What makes West Side Story a tragic play?

Aristotle defined tragedy in the Poetics as an action performed by actors (not narrated) that has three parts (an introduction, middle, and ending). In addition, he defined tragedy as providing catharsis, or the purification of the emotions, as the audience watches action that moves them to pity or fear. West Side Story has all of these elements of a tragedy. It has a beginning (when Tony and Maria meet); a middle (when Tony and Maria are together); and a sad end (when Tony dies). The action is performed by actors, and Tony and Maria's experiences, including their reactions to Bernardo's death, their unmet hope to be together in a peaceful place, and Tony's death, provoke strong emotions in the audience. In the end, the audience experiences a catharsis, or a purification of the emotions, after watching the play.

Who is the antagonist in the short story, "Tears, Idle Tears"?

In my opinion, the mother is the antagonist in the story. The point is supported by the fact that the mother is opposed to her son’s uncontrollable emotions. She is worried that her son would not fit in school because he cries constantly. The mother tries to control the boy’s behavior by taking away some privileges, but her efforts are futile. She takes to belittling and reprimanding the boy after her attempts to stop the boy from crying fail. The mother does not seem interested in trying to understand why her son cries often and uncontrollably. She is more concerned with the social effects of her son’s public outbursts, and she leaves him behind to avoid the embarrassment. She cares for her son, but she is unable to handle his outbursts.

In Chapter 4 of the novel Lord of the Flies, Golding writes, "Piggy stood behind him, islanded in a sea of meaningless color, while Ralph knelt and...

In Chapter 4, Jack slaps Piggy's glasses off of his face and ends up breaking one of the lenses. Ralph calls out Jack by saying, "That was a dirty trick" (Golding 102). After the boys collect wood to begin rebuilding another signal fire, Ralph goes over to Piggy and takes his glasses. As Ralph attempts to light the fire, Golding writes, "Piggy stood behind him, islanded in a sea of meaningless color, while Ralph knelt and focused the glossy spot" (Golding 103). Throughout the novel, the ocean symbolizes the barrier between the boys on the island and the civilized world. The ocean alludes to how civility gradually gives way to primitive savagery on the abandoned island. Much like how the waves crash against the shore and erode the landscape, the vast ocean represents the passage of time which decays the boys' moral characters on the island. However, Piggy's character represents civilization and morality. When Golding writes that Piggy stood "islanded in a sea of meaningless color," he was representing how Piggy's civility contrasts with the boys' immorality on the island. The sea's "meaningless color" alludes to the symbolic nature of the vast ocean, which separates the boys from civilization. On the island, society's rules and regulations are lost, making them essentially "meaningless." 

In the field of literature, what is the contribution of the novel To Sir With Love?

Despite Alfred Gardner's having challenged E. R. Braithwaite's version of events in his autobiography, An East End Story, To Sir With Love is still an inspiring work.

Even if somewhat fictionalized, biographies and autobiographies are among the most inspiring of literary works because they present a realistic potential for all readers. That is, they afford readers true incidents and experiences that generate ideas and approaches for developing them. This is the value of To Sir, With Love. 
For instance, in Chapter 11 Braithwaite writes that his lessons were taking hold:

I tried to relate everything academic to familiar things in their daily lives.

Teachers who read this work discover ideas and approaches that they can employ, or modify for their use. For, in this work a dedicated teacher turns teen-age rebellion to productive use. The teens gain respect for their teacher, and they become eager to learn and express themselves. 

This literary work is, in a sense, a sociological work that includes racial and class issues. Braithwaite's approach to these can still aid and inspire others who teach reluctant students.

What is a simple problem of a single and working mother that can be used as a thesis title?

I'm not sure here what you mean by a "thesis title." Are you working on an M.A. or PhD thesis? If so, you need to think of some area of research that contributes a small and focused study to an existing body of scholarship in your discipline. In general, this is something you do by consulting with your adviser after having spent several months reading deeply in your area and will be determined by your disciplinary location; sociology, social work, criminal justice, and psychology will have different approaches to this topic. Also, you need to decide whether you want to do an ethnography, a thick description of the life or an individual single mother or a small group of single mothers, a broader statistical study of a specific group of single mothers, or a theoretical study. One possible empirical study would be one of the type "Access to Child Care for Single Mothers in [name of town] in 2016."

If by "thesis title" you are attempting to develop a thesis or central claim for a short paper for a high school or introductory university writing course, you should know such a paper is termed an "argumentative paper," not a "thesis." The term thesis in such a context refers to the central claim of the paper. At this level, you are being asked to come up with an argumentative paper. Purely expository papers which simply describe something have a subject area or focus but not a "thesis." Thus, if you are looking for an argumentative thesis, you want a statement with which people could agree or disagree, not simply a one-sided claim. You might choose a topic such as "X is the most effective HUD program to help single working mothers." You would then research the various housing programs sponsored by HUD and argue about their respective merits.

In "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov, does the bet prove whether capital punishment is better than life imprisonment?

Whether or not the experiment of the lawyer and the banker has proven that capital punishment is less cruel than life imprisonment is debatable even at the end of the narrative of "The Bet." It has, however, demonstrated that forced isolation is a terrible thing, although the lawyer has had some periods of enlightenment and enjoyment.

In one of his stories, writer Joseph Conrad's character observes, "Meaning depends upon sharing." For the lawyer, all his intellectual betterment becomes meaningless because he is isolated. In the letter that the young man writes at the end of his term, he boasts of all he has learned and vicariously experienced, along with the wisdom he has acquired. Yet, from what he has learned from the writings of many men, he has become cynical about the world and his fellow man in what he terms the vanity of their desires:

You have lost your reason and taken the wrong path. You have taken lies for truth and hideousness for beauty.

Without someone with whom to share his ideas, without someone by whom he can measure himself and his ideas, the lawyer finds no real meaning to life, instead perceiving knowledge and learning as worthless. His years of learning are all vain, empty, and illusory for him because he cannot put ideas to use or share them with anyone or anything. While it is better for the lawyer than if he were to have been put to death, his life now has become a punishment, not a reward.

After reading the lawyer's letter, the banker realizes that his bet has subjected the young man to an agonized life, and he is deeply moved. He feels "so great a contempt for himself" that he lies for hours on his bed because his "tears and emotion kept him for hours from sleeping." His life, too, has become a punishment because of the cruelty he has inflicted upon the once young lawyer.

What are the major themes of The Stranger by Albert Camus?

One of the themes of The Stranger is human alienation from oneself, each other, and from society as a whole. Meursault, the protagonist, is a symbol of this alienation because he is a Frenchman living in Algeria, a Muslim country in which he does not really fit in. He is also so alienated from himself that he does not mourn his mother's death at the beginning of the novel. The novel begins, "Maman died today. Or yesterday maybe, I don't know" (page 3). He is so alienated and distanced from his emotions that he is unable to mourn his mother's death. 

