Take a look at the argument between Creon and Haimon. Who do you think makes the best argument? When you take out their emotional statements,...

The conflict between Haimon and Creon mirrors a conflict that routinely occurs in the play, which is the conflict between the old and the new. This conflict reignites between Haimon and Creon. 

Creon announces to his son that he should be loyal to his father, declaring:

That is the way to behave: subordinate / Everything else, my son, to your father's will / This is what a man prays for, that he may get / Sons attentive and dutiful in his house, / Each one hating his father's enemies, / Honoring his father's friends. (503-508)

Creon claims that Antigone is an anarchist, and consequently she must be viewed as a natural enemy of Creon since he is a part of the state.

Haimon responds that he is a dutiful son, but that his father must not be so simple in his viewing of the problem. While Antigone was ordered to not bury her brother, she was being loyal to her family when she disobeyed this order. Haimon then announces some of the most famous lines in the play:

In flood time you can see how some trees bend, / And because they bend, even their twigs are safe, / While stubborn trees are torn up, roots and all... / I know I am young; but please let me say this: / The ideal condition / Would be, I admit, that men should be right by instinct; But since we are all too likely to go astray, / The reasonable thing is to learn from those who can teach. (571-582)

Haimon's argument becomes the more provocative and compelling argument, as he is on the side of Antigone and Creon is ultimately portrayed as a villain. However, this argument is more than a simple father/son dispute. It is a feud over leadership styles. Creon pulls from an old model, stating that everyone should simply be loyal to the patriarch. Haimon, however, announces that it is better to learn from those who teach and to use patience and contemplation in decision-making. 

What is the role of the executive branch of the US government?

The executive branch plays an important role in our government. I will focus on the executive branch at the federal level.

The main job of the executive branch is to carry out or execute our laws. This means the executive branch is responsible for doing whatever the law says needs to be done. The head of the executive branch is the President. The Vice President is second in charge of this branch. There are many departments that help the President carry out his responsibilities. These departments, headed by people with the title of Secretary, are necessary because it would be impossible for the President to do everything by himself. The Secretary of the Treasury advises the President on financial matters. The Secretary of State advises the President on actions and relationships with other countries. The Attorney General advises the President on legal issues. The Secretary of Defense advises the President on military matters. These people, along with many more advisors, heads of departments, and regular federal workers help the President carry out the laws that are passed by Congress.

As leader of the executive branch, the President has other jobs and responsibilities. The President is Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. He also has meetings and conversations with leaders of other countries. He may negotiate treaties that Congress must approve. He may appoint judges that need to be confirmed by the Senate.

Today, the executive branch has been able to expand its power somewhat. The President can suggest legislation for Congress to discuss. The President can threaten to veto a bill. A threatened veto can influence how a bill is actually worded. The President can send troops to other countries for a few months without the approval of Congress.

While the power of the executive branch has expanded over time, the main job of this branch is to carry out the laws as written.

Why does the reader think they’re walking with Tiny Tim in A Christmas Carol?

Your question is quite confusing; however, my guess is that it is a reference to the visit (during the journey of the ghost of Christmas present and Scrooge) to the Cratchit family household.  The reason why I think this is because of the word “they’re.”  The quotation I believe you are referring to is as follows:

His active little crutch was heard upon the floor, and back came Tiny Tim before another word was spoken, escorted by his brother and sister to his stool before the fire.

In this instance, Tiny Tim is “walking” with the help of his crutch and is “escorted” by “his brother and sister.”  This indicates Peter and either Martha or Belinda.  We are not told which sister is helping Tiny Tim.  The reason why they are walking with Tiny Tim over to the fire is twofold.  The first and less significant reason in that the three are going to help their mother with the food and sample the cooking.  The most important reason, though, is that Tiny Tim is a cripple and needs help getting places.  Even while using his crutch, Tiny Tim is prone to falling down due to his weakness and fragility.

Sketch the region enclosed by the given curves and find its area.

You need to determine first the points of intersection between curves and , by solving the equation, such that:

Factoring out x yields:

or and

Hence, the endpoints of integral are x = -1, x = 0, x = 1.

You need to decide what curve is greater than the other on the interval [-1,1]. You need to notice that on the interval [-1,0], and on [0,1] hence, you may evaluate the area of the region enclosed by the given curves, such that:

where f(x) > g(x) for

Hence, evaluating the area of the region enclosed by the given curves, yields

The area of the region enclosed by the given curves is found between the red and orange curves, for

Why does it help to have some microorganisms living in the pond?

One can think of a lake or a pond as a small ecosystem. In this system, there are primary producers (phytoplanktons), consumers (zooplanktons) and decomposers. The primary producers carry out photosynthesis and generate food and oxygen. Consumers, such as fishes, consume this food and carry out their life functions. When the phytoplanktons or zooplanktons die, their organic bodies are decomposed by the decomposers.

Microorganisms play the role of decomposers in this small ecosystem. They decompose the organic material in the pond and convert it to nutrients, which are returned back to the system, thus completing the nutrient cycle. Without microorganisms, the dead plants and fishes (and other organisms) will stay in the system, slowly decaying (by natural reaeration and chemical decomposition) and causing very slow nutrient recycling. Thus, microorganisms are essential to a pond or lake.

Hope this helps. 

How is Scout's life similar to Harper Lee's?

Jean Louise Finch is a character based very much on the childhood of Harper Lee herself. Therefore, their lives share many similarities. Here are just a few to get you started. 

• "Finch" was the maiden name of Harper Lee's own mother


• Lee is from Monroeville, Alabama which is the basis for the town of Maycomb. The town of Monroeville is considered the "Literary Capital of Alabama because of it's connections to Lee and Truman Capote.


• The character of Dill Harris was based on Lee's real-life best friend, Truman Capote. He came to stay in Monroeville with his aunts as a child, just as Dill came to stay with his during summers. 


• Lee was a tomboy growing up just like Scout.


• Lee's own father was a lawyer in the State Legislature, as was Atticus.


• As a child Lee was very well-read, just like Scout.

What is the full summary for Wednesdays Wars last Chapter 'June?'

In the last chapter, June, Holling's class plans to spend two days camping in the Catskill Mountains in order to celebrate the end of the school year. Holling notes that his teacher is smiling a lot lately because her husband will soon be coming home from Vietnam.

According to Walter Cronkite on the 6:30 news, Lieutenant Baker's ordeal has culminated in a 'miraculous rescue.' Not long after his helicopter was shot down, a sympathetic Vietnamese woman hid him in her house for three months until an American helicopter rescued the Lieutenant.

As Holling and his classmates work at a frantic pace to complete their studies for the end of term, Holling contemplates life. He concludes that life isn't always fair, and that love often dies slowly in the real world, unlike in a Shakespearean drama. Sometimes, life is filled with tragedy, as is the case when Bobby Kennedy dies. Holling and his sister, Heather, grieve together upon hearing the news.

The day soon comes when Holling and his classmates are loaded onto the bus that will take them to the Catskill Mountains. Once the bus reaches the mountains, Holling and his peers have to hike all the way to their camping site. When they get there, Mrs. Baker gives everyone instructions on setting up camp. Doug has to dig out a fire pit, while Holling has to line it with stones. Mai Thi and Danny are charged with building a fire. Mrs. Baker puts up the two pots to cook the chili in, and Meryl Lee is in charge of the hot dogs.

Everyone soon discovers that Holling has lost the can opener and most of the utensils in his bag due to his pack's burst seams. The campers resort to using rocks to open the cans. After their meal, they play Capture the Flag, and after dinner, Mrs. Sidman tells ghost stories around the camp fire. She then warns everyone to watch out for poisonous snakes in the area. That night, the campers spend a miserable time trying to keep warm and dry amid a rainstorm.

The next morning, after breakfast, the group take to swimming and diving in a waterfall until it's time to head back to their campsite. Upon their return, Doug Swieteck has to use the latrines; after he finishes, a swarm of mosquitoes fly back to camp with him. The campers spend a frustrating time trying to keep the mosquitoes off them; they are soon saved by Mrs. Bigio who arrives with a can of mosquito repellant. For supper that night, Mrs. Bigio makes Thit Bo Ko, a Vietnamese style beef stew. The highlight of the evening occurs when Mrs. Bigio invites Mai Thi to move in with her.

Not long after the camping trip, everyone attends Danny Hupfer's Bar Mitzvah coming-of-age ceremony at the synagogue. After the ceremony, Holling engages in a discussion with his father about what it means to be a man. While Mr Hoodhood declares that being a man is synonymous with providing well for his family, Holling quietly argues that, regardless of profession, one should also be allowed to choose what sort of man he will be.

Later, in discussing what a Shakespearean comedy constitutes, Mrs. Baker tells Holling what she thinks about his future. Using the character of Don Pedro from Much Ado About Nothing, Mrs. Baker alludes that Holling will bring much 'peace and wisdom' to his world and that he will know how to love well, as he has experienced what lost love feels like. The highlight of this last chapter centers on the class witnessing Mrs. Baker's emotional reunion with her husband at the airport.

What happened that made George stop playing tricks on Lennie in Of Mice and Men?

At the beginning of chapter three of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, Slim and George are in the bunkhouse talking. Slim comments that he rarely ever sees two men traveling together and is surprised about the friendship between George and Lennie. George tells Slim about how he and Lennie ended up together and confesses to Slim that Lennie often does "bad things" which cause them to lose jobs. 

