how many newtons of force are represented by the following amount: 3kg*m/sec^2?

A Newton is the SI unit of Force. Force is calculated as mass times acceleration. The unit of mass is the kilogram (kg). The units of acceleration are meters per second squared ( ). Thus, if

the units of force are: 

One Newton is the force required to accelerate a 1 kg mass at 1 

or 

So 3 = 3 Newtons, which can be abbreviated as 3 N.

Note that the SI abbreviation for seconds is 's', not 'sec'. So denoting Newtons as 1 kg*m/sec^2 is not technically a correct SI representation, although the meaning is likely obvious in most contexts. To avoid confusion though, it is probably best to stick with the standard recognized SI abbreviations.

Should the United States have remained neutral in World War I?

The United States was neutral at the start of World War I. However, as the war progressed the United States found it very difficult to stay neutral. As a result, we decided to join the war on the side of the Allies. There were reasons why the United States felt it needed to join World War I. The United States, as a neutral nation, had the right to trade with any nation during World War I. However, if we were trading or providing war materials to a country at war, the other side had the right to seize our ships or sink them after providing for the safety of the crew. Germany was using the submarine as a new weapon. It was designed to frighten countries by sinking merchant ships without warning. This violated our rights as a neutral nation. When Germany agreed to stop sinking our ships without warning, tension decreased between Germany and the United States. However, in 1917, Germany began sinking our ships again without warning. This ultimately led to the United States joining World War I.

There were other factors that made it hard for us to stay neutral. The Germans had tried to get Mexico to attack the United States. Germany wanted Mexico to attack the United States because we would then have to fight a two-front war. When the public heard that if Mexico helped Germany by attacking the United States, Germany was prepared to return the land to Mexico that Mexico gave to us as a result of the Mexican defeat in the Mexican-American War. Americans were outraged at this news. It was difficult for the President to ignore this outrage.

We also had more similarities with Great Britain than we did with Germany. Our language and way of life were similar. We had closer business ties to Great Britain. We were British colonies at one time. Our system of government was closer to Britain’s system of government than it was to Germany’s system of government. It would have been very difficult for the United States to stay neutral in World War I.

What do Chaya and Hannah both have in common in The Devil's Arithmetic?

In the simplest way in The Devil’s Arithmetic, Chaya and Hannah have their Jewish faith in common (which includes all of the pertinent Jewish traditions).  However, one must realize that Hannah actually “becomes” Chaya when Hannah goes back in time.  Chaya and Hannah are actually the same character for much of the book.  When Hannah “becomes” Chaya (as Hannah opens the door and sees a field instead of the other apartments), Hannah has the same experiences and gains many of the same traits as Chaya, such as compassion and bravery.  For example, Hannah/Chaya shows compassion when she gives her only bread ration to some younger Jewish children in the concentration camp.  Most importantly, though, Hannah/Chaya shows bravery when she decides to sacrifice herself for Rivka, asking Rivka only to “run” and “remember.”  Hannah/Chaya then walks steadfastly into the gas chamber and is killed.  This, of course, is the climax of The Devil’s Arithmetic.

What characters are involved in Chapters 6 and 7 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

While there are quite a few characters present within Chapters 6 and 7, the bulk of the action centers around Jem, Scout, Dill, Mr. Nathan Radley, and a not-yet-named mystery character.

In Chapter 6, Jem, Scout, and Dill take their curiosity about the Radley place to a whole new level when they run onto the Radley property.  Nathan Radley responds by assuming that a prowler, or more accurately, a "Negro", is lurking and fires a shot in their general direction.  Jem, Scout, and Dill scurry, but Jem must leave his pants when they catch on the Radley fence.

In both chapters, we see a mysterious figure showing kindness to the Finch children.  The person mends Jem's pants after the incident mentioned above, and, likewise, begins to leave presents for the children in the knot of the tree that stands in front of the Radley house.  One conjectures that this figure is Boo, a thought strengthened by the fact that Nathan Radley, Boo's father, seems hell-bent to keep the kids and other visitors away from his property.  Nathan Radley even goes so far as to pour cement into the knot in the tree, preventing further exchanges of gifts.

Thus, one of the biggest characters in both chapters is not entirely known.  While the mystery person plays a large role, and while we posit that it might be Boo, we will not receive more concrete information until later in the text.

What is the 57th derivative of y=cos7x?

Let's take a few derivatives of y = cos(7x) in order to observe the pattern they will create:

It is apparent that the power of 7 in front of the trigonometric function will be the same as the order of the derivative. The sign (plus or minus) and whether the function is sine or cosine will have the following order:

-sin

-cos

+sin

+ cos

and this pattern will then repeat all over. Since it will repeat every four derivatives, we can determine how derivative of nth order will look like by dividing n by 4 :

if the remainder is 1 (such as first derivative), the derivative will contain - sin

if the remainder is 2, it will contain -cos

if the remainder is 3, it will contain + sin

if there is no remainder(such as original function, or 4th derivative), it will contain +cos.

So, for the 57th derivative, 57 divides by 4 with the remainder 1. Therefore,

.

The 57th derivative is .

Why does the policeman not tell Bob that he is the real Jimmy Wells in the story "After Twenty Years?"

The policeman on the beat does not reveal his true identity to Bob because he recognizes his old friend as a wanted man.

Since the two friends parted twenty years ago, their lives have certainly taken different directions: whereas Jimmy Wells has become a policeman Bob a/k/a "Silky Bob" is a criminal. So, when Jimmy recognizes his old friend as a man on a wanted poster, he cannot professionally reveal himself to Bob because this wanted man might flee or overtake him. (At the turn of the century, the setting of this story, beat policemen did not carry guns; they had a whistle and a baton only.) On a personal level Jimmy Wells does not wish to identify himself to Bob and cause him the embarrassment of being arrested by an old friend.

Having ascertained that Bob will wait in the doorway, Officer Wells returns to the precinct and asks a plains clothes officer to arrest Silky Bob. In addition, his note to Bob that mentions "Somehow I couldn't do it myself" indicates that Jimmy just did not have the "heart" to arrest his old friend and humiliate him in this manner.

Find x so that the points (x,x+1),(x+2,x+3) and (x+3,2x+4) form a right-angled triangle.

For a right-angled triangle, the product of slopes of the two sides is -1. 

The slope of a line passing through two point: (x1, y1) and (x2, y2) is given as:

slope = (y2 - y1)/(x2 - x1)

Hence, in this case:

For it to be a right angled triangle, x +1 = -1 or, x = -2.

We can check to make sure that the answer is right, by using Pythagoras Theorem, according to which the sum of the squares of two sides is equal to the square of the third side. 

substituting x = -2 in the given points, we obtain coordinates as (-2, -1), (0, 1) and (1, 0)

Using the Pythagoras theorem:

since both left hand and right hand sides are equal for x = -2, that is the required value of x.

Hope this helps/

What do you think about the way the main characters handled their situations and/or problems throughout the novel Fahrenheit 451?

In my opinion, Montag handled his situation respectably. Montag chose to take action and find the source of his unhappiness. Rather than idly dismiss his feelings, he courageously confronts them by taking action. Montag takes control of his own destiny by stealing books, reading them, and searching for answers. However, I feel that Montag handles many situations haphazardly. Montag confides in his callous wife, which is a bad decision, and carelessly reads poetry aloud to Mildred's friends. Montag's risky decisions put him in a compromising situation that he fortunately escapes.

Mildred handles her problems foolishly. She attempts to suppress her emotions via pharmaceuticals and mindless entertainment. Instead of confronting her depression and dealing with her issues, she numbs her mind and zones out. I feel that she is a pathetic coward for not confronting her emotions and selling out her husband who is trying to find answers.

Faber is apprehensive in regards to dealing with his current situation. He initially displays cowardice by submitting to society's pressure. However, after speaking with Montag, Faber handles his situation pragmatically. He displays caution when devising his plan and shows courage by leaving for St. Louis.

In my opinion, Captain Beatty handles his situation conveniently. He goes along with society and accepts the skewed reasoning for censoring ideas. Rather than think independently and challenge society's misconceptions, he openly accepts them for what they are.

What is the significance of the golden ring in The Catcher in the Rye?

On an old-fashioned carousel, like the one Phoebe rides in Central Park at the end of the novel, there is a brass ring that riders can grab as they go around.  If one grabs the ring, it usually means the rider will get a prize.  So, “grabbing the brass ring” has become a cliché that means going after something or trying to accomplish a fulfilling life.  It is important to Holden that Phoebe grab the brass ring as he realizes he cannot keep Phoebe innocent or a child forever.  He understands that he needs to let her grow up and live her own life because he recognizes that he can’t protect her from the world.  She is going to see all the cuss words written on the wall of the museum they visited.   She will leave her childhood behind and go for what life has to offer her.  She doesn’t need Holden to be her “catcher in the rye” if she is able to succeed in grabbing the brass ring.

In George Orwell's Animal Farm, what does old major's skull represent in Russian history?

Most animals in Animal Farm represent real people from the Russian Revolution and the USSR. Old Major, for example, is a combination of the founder of Marxism/communism, Karl Marx, and an integral member of the Russian Revolution and early leader of the USSR, Vladimir Lenin. Correspondingly, the boar's skull represents Lenin's embalmed corpse.

When Vladimir Lenin died in 1924, his body was preserved and placed in a mausoleum for thousands of Russians to visit. The Russian people begged for the body to remain on exhibition, and it has been to this day. We can assume that the body was preserved as a symbol of communism and to promote its principals, ultimately further enabling the Russian government's complete control over its people.

Similarly, Old Major, the father of Animalism and the instigator of the rebellion, was a symbol for the principals of Animalism. He motivates the animals to rebel when he stated, "Is it not crystal clear, comrades, that all the evils of this life of ours spring from the tyranny of human beings?" (11). Therefore, when he died, the pigs dug up his skull and kept it on display, marching the animals past it whenever they concluded a meeting. They used it as a sort of propaganda to control the animals and to keep them from questioning the pigs. After all, wasn't Animalism Old Major's idea? 

