continues, really, for the duration of the play.

Hamlet has begun to doubt the Ghost, wondering if he can really trust what it told him; so he hatches a plan to "catch the conscience of the king" by having the players enact The Murder of Gonzago.  After seeing Claudius' guilty reaction, Hamlet is once again resolved to avenge his father's death.

He has the perfect opportunity in IIIiii, immediately following the play.  He discovers Claudius in a moment of apparent confession, and he could easily have done the deed.  He does not. 

This is the pattern throughout the work.  Hamlet does get his revenge; however, his indecisiveness eventually gets nearly everyone he cares about killed, as well.

The two suicide speeches are other examples of his indecisiveness--"to be or not to be" is the epitome of that quality.

If this is the required focus of your writing, these ideas should get you started.  If you have some latitude with your topic, I'd like to suggest a case can be made for Hamlet as a man of action, not inaction.  In other words, every time he appears not to decide, he is, in fact deciding.  (He can act to kill Claudius; instead, he chooses to act by letting Claudius live so he can kill him when he's not apparently confessing his sins, for that's a better death than he deserves.) Just a thought.  Happy writing!

What is the meaning of the title in the short story "Story of an Hour"? And what idea or fact does Kate Chopin want to emphasize with this title?

To me, what the author is trying to emphasize by using this title is that Mrs. Mallard's whole life, in essence, is lived in the space of this one hour.  She goes through such major changes in her outlook, all in this very short time.

At the start of the hour, she is a "normal" housewife of the time.   She is devoted to her husband and shocked when she hears of his death.  But then she realizes that, for the first time in her life, she is free.  She lives a different life for the rest of that hour -- it is different from any mindset she has ever had before.  Finallly, she is brought back to reality and dies.

So I think that the emphasis is on these huge changes that occur in her mental and emotional state during this single hour.

What is Business Communication Skills? How will it help me? In which way will it improve in my personality?It is an essay about business...

Business communication skill, or for that matter any interpersonal communication skill, refer to the ability to make others understand whatever message or information you want to convey to them. Equally important in communication skill is the ability to understand what others are trying to convey to you. As a matter of fact, understanding others is a very important requirement for making oneself understood. This constitutes the basic communication skill. In addition, advance communication skill, also involves convincing others about specific issues of importance to you.

Communication skill is a very useful skill for success and happiness in personal life as well as in work. Good communication skill helps individuals to develop better relationships with others and to obtain their cooperation and support. However, in management profession communication skill have added importance, because management work involves substantial amount of working with other people. It helps managers to get better output from their subordinates, by motivating them better, making them understand their task better and developing good interpersonal relationship with them It also helps to obtain cooperation from colleagues and seniors.

what is the evolution of amphibiansthanks

The problem of determining the evolutionary relationships between different species of amphibians has been neglected for too long - the latest evolution tree of the amphibian  was drawn in 1930 and it was created in particular based on the appearance of various species. Although in recent years, populations of amphibians such as frogs, have suffered significant declines due to habitat destruction in particular, scientists have discovered a series of new species. But it was not clear how these species are related to each other.

Biologist Darrel Frost and his colleagues at the American Museum of Natural History were occupied by this problem, making the largest study so far in this area. They analyzed DNA of 522 species of amphibians, which are considered representative for the nearly 6,000 known amphibian species that still are living on the Earth.

Evolutionary tree resulted has radically changed the perspective on the evolutionary relationships among amphibians.

Amphibians are the first quadruped that evolved from fishes, which are precursors of amniotics (reptiles, birds and mammals). Unlike amniotic, amphibians have a larval stage, in which the tadpole must look for food alone, in order to grow up, followed by a metamorphosis to the adult stage. For amniotic, from dinosaurs to humans, the larval stage was transformed into an embryo stage, when the animal is not forced to look for food alone but is fed (either passively, in case it develops inside an egg or actively by the mother, in case of mammals).

In The Odyssey, please quote the first epithet seen in Land of Lotus Eaters and in Sailing from Troy?

