Where is Steve Harmon living in Monster?like what house or street was he living on

Steve Harmon, in the book Monster by Walter Dean Myers, tells his story from Cell Block D at the Manhattan Detention Center in New York.  The books setting takes place at two basic places: the cell block and the courtroom where he is on trial for accessory to murder. At the end of the novel, Steve has returned home.  He has continued his film-making, which his mother fails to understand.  His father has left; Steve thinks he (his father) did so because he is not sure who Steve is or why Steve has acquaintances such as Bobo or King.

Comment on Macbeth's confidence and how it eventually destroys him.I am a grade 8th student and have my exams day after tommorow I need the...

In spite of his 'vaulting ambition', Macbeth was in a doubtful, self-divided state when the witches first met him on the heath & made their proclamations in act1 sc.3. But ever since the murder of Duncan, as Macbeth usurps the kingship of Scotland, he suffers from fears--both imaginary & real--and unleashes a reign of terror to subdue & silence all opponents. In the scene of his coronation banquet in act3 sc.4, Banquo's ghost appears to terrify and expose Macbeth. It is in this scene that he decides to meet the witches to know more about his future, thus becoming a willing prey to the hunting evil.

The witches show Macbeth three apparitions which equivocate to his ultimate undoing. They inject in him a false sense of security & confidence to misguide his terrorised self to death & destruction. The First Apparition, 'an armed head' warns him of Macduff whose loyalty is already highly suspect to Macbeth. The Second Apparition, 'a bloody child', offers him a deceptive advice along with a dubious prophecy couched in paradoxical language:

" Be bloody, bold and resolute; laugh to scorn

The power of man, for none of woman born

Shall harm Macbeth".

Without caring to look into the prophecy, Macbeth finds this message very satisfying as a verdict of his safety, if not immortality. The Third Apparition, 'a Child crowned', further asks Macbeth to be cruel, proud and absolutely careless:

" Macbeth shall never vanquish'd be until

Great Birnam wood to high Dunsinane hill

Shall come against him".

Macbeth again fails to see through the language trap of the witches and their queen.

Mistakenly believing himself all safe and powerful, Macbeth now goes down to defeat and death, deserted by all including Lady Macbeth, virtually confined to the Dunsinane castle & waiting for the nemesis through a tragic realisation of the futility and deception of human ambition & desires.

How do the stage notes and directions in this passage help you to better understand the characters and what they are thinking and feeling?In the...

The stage directions are important in the outset of this scene and throughout because they show the difference in the primary motivations of Riff and Tony.  At the start of the play, Riff and Tony are life long friends ("Womb to Tomb"), yet are poised at different ends of life.  I think you can see that Tony is focused on his post- Jets life and Riff is driven by his role with the Jets.  Once you have seen this, find evidence in the stage directions that show this?  What evidence can you find that Tony is concerned with his life after the Jets and Riff is focused on his life with the Jets.  Remember:  When someone is focused on something, stage directions tell us that their body language will indicate it.

Why would James write The Turn of the Screw in such an ambiguous manner?

Henry James was writing at a time when sexual matters were not explicitly discussed in stories and novels. A female character in a novel might have a dozen children, but there was never any suggestion of how they were conceived. It would appear that James was writing a story about a young boy who was being sexually abused by a man who was given the name Peter Quint, aided and abetted by a woman called Miss Jessel. The boy's eight-year-old sister was apparently not being abused, but she seemed to know what was going on between Quint and her brother. The governess must have suspected the truth, but she was balked by the secrecy of the two children, and she suspected her own sanity. What made the situation worse was that Peter Quint seemed to be tryiing to lure little Miles into a world of the dead. The supernatural fiendishness may have been a substitute for a literal description of a sexual relationship between a man and a boy. It does seem to arouse similar feelings of horror and loathing in the reader. This idea of a child being sexually abused--and further, being sexually abused by a ghost--may represent the extra "turn of the screw" suggested by the narrator at the opening of the story. In other words, the ghostly element was only a substitute, or objective equivalent, for a prohibited description of the literal truth. James was a master of writing suggestively or ambiguously, as we can observe in The Ambassadors,  The Jolly Corner, The Beast in the Jungle, The Great Good Place, and other works. Some critics deny that The Turn of the Screw is about pedophilia, but this seems like a legitimate and plausible interpretation which should be open to discussion in our modern era.

I need some help with research topics on banking and finance.I need as many topics as possible

I think what you need here is a thesis statement for your research, because bank and finance can be the major topic. To determine a thesis statement you must answer these two basic questions:

(1) What do you know/have know?

(2) What you want to know more?

Then, you can start narrow down what you want to set up as a thesis for your research. Looking journal in the field is a good start to find interesting research topic. At the conclusion of some journal article, the author mentioned the limitation of their study and what they hope can be done if they have more money or time. They sometimes also mentioned what they suggested others who have the same interest to do on expanding/improving their research.

All the suggestion posted before mine is excellent suggestions. I can add more on those suggestions:

1) How banking products of investment differ from products of investment of others financial institutions?

2) Analyzing 3 - 5 years financial reports of a bank published on the web, or probably you may compare the financial reports of two bank in one year. Comparing the performance of the bank over the year or comparing in between bank.

3) Describing how Islamic bank system can be distinguished from common commercial bank system is also a unique thesis. You may focus on the term of investment these bank use.

Good luck with your research.

Why does Heathcliff name his son "Linton" in the novel Wuthering Heights?

Actually Heathcliff does not name his son. His wife, Isabella, leaves Heathcliff before the baby she is carrying is born and goes into hiding. She names the boy Linton after her maiden name, her family's name.

The name is interesting because it, made of the names of both parents, shows his potential to take to different paths. Primarily raised by his brooding and boorish father, Linton takes on the worst of the Heathcliff qualities and becomes a spiteful man. Had Edgar Linton, his uncle, been able to raise him, he may have been a more pleasant and kind-hearted person.

Below is a link to a summary of Wuthering Heights that explains that Linton was born away from his father and was named by his mother. I've also included another link to a brief description of the characters.

Why will this Christmas be different for Nora and her husband?

This Christmas is different because Torvald, Nora's husband, has recently been promoted at the bank where he works. Nora sees this promotion as an end to her financial struggles and a way to pay off the loan that she secretly obtained to provide her husband with a long vaction that the family doctor insisted was necessary to save Torvald's life. Nora has been secretly working every Christmas, scrimping on the household expenses, and taking in sewing behind Torvald's back to pay off this loan. Though she has no intention of telling Torvald about the loan, she does anticipate a larger allowance that will let her pay off the loan more easily.

The conflict arises when Krogstad blackmails Nora in order to keep his job. He knows of the loan and knows that it was obtained illegally, since her father's signature as co-signer was forged. One might say that this Christmas is different because Nora knows that it will likely be the last one with Torvald if he learns of her deciet.

Use the links below to see a summary of the play and an overview of the play's themes.

List all of the themes found in "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy.

When you are looking to find a theme of a piece of literature, keep in mind that themes can ususally be stated in one word, and that word describes something pretty major that is evident in the writing.  And, themes aren't necessarily etched in stone; there are so many different possibilities for themes in every piece of writing.   If you want to find the themes that you feel your teacher is asking for, think about what he/she has discussed the most in relation to the book so far, and that will lead you to the themes they might be seeking.

In Cormac McCarthy's "The Road," there are many possibilities for themes.  If you think about the novel as a whole, what are some things, feelings, or areas that are most obvious?  This a novel that is filled with pretty sad and depressing events, so most of the themes are going to be dire:  loss, loneliness, survival, destruction, isolation, despair, and endurance.  Any one of those words can sum up a good portion of the focus of the novel, and you could take any one of them and discuss it in great detail.  However, there are underlying themes that are more positive:  humanity, decency, familial love, and loyalty.  These positive traits are evidenced through the narrator and his son, while most of the more negative themes come out through the world that they are living in.

I hope that those thoughts help a bit; good luck!

9x - 2y = 11

9x-2y=11.

This is a linear equation involving two varibles x and y.

It represents a straight line , if we plot the values of x and y.

To find the y value for any given x value, we change the equation  by adding equal quantity or dividing the same number both sides:

9x-2y+2Y-11=11+2y-11 or

2y=9x-11 . Divide both sides by 2 to get,

y=(1/2)(9x-11).Now,giving various values to x we get the corresponding values of y satisfying the equation:

x         values:      0 1     2       3       4        5

y=(1/2)(9x-11):  -5.5 -1    3.5     8     12.5     17

If we plot the above values,we observe  that this equation represents a straight line and the pair of coordinates of any point on this line (or the line extended both sides )represents many solutions of the given equation.

The line has a slope of 9/2,which means for every unit  increment in x, there is an increment of  4.5 in y.

Intercepts: Put y=0 in the equation:9x- 2*0=-11.Then 9x=-11. So, x=-11/9. |||rly when x=0 , y=-5.5. The line 9x-2y=11, inercepts the lx axis at = -11/9 and the y axis at -5.5.

Why did the poet write "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?

Wordsworth wanted to recapture a moment in time in 1802 when he and his sister were walking along the riverbank and saw a few daffodils.  Then the expanse of daffodils came into full view as they walked nearer to the riverbank.

If Wordsworth were an impressionistic painter, he would have painted the scene from the position of being in the sky looking down on the riverbank and the field of daffodils.

As a poet, Wordsworth attempted to recapture the moment by giving the reader a "cloud's-eye" view of the expanse of color and beauty.

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Sketch the plot pyramid for "Pride and Prejudice."

1. The Initial Incident:The story begins with the arrival of the rich and handsome Mr.Bingley who occupies Netherfield Park as a tenant in the county of Hertfordshire a little before Michaelmas (29th of September). The Bennets are his immediate neighbours and Mrs.Bennet whose main  preoccupation in life "was to get her five daughters married" considers him to be a suitable match for her eldest daughter Jane and does her best to bring Jane and Bingley together. However, the plot proper begins In Ch.3 in the Meryton Assembly Ball with Darcy the friend and confidant of Bingley refusing to dance with Elizabeth and insulting her by remarking, "she is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me."

