What are ten examples of solutions that you might find in your home?

Solutions are formed by mixing solute in a solvent. Thus, a solution is a homogeneous mixture. We can find a number of solutions in our homes. Here is a brief list:

1. Salt water is formed when we mix salt (generally table salt) in water. Here, water is the solvent and salt is the solute.


2. Sugar water is formed by mixing sugar in water.


3. Mouthwash consists of a number of chemicals dissolved in water. 


4. Tincture of iodine is obtained by dissolving crystals of iodine in alcohol.


5. Soda contains sugar, carbon dioxide, color, etc. in water.


6. Kool Aid contains sugar and color in water.


7. Vinegar is obtained when we mix acetic acid in water.


8. Hydrogen peroxide solution is typically a 3-6% solution of hydrogen peroxide. This is formed by mixing hydrogen peroxide in water.


9. Detergent solution is obtained by mixing detergent in water.


10. Window cleaner consists of a number of chemicals and fragrance in water. 

Hope this helps. 

How does the abridged version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet differ from the unabridged version?

An abridged version of any text is a shortened version of the original. The differences between the abridged version and the original always depends on exactly how much of the original text was cut out, and that will always vary per the decisions of the editors. Some abridged versions of texts maintain 70% of the original, whereas others only maintain 25%. Looking at some of the abridged versions of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, many editors have chosen to cut performance time of the play down from about 2 hours to about 30 to 45 minutes, which would roughly maintain between 28% to 37% of the original text, which is definitely very little of the original text.

Looking at one version edited by Shawn Peters, we see that he maintained the original Shakespearean language and expressed the main points of all scenes. However, a lot of the dialogue has been cut out, and many of those lines reveal essential character traits that serve to help develop Shakespeare's themes; lines cut out also serve to develop the philosophical views Shakespeare expresses in the play.

One example of what seems to be a simple line of dialogue cut out of the original but actually reveals a great deal about Tybalt's character can be seen the opening scene of the abridged version. The abridged version immediately starts with the servants of the Capulets and Montagues beginning a fight and Benvolio trying to bring peace by beating down their swords. Tybalt immediately joins the fray, saying, "Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon they death." Yet, in the original, Tybalt's opening line is, "What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?" (1.1.52). While it seems like such a small change, Tybalt's real opening line reveals just how quick Tybalt is to misjudge a situation and to react violently, two critical character traits that lead to his downfall.

In addition, critical opening lines spoken by the prince are cut out from the original in the abridged version. The prince's opening speech reads as follows in the original:
Rebellious subjects, enemies to peace,
Profaners of this neighbour-stained steel,--
Will they not hear? (1.168-70)
The phrase "neighbour-stained steel" is especially key to expressing one of Shakespeare's central points: these are neighbors, not enemies from distant shores, that are causing so much death and destruction due to persistence in acting upon their irrational emotions rather than their sound reasoning.

What is a brief account of the conflict experienced in the Middle East since the 1990s?

There have been many conflicts in the Middle East from 1990-2016. There have been many reasons for these conflicts. I will highlight a few of these conflicts for you.

In 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait. This dispute began over an oil well near the border between these two countries. When Iraq invaded Kuwait, the United Nations joined the conflict to help free Kuwait from Iraqi rule.  The involvement of the United Nations forced Iraq to leave Kuwait.

There have been many battles between Israel and the Palestinians. The Palestinians have claimed that the land Israel has belongs to them. The Israelis believe the land is Israeli land. There have been many battles in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank as both sides have fought each other. The Second Intifada against Israel led to much fighting between the Israelis and the Palestinians. There also have been many terrorist attacks against Israel.

The United States invaded Iraq in 2003 beginning a war that lasted until 2011. We were looking for weapons of mass destruction. We also wanted to remove Saddam Hussein from power. We believed Iraq was supporting the actions of terrorist groups. While we didn’t find weapons of mass destruction, we did topple Saddam Hussein.

In 2011, there was an uprising in Egypt. This led to the toppling of the government of President Hosni Mubarak. Egyptians were unhappy with the lack of political reform and the lack of political freedom. They also were unhappy with the lack of economic reform. The protesters took to the streets and demanded the end of President Mubarak’s rule.

The most recent example of conflict can be seen with the rise of ISIS. ISIS began to seize control over some parts of Syria and Iraq. They have expanded their influence to other countries in the region, including Libya. They now are fighting many western countries, as they are opposed to western ways of living.

There have been many conflicts in the Middle East since 1990s. I have explained some of them. If you look at my sources, you will be able to find additional examples of conflict.

Discuss the management information system (MIS) and a global economy in the 21st century.