Who offered the colonists a conciliatory proposal which allowed the assemblies to levy taxes on their colonies upon the demand of Parliament?

This proposal was offered by Lord North, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. It was, as described in the question, essentially a compromise proposal, but it did not address the core grievance of the colonists, which was that they were being taxed without their consent. After all, if their assemblies failed to vote for a "contribution," Parliament would still be able to levy taxes against them. It was designed to appeal to moderates and conservatives in the colonies, which were by then in various stages of rebellion. North also hoped that perhaps some of the colonies would approve the measure, thus separating them from the radicals in New England. The Continental Congress, led by the delegates from Virginia (whose response was written by Thomas Jefferson) rejected the proposal outright, and the Olive Branch Petition, sent to King George at about the same time, failed to get a response from the King.

What does the structure of this short story say about Montresor’s perception of the events in the story?

Since narrative structure is composed of form and content, both contribute to Montresor's twisted and consuming perception of his plans of revenge since the author, Edgar Allan Poe, held that every element in a tale must contribute to the effect that is intended. 

Form: There are two forms to this story: that of the arabesque, and that of a mock celebration of a Mass.

1. Poe's use of the arabesque, a fanciful pattern of narrative that moves forward and returns to the initial disturbing idea, suggests the twists and turns of Montresor's mind.

The narrator Montresor begins and ends his tale with statements about his plan of revenge, a revenge by which he is consumed. He first explains the conditions that define it; then, he applies these conditions of avenging himself as he leads Fortunato into the catacombs. But at the same time, he feigns his doubts about the Amontillado. For, he says that he does not wish to impose upon Fortunato's time--"I perceive that you have an engagement"--and he acts as though he is concerned that the connoisseur be exposed to the severe cold in the catacombs. These actions are taken to distract Fortunato from Montresor's purpose as he circles back and then moves forward again.

The narrative continues to move in this forward/halting manner (arabesque) that continues to suggest Montesor's intent to avenge himself. For instance, the antipathy which Montresor feels toward Fortunato becomes more evident with his parodying of the Order of the Masons with the trowel, which is, ironically, the tool of stonemasons who originated this secret fraternal order. With this action, therefore, Montresor moves closer to his revenge as he holds up the very trowel that he will soon use to imprison Fortunato. With his trowel, Montresor underscore the motto of the family coat of arms that he has previously explained to Fortunato.

After Montresor walls in Fortunato, he completes his revenge, insanely echoing the shouts of Fortunato and fulfilling the last condition of revenge that the avenger make himself felt. Montesor ends with a Latin phrase to reflect the Latin on his coat of arms, as well as boasting of his act of revenge. 

2. Another form that Montresor follows in his plan for revenge is that of a parody of the celebration of the Mass. The procession in to the catacombs with the flambeaux mimics the commencement of the celebration of the Mass.  Poe perverts the ordinarily sacred ceremony into a black mass by altering the significance of wine to celebrate a sadistic ritual with profane signs and movements, such as the leading of Fortunato through the catacombs. Further, Fortunato arranges a mock crucifixion with the fettering of Fortunato to the wall, an action that completes the final stage of Montresor’s vendetta. 

Content: The employment of reverse psychology by Montresor demonstrates the perversity of his mind as well as how skewered the relationship between Montresor and his victim really is.

Continually, Montresor says to Fortunato, "We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible." Repeatedly, he teases Fortunato into thinking he is concerned about the connoisseur's health, while at the same time Montresor leads his victim deeper and deeper into the catacombs. And, yet when he has Fortunato fettered against the wall and builds other walls around him, Montresor seems to worry when he hears no more from Fortunato. 

Certainly, the structure of Poe's story indicates the nefarious nature of Montresor's plan of revenge and the twists of his mind, some of which indicate where the real horror lies; namely, in what human beings are capable of doing to one another.

What does the main character feel about himself or others in Gary Schmidt's The Wednesday Wars?

At the start of the story in Gary Schmidt's The Wednesday Wars, Holling Hoodhood, the protagonist, feels very insecure about himself. One reason he is insecure is because he feels hated at school. As the book progresses, Holling develops stronger relationships with the people around him, which help him become a very confident and brave person.

One reason he feels hated at school is because he knows he is denying his English teacher, Mrs. Baker, her free class period by being the only one left in her class when all his classmates are bused over to either Temple Beth-El or Saint Adelbert's every Wednesday afternoon. The more he works with Mrs. Baker, however, the more he realizes she doesn't hate him; she even helps him with some of his own problems.

Not only does Holling feel hated by his teacher, he begins feeling hated by his classmates, too. Holling's classmates see him with trays of cream puffs when Mrs. Baker asks him to carry them for her from the school kitchen up to her classroom; she will then take them over to Saint Adelbert's for a meeting of the Wives of Vietnam Soldiers. When his classmates see him with the cream puffs, they accuse him of having eaten one when they didn't get any themselves. They then demand he give them all cream puffs upon threat of death, and give him only a limited amount of time to procure the cream puffs:

But the death threats were repeated every day, along with new and colorful descriptions of what would happen if the cream puffs didn't appear. Let me tell you, Danny Hupfer has one bloody imagination, but he is nothing compared to Meryl Lee ("November").

Holling manages to produce the twenty-four cream puffs for his classmates, but the cream puffs are eaten by the escaped rats, Sycorax and Caliban. When Mrs. Baker sees he is in trouble with his classmates for the missing cream puffs, she replaces them herself, allowing Holling to make up with his classmates. By the middle of the story, Holling's perspective of his classmates has changed so much that he declares Danny Hupfer to be his best friend and takes Meryl Lee on a date.

Find the Length of the curve y=(x^4/8)+ (1/(4x^2)) on [1,3] For the derivative I got (x^3/2)-(1/(2x^3)) The square of that is x^6/4 + 1/4x^6 - 1/2...

You need to find the length of the given curve, on the interval [1,3], using the formula , where

You need to differentiate the equation of the curve , with respect to x, such that:

Notice that if you raise to square the binomial yields Now, in the last result, you have obtained hence, you may recognize the formula of special binomial product

You may take now the square root, such that:

Arc length =

Arc length =

You may evaluate the definite integral, such that:

Hence, evaluating the length of the curve , on interval yields .

What are 3 quotes that describe Atticus as a character in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee?

Atticus Finch is a pillar in Maycomb County society. He epitomizes what it means to be a chivalrous gentleman. In the face of bigotry and prejudice, he still maintains his integrity and dignity. Yet like all good men, the voices of adversity seem to scream louder than the meek supportive ones. The following are two examples of Atticus standing tall and proving his good character in the face of adversity, along with one showing his meek and humble side.

First, as the county gets word of Atticus taking on Tom Robinson as a client in the one of the most scandalous trials of their time, some people start calling him degrading names. One person who does not filter her opinion is Mrs. Dubose, an old woman who is said to have a loaded Confederate pistol at her side at all times. When she yells mean comments to Jem and Scout about them and their father, Atticus's advice is as follows:

"Easy does it son, . . . She's an old lady and she's ill. You just hold your head high and be a gentleman. Whatever she says to you, it's your job not to let her make you mad" (100).

Scout then explains that Atticus would always take off his hat to Mrs. Dubose and confidently say that she looked like a picture. He never shows an inch of being affected by her cruel words.

Another example of Atticus's good character in the face of adversity is when Bob Ewell spits in his face after the Tom Robinson trial. Atticus doesn't flinch for a second; he doesn't get angry; and he doesn't react to such a low-caliber man. Stephanie Crawford reports that Bob asked him if he was too proud to fight him and Atticus said he was just too old. 

"Atticus didn't bat an eye, just took out his handkerchief and wiped his face and stood there and let Mr. Ewell call him names wild horses could not bring her to repeat" (217).

Most men would have been provoked enough to defend their honor for what Bob did to Atticus, but Atticus is of such a higher quality that Bob probably didn't know how to react to Atticus not reacting.

Finally, Atticus is humble. After the Tom Robinson trial, many from the black community brought over food such as chicken, pork, and tomatoes to say thank you. Calpurnia fixed the chicken for breakfast and Atticus remarked that the White House didn't have that for breakfast. When he saw more on his kitchen, the following happened:

"Atticus's eyes filled with tears. He did not speak for a moment. 'Tell them I'm very grateful,' he said. 'Tell them--tell them they must never do this again. Times are too hard'" (213).

Atticus is just an all-around good man. He understands what sacrifices they must have made to give him all of that food; and with the Great Depression in full swing, Atticus could not bear the weight of such appreciation and he left the house without eating a thing. 

What kind of person is Anne and and how does the reader feel about her? In Scene 1 why has Otto Frank returned to the "secret annex" and what does...

"The Diary of Anne Frank" is one of the most important books written during World War II. It tells the story of a young girl and her family as they spend two years in hiding from the Nazis who occupied the Netherlands during most of the war.

Anne Frank is in many ways a very typical 13 year old girl when she begins her diary. She is also very intelligent and a good writer. The thing that may strike the reader is her optimism in the face of a very brutal and depressing existence. For Anne, writing helped her overcome the days in hiding which were marked by long stretches of boredom interrupted only by fear in the thought of being captured. She wrote in her diary virtually every day until the family's capture in August of 1944. Her and her sister Margot died from typhus at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945 only a few weeks before the camp was liberated by the Allies. 

In the play, Otto Frank returns to the annex. While this probably never happened in real life it serves as a way to introduce Anne's diary as Miep Gies gives it to Otto and he begins reading. Otto was the only one of his family to survive the concentration camps.

The Franks and Van Daans go into hiding after they receive word that the Nazis are rounding up the Jews in the Netherlands and sending them to work camps in Germany. "Work" camp was just a polite way of saying concentration camp. The "secret annex" was located in the back of Frank's business. 