George also confesses that he used to "play jokes" on Lennie. Lennie is mentally challenged and looks to George for just about everything. One day George told Lennie to jump in a river and Lennie almost drowned before he could be saved. George describes the scene to Slim:

“Tell you what made me stop that. One day a bunch of guys was standin’ around up on the Sacramento River. I was feelin’ pretty smart. I turns to Lennie and says, ‘Jump in.’ An’ he jumps. Couldn’t swim a stroke. He damn near drowned before we could get him. An’ he was so damn nice to me for pullin’ him out. Clean forgot I told him to jump in. Well, I ain’t done nothing like that no more.” 

Fear of causing Lennie's death made George stop playing tricks on his friend.

What film techniques does Tate Taylor use to portray the real spirit of The Help?

The setting is the key here. The film has to show the differences between the lives of white and black people in the Deep South of the 1960s. Aerial views of the large estates of the Holbrooks, Phelans, and Footes are juxtaposed against the darker ground views of small one-story houses where maids live. We see black people sitting in the back of the bus. We see a cab door marked “Whites Only.” The scenes of the black maids in uniforms getting on and off the bus to get to their jobs at the estates are subtle but evocative images that we don’t get a full sense of in the book. Most of these pictures seem to occur naturally because they are the history of this place in this time. The film can show more of these features and do so at a quicker pace than the book can, and without further explanation.

The film is also good at depicting the time period of the early 1960s in general. The cars are from the era. People smoke proudly, indoors and out. The Junior League women wear pearl necklaces, colorful knee-length dresses or capri pants, and bouffant hairstyles. Popular songs of the day are heard in the background. The mix of visuals and sounds take the viewers directly to this time and place, so we can understand its color divide as well. We know this is the way it WAS. As we watch the film we realize that for some, this is the way it still IS.

What is it that Father Paul is trying to understand in the story, "The man to Send Rain Clouds," by Leslie Marmon Silko?

Leslie Marmon Silko's story, "A Man to Send Rain Clouds," is a window into the juxtaposition of worldviews and traditions that are a common experience among Native American communities. In this instance, the reader is able to see the different reactions from the family of Teofilio, an old man who has died, and a young priest who has a small parish in the community. The family members readily accept that a combination of traditional beliefs and catholic practices are appropriate at Teofilio’s funeral, but the entire situation is one which Father Paul, the young priest, must struggle to understand.

The first thing that the young Priest does not understand is Teofilio’s condition. Father Paul is worried about the old man, as he has not seen him in several days. He asks the family about him when he sees them, and they tell him that they found the old man and that everything is okay now. Father Paul takes that to mean that Teofilio is safe, but the family means that they will take care of his funeral.

The misunderstanding between the young priest and Teofilio’s family concerning the fate of the old man leads to a greater misunderstanding when Ken, a member of Teofilio’s family, approaches the priest about sprinkling holy water on Teofilio when they bury him. The family wants the holy water sprinkled so that the old man will not be thirsty. It appears that this is not a tradition, but something from catholic rites that the family wants to incorporate into the burial. The young priest at first refuses. He is upset that he was not told that Teofilio was dead, and he is also upset that he was not able to perform last rites and hold a funeral mass for the old man, whom he regards as a member of his parish and thus Christian. Father Paul does not understand that the family wants to incorporate an aspect of the catholic funeral rite that makes sense to them.

The young priest acquiesces, however, and attends the funeral, perhaps due to his respect for Teofilio, but perhaps also so that he can perform at least some part of the rite he considers most important. He sprinkles his entire container of holy water on the old man’s body, and he is fascinated by the way that the blanket over the body and the sandy ground soak up the water as soon as it touches them. It reminds him of something, but he cannot think of what. Then the narrator puts it in the context of August rain, and the readers may take this to mean that the young priest then understands that the holy water is like rain, a scarce and revered resource in the lives of the Puebloan people.

The reader may further infer that Father Paul may now have some greater understanding of the mixture of traditions and beliefs that coexists among the people of the community. However, it may also be that the young priest will never fully understand the less structured and more adaptable people whom he is trying to serve in the only way he does truly understand.      

What aspects of "My Financial Career" could I critically appreciate, other than the humor?

You could critically appreciate Stephen Leacock's effective use of simple English, including his natural dialogue. "My Financial Career," like most of Leacock's other humorous essays, is so easy to read that he sounds like an intelligent friend talking to the reader as a friend and confidant. Leacock made an extremely strong impression on Robert Benchley, one of the very best American humorists, who said somewhere that he had written everything Leacock ever wrote. Not read, Benchley said, but written. In other words, Benchley took the same subjects and expressed his feelings in his own also extremely simple, reader-friendly language. Leacock's writing seems so simple that it is easy to overlook the artistry that went into it. Notice the extremely short paragraphs and single lines of dialogue. This is the kind of writing that used to be called "light summer reading," the kind of writing that students like to read during summer vacation while lounging around the swimming pool.

You could also critically appreciate Leacock's characterization and his description of the setting. When we read "My Financial Career" we feel we are inside that big bank with its thick walls and somber, silent and sterile interior. We can see those tellers hiding inside their cages, and we can visualize the bank manager, who has to act very poised, self-confident, dependable, and "in charge," but is very easily frightened because his business is a prime target for dangerous criminals. Willie Sutton, the famous bank robber, once said that he robbed banks because that was where the money was.

You might also compare Leacock with the great Mark Twain. Both men used wild exaggeration to achieve humorous effects. Leacock was undoubtedly influenced by Mark Twain, who published many short humor pieces during his career.

Isabel earned 350earned points while she was playing blasting robot. Isabel's mom earned 3 times as many points as Isabel. How many points did...

To solve, consider the math form of the phrase five times as many m as n, which is:

This indicates that Isabel's mom has earned more points than her's. And it is equal to three times her points.

Since Isabel has earned 350 points

# of points earned by Isabel = 350

then her mom earned:

number points earned by her mom

Therefore, Isabel's mom earned 1050 points.

From Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, what are some of Captain Beatty's conflicting traits?

Captain Beatty assumes the role of the antagonist for Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. Some of the best-written villains are those who are not solely evil, but who also encompass human qualities also expressed in the protagonist. This is the case between Beatty and Montag. They are both firemen, whose job it is to go out and destroy people's homes along with their books; and, they both gain interest in books because they wonder what they are missing in life. The conflict between the two is Beatty does not find any satisfaction from reading books, so he assimilates with society, forgets books altogether, and never looks back. Montag, on the other hand, finds the value of books and risks his life to escape the book-burning society. 

Bradbury does a wonderful job unveiling Beatty's conflicting traits. First, Beatty shows concern for Montag by showing up to his house when he calls in sick. Then, Beatty breaks down the history of book burning and seems to give Montag a redeeming chance for going a little wayward from the values of the society. In this case, it seems as if Beatty is good and cares about Montag. Unfortunately, Beatty is a product of the society and ultimately has Montag burn his own house down when neighbors report him for having books. 

Another conflicting quality is that Beatty shows Montag in a later verbal smack-down that he is in fact well-read! Beatty isn't just some ignorant follower of the government, he had doubted at some point in his life, too. He read probably more than Montag because he is knowledgeable and clever with his arguments. Thus, he uses passages and quotes from literature to refute any claims Montag might have to preserve books. In the process of showing off his mental library, Beatty brags:

"Oh, you were scared silly, . . . for I was doing a terrible thing in using the very books you clung to, to rebut you on every hand, on every point! What traitors books can be!" (107).

In summary, Beatty's conflicting traits are that he seems to care about Montag, but does not flinch when it is time to burn Montag's house. Beatty is well-read and understands books, but has chosen to fight against their preservation because he didn't find any redeeming quality; if anything, Beatty seems to have gotten more confused by reading books, which is the complete opposite of what should happen.

Would evaporation happen faster in a thick liquid? Explain.

Evaporation would happen slower in a thick liquid as compared to a thin liquid.

The property of a liquid that makes it thick is viscosity. Viscosity is resistance to flow. It's caused by friction within the liquid due to cohesion between the molecules.

When comparing liquids, one that is thicker, or more viscous, is also less volatile, meaning that it evaporates more slowly. Viscosity and volatility are caused by the same phenomenon, intermolecular attractions. The cohesion between particles in a viscous liquid is due to strong attractions between them. Volatile liquids have weaker attractions between the particles.

The vapor pressure of a substance gives an indication of its volatility. Vapor pressure is the pressure exerted by a vapor at the surface of its liquid phase when the two phases are in equilibrium. Vapor pressure depends on temperature and atmospheric pressure. At the same temperature and pressure a substance with a higher vapor pressure evaporates more easily, meaning that particles escape into the gas phase more readily. This is volatility. A viscous or thick substance has a lower vapor pressure because its strong intermolecular attractions keep the molecules from evaporating as easily.

What kind of life does the poet in "Song of Myself" (Leaves of Grass) wish man to have? Does this work illustrate that Walt Whitman is an American...

Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself" is a long sprawling poem in free verse that uses a narrative persona both specific in details such as age and place and mythic in its ability to incorporate the vastness that is the New World. In the poem, Whitman strives to create a genuinely American persona and poetics and identifies the former with the latter. The new poetry for him is associated with a new, unexplored land, vast, expansive and free, and a new type of person, as untrammeled by the shibboleths of European culture as the land is free from the burden of European history. 

The new American self of the poem is one that forges life and thought anew in a new world:

Creeds and schools in abeyance...

I permit to speak at every hazard,

Nature without check with original energy.

The new self is defined by freedom from old constraints of ideology, religion, social, and sexual conventions, free to speak and love as it wills. It is purely natural and associated with the natural wilderness of the New World rather than the urbanism of the Old World. It is uncorrupted and open to experience. Religiously, the poem in pantheistic, seeing the divine in all things. 