2. The Rising Action: The plot becomes 'complicated' with Jane Austen ironically revealing to the readers and not to Elizabeth that Darcy much against his wishes has begun to be attracted to Elizabeth when she visited Jane who had taken ill and was staying at Netherfield Park: "Darcy had never been so bewitched by any woman as he was by her. He really believed, that were it not for the inferiority of her connections he should be in some danger." (Ch.10). The plot becomes further complicated with the arrival of Collins who after failing to get Jane for a wife sets his eyes on Elizabeth and furthermore with the arrival of Wickham to whom Elizabeth is immediately attracted to. Thus in the 'rising action' we have Darcy secretly in love with Elizabeth, and Collins wishing to marry Elizabeth, and Elizabeth herself being attracted to Wickham the charming young officer from the militia. The most important incident in which all these matters come to a head is the Netherfield Ball in Ch.18, which takes place on Tuesday, November 26th.

3. The Crisis, of course, is Darcy's proposal to Elizabeth in Ch.34, which takes place at Hunsford in Collins' parish in the county of Kent during the Easter vacation and her instant and angry rejection, which is followed by Darcy's long letter of explanation in the next chapter and Elizabeth's recognition of her foolishness in Ch.36: "till this moment I never knew myself."

4. The Falling Action: is the section in which the plot becomes disentangled. Collins gets married to Charlotte and Elizabeth writes a letter to her aunt Mrs. Gardiner in Ch.26 clearly stating that she was never in love with Wickham: "There can be no love in all this." Their visit to Pemberley in Ch.43 marks an important turning point in the plot with Elizabeth realising that Darcy is no longer his usual proud self and by the end of Ch.46, she is definitely in love with Darcy. But everything is upset by the news of Lydia's elopement:"and never had she so honestly felt that she could have loved him, as now, when all love must be vain."

5. The End: The plot ends with Darcy proving that his love for Elizabeth is genuine and that he has been purged of his pride by secretly making a financial arrangement for Wickham who had eloped with Lydia in order that he marry her. The story ends with Bingley marrying Jane (Ch.55) and the plot ends with Darcy once again proposing to Elizabeth and she accepting him this time (Ch.58).

How does the author create suspense in the short story "A Sound of Thunder"?

Beginning with the ominous Time Safari Inc. warning--"We guarantee nothing except the dinosaurs"--everything about the premise of Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder" adds to the natural suspense of the story. Going back to the past in the Time Machine, hunting a runaway Tyrannosaurus Rex, being warned that the tiniest mistake in time can create a larger one in the future--these are just a few of the direct actions that help to create suspense.

Bradbury's description of the prehistoric time heightens the foreboding feel that runs throughout the tale. The idea of cheating past actions by avoiding mistakes altogether the second time around is an inherently questionable philosophy with little margin for error. Eckels, the hunter whose courage fails at a critical time, is not a man to count on when the whole future of civilization rides on his weak shoulders. When he turns and runs, the reader knows something has gone wrong. The reader can only wait and wonder what will go wrong next.

How many decimals are in 267897?well u haft to count places in order to believe that it's right

The number 267897 is having 6 digits, with 6 places from right  starting from 7  to  2 in the most left, the 6th place.

7 is  in unit place. Its value is 7.

9 is the second digit from right,  adjacent and left to 7. Its place is ten's. Value of 9 =9*10=90.

8 is the 3rd digit in 100's place and the value =8*100=800.

7 is the 4th digit from right to left.Its value is 7*1000 =7000.

6 is the 5th digit from right andin  it is 10000's place. The value  of 6 at this place =6*10000 =60000.

2 is the 7th digit from the right , it is in 100000's (100 thousand's) place and its value is 2*100000=200000(two hundred thousand.

So the number is by place value tabulated as below:

100thousand 10thousand Thousands Hundreds tens units.

2                     6               7               8        9     7.

In words it is read as: Two hundred  sixty seven thousand, eight hundred ninety seven.

As the recruiter for the data processing department of a large commercial bank, you have come to the conclusion that it is time to revise the job...

The question makes certain assumptions that are not quite correct. Generally it is not the job of a recruiter to decide on the need for revising the job descriptions. Also, reevaluation of jobs is not done piecemeal, one job at a time. Unless there are specific disputes or problems pertaining to a specific position, the job evaluation exercise is taken simultaneously for a group of positions.

However, for answering this question we will assume that the need for job evaluation has been established, without going into details of who has performed this activity, and then consider the main questions raised, that is factors in revising the job descriptions, need for adopting a new approach, and justifying the time and expense of undertaking such an assignment.

The factors to be considered for revising the job description in not any different from the factors considered during the preparation of original job description. Of course it will be necessary to consider all the changes that have taken place in the basic nature of the job.

The need for adopting a new approach will depend on how good or bad the original approach is and what improvement are possible. However, revision of the basic approach is not undertaken for individual positions. If the basic approach is changed, it may be necessary to reevaluate all the jobs.

The justification for revision will again depend on the likely improvements. These may include improvement in areas such as improved understanding of organisational responsibilities and relationships, more equitable remuneration, better employee morale, lower employee turnover and so on.

In The Kite Runner, what irony do you find in "there will be a scar, that is unavoidable."

This statement is made to Amir as he is recovering from his injuries after his encounter with Assef.  His scar is on his upper lip and looks like Hassan's scar from his childhood surgery.  It is ironic on two counts.

First, Amir's scar on the outside finally represents the scars on his heart from what he had endured and done years ago.  He was scarred by his father's treatment of him and by his cowardly action toward Hassan.  Now, the scar he wears on the outside shows his redemption.  He finally stood up to Assef on behalf of Hassan (by rescuing Sohrab).

Secondly, the scar is ironic simply because it is so close to Hassan's.  Amir has just learned from Rahim Khan that he and Hassan are half brothers; so the scar serves as one more bond between them.  It demonstrates that Amir was not so different from Hassan after all.

How would you organize an essay on Mabeth in regard to the theme of masculinity and femininity?I understand the significance and meaning of both...

First, decide what you are going to be arguing about masculinity and feminity and how it is used in the play. What is your point going to be? What position are you taking? This is going to be your thesis (topic + position).Once you have a clear thesis, you should have two or three big points to make that prove your thesis. That is what will hold your essay together.

Do you think Shakespeare had a reason for messing with the notions of masculinity and femininity (was there a point in all that?) Does the confusion over gender echo the confusion in the social order? Do you think the fact that all of the parts, male and female, were played by male actors had anything to do with how femininity and masculinity were presented? Is there an ideal "male" and "female" role represented in the play? Could something be made of the fact that both of the Macbeths seem to miss the ideal for their gender?

Some of the motifs you might use...

1. The idea that nothing is what it seems (fair is foul and foul is fair): the weird sisters (Banquo says that he wonders if they are men or women...he thinks they are women but their beards suggest they are not)...Lady Macbeth asking to be "unsexed" and filled with cruelty so that she can have the strength to kill Duncan, and asking for all that is feminine about her to be replaced


2. The idea that fear is a feminine/ childish quality...Lady Macbeth questioning Macbeth's manhood when he decides he doesn't want to kill Duncan, and again after he does and he is tormented by his conscience (and yet again when he sees the ghost of Banquo). Also, when Macbeth finally does taste real fear, when he finds out that MacDuff was not "of woman borne", but was torn from his mother's womb, Macbeth's response is that he feels he has lost his manhood.

In Nectar in a Sieve, what secret involving Kunthi does Nathan reveal to Rukmani? What secret does Rukmani reveal in turn?

Nathan admits to Rukmani that he is the father of Kunthi's sons.  She has been blackmailing him into giving her rice, threatening to tell Rukmani of his infidelity if he does not.  Rukmani tells Nathan that Kunthi has blackmailed her into giving her food as well.  Kunthi has threatened to tell Nathan that Rukmani has been having an affair with Kenny, and even though it is not true, Rukmani is afraid that Nathan might believe what the evil woman says.

Nathan makes his confession after Rukmani discovers that their carefully measured store of rice is almost gone.  She herself, under duress, has just given Kunthi seven days worth of rice, but when she goes to check the rest of her hoard, she finds that barely anything remains.  Rukmani suspects that one of her children has stolen the rice, and she confronts them with the accusation.  It is then that Nathan arrives, and admits that he is the one who took the rice. 

Nathan tells Rukmani that he slept with Kunthi "a long time ago...(he) was very young, and she a skillful woman".  The first time he was with her was before he was married to Rukmani.  Rukmani is devastated to know that Nathan went to Kunthi "not once but twice, he had gone back to give her a second son...and between, how many times".  She is able to forgive her husband his infidelity, however, because she knows what kind of woman Kunthi is.  When Nathan reveals his secret, Rukmani can be honest about her situation too.  A "new peace (comes) to (them) then, freed at last from the necessity for lies and concealment and deceit, with the fear of betrayal lifted...the power (they themselves) had given her wrested finally from Kunthi" (Chapter 14). 

What are some character traits of the Narrator in Raymond Carver's "Cathedral"?

The narrator of Cathedral is a bitter, cynical, logical, hardened, whiney man.  He views most things in life through a very non-impressed, sardonic lens. Nothing impressed him.  Of his wife's ex, he writes, "Her officer—why should he have a name?"  Of his wife's poems:  "I didn't think much of the poem."  Of the blind man's tragic loss of his wife:  "Pathetic".  Of his wife's attempted suicide:  "But instead of dying, she got sick."  Now, all of those traits don't really paint a very good picture. He is pretty narrow-minded, and not good at seeing things from someone else's perspective.  Overall, he is a guy who is kind-of struggling to find happiness and meaning in life, but, also, I would say, is just pretty non-impressionable.  We all know people who aren't easily touched, moved or impressed, and that seems to fit this narrator pretty well.