In Scene 3, the elderly dentist Mr. Dussel comes to live in the annex with the Franks and Van Daans. From the very beginning Anne and Mr. Dussel do not get along and Anne is quite harsh in her description of him. It must have been difficult for her to share such a small space with an older man who had little tolerance for children.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, what might Scout's knowledge imply about the behaviors of the townspeople?

Throughout the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, we are able to see Scout grow and mature as a character through the lessons Atticus teaches her and the events she experiences.  Even though Scout is a young child at the beginning of the novel, Harper Lee takes the reader through the process of Scout growing up.  Scout learns about how to respect and empathize with people like Walter Cunningham because of the lessons Atticus teaches her.  She learns to “walk in another person’s skin”, and she is mature enough to understand Mayella Ewell’s loneliness because of the hopelessness in which Mayella exists.  To Kill a Mockingbird is a rite of passage for both Jem and Scout as they grow due to the decisions they make, the obstacles and hardships they face, and the lessons they learn. 

A lot of the people of Maycomb, however, have been so mired in the values and beliefs generations old that they cannot grow beyond what they have always known and lived.  Oppressive racists attitudes have been a way of life for so long that people didn’t know how or even want to change.  They live in the ignorance of their positions of power that are so hard to give up.  Although we see some changes in the Maycomb community in characters like Mr. Underwood and Dolphus Raymond, most of the town didn't have an “Atticus” to lead them down the right path of justice and understanding. 

Racism is a learned behavior, and for Scout, Atticus has done a wonderful job of teaching her about the similarities of people.  Because the majority of the white citizens of Maycomb have always lived in a system of racism and discrimination, it is harder for them to want to change their views.  Scout is a symbol of a new way of living one’s life free of racism and oppression of others. 

Describe the conflicts revealed in the conversation between Mrs. Krebs and Harold at the end of the story. What losses on Harold’s part does...

In Hemingway's short story "Soldier's Home" Harold Krebs has returned from World War I a changed man. None of the people in his small Oklahoma town understand the horrors he experienced. They simply want to go on as if the war never happened. When he does talk about it he tells lies, presumably about heroism that didn't happen, because that's what people want to hear. He even reads a book about the war to come to terms with what he experienced.

His parents don't understand what he's going through and his conflict with his mother revolves around his lack of motivation to do anything other than sleep late and sit on the porch. Krebs' parents want him to get on with his life and get a job and a girlfriend. His mother says that other men his age are getting on with their lives. She says, "

Charley Simmons, who is just your age, has a good job and is going to be married. The boys are all settling down; they're all determined to get somewhere; you can see that boys like Charley Simmons are on their way to being really a credit to the community.

For Krebs, none of it matters. The boy who was once one of a group that conformed to expectations can no longer go along with what society may expect from him. He's unable to tell his mother that he loves her and can't even pray with her. He says he will go off to Kansas City and get a job just to satisfy her.

If you could change the title of Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck, what would you choose and why?

Steinbeck takes his title from a poem called "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns. In the poem, a farmer addresses a mouse whose home he has destroyed with the plow. The mouse had made good plans for the winter. He (mouse) had constructed a home made of leaves and "stubble" (sticks and branches) but the plow destroyed it. The title of Steinbeck's novel comes from the lines "The best laid schemes of mice and men, / Go often askew." In other words, even our best plans can be destroyed. George's and Lennie's plans of having a farm "go askew." 

So, one way to think about a new title is to take something else from this poem. The penultimate line (next to last line) is "And forward, though I cannot see." This captures the idea that we move into the future, not knowing what will happen. 

You might also look/think elsewhere for an alternative title. Consider different aspects of the story. Lennie is obsessed with the rabbits. Something simple like "The Rabbits" is thoughtful but doesn't give any of the story away. "Tending the Rabbits" is also simple but telling once you have read the story. There can be a lot of meaning in simplicity. "The Dream" might be a good title because it refers to their dream of having their own farm. "Chasing the Rabbit" suggests someone chasing something that is difficult to catch. Lennie and George chase a dream but never get it. Even when Lennie gets a hold of a rabbit or a mouse, he inadvertently destroys it. This title illustrates how, even if the rabbit/dream is caught, it is destroyed. 

Use matricies to solve the system of equations (if possible). Use Gauss-Jordan elimination.

Given system of equations are ,

x - 3y = 5, -2x + 6y = -10

so the matrix A,B are as follows,

A = 1  -3

     -2   6

and B = 5

           -10

so the augmented matrix is

[AB] =  1  -3    5

          -2   6   -10

step 1 . Divide the 2nd row with -2 we get

     1  -3    5         

     1   -3   5

Both the rows are same

step 2. subtract the the 1st row from second  row and restore the 2nd row

        1  -3    5             

        0   0    0

so , now we can say that the value of "y" is any vaule and the value of "x" is dependent on "y".

i.e x = 5+3y

And so x,y are having INFINITE number of solution sets to satisfy the system of equations given.

How do the use of bird images in Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre impact the plot?

During the Romantic period, authors sought inspiration in nature. Bronte uses many descriptions of nature to demonstrate the connection Jane has with it and that she watches it for omens. Many times throughout the novel Jane will stop to listen and to observe what is going on in nature. She binds herself to god and religion when it comes to making moral choices, but she also sees omens in nature that help her to understand what is going on in her own life. If the storms are raging, so is her life. If she is happy, then nature will be also. Jane's perception is as follows:

"Nature must be gladsome when I was so happy" (261).

The birds sing and bring a quality of happiness and peace to life. Jane recognizes them singing when she is in a state of peace. Jane is happiest when she is with Mr. Rochester, so the birds are generally singing when they are together, as in the following passage:

". . . the birds sang in the tree-tops; but their son, however sweet, was inarticulate. . . the birds went on carolling, the leaves lightly rustling. I almost wondered they did not check their songs and whispers to catch the suspended revelation. . ." (222).

This passage is at a time when Jane is uncertain about Mr. Rochester's feelings for her and he was sending mixed messages. The birds' songs were also indecipherable to Jane which shows the connection between what Jane's is experiencing and the birds. This drives the plot because in this case there is suspense and wonder to what will happen between them.

Jane's relationship with birds starts very young as she finds a book about them at Mrs. Reed's house. While reading the book about birds, she imagines them flying all around the world and visiting different places. This symbolizes her desire to be independent and to be able to go and do what she would like, without having mean adults dictate to her what to do. Birds later show up in her paintings and signal to the reader when something happy is going on or how Jane is feeling at the time of the painting. The only other time Jane describes birds outside of nature or her paintings is when she compares the women guests at Thornfield to them, as follows:

"They dispersed about the room; reminding me, by the lightness and buoyancy of their movements, of a flock of white plumy birds. Some of them threw themselves in half-reclining positions on the sofas and the ottomans: some bent over the tables and examined the flowers and books: the rest gathered in a group round the fire. . ." (173).

There are many other descriptions of birds throughout the book, but they move the plot forward because of how Jane observes, listens and responds to their songs. When birds are not around, and there is a storm brewing, Jane usually takes that as an omen of something bad will happen soon; or as otherwise stated, it is a mirror of what is actually happening in her life. 

Explain what Hurston means in the second sentence, "I remember the very day I became colored." What is the effect of the sentence?

In the second sentence of "How It Feels to Be Colored Me," Zora Neale Hurston says, "I remember the very day that I became colored."  She means that she can remember the moment when she began to identify with being a person of color.  In Hurston's early years, she lived in Eatonville, Florida, which was largely a black town.  Few white people moved through town, and those who did liked to watch Hurston "perform" (singing and dancing) on her front porch.  So, Hurston never felt out of place in Eatonville.  However, her family sent her to Jacksonville when she turned 13-years-old so that she could go to school there.  Once Hurston left Eatonville, she began to experience discrimination, and these experiences made her feel "colored."  The sentence in the essay serves to develop the irony in racial identity--Hurston does not inherently feel like a person of color, and she only experiences feeling "colored" when discrimination poses her as an outsider. 

What is the Doppler effect? (write in kid language)

Doppler effect is the change in the apparent frequency of a source when relative motion takes place between the source and the observer. Think of what happens when you are standing right next to the road and an ambulance is approaching. As the ambulance gets nearer and nearer, you can hear its siren at successively higher pitch. However, when the ambulance passes you and is moving away from you, the pitch of its siren drops successively. Note that the siren of the ambulance is emitting sound waves at the same rate this whole time. The same can be experienced at a train station. What really happens is, as the source approaches you, the waves are getting nearer and nearer and hence the pitch increases. As the source recedes, the waves are getting farther apart and hence the pitch falls. 

The same is observed if the source is stationary and the observer moves towards it or away from it. Interestingly, the Doppler effect was used in astronomy to determine that galaxies are moving away from us (and each other) and the fact that universe is expanding.

Hope this helps. 

What are the literary techniques used in Death of a Salesman besides the flashbacks?

In Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, symbols are used to convey a greater meaning and tie in with the overall themes of the play. In Act II, Willy has a desire to purchase and plant seeds. For him, the seeds symbolize a variety of things that point to lost hope. Willy had been a salesman for so long and the seeds point to his desire to create something from the soil, to reconnect with nature, and to reawaken a dream of raising successful sons. The seeds signal a laugh from Linda in response to Willy's sharing, but he ignores her and dreams even more lofty visions.  When everything crashes in on Willy's dreams through Biff's confrontation, Willy immediately wants to solve his problem of "having nothing in the ground." He knows he has to buy carrot and peas and produce something that will produce. The seeds again symbolize Willy's need to leave something behind at the end of his life of value. He wants to grow something that is of use to others, unlike his failed salesman job, and he wants to plant something that will remain after his death.

What are 3 messages that emerge from the story "Two Kinds"?

One theme in this story has to do with the American Dream. Jing-mei's mother wholeheartedly believes in the American Dream. She pushes her daughter to go out and grab it in any way possible. This story deals with the mother trying to motivate her daughter to become a piano prodigy. The task proves too arduous and forced for the narrator. This is in part because it is a hard instrument to master. But it is also born out of their strenuous relationship and the fact that they are immigrants in America. Beneath these relationships (mother/daughter, Chinese/American), lies the message that the American Dream is illusive and, for some, an illusion. 

