What makes Tom Robinson's case different from the other routine cases? (Chapters 1-11)

The most obvious answer to this question is that Tom
Robinson was a black man accused of raping a white woman. This type of case was a highly
unusual one for the times; in many such instances, the black man could well have been
lynched before going to trial (as Tom nearly was himself). The other unusual facts are
that we are led to believe that Tom is innocent of the charges; that Atticus has
sufficiently proved his case; that Bob and Mayella Ewell present contradictory evidence;
and that no doctor's report was made. The end result--a guilty verdict against the
accused black man--is probably the least surprising fact of the
trial.

I need a quote showing how Macbeth (in Shakespeare's Macbeth) shows a lack of guilt.My thoughts are that after killing Duncun, Macbeth no longer...

I believe that Act III, Scene 1, in Shakespeare's
Macbeth is probably the best scene to gather evidence for the
change in Macbeth's character. Be careful how you express where the change in his
character is evident. He is full of guilt after he kills Duncan; however, Macbeth
becomes ruthless in the events leading to Banquo's murder. I would advise you to first
gather quotations after Duncan's murder to indicate how guilty Macbeth feels at this
point. For instance, you could indicate Macbeth's guilt by quoting his dialogue in Act
II, Scene 2, when he tells Lady Macbeth that he will not go back to place the daggers
near the grooms and smear them with blood after he murders
Duncan.

I'll
go no more:

I am afraid to think what I have
done;

Look on't again I dare
not

As well, at the end of
Act 2, Scene 2, Macbeth hears knocking. His guilt and regret is reflected in his desire
to wake Duncan with the knocking if he could.

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To know my deed, 'twere best not know
myself.

Wake Duncan with thy knocking! I would
thou

couldst!

In
his soliloquy in Act 3, Scene 1, Macbeth is consumed with the witches' prophecy to
Banquo. He also believes that his murder of Duncan will give Banquo's heirs the crown.
He calls on fate to enter into a tournament with him and face him in mortal
combat.

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Rather than so, come, fate, into the
list,

And champion me to the utterance! Who's
there?

Soon after his
soliloquy, Macbeth speaks to two murderers with the same rhetoric Lady Macbeth uses to
convince Macbeth to murder Duncan. Macbeth questions the murderers' manhood. During the
banquet scene, Act 3, Scene 4, one of the murderers appears to tell Macbeth what has
occurred. The murderer tells Macbeth that Banquo's throat was cut. He later tells
Macbeth that Banquo received twenty stabs to his head. Macbeth, who was a "friend" to
Banquo, simply thanks the murderer for his work! He is upset about the fact that
Fleance, Banquo's son, was able to escape. Macbeth is both calculating and ruthless in
the plotting of Banquo's murder. In addition, Macbeth does not plan Banquo's murder with
Lady Macbeth, which also indicates a transformation in his
character.

What is the theme of "Johnathan Livingston Seagull"?

Sometimes sticking to your beliefs comes with a great price. Resisitng the current of ideas held to be true or acceptable can make you very unpopular or even bring ridicule and alienation. Going against the crowd can be a lonely road, but if you believe in yourself and your convictions, you are still a 'winner' at heart: "To thine own self be true."

Another theme is that isolation is often necessary for the transmission of knowledge. A leader must often distinguish himself from the crowd before he has any followers or before he can offer a different path from that which is already known.

How a kanban card looks like? Show some examples.

A kanban card is a method used for signalling requirements
for replenishment of material in a just-in-time production and procurement systems. It
is a means of authorising and communicating start of communication and production
activities.

separate kanban cards are made for each stage
of manufacture or procurement of each product or component. In the entire chain of
manufacturing and procurement operations each link or work center requiring material
from previous links or work centers, instructs and authorises them to manufacture and
supply the required material by sending them the kanban cards. These cards are returned
with the material supplied by the supplying department. For each item of material
required by a work centers, different sets of kanban cards are made. The number of cards
in each set is closely controlled to keep the work in progress to the
minimum.

The system of kanban ensures that a work station
starts manufacturing a component only when it is asked by the next work station in the
process sequence. Also a work center cannot ask for replenishment of material till the
material ordered has been processed the kanban card returned with the
material.

The exact content and format of the kanban card
can vary considerably. However the kanban card mus include some minimum information.
This includes the description of the product or component to be supplied or
manufactured. Quantity of the item in each supply lot, identification of supplying work
center, identification of receiving work center, Reference number of the card,
identification of persons preparing the card.

Bacteria that don't need oxygen to live are called what?

Anaerobes are the classification of bacteria that can
survive without oxygen.  These organisms are able to go through metabolic processes with
very little or no oxygen and some will even die in the presence of oxygen.  Anaerobes
can be classified as facultative anaerobes which are able to survive with or without
oxygen obligate anaerobes which require environments without
oxygen.

Aerobes are bacteria that require oxygen for
survival. They cannot undergo metabolic processes without
oxygen.

Facultative anaerobes are well adapted and able to
survive in a variety of environments whereas the obligate anaerobes and aerobic bacteria
are limited in the types of environments that they can survive
in.

What is the climax of The Miracle Worker in the movie?

The climax in a drama is the decisive moment.  In the play The Miracle Worker it occurs in Act Three when Helen realizes that the word is the thing and the thing is the word.  When Helen realizes that the strange gestures Annie is making in her hand are the word for water and she remembers her baby word "wa-wa" as she is being forced to pump water, language is unlocked for her enabling her to learn.

From the e-notes plot summary: "In the yard, Annie is forcing Helen to pump water, meanwhile spelling w-a-t-e-r into Helen's hand, and "Now," as Gibson says, "the miracle happens." Helen has the breakthrough Annie has prayed for, and runs around the yard touching, and learning from Annie the names of the pump, the stoop, the trellis, and more."

Does knowing if "Young Goodman Brown" was a dream make a difference in your interpretation of the story?

In terms of allegory, the ambiguity of the dream is what is really important, so yes I guess it is vital to your interpretation of the story. Hawthorne obviously left the dream up in the air for a reason.