Another related theme is the meaninglessness of existence. Camus was an existentialist writer, who believed that humans must make their own meaning in a world that is essentially without meaning. The Stranger has many absurd elements to it, such as the way in which Meursault's response to the magistrate waving the crucifix about his head is to think, "I was hot and there were big flies in his office that kept landing on my face" (page 68). The magistrate tries to convince Meursault that God will forgive him for committing a murder, but Meursault finds the magistrate's reasoning absurd and meaningless because Meursault does not believe in God. Even the murder that Meursault commits is meaningless, and he does not provide any reason for killing his victim aside from his feeling pestered by the sun. His actions are without reason, as he feels as though he lives in an absurd world in which nothing is governed by reason. 

Which sentence in this excerpt from Mark Twain's "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" is an example of hyperbole? I would have picked up the pear now and...

The sentence that is pure hyperbole is part of the narrator's description of the landlord:

He was worshiping, with all his body and soul, but he looked as if he couldn't stir hand or foot.

The landlord is looking at the £1,000,000 bank-note and experiencing a reaction which is common to most people when they behold an exceptionally large sum of money--or when they meet a man who possesses many millions. Mark Twain does not have to be afraid of misrepresenting the landlord's reaction. The reader understands precisely what the man is feeling and discounts the narrator's description proportionately. The landlord is not literally worshipping the bank-note but is stunned at the beauty and the potential of such a wonderful conception and creation.

Part of the quoted sentence is not hyperbolic--the part that says he looked as if he couldn't stir hand or foot. It is the first half of the sentence that contains the hyperbole. The landlord is the first person (after the narrator) who will see this marvelous bank-note. Mark Twain must have felt that he should describe the first man's reaction as one of extreme awe and wonder, because he couldn't keep describing subsequent reactions of other men to the same bill without getting diminishing effects or even incurring disbelief in the premise. The reader will understand that the other men who see the marvelous bank-note will be experiencing feelings comparable to those of the landlord. 

Part of what makes the scene so funny is that the narrator acts as if the bank-note is nothing but petty cash. 

I reached the note towards him, and said, carelessly:

     "Give me the change, please."

Mark Twain continues with more hyperbole.

Then he was restored to his normal condition, and made a thousand apologies for not being able to break the bill, and I couldn't get him to touch it. He wanted to look at it, and keep on looking at it; he couldn't seem to get enough of it to quench the thirst of his eye, but he shrank from touching it as if it had been something too sacred for poor common clay to handle.

The "change" would have amounted to £999,999 plus approximately seventeen shillings, or in American dollars to $4,999,999. The narrator specifies that he had gone to "the nearest cheap eating house."

Mark Twain's story is the prototype of many such stories that have followed since "The £1,000,000 Bank-Note" was published in 1893. Invariably, a couple of fabulously wealthy men make a bet which involves giving some poor passer-by a huge sum of money to dispose of within a short period of time. In Mark Twain's story the protagonist is given the bank-note as a loan for thirty days.

How can I write an academic essay about Adolf Hitler? What are reliable sources?

Since Adolf Hitler is one of the most infamous heads of state to have lived in modern times, there is naturally an abundance of information available about him.  Depending on the assignment, it will likely be helpful to focus on one specific piece of Adolf Hitler.  For instance, you might just focus on his war tactics, his psychology, or his powers of persuasion over the German people.  Since there is an abundance of information available on Hitler, you may overwhelm yourself if you do not focus on something more specific than simply Adolf Hitler.

Generally, after selecting a topic, you will write approximately six full paragraphs about the topic.  You will start with an introduction that discusses what your paper will be about, then you will organize the body of your essay into four or more additional paragraphs.  Each paragraph should start with a sentence that discusses what that paragraph is asserting, and then supporting details should finish each paragraph.  Once all four paragraphs of the body are complete, you will write your concluding paragraph (conclusion), which sums up your work and briefly restates the assertions made throughout the academic essay.

In terms of reliable sources, you will want to consider the following pieces: accuracy, authority, objectivity, currency and coverage.  Accuracy can be measured in several ways.  Consider whether or not there are sources listed for the information.  Are there spelling and grammar errors riddling the source, or is it clear that the information has been edited?  After you consider the accuracy of the resource, consider pieces that fit under authority.  If the source has authority, the author is credible, the organization giving the information is doing so without bias and readily takes credit for its work, and the author and organization are qualified to write on the topic.  Then consider objectivity.  Does the sponsor of the page have an agenda or a commercial interest?  Are there clear biases in the information?  After objectivity, consider currency.  Information may change over time, so consider when the information was written and updated.  Some information does not change frequently, such as information about the Revolutionary War, but information about ISIS changes frequently as the organization is in existence today. Last, consider coverage.  Is there enough information in the source?  Is the topic covered in depth and did the author complete the information?

What seems to have been original purpose of the lottery, and what do people believe about it in Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery"?

The exact purpose of the lottery is nebulous, but apparently it was started as some sort of superstition-based ceremony to ensure crops would grow and produce a sizable yield. Now, it has simply become a ritual the townspeople blindly follow, and those who have an innate proclivity for violence take delight. 

There is truly a sense of blind adherence to tradition in the members of the community. They gather together and "their jokes were quiet and they smiled rather than laughed." When a late Mrs. Hutchinson makes her way through the crowd toward her husband, "[T]he people separated good-humoredly to let her through." Mrs. Hutchinson excuses herself by saying to the man in charge of the lottery, "Wouldn't have me leave m'dishes in the sink, now, would you, Joe?"

When it is time to start the lottery, Mr. Summers says soberly, "guess we better get started, get this over with, so's we can go back to work." As Mr. Summers calls names out, Mr. Adams remarks to Old Man Warner, "They do say. . . that over in the north village they're talking of giving up the lottery." Mr. Warner snorts in disgust and says,

Pack of crazy fools. . . Listening to the young folks, nothing's good enough for them. Next thing you know, they'll be wanting to go back to living in caves, nobody work any more, live that way for a while. Used to be a saying, 'Lottery in June, corn be heavy soon.' First thing you know, we'd all be eating stewed chickweed and acorns. There's always been a lottery.

Then, there are those who simply delight in the violence of the lottery. Before Mr. Summers arrives, Bobby Martin, Dixie Delacroix, and the Jones boys stockpile stones so they have enough ammunition to throw when it is time. Even Mrs. Delacroix, who has spoken in a friendly manner to the victim, Tessie Hutchinson, tells her to "be a good sport" after she is selected. Shortly after saying this, Mrs. Delacroix "selected a stone so large she had to pick it up with both hands." She tells Mrs. Dunbar, "Come on. . . Hurry up!"

What is the conflict between Vera and Nuttel in "The Open Window" by Saki?

The conflict between Vera and Nuttel is an age-old one: It is that of the predatory, ruthless type against the weaker one. 

Vera obviously is a perceptive, mischievous girl because she immediately asks Mr. Nuttel if he knows many of the people who live around there. So, once Nuttel says, "Hardly a soul," the clever and ruthless Vera amuses herself with creating a tale that has enough truth in it to lend it credibility and enough horror to frighten the nervous and intimidated Framton Nuttel. 