Thus the poem is Whitman's effort to create himself as an American bard writing a uniquely American poetry, freed from the poetic conventions of the Old World. 

In Ceremony by Leslie Marmon Silko, is Tayo edging toward failure or healing? What is the author trying to communicate with the section that...

Tayo is edging toward healing. We know this in part because his healing is foreshadowed by the story he instinctively tells during the rain. The story, told while trying to hold on to the blanket in the driving wind and rain, associates him with the story-teller and the Thought-Woman who introduce the story of Tayo. This association points to life, thus to healing. In their beginning story, "he said":

I will tell you something about stories,
[he said] ...
They are all we have, you see, [...]
I keep them here
[he said] ...
See, it is moving.
There is life here
for the people.

During the war, before the fading like "white smoke," before the "white corn sand painting" circle, before the ceremony, before the vision quest, we learn of the story Tayo instinctively told in the heat of war:

[Tayo] made a story for all of them, a story to give them strength. The words of the story poured out of his mouth as if they had substance, pebbles and stone extending to hold the corporal up,...

With this foreshadowing and association in place early in the novel's structure, we know that throughout his struggles and quests, Tayo is edging toward healing and that in the end he will be healed: a ceremony, as spoken and thought of by the story-teller and the Thought-Woman, will heal him: "I'm telling you the story she is thinking. / Ceremony."

Even though Tayo does not know it himself, he is a seer and a visionary who instinctively feels the story that needs to be told to give "life" to his people, even when his people are in the midst of a shocking war; even when his people are fellow soldiers; even when his people comprise his fallen cousin Rocky.

What is electron degeneracy pressure?

Electron degeneracy pressure arises from quantum effects. It follows directly from the Pauli exclusion principle, which states the following: two identical fermions cannot occupy the same quantum state (a set of values that describes the state of a particle) simultaneously. Now, an electron is a fermion and thus this principle applies to it. An intuitive way of understanding this principle is to say that two electrons cannot occupy the same position simultaneously - this fact is important to get an intuitive idea of where the "pressure" comes from.

Now, to understand what the electron degeneracy pressure is, let us imagine a bunch of electrons inside a box that can change its volume as we wish. Then let's make the box smaller, squeezing the electrons inside.

As these electrons get squeezed together, their quantum states start to look the same. To avoid becoming equal, as the Pauli exclusion principle prohibits, they are required to have different energy levels (or, to become more energized). So, if you wish to add another electron to this box, you need to raise the energy level of another electron inside the box (thus, changing its quantum state). It's this energy that is required to add another electron to the box that is perceived as a "pressure."

Now, keep in mind this is a superficial explanation of how this pressure works, and there is a lot of math behind it.

I hope I gave you some enlightment on the subject!

How might computer systems change the future?

Computer systems have advanced quite a bit over the last few decades and enabled a number of innovations that have enhanced our standard of life. Some of the areas in which computer systems will affect our lives and change the future are communication, transportation, housing and medical care, etc. Better communication facilities are expected in the future through more advanced computer systems. We can expect better bandwidths for instant data transfer to enable faster communication, navigation, records management, etc. Smart transportation through advanced computer systems is also expected. We already have driverless cars in San Francisco (a project by Google). In the future, our entire transport system maybe driverless and thus less prone to accidents and more comfortable to people. Smart housing and smart cities are also being developed with the help of computer systems. These homes and communities have not only lower environmental footprints but better living standards as well. We can also expect enhancements in medical care through the use of computer systems for more precise surgeries and better detection and treatment of disease. One particular example is a wearable device that can send data directly to doctors and, with future advances, may be able to treat us (by providing the right dosages, controlling diet, etc.).

Hence computer systems are, hopefully, going to improve our living standards in the future.

Hope this helps. 

What New York department store was accused of racially profiling it's customers?

I believe you’re asking about the 2013 incident involving Barney’s Department Store on Madison Avenue.  In an attempt to curb a recent increase in shoplifting, store security at the time would single out African-American and Latino customers, following them around the store.  In addition they would question the ability of minority customers to actually pay for the items they were purchasing and accuse them of using fake credit cards, according to interviews conducted by The New York Times, sometimes following their customers blocks beyond the department store and frisking them down on the sidewalk.  This sort of behavior was described in NYT article as “shop and frisk,” and minorities were being disproportionately targeted by the practice.

The story came to a head when two young black customers sued Barney’s for profiling after making purchases at the store.  Both the customers were students at the time.  The department store ended up paying $525,000 in fees and penalties, and according to The Huffington Post,  “will retain an independent anti-profiling consultant, put in place new anti-profiling policies and add anti-profiling training for security and sales workers.”

A Macy's store across the street from Barney's Madison Avenue location also came under fire for similar practices in 2013.

In "The Bet," considering the behavior of the lawyer during his imprisonment, how would you explain the content of his note?

The lawyer was not a particularly well-educated man at the time he made the bet with the banker. He had probably devoted most of his collegiate years to studying law, which is an intricate, demanding subject and would require most of his attention. Then when he found himself a prisoner who had to do without human companionship for fifteen years, he naturally turned to reading to pass the time and occupy his mind. No doubt he was very intelligent, but like a lot of men who specialize in a profession such as medicine, law, engineering, or accounting, he had probably given little thought to such matters as philosophy, art or religion. Many doctors and other professionals discover in middle age that they have missed something very important in life while pursuing success in a practical profession. It is significant that the lawyer did not ask the banker to provide him with any law books. The lawyer seems to be compensating for the one-sided nature of his education. His incarceration is an opportunity in disguise. He has nothing but time. He can study what others have had to say about the questions that would naturally occur to an intelligent person in his position. 

What we read shapes our minds. If we read trash, it is inevitable that our minds will be weak and unfocused. According to the narrator, the lawyer read frivolous books for a short time but then spent many years studying the most abstruse and serious books in the world's literature.

In the second half of the sixth year the prisoner began zealously studying languages, philosophy, and history. He threw himself eagerly into these studies—so much so that the banker had enough to do to get him the books he ordered. In the course of four years some six hundred volumes were procured at his request.

It would be impossible to understand how all this reading shaped the lawyer's mind without reading those six hundred books—and one might have to be sentenced to solitary confinement in order to have the time and the motivation to focus on them the way the lawyer did. It is significant that after reading all those books he turned his attention to the gospels in the New Testament, as if the sum and substance of human wisdom could be encapsulated in the teaching of Jesus.

Jesus had no use for worldly goods. He taught that a person could reach the "Kingdom of heaven" and attain immortality here on earth through prayer and meditation. This seems to have been the lawyer's view at the end of the story. It explains why he wrote the letter which he left for the banker as he was about to forfeit the bet by breaking the seal on the door of lodge where he had spent fifteen years as a prisoner and disappearing during the night. Ironically, he agreed to spend fifteen years in solitary confinement because he coveted that two million rubles, and at the end of the fifteen years he didn't even want to collect them.

Why doesn’t Margot interact with the other children? What causes the conflict between Margot and the other children?

Bradbury doesn't explicitly tell his readers why Margot doesn't interact with the children.  The reader has to make a judgment call on the issue.  I think she doesn't interact with the other children because she is newer to Venus and the school than all of the other children.  She isn't that terribly new to the school though.  The text says that Margot arrived on Venus five years earlier.  

And then, of course, the biggest crime of all was that she had come here only five years ago from Earth, and she remembered the sun and the way the sun was and the sky was when she was four in Ohio. And they, they had been on Venus all their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out and had long since forgotten the color and heat of it and the way it really was.

That should be enough time for her to make friends and find her niche, but she never does.  I think a part of her being an outsider is partially her fault.  Sure, she is an outsider when she first comes, but I think Margot perpetuates her "differentness" by not attempting to participate in the games with the other children. 

And this was because she would play no games with them in the echoing tunnels of the underground city. If they tagged her and ran, she stood blinking after them and did not follow. When the class sang songs about happiness and life and games her lips barely moved.

I don't know why Margot doesn't interact with the other children.  The text never says, but the text seems to indicate the Margot is in a perpetual state of depression.  Scientifically speaking, that could be because of Seasonal Affective Disorder.  It's a depressed mood driven by lack of sunlight.  That sounds weird, but it's a legitimate disorder.  Margot simply might not be able to muster up the energy to appropriately interact with the other children if she is suffering from severe depression. 

The main conflict between Margot and the other children is that Margot definitely remembers what sunlight looks and feels like.  The other children do not.  That singular fact drives a wedge between Margot and the other children.  Some of the children do not believe her, and I think some of the children are flat out jealous of Margot and her memory of the sun.  

And they, they had been on Venus all their lives, and they had been only two years old when last the sun came out and had long since forgotten the color and heat of it and the way it really was.

But Margot remembered.

"It’s like a penny," she said once, eyes closed.

"No it’s not!" the children cried.

"It’s like a fire," she said, "in the stove."

"You’re lying, you don’t remember !" cried the children

Provide a character sketch of Virginia Otis.

In "The Canterville Ghost," Virginia is the only member of the family who shows no interest in the ghost at all. She does not bother him nor does she try to remove the blood-stain in the library, like the other members of her family. This demonstrates her unprejudiced and inclusive attitude towards others: she not only accepts the ghost as a fellow inhabitant of the house but she respects his historic position.

Secondly, Virginia is kind-hearted, as we see in Chapter Five when she meets the Canterville ghost in person. When he tells her that he was starved to death, for example, she offers him a sandwich from her case. In addition, when the ghost says that he has not slept for three hundred years and is very tired, her reaction provides further evidence of her kind and gentle nature:

Virginia grew quite grave, and her little lips trembled like rose-leaves.