An epithet is a word or phrase used to describe a quality of that thing.  In the Land of the Lotus Eaters, the description of the lotus flower itself is an epithet:

"the honey-sweet fruit of the lotus" (Odyssey, Book 9)

In Sailing from Troy, the epithet is in description of Odysseus' men:

"an evil fate from Zeus beset us luckless men" (Odyssey, Book 9)

What information and directions do the Heirs receive from the Will

The reading of the will indicates that the heirs will be paired with another person and that each pairing will be given a set of clues which they are to keep secret from the others.  They are to use the clues to figure out who killed Sam Westing.  It's a great big "whodoneit" mystery, but the thing the heirs don't realize is that Sam isn't dead.  Only the young girl who kicks everyone (Turtle Wexler) figures out the use of Sam's aliases which all have to do with the directions (Julian R. Eastman, Barney Northrup, and Sandy McSouthers).  Anyway, the pairing who figures it out will win the contest.  Each pair is given 10,000 to use as they see fit while they play the game.

The partnerships are decided in order to provide the "help" each member needs...love, acceptance, guidance, consolation, companionship...whatever that may be.   As they seek the Westing fortune, each pair becomes a partnership, friendship, and eventually part of the community.  So, everyone gains something...even those who don't win the game.

Is the following statement about why banks can fail correct?if banks use there excess reserves to make loans,then that means they use the...

The whole question appears to be somewhat confusing.
Perhaps the best way to clear the various doubts expressed in the question is to
describe some basic facts about the banks and how they may or may not
fail.

Firs thing to understand that banks primarily lend
out of the public money deposited with them. The banks are required by law to have some
minimum percentage of their own equity, but a large percentage of the funds they have
comes from the depositors who deposit their savings there. There is nothing wrong or
undesirable in it. As a matter of fact this one of the major advantage of banks. They
help channel savings of individuals to for use by others who require
it.

Banks fail primarily for two reasons. First, the the
bank unable to recover money form its borrowers. This results in bank making losses in
bad and unrecoverable loans. The bank may then fail because it may not have enough money
left to repay to all its depositors.

The banks may also
fail if too many depositors suddenly withdraw all their deposits. In this case, the bank
may not have ready cash to repay all the depositors, because most of the money has been
lent out by the bank to borrowers and, although the borrowers are likely to repay the
loans when due, it is not possible to get back this money from them immediately. In this
case the bank fails more because of panic created among the public, rather than actual
lack of funds.

These days banks and governments take some
precautionary steps to prevent failure of banks. One important measure is that all banks
are obliged by law to maintain some minimum reserve of funds with them which should not
be loaned out to borrowers. Part of this fund is used for make payment to depositors
against their routine requirements. A substantial portion is deposited with a central
bank belonging to government, so that if there is sudden increase in withdrawal, it can
be met from this amount with central bank.

Finally, please
note that banks do not create any money when they give loans to borrowers. The loan only
amounts to transfer of money belonging to bank and its depositors to the borrowers. The
borrower also will have to return this money later.

Does the play distinguish between honourable and dishonourable violence? Can this very bloody play be seen as a plea for peace and human harmony?

All is fair in love and war.  In the battle scenes where the countries are at war, the "good" armies are given words with positive connotations to describe them and their actions--"worthy" "good" "honorable" and the like.  This is especially true when Macbeth helps to defeat the armies in the beginning of the play for King Duncan and also when Edward, Malcolm and Macduff are gathering their forces in Act V against Macbeth.

On the other hand, the deeds that Macbeth does in secret--the murder of Duncan, the murder of Banquo, the massacre of Macduff's family--are all shadowed with bad omens (crazy stuff going on in nature like the horses breaking free of their stables and eating each other) and words with negative connotations.

It is very possible to read this play as a plea for peace and human harmony.  The play begins and ends with a battle and a funeral.  There are speeches given for the purpose of thanking those who are loyal and dedicated to an honorable cause.  There is a period of peace after both battles, although Duncan's is very short-lived.

Explain why you think Romeo and Juliet’s troubles do or do not result primarily from fate. Support your answer with details from the play.Romeo...

The existence of fate notwithstanding, "Destiny is not so much a matter of chance as of choice" [William Jennings Bryant] in Romeo and Juliet. In several instances, rash judgments are made by each of the young lovers that then determine their "fates."  But, it is their choices, not chance, that determines outcomes.

Here are some examples of their choices that effect what are termed "fateful" consequences for Romeo and Juliet:

1.  In Act I when Benvolio urges Romeo to attend the party, he has a premonition,

I fear too early. For my mind misgives

Some consequence, yet hanging in the stars

Shall bitterly begin his fearful date

With this night's revels...(1.4.133-116),

yet, although he may sense fate, he chooses to attend the party at the Capulets.