Stealthily, Vera asks Mr. Nuttel another question in order to ascertain that her fabricated tale of horror will have its intended effect: "Then you know practically nothing about my aunt?" And, when Nuttel replies that he only knows Mrs. Stappleton's name and address, the predatory nature leads Vera to further weave her tale into the "great tragedy" of the loss of Mrs. Stappleton's husband and two younger brothers. This now is a tale that will produce a horrific effect.
Cleverly, then, she continues to frame this story with more details of the truth, blurring the lines between reality and illusion so much that her tale becomes credible to the nervous visitor. Thus, the horrific effect of the supposedly dead men walking through the open window is profound upon the man who has already suffered a mental breakdown. 

When Nuttel flees in terror, Vera has won her battle.

What are the basic principles of Confucian philosophy? How did the formulation of the principles constitute a response to China’s disarray at...

China was in a state of what Wright refers to as "chaos and moral decline" during the Eastern Zhou (Wright 20). Confucius's two main principles of li, or correct ritual, and ren, or "humanness," brought order to the chaos by stressing the importance of carrying out certain actions but also carrying them out with the proper degree of humanity. Without this sense of ren, Confucius thought the practice of rituals would be hollow. By following correct actions with the correct approach, order could be brought to a disorderly society. 

Taoism, which allowed for greater freedom than Confucianism, stressed following the tao, loosely translated as "the way." However, this philosophy was not as powerful as Confucianism as a philosophical basis for China because leaders often lost their sense of the tao if their empires became too advanced. Taoism works best in a simple, peaceful society, and is not always amenable to the demands of a quickly evolving civilization, which China's was at this point. Confucianism and Taoism were often practiced simultaneously, as people used Confucian ideas to guide their public lives and Taoist ideas to guide their private lives.

Legalism, which instituted a system of rewards and punishments, did not necessarily create moral leaders. Only Confucianism, with its emphasis on li and ren, was able to create the type of moral leadership that could create an orderly society. That is why Confucianism became the philosophical basis for Chinese life.

Why do you think it is important to be in favor of women empowerment?

Of course, not everyone thinks it is important to favor women’s empowerment. More importantly, perhaps, not everyone has the same definition of women’s empowerment. Thus, not everyone will answer this question in the same way. In my view, there are two main reasons why we should “empower” women.

The first reason is a pragmatic one. If we do not empower women, our society and economy are likely to be worse off than if we do. If we empower women, we allow them to reach their full potential. We allow (and encourage) them to become educated and enter any career that appeals to them. This means women will be able to help our economy much more than they would without being empowered. A country that keeps its women subjugated and in ignorance is throwing away half its talent. It is voluntarily reducing its economic potential in a very significant way. Therefore, we should favor women’s empowerment to increase our economic potential and, thereby, our standard of living.

The second reason is a moral one. If we do not empower women, we relegate them to second-class status in our society. A society that does that is saying women are not as important as men and should not be given the same opportunities to fulfill their potential as men. We are saying that women are less valuable and less worthwhile than men. In my view, at least, this is immoral. It is wrong to subjugate a group of people and deny them the right to realize their full potential as human beings. Therefore, we should favor women’s empowerment because it is the right thing to do and failing to empower women is immoral.

Thus, I would say we should favor women’s empowerment because it is pragmatically beneficial to us and the moral thing to do.

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, how do Paris and Friar Lawrence influence Romeo and/or Juliet?

In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence influences Romeo by agreeing to perform the marriage in act 2, scene 2, and then, in act 3, scene 3, by telling him to wait for news in Mantua while he figures out a way for him to be reunited with Juliet. Next, Friar Lawrence influences Juliet to take a drug that will help her fake her own death in act 4, scene 2, thereby giving her a chance to escape to Mantua and finally be with Romeo.

Paris influences Juliet mostly because he has Lord Capulet's permission to marry her. If Paris had not wanted to marry her in the first place, there would not have been a need for her to fake her own death to avoid marrying him. Then, Paris forces Romeo to fight with him in act 5, scene 3 because he won't back down when Romeo tells him to leave with Juliet's body. Romeo even warns Paris by saying, "Good gentle youth, tempt not a desp'rate man" (V.iii.59) but Paris would rather fight to the death than save his life. 

What was the Green Revolution?

The Green Revolution was a series of advances in agricultural technology and production around the world, with the most significant impact in previously less industrialized nations like India and Mexico. From the mid to late 20th century, agriculture was transformed on a global scale with changes in the methods of breeding plants and the increased use of fertilizers and pesticides to aid crop health. The Green Revolution had a significant impact on the state of world hunger and (under)nutrition, with high-yielding and sturdy varieties of staple crops like wheat, rice, and corn being introduced to developing nations.

There is a debate over whether the Green Revolution has increased food production to match global population growth, or if the Revolution is actually responsible for the significant population growth of the last half century. In addition, many people are concerned about the long-term environmental effects of the Green Revolution. While the crops which drove the Revolution have contributed to better food security for millions, it also requires a lot of chemicals to be used in farming. Some people are calling for a second wave of "revolution" which advocates for more sustainable agricultural practices without a drop in food production.

In the poem "Where The Mind Is Without Fear," we find the poet dreaming of India as a country with independence and self-respect. Standing in the...

Tagore would feel that modern India has a ways to go in order to achieve the vision outlined in "Where the Mind is Without Fear."

The second line of the poem is one example where Tagore would feel that the dream for modern India is in limbo. "Where knowledge is free" suggests there should be open access to education for all Indians.  This is not the case in India today.  Education access is not open to all people.  Gender, class, and caste restrictions play a role in preventing an educational system "where knowledge is free."  

Another area where Tagore would say that the dream of modern India isn't being fulfilled appears in the very next line.  Tagore writes that he envisions a world
"Where the world has not been broken up into fragments/ By narrow domestic walls."  While India has come very far in its vision of inclusiveness, there are areas where fragmentation prevents Tagore's unified vision.  Even though India is in the midst of 21st century advancement on so many levels, this development is not being experienced everywhere.  Rural India is not growing as fast as its urban counterpart, evidenced by the rising number of farmer suicides and the decrease in agricultural initiatives.  While globalization has improved the lives of many, there is a very large disparity between rich and poor.  In Mumbai, the palatial mansion of the Ambani family resides next to slums.  The wealthiest of people in India live in opulent splendor while millions of children go hungry.  This would be a world of "fragments" marked by "walls."

Tagore's perfect India is a realm "Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its way/ Into the dreary desert sand of dead habit."  The wide ranging political corruption in the Indian government could be described as a "dreary desert."  The world's largest democracy has rampant corruption within it.  This state of affairs has been ongoing.  As a result, the Indian public seems to have become accustomed to this state of affairs.  The lack of effective, organized activism against corruption could be seen as a "dead habit" where people just accept that their government will not be fully responsive to their needs.  Tagore would criticize this reality.  In order for India to emerge into the vision Tagore outlines in the poem, this reality must change.

What is the role of data processing in business organizations? What sort of structures are involved with managing and controlling data...

