In The Great Gatsby, what is ironic about what Daisy says to Nick in reference to Jordan, "I think the home influence will be very good for her"?

Daisy's statement is ironic because the home she and Tom share is not one based on love or even convenience, but out of a duty to their upper social class. The type of irony being discussed here can easily be defined as "the opposite of what's expected." Daisy's comments that "a home influence" will be good for Jordan, it comes with the suggestion that the Buchanan household is a happy one (whatever that means) and will make Jordan a better person at the end. But the reader quickly learns the opposite is true. 

In Chapter 1, Jordan tells Nick of Tom's infidelities and how he's "got some woman in New York." Then, with Daisy seemingly unmasking her public persona, she reveals to Nick that she hopes her daughter will "be a fool—that's the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool."

To really see the sickness of the Buchanan household, it's important to look at the home after all the tragedies in the novel take place. With both Daisy's and Tom's lovers dead, the two return to one another and leave on a vacation. They don't attempt to clean up the mess they made. Instead, "they retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness..." 

Jordan's decision on the night of Myrtle's death to go with the Buchanans instead of with Nick is a symbolic one. Unfortunately for her, the Buchanans' home life turned out to be such a bad influence on her that she basically became one of them. 

In what ways is the word "Nevermore" related to emotional changes in the narrator?

The narrator in Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" has a wide variety of emotional reactions to the Raven's saying "Nevermore" and to other uses of the word in the poem. One can follow at least eight separate emotional reactions to the word.

1. Amazement: in stanza 9, after the narrator hears the bird say the word for the first time, he marvels at the bird's ability to speak "so plainly."

2. Surprise: in stanza 11, the narrator, after having said something to himself, is startled when the bird answers with the same word.

3. Empathy: also in stanza 11, the narrator begins to sympathize with the bird's former owner, from whom it must have learned the word by imitation.

4. Curiosity: in stanza 12, the man is first intrigued even to the point of smiling, but as he begins to wonder more about the bird, his curiosity turns "ominous."

5. Grief: in stanza 13, the narrator considers "nevermore" as it applies to his lost love, Lenore, and falls into deep sorrow.

6. Anger: in stanzas 14 - 16, the narrator becomes angry at the bird for saying that he will not see Lenore in Heaven.

7. Pain: in stanza 16, the narrator tells the bird to "take thy beak from out my heart."

8. Depression: in the final stanza, the narrator laments that his soul will never be able to escape the shadow of the raven, signifying the deep depression he has sunk into. 

Thus the single word "nevermore" leads the narrator on an exhausting emotional journey as the poem progresses.

`||bbv|| = 1, theta = 45^@` Find the component form of `bbv` given its magnitude and the angle it makes with the positive x-axis.

The magnitude of a vector `u = a*i + b*j` , such that:

`|u| = sqrt(a^2+b^2)`

Since the problem provides the magnitude `|v| = 1` , yields:

`1 = sqrt(a^2+b^2)`

The direction angle of the vector can be found using the formula, such that:

`tan theta = b/a`

Since the problem provides the information that the direction angle of the vector v is `theta = 45^o` , yields:

`tan 45^o= b/a => 1 = b/a => a = b`

Replacing  a for b in equation `1 = sqrt(a^2+b^2)` yields:

`1 = sqrt(a^2+a^2)=> 1 = +-a*sqrt 2 => a = +-(sqrt2)/2`

`b = +-(sqrt2)/2`

Hence, the component form of the vector v can be` <(sqrt2)/2,(sqrt2)/2> ` or `<-(sqrt2)/2,-(sqrt2)/2>.`

What do you know about Boo Radley and his family from Chapter 1 of To Kill a Mockingbird?

In Chapter 1, Scout narrates that "a malevolent phantom" dwells in the Radley place. The history of this "haint" is obtained from the "neighborhood legend."

When the younger Radley boy named Arthur was in his teens, he began to associate with some of the Cunninghams from Old Sarum, a large clan from the northern part of Maycomb County. Although they were considered something like a gang, they really did little damage. Nevertheless, pastors warned their youth about this infamous group of delinquents who attended dances at the county's "riverside gambling hell." Sometimes they made moonshine.

One night when the young men were in "high spirits," the boys drove around the square. When the beadle, old Mr. Conner, attempted to arrest them, they resisted. However, Mr. Conner knew all their names, so they were summoned to come before the probate judge on charges of disorderly conduct, disturbing the peace, assault and battery, and profane and abusive language in front of a woman. 
As a sentence for the boys, the judge ruled that they would have to go to the state industrial school, a school to which some poor boys were sent merely to provide them with food and shelter. Therefore, this school was not a prison, and it was not disgraceful to be sent there. However, Mr. Radley felt that it was, so he requested that Arthur be released to him with the promise that his son would cause no further trouble. The judge gladly did this as he knew Mr. Radley's word was always good.

However, the judge did not realize that Arthur's punishment was far worse than that of the other boys, who obtained a very good secondary education. For the doors of the Radley house remained closed for fifteen years for Arthur. One day, according to the neighborhood gossip, Miss Stephanie Crawford, Boo was in the living room cutting some articles from the local newspaper; as his father passed him, Boo supposedly drove his scissors into his father's leg. When Mr. Radley ran outside, he screamed that Arthur was trying to kill everyone in the house. However, when the sheriff arrived, Arthur was calmly cutting up the newspaper. Still, the sheriff took Boo to jail and locked him in the courthouse basement so he would be apart from the prisoners. After months passed, Mr. Radley finally allowed Boo to come home, where he was made a prisoner of his own home.

How does Hawthorne use word choice to establish tone in “Young Goodman Brown”?