Finally, Virginia is helpful and generous, even when her safety is in peril. This is shown by her willingness to help the ghost, even though she is warned against it:

Horrible animals with lizard tails, and goggle eyes, blinked at her from the carven chimney-piece, and murmured 'Beware! little Virginia, beware! we may never see you again."

What is Cherry's most significant need in the novel The Outsiders?

Cherry is a Soc cheerleader who lost her boyfriend after he was stabbed and killed by Johnny. At the beginning of the novel, Ponyboy and Johnny meet Cherry and her friend, Marcia, at the drive-ins. Ponyboy and Cherry share a connection and begin to discuss the differences between their social groups. Cherry tells Ponyboy that the Socs are superficial and describes her social group as one big rat race. She proceeds to explain to Pony that nothing is real to her friends and that they are more concerned about keeping up with appearances than actually connecting on a personal level. Despite being a Greaser, Pony and Cherry become friends, and Cherry even offers to spy on the Socs before the big rumble. The reason she connects with Ponyboy is because he is an authentic individual who is sympathetic to her situation. What Cherry needs the most in life is a genuine friend who is empathetic and caring. 

In Homer's The Odyssey, what craft are the Phaeacians known for?

When Odysseus finally lands in Phaeacia, Nausicaa, the daughter of King Alcinous, tells him that the Phaeacians are known for their ship building.  She tells him that every man has his own mooring spot, and she describes the place where the black ships and all their oars and trappings are made.  She says that her countrymen aren't archers, and they do not care for bows and arrows (i.e. other employments).  The thing that really brings them joy are the maritime pursuits. 

However, this puts them in a pretty difficult situation.  Nausicaa draws attention to the "beautiful grounds of Poseidon" that exist in Phaeacia, and it would make sense that a people whose livelihood is completely dependent on the sea would pay especial attention to Poseidon.  Poseidon, though, has wanted revenge on Odysseus ever since the hero blinded his son, Polyphemus, so he isn't going to look kindly on the help the Phaeacians give him.  In the end, Poseidon turns the ship that takes Odysseus back to Ithaca to stone, and it sinks. 

What are four examples or quotations from the book Night by Elie Wiesel that exhibit indifference?

Indifference plays a major role in Elie Wiesel’s Night. In the cattle cars during transportation to a concentration camp, Mrs. Schächter screams that she can see fire and that everyone is going to die. When the train arrives at the camps and those fires become painfully real to everyone, she falls silent. Elie describes her as “Mute again, indifferent, absent” (28). Readers see a different kind of indifference on the very next page when the officers at the camp separate the men and women. Elie says these officers declare orders in “words spoken quietly, indifferently, without emotion” (29). Later in the text, the prisoners have been deprived of humane treatment for months, sometimes years, and they no longer hold the capacity to emote or concern themselves with much other than their own survival. During a winter march, Elie notes the indifferent attitude of those simply forcing themselves to go on, to survive: “Beneath our feet there lay men, crushed, trampled underfoot, dying. Nobody paid attention to them” (89). This indifference eventually extends to the survivors themselves as they ride a transport train, starving, freezing, and exhausted. They no longer have the will to push themselves but follow orders out of habit and lack of will to object. Elie describes the crowd’s mentality as such: “Our minds numb with indifference. Here or elsewhere, what did it matter? Die today or tomorrow, or later?” (98). Indifference as a theme permeates the peoples on all sides of the war at different points and in different ways.

Wiesel, Elie. Night. Trans. Marion Wiesel. New York: Hill and Wang, 2006. Book.

According to the Gospel of Wealth, what are three specific examples of philanthropy?

According to the Gospel of Wealth, wealthy people had an obligation to use their wealth to help people in need. The Gospel of Wealth didn’t refer to giving handouts to people, but, instead, to provide them with the things that would help them to help themselves. Andrew Carnegie was a big believer in the Gospel of Wealth.

One example of philanthropy that was part of the Gospel of Wealth was building libraries. Andrew Carnegie provided lots of money to build many libraries. The purpose of building libraries is to allow people to read books and to obtain materials that would further their education and their studies. If people could get an education, they would have a much greater chance of improving their condition in life.

Another Gospel of Wealth-related example of philanthropy was to build concert halls or provide funds for churches to buy the pipes for their organs. By building concert halls, musicians would have a place to perform and earn a living. People would have a place to go to be entertained by these musicians. People would be able to enjoy the religious services and possibly be inspired by religious values if they attended churches where music could accompany prayer.

A final example of philanthropy related to the Gospel of Wealth is providing money to fund universities. If people could pursue a higher education and get a college degree, they would have a better chance of improving their place in life.

Andrew Carnegie believed in the concepts of the Gospel of Wealth. He believed the wealthy should use their money to help people who want to help themselves improve their position in life.

In what ways do Lucky and Pozzo contribute to the thematic structure of the play, Waiting for Godot?

Thematic structure – this term is quite useful in a discussion of this work, because Beckett is dealing with the essential duality of mind and body, the two problematic elements in human existence. Of course, as has been pointed out numerous times, Gogo and Didi, in their actions, their obsessions with feet and heads, boots and hats, etc. are character examples of this essential duality in Mankind. This thematic structure is reiterated several times, as in the two messenger boys, the two seasons, even the two-act play structure. But the most telling of these dualities is the pair of Pozzo (putatively the order-giver) and Lucky (the slave, subject to the demands of the mind, but locked into the physical world – food, the stool, the rope,etc.) It is ironic and dramatic genius, then, for Beckett to have Lucky dance and talk nonsense (“Think, pig!”) in Act II, a parody of the inability for mind and body to communicate effectively. Here is Beckett’s larger theme, our need to find “meaning” and “direction” by resorting to our own facticity, not relying on the presence of "Godot" to give us the ability to choose (that is, invent). Pozzo and Lucky make the existential condition universal.

How does Molly behave towards Jaggers?

Molly serves Mr. Jaggers with indifference and without any warmth of respect. Without a word she brings the meal and avoids any kind of conversation with him, if at all possible. She seems to avoid eye contact with all the men in the room. Mr. Jaggers treats Molly as an obstacle of interest, not as a human being. When he bids her show the scars on her arms, he has no concern of what her feelings of this are, at being put on display. Her strength and her willingness to kill out of revenge is a point of entertainment to Jaggers. It is only toward the end of the story that the reader learns of her background and her centrality to the lives of Magwitch and Estella. To Jaggers, she is one item of business in his daily tasks, as is Pip and presumably all he encounters.

Is it true that assets are not shown in single entry bookkeeping making theft from business by employees more likely? If so, how?

Single-entry accounting is much simpler to use, but also much less reliable than double-entry accounting. Single-entry is generally only allowed for small businesses that cannot afford to hire full-time accounting staff.

Single-entry accounting basically only keeps track of two things: How much money comes in, and how much money goes out. This makes it very simple to use, but also prone to a number of different errors and distortions.

First of all, double-entry accounting has a built-in error-correction mechanism: Debits and credits must balance. Single-entry accounting has no such mechanism.

Second, as you correctly note, asset values are not recorded in single-entry accounting. You record what you paid for them, and if you sell them later what you sold them for; but you do not mark their value to market while you own them as you would in double-entry accounting.

I'm not sure it's necessarily true that it is easier to steal from a company that uses single-entry accounting, but it might be, simply because there is no error-correction mechanism. If you forge a few figures on one balance sheet, there is no other balance sheet to check it against, as there would be with double-entry accounting.

Double-entry accounting is by no means a complete solution to fraud, however: A number of corporations (famously Enron) have used fraudulent double-entry accounting to inflate their value and extract wealth for their owners. In fact, most fraud is probably committed under double-entry accounting systems, because most fraud is committed in large corporations and most large corporations are required to use double-entry accounting.

How did World War I make the federal government more powerful?

The federal government became more powerful during World War I. The government was able to take over various aspects of the economy to help with the war effort. The War Industries Board was created. It had the responsibility of deciding what war materials would be produced and by whom. The National War Labor Board formed to help settle labor disputes. We needed everybody who was working to keep working, so this Board helped to end labor disputes. They often pressured businesses to settle with workers in return for a no-strike promise by the workers.

Other activities increased the government’s powers. The Selective Service Act allowed for soldiers to be drafted. The Committee on Public Information helped to mold public opinion in support of the war by developing pamphlets, posters, and slogans. The government encouraged people to consume less bread and meat while growing their own vegetables. The government also encouraged people to buy war bonds to help pay for the war.

The government was able to reduce people’s freedoms during the war. The Sedition Act made it illegal to criticize the government or the war effort. The Espionage Act made it easily to punish activities that were against the war. It is always a delicate balancing between protecting individual rights and doing things to support the war effort.

In various ways, the government’s power increased during World War I.

In Macbeth, if the witches have control over the apparitions, then what is the point of the first apparition contradicting the other two?

As it turns out, the other two apparitions (and, for that matter, the circle of kings that later appear) do not actually contradict the first one. The important thing, though, is that Macbeth ignores the first apparition, which warns him to beware Macduff, once he sees the second one, which tells him that no man "of woman born" can harm him. We find out at the end of the play that Macduff was in fact "untimely ripp'd" from his mother's womb (i.e., he was born by Caesarian section) and so the prophecies turn out to be true. But they are certainly misleading, and Macbeth in his ambition and his trust in the witches, who had been unambiguously correct about his future up to that point, acts with confidence. He proceeds to try to kill Macduff, but his assassins only manage to kill the thane's family. The apparitions are thus crucial to the plot--they raise the question, still debated by scholars and fans of the play, of whether Macbeth was more undone by his own ambition or by meddling of malevolent supernatural forces. At the end of the play, confronting his own death, Macbeth asserts the latter.