Data processing is central to both day-to-day operations and long term strategic planning for most businesses. Data processing is integrated into every aspect of most businesses from accounting to marketing and from internal communications to manufacturing process control. Big data can be used to find strategic business opportunities and monitor consumer and business trends that might impact different aspects of a company's inputs, valuation, or products. Because data processing is a mission critical function, it is crucial for it to be within the purview of executives rather than just technical experts.

Some companies have a Chief Information Officer or CIO, an executive in charge of data and data processing on a company wide level. In other companies, data processing may fall under a COO or other member of the executive team.

There are two different philosophies of management of data processing. The first, common in both the mainframe era and in modern cloud computing, emphasizes centralized control of data and modes of accessing data so that information can be seamlessly available across a corporation. This approach often emphasizes standardization of software, hardware, and data formats and has the advantages of interoperability, information sharing, ease of maintenance, and information security.

On the other hand, centralized decisions are often inflexible, forcing teams or projects to use methods or systems not ideally configured for their projects. Also, centralized systems often are slower to adapt to new technology than small teams. Thus some corporations allow some degree of distributed decision making and data management and processing at a team or division level. 

Children have gotten sick in a daycare facility for children of employees where you work. The illness is attributed to an exposure to the...

Based on your background in public health, here are some headings I would recommend for use in promotional materials regarding the Rotavirus:

1) What the Rotavirus is and how it affects the health of your child.

Since this brochure is primarily intended for parents, the first heading should primarily address their main concern: the health and safety of their child at the daycare facility. You would mainly concentrate on utilizing the active voice and relying on shorter, concise sentences to get your points across. It's also a great idea to keep the segments in the brochure or promotional material short and to the point.

In this section, it is advisable to briefly explain that the Rotavirus is a contagious virus. Children who have been infected with the Rotavirus often exhibit symptoms such as vomiting, fever, diarrhea, and abdominal pain.

2) How dangerous is the Rotavirus?

Severe dehydration is a serious result of infection; therefore, infected children will need to be hospitalized so that the infection doesn't result in fatalities or deaths. Babies and young children are especially at risk and will need IV fluids to replace lost fluids.

3) How the Rotavirus is transmitted.

The virus is spread through the fecal-oral route. Infection of susceptible infants and young children can happen when hands or objects at the daycare are contaminated. In order to spread, the virus must essentially travel from the stools of infected children to the mouths of susceptible children. Thus, contaminated objects are the likely conduits (channels) for such an infection to spread.

Since young children often put their hands or fingers in their mouths, the risk of infection is very high.

 4) How to prevent a Rotavirus infection.

Although good hygiene can go a long way towards safeguarding infants and young children, the best course of action for concerned parents is to have their child/children vaccinated.

5) Is the Rotavirus vaccine safe?

At this point, you will want to reassure parents about the Rotavirus vaccine. There are two vaccines at this point in time: the RotaRix and RotaTeq. Both vaccines have been tested on more than 70,000 volunteers.

They are given orally (it's important to let parents know how the vaccines are administered). The RotaTeq vaccine is usually given at the ages of 2 months, 4 months, and 6 months, while the RotaRix vaccine is administered in two doses (ages 2 months and 4 months).

Parents can decide on any two of the vaccines for their child/children. The vaccines are effective, meaning that they have between an 85% to 98% success rate (again, these would be important figures for parents).

There are, of course, side effects from being administered the vaccines. These are mild fever and/or diarrhea. Additionally, 1 in 100,000 infants experience  what is called intussusception, which is a bowel blockage.

6) If my child is already infected, what is the best course of treatment?

There are currently no antiviral drugs to treat the infection. The best and only treatment is to ensure that all patients are well hydrated. Since constant diarrhea may lead to dehydration (and, eventually, death), it is of the utmost importance to ensure that such a risk is minimized.

Hope this helps! Using what public health experts cite as 'simply-put' language can also go a long way towards communicating with and reassuring concerned parents. Please refer to the links below for examples.

In "The Loudest Voice" by Grace Paley, in the the last sentence, how does Shirley's voice being the loudest make her think her prayer will be heard?

In Grace Paley's short story The Loudest Voice, young Shirley Abramowitz's particularly loud voice is, in a sense, her salvation. In the noisy, vociferous world in she exists, it is her natural ability to make herself heard above the fray that sets her apart. A point of contention with her mother and with the grocer, who complains at one point that Shirley's voice is causing the labels to peel off of the cans of soup he stocks in his store, the young girl's father views his daughters ability to project more encouragingly, noting that, "in the grave it will be quiet." Indeed, it is Shirley's voice that attracts the attention of Mr. Hilton, the sixth grade teacher who enlists her for the annual school Christmas production. Sure enough, Shirley's ability to be heard proves an asset, as her role in the production assumes greater importance than merely acting as narrator: "Every day was busy and full of experience. I was Right-hand Man. Mr. Hilton said: 'How could I get along without you, Shirley!'"

Paley, her story told retrospectively, emphasizes the special qualities of her protagonist. Shirley is imbued not only with a high-octane voice, but with the confidence to navigate her way through life. It is for this reason that she prays with the confidence of one who knows she will be heard. Her voice has enabled her to rise above her classmates and to be heard within the audible clamor of her community. That is why Paley concludes her brief story with Shirley commenting on her act of prayer:

"I was happy. I fell asleep at once. I had prayed for everybody: my talking family, cousins far away, passersby, and all the lonesome Christians. I expected to be heard. My voice was certainly the loudest."

If Shirley's voice enables her to be heard among those in whose midst she travels, then it stands to reason, in her young mind, that that same attribute makes possible her superior ability to heard by God.

According to the essay "Supernatural and Shakespeare," during Shakespeare's time "witches were a convenient way to explain all the terrible...

If the Weird Sisters truly know the future and are not simply manipulating Macbeth into thinking that they do, then everything that happens in the play is the result of fate, or destiny, and not effects of Macbeth's corruption.  In other words, if the future is knowable, then it must be fated, and if it is fated, then no one can be blamed for their role in bringing it about; Macbeth is exonerated from responsibility for his deeds.  For example, the witches tell Banquo, "Thou shalt get kings, though thou be none" (1.3.68).  In other words, Banquo's line of descendants will produce kings.  This is true.  The king on the throne when Macbeth is first performed is King James I (James VI of Scotland), and he can trace his lineage back to Banquo. 