When I teach "Young Goodman Brown," though, it really doesn't make much difference to me whether it was a dream or not. The importance is the change that occurs in Brown. He is never able to really know for sure if the black mass in the woods was real or not. But it does cast a shadow over his life and cause him to die as miserable old man.

As long as my students can understand that it was Hawthorne's intention to leave the reader wondering if it all really happened or not, I am pleased. Of course, they take sides and argue them.

So if you're thinking Brown dreamed everything, what does that say about his guilt and his subconscious desires and fears? If it was real, what does that say about his fellow residents and his own history?

The important thing to learn the story is how Young Goodman Brown changes throughout the story. He leaves a naive, pure young man. However, in the woods he has his eyes opened to the hypocrisy around him. He even learns (or at least the reader does) about the true nature of his supposedly pious family (there is a reason the devil is so familiar to him). Instead of recognizing that humans have a capacity for evil and then doing something about it. Brown refuses to accept it and dies miserable.

What is the central conflict of Winston's behavior at the end of the story 1984?

The central conflict at the end of the story is Winston's love for Julia.  Even when the brain washing begins to take hold over Winston's mind, he remembers Julia and his love for her.  This love is what forces O'Brien to send Winston to Room 101.  In that room, under the threat of rats, Winston finally betrays his feelings for Julia and mentally sacrifices her to the rats.

What do Jim and Della value most in the world? What do Jim and Della value most in the world by the end of the story?

At the beginning of the story, Jim and Della value things
more than anything else.  For Jim, his prized possession is the watch that he has
inherited from his grandfather.  For Della, it is her long beautiful hair that she
prizes most.

Of course, in the middle of the story, they
each go and get rid of their prized possession.  They do this so they can each buy a
present for the other.

By the end of the story, then, what
they value most is each other and their love for each other.  They have realized that
these are much more important than things are.

What is the conflict between Ralph and Jack in Lord of the Flies?

In the book Lord of the Flies  Ralph
is appointed leader by the boys whn they land on the island.  Jack felt that he should
have been the leader because he is the leader of the boy's choir.  It is their first
conflict.

Later Jack becomes more savage.  He desires to be
the hunter and make a kill.  As he exerts his power through his ability to hunt and
kill, the other boys are drawn to him.  He maintains his power through his savage
behaviors and bullying.  He is essentially the evil of
man.

Ralph tries to maintain dignity and compassion despite
the trials of living on the island.  He slowly loses control of the boys as their
leader.  Ralph is the good side of mankind and he wants to continue to have order and
civilized behavior.

What do the doctor and the gentlewwoman see Lady Macbeth doing? What do they decide to do about it?

They see her sleepwalking, and acting out her guilt. Lady Macbeth gets up, goes to the closet, reads a note, writes, and goes back to bed.  She also "washes" her hands- trying to remove the blood that has stained them.

The doctor tells the woman that he cannot help her, that she needs help from God. He realizes she has a guilty conscience. The doctor goes to tell Macbeth.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, Miss Gates says of Americans "we don't believe in persecuting anybody". Why is this an odd claim for her to make?

Well, think about what has happened in this book so far. 
And think that about the attitudes that people in Maycomb have.  Can you think of why
this is an odd claim?

So far in the book, a black man has
been convicted of a crime that he clearly did not do.  He has been convicted mostly
because of his race and because the white people of Maycomb feel the need to keep black
people "down."

So when Miss Gates says that Americans are
so much more tolerant than the Germans, it seems pretty odd given what has just happened
with Tom Robinson and given the attitudes of whites in Maycomb.

Defend and/or criticize Ralph’s actions as leader. What were his motivations? Did he contribute to the tragedy in any way?...

In the book The Lord of the Flies Ralph has the qualities
of a good leader.  However, he is out of his element.  As a good leader he tries to
maintain order and look after the children.  However, he falls short when he does not
recognize that the first need before shelter and rescue is
food. 

Ralph's inability to provide food diminishes his
role as a leader.  Without food, based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, the boys can not
really think about anything else.  The second issue is that Ralph is not innately
savage.  He is a generally good person.  He underestimates Jack's level of savage
behaviors until it is almost too late for him.

I do not
think that Ralph could have changed the outcome.  Jack was the more dominant of the two
and he also had Roger alongside him.  The two boys were able to create a power that
Ralph and Piggy could not stand up against. 

Since they are
on an island with no adult supervision and evidence of civilization, the children became
animal like.  In the world of animals, only the strongest
survive.

In The Crucible, Rev. Hale offers four signs that the town is being ruined. What are they?

I believe the signs you are looking for are stated in the final act, when Hale tells Danforth, "...there are orphans wandering from house to house; abandoned cattle bellow on the highroads, the stink of rotting crops hangs everywhere, and no man knows when the harlots' cry will end his life...and you wonder yet if rebellion's spoke?

the midevil sensation of which craft

Who are the main characters and minor characters of the novel Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane?

Mark/Johannes Mathabane Author and narrator who breaks social barriers and beats apartheid and poverty. With help from his family, he becomes educated, pursues the sport of tennis, and becomes a successful business man.

Arthur Ashe The first black male to win at Wimbledon. Ashe proves that blacks can succeed in sports and in breaking racial barriers.

Granny Mathabane's maternal grandmother. With her, Johannes makes his first trip into the city and is introduced both to tennis and literature.

Wilfred Horn Runs a tennis ranch for whites.

Mama Mathabane Mathabane's mother. She provides him with education and moral values.

Papa Mathabane Mathabane's father. An uneducated laborer, he is often abusive.

Mpandhlani A homeless, thirteen-year-old gang member who represents victimization in apartheid.

Peri-Urban Alexandra police squad that terrorizes, abuses, and arrests residents.

Uncle Piet Granny's teenage son who buys Johannes school clothing.

Sacaramouche Johannes' first tennis coach and mentor.

Clyde Smith The Smiths' son whose racist taunting challenges Mark.

Stan Smith Tennis champion whose financial support make it possible for Mathabane to pursue his dreams.

Mr. Wilde Gives Johannes a scholarship.

Follow the link below for a more detailed description of the characters. 