Jing-mei's mother has sacrificed her own dreams so that her daughter can thrive in the New World. Therefore, she feels a right to choose and push her daughter in the direction she sees fit. But in the process, Jing-mei becomes more independent. This results from her maturation but also from the influence of American culture which is more encouraging of individuality and even rebellion in young people. This creates a cultural conflict and shows how the immigrant experience is more complicated than one would think. This is another message. The immigrant experience is complex and conflicts can manifest in many ways. 

At the end of the story, Jing-mei plays the song from her recital, "Pleading Child." She notices a song on the next page called "Perfectly Contented." She concludes, "And after I had played them both a few times, I realized they were two halves of the same song." This poetically encapsulates her conflicted relationship with her mother. She loves her mother but can only be happy if she is given the chance to be herself. The mother/daughter relationship has a dual nature here, an ongoing balance between love (the connection) and individuality (free will). 

In The Outsiders were Bob Sheldon's parents rich?

Bob Sheldon was a Soc, so his parents were rich.

All of the Socs are very wealthy. Pony describes them as “filthy rich.”  Robert Sheldon’s family was no exception.  His family was influential, and he was influential.  Despite his bad behavior, Bob Sheldon still managed to be a leader amongst the Socs.

Randy explains to Ponyboy that Bob was out of control because his parents indulged him.

They spoiled him rotten. I mean, most parents would be proud of a kid like that--- good-lookin' and smart and everything, but they gave in to him all the time. He kept trying to make someone say 'No' and they never did. They never did. (Ch. 7)

Bob clearly had many friends.  Cherry told Ponyboy that although she hated it when Bob drank, she still kind of loved him.  He had the type of personality that others were drawn to.

I know I'm too young to be in love and all that, but Bob was something special. He wasn't just any boy.  He had something that made people follow him, something that marked him different, maybe a little better, than the crowd. (Ch. 8)

Although the Socs seem to like Bob, even though they feel that his parents have let him down, the greasers have a very different opinion of him.  He beat up Johnny with his friends, and he targets Johnny and Pony again in the park.  Bob almost drowned Pony in the fountain, and it was only Johnny’s intervention that saved him.

Bob seems like the typical Soc.  He is rich and out of control.  He thinks he can do whatever he wants, and no one stops him.  For him, targeting greasers is a sport.  He makes fun of them and beats them up for no reason.  He even wears rings on his hands so that he can really hurt them.  When Johnny kills him to save Pony, it ruins all three of their lives.

Why is torture never acceptable?

The issue of torture has been a hot-button topic since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.  Torture is an ancient practice that has been used in almost every civilization, most often as a form of punishment.  Many things that were done in the past are no longer done today.  Modern nations that consider themselves civilized do not practice brutality on others for their own benefit. They follow established international principles of law and order that have been mutually agreed upon and these bodies have outlawed torture as a form of intelligence gathering. Furthermore, there is not a body of research that suggests that torture is even effective at collecting useful information.  In most cases, the victim will tell lies in order for the torture to stop.  When you combine the ethical, moral, and legal issues with the fact that torture is ineffective, it is easy to see why it is never acceptable.  

What is the importance of ethanol in agriculture?

Ethanol is being increasingly used in our transport fuels, especially gasoline as an additive. It is most commonly produced from biomass such as sugarcane, corn, switchgrass, etc. An increase in oil price in the international market has made ethanol addition an attractive option. This has had profound impact on agriculture of these crops. Due to their demand, the cultivated area under these crops has been increasing. And because of their commercial application, more and more crops are being diverted to biofuel production from food production. This has raised ethical and social concerns: should the food crops be used for commercial applications instead of food applications? A positive aspect of use of ethanol in fuels is the decrease in consumption of fossil fuels, even though ethical and social concerns are there.

Hope this helps.  

Who are some characters from chapter 4 of Lyddie?

Chapter four has Lyddie working hard at Cutler's tavern.  The reader is introduced to more of her workload and other employees of the tavern.  

One such character is Triphena.  She is the tavern's cook, and she begins to take Lyddie under her protection, because she is impressed with Lyddie's work ethic.  She tells Lyddie a story about a frog that fell into some milk. 

Another tavern worker is Willie.  He seems to be a jack of all trades.  He takes care of the fires, the wagons, and various other jobs.  

There are two other hired men.  They are Otis and Enoch, but not a lot of info is given about them.  Lyddie does learn about slaves and reward money from them though. 

Lyddie's brother, Charlie, shows up for a portion of the chapter.  

Mrs. Cutler is obviously around, but she does not make an appearance in the chapter. 

What figure of speech is used by the captain when he says "disdaining fortune" in Act 1, Scene 1 of Macbeth?

Macbeth was not worried about what would happen.

A figure of speech is no-literal language, or figurative language.  It can be a simile, a metaphor, or an idiom.  If it is an idiom, it would mean that it was a commonly used phrase.  The expression used by the captain to describe Macbeth’s actions might be best described as a metaphor or personification.  Personification is giving human traits to something nonliving.  In this case, fortune is described as something that you fight or ignore. 

Macbeth was a brave solider before the witches got hold of him.  Evidence of this can be found in the captain’s descriptions of Macbeth’s actions during the battle that preceded the play.  It appears that Macbeth knew no fear, and charged into battle until he defeated the traitor Macdonwald.

And fortune, on his damned quarrel smiling,
Show'd like a rebel's whore: but all's too weak:
For brave Macbeth--well he deserves that name--
Disdaining fortune, with his brandish'd steel,
Which smoked with bloody execution,
Like valour's minion carved out his passage
Till he faced the slave … (Act 1, Scene 2)

In other words, Macbeth had to defy fortune in order to accomplish his task.  This is because there were a lot of enemy soldiers he had to defeat before he could get to Macdonwald.  Macbeth did not care though.  He laughs in the face of fortune, so to speak.  (That’s another figure of speech.)  Macbeth had luck on his side.

This is actually a very important scene.  It is easy to forget that Macbeth was once regarded as a valiant solider and a good man once the play gets started.  Macbeth makes a lot of terrible choices, and is presented throughout as either aggressively ambitious or just plain insane.  However, aggression and ambition are celebrated on the battlefield.  Macbeth was a hero once.

Use calculus to find the area of the triangle with the given vertices.

Given the coordinates (2, 0), (0, 2), and (-1, 1).

Let A=(2, 0), B(0, 2), and C(-1, 1).

Find the equation of line AB using A(2, 0) and B(0, 2).

The slope of line AB is 

The equation of line AB is 

Find the equation of line BC using B(0, 2) and C(-1 1).

The slope of line BC is 

The equation of line BC is 

Find the equation of line AC using A(2, 0) and C(-1, 1).

The slope of line AC is 

The equation of line AC is 

Set up the intervals for integration.

  

 from x=-1 to x=0 +   from x=0 to x=2

  from x=-1 to x=0 +   from x=0 to x=2

The area of the triangle with vertices (2, 0), (0, 2), and (-1, 1) is 2 units squared.

In To Kill a Mockingbird, how does Aunt Alexandra teach Scout and Jem about respect? Please give direct quotes from book.

Aunt Alexandra has an agenda when she comes to live with her brother Atticus in Chapter 13 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Most of that agenda is to teach Jem and Scout to respect themselves and the family ancestry from which they hail. Alexandra thinks that Jem and Scout run wild and should behave in a way that shows they are "Fine Folks." Scout explains that there is certainly a caste system in Maycomb and that Alexandra wanted to teach them about their heritage so they would honor it through their behavior. Scout explains as follows:

"I never understood her preoccupation with heredity. Somewhere, I had received the impression that Fine Folks were people who did the best they could with the sense they had, but Aunt Alexandra was of the opinion, obliquely expressed, that the longer a family had been squatting on one patch of land, the finer it was" (130).

Aunt Alexandra's teachings didn't seem to be sinking in as she would have liked, so she sends Atticus in to talk to Jem and Scout--hoping that will help. Atticus explains as follows:

"Your aunt has asked me to try to impress upon you and Jean Louise that you are not from run-of-the-mill people, that you are the product of several generations' gentle breeding. . . and that you should try to live up to your name. . . She asked me to tell you you must try to behave like the little lady and gentleman that you are. She wants to talk to you about the family and what it's meant to Maycomb County through the years, so you'll have some idea of who you are, so you might be moved to behave accordingly" (133).

All of these teachings happen before the trial of Tom Robinson. Many people in Maycomb are saying horrible things about Atticus and the Finches as a family. Alexandra wants to preserve their family name because they are good people. She also wants the kids to act appropriately to protect them and to protect the long-standing, good reputation of the Finch family which has existed in the county for many generations. After these two main teaching moments, Alexandra continues to teach the kids about respecting their heritage and proper behavior by being in the home, correcting them as needed, and providing a good example of "Fine Folks." 

What are the similarities and the differences between two of the main characters in "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl?

Comparing Patrick and Mary Maloney, the two main characters in "Lamb to the Slaughter," reveals a number of similarities and differences. Although they have very different social roles, both Mary and Patrick work hard at what they do. As a housewife, Mary dedicates her day to ensuring the comfort of her husband, while Patrick, a police officer, has to "walk around all day long." Both, then, are devoted to their work.

Similarly, they are both creatures of habit. Mary knows and looks forward to the signs of her husband's impending arrival, like the key turning in the clock. Then, "punctually as always," Patrick and Mary sit together and enjoy a drink. 

In contrast, one of their differences relates to their decision-making ability. Patrick, for example, spends time thinking about a situation before making a decision. We see this in his decision to divorce his wife. Mary, on the other hand, is impulsive; her choice to murder her husband is rash and lacks any foresight. 