Further, when the Weird Sisters call up the apparitions in Act 4, scene 1, the first is an "armed head" (a disembodied head, wearing a helmet) which says that Macbeth must "Beware Macduff" (4.1.73).  It turns out that Macbeth should fear Macduff because it will be Macduff who kills him by cutting off his head after Macbeth has donned his armor.  Therefore, the apparition -- created and conjured by the Weird Sisters -- not only knows the future but takes the shape of something to occur in the future as well.  Likewise, the second apparition appears as a "bloody child" who says, "Laugh to scorn / The power of man, for none of woman born / Shall harm Macbeth" (4.1.81-83).  Macduff was not technically born, as he tells us later, he was from his "mother's womb / Untimely ripped," i.e. he was born via Caesarean section  (5.8.15-16).   So, the apparition appears as a bloody child because a child born by C-section would be bloody since the mother's been cut, and it knows the future: that Macbeth will be killed by someone not "born."  Finally, the last apparition, "a child crowned, with a tree in his hand," says that "Macbeth shall never vanquished be until / Great Birnam Wood to high Dunsinane Hill / Shall come against him" (4.1.96-98).  The child's appearance gives a clue as to how this will happen: a rightful king (Malcolm, child of Duncan) will march on Dunsinane with his army, each soldier holding up a bough of a tree in order to shield his army's numbers from Macbeth's lookouts.  Again, the apparition (produced by the witches) knows the future.

Ultimately, then, Macduff isn't in control of his fate: he is destined to kill Macbeth.  Malcolm isn't in control of his fate: he is destined to lead an army against Macbeth.  This means that Macbeth cannot be in control of his fate either: he must perform the actions that lead him into this place at this time, and thus we cannot fault him for killing Duncan because that action was only the one to set this destiny into motion.  It was fated too.  If we accept that the Weird Sisters know the future, then that means the future is knowable, and if the future is knowable then we do not possess the free will to change it; we are only pawns of fate and thus not responsible for our actions.

Can you recall a fad that has come and gone during your lifetime, such as Beanie Babies? Did you take part in the fad? Why or why not? How long...

When Crocs, the plastic slip-on shoes, hit the market in the early 2000s, they were really popular and developed into a fad, particularly among kids. By 2006 or 2007, they were seen everywhere. Even people who worked in the medical field began to wear them. However, by the time of the recession in 2008, their sales dropped precipitously, and one could argue the fad was over (though Crocs are still on the market and have expanded their styles, they are not really the fad they once were). Perhaps you took part in this fad because Crocs were seen as comfortable and waterproof shoes for kids and adults, and they came in appealing colors. The fad lasted about two years. It faded in part because several people decided the shoes were ugly; these people were in the position of being tastemakers (see the blog http://ihatecrocsblog.blogspot.com). In addition, media also made fun of the shoes as ugly, and media reported that the shoes were unsafe (see http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/1563476/Health-warning-over-dangerous-Crocs.html). 

How do I start the conclusion of essay about To Kill a Mockingbird?

You have asked a very good question, because the conclusion paragraph of your essay is your last chance to make an impression on your reader.  In your conclusion, you will want to restate your thesis and summarize your arguments.  Then you want to leave your reader with something to think about. 

The beginning of any paragraph is critical.  You want to avoid the trite and overused transition words you learned in elementary school.  Do not start your paragraph with finally, in conclusion, last of all, or anything like that.  You want to create a meaningful, cohesive transition that fits the flow of your essay.  All of your paragraphs should begin meaningfully. 

Presumably, you started your essay with a thesis statement.  You have not told us what your topic is other than the fact that the essay is on To Kill a Mockingbird, so I cannot give you specific advice.  However, we should return to the thesis for a moment.  Your thesis will be in your first paragraph.  It guides your essay. It should be one concise statement that states what you are trying to prove and lays the ground work for your argument. 

In your conclusion, you need to remind your reader of the thesis.  It is best to reword it somewhat, so that the meaning does not change but the wording is slightly different and not repetitive.  After your “return to thesis” statement, as I like to call it, it is good idea to review the arguments of your essay.  Again, do not be trite.  Just state your arguments clearly and make sure you addressed the prompt. 

Finally, it is good to leave your reader with something to think about.  I call this a concluding thought. It should be related to the topic and the themes of the essay, and in this case the book.  This statement ends your essay on a thoughtful note and provides cohesion.

What are character traits of Antonio evinced in Act I, Scenes 1 and 3 of The Merchant of Venice?

In The Merchant of Venice, Antonio exhibits the characteristics of melancholia, intelligence, and confidence. In addition, he has the qualities of generosity, loyalty, and love.

In Act I the first scene opens with Antonio in a dark, brooding mood for which he himself has no explanation, and for which there is no explication in the play itself, unless it is used as foreshadowing. When Antonio cannot define his melancholy to Salerio, his friend gives him a short lecture and then departs.
Later, Antonio's cousin Bassanio enters and tells him of his wish to woo Portia, a wealthy heiress who lives in Belmont. Bassanio explains that he needs three thousand ducats. Although Antonio has his money invested in his three merchant ships, he generously and lovingly offers to help his friend Bassanio:

My purse, my person, my extremest means
Lie all unlocked to your occasions. (1.1.138-139) 

Since all his "fortunes are at sea," in a gesture of true friendship, Antonio instructs Bassanio to go and learn what he can obtain with Antonio's good credit from one of the moneylenders in Venice. Later, when Bassanio returns to Antonio, he tells him that Shylock has considered the loan. So, Antonio talks with Shylock, who quickly reminds Antonio of his insults upon Shylock's usury; further, he mocks Antonio with this opportunity to do so. But, Antonio merely replies that he will most likely insult Shylock again. He makes no apologies, as he is

        ...like to call thee so [a dog] again,
To spet on thee again, to spurn thee too (1.3.127-128)

Instead, Antonio curtly tells Shylock to lay down the conditions of the loan. Shylock says he will charge no interest, but will demand a pound of flesh if Antonio cannot repay the loan in time. Bassanio worries, but Antonio confidently informs his friend that there will be no problem:

Bassanio. I like not fair terms and a villain's mind.
Antonio.   My ships come home a month before the day. (1.3.176-177) 

Did the Civil Rights Movement succeed in achieving its desired change?

The American Civil Rights Movement has had successes and failures. There have been significant improvements as a result of the movement, but there still are areas where full equality doesn't exist.

The American Civil Rights Movement used various techniques to achieve some of its goals. The NAACP often used the courts to achieve their goals. The Brown v Board of Education case led to the ending of the practice of separate but equal schools. Schools could no longer be segregated based on race. The Norris v Alabama case prevented African-Americans from being excluded from juries.

The movement also used various forms of protests. The Montgomery Bus Boycott led to the end of segregation on city buses. It was a common practice to have separate sections on buses for blacks and whites. The sit-in was used to highlight the segregation that took places in public places such as restaurants. The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prevented segregation in public places.

Marches were also used to highlight inequalities. The Selma March was designed to protest the lack of African-Americans that were registered to vote. The violent response by the police eventually led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Literacy tests and poll taxes could no longer be used to deny people the right to vote. Federal officials also helped to register voters.

The Civil Rights Act of 1968 prevented discrimination in housing sales and rentals. It was now illegal to deny a person the opportunity to rent an apartment or buy a house based on their race.

These accomplishments brought about major changes. However, the Civil Rights Movement has not changed and improved everything. White attitudes took a long time to change. Many people resisted these changes and harassed and threatened African-Americans. The Southern Manifesto was an example of white opposition to the Brown v Board of Education Case. 101 southern members of Congress vowed to fight the case. The angry response to school desegregation orders was very visible at Central High in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Little Rock Nine needed military protection to go to school. James Meredith needed federal protection to register at the University of Mississippi. The Freedom Riders were attacked as they went to the South to try to achieve equality. The KKK was still strong in the South.