There are some good traits, that we see more at the end--he is kind to guests (he spends quite a bit of time with Robert), laid-back (they chill for hours), and in the end, more open-minded.  He has an experience that teaches him to think outside of his own narrow-minded perspective, and it really moves him.  He states in his rather straightfoward way, of his experience drawing cathedrals with his eyes closed, "It was like nothing else in my life up to now."  For him, this is a huge statement, considering how stoic and hard he was before this point.

I hope that these thoughts help a bit; good luck!

What is the relationship between Chris and Ann in "All My Sons"?

Chris Keller and Ann Deever grew up as next door neighbors, their houses were side by side on the same block.  When they were younger, Ann was Chris's brother Larry's girl, in fact Ann was engaged to marry Larry before he went off to war.  Now that Larry has not come back from the war, he is missing in action from the beginning of the play, Chris and Ann have been writing letters to each other for three years.

Ann moved to New York City with her mother when her father, Steve was sent to prison for the crime he committed with Joe Keller, shipping faulty airplane parts to the military. Now, Chris has written to Ann and asked her to come to his home, which I believe is in Ohio, because there is a reference that they are about 700 miles apart, because he intends to ask her to marry him.

Chris and Ann are in love with each other and Ann desperately wants to marry him, she wants to move forward with her life and for most of the play, so does Chris.  Kate Keller is strongly opposed to Ann being in the house, and is totally against Chris marrying Ann, who for her will always be Larry's girl.

Kate's opposition towards Ann stems from her belief that as long as Ann continues to wait for Larry, then she strongly believes that he is alive, as Kate wants to believe.

Chris and Ann don't end up getting married in the play, Chris, once he finds out that his father is guilty and a liar, he can't marry Ann, because of what his father did to her father.

In chapter 8 what is the double irony in Gene's comment that Finny has had no practice in deception?"A Separate Peace" by John Knowles

The double irony in Gene's comment of Chapter 8 of "A Separate Peace" is this:

1.  Gene suspects Finny of deception when, in reality, Finny has no deception in him.  For instance, when Gene fails a test after having been called out the night before to a meeting of the Secret Suicide Society, he suspects Finny of wanting him to fail.  However, on another night before an exam, Finny again asks Gene to come to the tree; but, when Gene declines this time, Finny accepts his excuse, indicating that his intentions have never been ulterior.

2.  The reality is that Gene is the one who the deceptive one.  For, when Gene is on the branch with Finny he deliberately shakes it out of jealousy for Finny, causing him to plummet to the ground, breaking his leg. In truth, it is Gene who is jealous of Finny:

He had never been jealous of me for a second.  Now I knew that there never was and never could have been any rivalry between us.  I was not of the same quality as he....and then my knees bent and I jounced the limb...and jumped into the river, every trace of my fear...forgotten. (Ch.4)

The greatest irony of all is that Gene cannot relieve his anxiety over his relationship with Phineas.  As Ronald Weber writes in Studies in Short Fiction:

It is Phineas's innocence that Gene cannot endure. As long as he can believe Phineas shares his enmity, he can find relief, but with this assurance gone, he stands condemned before himself, and must strike out against his tormentor.

Describe three characters and their personalities in Girl with a Pearl Earring.I just need help describing some of the characters, any of them...

Three characters in "The Girl With the Pearl Earring" are: Griet, a 16-year-old Dutch girl who becomes a maid for Johannes Vermeer and his family.  Another character is Vermeer's cruel jealous wife, Catharine.  The house-hold also included their five children and Vermeer's mother who was the matriarch of the family.

In the first chapter we can get a good physical description of the Vermeers.

"The woman (Catherine) looked as if she had been blown about by the wind, although it was a calm day. Her cap was askew so that tiny blond curls escaped and hung about her forehead like bees which she swatted at impatiently several times. Her collar needed straightening and was not as crisp as it could be. The woman's face was like an oval serving plate, flashing at times, dull at others. Her eyes were two light brown buttons, a color I had rarely seen coupled with blond hair. She made a show of watching me hard, but could not fix her attention on me, her eyes darting about the room.

His (Vermeer) eyes (were) grey like the sea. He had a long, angular face, and his expression was steady, in contrast to his wife's, which flickered like a candle. He had no beard or moustache, and I was glad, for it gave him a clean appearance. He wore a black cloak over his shoulders, a white shirt, and a fine lace collar. His hat pressed into hair the color of brick washed by rain." (pg 4)

Vermeer was a fastidious man who was quiet in manner and deed.  He would become one of the worlds most respected painters of his time.  During this part of his life the household was controlled by his jealous wife and her mean disposition was fully aimed at Griet.  Griet was a small girl, but she carried herself with courage and dignity.  Her Protestant upbringing didn't really prepare her to work for a family of Catholics but she carried herself well.  She worked hard and did everything she could do not to shame her family. She was a bright girl and she eventually became his assistant and the subject of one of his most famous paintings.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, find examples of personification and metaphors.

To Kill A Mockingbird has many instances of figurative language, beginning with the title. Atticus Finch, the main character, reminds his children that "it's a sin to kill a mockingbird," and the reader understands this from a metaphorical perspective because, as will be revealed in the story, prejudice and discrimination ruin relationships and lives. Mockingbirds "don't do one thing but make music for us to enjoy," explains Miss Maudie to Scout, who is puzzled by her father's talk of sin in the context of mockingbirds, the real sin being that against an innocent man, Tom Robinson whom the mockingbird represents.

Boo Radley is also a victim in To Kill A Mockingbird because, after making some bad decisions, he is confined to his home for many years. His father thought that "anything that's a pleasure is a sin," and this metaphor is used to reinforce the destructiveness of  relationships based on a need to be socially accepted in a socially unjust environment. Boo Radley is assumed to be some sort of a monster based on preconceptions and rumor.

Atticus, as ever, wants his children to recognize the rights of others to their opinions and to never judge anyone until they can, "climb into his skin and walk around in it." Scout is very upset because her teacher does not appreciate her abilities and the fact that she had learned to read before starting school but Atticus wants her to understand that her teacher is new to the area and therefore, the young Scout must make allowances for her. 

"A person's conscience" is personified (attributing human qualities directly to the conscience which, in itself is only one aspect of a person) when Atticus talks of his reasons for taking Tom's case. He says:

"The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience"

suggesting that the conscience can make decisions independently. Atticus has to "live with myself."  This usage supports the issue of moral blindness that pervades Maycomb County.  

Atticus "one-shot Finch" surprises his children when they learn that he has a depth of character which had previously escaped them. He has not told the children about his abilities handling a gun because, as he says,

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know that you're licked before you begin (metaphor) but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. You rarely win, but sometimes you do."

The use of personification ("courage is a man...") is a strong reminder to the reader that appearances can be deceiving and, much like the message from the "The Grey Ghost," which Atticus read to Scout, there is an overriding need to "finally see" people for what they really are. 

What is the place/role of media in "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.?

In Kurt Vonnegut, Jr's "Harrison Bergeron," the media, like everything, is meant to promote and ensure equality. There are a couple of instances where the reader can see the media in action.

The first example of the role of media is in the decription of George Bergeron. He wears a tiny radio reciever in his ear that emits harsh noises to interrupt his thoughts every few seconds. These noises are meant to keep intelligent people, like George, "from taking unfair advantage of their brains." By constantly keeping people with the ability to think from thinking, the government-run media, in effect, keeps people from questioning whether the government is doing things right or that are really good for the people.

The second glimpse at the media is the broadcast of the ballet that is interrupted by a news bulletin. This broadcast gives the reader a clearer vision of what this government's version of "equality" really is and the result of it. For one thing, we see that because of the government-issued handicaps, no one is able to excel at anything. None of the dancers can reach their real potential because they are weighted down by government-issued sacks of bird shot. The announcer "like all announcers, had a serious speech impediment," and has difficulty even speaking, much less giving the news in a clear manner. The person in control of the video is so incompetant that s/he puts the picture of Harrison "upside down, then sideways, then upside down again, then right side up" on the screen.

All these examples of the "equality" that has been mandated that are broadcast over the television show the devistating effects of that supposed equality--mediocrity is the highest to which anyone can aspire, and even mediocrity is probably unattainable when too many restraints are put on people.

Finally, the media is meant to inform the government of any straying from the laws. Diana Moon Glampers, despite the incompetence of the newspeople, knows exactly where to find Harrison and silence him. This is probably the most frightening aspect of how the goverment uses the media to control the people.

For more information about the story "Harrison Bergeron" see the links below. The first link seems to directly address your question with this discussion of television:

In "Harrison Bergeron", Vonnegut uses some of the ideas Minow discussed, particularly when he portrays television as a desensitizing, numbing, and definitely a thought-stifling—rather than thought provoking—medium. When Harrison goes to the television station instead of to the Legislature to start his revolution, Vonnegut illustrates that awesome power Minow describes in his speech. Vonnegut seems to say that Harrison's power to reach the people and make a new reality (declaring himself emperor) stems from controlling television. Clearly, the government, or at least the Handicapper General, also understands that power.

I hope this answer is helpful.

How do I write the central idea of "No One's A Mystery"?I am new at this and am not clear on how to write the central idea for my Summary & Central...

The central idea of Elizabeth Tallent's "No One's a Mystery" revolves around the tension between innocence and experience.  The unnamed narrator creates a picture-perfect life with Jack and imagines them having children and living together forever.  She maintains this dream even as Jack pushes her to the floor of his car because he sees his wife driving past in the other lane.  Jack, on the other hand, knows that this relationship is simply a fling and that one day, the narrator will realize that he is not the man for her.  Jack is too burdened with the hardships and monotonies of life to see any way that his life could be different, yet the narrator is too innocent to consider that her romantic dreams may not come true.

When writing about the central idea, you are addressing the theme of the literary work--state the theme in your thesis statement and use points of argument and textual references to develop your writing.

Explain the impact of economic changes on the development of American Literature.

This is very interesting question indeed. Economic change always impacts American society, and it has influenced the development of American literature, since literature reflects the society in which it is created.