How does Martin Luther King address the counter-argument that disobedience of the law leads to anarchy in his Letter From Birmingham Jail?

In his "Letter From a Birmingham Jail," King addresses this subject directly. After explaining the tenets of civil disobedience, and asserting the principle that obedience to unjust laws was the duty of moral people, King answers this counter-argument in two ways. First, he argues that it is in fact the segregationists who are violating the law, and that the atmosphere that tolerates abuse and discrimination toward African-Americans is more like anarchy that any situation created by civil rights protesters. If this is true, then violation of segregation laws is in fact lawful in the eyes of God and, in a perfect world, man:

I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust. and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for law.

In other words, King and the Birmingham protesters were promoting just laws by violating unjust laws. In this way, he recast the segregationists as anarchists and civil rights workers as the truly law-abiding citizens. Pointing out that the actions of Hitler and the Communists were "legal" in their respective societies, he argues that advocates for religious freedom, Socrates, the early Christians, and even the Patriots who participated in the Boston Tea Party were practitioners of civil disobedience.

Early in The Veldt, what evidence are we given that the Happylife Home system has not made either of the adults particularly happy? What message...

Both parents show fear of the lions on the viewscreens in the nursery early on in the story. Soon afterwards, Lydia says to George:

I feel like I don't belong here. ... Can I compete with an African veldt? Can I give a bath and scrub the children as efficiently or quickly as the automatic scrub bath can? I cannot. And it isn't just me. It's you. You've been awfully nervous lately.

While they bought the Happylife home so that it would do all the work for them, the parents realize after the fact that the home has taken over parenting their children. Their children are turning on the parents, favoring the nursery. George and Lydia's dream house has become a nightmare that is tearing the family apart and ruining their children. Both parents have become increasingly uneasy and uncertain what to do. 

Bradbury's message is that technology in modern society is out of control, displacing and destroying traditional human relationships. Too much technology becomes a trap that robs people of meaning and humanity. 

What are the symptoms of the red death in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

The Red Death, a plague, was characterized by blood (which is where the "Red" part of the name came from). People who were infected with this disease died in half an hour. In the first paragraph of The Masque of the Red Death, Poe gives a list of all of the symptoms associated with the disease. The unfortunate person who was infected suffered from severe pain and dizziness. The final symptom was blood seeping from all of the pores on the victim's body; this bleeding stained the victim's skin, leaving red splotches behind (Poe says "especially upon the face of the victim"), which stopped them from being able to hide that they were infected. In the end, it was always fatal. All in all, it was a very gruesome disease (thank goodness it was fictional!).

How did the industrial revolution help lead to imperialism?

The Industrial Revolution was a forerunner of imperialism in a number of ways. First of all, when a country industrialised, it needed a cheap and steady supply of raw materials, like cotton and iron. The best way to do this was to colonize countries where these materials could be easily sourced, like cotton from the West Indies, for example. Once the cotton had been turned into textiles, newly-colonized countries provided another market in which to sell them, thereby increasing imperial profits.

Imperialism also allowed these industrial countries to control the flow of trade. The Suez Canal in Egypt is a great example: by colonising this area, Britain had possession of one of the world's most strategic trading points because it was the most direct means of accessing Asia from Europe. 

Finally, imperialism enabled rich, industrialised countries to show off their wealth and superiority. Driven by nationalist pride, countries like Britain, the U.S., and France, sought new lands to conquer which they could add to their list of great achievements. 

What is the value of liquidity and its measures to investors and bankers? http://www.investopedia.com/articles/basics/07/liquidity.asp

The answer above discusses the two methods lenders (banks and other investors) use to calculate a company's liquidity ratio (the current ratio and the quick ratio), which indicates a company's ability to operate on a cash basis if required by company-specific or general market conditions.  The value of liquidity--from any perspective--is very straightforward: if a company cannot rely on its assets to generate daily operating funds, it must rely on its liquidity (that is, cash or cash equivalents).  An example of a "cash equivalent" is a letter of credit, usually from a AAA-rated lender, that can be used as cash if certain conditions exist.  

The meltdown experienced by the US economy in 2007-2008 was a great illustration of what happens when companies are asset rich and cash poor and then have to rely on liquidity because the asset base fails to generate sufficient income to operate a business or to make payments on its obligations.  As we saw during that period, many service-based financial companies like AIG, FGIC, MBIA, which had claim to billions of dollars of assets (mortgage-backed securities), did not have enough liquidity to pay their obligations as the real estate economy tanked much more quickly than any models predicted.

From a lender's perspective, most healthy companies have 7-10 days' worth of liquidity (again, cash or cash equivalents) to fund their operations.  In many cases, businesses that do not have liquid assets (e. g., real estate developers; insurance companies; financial guarantors) routinely line up liquidity providers like banks and other large institutional lenders, who, based on their assessment of the general credit-worthiness of the borrowing entity, provide liquidity lines of credit that can be drawn upon under certain conditions, and these liquidity lines provide the "operating cash" for companies whose assets may be be illiquid.

The ultimate problem with determining a company's liquidity is that the model for determining liquidity, like the models for determining how an asset class will perform, is based on historical performance of either the business type or the asset class.  If, however, historical performance becomes a poor predictor--as all models became between 2006 to 2010 in the US--what may seem to be adequate liquidity becomes laughably inadequate.

In Great Expectations, some sort of plan is formulated to get the convict out of England (after he becomes Provis). What are the details of the plan?

Since Provis (Magwitch) will be arrested and executed if he is caught in England (he was forced to emigrate—go into exile—to New South Wales in Australia), Herbert Pocket and Pip plan to smuggle him on board of a ship. They have planned to get a rowboat, which Herbert would row back and forth for several days in a row, so as not to arouse anyone’s suspicions when they help Provis make his escape. In the dark, they manage to get Provis into the boat and out to the ship, but Compeyson (who is on the ship) attacks him, causing them both to fall into the water. This parallels the first introduction of the two convicts when they both escaped from the prison ship and made it to land. In this episode, however, Compeyson drowns and Provis is injured so that he dies in prison with Pip by his side.

Why did Nick decide not to do anything about the school lunches?

After Nick's frindle idea became huge, he thought of something else.  He had an idea that the students could force the cafeteria workers to prepare better tasting food.  The current food was undesirable, but still everyone bought it.  Nick's idea was that all of the students could essentially boycott eating at the cafeteria until the food improved.  Nick was excited about his idea.  Then he remembered all the trouble that his frindle idea had caused.  His parents might get a phone call from the principal, like they did after he started calling pens frindles.  He could even get in trouble.  Not wanting to stir up trouble for himself, Nick decided to keep his idea a secret.  He did not tell any of his friends or his parents.

What are examples of "evil human nature" in Romeo & Juliet?

It is hard to say that any individual character in Romeo and Juliet displays inherent evil, at least not to the extent of other evil Shakespearean characters such as Iago or Richard III. No one plots to destroy anyone's lives. Rather, unfortunate events and misunderstandings lead to the demise of the two young lovers. Even the violence that dominates Act I, Scene 1 is not borne of true evil. It is simply reckless mischief on the part of the Montague and Capulet subordinates.

Some may point to Tybalt as evil, but it is hard to read that much into his character. The fact that he is quite well loved by the family and especially the Nurse tells us that he has redeeming qualities. Some may also say that Capulet displays elements of evil when he is berating Juliet over marrying Paris, but, in reality, we simply find a father who is trying to do the right thing for his daughter.

There are, however, two expressions of evil that can be pointed to in the play. In Mercutio's Queen Mab monologue in Act I, Scene 4, he suggests that Queen Mab puts evil thoughts into people's minds such as a priest who is greedy or a soldier who dreams of killing his enemy:

Tickling a parson’s nose as he lies asleep,

Then he dreams of another benefice.

Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier’s neck,

And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats,

Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades

When we first meet Friar Lawrence he is in his garden picking flowers and weeds to make potions and medicines. The scene serves mainly as foreshadowing for later in the play when he gives Juliet a vial of sleeping potion to fake her death. Among these weeds the Friar finds both healing medicines and poisons. He compares this to man's nature. Within the earth there are things that can be of benefit and things that carry great evil, not unlike man's nature. The Friar says,

Within the infant rind of this weak flower
Poison hath residence and medicine power:
For this, being smelt, with that part cheers each
part;
Being tasted, stays all senses with the heart.
Two such opposèd kings encamp them still
In man as well as herbs—grace and rude will;
And where the worser is predominant,
Full soon the canker death eats up that plant.

Shakespeare is making a comment not only on mankind, but also on the feud between the Montagues and Capulets. Even though many good people are involved, the feud itself is essentially evil and leads to several deaths.

What are some quotes on the theme of forgiveness in Into the Wild?

 “When you forgive, you love. And when you love, God’s light shines upon you.” 

 Ronald Franz, an 81-year old retired Christian man who Chris met and became friends with in 1992, spoke those words. These were possibly words Chris needed to hear, as Chris struggled with forgiveness, harboring anger towards his parents for what he considered their attempts to buy his respect with material goods.

Chris wrote to Ron of joy, but believed it could be attained apart from people. This was perhaps his fatal error. If he had been more able to forgive, he might have been more able to let people into his life and less prone to go off alone.

Another quote, however, suggests that he was able to forgive at the end of his life: "I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. God bless all," Chris wrote as he lay dying in the Alaskan wilderness. In this statement, ending on the word "all," Chris communicated that he had found peace. The blessings he bestowed on "all" would necessarily have included his parents, indicating that as he died he had forgiven them. 

In Julius Caesar, describe Caesar's physical weaknesses as they are outlined by Cassius.