What does scapegoating have to do with Obasan?

The idea of the scapegoat comes from the Bible. As part of
the ceremonies for the Day of Atonement, a day when the Jews were supposed to atone for
all of the sins of the past year, a goat was sacrificed as a symbolic way of dying for
the sins of everyone. This is described in Leviticus 16.  The goat carried the sins of
the people and thus died for the sins of the people. This was a precursor to "the lamb
of God who takes away the sins of the world," which would be the Messiah, to come later
in the future. Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the ultimate scapegoat for
humanity.

This term, therefore, has come down to mean
someone that takes on the guilt of others, or a group of people that takes on the guilt
of others or, more likely, is BLAMED for the sins of others. In Obasan,
the scapegoat is the Japanese-American people, who were forced to live in
internment camps during World War II after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on December
7, 1941. There was unfounded fear in the United States then that people of Japanese
descent were conspiring with the enemy, or COULD be conspiring with the enemy, so the
Japanese were rounded up, their lands were taken, their homes, their belongings, etc.,
and they were put into these internment camps. They became the scapegoats for the
Japanese Empire, with whom the U.S. was at war. These Japanese-Americans were innocent
and were not spies or terrorists.Most of them had been born in the United States and had
never even been to Japan.

In the book The Odyssey, why must Odysseus disguise himself as a beggar because he still looks the same for Penelope to recognize him?

Odysseus must describe himself as a beggar because he wants the element of surprise on his side when he confronts the suitors. Remember that Odysseus has already been told that the suitors must die. His disguise is not something that he has just thrown together himself, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, is helping Odysseus. She is the one who told him that it would be wisest to go to Ithaca wearing a disguise. Athena is actually the one who cloaks Odysseus in his beggar disguise. She has not simply dressed him in rags, but she has made him look old and ragged. His face is covered in a graying beard and he has the appearance of an old man. In fact, in Book 16 Athena can hardly contain herself when father and son are so close to one another in Eumaeus' home that she beckons Odysseus outside where she proceeds to lift his disguise, changing him from young to old. When Telemachus lays eyes on the once old and tired beggar he is certain that it is a god because the transformation is so great. Athena replaces his disguise and Odysseus goes into his palace as the beggar and Penelope doesn't even recognize him, allowing him to hold fast to his element of surprise. 

Who would you say is being separated from whom-the civilized world from the savage world, or the savage world from the civilized world? Why?

In Brave New World, John is alienated
in and exiled from both worlds.  He has no home.

Remember,
there's two kinds of civilizations in Brave New World, the
technological and the primitive, both of which are
dystopias.

Brave New World is a novel
of ideas: it's not about plot or character.  There's no realism in either.  It's a novel
of extremes.  Like Shakespeare's tragic heroes, who cannot live with or without love,
John is a romantic who cannot reconcile either extreme world.  In other words, John
loves them both.  And hates them both.  Through satire, Huxley is saying, therefore, he
(and we) should avoid them both.

John is segregated from
the Brave New World as a child.  He grows up on the Savage Reservation.  He hates it
there.  There's no law, no family, no education.  His mother prostitutes herself, and
John lives in shame.  His problems there are just like the his problems will be in the
Utopia, only without the technology.

John becomes a Byronic
Hero is the Brave New World: he is the misunderstood problem-child of the primitive and
the technological.  At first, the Alphas are mesmerised by his Christ-like virtues.  But
then, after he is corrupted, they abandon him, just like his father did as a child.
 Technology is a red herring, according to Huxley.  It doesn't solve problems: it only
distracts us from them.

So, Huxley is saying that we should
avoid both extremes, both dystopias.  I think he wants his readers to live with a
healthy balance of technology, pleasure, sports, and pharmaceuticals--if that can be
done.  Regardless, we cannot exile ourselves, like John, in either world because it only
leads to tragedy.  We need family, monogamous relationships, education, and religion to
ground us.

Where does biological oxidation take place in the human body?

Biological oxidation is the gradual aging process of the
body. Oxidation basically occurs all over the body and at a cellular level. There is an
oxidation reaction theory that states that oxygen reacts within the body and produces
by-products called free radicals. A free radical is an oxygen molecule that has lost an
electron. Since it is now in an unstable state it tries to steal an electron from
another molecule. By doing so the radical may cause damage or even destroy the
surrounding cells. Free radicals are thought to be a cause of
cancer.

Over time, these radicals build up and aging
occurs.

What is the setting of The Chrysanthemums with respect to Salinas Valley?

Gbeatty's answer is correct, and terrific, as always, but I wonder if you might be looking for some physical description of the Valley itself.  The Salinas Valley was very important to Steinbeck.  He was spent about two-thirds of his life there, and was always enchanted with the fertility and beauty of the land.

In the opening sentences, Steinbeck describes the the valley this way:   "On every side it sat like a lid on the mountains and made of the great valley a closed pot."  The bottom of the valley is "broad"; the rising foothills are covered by "yellow stubble fields."  The river is flanked by "thick willow scrub" and "flamed with sharp and positive yellow leaves."  The soil is rich and black, the weather often sunny but sometimes foggy. 

Eliza is like the Valley in that she has the potential for fertility and beauty, but like the tender flowers she cultivates, it will take nurturing to bring out her to bloom, care she is unlikely to get from her husband or random passers-by.

Throughout the story, Nick criticized the West. At this point, what is it about the middle-west that he appreciates?

Nick criticizes those who live in the east for any length
of time because he believes it corrupts their character. We see this in Daisy, Tom, and
even Gatsby himself. Likewise, those from the west are just as guilt as they bring with
them their rough-minded, violent ways of solving their own problems. It is the
middle-west, where Nick is from and where Jay Gatz is originally from, that represents
the good and honorable in the novel. It is the place where the enlightened Nick intends
to return at the end of the novel. Set against this is the portrayal of East and West
Egg which basically follow these same patterns--East Egg being where Daisy and Tom
reside; West Egg being where Nick and Gatsby reside.

In chapter 3, Why does Ralph reproach Jack?