2.  Then, in the next scene, after seeing Juliet he impetuously approaches, declaring his love for her.  Risking death, he scales the Capulets' orchard walls and stands beneath Juliet's balcony and they exchange avowals of their love in spite of their awareness of the danger. Romeo defies the fateful consequences that may come by saying,

Alack, there lies more peril in thine eye

Than twenty of their swords.  Look thou but sweet,

And I am proof against their enmity (1.5.71-73)

3.  When Juliet has some misgivings about becoming seriously involved with Romeo--

Oh, swear not by the moon, th'inconstant moon,

That monthly changes in her circled orb,

Lest that thy love prove likewise variable (1.5.109-110)

I have no joy of this contract tonight.

It is too rash, to unadvised, too sudden,

Too like the lightning, which doth cease to be

Ere one can say "I lightens."  (1.5.116-119)--

she ignores her intuitions and chooses to go along with Romeo.

Once Romeo and Juliet have committed themselves to their love despite their intuitive judgments, as in Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken," "way leads to way," and the sequence of events occur that place them in precarious situations.  But, these all come as a consequence of their original choices.  For instance,

4.  Romeo tries to ameliorate the dispute between Tybalt and Mercutio because he has married Juliet; otherwise, he would have sided strictly with Mercutio and could have run Tybalt off by his having been outnumbered.  So, he brings the "fateful" consequence of banishment upon himself.  Although he decries, "Oh, I am fortune's fool!" he more honestly blames his having been too "feminine" (weak) in his actions as he tried to appease Tybalt.

5.  If, then, he were not banished to Mantua which becomes quarantined, Romeo would know the occurrences at the home of the Capulets.  Thus, none of the tragic events of his and Juliet's suicide need happen.

6.  In addition, if the children had been forthright with their families and told them that had secretly married with Friar Laurence present, tragic consequences may have been averted.  But, they are deceptive and try to manipulate their world to their desires--"Then I defy you, fate!"--When things become out of control, they impetuously end their lives.

Why doesn't Desiree realize her baby's skin colour as soon as he is born?"Desiree's Baby" by Kate Chopin

Having been adopted by the Valmondes--whose name ends with the French word for world, by the way--Desiree has lived a life within the shelter of this family's home.  Because the infant has such light skin, she does not wonder about it, as his little features would not indicate any racial differences at this point since they are so small and probably similar to whites.  It is not until a quadroon (a person who is one-fourth African) is fanning her child who is now older that Desiree notices the similarity between her baby and the woman.  Since her baby, too, is a quadroon, his hair and features may easily appear to be more white than African, and it is only by comparing him to a slave that Desiree arrives at her realization.

Of note, too, is the fact that New Orleans was famous for its quadroon ball attended by the French male aristocracy of the city, and many of these young women, the children of Creole plantation owners who came to the city to do business and who had African mistresses, were very beautiful and fairly numerous. So, it is understandable that Armaud believes that Desiree is the one responsible for the child's African genes.

What can we, as humans, learn about ourselves from Macbeth?

What Macbeth primarily teaches is that Ambition is man's worst enemy, more so if it is not a lawful or bonafide ambition. It is so potent an enemy because it works from within. Macbeth was so profusely and widely admired and rewarded, and he would have remained great and noble if the witches didn't prvoke him on the heath and if his wife didn't stand by his ambition.

The play also throws very important light on conjugal relationship. No wife should ever think like Lady Macbeth to back up her husband's unlawful desire. Lady Macbeth thought that it was her duty as a devoted wife to assist her husband in realising what he deserves. But soon after the murder of Duncan, the bond between Macbeth and his wife loosened.No relationship can last on the basis of unethical or criminal collaboration, a companionship marked with guilt and fear.

'Fair is foul and foul is fair'-this formula of the witches relates to Macbeth, and gives us an important insight into the world of man. Mabeth is so fair and, at the same time, so foul. Human life is indeed a combination of both fair and foul.

Macbeth also teaches that crime never pays. While Macbeth goes down to defeat and death in the end, Lady Macbeth suffers from somnambulism leading to suicidal death.

Evil must be challenged and fought. Any compromise with evil may prove disastrous. For example, Banquo and Macduff. The former compromises with the usurper king and gets killed, while the latter cofronts Macbeth to work towards the salvation of the land and the people from tyranny and fear.