What was Alexander Hamilton's program for dealing with national and state debt?

After the Constitution was ratified, one issue we had to face was our debt. Alexander Hamilton, as Secretary of the Treasury, developed a plan to pay our debt. Alexander Hamilton wanted to combine the debts of the state governments and the national government into one, large federal debt. He wanted to issue new bonds and also use tax revenue to pay off the debt. This plan was very controversial.

The controversy centered on several issues. Some states, mainly southern states, had paid their debt. Now they were going to have to cover the debt of other states. They weren’t happy about this scenario. Some people believed the plan was unconstitutional since the Constitution said nothing about the federal government paying off debts with such a plan. Also, there was significant concern about redeeming the old bonds, issued during the Revolutionary War, at full value. Many people sold those bonds to northern speculators for a fraction of the full value of the bond. Now the speculators would make a lot of money if Hamilton’s plan went through. The northerners would benefit more than southerners.

To pass the plan, a compromise was reached. In order for southerners to support the plan, the capital would move to Washington, D.C. from New York. Virginia and Maryland would donate the land for the capital. This compromise was accepted, the debt plan went into effect, and the capital eventually moved to Washington, D.C.

Justify the title of Rudyard Kipling's poem "IF". Why does he use the word "if" in each line of the poem?

Each time a line in Rudyard Kipling's poem starts with "if," he introduces another principle of life that needs to be discussed before a promise is given at the end of the poem. Hence, the structure of the poem is based on presenting one major principle of life after another; but before each one is described, a conditional "if" is placed before it to show that the promised results are based on personal choice and follow-through. For example, the promise at the end of the poem is as follows:

"Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,

And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son!" (Lines 31-32)

Therefore, becoming a man and inheriting all of life's opportunities provided on Earth are based on "if" a person chooses to accept the principles that precede the end result. Another way to put it is that Kipling itemizes major struggles that people go through in life, then shows a way to endure them; hence, if a person can endure these struggles by also behaving properly through each trial, the promise in the end will be his. Again, Kipling follows a specific pattern throughout the poem, which is basically like saying, "If you can face this struggle, and bear it patiently, then you will obtain the secret to a successful life." Since the "ifs" are all connected to the many principles discussed, and based on a person's choices in order to obtain the promise, then the title of the poem is perfect.

Why do multicellular organisms need a very efficient waste removal system?

The thing about the process of living that most people forget about is waste removal.  When you talk about what it takes for a person to live a healthy life (multicellular level), most people think about eating good food, breathing good air.  While those are necessary prerequisites for a person to live, at the same time, waste products are being created by a process of energy production called cellular respiration.  It is just as important to get those waste products out of the body as it is to import the things necessary to live, food and oxygen.  I explain it to my students like this: "Someone at your house is responsible for getting the trash out to the curb on garbage day (usually, it is them!).   Has that person every forgotten to take the trash out?  If that happens on a regular basis, what happens to the internal environment of the home?"  Of course, if the trash starts piling up, it won't be too long until all sorts of vermin come in to secure their new food source.  These vermin make waste products too, so the trash problem starts compounding.  Needless to say, some of these waste products are gases, and they don't have a very fragrant aroma to them.  The point is, the overall quality of the environment degrades, and in many cases, decomposes to a point of bad existence.  Stop and think about how many times you have to go the restroom in the course of just one day, and you get an idea of how much waste your body creates as it conducts it's life processes.

Is social media necessary in today's world?

Social media allows people to connect and maintain relationships with people across the world, and it has become a regular part of the lives of people who live in developed nations. For many people, it is necessary. For example, many marketing and community engagement jobs require their employees to be proficient in all the major social media platforms; job-seekers who do not possess these skills are not likely to be hired. Similarly, businesses who do not have a social media presence operate at a heavy disadvantage to their competitors who do.

However, social media does not have to be necessary. The vast majority of the world's inhabitants do not have access to social media, but even those who do can alter their lifestyles so that social media is not necessary. For instance, a person could pursue a job in which social media proficiency is not necessary. This person could also use traditional means to communicate with friends and family, such as writing letters or talking on the telephone.

What is the role of plants in the carbon cycle?

Carbon is Absorbed by Plants

Plants absorb carbon (C), in the form of carbon dioxide ( ), into their cells from the atmosphere. 

The plants then use the absorbed  in the chemical process of photosynthesis. During photosynthesis, plants use energy from the sun and combine  with water to form sugar ( ) and oxygen ( ), as shown in the reaction below:

      energy

Carbon is Released by Plants

Plants return carbon to the atmosphere in the form of carbon dioxide  ( . This can occur four ways:

1. Plants break down the sugar for energy and release carbon dioxide.


2. Animals eat plants, break down the sugar for energy, and release carbon dioxide.


3. Plants die and decay. During the decay process, bacteria eat the dead plants, break down the sugar for energy, and release carbon dioxide .


4. Plants are destroyed by fire. When plants are burned, the sugar combines with oxygen to release carbon dioxide.  .

All four of these processes occur according to the chemical reaction below:

        energy

Once carbon dioxide is released back into the atmosphere, the carbon cycle begins again.

"I Celebrate Myself" is the first section of Whitman's poem "Song of Myself." In what ways does "I celebrate myself" serve as an appropriate...

In the collection of Whitman's work, eventually titled "Leaves of Grass," every image, every experience, every "atom of my blood," is a celebration, not only of Whitman but also of the reader -- "For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you."  As Whitman gathers his life anecdote by anecdote, every contact with other humans ("the country boy at the close of the day driving the herd of cows"), every moment of repose with Nature ("I looked up in perfect silence at the stars"), in every appreciation of civilization's progress (from farm animals to "streets, piers, shipping, store-houses"), "I am mad for it to be in contact with me."  He "celebrates" his very existence, his own facticity, as he "contributes a verse" by inviting his soul to observe the world with him.  Whitman is celebrating the immediacy of his physical presence, "signing for body and soul" when he puts his signature to his work. 

Which symbols are best used to enrich the themes of Lord of the Flies? Explain.

The Conch Shell: The conch shell symbolizes civility and democracy throughout the novel. Ralph initially blows the conch to call the boys together and is elected chief, partly because he is holding the conch. During assemblies, the person holding the conch gets to speak. Whenever the boys begin talking over each other or become sidetracked during the meetings, the conch is lifted, and the boys become silent. Towards the end of the novel, Piggy is killed, and the conch is broken. When the conch breaks, it symbolizes that all hope for order and humanity on the island is lost.

The Lord of the Flies: The rotting pig's head symbolizes the manifestation of evil on the island. The Lord of the Flies is the literal translation of Beelzebub, which is another name for the devil. The Lord of the Flies speaks to Simon and tells him that the evil on the island is actually "inside" each one of the boys. Golding suggests that humans are inherently evil, and the Lord of the Flies reflects this belief. Simon's meeting with the Lord of the Flies has been said to symbolize Jesus' temptation in the wilderness.

Signal Fire: The signal fire symbolizes hope and rescue. Ralph's commitment to maintaining the signal fire reflects his desire to return to civilization. Jack's decision to dismiss the signal fire reflects his desire to live as a savage.

Explain how Rebecca Nurse establishes credibility after she calms Betty Parris.

After she calms Betty Parris and amazes the room, Rebecca Nurse establishes her credibility by referencing her vast experience when it comes to children and their strange behaviors.  She's had eleven children and twenty six grandchildren, and "[she] has seen them all through their silly seasons, and when it come on them they will run the Devil bowlegged keeping up with their mischief."  Thus, she has witnessed a great many children growing up, and she understands that acting oddly and making questionable decisions is simply a part of this process.  She implies that children do things for strange reasons, but that this is a common, indeed a natural, part of life.  It is not, as some suggest in the play, unnatural.  She is very much the voice of reason, wise and understanding, when all around her are the beginnings of hysteria and chaos and superstition.

Who is behind each door in "The Lady or the Tiger" by Frank Stockton?

"Who is behind each door in the Lady or the Tiger?" by Frank Stockton is a question that is up to each reader to answer. Nobody knows for sure which door leads to the princess's lover and which leads to the tiger except for the princess, and she does not tell us. What we do know is that the princess loves the young man who must choose a door. We also know that the princess is very jealous of the "lady" who is behind one of the doors. The princess has the power to direct her lover, but would she rather he be eaten by the tiger or spend the rest of his life with another woman that the princess despises? Is her love or her jealousy stronger?  That is for you, the reader, to decide!

Is "The Purloined Letter" a successful detective story? Why or why not?

Poe can actually set the standard of success for detective stories, considering that he wrote the prototype to all literature works of this genre, in the first place. Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue", published on April 20, 1841 is considered to be the first detective story ever written.

It is generally accepted that Poe was inspired by the Mémoires of François-Eugène Vidocq, who founded the first detective bureau (in history) and set it up in Paris in the year 1817. Since Vidocq's book was published around 1828 or 1829, it is likely that Poe became quite enthusiastic with the mysterious nature of finding out, through clues and common sense, answers that would never be found otherwise. 

"The Purloined Letter"

"The Purloined Letter" was published in 1844, which is three years after the publication of "Rue Morgue". However, the story serves as a kind of continuum, since it is one of the many cases of original "Rue Morgue" detective, C. Auguste Dupin. To determine the effectiveness of this particular story lets observe some of the "Twenty Rules for Writing Detective Stories" by Willard Huntington Wright (a.k.a. S.S. Van Dine), published in 1928 in American Magazine. This article is generally accepted as one of the most comprehensive in the analysis of this type of stories. 