Ralph reproaches Jack because all Jack wants to do is kill a pig, but he hasn't been able to do it. Jack has become obsessed with the idea, but he has nothing to show for it. Ralph on the other hand has been trying to build shelters and needs help, but can't get anyone except Simon to help him.

What is a good summary of the book Don't Look Behind You?

April thought she had a normal family. She thought her father worked for an airline, but in reality, he worked for the FBI. Their lives are turned upside down when a hit is placed on him, and the family is forced to go into hiding. There are many actions that cause them to be exposed. Her brother's two toned eyes, a nosy passenger, and a letter are just a few. This story is about a family's fight to stay alive.

If you get to have a conversation with king kong what interesting questions about his movie?please tell me too why did he kidnapped the girl ann...

If I were interviewing King Kong about his movie, and
pretending he was real and could answer me, I would ask the following
questions.

Interviewer:  "Mr. Kong, How long did you live
on the island."

Kong: "All of my life.  I was born on the
island."

Interviewer:  "There are many kinds of bugs on the
island, could you name a few of them?"

Kong:  "The worst
kinds are the giant spiders and mosquitoes.  They really
sting."

Interviewer:  Why did you take the girl, Ann
Darrow?"

Kong:  "The natives were going to give her to me
anyway.  They do that you know.  They sacrafice things and women to me for a meal so I
will leave the rest of them alone.  Miss Darrow was different.  I had never seen a blond
before or one with such strange skin."

Interviewer:  "Did
you like the city when you first saw it?"

Kong:  "I had
been on a boat encaged in a tin can for months.  I was just glad to get out of the
hole.  Then, I saw all the weird metal trees.  Some of the rocks and mountains had
strange sharp shapes.  I couldn't find the trees and vines.  I hated
it."

If I were to write an essay about The Giver what are the most important things I would put?

Well, part of this would be your reasoning: what do you think are the most important things?

 In most people's list, though, would be the core elements of the book:

This is a book about an ideal society.

It is a critique of our society--and a praise of our society.

It emphasizes equality through conformity.

In the book, special gifts produce special responsibilities and opportunities.

In the end, individual freedom and experience is crucial.

I'd start there.

Can you help me find foreshadowing in "After Tweny Years," by O. Henry?

Other examples of foreshadowing in "After Twenty Years"
include one very significant one:  When the man in the doorway lights a match and the
policeman sees him, there is a scar on his face and "His scarpin was a large diamond,
oddly set." While the
diamond's being large is a clue that the man is not a gentleman with refined taste, the
fact that the diamond is set "oddly" indicates also that no reputable jeweler made the
tie scarfpin. This observation by the policeman, who is actually Jimmy, of course, is
Bob's undoing.

Another indication that something is going
to happen that will not be what is expected is the description of the weather after the
policeman walks away:

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There was now a fine, cold
drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain
puffs into a steady
blow.

So
often weather is used by authors as foreshadowing since it can so easily suggest mood
and emotion.

Hope this helps!

In Act 3 Scene 1, where Macbeth does a soliloquy, "To be thus is nothing, but be safely thus.." What does this soliloquy mean?This is right before...

Macbeth fears Banquo because of his integrity and fortitude - allusion to the witches' prophesies that "Banquo will be less than Macbeth, but greater."

He also realizes that because he has no heirs, Banquo's prophesy can come true. He now believes the crown is in jeopardy and Banquo is his greatest threat. He quickly decides to kill off Banquo because of 3 reasons (archetypal threes):

1. Banquo knows the prophesies and Macbeth believes Banguo knows he obtained the crown "most foully."

2. Banquo's reaction to Duncan's murder - he vowed to go after and slay the murderer. Macbeth knows that Banquo would come after him because Banquo is secure enough to stick to his virtues, unlike himself.

3. Banquo's prophesy can still come true and then all of Macbeth's effects for obtaining the crown are worthless since he would then have, "Put rancours in the vessel of [his] peace/ only for them; and mine eternal jewel/ given to the common enemy of man,/ to make them kings, the seed of Banquo kings!"

We also can observe a great change in character because if we compare this soliloquy to his "If it were done when 'tis done.." soliloquy, we see that he no longer needs Lady Macbeth manipulating powers, he begins to act on his own accord. This is almost a foreshadow for the rest of the play where Macbeth becomes more and more violent and without morals. No more contemplation between ambition and virtue. He only thinks of his plans as necessary, and this makes him increasingly dangerous.

This soliloquy paired with the flee of Fleance in the murder scene bring forth a very important theme: there is no way around fate.

Hope this helps!

What technique is used to distinguish between the various types of bacteria?

Not all bacteria can be identified through gram staining
but it is usually the first step taken. It is a fairly simple technique that labs use
all of the time. Gram staining splits the bacteria into two groups which are gram
negative and gram positive.

Another method used to identify
bacteria is phase contrast microscopy. This method is sometimes used because individual
bacteria are very hard to see, in fact they appear to be transparent. A special
microscope is used and through illumination light passes through the bacteria and
amplitude and contrast are used to make the bacteria visible and able to be
viewed.

What's a good thesis statement for comparing and contrasting "Cathedral" and "A Small Good Thing"?

Both stories address themes of communication (or the difficulties of it) and isolation, and what results when communication breaks down and isolation results.  What can overcome such isolation? In constructing a thesis sentence, try to consider what barriers of communication the characters in each story confront and what sort of isolation results from that.  For example, the narrator in “Cathedral” has difficulty expressing his feelings—even more, he doesn’t even admit he has feelings, and as a result he does not have a close relationship with his wife and feels awkward meeting a friend of her. What enables him to communicate with the blind man? How does drawing the cathedral with his eyes closed enable him to “feel’? Answering that question would be part of your thesis.  Ask the same questions about the other story. What problems do the parents face in their desire to communicate about their child? How do they feel isolated?  Are they, like the narrator in Cathedral, able to overcome the problems or not? What does this story say about human relationships and caring about each other? Answer each of these questions, and then shape this into a sentence that goes something like:  In “Cathedral” and “A Good Small Thing” Raymond Carver suggests that a lack of communication results from…..and can be overcome by….., warning that the inability to do this causes…….  Filling in the blanks will provide a template, a beginning, for a thesis.