In his first conversation with Brutus, Cassius makes him aware of just how feeble and human Caesar actually is. He clearly resents the general opinion in which Caesar is deemed a demigod and wishes to persuade Brutus that such a belief is a fallacy. In part, he relates the following encounter to prove his point:

... For once, upon a raw and gusty day,
The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores,
Caesar said to me 'Darest thou, Cassius, now
Leap in with me into this angry flood,
And swim to yonder point?' Upon the word,
Accoutred as I was, I plunged in
And bade him follow; so indeed he did.
The torrent roar'd, and we did buffet it
With lusty sinews, throwing it aside
And stemming it with hearts of controversy;
But ere we could arrive the point proposed,
Caesar cried 'Help me, Cassius, or I sink!'
I, as Aeneas, our great ancestor,
Did from the flames of Troy upon his shoulder
The old Anchises bear, so from the waves of Tiber
Did I the tired Caesar...

The implication is clear: Caesar was too weak to complete the swimming challenge and save himself from drowning. He relied on the much stronger Cassius to save him, which he did, like the heroic Trojan warrior, Aeneas.

... He had a fever when he was in Spain,
And when the fit was on him, I did mark
How he did shake: 'tis true, this god did shake;
His coward lips did from their colour fly,
And that same eye whose bend doth awe the world
Did lose his lustre: I did hear him groan:
Ay, and that tongue of his that bade the Romans
Mark him and write his speeches in their books,
Alas, it cried 'Give me some drink, Titinius,'
As a sick girl. Ye gods, it doth amaze me
A man of such a feeble temper should
So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone.

In addition, he informs Brutus about Caesar's other physical ailments. Not only is he weak, but he also suffers from what seems to be epilepsy. Cassius had seen him have a seizure and, as he had his fit, he turned pale and his eyes glazed. Caesar groaned because of his discomfort and requested a drink. Cassius cleverly contrasts the power that Caesar supposedly has, with the weakness he displays. He calls Caesar's lips 'coward', implying that Caesar himself is cowardly.

Furthermore, Caesar's steely-eyed command and his authoritarian look ebbs away once he is overcome by fainting spells. The tongue he uses to command others to write for him, becomes a feeble instrument begging for relief once he becomes ill. Cassius contends that Caesar has a poor constitution and he is amazed that such a frail individual should solely command such great authority and stature.

It is obvious that Cassius greatly resents the power that Caesar wields. The purpose of his conversation is to persuade Brutus to consider the fact that Caesar is not fit to govern. They can wield just as much power as Caesar does and are more equipped to lead Rome. It is thus imperative that they plot his overthrow. Brutus tells him that he will consider what Cassius has told him.

... What you have said
I will consider; what you have to say
I will with patience hear, and find a time
Both meet to hear and answer such high things.

What are four ways to conserve the environment?

There are so many ways that a person can help to conserve the environment.  As you can see in the link below, just one source has a list of 30 things a person can do to conserve.  In general, the best way to conserve the environment is to avoid using more resources than is necessary.  You can do this by avoiding using resources yourself and you can try to buy goods and services that do use the fewest resources.

Among the things that you can do to avoid using unnecessary resources are:

• Don’t drive more than you need to.


• Turn off lights when you aren’t using them.


• Don’t take long showers.


• Replace some or all of your lawn with plants that don’t need much water.

You can also buy things that do not use up as many resources.  For example:

• Buy products that come in less packaging or in recyclable packaging.


• Buy less meat because it takes more resources to raise meat than plants.


• Buy produce from local farmers because it does not have to be shipped as far.

All of these are ways to conserve the environment.  You can see many others at the link below.

What preparation did Brian have for his emergency solo flight?

In terms of formal flight training, none. During the flight, Brian looks around the cockpit and thinks about how unfamiliar everything is.

"Brian saw dials, switches, meters, knobs, levers, cranks, lights, handles that were wiggling and flickering, all indicating nothing that he understood..."

Then the pilot asks, "Ever fly in the copilot's seat before?"

"Brian shook his head. He had never been in any kind of plane, never seen the cockpit of a plane except in films or on television."

The pilot then gives Brian a brief flying lesson before the symptoms of the heart attack begin to overwhelm him. Brian makes a slight turn and begins to get an understanding of how to keep the plane in the air, something that he'll use later, after the pilot is incapacitated. 

But, for the most part, Brian is completely unprepared, both technically and emotionally, for his emergency solo flight.

Why did Mrs. Thatcher and Aunt Polly become worried?

Great question! In the book The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Mrs. Thatcher and Aunt Polly become worried.

After the picnic, Mrs. Thatcher and Aunt Polly go to church. Mrs. Thatcher and Aunt Polly believe that Becky and Tom stayed the night at the Harper’s household. However, Mrs. Harper quickly informs them that they did not spend the night with her family. Consequently, they soon become worried. As the text reveals:

“‘He didn’t stay with us,’ said Mrs. Harper, beginning to look uneasy. A marked anxiety came into Aunt Polly’s face.”

Subsequently, Mrs. Harper and Aunt Polly become exceedingly worried and anxious due to their fears of Tom and Becky being lost in a cave. Although the town is looking for the children, Mrs. Harper and Aunt Polly continue in their feelings. Furthermore, despite encouragement and comfort, these feelings fail to be ameliorated. As the text reveals:

"Many women visited Aunt Polly and Mrs. Thatcher and tried to comfort them."

"Judge Thatcher sent messages of hope and encouragement from the cave, but they conveyed no real cheer."

Thus, Mrs. Thatcher and Aunt Polly become worried after they realize that Becky and Tom are missing. Although they initially believe that the children are staying at the Harper’s, they soon realize their misconceptions. Consequently, their worries begin.

What is the characterization (personality, appearance, mannerisms, interactions, and speech) of the protagonist in "Miss Brill" by Katherine...

At the start of her short story, Katherine Mansfield characterizes the title character Miss Brill as observant and optimistic. Miss Brill prides herself on her skill "at listening as though she didn't listen" to others' conversations and finds the park scene "fascinating [....] like a play." However, she sees herself as not only an observer, but a participant, optimistically believing that "No doubt somebody would have noticed if she hadn't been there." 

Unfortunately, Miss Brill's perception of her role in the Sunday park scene shatters when she overhears a young man discount her as a "stupid old thing" who should "keep her silly old mug at home." In her earnestness to take in her surroundings, Miss Brill fails to observe that because she does not directly interact with people, she is like the other bench-sitters, "odd, silent, [and] old." 

Because of the "Jardins Publiques" setting and reference to Miss Brill's "English pupils," Miss Brill may be an English woman living on her own in France, thus contributing to her role as an outsider. She goes to the park in an effort to belong and interact people and her surroundings, but her silence and inaction keep her lonely and disappointed.

Miss Brill's desire to belong cannot be realized because rather than ignore the young man and go about her usual post-park bakery ritual, she chooses to mope on her bed in "her room like a cupboard." All in all, her lack of speech or interaction with others make Miss Brill a lonely, defeated character. 

How involved do Mr. and Mrs. Bennet seem to be in the upbringing of their daughters? At the ball where we first see Mr. Darcy, what is his...

There are a great many questions here; let's start with the one about Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Mr. Bennet is a kind but not always tolerant man, who sometimes loses patience with people he deems to be foolish. He tolerates his wife's foolishness because he has grown used to it over the years. Mrs. Bennet is shallow and socially conscious. She wants her daughters to marry wealthy men and thus rise above their middle class upbringing. She is not above loudly gossiping about her daughters' availability or prospects at social gatherings.

Jane and Elizabeth are the most sensible of their five daughters. Jane is somewhat shy but Elizabeth is confident and outspoken; she is clearly her father's favorite and he takes her counsel in family matters. When Elizabeth is embarrassed by her mother's behavior, her father appeases her. When Elizabeth receives a marriage proposal and wishes to refuse it, her mother is appalled but her father thinks Elizabeth knows her own mind and should do what she thinks is best. Despite her penchant for gossip, Mrs. Bennet is very aware of the importance of reputation, despite not being a very good social role model for her daughters, and when young Lydia runs away with Mr. Wickham the resulting scandal weighs heavily on the family.

Mr. Darcy's first appearance at the ball draws the attention of many, especially the young ladies, for he is tall and handsome with a distinguished manner. But he is thought to be aloof and even rude, especially compared to his jovial friend Mr. Bingley. Mrs. Bennet seems to think the following of him: "He was the proudest, most disagreeable man in the world, and every body hoped that he would never come there again." Darcy only dances with two ladies and does not mingle; he also speaks unfavorably of Elizabeth and she overhears him say to Bingley that she is not pretty enough for him to want to dance with her. But his slight doesn't cause her any great distress: "She told the story however with great spirit among her friends; for she had a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous." It is not clear why Darcy behaves in this way, but we gradually learn that his brusque manner is somewhat rooted in slights and betrayals, including a difficult situation involving Mr. Wickham.

When Elizabeth says she could easily forgive Mr. Darcy's pride "if he had not mortified" her own, we see that she is a compassionate and reasonable person, and yet also possessed of enough of a sense of self-worth to not want to associate with anyone who disrespects her.

Why doesn't Squeaky, from Raymond's Run, like dressing up in costumes or fancy dresses?

Squeaky is a very no-nonsense, confident young girl with a lot of spunk and attitude.  She works hard, and isn’t afraid to let everyone see she works hard, studying all night for the spelling bee and doing breathing exercises and knee exercises up and down the sidewalk.  Everyone knows she’s the best runner in Harlem and is she dedicated to remaining the best runner in Harlem.  In addition, she must take care of her brother Raymond, a role which requires her to be sharp-witted and protective.  Wearing dresses and acting innocent like little girls are supposed to be compromises her ability to protect her brother -- anyone making fun of him wouldn't think twice about their actions if Squeaky were a sweet thing.  She has to be strong and sassy to keep them in line.

In addition to having “a reputation to consider” that involves being tough and not at all girly, it’s clear that Squeaky is gifted with a very adult sense of responsibility, coupled with a very child-like ignorance of gender norms.  She states that she is “a poor black girl who really can’t afford to buy shoes and a new dress you only wear once a lifetime cause it won’t fit next year.”  This practicality feeds very well into Squeaky’s no-nonsense perception of herself as a runner, and nothing but a runner, and there is no place for costumes or dresses in running.  She recalls a pageant in which she dressed as a strawberry with disdain:  “I am not a strawberry. I do not dance on my toes. I run. That is what I am all about.”