As we follow Van Dine's rules, let's first look at the man solving the mysteries. C. Auguste Dupin reunites traits required in Van Dine's article

• No personal love interest, but a complete passion for solving crimes


• The detective is not one by name, but by actions. The moment Dupin actually starts "detecting" cues and making correlations is when he actually embodies the true meaning of being a "detective". 


• The detective uses strictly naturalistic ways to solve the crime. In other words, no extra help from the supernatural, chance, or convenient coincidence. Deductive and inductive thinking are a must. 


• The detective is one deus ex machina capable of bringing the thoughts of several characters and summarize them into one. This is not only the case of Dupin, but also of those who came after him in literature, such as Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot.

Now, let's look at the actual plot. The elements that will come together to bring the mystery to light must be in place in a way that is interesting and easy to follow.

Readers have the same opportunity to solve the mystery as Dupin

According to Van Dine, 

The reader must have equal opportunity with the detective for solving the mystery. All clues must be plainly stated and described.

It is clear that in "The Purloined Letter", Poe was neither too elaborate nor complex in his treatment of the evidence. It can even be retold in one sentence: A compromising letter written to the Queen of England by a disgruntled Minister. This is simple enough to follow when it is the reader's turn to put the facts together. 

The perpetrator has personal motives, and situations that are relevant to the readers should be introduced.

Also in Van Dine's article, 

The motives for all crimes in detective stories should be personal. International plottings and war politics belong in a different category of fiction — in secret-service tales, for instance.

Both statements fit in "The Purloined Letter". The Minister had personal reasons to blackmail the Queen. Money, of course, is one of them. However, in a time (19th century) when blackmail was commonplace, the use of this social reality in a fictional story was not just clever but relevant to the readers of the time. 

One final element to consider, and one which is of utmost importance, 

The evidence should be hiding "in plain view". 

Van Dine writes, 

The truth of the problem must at all times be apparent — provided the reader is shrewd enough to see it.

In "The Purloined Letter" the smoking gun that Dupin was looking for, the letter itself, was in also hiding in plain view: dangling from a ribbon in the center of the mantlepiece. Surely, the minister already figured the hidden spots where investigators would try and look first. Hence, what could be more deceiving than  not hiding the letter, and leaving it be a part of all the other items in the room? Therefore, this is yet another way to show that Poe's story sets the standards for quality and effectiveness in detective literature. 

The "discovery" is where the magic happens in detective stories, and the reason why adepts love them so much. Being able to put facts together, remember details, make correlations, and establish motives is a formulaic way to bring to life something lurking right in front of our eyes. This requires active participation from the reader and very clever writing from the author. 

Therefore, "The Purloined Letter" definitely reunites effective techniques in storytelling and suspense that makes it a very successful story in its kind. 

In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, what are some quotes that show empathy, integrity, and tolerance?

There are several scenes throughout the novel that portray characters showing empathy for others. Atticus shows empathy for Mr. Cunningham while he is explaining how mob mentality negatively influenced him the previous night. Atticus tells Jem,

"Mr. Cunningham's basically a good man...he just has his blind spots along with the rest of us." (Lee 210)

Later on in the novel, Bob Ewell spits in Atticus' face while leaving the post office. Atticus controls his emotions and does not respond while Bob Ewell yells at him. When Atticus returns home he tells Jem,

"Jem, see if you can stand in Bob Ewell's shoes a minute. I destroyed his last shred of credibility at that trial, if he had any to begin with. The man had to have some kind of comeback, his kind always does. So if spitting in my face and threatening me saved Mayella Ewell one extra beating, that's something I'll gladly take." (Lee 292)

Atticus shows empathy for Bob Ewell by understanding his emotions. He knows that Bob Ewell is upset and is looking for revenge, and doesn't blame him for doing so.

Atticus is Scout's father and role model who plays an important part in her moral and intellectual development. Atticus displays integrity throughout the entire novel and hopes Scout follows his positive examples. In Chapter 11, Scout thinks Atticus is wrong for defending Tom Robinson because most people disagree with his decision to defend him. Atticus says,

“The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.” (Lee 140)

In Chapter 9, Atticus is talking with Scout about controlling her emotions and explains to her why he is defending Tom Robinson. She asks him if they are going to win and Atticus says,

“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” (Lee 101)

Atticus' quote portrays his integrity by refusing to stop representing Tom Robinson. He does not compromise his moral principles when faced with adversity. 

Atticus is tolerant of others throughout the novel. There are many scenes throughout the novel where Atticus shows tolerance towards his children and the community members of Maycomb. In Chapter 11, Jem returns home furious at the derogatory comments Mrs. Dubose makes towards him. Atticus says,

"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." (Lee 133)

Atticus doesn't blame Mrs. Dubose for the things she says. Instead of chastising her, he tells Jem not to let her comments bother him and act respectable. In Chapter 3, Atticus explains to Scout why the community allows the Ewells certain privileges and is tolerant towards them. He tells Scout,

"and it's certainly bad when a man spends his relief checks on green whisky while his children have a way of crying from hunger pains. I don't know of landowner around here who begrudges those children any game their father can hit...Of course he shouldn't, but he'll never change his ways. Are you going to take out your disapproval on his children?" (Lee 41)

Atticus not only describes their situation but tells Scout the reasoning behind the community's tolerant attitude towards the Ewells.

How is it that Johnny died as a hero and Dally died as a hoodlum?

Even though Johnny had actually killed someone, it was widely known that it had been in self-defense. So public opinion against him was perhaps not as firmly set as it was against Dally. Dally had a long prison record and was known by the cops as a guy that would often be involved when trouble popped up. This was Johnny's first real run-in with the law.

Then Johnny went and saved the kids in the church and was mortally hurt in the process. This quickly turned him into a hero in the eyes of the press and in the eyes of the public. The fact that he was unable to survive the wounds he received while saving all those kids made it even more likely that he would be thought of as a hero.

Dally, on the other hand, never got much credit for the role he played in helping to rescue the kids. Then, after Johnny died, he really wasn't interested in living as it broke his heart. So he held up a store and then fled from the police. Knowing what would happen, he then pulled his usually un-loaded gun and was killed by the police. Because of the way he died, he would be known as one more hoodlum who deserved what he had coming to him.

What kind of atmosphere did Poe create in "The Masque of the Red Death"?

The atmosphere inside the castle seems to be one of frantic, enforced gaiety. It is a bit reminiscent of the court of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at Versailles just before the outbreak of the French Revolution--and perhaps there is a hidden political message in Poe's story. The people inside the castellated abbey do not feel completely safe. They seem to be aware of the devastation being caused by the Red Death outside the castle walls, but to be trying their best to keep from thinking about it by diverting themselves with every possible kind of worldly pleasure.

This story is evidently intended to be read like an extended metaphor representing reality and the human condition. We are all aware that our deaths are inevitable, and yet we try to ignore the fact and to divert ourselves with all kinds of serious and frivolous activities. It would be maddening to have to be confined in such a setting for a long period of time, and the various forms of entertainment would begin to seem like lunacy. The interior of the castle is supposed to be beautiful, but it actually seems rather hideous because of its wild colors and extravagant decorations. The people pretend that they are having a good time, but most of their pleasures seem empty. They have locked the world out, but they have locked themselves in. They are prisoners. Good quotations which would serve as a moral for Poe's story are to be found throughout Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. For example:

I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

Poe seems to be drawing an analogy between Prince Prospero and his guests, on the one hand, with many of us who are alive today, on the other. We know we are going to have to die someday, but we don't want to think about it. We try to think about anything else. 

In one of Ingmar Bergman's marvelous "existential" films,Through a Glass Darkly (1961), David (Gunnar Bjornstrand), the father of Karin, the lovely girl who has recently been released from a mental hospital and is desperately searching for God, tells his daughter:

We draw a magic circle around ourself and shut out everything that doesn’t agree with our secret games.

Poe seems to be suggesting a similar contrast between "the supreme madness of the carnival" in which Fortunato is taking part in "The Cask of Amontillado" and the catacombs full of dead men's bones just below their feet. Poe was obsessed with death, as is obvious in many of his stories, notably in "Ligeia," which contains his morbid poem "The Conqueror Worm." Here is one stanza: 

But see, amid the mimic rout,
A crawling shape intrude!
A blood-red thing that writhes from out 
The scenic solitude!
It writhes! --it writhes! --with mortal pangs 
The mimes become its food,
And the seraphs sob at vermin fangs 
In human gore imbued. 

"The Masque of the Red Death" is more like a parable than a modern short story. It is very heavy on "atmosphere" but very light on plot. None of the characters is well drawn, including Prince Prospero (who has a name similar to Fortunato's in Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado"). 

What page is the quote, "it was an extraordinary gift for hope [...]," on?

In my edition, the Scribner's, this quotation is in chapter 1, on page 2. Nick says that Jay Gatsby possessed "an extraordinary gift for hope, a romantic readiness such as I have never found in any other person and which it is not likely I shall ever find again." He seems, here, to be describing Gatsby's incredible optimism, his fervent belief that it is absolutely possible to relive the past, to return to who we once were, and to make things right. He never doubts for a moment that Daisy can and will love him again, that she never could have stopped really, and that it is not too late for them to be together despite Tom, their daughter, and her new life. In an era of so much cynicism, everything Gatsby does is so that he can be reunited with Daisy, a woman who—frankly—doesn't deserve such loyalty, because he ardently loves her and has loved her for so many years (despite her lack of patience, personal weakness, and selfishness). Nick believes that he will never come across another person who feels similarly.