Today, African-Americans lag behind in economic opportunities. They make less money than whites make. They tend to have lower graduation rates than whites have. They have higher incarceration levels than whites have. Thus, while the Civil Rights Movement brought about many changes, we still don't have full equality in the United States.

In Beowulf, where is the battle with Grendel set?

In Beowulf, the battle with Grendel is set at Heorot, the royal hall of Hrothgar, the Danish king. Prior to Beowulf's encounter with Grendel, the monster had engaged in regular pillaging of Heorot for a considerable length of time (about twelve years, in fact), and he wreaked considerable havoc on Hrothgar's subjects by violently devouring many of them.

The fact that Beowulf fights and defeats Grendel at Heorot is significant. Heorot can be seen to represent civilized order in the midst of wilderness, while Grendel can be seen as the chaotic force attempting to topple said civilization. As such, the fact that Beowulf defeats Grendel at Heorot signifies the return of established order in the face of chaos and disorder. Of course, Beowulf's efforts have only begun after his defeat of Grendel (he still has to face Grendel's mother and the dragon), but his battle at Heorot is his first major victory in the epic.

What are the characteristics of a just consequence? What are the characteristics of an unjust consequence?

Robert Louis Stevenson had something interesting to say about this:

Everybody, sooner or later, sits down to a banquet of consequences.

In other words, consequences aren't just for the guilty, they're for everybody. Our actions will, eventually come home to roost in the form of consequences: We will get what we deserve. 

Which brings up the question, just exactly what will we deserve? What would a "just" consequence look like? Whether or not a consequence is just depends on what you consider to be the purpose of a consequence.

If you believe that a consequence should be applied to bring about justice, then you might be thinking in terms of "an eye for an eye." The consequence should be equal to the offense. Thus, we might consider it right to put a man to death for committing murder. 

However, some people think of consequences differently. Instead of achieving justice, consequences should "rehabilitate," or help improve a person's character. In this case, a just consequence might include some years of imprisonment for a murderer, but with the hope of someday getting out and living a better life. 

Which consequence is "just"? It's a matter of personal opinion.

I think there is more likely to be a consensus on what constitutes an unjust consequence. Think of the recent controversy over nonviolent drug offenses in the United States. As American prisons have begun to overflow with these kinds of prisoners, the public has become increasingly willing to reduce the consequences for nonviolent drug crimes. The hope is that these criminals will be able to get out and live without drugs. Long stretches in jail for possession of drugs is no longer seen as just by many. This happens when the punishment does not fit the crime. 

In James Joyce's "Araby," why are some characters unnamed?

The most obvious character who is not named in James Joyce's "Araby" is Mangan's sister. Throughout the story, she is known as "Mangan's sister," not as a named character despite the fact that the entire story is really about the unnamed narrator conducting a quest to win her affection. The narrator knows her name, as he admits that "her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood" and "[h]er name sprang to my lips at moment in strange prayers and praises which I myself did not understand."

So what causes him to not name her in the story? The simple answer is anger. At the end of "Araby," the adult narrator, who is recounting this story from a seminal moment in his childhood, explains he felt bamboozled by Mangan's sister. In his quest to buy her something from the Araby marketplace, he comes to realize she just asked him to buy her something because she was playing with him. He mentions this idea a few times in the story ("my body was like a harp and her words and gestures were like fingers running upon the wires").

At the end of the story, the narrator realizes he is not special in the eyes of Mangan's sister; rather, he's just another guy who was played by a woman. This epiphany occurs when he sees a young lady at one of the stands in the bazaar flirting with two British men. After this event, the narrator leaves the bazaar dejected, saying, "Gazing up into the darkness I saw myself as a creature driven and derided by vanity; and my eyes burned with anguish and anger."

What is a character summary of Mullet Fingers from Hoot by Carl Hiaasen?

Here is some information about Mullet Fingers--which will contain spoilers about the end of the story. A runaway who lives in the woods and the junkyard, he is Beatrice Leep's step-brother, and his real name is Napoleon Bridger, but readers don't find that out until the last chapter. As a younger child, he wanted to spend all his time outdoors. When his mother, Lonna, married Beatrice's father, she nagged at Napoleon constantly and eventually sent him away to boarding school when Napoleon brought a baby raccoon into the house. Napoleon kept running away from the schools, and the last time he ran away, Lonna didn't even bother to tell her husband, report it to the police, or try to find her son. Mullet Fingers received his nickname because he is able to catch swimming mullet fish in his bare hands.

Mullet Fingers is passionate about nature and wildlife, which is why he tries to interfere with the pancake house being constructed on the site where the burrowing owls live. In the end, he is even willing to risk revealing his own identity and whereabouts to stop the company from burying the owls. At the end of the novel, he goes back to live with Lonna, who pretends for a time to want him, but he runs away. She falsely accuses him of stealing, and he gets sent to juvenile detention, from which he escapes using Dana Matherson as a decoy. In the Epilogue, he lets Roy know he's still in the area, perhaps living in the woods again, but doesn't let Roy see him.

Can you help me write 10 questions about the Boxer Rebellion?

Historians often concern themselves with what are called the "five w's" of journalism"—who, what, when, where, and why. If you can ask these five questions about the Boxer Rebellion—who were the Boxers, when did the rebellion take place, where did the rebellion take place, why did the rebellion take place—that should be a nice start to your assignment.  

Since that's only four questions, you need to ask six more in order to complete your assignment. Historians often look at how a certain act of history is perceived by those who lived through it—this will also give you an incentive to find primary source materials, such as newspaper clippings from the time period. Look at how the Rebellion and the military response to it was perceived by both China and one Western power, the United States.  

You could also look at how both the Boxers justified their actions and how the US-led coalition justified their reaction—this could be your next two questions.  

Finally, for the most important question of all—look at the impact of the Boxer Rebellion. The rebellion started when young Chinese men, afraid of losing their culture to European powers gaining spheres of influence which were colonies in everything but name only, started killing Westerners. The US intervened to protect foreign consulates, and the US State Department created the Open Door Policy, which gave all nations a free hand to trade in China and protected Chinese sovereignty. Ask the question, "What makes the Boxer Rebellion important today?" Its diplomatic ramifications affected WWII, which is why the Japanese army committed a war crime by invading China.  

Is irony ever used to comic effect in The Great Gatsby?

The Great Gatsby doesn't strike this reader as particularly comical, but I can think of one part where Nick's ironic commentary on Myrtle Wilson might produce some comedy.  Myrtle, Tom's mistress, is of a much lower class than either Tom or Nick.  She lives in the valley of ashes (rather than either of the "Eggs") with her mechanic husband, George.  One would, therefore, likely not expect her to behave in a snotty way -- as we might expect of Tom or Daisy.  We would more likely expect Myrtle to behave humbly, as a person who is used to less and receiving more might. 