Can you draw a plot map for The Purloined Letter?

If by plot map you mean a crisp summary that follows the
events of the story as they unfold, then here you go:

- The
narrator and Dupin are having a quiet evening in his parlor when they are joined by an
agitated Prefect (Monsieur G), who is stuck with what seems to be an unsolvable
mystery.

- Through the narrator, we glean the details of
the mystery, which is basically the theft of the Queen's valuable letter by the
politician Monsieur D.

- Dupin advisest he Prefect to
conduct a thorough search once more, as he has only employed established scientific
search methods and is working on the assumption that every mad hides valuable good in
discrete and secret hiding places.

- When th Prefect is
back to Dupin after a month with no success, Dupin enquires about the new reward for the
one who has aquired the letter. He then asks the Prefect to write him a cheque while he
produces the purloined letter.

- As the overjoyed prefect
runs off to the Queen with the precious letter safe in his hands, Dupin reveals his
search methods and how his deductive reasoning and capacity to think like the Minister D
enabled him to procure the letter.

What are some examples of bibical imagery found in Macbeth?

Macbeth is full of Biblical imagery. Here are just a few
examples.

In Act 1, Scene 2 The Captain is telling King
Duncan of Macbeth's bravery in battle and describes the scene
saying,

Except they meant to bathe in
reeking wounds,

Or
memorize another Golgotha,

The Golgotha
mentioned here is a Biblical allusion to the place were Christ was crucified. Matthew
27:33 mentions Golgotha, otherwise known as, "The Place of the
Skull."

In Act 1, Scene 3 Banquo talks with Macbeth about the
witches saying,

But ’tis
strange.

And
oftentimes, to win us to our
harm,

The
instruments of darkness tell us truths,

In II
Corinthians 11:13-14 Paul talks about how Satan uses false apostles or prophesiers as
his "instruments of darkness" and their truths are not to be
trusted.

In Act 2, Scene 2 Lady Macbeth tries in vain to wash her
hands of the blood of King Duncan. The imagery of unclean hands equalling a guilty heart
can be traced back to Bible times and the crucifixion of
Christ.

Matthew 27:24 says that Pilot publicly washed his hands,
showing he wanted nothing to do with the furtherance of the trial of Jesus Christ. Pilot
knew that the trial was unjust.
There are many more of these references
throughout the play. Remember, society during the time of Shakespeare would have been
heavily influence by the King James Bible.

How is Donne's poetry different from Elizabethan poetry?

John Donne (1572-1631) reacted against the monotonous
convention of the Elizabethan love poetry and established what has become known as the
Metaphysical style of poetry .While the Elizabethan love poets were busy in dressing
their mistresses with rare beauties of a goddess, and faltering them with magnificent
praises , Donne in that case enjoys the lady love ,experiences her love and tells his
readers about the nature of that experience .

The
Elizabethan in their images of love poetry use Petrarchan conceit .It exploits a
particular set of images for comparisons with the despairing lover and his unpitying but
idolized mistress But the Metaphysical poets in their love -poetry use image known as
metaphysical conceit .It “is a comparison whose ingenuity is more striking than its
justness" and that "a comparison becomes a conceit when we discover occult things in the
things unlike”

One specimen from Donne's poetry ,
Good Morrow is relevant here .

.Donne in this poem employs
the techniques which are,- the abrupt opening of the poem with a surprising dramatic
line(I wander by my troth,what thou and I/Did,till we loved?); the use of colloquial
diction (snorted ,But suck’d); the ideas in the poem being presented as a logical and
persuasive argument (before experience ,after experience, the nature of the experience
,resultant of the experience ), the mode of wooing is such that “He perplexes the mind
of the fair sex with nice speculations of philosophy , when he should entertain them
with the softness of love” .For ,Donne here neither woos his mistress nor invites her to
respond to love-making .His thrashing logic, abrupt comparison ,and far-fetched images
prove a riddle to the mistress .His intention is to philosophize the miracle of the
experience.

The Elizabethan poets , as Wyatt , Surrey,
Sidney , Spenser etc  , were either love-lorn-swine , or flatterers of their mistress
.They sing the woe of their disappointed love .Again they were conventional and their
approach was courtly .Their poems had little poetic truth . Their poems grew monotonous
, as they lacked the direct experience of life .

Why is the mock hunt in Chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies important?What do all boys understand about the mock-hunt? What does it reveal about the...

In Chapter 7, the boys enact a mock-hunt in which they
pretend Roger is the pig.  The boys circle around him, driving their spears into the
ground.  The butt end of a spear hits Roger in the back, and it becomes clear that the
boys are getting out of control.  Through the mock-hunt, the boys understand the power
that they all possess to actually kill a living creature.  The chanting of "'Kill the
pig!  Cut his throat!'" seems to hypnotize the boys and send them into their inner
savage nature.  The boys are no longer afraid to kill as they were in the beginning when
Jack hesitated before driving his knife.  In the following chapters, the boys do kill a
sow and Simon, and this mock-hunt foreshadows the brutality of these two later
killings.

What is the solution to this equation?1. 2x+45-78=4x+6x-0

1. 2x + 45 - 78 = 4x + 6x -
0

The -0 doesn't change the value and is not
necessary.(I'll keep it in case you need it, though.)

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First, combine like
terms on each side of the
equation.

2x +
45 - 78 = 4x + 6x -
0

2x - 33 = 10x -
0

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Second, move the
variables (letters) to one side - with their coefficients,  of course.*You can do this
in 2 steps or one.

(Remember
that anything you do to one side of the equation must be done to the other side
& that the sides are split by the equal sign.)

2x -
33 = 10x - 0

-2x          
-2x

-33 = 8x -
0

+0         
+0

-33 = 8x     OR 8x =
-33

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Third, Isolate the
variable -- divide to
solve.

8x
= -33

8x/8 =
-33/8

x =
-33/3

2.
67-77x=0

Don't need
first step in this
problem.