Consider, for example, the country's shift from an agrarian economy to industrialization. As people moved off their farms to settle in cities and as those cities swelled with immigrant populations, American literature moved away from Romanticism into Realism, with post-Civil War local color writing serving as the bridge. The new economy produced profound changes in American society; urban poverty, for example, became part of the fabric of American life and capitalist greed ran rampant. The Muckrakers, American writers and journalists, exposed these conditions. Upton Sinclair's novel, The Jungle, is an example of this influence reflected in American literature, as is Stephen Crane's Maggie: A Girl of the Streets. Economic changes were occurring at the same time in the Midwest as fewer people owned more of the land, leaving behind the days when a small family farmer could prosper. These conditions were addressed by Hamlin Garland, for example, in his short story, "Under the Lion's Paw," another good example of American Realism in literature.

As the century developed and the economic boom of the 1920s arrived, these economic changes were reflected most famously in Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. When the economic bubble burst and the Great Depression arrived, another American Realist, John Steinbeck, incorporated it into our body of national literature with The Grapes of Wrath. Another Steinbeck novel, Of Mice and Men, addressed the changes in the American economy that favored the wealthy at the expense of the working poor.

Fitzgerald and Steinbeck both explored the American Dream in terms of money and its impact on lives, two of numerous American writers to do so with the rise of Realism.

Can someone explain the plot and setting of Mark Twain's "A True Story"?

Mark Twain's "A True Story" is set on a farm-house porch.  The owner of the house is sitting outside and his "Aunt Rachael, a Black servant is sitting on a step below where he is sitting.  It is summer and warm so everyone, after dinner, moves outside. 

Mr. C- asks Rachel why she has never had any hardships in her life.  She responds to him with a story of her life as a slave.  She tells him that she had a husband and seven children.  She also tells him that she had to watch her husband and children be auctioned away from the plantation where they lived.  Rachel screams when they try to take her youngest son,

"I'll kill de man dat tetch him!' I says. But my little Henry whisper an' sayI gwyne to run away, an' den I work an' buy yo' freedom' Oh, bless de chile, he always so good! But dey got him--dey got him, de men did; but I took and tear de clo'es mos' off of 'em an' beat 'em over de head wid my chain; an' dey give it to me too, but I didn't mine dat." 

Rachel then goes into detail about what happened to her and how she became the head cook in a farm house occupied by Union soldiers and how her son truly did, after many years find her because he had run away, become a barber for the army so he could travel the south in search of his mother.

What are the major causes of income inequality? And what factors have contributed to greater income inequality since 1970?

Incomes may be compared between different set of people, and the extent of inequality as well as the reason for such inequality will depend very much on the situations of the groups being compared. For example we can compare incomes of people in  ways such as within a company, across between companies, between different industries in an economy, between different countries or  economies. We can also use different criteria for forming the groups to be compared. For example, we can compare disparities of income between members of different sexes and different races.

Here, I have listed some of the reasons that may contribute to inequality of income between different countries.

• The natural resources such as minerals, and natural vegetation available in each country.


• Other natural advantages enjoyed by a countries. For example, a country situated along a major trade route is likely to benefit from transportation and trade across their country.


• History of past economic development of countries. For various reasons reasons industrialization, development of technologies, and development of trade in different countries happens at different times and at different rates. Among others this is dependent on political situation and government of countries.


• Current political and legal situation of a country.


• Current culture of the people. This influence the effectiveness of the people of the countries to act in various roles such as entrepreneurship, businessmen, and members of organizations.

Describe the character Unoka, and how is Okonkwo's life influenced by his attitude?

Unoka is Okonkwo's father, and he serves as the guiding force for Okonkwo's life, in that Okonkwo is determined to never resemble him. Unoka possesses everything that Okonkwo hates-gentleness, lack of ambition, and sensitivity to people and nature. Unoka is also a gifted musician who loves fellowship, the change of the seasons, and children. Although Unoka is tall, his stooped posture bears the weight of the tribe's scorn. While the the tribe rejects him as well, it is more due to his perceived laziness and inability to carry through, than his sensitive nature. When he borrows money, he does not pay it back. He does not plant crops, leaving Okonkwo to take care of the entire family. These traits influence Okonkwo to entirely abandon his feminine side and live the other extreme, as a brutal, abusive tyrant.

Unoka is truly happy only when making music on his flute, or when drinking palm wine. This could be a result of his status within the tribe-his isolation leading him to drink. Tribal customs hold no interest for him, since he hates war and is sickened by the sight of blood. thus he carries no souvenirs of his battles: he has had none. He dies in disgrace, fittingly by a disease that denies him burial, and forces his body to be left in the Evil Forest. This ultimate shame drives Okonkwo to overcompensate for his father's weaknesses.

In Ch. 9, how does Douglass come to know the date?

It is important to read Douglass' narrative carefully. He was a masterful writer who chose words very carefully. In the beginning of Chapter 9, Douglass writes "I have now reached a period of my life when I can give dates." This does not tell us that he has suddenly become aware of the date, but rather that he feels at liberty to disclose the dates.

Just previous to this chapter, when Douglass is sent to live with Master Thomas Auld in St. Michaels, he had been living in Baltimore. This city is the scene of his transformation, to which he credits learning to read and write. In Baltimore, Douglass made a practice of trading bread with the little white boys on the streets in exchange for lessons in reading and writing, giving literal bread for the bread of knowledge. Indeed, he writes that the only attachment he has to his hard life in Baltimore is to "those little Baltimore boys." Further, "I had received many good lessons from them, and was still receiving them, and the thought of leaving them was painful indeed."

What would have been the consequence of Douglass giving details, such as dates, about his time in Baltimore? Certainly his little white teachers/friends would have been endangered by this information. Douglass is too savvy, and too gentle of spirit, to put them at risk. Once he leaves the city, however, he feels at liberty to fill in the details of his life.

After the second call in The Great Gatsby, why does Nick say, "No one was able utterly to put this fifth guest's shrill metallic urgency out of...

Nick has such an intriguing way of explaining the tense situation, doesn't he?  First, let's put the quote into context.  Tom, Daisy, Jordan, and Nick are discussing pleasantries over dinner.  In the middle of dinner, Tom's mistress (Myrtle) calls.  The first time Myrtle calls, Tom leaves the room and rushes into the house (perhaps to answer the phone).  Daisy reacts strangely, and then follows Tom.  However, the second time the phone rings, Daisy immediately shakes her head at Tom as "all subjects vanished into air" because of the tense situation (Fitzgerald 16).  Nick has absolutely no idea how to handle this and remembers trying to look at everyone without actually staring into their eyes.  Then Nick makes his statement:

I couldn't guess what Daisy and Tom were thinking, but I doubt if even Miss Baker, who seemed to have mastered a certain hardy scepticism, was able utterly to put this fifth guest's shrill metallic urgency out of mind. (16)

A reader can take this statement, revealing the pins-and-needles type of situation, in one of two ways.  The "fifth guest" can be the telephone itself, . . . a guest that keeps interrupting their vacuous conversation with its intense ring.  More importantly, though, this "fifth guest" can be Myrtle herself, who must feel something is so urgent that she continues to call her lover even when he is at dinner with his wife and his cousin-in-law.  Either way, Nick makes it clear that the "metallic urgency" revealed cannot be ignored.

What was significance of the Souls thrusting their arms and legs out as Ham returned to his seat in View From Saturday?Why did the author refer to...

Body language plays a huge part in the section in Chapter 6 which ends with the Souls thrusting their arms and legs out as Ham returns to his seat.  As Hamilton Knapp makes his way to the front of the room after disrupting the class with his theatrical burp, the "smiling faces (of the students) (lift) and (tilt) towards him like the broad front faces of sunflowers as they follow the sun across heaven".  Ham thinks he is in control of things at this point as he insolently obeys Mrs. Olinski's direction to proceed to the front of the class, and the students, through their body language, show their support of the upstart.  This time, however, Mrs. Olinski stands tough, and places Ham firmly in his place by putting him on the spot in front of his peers.  Mrs. Olinski, who had been uncertain about returning to teaching after her accident, has regained her confidence, and by neutralizing the troublemaker's challenge, shows clearly that now, it is she who is in charge of the class.  As Ham returns to his seat, the class reacts much differently than they had a few moments previously - now, "no one smile(s) at Ham or even (makes) eye contact with him".  Through their body language, the students make it plain that they defer to Mrs. Olinski's authority, and that Ham no longer has their support.

It is at this point that Nadia thrusts her left leg into the aisle, Noah follows suit with his right leg, Ethan raises his right arm in the air, and Julian raises his left fist.  Their action is perfectly orchestrated, and is over after only a moment; it would appear that their "balancing act" is an expression of solidarity and triumph.  The Souls had earlier seen Mrs. Olinski's uncertainty and vulnerability in the classroom, and had decided as a unit to give her the "lift" she needed, through their support, cooperation, and friendship.  Mrs. Olinski's assertiveness in taking charge of the class is a kind of victory for the Souls.  By working together, they have achieved a "balancing act" of the highest order; they have been able to achieve their objective of helping their teacher keep her own balance in the face of cruelty and adversity.  They had enabled her to learn once again to "stand on her own two feet".

How does Indian democracy work?i am not getting a perfect straight answer please give me one

India follows a parliamentary system of government developed along the British pattern. Also it follows a federal structure, with the country consisting of 28 constituent states. In addition, there are six union territories administered centrally and the National Capital Region of Delhi.

The work of government is distributed between a central government and state governments for each state. The central government as well as states have democratically elected government. Both central and state governments follow the pattern of two separate houses - upper and lower houses. Lower house house at central government is called Lok Sabha and upper house is called Rajya Sabha. The lower houses of central and states has members elected for terms of five years directly by people. Members of upper houses are elected through indirect elections.

In addition to the two houses of the central government there is a President of the countries jointly elected by the central and all state government. The president is designated as head of the country, but he has almost no direct legislative powers. The president mostly acts on the advice of council of ministers.