However, once she is ensconced in her apartment with Tom and Nick, Myrtle changes her dress, and "With the influence of the dress her personality had also undergone a change."  She begins to behave with "impressive hauteur.  Her laughter, her gestures, her assertions became more violently affected moment by moment, and as she expanded the room grew smaller around her, until she seemed to be revolving on a noisy, creaking pivot through the smoky air."  Such an image, of Myrtle swelling like a balloon in an ever-shrinking room, spinning around and around noisily as she tries to impress everyone around her, is a pretty comical one, and it is ironic because her behavior is so different from what we would expect of a woman in her position.

Why do you think that in "Dusk," the young man made up his story on the spur of the moment at the park?

If you want to take the position that the young stranger who sat down beside Norman Gortsby had just made up his hard-luck story on the spur of the moment, there are several clues you can offer. For one thing, there is the soap. If he had rehearsed his story and prepared himself to tell it to a likely- looking stranger, it should have occurred to him that he ought to invest a little money in a cake of soap just in case he was asked to produce it. Norman easily catches him off guard and embarrasses him when he asks about the soap which the young stranger had supposedly just gone out to buy. Then there is the young con-man's awkward and guilty behavior when he can't produce the vital evidence.

"To lose an hotel and a cake of soap on one afternoon suggests wilful carelessness," said Gortsby, but the young man scarcely waited to hear the end of the remark. He flitted away down the path, his head held high, with an air of somewhat jaded jauntiness.

It would have been hard for this young man to make up such a complex story on the spur of the moment, but he might have already been using some of the elements to make an impression on strangers. There are some people who are congenital liars. They do it just for the pleasure of making an impression of strangers. The young con-man may have told many strangers that he was a country gentleman, that he had traveled in foreign countries and stayed at the best hotels, and even that he had been to Eton and Oxford. It might have occurred to him on the spur of the moment to put his various lies together to see if he could make money from his creative imagination.

There is something about this young man's story that seems experimental. When he rushes off after having been outed by Gortsby, one feels that this will not be the last time the con-man tries his story. He is a little bit unsure of himself, but he is also bold, aggressive, and ambitious. If he could pick up a sovereign every day just for telling a little story, he would have a better income than most men his age in London. A sovereign was equivalent to a pound. Most clerks were earning one pound a week in those days, but this enterprising youth could be earning six or seven pounds a week if only he could perfect his story. No doubt when he flees from the bench where he met his first setback, he is already thinking of how he can improve his story. It is a case of trial and error--and there are millions of people on whom he can try the hard-luck story, as long as he doesn't get discouraged and lose his cool. For one thing he would certainly be planning to buy a cake of soap, and he might even be thinking of actually showing the soap to his next potential victim.

The would-be confidence trickster may have been toying with his story for a long time before he actually got up the nerve to try it out. Unfortunately for him, Norman Gortsby was quite familiar with hard-luck stories. He was not just sitting there for a rest. He was in the habit of sitting there every evening for an hour or two before going home. He was familiar with all the types of people to be seen in that vicinity, and he was an exceptionally hard prospect for this novice con-man who was not experienced in choosing "marks," or suckers, either. Gortsby enjoys hearing these stories. They interest and amuse him. After the other man leaves, Gortsby even considers the story's faults and merits.

"It was a pity," mused Gortsby; "the going out to get one's own soap was the one convincing touch in the whole story, and yet it was just that little detail that brought him to grief. If he had had the brilliant forethought to provide himself with a cake of soap, wrapped and sealed with all the solicitude of the chemist's counter, he would have been a genius in his particular line. In his particular line genius certainly consists of an infinite capacity for taking precautions."

By the sheerest coincidence, Gortsby finds a cake of soap and goes rushing after the young stranger, thinking it must be his. The way the other man reacts shows he is a novice and must have invented his hard-luck story quite recently, if not on the spur of the moment.

"Lucky thing your finding it," said the youth, and then, with a catch in his voice, he blurted out a word or two of thanks and fled headlong in the direction of Knightsbridge.

In The Things They Carried, what are four examples of how the theme of burdens is conveyed?

In the novel The Things They Carried, the theme of burden is conveyed through O'Brien's use of symbolism.

When an author uses symbolism, he uses an object or an action to represent something more than its literal meaning. In this case, O'Brien uses what each individual soldier carries not only to represent the physical turmoil they are under, but also their mental turmoil. 

For example, the novel opens by saying "First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha, a junior at Mount Sebastian College in New Jersey." Physically, these letters do not weigh much; however, Jimmy Cross's love for Martha and his obsession with her letters becomes much more of issue, especially following Lavender's death. 

Lieutenant Jimmy Cross was not the only character who carried photographs. In fact, O'Brien referred to the practice of carrying photographs as "humping," another word for lifting or carrying. These photographs could represent the burden of being away from home, and it shows the soldiers' efforts to remain attached to their loved ones in the United States. 

In the same chapter, O'Brien tells readers that soldiers carry things out of necessity—in other words, they will need these items at one point or another. According to O'Brien, "Ted Lavender, who was scared, carried tranquilizers until he was shot in the head outside the village of Than Khe in mid-April." This shows that the war became such a burden on Lavender that he needed to rely on drugs to cope.

In A People’s History of the United States, what is the main idea of chapter 1?

The main idea of the first chapter in Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States is that history should be examined from the viewpoints of individual people, rather than of governments or people in power.  He describes his approach to historical research, which is to look at the experiences of ordinary people.  He examines how decisions by governments and leaders had an impact on them.

In the first chapter, Zinn goes into great detail about how the Arawak people in the Bahamas were treated by Christopher Columbus and other Spaniards.  Columbus was sent on a mission by the monarchs of Spain to find gold and spices.  When he explored the Bahamas and other nearby islands, he found very little gold.  Desiring power, influence, wealth, and recognition, Columbus decided to take slaves back to Spain.  He wanted to distract from the fact that he did not find the vast amounts of gold he had expected to discover.  He and his men captured many Arawak people.  Some were sent to Spain as slaves, and others were enslaved in their own homeland.  Many tried to resist, but they were overpowered by the Spaniards.  The greed of the Spaniards completely changed Arawak society.  It altered their history until their culture died off.

Zinn's approach to historical study also focuses on the accomplishments and moments of victory for ordinary people.  In chapter one, he describes how history should reveal "episodes of the past when, even if in brief flashes, people showed their ability to resist, to join together, occasionally to win" (page 11).

What is current?

I am assuming that your question refers to electric current.

Electric current is motion of electric charges. The electric charges can move when placed in an electric field. That is, in the region of space where there will be electric force acting on the charges.

Electric charges that are free to move, if placed in an electric field, are found in certain materials called conductors. A metal wire is an example of a conductor. A conductor is used to connect an element where current is needed (such as a light bulb) to a battery, a device that produces potential difference (commonly known as voltage, a measure of change of electric field) between its two terminals. Together, a light bulb, a conductor and a battery can be made into the simplest electrical circuit. The flow of the electric charge around the circuit is electric current.