Second

67 -77x = 0 OR 67 -77x = 0

-67           -67                       +77x  
+77x

-77x = -67              
OR 67 =
77x

Third

-77x
= -67               OR 67 =
77x

-77x/-77 = -67/-77  OR
67/77 = 77x/77

x = -67/-77= 67/77
OR 67/77 = x

3. 87
+ 99 - 2y + y =
56y

First

87
+ 99 - 2y + y = 56y  (y is just 1y)

186       -
y          =56y  (-y can be written as
-1y)

Second

186
- y = 56y

+y      +y

186 =
57y

Third

186/57
= 57y/57

186/57 = y

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Remember on tests especially: you can always but that answer back in for "X" in the
original problem & both sides will be equal!

What were the accomplishments of the progressive movement?analyze

In USA history progressive movement refers to the movement
for economic, political and social reforms that began around mid 1890's  and lasted upto
entry of USA in World War I in 1917.

Rapid
industrialization of USA during the nineteenth century caused problems that could be
traced to factors like rise of business monopolies, dishonesty in politics, crowding of
cities and development of slums, and poor working conditions of labour force. The
progressive movement made considerable contribution in 1890's and early 1900,
campaigning by many reformers helped in introducing laws aimed at reducing these
problems.

The reforms of progressive movement included
regulation of business practices, tax reforms, control on monopolies. The tax reforms
included taxes based on income rather than property.

Many
reformist politician occupying government offices also worked to end corruption in law
enforcement, public transportation, and other city services. Also political powers of
the voters was increased by legislation which gave them additional powers such as recall
of a person from public office before his or her term ended. Also cities were given
right to home rule. Under referendum laws the voters could pass laws without the need
for the state legislature's approval, and overrule laws adopted by the legislature. The
17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution adopted in 1913, provided for the direct
election by the people of U.S. senators.

In the area of
social reforms many states passed housing regulations to help improve the conditions in
crowded slums. Centres called settlement houses were established by reformists where
reformers and slum residents met and worked to improve slum
conditions.

To improve working conditions of labour state
laws were introduced that required safety precautions in factories and provided for
compensation to workers for injuries suffered at work.  Also minimum wage were
introduced by some states.

In Pride and Prejudice what does Darcy give Elizabeth after he proposes and what reason does he give for keeping Bingley away from Jane?

After Elizabeth's rather blunt and intense refusal to his
marriage proposal, Darcy drops by and gives Elizabeth a letter.  In the letter, he
explains his reasoning behind several key actions that had turned Elizabeth against
him.  In her refusal of his proposal, she said that she was upset that he conspired
against Jane and Bingley marrying.  She was also upset at the way he phrased things, as
if it was a pity move, instead of being motivated by love.  She also accuses him of
treating Wickham cruelly and unjustly.

Darcy comments on
all of these things, explaining that it was Wickham who was cruel, spending all of his
money and then going after Darcy's younger sister, manipulating her in hopes of marriage
in order to increase his fortune.  Then he explains that he did intervene on Bingley's
behalf, because he honestly felt that Jane did not care for him, and he wanted to
protect his friend's tender feelings.  He openly admitted that the behavior of her
family was embarrassing, and Elizabeth can hardly deny
that.

This letter changes Elizabeth's entire perspective. 
She realizes that Darcy is not the scounderel that she supposed he was, but rather a
true and loyal friend and brother, trying to protect those that he loves.  I hope that
helped; good luck!

the main conflict in the book the perfect storm

The main conflict is defeating the storm--actually a convergence of three storms onto one geographic location. Yikes!

Other conflicts include the shrimpers' need to make more money by taking one last trip out to sea even though it was the dangerous season.

The shrimper's wives obviously don't want them to go out again as they worry and don't like to be alone.

The shrimp boat owner encourages one last trip as he wants more money as well.

The shrimpers risk losing their jobs if they refuse to make the last trip.

What is a quote about Tom Robinson that states he is an outsider and the people of Maycomb don't really care for him?

Tom Robinson was an outsider in Maycomb because he was
black, which is also the reason that the general population of Maycomb did not really
care for him.  The majority of Maycomb's citizens did not appear to feel any real
remorse for members of the black community.  This is made very evident in the closing
remarks made by Atticus Finch during the Robinson
trial.

'...To
begin with, this case should never have come to trial.  This case is as simple as black
and white.

'The state has not produced one iota of medical
evidence to the effect that the crime Tom Robinson is charged with ever took
place...

'She was white, and she tempted a Negro.  She did
something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man.  Not and old
Uncle, but a strong young Negro man.  No code mattered to her before she broke it, but
it came crashing down on her afterwards...

'And so a quiet,
respectable, humble Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to 'feel sorry' for a white
woman has had to put his word against two white people's.  I need not remind you of
their appearance and conduct on the stand--you saw them for yourselves.  The witnesses
for the state, with the exception of the sheriff of Maycomb County, have presented
themselves to you gentlemen, to this court, in the cynical confidence that their
testimony would not be doubted, confident that you gentlemen would go along with them on
the assumption--the evil assumption--that all Negroes lie, that
all Negroes are basicaly immoral beings, that all
Negro men are not to be trusted around our women, an assumption on associates
with minds of their
caliber.'

This speech by
Atticus clearly reveals the feelings and attitudes of Maycomb's citizens toward not only
Tom Robinson, but also all black people.  Had Maycomb society not regarded its black
neighbors in such poor light, there would have been no need for Atticus to even address
such truths or to do so with such passion.

Who is the antagonist of "Eveline"?

The character who represents Eveline's antagonist is her father, Mr. Hill.  Eveline feels trapped, mistreated, and unloved.  It is her drunken and abusive father that makes her feel this way.  He is overbearing and doesn't listen to her wants or needs.  Rather than discussing with Eveline the relationship she has with Frank and trying to reason with her about it, he forbids her to see him.  Part of why Eveline feels so trapped is that she has so many responsibilities.  Her father has squandered money.  He mistreated her mother to the point of driving her insane, and the suggestion is that this was the cause of her death.  It is on Eveline's shoulders "to keep the family together."  But she doesn't want to remain so long in her father's world to end up the same way as her mother.