Please help me write a short paragraph interpreting this quotation."At length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled-but the...

Montresor begins by telling us that Fortunato had "injured" him, that is, hurt him a "thousand" times, and that he was magnanimous enough to overlook them:

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could,

but when Fortunato added insult to injury, Montresor decided to take his revenge by killing him:

but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.

But from what he confesses to us we get an insight into into his real character: He is a determined person who will  extract the most from his act of revenge by making Fortunato experience the same pain and humiliation that he had experienced. Montresor is a shrewd and scheming person who  will secretly and silently carry out his revenge without arousing any one's suspicion, because as he tells us revenge is revenge only if he escapes unpunished:

AT LENGTH I would be avenged; this was a point definitively 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.

The metaphor and the onomatopoeia in the Legend of the sleepy hollow. and cite the page. ( please answer me as soon as possible)i need the example...

There are several examples of onomatopoeia in the story. As far as a page number, I do not think we have the same texts, but an example would be, ". . . how often was he thrown into complete dismay by some rushing blast, howling among the trees." Remember that an onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like what it is.

A metaphor that appears directly following the above quote is, "All these, however, were mere terrors of the night, phantoms of the mind that walk in darkness."The metaphor is a comparison between two things without the use of "like" or "as". This metaphor is comparing the terrors he discussed previously to "phantoms that walk in darkness".

Is Shelter in Robert Swindells' Stone Cold a dynamic character?

The definition of "dynamic character" states that such a character is one who undergoes some inner change through the course of the story. A dynamic character attains some new understanding of life, overcomes some important hurdle, achieves some daunting task, realizes a mistake or mistaken notion or outlook, resolves a major personal conflict between opposing points of view (should versus ought; need versus want, etc). Dynamic characters are often not found in adventure stories, action stories, science fiction stories or other genre specific stories including romance stories (although good romances will always include dynamic characters) because the objective of these stories is to experience the adventure, survive the action, explore and conquer the science fiction, win the heart of the gal or guy. Dynamism of character is not always required or wanted for these objectives.

Shelter is the antagonist (the villain) of a murder mystery horror novel, which already sets up two reasons to expect that Shelter will not be a dynamic character. Working backwards, first, the genre combines three minor specialized genres that typically focus on objectives other character dynamism, as discussed above, therefore Shelter is not expected to be dynamic character (a character who undergoes positive inner change). Second, Shelter is the antagonist. Dynamic characterization is usually reserved for the heroes and minor good guy characters, for instance Mr. Bingley in Austen's Pride and Prejudice who undergoes a minor dynamic change when he comes to realize he relies too heavily on Mr. Darcy's opinion. Therefore, since Shelter is the antagonist, there is no expectation that he will be a dynamic character, which makes it more cathartic (novelistically satisfying) when he gets his just desserts.

In point of fact, Shelter does fulfill both expectations. In terms of the genre, Shelter has no impetus to have dynamic character change. In terms of his character role as antagonist, Shelter has no motivation to undergo dynamic character change. Shelter therefore is not a dynamic character. He is in fact a static character.

In one sentence, what is the general idea of the play Hamlet?

Hamlet seeks the objective truth of his new situation, believing he has been wrongly overturned from being the Prince/heir to the throne,though his apprehensions puts him in a treasonous position, he perseveres craftily, even after having moral proof, to obtain general objective evidence,  in the last scene when Laertes states the King is responsible, even after an interlude when the court, calling 'Treason' , does not make it clear if they mean Hamlet's stabbing of Claudius with the poisoned foil, or Claudius' preparing both it and the poisoned cup which kills Gertrude. At his death, he is vindicated, but he knew the game was very dangerous.

In Chapter 11 of The Westing Game, why did Mr. Hoo laugh when Grace suggests that her husband is doing his bookkeeping?

Unwittingly, Grace Wexler has just made a joke that she is
unaware of. What she doesn't know and what her partner in the game does know, is that
her husband actually likes to go to the bookies and gambles. Thus, when she innocently
says that Turtle may be helping her father with his bookkeeping, she is unknowingly
making a joke that is understood and appreciated by Mr. Hoo. Of course, the idea of her
husband corrupting little Turtle and leading her astray through his penchant for
gambling makes her ignorance even more hilarious. This is of course one of many such
jokes that echo through the pages of this novel as we come to know a set of characters
better than they know themselves and each other.