Squeaky is a realist – she knows that wearing dresses and dancing about the maypole would get any dress she wore dirty, and sees no use in it, despite the fact, she says, that her

“mother thinks it’s a shame I don’t take part and act like a girl for a change. You’d think my mother’d be grateful not to have to make me a white organdy dress with a big satin sash and buy me new white baby-doll shoes that can’t be taken out of the box till the big day.” 

Squeaky’s mother wants her to play by the rules of society, but Squeaky simply does not see the point in denying who she is – a runner who sweats and works hard all day to be the best – by covering it all up in pretty sashes and pointless, impractical dresses.

If Infinity is larger than the largest number imaginable, then how do you square infinity? Because if Infinity is the largest number then even...

Hello!

Infinity is not an ordinary number, and its square isn't a number also. Actually, the square of infinity is also infinity.

Consider a model where ordinary numbers and infinity are represented as a limits of sequences.

If a sequence has a limit (a number), i.e.

e>0 N(e) | n>N(e)

then it is considered as a representative of a number

If a sequence has an infinite limit, i.e.

E>0 N(E) | n>N(E)

then it is considered as a representative of the infinity.

In this model we can add and multiply numbers AND infinity (with some restrictions). In particular, infinity squared is also infinity.

There is another model, where infinity is a cardinality of an infinite set. There are many different infinities in this model, some of them are greater than another:)
But "infinity squared" (the cardinality of the Cartesian product of the corresponding infinite set) is the same infinity.

Are tropical rain forests carbon sinks? Why or why not? Be sure to include a definition of carbon sink in your answer.

Yes. A tropical rainforest would be considered a carbon sink.

 A carbon sink is a natural environment, such as an ocean or forest, that absorbs more carbon from the atmosphere than it releases into the atmosphere. A carbon sink is the opposite of a carbon source. A carbon source is something that releases more carbon than it absorbs.

 According to the Maine Climate News of the University of Maine, the soils of tropical rainforests contain nearly 30% of total global soil carbon stocks. Additionally, tropical rainforests contain many trees and other plants. Plants use carbon dioxide to photosynthesize. Photosynthesis is the process by which autotrophs use sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide gas and water into a sugar that is called glucose and oxygen gas.

 In the same article published by the Maine Climate News, a scientist by the name of Sayer cautions that rainforests may not continue to be the world’s reservoir of carbon. Sayer suggests that the increased carbon emission by fossil fuels increases the rate of photosynthesis in trees. Thus, trees produce more leaves that add to the litter on the base of a rainforest’s floor. This litter is then decomposed by decomposing microbes. Carbon dioxide is released as a result of this decomposition. As Sayer explains, “this ‘priming’ of the microbes with an influx of easily decomposable material could disproportionally increase the net amount of carbon dioxide emitted from a given stand of trees.”

 Additionally, a tropical rainforest would no longer be able to absorb as much carbon if its trees have been cut down or killed by natural means such as a drought.   

In what book is the quote "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time"?

This quotation is not from a book, but from a speech of Barack Obama, which he made when he campaigning to be president the first time.  The speech was given on what is known as "Super Tuesday," which is the Tuesday on which several states make their choice of a presidential nominee.  This was on February 8, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois, which was home ground for Obama.  He makes reference in this speech to the challenges that the United States faces, poverty, injustice, and war, to name a few, and promises a change if he is elected.  He discusses his work as a community organizer, trying to make changes, little by little, and then says that "we," meaning himself and all Americans, are the people who must effectuate the changes that the country needs.  He ends with the rousing slogan, "Yes we can."  It's a powerful speech, probably one of his best. I have included the link for it below. 

Is it a good idea for the government to require automobile manufacturers to include pollution control devices, and certain safety devices (i.e. air...

If we look at this question through the lens of inequalities, we are likely to conclude that it is a good idea for the government to require these things.  This is because both pollution control devices and air bags prevent negative externalities.

Negative externalities are costs that are incurred when we use a product but which are not figured in to the price for which we buy the product.  Pollution is a prime example of this.  If you buy and drive a car, you contribute to pollution.  However, the cost of the car does not reflect the cost of cleaning up or otherwise coping with pollution.  Therefore, you are more likely to buy a car and drive it than you would be if you had to pay the whole cost, including costs related to pollution, of using the car. 

Similarly, injuries from car crashes are not factored into the price of a car.  When someone is injured in a crash, they tend to cost society money.  Society may have to help pay their doctor bills.  Their employers lose their services while they recover.  These sorts of costs can be prevented to some degree if the government requires safety devices in cars.

Thus, these things should be required from an economic point of view because they help to prevent negative externalities from occurring.

You're part a group deciding whether to develop a nearby sandy desert. Apply your knowledge of wind erosion to decide if building there is a good...

Wind erosion occurs when wind picks up small particles, such as sand. Wind can transport sand away or deposit it. Abrasion occurs when wind borne particles come into contact with other surfaces. 

If you choose to develop a sandy desert area, you will need to account for all three of these processes (transport, deposit, and abrasion).

Reducing wind speed at ground level helps to reduce these processes. This is usually accomplished by constructing wind blocks. This can quickly become expensive if fences or walls are used. It also may not be aesthetically pleasing to surround your development with a wall or fence.

The cheapest wind blocks are usually a combination of berms (small hills of earth) and foliage. The foliage helps hold the berm together so that the berm itself is not eroded by the wind. However, sandy ground is a poor medium for plant growth. You will need to substantially improve the soil composition to utilize planted wind breaks.

You must also consider that no wind block is perfect. Significant sand will be deposited into your development from the surrounding area. You should choose outer finishes which are resistant to abrasion. In order to prevent transport of sand out of your development, you will likely want to cover the ground with a less transportable substance. This could be topsoil and grass sod or layers of larger gravel. Both options will incur an expense.

What is the theme of the poem "Five Ways to Kill a Man" by Edwin Brock?

"Five Ways to Kill a Man" by Edwin Brock describes, in almost cold clinical language, the history of humanity's inhumanity by presenting us with five different episodes in human history. It expresses an apocalyptic theme in which the advancement of human technology results in increasingly more brutal and efficient ways of killing.

The first stanza portrays the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Its position is thematically significant, as Jesus is held to be a figure who brought "peace on earth" and in theory the martyrdom of the founder of Christianity should have made Christians more humane.

Instead, in the second stanza, we encounter the European Christian Middle Ages, in which the traditions of jousting and chivalry masked equally brutal and pointless killing.

The third stanza recounts the horrors of mustard gas used in World War I and the fourth stanza describes the nuclear bombs dropped on Japan by the United States. 

The final stanza is the climax to the poem, suggesting that humanity's destructive impulses will lead us to self-destruct as our technology fails to give us peace and provides us instead with increasingly lethal ways to destroy ourselves. Thus the theme of the poem is that our "advances" have led us not to be better people but more lethal killers. 

Where are the children at the resolution of the story?

At the resolution to the story, the children are on the planet Venus.  More specifically, they are back in the underground tunnels.  More specific than that, they are back in their school building.  More specific than that, the children are all standing right outside of the closet that they had locked Margot inside of before going outside to enjoy the sunshine.  

They walked slowly down the hall in the sound of cold rain. They turned through the doorway to the room in the sound of the storm and thunder, lightning on their faces, blue and terrible. They walked over to the closet door slowly and stood by it.

On Venus (in the story, not in real life), it rains all of the time, and the sun only comes out once in seven years.  Margot had told the children what the sunlight would be like, because she remembers it from her days on Earth.  The other children were born on Venus and have never seen the sun.  They don't believe Margot, and are angry at her for even talking about something that they have never experienced.  To punish Margot, the children lock in her in a closet. 

What were the five spots of paint in "There Will Come Soft Rains"? What happened to the people?

The spots of paint are all that is left of the people who lived in the house.

There are no people alive to tell the story in “There Will Come Soft Rains.”  There has been some kind of recent catastrophic event that seems to have caused an apocalypse.  It appears to have been some kind of atomic bomb, because it disintegrated the people.  Since the family was outside when it happened, they became nothing more than paint spots on the wall.

We are told that the “west face” of the house is almost completely black, except for the spaces where the people were standing in front of it.

Here the silhouette in paint of a man mowing a lawn. Here, as in a photograph, a woman bent to pick flowers. Still farther … a small boy, hands flung into the air; higher up, the image of a thrown ball, and opposite him a girl, hands raised to catch a ball which never came down.

The family was on the lawn, with the man moving and the woman picking flowers while the girl and boy played catch together.  The bomb went off and blackened the side of the house, leaving gaps where the people had been standing.  All of the people are dead, but somehow the dog survived—barely.

A dog whined, shivering, on the front porch. The front door recognized the dog voice and opened. The dog, once huge and fleshy, but now gone to bone and covered with sores, moved in and through the house, tracking mud.

The dog is the only living being still alive, but it is not really alive.  It has been poisoned by the bombing, and is clinging to life.  Since the house is automated it is still able to get in, but it dies there.  The dog lets us know that the apocalypse was recent.

This story is clearly a cautionary tale.  The house is practically alive with technology, but technology killed all of the people.  In trying to make life easier for themselves, the human beings destroyed themselves.  Sometimes technology can be a Pandora’s Box, unleashing destruction that was never expected.

What is Roselily's view of the preacher?

Roselily certainly does not think highly of the preacher. In fact, she seems to think that he is not really a man of God.  The narrator says,

She looks for the first time at the preacher, forces humility into her eyes, as if she believes he is, in fact, a man of God. She can imagine God, a small black boy, timidly pulling the preacher’s coattail.

Roselily imagines God as an innocent child who the preacher is actively ignoring, despite the fact that God is trying to get his attention. The preacher, then, is out of touch with God in her eyes, a pretty serious indictment since a preacher, one would think, would be the first to listen to God. 