The more abstract antagonist of this story is society, however.  Eveline is trapped by the traditions of the time period, which require women to be subservient to men and enforce "rules" of proper behavior.  These rules hinder Eveline's decision to leave with Frank, because it could be scandalous.  In a less retrictive environment, her decision would have been easier to make.

Explain Nick's quote. Can this quote serve as a theme for the novel? How?In Chapter 5 of The Great Gatsby, the following quote was said; "As I went...

In this chapter, Gatsby has just managed to have his
meeting with Daisy, to see her again after all these years.  They seem to have fallen in
love all over again and so Gatsby ought to be happy.

In
this quote, though, Nick is saying that Gatsby thinks that his happiness at this point
might not be real.

I think this is a good quote to sum up
the whole novel.  In this book, Gatsby spends his whole life chasing after something. 
He is chasing money and prestige and Daisy.  But none of that stuff, in the end,
actually makes him happy.  Fitzgerald is saying that all the things that people are
trying to chase in this era, their American dreams, are really fairly pointless and will
not make them happy.

In The Outsiders, how does Ponyboy react to what Sodapop tells him about Darry in Chapter 1?

The Outsiders examines the difficult and often tragic lives of the "Greasers" as they contend with issues over territory and girls and so on with rival gang the "Socs," who have different backgrounds and circumstances but the same realities and similar outcomes. Ponyboy, the narrator, is different from other gang members and, "For a while, there, I thought I was the only person in the world," who likes books and movies so passionately. He has the potential to be someone, giving hope to other Greasers. Johnny reminds him to "keep it real."

Darell, or Darry, is Ponyboy's eldest brother who looks after him. Their parents were killed in a car crash. Sodapop, Ponyboy's other brother, is "always happy-go-lucky and grinning," and apparently, in Ponyboy's eyes, knows most things that need knowing. He does not scold and lecture Ponyboy like Darry does, but Ponyboy does understand that Darry does this because he recognizes Ponyboy's potential; Ponyboy is "supposed to be smart...but I don't use my head." 

After Ponyboy gets attacked by a group of Socs, everyone rallies around Ponyboy to make sure he's okay. Later that night, Soda explains that Darry has "more worries than somebody his age ought to," and, Soda contends, he does love Ponyboy. Ponyboy tries to disguise the sarcasm in his voice, as he thinks that Darry only sees him as "another mouth to feed" and someone else to shout at.

For the first time, Ponyboy reflects that Soda is wrong and Darry does not love him. Ponyboy lies to himself that he doesn't care that Darry doesn't love him and that having Soda is enough. But he knows that he is fooling himself. 

Describe the contrast in physical appearance between the two estates at Wuthering Heights and Thrushcross Grange.

Lockwood describes Wuthering Heights at the beginning of the novel. He says it is dark and forbidding, with a grotesque and Gothic atmosphere. The house has been allowed to deteriorate, and Lockwood feels it should belong to someone who hates all of humankind. It seems to have a tumultuous air about it, as if great trouble was a part of the house itself.

Thrushcross Grange is the opposite of Wuthering Heights. Before Heathcliff owns the house, it is a place of civilized, refined people. It seems to exude an air of nobility and high class. Once Heathcliff buys it, he allows the Grange to lapse into disrepair as well.

The atmospheres of both mansions seem to embody the personalities of their inhabitants. Once Heathcliff gained possession of these homes, his tortured angry soul imbued the spirits of them.  

In The Outsiders, what is difference between Shepard's Gang and Ponyboy's? Why does Pony feel this difference might give his group the upper hand ?

Ponyboy says that the Shepherd Gang "had a leader and were organized", while Ponyboy's group "were just buddies who stuck together - each man was his own leader". Ponyboy thinks, "maybe that was why we could whip them" (Chapter 9). Ponyboy is saying that when you're fighting for something that you personally care about and that is important to you - ie: the love and well-being of a brother - you are a more effective fighter than if you were part of a group (gang or organization) and were just doing what was expected of you, or following orders. Each member of Ponyboy's "gang" had a personal stake in the fight, and that gave them the upper hand.

Management can be defined as a process of bringing about improvement in knowledge,skills,habits and attitudes of employees in an organisation.Discuss

The process of bringing about improvement in knowledge,
skill, habits. and attitudes of employees in an organization is a fairly important part
of management activities, still it constitutes too small part of the total scope of
management activities to qualify as a definition of
management.

Management is consists of four broad function,
which are (1) planning or decision making, (2) organizing and staffing, (3) motivating
and leading, and (4) controlling. All the activities described in the question form a 
small part of staffing activity, which in itself is a part of the second activity listed
above.Also the definition of management given in the question makes no mention of the
responsibility of management in achieving the organizational objectives, toward which
all management activities need to be directed.

Thus
desorption of management as "a process of bringing about improvement in knowledge,
skill, habits. and attitudes of employees in an organization" is not a very good or
satisfactory definition of management.

Why does Huck go ashore? What does he find out?This is when he dresses up as a girl while on the island with Jim.

Huck goes to shore partly just because he is bored and partly to see if there is any news about the town's reaction to his and Jim's disappearances.  He learns that word of his supposed murder has gotten around, and that although at first it was believed that Pap killed Huck, when people found that Jim had run away as well, they concluded that Jim must have killed Huck.  There is a $300 reward for the capture of Jim.

In Chapter 18, how can you explain the description of the novel's closing paragraph?do you find any symbolism?

The final section of Chapter 18 in Brave New
World describes how the helicopter pilots uncover John the Savage's body in
the lighthouse:

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Just under the crown of the arch dangled a pair
of feet.

The pilots yell "Mr.
Savage," and we see that John hangs  from the rafters in the arch.  His feet dangle like
the needles of the compass and the like the spinning of the helicopter blades outside.
 He hangs metaphorically like Christ, whose death saved others.  John's literary death
is to awaken us, the readers: to save us from ourselves.