The head of government is Prime Minister who is selected by the lower hous of central goverment. The prime minister than selects the counsil of ministers.

The council of ministers is the executive arm of the government and the two houses are the legislative arm. In addition there is a well established independent judiciary to maintain which maintains check over the other two arms.

In "Fahrenheit 451" what are the parallel states in Montag's life and the conditions in the city (war) as the story progresses?from the...

The increasing conflict and ominous foreshadowings of war tend to pick up the pace as Montag becomes more and more conflicted; in a way, the jet bombers increase in frequency as Montag becomes more turmoiled, so, they represent his own war within himself.  The very first hint at the jet bombers is right after he discovers Mildred, nearly dead, after her suicide attempt.  Right after his discovery of her cold body, the book hints at the war:

"As he stood there the sky over the house screamed....Montag was cut in half.  He felt his chest chopped down and split apart.  The jet bombers going over, going over, going over..."

Bradbury uses these jets to represent Montag's horror at what Mildred has done, and his conflicting emotions that were stirred up from his meeting with Clarisse.  Notice how he was "cut in half" by the bombers; this symbolizes how part of Montag is in his old, blissfully ignorant world, part of it is in the world of change.

As the story continues, the bombers are mentioned more and more frequently, as Montag increases his hunt for happiness, and steps closer to all-out war against society.  As he is trying to read with Mildred, and in anguish over what books mean, "the bombers crossed the sky and crossed the sky" over them, and as soon as Montag and Faber decide to plant books and start to undermine the system, Bradbury notes that "a bomber flight had been moving east all the time" that they had been talking.  So, almost every time that Montag is conflicted, the bombers enter the scene.  This culminates in the end scene where he has finally declared war on society, and watches as true war is launched on his city, and it is torched.

I hope that those thoughts help a bit; it's an interesting question!  Good luck!

Is it true or false that Mafatu's island looks like Hikueru in Call It Courage by Armstrong Sperry?Is it true or false that Mafatu's attempt to...

The first question is false; Mafatu's island does not look like Hikueru.  Hikueru, "the only land that (Mafatu has) ever seen, (is) as flat as his hand".  The island on which he lands, however, has at its center "a great single peak...trees (rise) green and fair, tier upon tier of them, from the shoreline into the foothills of the purple mountain".  Mafatu has come to a volcanic island, far different from his home, Hikueru ("The Sea").

The second question is also false; Mafatu's first effort to make fire on the island is successful.  He finds a firestick, "a piece of hard wood, bone-dry, as large around as his forearm".  He then finds a smaller piece of the same wood, and, moving the stick back and forth upon the hard surface of the smaller piece, he manages to coax a "wisp of smoke" from the wood dust that gathers.  He seizes a few twigs, and cupping his hands, he blows on the spark; Mafatu is rewarded for his strenuous efforts when a flame bursts into life ("The Island").

The third question is true; Mafatu makes a cloth from the underbark of a mulberry tree.  After removing the inner white lining of the bark, he wets the fiber and lays it on a flat stone, beating it with a stick of wood.  As the fiber spreads and grows thinner, Mafatu adds another strip, wets it, and beats it into the first one.  After repeating the process several times, he ends up with about a yard of "cloth" which he will be able to wear as a pareu.  It is soft and white, and before he returns home he plans to decorate it by painting a fine design on it with the dye of ava ("Drums").

In The Good Earth, how did they travel south even though they were so weak?

In The Good Earth, Wang Lung and O-lan still manage to pack up their family and travel south even though they are really weak.  The two realize that their land will not support them, so they feel that they have no choice but to look for a better opportunity in the southern region.  It really is their sheer determination that carries them through the difficult journey.  They do not see any other choice, so they make a point to go south for their survival.  This manner of determination is seen on other occasions in the novel:  when O-lan is in childbirth, when the family reach the south and have to beg for money to eat.  So the concept of inner strength is not new to the family, and therefore may be seen as their driving force.

How is the conversation between Simon and The Lord of the Flies significant in terms of developing a theme in the novel?

The conversation Simon has with The Lord of the Flies is significant because not only does it foreshadow Simon’s death but it also reveals what the beast really is. The Lord of the Flies confirms what Simon already knows: that the beast is in each of the boys. The conversation is one-sided, with the beast doing the talking. This symbolizes that eventually the brutal nature of the boys will take control, and there will not be a rational voice to be heard. The fact that Simon merely stares mutely at the beast and is unable to answer represents the boys’ inability to stand up for what is right. Ultimately they will fall under Jack’s violent control and will be unable to stand against him. They are mute against what they know is morally right. At the end of the conversation, Simon is inside the mouth of the beast and falls unconscious. This shows the progression of the theme that evil lies within every person, and if that evil is not confronted, it will consume everything in its path.

Throughout the conversation the beast becomes more agitated and aggressive towards Simon. This symbolizes the progression of violence to come on the island. The mocking tone of the beast as he calls Simon an “ignorant, silly little boy” mirrors the many times that the boys have mocked Piggy and his rational ideas. Progressively, the beast becomes more menacing until finally it states that Simon will die by the hands of Jack, Roger, Maurice, Robert, Bill, and Piggy and Ralph. The order of the names is important because it shows that no one is immune to the power of the beast. Some may be able to resist it to an extent, while others embrace it and use it to their advantage.

Can you tell me about Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw?It is a novel

Arms and the Man is a play for the theatre.  It is a social commentary on war, military values, and manners in the upper class.  It was Shaw's first effort for the stage, and did not enjoy success critically or financially initially, but it has become quite a famous and often-performed play.

The plot of the play is broadly thus:  A Serbian soldier in the Serbo-Bulgarian war takes refuge in the bedroom of young Bulgarian lady named Raina. She is engaged to a Bulgarian officer named Major Saranoff, whom Raina has just heard has distinguished himself in the latest action.  Raina is kind-hearted, however, and does not give away the whereabouts of this enemy fugitive.  Raina and her mother are kind to the soldier, who is scornful of military honor and glory, and seems to think only of avoiding harm to himself and others.  They keep his visit hidden from the rest of the family.

The war ends, and Raina's father returns home.  Raina's father denigrates Raina's fiance's prowess as a military leader; then that young gentleman comes for a visit.  There is a discussion about a young Swiss soldier (fighting for the Serbians) taking refuge in the house of a Bulgarian.  Raina and her mother Catherine now know that the story of their harboring a soldier has become known, though no one knows that it was indeed them who hid the enemy. 

Raina and Sergius Saranoff are reunited, and their emotions are syrupy and insincere.  Sergius has an obvious attraction to the maid, Louka.  Catherine and Raina's subterfuge is almost found out, when the coat that they lent to the soldier is requested by Raina's father.  Then the man they harbored, now revealed to be a Swiss army officer (who had fought on the Serbian side) named Major Bluntschli, comes to return the coat.  Raina and Catherine try again to conceal their previous acquaintance with him.

The coat is duly found, placed again in the closet where it was supposed to have hung all along.  Raina's father does not appear to have noticed the subterfuge.  When Raina and Bluntschli talk she tells him she left a note and a portrait in the coat for him; he never found it, which means these incriminating bits of evidence are still in the coat pocket.  In the course of this act it becomes clear that Saranoff loves Louka, and Raina loves Bluntschli, so the initial engagement of Saranoff and Raina is now in trouble.  Raina's father is prevented from finding the incriminating photo, but he knew of it all along.  Raina's father reveals the deception, and it becomes clear which couples love each other.  Bluntschli tells everyone that he is a rich man, so it becomes possible for Raina to marry him, and Saranoff to marry the maid.  On this ridiculous note the play ends happily.

While it is not always easy to discern Shaw's meaning from the play, this is definitely an anti-war play.  The long-held notions of military glory and honor are all shown to be silly and counter-productive, and pacifism and a certain cynical self-interest are held to be more sensible.  The comedy is sometimes scathing, but the overall play is light-hearted.  Arms and the Man has become a classic.

In The Miracle Worker, to what does Annie compare words?

During her time with Helen, Annie spells word after word after word into Helen's hand. After much conflict and struggle, the little girl learns the alphabet, even spelling in her sleep, but she does not make the connection between the letters and the meanings of the words. This is the breakthrough Annie fights to achieve in order to unlock Helen's mind. She is working, however, in her own kind of darkness, desperate to save Helen from her prison but insecure in her own ability to do so. And so she spells for Helen, over and over, telling Kate Keller that a million words might be required for Helen to comprehend the meaning of the first one.

Time runs out for Annie toward the play's dramatic conclusion. Helen is to be taken back into her family's life, without having comprehended the meaning of a word, sentencing her to a life isolation, unable to communicate with the world. The Kellers reassure Annie that she has accomplished a great deal with their daughter. Helen is better behaved, "manageable, cleaner." Annie explodes in frustration, trying to make them understand what she has been fighting for--for Helen:

Cleanliness is next to nothing, she has to learn that everything has its name! That words can be her eyes, to everything in the world outside her, and inside too, what is she without words? And they're in her fingers now, I need only time to push one of them into her mind! One, and everything under the sun will follow.

Annie knew that comprehending the meaning of one word would bring Helen into the world and that language would give her life back to her. Through her passion and total dedication to Helen, Annie succeeds in teaching Helen language. Words did become Helen's eyes, guiding her through a remarkable life.

I need help on this equation: x(x+4)=21

x ( x + 4 ) = 21

To solve this equation , we should first distribute the " x " 

By distributing the " x " , you should get 

x^2 + 4x = 21 now we can subtract 21 on both sides

By subtracting 21 on both sides , you would get

x^2 + 4x - 21 = 0 Now we can factor ( such as using the x factor which means having two numbers that would have  a product of -21 and a sum of 4 )

By factoring the equation , you would get 

( x + 7 ) ( x - 3 ) This is just basically x + 7 = 0 and x - 3 = 0 

So your answer is x = -7 or 3 

In "The Rhodora," how is the word "pierced" used in the first line of the poem? What does it suggest about the sea wind?