Management information systems (MISs) in business acquire and organize information from business-internal and business-external sources, for example, internal cash register receipt data and external commodities price changes. The MIS makes information available to management for facilitating faster and better decision-making—often using real-time data—and the MIS generates scheduled reports detailing changes at all levels of the organization (Inc.com). Once reserved for large corporations with their own mainframes, the technological innovations of mobile digital platforms and cloud computing—run from software instead of from mainframes—fits the MIS to international businesses and brings the MIS to globally located entrepreneurs.

Small business entrepreneurs located globally can develop their own MIS through software, as explained by Inc.com in "Management Information Systems (MIS)." Software can link a computer network of the business and its suppliers, distributors, customers, and customer service and sales personnel. The software-managed databases of information from each network branch constitutes the new, globally-oriented small business MIS.

Two examples of this globalized MIS are in the jewelry and furniture businesses springing up in Asian countries, like China and Vietnam, that have computer links to raw resource suppliers, technology suppliers (e.g., suppliers of the nano-technology for gold-filled jewelry), international distribution platforms (e.g., ebay.com), international shipping companies (e.g., Chinese and U.S. postal systems operating jointly through international treaty) and an international customer base. Information linked, acquired and organized by computer networking makes a globally available MIS an integral component of the growing global marketplace, once the domain of multinational corporations but increasingly the stage for the globalized small business.

Where is the summary of Chapter 4 of Blink by Malcolm Gladwell?

If you follow the link below, you’ll find a brief summary for each chapter of Blink.

Chapter Four is titled “Paul Van Riper’s Big Victory: Creating Structure for Spontaneity.” Here Gladwell uses examples from the U.S. military, fire fighters, emergency room personnel, and even a comedy improvisation troupe to analyze how people in stressful situations make successful spur-of-the-moment or spontaneous decisions. Each one of these groups straddles a line between needing as much information as possible, and acting as quickly as feasible. The studies that Gladwell presents show that having more information at one’s fingertips can actually mean less success. Yes, a high degree of past practice is involved, and yes, using instincts that draw on that experience are key factors. But people have no time to scrutinize every piece of information on the spot. This is particularly noticeable in the examples of the military war game in the Middle East and the Cook County Hospital emergency room in Chicago. They have to go with brief details based on the whole picture. Gladwell summarizes it this way:

There are, I think, two important lessons here. The first is that truly successful decision making relies on a balance between deliberate and instinctive thinking. … The second lesson is that in good decision making, frugality matters.

In other words, less can be more.

What surprise does Henry Baskerville get at the hotel?

In Chapter Four, Sir Henry Baskerville tells Sherlock Holmes of his surprise when he received a letter upon his arrival at the Northumberland Hotel. According to Sir Henry, no one but Dr. Mortimer had been privy to his plans. What surprises Sir Henry even more is the content of the letter.

The letter contains only one line which reads "As you value your life or your reason, keep away from the moor." What is even more surprising is that all the words, except one, have been cut out from a newspaper. The only word that has been written in ink is "moor." Sherlock Holmes deduces that the author of the letter had likely cut out the words from the Times newspaper, as he recognizes the distinctive print on the paper.

Holmes also surmises that the author is someone who is educated and also someone who wishes to remain anonymous, hence the pasted words on the letter. As it is very often possible to determine the likely identity of a letter-writer from the handwriting, the writer appears to have used the pasted words to evade detection.

Another puzzle that concerns Sir Henry is that, after he put a pair of boots outside his hotel room to be cleaned, only one has been returned to him. Although a singularly perplexing incident, Holmes thinks that the boot will turn up eventually. To Holmes, the most important consideration is whether it is safe for Sir Henry to go to Baskerville Hall. He warns Sir Henry that he will likely face danger if he decides to go there. However, Sir Henry is adamant that he will go, maintaining that he will not intimidated to stay away from the home of his own family.

What was a claim that Helen Keller made in The Story of My Life?

Helen Keller made many claims throughout her autobiography, The Story of My Life.  One claim she made was that her plagiarism when she wrote the short story "The Frost King" had been completely unintentional.  She also claimed that Mr. Anagnos thought her plagiarism had been done intentionally to impress him.

Helen wrote a short story when she was nearly twelve-years-old.  She claimed that this story was inspired by the beautiful foliage that Miss Sullivan had described to her one autumn.  From this inspiration, Helen wrote her story.  She later realized that her story closely resembled one which had been read to her previously.  Helen had sent her story to Mr. Anagnos at the Perkins Institution.

Mr. Anagnos was surprised when he found out that Helen's story resembled another.  He had originally been pleased with it, and he had had the story published in a report.  When it was discovered that Helen had plagiarized, she was questioned "before a court of investigation composed of the teachers and officers of the Institution" (Chapter XIV).  Helen made a claim that Mr. Anagnos thought "that Miss Sullivan and [her] had deliberately stolen the bright thoughts of another and imposed them on him to win his admiration."