What is the effect of temperature on the rate of dissolving?

An increase in the temperature increases the rate of dissolving a solute in a given solution. When a solute is added to a solution, the molecules of solute and solution bump into each other and this causes the dissolving of solute. At low temperatures, the solvent molecules have low energy and hence less chances of collision are there. When we raise the temperature of the solvent, its molecules have more kinetic energy and move at a much faster rate. This causes more collision between solvent and solute molecules and hence faster dissolution of solute. 

An example is the mixing of sugar in water, when making tea. We can observe that a sugar cube takes a while to dissolve in a cup of water that came straight out of tap. In comparison, if we were to boil the water, the sugar cube will dissolve much faster. 

Hence, temperature increases the rate of dissolving of a solute.

Hope this helps. 

Why did Erik and Arthur look like fools in the final football game?

Erik and Arthur look like fools in the final football game because Brian Baylor, the boy who plays center, kept throwing the ball up way too high or wide, so that Erik and Arthur had to jump and dive to get the ball, looking stupid the whole time. It's clear that Brian did this on purpose, because before this game, he'd demonstrated excellent skills in throwing the ball properly.

We find all this out on pages 231-232, when Paul discusses the newspaper's coverage of the game with his dad on the living room floor, the morning after Thanksgiving Day. The spotlight for the entire game is focused on another boy, anyway, meaning that Erik didn't get any recognition for his performance in the game in addition to looking foolish during it.

Of course, Paul finds the whole situation funny. He's tired of seeing his cruel brother soaking in the glory of football success, but he's trying to hide his amusement from his father, who is irritated that the news article doesn't portray his other son in a better light.

What was the revolt in 1847?

The Revolt of 1847, also known as the Taos Revolt or Taos Rebellion, was a revolt that was carried out by the New Mexicans and Pueblo allies in January of 1847 during the Mexican - American War.  The American troops under the command of General Stephen Watts Kearny took control over the city of Santa Fe in 1846.  After these troops gained control over the state of New Mexico all but a small set of troops left the state to go take control over other areas. Upset over their loss of sovereignty and being cut off from Mexico, the New Mexican planned a rebellion which was to take place in December of 1846 but this effort was thwarted before the rebellion actually occurred.  The following January, the appointed governor of the New Mexican territory was killed when he traveled to his home without troops.  Following this act, the rebels began to commit other attacks.  The American forces were soon alerted, however, and the troops closed in on the rebels, putting an end to their insurrection.  The Revolt of 1847 was a victory for the American troops who crushed their opposition.                                 

What major events make up the story's beginning, conflict, climax, and resolution?

Great question! There are multiple answers to this question, so I'll elaborate on the main events in my view.

The story begins with our protagonist, Tom Benecke, regretfully choosing to stay home to work on a special innovative project for his job rather than go to the movies with his wife. When she leaves, the door closes behind her, blowing a paper vital to his project out the window. Horrified, he rushes to the window, only to see that the paper has gotten stuck on the ledge near his window, far from reach and hundreds of feet above the ground.

This is the first conflict of the story. Impulsively, Tom decides to climb out onto the ledge and risk his life to try and get the paper back. At this point in the story, we have to wonder why a straight-laced guy like Tom would choose to do something so dangerous. Our answer is provided for us in the story, as Tom describes (to himself) the "countless hours of work" he spent creating this document, and how without it, his innovative idea was "mere opinion." The emotional investment Tom made both in this document and in his work ambitions combined to create an irrational and near-fatal decision.

Tom climbs out onto the window ledge, trying desperately to numb his mind to what he is doing. The second conflict and the climax of the story occur here. Once on the ledge, he inches toward the paper, but after a terrifying close call, he completely freezes up. Hanging onto the ledge, he's forced to contemplate his regrets. Above all, he wishes he had just gone to the movie with his wife, where he would be safe and warm. He doubts that he can hang onto the window until his wife comes home. Realizing that he'll have to break a window to get back into his apartment, and that using that level of force without success could drive him backwards off the ledge, he opts to take his chances. Not knowing whether he'll succeed or not, he hits the window as hard as he can. He manages to break the window, and tumbles through into his apartment.

Through these several suspense-packed minutes, Tom has undergone virtual years of growth. He realizes that his real priorities are his own life, pleasure, experiences, and his wife. Once back in the apartment, he leaves to go find his wife at once. He leaves the paper on the table once again. As he closes the door to leave, it symbolically (and literally) blows out the window "and out of his life," prompting a burst of near hysterical laughter from Tom. He has realized that in the scheme of things, he knows now what he values, and it's definitely not this project or that paper.

What is Miller's criticism on the American dream in All My Sons?

Arthur Miller is making a statement about achieving the American dream through Joe Keller, who will do anything to obtain it. Joe, a manufacturer of airplane cylinder heads, knowingly ships out defective parts to be put in airplanes pilots will fly in WWII.  His dishonesty risks the lives of American fighters.  Although he is acquitted of sending defective parts (after blaming his partner), Joe ends up committing suicide because of the guilt he feels.  Even though he says he did it for his family, sons, and the success and money the parts bring him, Joe, in essence, puts “America’s sons” in harms way. 

Arthur Miller makes a statement in All My Sons about how those with power will do anything to achieve their dreams.  The symbolic American dream is often obtained through hard work, not dishonesty, and Miller believes that those who achieve it should also protect and keep others safe.  Unfortunately, those who seek fortunes and the American dream of success often hurt those who are not as capable of achieving it.  The pilots and soldiers were fighting for the American dream of freedom, and it was Joe Keller’s duty to keep American soldiers safe.   Joe Keller’s greed put that in jeopardy. 

What happens when Lyddie goes to sign the petition in Lyddie? What is her reaction?

When Lyddie goes to sign the petition, she learns that it has already failed.  She is devastated.

When Lyddie first hears of the factory workers’ petition, she does not want to sign it.

"But we'd be paid less." Couldn't Betsy understand that? "If we just work ten hours, we'd be paid much less." (Ch. 12)

Betsy tells her to think about the big picture, saying that her time is “is more precious than money.”  The petition in question is from Diana Gross.  She is a member of the Female Labor Reform Association.

The girls are afraid to ask for their rights.  They assume, as Amelia says, that they will lose their jobs if they complain or if they sign the petition.  Lyddie is upset because she needs the money to pay off her family’s debts.  She refuses to be a slave, but she is working because she needs to.  It is her mindset that matters to her.

Unfortunately, Lyddie injures herself on the job.  She wants to go to work even though she has a bad cut and part of her head is shaved.  She didn’t even want to leave work when she injured herself.  Even with this, Lyddie is still refusing to sign the petition.  She is angry at Betsy when she does.  However, when Betsy gets sick and loses all of her savings, Lyddie considers it.

When I'm ready to go myself, she thought, maybe I could sign that cussed petition. Not for me. I don't need it, but for Betsy and the others. It ain't right for this place to suck the strength of their youth, then cast them off like dry husks to the wind. (Ch. 14)

Just when Lyddie feels that she has almost all of the money she needs and can sign the petition, she gets a visit from an uncle she barely remembers.  He tells her that her mother has been sent to an asylum.  Lyddie is upset, because she did not feel that her mother was actually crazy.  He tells her he is selling the farm, and drops off her little sister, who is weak and seems more dead than alive.  Lyddie is horrified.  It feels like everything she has worked for is gone.

Lyddie finally decides to sign the petition, for Diana, and goes to find her at an association meeting.  There she learns that the petition has already been submitted. They tell her she can try again the next time.  Lyddie is devastated.

Lyddie stood there, openmouthed, looking from Diana's thin face to the other woman's robust one. Too late. She'd come too late. She was always too late. Too late to save the farm. Too late to keep her family together. Too late to do for Diana the only thing she knew to do. (Ch. 19)

Learning that Diana is going to have a baby, but can’t marry the father, is another blow to Lyddie.  Her friend had to leave, and Lyddie feels as if she was too late to do the only thing that she could for her.

What is an example of passive transport?

Diffusion and facilitated diffusion are two examples of passive transport. Passive transport is transport through a cell membrane that does not require energy. In either diffusion or facilitated diffusion, particles move down a concentration gradient. In other words, the particles move from areas of higher concentration to areas of lower concentration. The difference between diffusion and facilitated diffusion is that particles travel directly through the cell membrane in diffusion, whereas particles undergoing facilitated diffusion require specific transmembrane integral proteins.   

On the other hand, active transport does require energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). Energy is required during active transport because particles are pushed against their concentration gradient. In other words, particles that under active transport move from areas of lower concentration to areas of higher concentration. As in facilitated diffusion, particles undergoing active transport also travel through a carrier protein.  

If the mass of the bob of a pendulum is increased by a factor of 3, the period of the pendulum motion will ? A) increase by a factor of 2 b)...

The time period of a pendulum is a function of its length only and does not depend on the mass of its bob. Mathematically, the time period of a pendulum can be written as:

where T is the time period of the pendulum, L is the pendulum length and g is the acceleration due to gravity. Hence, time period of a pendulum is independent of the mass of its bob.

Thus, if we increase the mass of the bob of a pendulum by a factor of 3, its time period will remain unchanged. Option (b) is correct.

On the other hand, if we changed the length of the pendulum by a factor of 3, say increased it by a factor of 3, its time period will increase by a factor of .

Hope this helps.