Ralph Waldo Emerson's "The Rhodora," 1847, is a wonderful poem concerning the Rhodoendrum flower, a popularly grown flower in New England. The poem's lines are:

In May, when sea-winds pierced our solitudes,
I found the fresh Rhodora in the woods,
Spreading its leafless blooms in a damp nook,
To please the desert and the sluggish brook.
The purple petals fallen in the pool
Made the black water with their beauty gay;
Here might the red-bird come his plumes to cool,
And court the flower that cheapens his array.
Rhodora! if the sages ask thee why
This charm is wasted on the earth and sky,
Tell them, dear, that, if eyes were made for seeing,
Then beauty is its own excuse for Being;
Why thou wert there, O rival of the rose!
I never thought to ask; I never knew;
But in my simple ignorance suppose
The self-same power that brought me there, brought you.

The poem is in answer to the question of where the origin of the flower comes from and in the poem Emerson sates that it is the "rival of the rose" (13), but that he "never thought to ask" (14), where the flower came from. The poem is about not necessarily knowing, but in appreciating something for its very existence.

The word "pierced" (1), used as the past tense verb form of pierce, indicates that the sea-winds, in May, violently disturbed his (or his companion or companions--solitudes) peace, and initiated him into the Spring. The sea-winds must have been powerful enough to either wake him or obviously jolt him.

How is epiphany used in A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man?

In A Portrait of The Artist as A Young Man, James Joyce uses moments of clarity and a recognition of another perspective as "epiphanies." The reader becomes aware of the change in Stephen's character, however momentary, and this drives the plot of the novel. In Stephen Hero, an earlier version of A Portrait of The Artist as a Young Man, Stephen is referring to the clock at the Ballast Office, a seemingly insignificant building and clock but capable of making Stephen think because, "all at once I see it and I know at once what it is: epiphany." 

Stephen will face many challenges and his self-development and sense of awareness will reflect the impact of life and the economic hardships that he and his family must confront. This ensures that "epiphany' is a very personal experience. Having felt "small and weak" throughout the first chapter due to his own shortcomings, Stephen, at the conclusion of chapter one, comes to a realization that he is in a position to embarrass Father Dolan but, in a schoolboy version of humility, despite being justified in bringing Father Dolan to account, he vows that he will not.

After his sexual encounter and his epiphany at the end of chapter two; "surrendering himself;" he becomes weighed down by his own sinful acts which "kill(s) the body and (it) kill(s) the soul." By the end of chapter three, he revels in the life-changing potential that he now faces and the power and potential of "Another life! A life of grace and virtue and happiness!" As Stephen takes Communion, he feels the real power of the act of Holy Communion as he accepts that "Past is past." His feelings are very real and immediate, even if by the end of chapter four he chooses one path and then a different path. Life and experience goes "on and on and on and on."

By the end of the novel, Stephen has realized the power of his own contribution, not only to his self-development, but in promoting "the uncreated conscience of my race." James Joyce ensures continuity through the use of  epiphany because all of the revelations and realizations provide Stephen with guidance and acknowledge the contribution of each and every experience in developing Stephen's character and his ability to make a difference. 

How does Edgar Allan Poe’s story “The Fall of the house of Usher” resemble Stevenson’s “The strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”?

Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher" and Stevenson's "Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" have far more differences than similarities, but let's look for resemblances.

Both deal with moral dilemmas- Jekyll is trying to separate the good from the evil in an individual.  Roderick Usher's plight deals more with an implied moral decay over the centuries that eventual causes his symbolic and literal house to fall. The moral dilemma is the very foundation of "Jekyll/Hyde" but it is less obvious in Poe's story, but still present.  Poe writes in describing Roderick Usher's physical appearance:  "a finely moulded chin, speaking, in its want of prominence, of a want of moral energy."

Usher's very demeanor seems in want of a moral energy that he sorely lacks which has brought him to his lowly station in life.

Both Usher and Jekyll are men of great financial means but their moral dilemmas bring about their death at the end of each respective story.

What would you do if medication records were not legible?

I think we need more information to give you the help you need.  Here are some ways you can clarify:

Whose medication records are these?

What is your role that requires you to read these records?

Are these current records that need to be read to properly care for a patient? 

Most medication records today are maintained in an electronic form by pharmacies, doctors, and hospitals.  Are you sure there is no electronic form available to you?

Are you able to communicate with the physicians who wrote the prescriptions for these medications?  If so, that is certainly the simplest solution.

Under no circumstances should you or anyone else try to make a guess about medication records and allow someone to take medication on the basis of your guess. 

From "The Crucible" I need some quotes related to the prompt: Every conflict has fear as its cause.

A good way to approach this is to think about different characters that have conflict, and think about what they might be fearful of.  For example, think of the Reverend Parris.  He clashes with many different people in the town; however, his conflict is born from the fear that the townspeople are going to rise against him and kick him out of the ministry.  Right off the bat he reveals this fear when he is speaking he Abby.  He states,

"Abigail, do you understand that I have many enemies?...There is a faction that is sworn to drive me from my pulpit."

Later, he argues with some of those very people, John Proctor and Giles Corey, about something as trivial as salary and firewood.  But at its heart, he knows that Proctor dislikes him, so he picks fights because he is defensive.

Then, there is the conflict between John and Elizabeth Proctor.  She still holds resentment in her heart because of his affair; she is afraid that Abby still holds power over him, and that he still cares for her.  She states, during an argument over him going into town,

"John, if it were not Abigail that you must got o hurt, would you falter now?  I think not."

She is afraid that he still cares for Abby, and that his feelings for her are keeping him from loving her, and doing what's right for the town.  They have a lot of conflict over this situation, and at its heart is Elizabeth's fear of rejection, and John's fear that he has not forgiven him.  He states to her, "look sometimes for the gooness in me, and judge me not," revealing his fear that she hasn't forgiven him.

Later in the play, Abby is afraid that the judges believe she is an adulteress, and that Mary Warren is going to be believed; so, she creates the conflict of Mary's spirit being in the room to attack her.  When the judge asks her about the adultery, she shows her fear with her defensive answer:  "What look do you give me?  I'll not have such looks!"  and later on turns on Mary.  Mary, out of fear of being called a witch, turns on John and calls him a "Devil's man!" which brings in the conflict of John being accused.

These characters, and many more, are often motivated by fear, which leads to much of the conflict in the play. I  hope that helps!

What is the overall theme of "A Rose for Emily" and can you give me three detailed examples to support the theme?

In structuring the story as he did, Faulkner succeeded in making the town itself a character in the story. How the town relates to Emily Grierson--and deals with her--and how Emily's life is affected develop the central theme. The main idea of the story is that the social forces of tradition and culture can destroy the freedom of  individuality, taking a terrible human toll in the process.

Emily is a Grierson, the prisoner of her family name in a town and during a time when she was given no choices as to her own life. As the daughter of an overbearing father, Emily consents to his control, never realizing she had any other option. While Emily is young, he drives away all of her suitors, guaranteeing that she will remain at home. Emily becomes a spinster, and as she ages, the town assumes responsibility for her.

Even after her father's death, he remains a force in Emily's life. She won't part with his body for burial, until the town steps in. She remains in the family home and engages only in limited activities that are socially acceptable, such as china painting. Emily is consigned to a life of loneliness and isolation because of who she is and where she lives.

Emily's relationship with Homer Barron shows most dramatically how her individuality and freedom are destroyed by the society in which she lives. When Emily first begins her relationship with Barron, she sees him openly in public, riding with him through the town in a carriage. Her rebellion is short-lived, however. The town deems the relationship and her behavior as being more than unsatisfactory. Her relatives are contacted, they come to town, and Homer goes away. Social convention has been observed. It is only at the conclusion of the story that we see the horrendous results of the town's interference. Emily had gone completely mad, Barron had been poisoned, and Emily had kept his corpse in an upstairs bedroom where she had slept beside his remains for the rest of her life.

How is A Doll's House a modern tragedy?

A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen, though written in the late 1800s, is a modern tragedy as it presents a woman's journey towards self-liberation in a patriarchal society. From the opening scene of the play, Nora Helmer's clearly the subordinate in her marriage with Torvald.  Many of his pet names towards her are references to animals which denote that her role in the marriage is a less than human one.  Nora's positioned herself into a doll-like role, as she accommodate Torvald's needs; there is little to no reciprocity.  Nora's desire to help her husband is evident through the debt that she incurred to help nurse him back to health.  As the play progresses, Nora begins to awaken to the possibilities of who she could be as opposed to the doll-like role she current plays in her life with Torvald.  Through Krogstad's blackmail and Torvald's lack of appreciate for who Nora truly is as a person, Nora awakens to a desire to leave and find out who she truly is as a person.  The modern tragedy here begins with the dissolution of the Helmer's marriage; it is the marginal life that Nora must live in order to discover herself.  She must divorce herself from her former, subordinating ties and set out to test her will in a patriarchal society.

What are the personality traits of the characters in A Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare?

The key to understanding Hermia and Helena is knowing that Shakespeare intentional made them both similar to showcase their almost interchangable natures. They are both of equivalent social ranking, and are both considered to be beautiful. Even their names are similar, both start with an 'H' and have six letters.

However they are different. Physically, Hermia is shorter than Helena. (In Act III,ii they both are making gibes at one another regarding stature.)

Hermia is more chaste than Helena. Helena's former relationship with Demetrius is brought up in the very first scene, "Demetrius, I'll avouch it to his head,/ Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena,/
And won her soul; and she, sweet lady, dotes,". However, even when she is alone with her Lysander, Hermia maintains her chastity, "Lie further off, in human modesty;
Such separation as may well be said/ Becomes a virtuous bachelor and a maid, /So far be distant; and good night, sweet friend."

Discuss Andrew Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress" as an example of metaphysical poetry.