He
swings one way, and then another.  Such was the duality of his character: Savage and
Utopian; lover and loather; Christ-figure and sinner.  In the end, he has no compass to
guide him, no mentor, no books, no father or mother, no home, no direction, no hope.
 And so he martyrs himself:

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Slowly, very slowly, like two unhurried compass
needles, the feet turned towards the right; north, north-east, east, south-east, south,
south-south-west; then paused, and, after a few seconds, turned as unhurriedly back
towards the left. South-south-west, south, south-east, east.
…

What is the setting when the story opens in Farewell To Manzanar?

The setting when the story opens is Long Beach,
California.  This is where Jeanne Wakatsuki's father has his fishing boat.  The date is
December 7, 1941.

Jeanne and her mother are there to see
off her father and her brothers who are working as the crew of the fishing boat.  But
this time, things do not go like they are supposed to.  The boats do not disappear. 
They hang around for a while out on the ocean and then come back to port.  They have
just heard about the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Why does Gatsby drink so little?The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Another possible reason for Gatsby's not wishing to drink
too much is that since liquor is known for loosening the tongue, Jay Gatsby may worry
that his fabrications about himself may inadvertently come out.  For, even when he makes
conscious efforts in his tales about himself, he sometimes slips and tells the truth. 
For example, he professes to have traveled many places, yet he thinks San Francisco is
in the Midwest.

Playing the role of the Oxford man is no
easy task for Jay Gatsby; if he drinks, the challenge will be even greater. Besides this
problem, Jay Gatsby perceives himself as the pursurer of "the grail," and "the dream." 
As such, he is loyal to the dream and acts politely in order to ingratiate himself with
the wealthy.

What is the meaning of having different narrations? What is each point that is different from the others?

The multiple narrations in
Frankenstein allow the story to be passed on, like the light of
knowledge, the dominant motif in the novel.

Here's how the
POV breaks down:

• Walton frames the novel by
  writing to his sister (and us, the readers) about
  Victor.


• In Walton's frame, Victor tells Walton (and us)
  about the Monster.


• In Victor's frame, the Monster tells
  Victor (and us) his feelings.


• In the end, Walton is left
  to carry the tale (the light of knowledge) back to the community of
  mankind


• If we didn't have Walton, the story would never
  reach us.  Who will deliver his letters to his sister?  (Victor and the Monster
  essentially die chasing each other on the
  ice)

The embedded narrative style is the only
way to get to the Monster and let the Monster speak for himself.  In this way, every
major character has a kind of first-person point-of-view.  In this way, the audience
gets all sides of the story to determine how knowledge should be
handled.

The multiple perspectives also determine the fate
of Walton, who is most like the reader and a foil for Victor.  All the while, we are
wondering if Walton will turn back in his quest for the pole.  Instead, Victor's
morality tale causes him to return to the community of man.  Does it do the same for us?
 (With the advent of human cloning, I wonder)...

Macbeth is about various kinds of murder (among other things).Does the play distinguish between honourable and dishonourable violence? Can this...

In Macbeth Act I, Macbeth kills the
traitor McDonwald for his King and country.  He guts him from his navel to his neck, as
any good thane would.  He and Banquo help defeat the Irish and the Norwegians to protect
Scotland.  These are all "good kills."

In Act II, however,
Macbeth commits regicide (killing of a king) and parricide (the killing of a relative)
when he kills Duncan.  He kills his king, kinsman, and guest: all three are among the
worst crimes imaginable for a thane.  Killing one's king was equivalent to killing God,
according to the Divine Right of Kings.

And it only gets
worse: in Act III, Macbeth, as King, kills his best friend Banquo.  And he will try to
kill Banquo's son Fleance.  Banquo's ghost will haunt him as a
result.

And it only gets worse: in Act IV, to protect his
throne, Macbeth will kill women and children, Macduff's wife and
son.

In Act V, Macduff, the hero of the play, kills Macbeth
the same way Macbeth killed McDonwald in Act I: he violently kills a traitor for King
(Malcolm) and country.

Why does George Wilson lock Myrtle in the bedroom?

The answer to this can be found in Chapter 7.  Basically,
he thinks that she is having an affiar.  So he locks her in the bedroom.  He tells his
neighbor that he is going to keep her there for a couple days.  After that, the two of
them are going to leave and go live somewhere else.  This will keep her from resuming
her affair.

Of course, it is Tom Buchanan that has been
having an affair with Myrtle Wilson.

Later on, Myrtle slips
out past George and out of the house.  That is when Daisy runs her over with the
car.

What kind of person is Vladek?

Vladek is not a saint because he survived the Holocaust. He is a miser, an annoyance, a lonely old man.  This is the reason that this book is so incredibly memorable; we see a vision of the Holocaust, without feeling the guilt that follows hearing a tragedy. We see that Vladek sacrificed much of himself and others to be where he is, but he is not looking for sympathy or apology. This pushing aside of painful memories is his way of dealing with the pain so that it looks as if he has no pain at all. The way Vladek speaks of the Holocaust is almost as if he never went through it at all, but is just an outside observer. In addition, he doesn’t have the sort of values we would expect from someone who survived—the author refuses such easy sentimentality. When Art, Francoise, and Vladek are driving home from the supermarket, Francoise, decides to pick up a hitchhiker, who happened to be black. Vladek loses his temper, claiming that all blacks steal, and making all sorts of other generalizations. A victim himself, he victimizes others.

How would theft in a workplace affect a companys management strategy?

In the first place, management would need to determine the
reason why the theft occurred. Are you talking about a situation in which an employee is
stealing or is this an outside theft? The two are very different and are also motivated
by different factors. Sometimes, employee theft is a sign that there are deeper problems
within the management structure. There may be a sense of animosity toward the company
(are there too few benefits? Does management not listen to worker concerns?) that led to
the theft in the first place. Management obviously wants to tighten security protocols,
but when there is an inside job there also needs to be a better examination of why the
employee chose to steal in the first place. This is a sign of an unhappy workplace,
which is also a sign that there is something wrong from the management level down
(although, of course, this could be an isolated incident, it is better to treat it as a
chance to review policy and worker satisfaction)

If the
theft comes from an outside source, then management will need to rethink strategy on
securoty proptocols to prevent it from happenning again.