Even more damning is the narrator's later statement:

The preacher is odious to her. She wants to strike him out of the way, out of her light, with the back of her hand. It seems to her he has always been standing in front of her, barring her way.

Roselily feels the preacher is blocking her, confining her, and she wishes that she could hit him hard, dismissively, to get him out of her way. Clearly, then, the preacher doesn't inspire, comfort, or in any way benefit her; she feels that he is out of touch with God and has actually made her life worse.

What are some changes that Asher goes through in Lois Lowry's The Giver?

Asher is a high-energy, happy child who must learn to control his impulses. For the most part Asher does learn to fit into the community by speaking correctly and obeying the rules. One of the first things learned about Asher in Lowry's The Giver is when he runs into class late and must apologize. The society expects an individual to be held accountable to others in order to instill a sense of responsibility for community. A person giving an apology must also give an explanation, whereupon Asher says he became "distraught" when he saw some workmen separating salmon on the way to school. Everyone accepts his apology, but then the teacher corrects his word choice by telling him he should have used the word "distracted" rather than "distraught" (4). 

Language and word choice is important to this society because it helps with effective communication. The better a person can explain his feelings, the more effective communication is achieved. Language is one of Asher's weaknesses that he needs to work on as seen in the following passage:

"Jonas was careful about language. Not like his friend, Asher, who talked too fast and mixed things up, scrambling words and phrases until they were barely recognizable and often very funny" (3).

As the text shows, one of Asher's first things to overcome is his accuracy with language. Jonas's father also says that Asher was a baby who giggled and laughed a lot, which says something about Asher's energetic personality from a very early age. Jonas believes Asher must be high-maintenance because Asher's family waited a long time before requesting another baby:

"Maybe, Jonas suspected, they had been so exhausted by Asher's lively foolishness that they had needed a little time" (43).

This passage helps to support the notion that Asher is a high-energy kid who needs to learn to manage his self-control verbally and physically. Jonas even goes so far as to call him foolish, which suggests that Asher also needs to learn wisdom and how to act during different situations. Luckily, Asher does learn how to speak effectively and to obey the rules of the community. His assignment as "Assistant Director of Recreation" also allows him to use that his personality and physical energy for a good purpose (56).

In what ways does this parable convey the message that people posses the potential for both good and evil?

"The Minister's Black Veil" largely conveys the idea that people have the potential for both good and evil through the characterization of Mr. Hooper, the minister, himself.

Mr. Hooper is routinely called "good Mr. Hooper" by both the narrator and the members of his congregation.  Further, he's always "had the reputation of a good preacher, but not an energetic one: he strove to win his people heavenward by mild, persuasive influences, rather than to drive them thither by the thunders of the Word."  He is no fire-and-brimstone preacher who tries to scare his parishioners into right behavior with threats of eternal hellfire if they do not repent and change.  Instead of threats, Mr. Hooper prefers gentle encouragement.  To him, his job is not to scare his congregation but to urge them into right behavior with his gentleness and care.  He builds them up rather than tearing them down.  Mr. Hooper has only ever been known as kind and good by his flock.

However, it may be his reputation for goodness that actually causes Mr. Hooper to feel that wearing the black veil is necessary.  In a conversation with his fiancee, Elizabeth, Mr. Hooper reveals the veil's meaning (in a very veiled way - pun intended!).  He says, 

"If I hide my face for sorrow, there is cause enough, [...] and if I cover it for secret sin, what mortal might not do the same?"

Elizabeth sits silent for a few minutes, "But, in an instant [...], a new feeling took the place of sorrow: her eyes were fixed insensibly on the black veil, when, like a sudden twilight in the air, its terrors fell around her."  Suddenly, the veil's meaning becomes clear to her and she leaves him forever.  What she has come to understand is that the veil is a literal, material symbol of the unseen veil that Mr. Hooper believes each of us wears in life.  We each present to the world the aspect of goodness -- as he has done -- and we hide our secret sins from one another, essentially lying about our true natures, and this "veil"  of lies separates each of us from our fellows.  We can never truly be known by another, and we can never truly know another because we insist on hiding the very thing that actually unites us all: the fact that we are, each of us, sinners.  

Therefore, Mr. Hooper has shown his own capacity for goodness and for sinfulness (or evil, if you prefer) through his reputation, what people observe to be true of him, and his decision to don the veil, an attempt to remedy the inaccurate picture painted only by his reputation.  Knowing that what he was presenting to the world before he put on the veil -- an image of only purity and goodness -- was a lie, he attempted to rectify it and convey something more true than his reputation alone can ever be (precisely because he hides his secret sins from others, as we all do): that good and evil combine in each of us.  

What prompted Daniel to lead the slave, and why did he later regret this?

When Rosh's band attacks the passing merchant caravan and steals the slave, Joel has just come up to the mountain to get a glimpse of Rosh. Daniel introduces Rosh to Joel, and Rosh seems suitably impressed with him. Daniel actually becomes jealous because Rosh is paying attention to Joel and does not acknowledge Daniel's role in the successful raid. Referring to the slave, Rosh gives the order to "bring him along," and Daniel makes the first move to grab the slave's chain. Later he realizes why he did so: "It had been nothing but a boast, an urge to make up for the fact that Joel had found favor with Rosh." 

He almost immediately regrets doing so, however, because the slave can only move very slowly because of the manacles on his feet. That means that the others can scramble up the mountainside, but Daniel and the slave take much longer to get to camp, arriving after dark and after most of the other men have finished eating. Then, instead of being able to sit down and eat like the other men, Daniel finds that he is now the slave's caretaker by default, and he has to serve the slave by getting him water and food and then taking off his manacles. It is hard work to remove the double-thick ankle chains, and Daniel stays up well into the night to do so, becoming fatigued and irritable. When he finally frees Samson from his chains, however, Samson repays him by falling down in homage before him. Daniel is embarrassed by this show of allegiance. The slave then follows Daniel to his sleeping place, and Daniel again cares for him by finding him a cloak to sleep under. Daniel regrets the extra work the slave causes him, but Daniel's kindnesses, however grudging, result in Samson saving his life later on.  

Why does Romeo at first refuse to fight Tybalt?

In Act III Scene 1, Tybalt is facing off with Mercutio and Benvolio when Romeo walks up. Tybalt tells him that he hates him and that Romeo is a villain. Romeo replies that the reason he has to love Tybalt excuses Tybalt's rude greeting, and denies being a villain. He says farewell, adding that he sees that Tybalt obviously don't know who he is (since he's calling him a villain). Tybalt replies by calling him "boy"--then and now an insult--and says Romeo's brushoff won't excuse "the injuries" Romeo has done to him, and orders him to turn back around and draw his sword. Romeo protests that he has never done anything to injure Tybalt. Quite the contrary: he loves Tybalt more than Tybalt can understand (until Romeo tells him why, at least). And until the time he tells him why he loves him, Tybalt is to be satisfied. 

That reason is that within the hour, Romeo has married Tybalt's cousin, Juilet, and now considers Tybalt his own kinsman. 

What are three things that Jacob Marley teaches Scrooge?

In Charles Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, Jacob Marley, and the three ghosts that manifest, teach Scrooge a number of life lessons during their nocturnal visitation. Jacob Marley is tormented in the afterlife because of his miserly ways. The first ghost reminds Scrooge of Christmas scenes from his past, the second examines those of the present, and the third enlightens him to the future. As they look at scenes from his childhood and young adulthood, they see Scrooge as a neglected child who turns into a young businessman who loves money. Scrooge learns that his love for money cost him the chance to have a family as he sees his former girlfriend celebrating Christmas with her new family. As they examine the present Christmas, Scrooge sees home scenes of his employee Bob Cratchit. Although the family can barely make ends meet, they are happy with each other’s company as they celebrate a meager Christmas. The Cratchit family has concerns for the life of their son, Tiny Tim, who will die if he does not receive the proper medical care. Scrooge learns that family relationships and love are more important than the outward trappings of Christmas. The family is happy in their togetherness while Scrooge is alone and lonely. As they move into the future, Scrooge sees himself alone in death. He learns that he can change his ways and he does. He provides a raise for Bob Cratchit, care for Tiny Tim, and celebrates Christmas by taking to the streets and sharing his cheer.

There are many moral lessons to be gleaned from the story about the importance of relationships and human interaction, how to use money as a tool, and the ability to mend past discretions.

Explain Mrs. Jones’ behavior in the following quote from “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes (3): “The woman did not watch the boy to...

In order to make an inference regarding Mrs. Jones’ behavior, it’s important to recognize how her behavior changed throughout the course of the short story.

At the beginning of “Thank You, Ma’am” by Langston Hughes, Mrs. Jones presented herself as more of an authoritative figure in Roger’s life. She demanded that Roger pick up her purse that he tried to steal and scolded him by saying, “Now ain’t you ashamed of yourself?” (1). At some points she even gets physical with him by “kick[ing] him right square in his blue-jeaned sitter” and “jerk[ing] him” so that he wouldn’t run away (1-2).

Shortly after, however, Mrs. Jones’ demeanor changes from being authoritative to motherly. She shows concern for Roger since she recognizes that his face is dirty and he probably hasn’t eaten in awhile since, according to Roger, he has no one at home. With this in mind, she takes Roger to her house so that he can wash himself up and get something to eat.

Before she made them something to eat, Mrs. Jones explained to Roger that she understood where he was coming from. She said, “I were young once and I wanted things I couldn’t get” (2). She continued later by saying, “I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son—neither tell God, if he didn’t already know” (3).

With that, a level of trust between Mrs. Jones and Roger had developed. While she was cooking their meal, Mrs. Jones wasn’t watching Roger because she knew he wouldn’t run or take her purse. By revealing an intimate detail about herself to Roger, Mrs. Jones portrayed herself as a sympathetic, honest, and trustworthy person. By not running and not taking her purse, Roger proved to Mrs. Jones that has in fact learned his lesson.