Metaphysical poetry is poetry that contains references to what reality, or the idea of being, really is.  It is philosophical (and often religious) poetry which contemplates what human beings and the universe are.  While Marvell certainly put metaphysical ideas in this poem, this is not the main thrust of it.  This is a "carpe diem" poem  (Latin for "seize the day"), along the lines of Robert Herrick's earlier poem "To Virgins, to Make Much of Time" (and many other poems in the seventeenth century) which encourage young people, specifically reticent maidens, to grasp physical love and/or marriage while they may.  While Marvell gives his argument a metaphysical slant by beginning with "Had we but world enough and time".

Marvell imagines that if he and the lady he is wooing had all of eternity (note the references to huge expanses of time: "ten years before the Flood" (line 8), "Till the conversion of the Jews" (10), "and hundred years" (13) and even "thirty thousand" (16) years, and "An age at least" (17)) they might indefinitely put off the consummation of their love.  In creating this world of unlimited time -- in fact, of the possession of eternity, as God would have -- Marvell can use hyperbole to its highest degree.  Each of his lady's charms would be worth endless years of praising, he said, if they had the time.  His point is that they do not.

He moves on to a more pessimistic thought: while the lady's charms are worth no end of praising, and no amount of time spent wooing would be in vain for her inestimable worth, there is only a limited time allotted to the lovers before they are taken to the "marble vault" (26), and "grave" (31).  So now Herrick's blunt statement of "And while ye may, go marry" (Herrick, line 14) is summed up in Marvell's gentler, more persuasive poetry.  We must not muse on the niceties of courtship, Marvell says to his beloved, and contemplate the eternity of our feelings and the excellence of each other; we must act. 

Marvell ends the poem by saying that they should enjoy their union while they are still young, and he ends with a celestial metaphor (common to many metaphysical poets).  "Thus we cannot make our sun/Stand still, yet we can make him run."  In the face of the undeniable fact of their eventual (and, from how the poet talks, perhaps imminent) deaths, they must fiercely "tear our pleasures with rough strife" (43) -- that is, burn up their sunny days with love.  While this poem retains the metaphysical flavor of many of Marvell's poems, it is largely one of love and seduction, as most "carpe diem" poems are.

Source: Renaissance Poetry. Leonard Dean, ed.  2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1961,  pp 303-4.

Who is Mr. Henry in The Bluest Eye?

Mr. Henry (full name Henry Washington) is not part of the MacTeer family, but simply boards in their house.  Mr. Henry spends much of the book endearing himself to both Claudia and Frieda.  One of his more ingenious methods is to refer to them with the names of famous mid-century film stars such as Ginger Rogers or Greta Garbo.  One day, Henry gives the girls money to buy ice cream and sends them on their way.  When Claudia and Frieda return, they find Mr. Henry with two women of questionable reputation (Maginot Line and China).  Even though the two women are widely known as prostitutes, Mr. Henry convinces Claudia and Frieda that they are part of a Bible Study group together.  Yet, he still reminds them not to tell their mother about this.  Hmmmm, that should have been an immediate red flag!  Of course, Mr. Henry is finally thrown out of the house for touching Frieda inappropriately.

Can anyone help me annote "Dulce et Decorum Est"?

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Owen’s theme is apparent: death in battle is hideous, no matter how glorified poets make war or say about it. There seems irony in the fact that Owen himself was to be killed in action in France. Although in a wartime letter he called himself “a conscientious objector with a very seared conscience,” Owen in this poem does not question that to die for one’s country may be necessary.

The tone is overpowering disgust—with the butchery of war, and with those who idealize it.

War is horrifying and demoralizing describes the theme, or central idea, of “Dulce et Decorum Est”. The speaker refers to the “old Lie” because he wants the reader to realize that there is no glory in war. The soldiers in “Dulce et Decorum Est” are exhausted and delirious. The crucial event in “Dulce et Decorum Est” is where British troops are attacked with poisonous gas.  The speaker addresses the reader in the last four lines of the poem. Wilfred Owen’s main rhetorical purpose in the poem is to make the reader understand the soldier’s experience. The image of young men are senselessly slaughtered in wars they have no control over reflects the Trench Poets’ attitudes toward war. The term trench poetry means that the poems were written by combat veterans of the eastern front of World War I.

Similes in “Dulce et Decorum Est” are: “Bent double, like old beggars under sacks,” “Obscene as cancer,” and  “His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin.” In line 6 of “Dulce et Decorum Est,” the metaphor “blood-shod” compares blood on feet to shoes on feet.

The passage, “And watch the white eyes writhing in his face, / His hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin . . .” conveys Owen’s hatred of war by directly describing a detail that is extremely gruesome. The tone of outrage and disgust with war (and with those who support it) is sustained by the speaker’s invitation to the reader to watch—something the reader clearly is not naturally inclined to do. It’s as if the poet is holding the horror of war up to our faces and making us look. The word “writhing” to describe the eyes, and the emphasis on their whiteness (a color that often conveys terror), call attention to the victim’s panic and pain. So does the adjective “hanging” modifying “face.” The simile is a stunning one: the face is not just like a devil’s, but “like a devil’s sick of sin.” Just as a demon might realize his errors and wish to escape hell, this soldier, who has probably sinned as soldiers usually must, wishes to escape the battlefield. But the simile implies that there is no escape. These stylistic touches contribute to a vivid picture of war as hell.

Can some one explain the book, "Close to Shore" to me please?I've had this book for a while, in my closet, and I don't get it.

Michael Capuzzo tells the story of 12 days in 1916, when a shark attacks people in the Atlantic Ocean off the New Jersey shore.  In the summer of 1916, a great white shark went into attack mode.  Four people were killed and the whole eastern coast was terrified to go to the beach.  It affected the tourism business and the economy was weakened, because people were afraid to go to the beach.  Capuzzo not only tells the story of these people, but he gives part of the story from the shark’s perspective.  The author compares the great white to someone "who goes off the deep end and starts shooting."

“Close to Shore” is not an easy read.  It is pretty slow at the beginning and hard to get into.  One of the things that make this story interesting is that it includes a great picture of what life was like in world in 1916.  It could be considered a history of the day told inside a shark story.  Capuzzo spends a lot of time preparing the reader for the story with a background story about the life and times of the people he is writing about. 

The story goes back and forth from the people’s story to the sharks story.  This also can make it difficult to follow.  The reader needs to concentrate on who is doing the talking.

"Charles Bruder felt a slight vacuum tug in the motion of the sea, noted it as a passing current, the pull of a wave, the tickle of undertow. He could not have heard the faint, sucking rush of water not far beneath him. He couldn't have seen or heard what was hurtling from the murk at astonishing speed, jaws unhinging, widening, for the enormous first bite. It was the classic attack that no other creature in nature could make--a bomb from the depths."

Step by Step: How do you run a T-Test and a 2 way ANOVA? Please help me.60 participants Quasi experimental they will have a pre-test on their...

ANOVA stands for ANalysis Of VAriance techniques used in testing the effect of a treatment . Usually we take the measurements before and after the treatment to study whether a treatment has made any effect.

You 60 students may be tested before training and your individual marks  obtained are recorded. After a period of training you may be given the test again and your individual marks  obtained are recorded.

Now it is a statistical test  where we calculate  a  static called t as below based on mean marks m1 obtained before the training and the mean marks m2 obtained after the training, and the mean sum of the squared deviations from the respective means:

The value of  t =  |(m1-m2)|/S[1/[n1 +1/n2], where  m1 and m2 are sample means and n1 and n2 are sample size ( in  our case n1=n2=60). And S = (sum of the squared deviation from the mean m1 of 1st sample + similar sum from the second sample) /(n1+2  -  2).

If the observed value ot the calculated  t from the experiment is very high compared to the theoretical  value of t , which is available in tables , we reject that there is any effect of treatment.

Hope this helps.

What are the three social issues that Heinlein comments on in this short story?

In answering the question, I would propose that Heinlein's work follows in close form to the themes inherent in the science fiction genre.  One such theme is the idea that science fiction works are not really about other worlds as much as they are about our own.  When we analyze science fiction worlds, we are analyzing our own state of being.  Adam's "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" is one of many science fiction works that does such a thing.  I suspect that Heinlein, writing in the 60s, is playing on a similar theme here. The trick is identifying the concept being analyzed and applying it to both Earth and the setting of the science fiction novel.  I will give the earthly concept, and then phrase some questions that you can use to complete the analysis.  One social issue within the book is the issue of discrimination, both racial and gender.  Heinlein is examining on earth what happens when people are locked into racially and gender stratified roles.  How does he show this in the book?  Another social issue brought up is the idea of childcare.  How does he critique the "modern" version of childcare where parents pursue careers, sometimes at the expense of connecting with their children?  The last social issue is one of dreams.  What does it mean to dream?  Heinlein is writing at a time when dreams are very prevalent in American society.  The 1960s (book written in 1963) was a decade dominated by dreams and envisioning what can be as opposed to what is.  How is this seen in the book?  The opening lines might give us a clue and the fulfillment or deferring of dreams is a social issue we still wrestle with in contemporary society.  How does the society in Heinlein's world embrace the notion of the dreams of youth?  How do we embrace this idea in contemporary society?

These are fairly decent starting points for analyzing social issues that Heinlein comments on in both his book and in our world.

After he catches his listener, how does Wheeler tell his story in "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County"?After he catches his listener,...

Wheeler "back(s) (his listener) into a corner and blockade(s) (him) there with his chair", making it impossible for him to escape while he "reel(s) off (his) monotonous narrative".  Wheeler never shows any animation or emotion while telling his long, drawn-out tale, but he speaks with "a vein of impressive earnestness and sincerity", which makes the listener believe that he "regard(s) (his story) as a really important matter, and admire(s) its two heroes as men of transcendent genius in finesse".  For that reason, the listener "let(s) (Wheeler) go on in his own way, and never interrupt(s) him once".