In "The Red Headed League" what is a detail that suggests that Holmes already knows who Vincent Spaulding is?

Holmes and Watson listen to Mr. Jabez Wilson tell his story of the Red-Headed League.  They both found the story to be fantastic and humorous.  However, Sherlock tells Mr. Wilson that his problem is “refreshingly unusual.”  It appears that the whole situation has been set up by the man’s assistant, known as Vincent Spaulding.   When Sherlock asks for a description of this assistant, Mr. Wilson tells him,

“Small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, though he’s not short of thirty.  Has a white splash of acid upon his forehead.”  (pg 16)

This last piece of information gets Holmes excited, and he asks if this man also has his ears pierced.  When he receives an affirmative reply, Holmes knows who Vincent Spalding is.  He tells Watson,

“Smart fellow, that, ….. He is, in my judgment, the fourth smartest man in London, and for daring I am not sure that he has not a claim to be third.  I have known something of him before.” (pg 18)

Holmes has dealt with this man before.  The man is identified by Detective Jones of Scotland Yard as Mr. John Clay.

“His brain is as cunning as his fingers, and though we meet signs of him at every turn, we never know where to find the man himself.” (pg 22)

Sherlock admits, “I’ve had one or two little turns also with Mr. John Clay, and I agree with you that he is at the head of his profession. (pg. 22)

However, Holmes had never set eyes on John Clay. When Mr. Clay is captured, Sherlock compliments him on the Red-Headed League and his scheme to get Mr. Wilson out of his pawnbroker’s office.  Mr. Clay returns the compliment concerning his capture.  

“You seem to have done the thing very completely.” (pg 26)

My copy of the story is off the internet, so the pages may not coincide with your copy.  However, they should be close.

Construct a timeline of the manned mission to space.

On October 4, 1957, the former Soviet Union (Russia) launched the world's first artificial satellite, Sputnik I.  This inaugural launch ushered in man's efforts to conquer space as a frontier.  At that time, the United States had no organized space program.  On July 29, 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) became America's united front to contend with the Soviet Union in what later became known as the "Great Space Race."  The soviet Union led the United States in a memorable list of "firsts" in the effort to leave the earth and explore the existence of space.  Here is a short list of notable step-wise accomplishments:

• April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is the first human to enter space.


• May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard is the first American to enter space.


• August 6, 1961, Gherman Titov spends first day in space.


• February 20, 1962, John Glenn achieves first orbital flight in space.


• August 11, 1962, Andrian Nikolayev achieves first four day flight with group in space.


• October 3, 1962, Walter Schirra achieves first American 6 orbit flight in space.

• June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova becomes first woman in space.

The list is quite intricate and extensive, I have provided a reference link for you to check.  The "race" between the Soviet Union and the United States had a major climactic reversal in the Soviet lead when the United States was successful on July 20, 1969, in landing a three-man crew on the moon.  Current space travel efforts include missions to Mars and the discovery of other planets within our solar system.

Discuss double consciousness and flight in Wideman's "Hazel."

"Hazel" is a short story from John Edgar Wideman's Damballah. The term "double consciousness" was created by W.E.B. Du Bois to describe the twin dichotomies African-Americans must face on a daily basis. African-Americans are both African and American; Du Bois maintained that the "two unreconciled strivings" posed a grave threat to black self-actualization. At the same time, he welcomed the possibility that the average African-American could "merge his double self into a better and truer self."

In this merging he wishes neither of the older selves to be lost. He would not Africanize America, for America has too much to teach the world and Africa. He would not bleach his Negro soul in a flood of white Americanism, for he knows that Negro blood has a message for the world. He simply wishes to make it possible for a man to be both a Negro and an American, without being cursed and spit upon by his fellows, without having the doors of Opportunity closed roughly in his face (from The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois).

In "Hazel," Wideman highlights this double consciousness and the difficulty certain characters experience in reconciling their double selves. For example, Hazel's grandmother is described as resembling a "white lady." Additionally, Hazel's mother, Gaybrella, has long, straight hair, despite her African heritage. In the story, Gaybrella lauds the deceased Grandmother Maggie's beauty to her daughter, Hazel. Hazel's grandmother is presented as an irreproachable and venerable maternal icon; yet, ironically, Hazel cannot relate to this remote figure because Grandmother Maggie is deceased. Thus, Hazel cannot reconcile her "double self" because she has little conception of what this involves.

Later, Gaybrella's lustrous, long hair catches the flames from the stove, and the fire shoots up her back like "wings." Gaybrella runs screaming out of the house "like a roaring, hot wind" and crashes through the railing into "thin air." Here, the flight motif that is so prevalent in African diaspora literature comes into play. The flight motif was said to have been popularized by Toni Morrison, an author who continues to highlight the myth of the flying Africans in her novels.

The myth of the flying Africans refers to the legend of African slaves taking flight to return to Africa rather than to submit themselves to lives of slavery in the Americas. In African-American literature, the flight motive manifests itself in dreams of flight, birds of symbolic tenacity, and images of people flying or falling down stairs, rooftops, or cliffs. In "Hazel," Gaybrella is said to have taken flight after her hair catches on fire. The flight is characterized ambiguously, however. The author implies that Gaybrella has been forced into taking flight against her will and that her possibly suicidal actions were compelled by insidious forces beyond her control.

The early generations of African slaves had believed that suicide was a sin. In time, many came to embrace the idea of "taking flight" as a spiritually cleansing act that erased the intrinsic shame associated with suicide. Thus, the imagery of Hazel falling down a flight of stairs and of Gaybrella taking flight reinforces the spiritual rebirth that characterizes the flight motif. Each fall or flight symbolizes not transcendence but rather, freedom from oppression.

As suggested by Gaybrella, Hazel's resulting disability (from the fall) is a kind of spiritual rebirth. Hazel is blessed because she will never have to suffer the "filth and dirt of this world. The lies of men, their nasty hands." Again, Wideman alludes to the theme of double consciousness; however, this time, it is a dichotomy that results from the inability of the African-American woman to reconcile her place among the domestic and public spheres. Gaybrella concludes that Hazel's inability to walk will keep her "neat and clean and pure." Hazel will never need to reconcile the double consciousness at war within herself because the choice has already been made for her; there is little chance that she will ever marry and set up her own household. For more, please refer to the links and sources below.

Sources:

1)Africa and the Americas: Culture, Politics, and History edited by Richard M. Juang.

2) The Toni Morrison Encyclopedia.

What is the "great tragedy" that Vera relates to Mr. Nuttel and that makes her aunt keep the window open?

The great tragedy to which Vera refers in the story "The Open Window" is entirely fictional. It is a made-up story that she is able to pull out instantly since "Romance at short notice was her speciality."

Vera tells the story to houseguest Framton Nuttel, a nervous man who is attempting to find a "nerve cure" by visiting the countryside. Nuttel's sister had met Mrs. Sappleton, Vera's aunt, a few years back. She sent her brother to the country home with references, with the aim to have the family take him in. 

Since Vera sees that Nuttel is a weak man, she uses her skill in storytelling to concoct a tragic story involving her aunt's husband and her (aunt's) two brothers. 

According to Vera, it was three years ago when the men had gone hunting and never came back. They left through the open window, which is still kept open in the house. 

The actual tragic event was that, supposedly, the men were 

"...Engulfed in a treacherous piece of bog. It had been that dreadful wet summer, you know, and places that were safe in other years gave way suddenly without warning."

Vera tells Nuttel that the aunt refuses to believe that the tragedy took place, and still waits for the men to come back from the hunting trip. Moreover, Vera adds an air of horror to the story by consistently staring at the window in suspense, saying that her aunt, at any moment, awaits for the dead men to come back through the window from their trip.

This is the part where Framton Nuttel completely loses his nerve and runs away from the house in horror.

What are some quotes from To Kill A Mockingbird that show what Boo Radley's personality and appearance is? I DON'T want Jem's perspective. I need...

Scout's views about Boo change over the course of the novel. Early on, Scout believed in a lot of the false stories and myths about Boo. And most of that comes from what Jem has heard and embellished. So, initially her impression of Boo is that he is mysterious and has all the qualities of a monster. In Chapter 8, when Scout learns that Boo had placed a blanket on her shoulders when Miss Maudie's house was on fire, she notes, "My stomach turned to water and I nearly threw up when Jem held out the blanket and crept toward me." 

By Chapter 11, Scout says that tormenting Boo became passe. And in Chapter 15, Scout tells Dill that it would be better not to bother him. "I said I didn’t think it’d be nice to bother him, and spent the rest of the afternoon filling Dill in on last winter’s events. He was considerably impressed." 

In Chapter 19, when Tom Robinson is being questioned about Mayella, Scout considers how she and Boo are lonely: 

As Tom Robinson gave his testimony, it came to me that Mayella Ewell must have been the loneliest person in the world. She was even lonelier than Boo Radley, who had not been out of the house in twenty-five years. When Atticus asked had she any friends, she seemed not to know what he meant, then she thought he was making fun of her. 

We see a progression with how Scout views Boo. She moves from morbid curiosity to repulsion to tolerance to sympathy. In the last chapter, Scout even feels guilty for how they had treated Boo: 

Neighbors bring food with death and flowers with sickness and little things in between. Boo was our neighbor. He gave us two soap dolls, a broken watch and chain, a pair of good-luck pennies, and our lives. But neighbors give in return. We never put back into the tree what we took out of it: we had given him nothing, and it made me sad. 

Standing on Boo's porch, Scout actually sees the street from Boo's perspective. This is a poetic way to show how Scout has finally come to consider Boo's feelings and how he sees the world.