Electric current is measured as the amount of charge that flows through the cross section of a conductor in a unit of time:

`I = (Delta q)/(Delta t)` . The unit of measurement of the current is Amperes, after the scientist who discovered that the current-carrying wires create magnetic field.

How do you tell the differences between a linear and nonlinear equation?

A linear equation has every variable occurring only to the first power in terms involving only one variable at a time, and possibly constants. Every term has degree one or zero.

Examples include x=3 or y=-2 which are linear in one variable, y=2x+3 or 2x-3y=6 which are linear in two variables, x+y+3z=-10 which is linear in three variables etc...

The graphs of linear equations are lines (hence the name.) For linear equations of two variables, there is a constant rate of change called the slope -- as one variable changes by a fixed increment, the other variable will also change by a fixed increment (not necessarily the same.)

A nonlinear equation has a term or terms with degree greater than one, or a negative or rational (non-integral) power.

Examples include `y=x^2, y=1/x, y=x^(2/3), y=x^3-x ,z=xy` .Note that z=xy is not linear as the xy term has degree two. Transcendental functions (e.g. trigonometric, logarithmic, etc...) are not linear.

The graphs of nonlinear equations involve curves.

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general solution cos (4x-60)=sin2x [-90:90]

Solve `cos(4x-60^@)=sin2x ` :

`cos(4x-60^@)=sin2x `

`sin(4x+30^@)=sin2x `

Take the inverse sine of both sides:

1. `4x+30=180-2x+360n ` where n is an integer.

6x=150+360n

x=25+60n

or

2. 4x+30=2x+360n

2x=-30+360n

x=-15+180n

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The general solution is x=25+60n for n an integer or x=-15+180n for n an integer.

On the interval [-90,90] the solutions are x=-35,-15,25,85

Here is the graph: the left side in black and the right side in red:

convert the scale from radian to degrees.

I am currently doing an assignment on apartheid laws. I chose the Separate Amenities Act. In an interview, what would be some good questions to ask...

The Separate Amenities Act was connected to the system of segregation in South Africa. If you were to interview a person who experienced it, I would suggest several questions to ask in this interview.

Below is a pool of questions to consider asking. The goal of these questions is to try to get a picture of what it was like for this person who lived with these segregation laws.

• How old were you when you first experienced segregation? (Understanding a person’s age should shed some light on that person’s experiences. A younger person may have a different view than an older person.)


• Can you describe how the system of segregation worked? I would ask the person to focus on some form of public life such as a hotel, movie theater, or restaurant.


• Explain how segregation worked in the field of education? How did this impact your education?


• How did these laws impact your family?


• How do you personally feel about these laws?


• What, if anything, did you try to do to change these laws?


• How do you believe these laws have impacted how you view the world today?


• What do you tell your children or grandchildren about this time in South Africa's history?


• What message would you like my classmates to take from your experiences?

What are literary conventions? Do you know of any examples?

A literary convention is a commonly used device or aspect of a certain kind of work. If you are reading a certain type of literary work, you can expect it to conform to certain conventions. For example, plays are typically divided into acts and scenes, and characters generally speak to each other with dialogue. In Shakespeare's dramas, characters communicate their inner thoughts through the use of soliloquies. If you do not understand this particular literary convention, it will be difficult for you to make sense of what is going on--you might think that the character is speaking to other characters rather than privately expressing their inner thoughts. Some literary forms, like the novel, for example, have fewer conventions. (For example, some novels are broken up into chapters, and some are not.)

Prove that `sqrt(7)` is irrational.

Hello!

We'll prove this by a contradiction. Let `sqrt(7)` is a rational number, that means `sqrt(7)=m/n` where m and n are natural numbers.

Also let m and n be coprime. If they aren't, divide both by their GCF.

Now we square the equality and obtain `7n^2=m^2.` Therefore 7 is a factor of `m^2.` Because 7 is a prime number, 7 is also a factor of m itself. So `m=7k` for some natural k.

Thus `7n^2=7^2*k^2,` or `n^2=7k^2.` So 7 is a factor of `n^2` and therefore of n. But this means m and n have a common factor 7, which is a contradiction. This contradiction proves that `sqrt(7)` is irrational. 

Why is Jimmy Valentine pardoned?

Jimmy Valentine is pardoned because he has many important friends and connections on the outside. The last sentence of the first paragraph of the story indicates this important fact.

When a man with as many friends on the outside as Jimmy Valentine had is received in the “stir” it is hardly worth while to cut his hair.

Jimmy is characterized throughout "A Retrieved Reformation" as young, intelligent, good-looking, well-dressed, and popular. Everybody, including the Warden, likes him. The name Jimmy, rather than Jim or James, is intended to suggest likeability and popularity. The last name of Valentine suggests affection. Jimmy has "many friends on the outside" because of his winning personality. Since he is very successful in his profession as a safecracker, he is generous with his money. No doubt he contributes handsomely to the right politicians in the days when graft and corruption were so commonplace.

At the same time that Jimmy is portrayed as successful, there are some indications that he may be too successful. Too many people know about him and talk about him. He seems to be in danger of becoming a hardened criminal who keeps getting arrested and spending more and more time behind bars. One indication is contained in the first words Mike Dolan, an apparent cog in a big politician machine, says to him.

“Sorry we couldn't make it sooner, Jimmy, me boy,” said Mike. “But we had that protest from Springfield to buck against, and the governor nearly balked. Feeling all right?”

Jimmy has been incarcerated much longer than he had expected. This must have given him time to think about his future.

He had served nearly ten months of a four year sentence. He had expected to stay only about three months, at the longest. 

Jimmy knows he is in danger of losing all his "friends on the outside" if he keeps getting busted for bank jobs. They will want to forget they ever knew him. He has become too successful, too notorious. When he commits three safecracking jobs right after being released from state prison:

Ben Price investigated the scenes of the robberies, and was heard to remark:

“That's Dandy Jim Valentine's autograph. He's resumed business. Look at that combination knob—jerked out as easy as pulling up a radish in wet weather. He's got the only clamps that can do it. And look how clean those tumblers were punched out! Jimmy never has to drill but one hole. Yes, I guess I want Mr. Valentine. He'll do his bit next time without any short-time or clemency foolishness.”

Jimmy is smart enough to move to an entirely new territory of operations. In Elmore, Arkansas, he falls in love at first sight with Annabel Adams and decides to reform. But she is only the catalyst. He had been sensing the need for a change since spending ten sobering months in prison. He seemed indifferent to the Warden's lecture at the time of his release, but he was really thinking along the same lines as the Warden, who liked him and gave him this sincere parting advice:

“Now, Valentine,” said the warden, “you'll go out in the morning. Brace up, and make a man of yourself. You're not a bad fellow at heart. Stop cracking safes, and live straight.”

Jimmy was beginning to realize that honesty is the best policy, that crime does not pay. A man with all his superior assets--intelligence, skills, good looks, winning personality--can do better by going straight than by following the downward path of a recidivist. His success in Elmore proves it. He is soon engaged to the most beautiful girl in town and has become a prosperous leading citizen.