The listener has been referred to "garrulous old Simon Wheeler" by a friend, who has asked him to inquire about another friend, Leonidas W. Smiley.  As it turns out, Wheeler does not know a man by that name, but is reminded of another person, Jim Smiley, who was an incorrigible gambler who trained an ordinary frog to jump with incredible ability, and won a good deal of money encouraging others to bet against him.  It is the tale of Jim Smiley which Wheeler relates at such great length, and after awhile, the listener begins to suspect that there never was a man by the name of Leonidas W. Smiley at all, and that the request of his friend to ask Wheeler about Leonidas W. Smiley was no more than a ruse to "bore (the listener) to death by getting Wheeler to talk interminably about the other Mr. Smiley, Jim.

Fortunately for the listener, Wheeler is called away by someone in the front yard.  Wheeler instructs the listener to "just set where (he is)...and rest easy", as he doesn't plan on being gone for more than a second.  The listener takes the opportunity to get away however, and although he is accosted at the door by the returning Mr. Wheeler, who attempts to resume his story, the listener does not wait this time, but determinedly "(takes) his leave".

In "Games at Twilight" by Anita Desai, explain the character of Ravi.

Ravi is a typical little boy, who likes to play games with his friends, and dreams of coming out triumphant in a game of hide 'n' seek.  He displays a lot of typical little boy attributes:  he loves playing games, he is excited, he braves the scary and dark garage in order to show his bravery and increase his odds of winning, he has a good nose-picking while hiding and thinking, and also gets distracted with daydreaming, like many little boys do.  Then, at the end, when he realizes that they have all moved on with their games and completely forgotten him, he shows a very dramatic reaction:

"He felt his heart go heavy and ache inside him unbearably. He lay down full length on the damp grass, crushing his face into it, no longer crying, silenced by a terrible sense of his insignificance."

This reaction has traits of typical childlike behavior:  it is dramatic, a bit overly emotional, and centered on a limited perspective based on their ideas of the world.  However, Ravi displays an unusual sensitivity and introversion here.  Instead of lashing out and bragging about his potential conquest in the garage, he quietly lies down and lets the weight of his own insignificance crush him.  He bears the brunt alone, mourning quietly, on his own.  He turns the pain inward, and abandons himself to it completely.  So, Ravi is also a very inward and sensitive boy, with a tendency to feel emotions heavily and fully.  I hope that those thoughts help a bit; good luck!

How is Edward Bond's Lear a modern drama?

I think that Bond's work can be seen as modern in a couple of ways.  The first would be that it is reflective of the lack of redemption that is a part of modern works.  Unless Shakespeare, Bond does not give a vision of hope and glimmer of redemption that enables the audience to feel that some type of unity is possible.  Bond interprets the fragmentation of the family and the poor father that Lear is as the root of his daughter's problems.  In Shakespeare, Cordelia is the hope, the moral compass by which all others are saved.  Yet, in Bond's work, Cordelia has taken the form around her.  The lack of emotional affect that her father displayed has only been coupled with her husband's death, her own rape, and the brutal way in which she rules.  In this, Bond makes the argument that the modern setting is defined by individuals who absorb the intense pain that is inflicted upon them.  Bond's work is modern because of this element.  The redemption that is present is not on the stage or in the pages of the text.  It is screaming out a lesson that must be absorbed by the audience, convinced that the emotional dynamic within our state of being is not a healthy one.  In this, there is a great deal of modernity present.  The context in which Bond writes and constructs his drama is extremely modern.  Consider what he writes in the Preface to the drama:

We can see that most men are spending their lives doing things for which they are not biologically designed. We are not designed for our production lines, housing blocks, even cars; and these things are not designed for us.

The disconnect between what "design" was intended and what it actually is represents something brought out in the drama.  Cordelia and her sisters were not "designed" to be as savage as they became.  The construction of political rule was not meant to be as intensely brutal as it is conceived.  In this, there is a modern implication in that who we are now and the lives we lead are far off from their original design.  In this, Bond might be the logical extension of what Shakespeare intimated through his work.

What are some social changes brought about in Africa resulting from the colonization and imperialism of the late nineteenth century?Hint: ...

Colonization, particularly colonization resulting from the actions of imperialist nations, undoubtedly has significant effects on the indigenous populations.  In the nineteenth century, Africa was a largely new frontier, and the mad dash for territories tended to accelerate the social effects brought about by colonization.

The imperialistic European nations who arrived in Africa imposed their social structure, forms of government, and mores on the indigenous populations.  As a result, perhaps the most devastating change brought about by European imperialism in Africa was the displacement of African cultures in favor European ones.  European nations would install governments that superseded the existing tribal confederacies, displacing them as the ultimately authority for the native population.  So effective was this practice that when European nations began to pull out of Africa after World War I, this often resulted in power vacuums filled by local dictators.

In addition, in much the same way that early colonists of the New World brought with them diseases against which the Native Americans had no defense, the African population had no defense against European diseases, greatly altering African societies.

This being said, not all of the changes wrought by European imperialism in Africa during the nineteenth century were negative.  The measures undertaken by European nations helped to establish a solid infrastructure that was nonexistent before their arrival.  In addition, the imperialist nations taught the indigenous populations more productive means by which to farm their land.

Justify the title of the story, "The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse".

The title seems quite appropriate for the timbre of the story.  Initially, one can suggest that it is set in a summer- like time period.  The boys can focus on the horse, and are not necessarily burdened with school work.  Additionally, the ideas presented in the story lend themselves with the fruition and full bloom of summer.  These ideas relate to maturation, experiences, and collegiality.  The story revolves around this beautiful white horse.  If we can envision for a moment, why this is so important to the boys, we can see why it would be important enough to include in the title.  Initially, we know that the boys are poor.  They are of an immigrant Armenian family that is not wealthy.  We know this because it is inconceivable that either of the boys would own a white horse.  The fact that Aram is awakened one morning by Mourad sitting atop a white horse prompts Aram to question if it was stolen.  From abject or dirt poverty to a stunningly white horse, one sees that the horse is a symbol, a representation of the boys' wishes.  Throughout their summer experiences with the horse, they learn essential values such as compassion for the animal and trust amongst themselves.  These come about as a result of the beautiful horse.  The story reaches its climax when the horse is returned, in better shape and temperament than before, and the boys have a renewed sense of faith in both themselves and their love of the horse.  The short story is aptly titled for each part of it relates to an experience within the story.

What kind act does Slim do for Lennie in "Of Mice and Men"?

Slim is Lennie’s protector on the ranch. Because Slim is well liked and respected by the other men on the ranch, he is able to keep Lennie from harm.  Slim originally thinks that Lennie isn’t mean but is just childlike and harmless.  When Lennie smashes Curley’s hand, Slim refuses to fire George and Lennie thus saving their jobs.  Slim even gives Lennie one of his puppies because he knows Lennie loves small animals like mice and rabbits.  However, Slim starts to learn more about how dangerous Lennie can be when he finds out that Lennie killed Curley’s wife.  At the end of the novel and after George kills Lennie, Slim reassures George that it was the right thing to do.  He tells George that he saved Lennie from being chained up and thrown away in a jail cell. 

Slim’s intentions towards Lennie were good, and he tried to help Lennie as much as he could.  However, Slim never fully understood Lennie’s dangerous side and the violent acts Lennie’s mental disabilities made him do.

Discuss the difference between strategic, tactical and operational management.

Management covers a very wide range of activities designed to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization. To understand the full rage of management actions develop knowledge and skill to perform these management activities well, we can classify the complete range of management activities in different ways. One such ways of classifying management activities is based on the dimensions of totality of the organizational performance focused on. To manage an organizational well, managers need to focus on the whole organization as a single unit. At the same time they also need to pay individual attention to each small activity performed by many smaller units within the organization.

Classifying of management as per totality of the organizational performance, we can define a continuum of management levels ranging from strategic management on one end to operational management at the other. Strategic management concentrates on the performance of the complete organization. The focus here is to determine the most appropriate objectives that the organization should pursue given its internal strengths and weaknesses as well as the external opportunities and threats faced by it.

Strategic management involves achieving balance between requirements of different functions and units of the organizations. It also involves balancing risks in short and long term. Based on these considerations strategic management determines long term objectives to be pursued by the organization and identifies the ways and means of achieving these objectives. One unique characteristic of strategic management is the absence of any higher level plans or objectives to guide strategic management action.

Operational management lies at the other end of the continuum of management levels. It is concerned ensuring that the day to day operations of the organization are carried out effectively and efficiently. For example, operational management will concentrate on ensuring that workmen on the shop floor are instructed correctly on the jobs to be performed by them at any particular time and that they are provided with required material, tools and other facilities to get on with the work.

The level between the strategic and operational management is the middle management level. Some authors also call it tactical management. This level of management is concerned with planning and control for individual organizational functions such as marketing, production, and HRD, or sub function within them, for improving performance in short or medium term.

In science what is the definition on quicklime and slaked lime? And also cement?

Lime is a commonly used name for two slightly different substances. One is Calcium oxide with chemical formula Cao and the other is Calcium Hydroxide with chemical formula CaOH. Calcium oxide is also called quicklime and calcium hydroxide is also called slaked lime of hydrated lime.

Quicklime is produced by crushing and heating limestone, which chiefly consists of calcium carbonate with the chemical formula CaCO3. On being heated temperature of 1204 degrees centigrade, the calcium carbonate releases carbon dioxide and turns in to quicklime.

When Quicklime is mixed with water it combines with water releasing lot of heat, On drying up the residual remaining is slaked lime.

If extra water is added to quicklime during process of slaking, part lime gets dissolved in water producing a milky white slurry. This mixture is called milk of lime. If still more water is added the lime gets completely dissolved and a clear solution is obtained which is called lime water.

Cements are of different types. Portland cement, the most common type of cement contains about 60% lime, 25% silica, 5% alumina and some additional material like iron oxide and gypsum. cement is made by crushing together raw material containing the required ingredient in right proportion in heating them to a very high temperature. This process produces lumps of cement, which are then crushed to make fine powder.