The tone of this story is serious and grim, even ominous. When the devil admits his acquaintance with the Brown family, he talks about helping young Goodman Brown's grandfather "[lash] the Quaker woman so smartly," and how he brought his "father a pitch-pine knot [...] to set fire to an Indian village." Word choices like lash and set fire definitely solemnize the tone, as does the repeated use of the word serpent or snake to refer to the devil's staff. A description of Goody Cloyse's laugh as being a "cackle"—a word choice very much associated with witches—adds to the ominous tone as well.

When Goodman Brown arrives at the witches' Sabbath, "there could be nothing more frightful than [his] figure [...].  On he flew, among the black pines, brandishing his staff with frenzied gestures, now giving vent to an inspiration of horrid blasphemy [...]." Words such as frightful, frenzied, and blasphemy are scary words, words that paint Goodman Brown as a fiend himself, and they lead to the idea that the devil is already "rag[ing]" in his breast: a subject Hawthorne treats most seriously with words such as these.

Finally, Hawthorne's description of Goodman Brown's final years as a "stern, a sad, a darkly meditative, distrustful, if not a desperate man" also confirm the grave tone. There is no happy ending, no resumption of faith, as "he shrank from the bosom of Faith," his wife, for the remainder of his life, and "his dying hour was gloom." Nothing in the story permits even a ray of light. Goodman Brown becomes so hardened by his suspicion of everyone around him that he dies without faith and without hope. Such an ending, with such word choices, is grim indeed.

Often in plays, the setting is not just "where the story happens," but includes the geographical, historical, social, economic, or philosophical...

At the beginning of Othello, it is clear that the setting in Venice, Italy is one that is framed by the citizens' ideas about race and identity.  Othello is posed as an outsider among a city full of whites.  Brabantio is made aware of his daughter Desdemona's relationship with Othello, and even though Brabantio honors Othello as the general of the Navy, he cannot bear to think of his daughter in a romantic relationship with Othello.  Roderigo calls Othello lascivious, and Brabantio plays right into Roderigo's and Iago's plot, imagining his daughter in the arms of Othello, a beast.  Brabantio is so easily swayed because the social context of Venice at the time the play is set allows for racial discrimination, and Iago knows that this context will set the backdrop for his manipulation of Othello.  So, the social context of the play is crucial to the development of plot, character, and theme.

what three things do the human senses have in common

A sense is defined as a perception of the environment that is made possible via the sensory organs. Many agree that humans have five senses. The five human senses are smell, taste, sound, sight, and touch. However, some resources claim that humans have additional senses.

The following are three commonalities of all human senses.

1. Fechner’s Law: Fechner’s law states that logarithm of the stimulus that causes a human sense is proportional the intensity felt by a human.


2. All senses can adapt. Adaptation of senses means that, if a subject is exposed to the same stimulus over a period of time, then the subject’s response to that stimulus will eventually decrease.


3. All senses are susceptible to masking. The masking of a sense occurs when a stimulus increases an individual’s ability to detect another stimulus.

What does the island symbolize in Lord of the Flies?

The island represents an environment for a Rousseau-type experiment on Natural Man.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, an Enlightenment thinker, held that natural man—man free from all but his innate nature—is not controlled or dominated by any social organization of men and can be as he was naturally born to be. Thus, without the controls of society, man is spiritually and psychologically free to exercise his innate goodness.

Golding uses the island as an Eden-like setting in which the boys are free of the constraints of society, constraints represented by the absence of adults. Further, the boys' stripping off of their clothes signifies the total freedom from restraints in which the boys exist. However, the experiment fails because Jack, and especially Roger, demonstrate an innate evil. This inherent evil is demonstrated as early as Chapter 4 as Roger throws stones near little Henry, who he follows as the littlun walks down to the beach. While Henry sits and plays, Roger throws stones near him because "there was a space round Henry...into which he dare not throw." This space is the result of the conditioning of a "civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins."

Others also demonstrate this innate evil later in the narrative as they engage in primitive, ritualistic dancing that crescendos into the brutal beating of the Christ-like Simon, who has encountered evil face-to-face in the form of the Lord of the Flies. The boys then continue to descend into savagery and pursue Ralph, even setting fire to the island, destroying everything.

William Golding's novel acts as a counterpoint to R. M. Ballantyne's Victorian adventure story The Coral Island in which English boys prove their mettle and innate goodness as they defeat savages and establish order on the island. In Lord of the Flies, the English boys fail the Rousseau experiment and descend into savagery themselves, demonstrating the innate evil of man.

What would happen to a piece of potato in distilled water, 0.3 and 0.6 molar starch solution?

The distilled water is hypotonic to the cells of the potato because it has a lower solute concentration. As a result, water will flow into the cells of the potato by osmosis and they will swell and burst. Thus the potato will become squishy. Osmosis is just the movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane. The 0.3M solution is isotonic to the potato - they have the same solute concentration. Nothing will happen when the potato is placed in this solution. The 0.6M solution is hypertonic to the solution in the cells of the potato and thus water will leave the potato and flow into this solution. As a result, the potato will shrivel up and look dried up. This is called crenation.

What are the settings and what do they symbolize in "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing?

The two settings that are symbolic in Doris Lessing's "Through the Tunnel" are the "safe beach" and the "wild beach" representative respectively of Jerry's childhood with his mother, and his adolescence/maturity and as he completes a "rite of passage."

1. The "safe beach" = childhood.
One day as Jerry walks with his mother toward the beach that they frequent during their holiday, his mother notices Jerry looking over his shoulder at the wild bay beyond them. "Are you tired of the usual beach, Jerry?" she inquires, so he asks to explore that other beach to have a look at the large rocks there. Determined not to be too protective, his mother gives her consent.

2. The rocky "wild beach" = adolescence/maturity arrived at by rite of passage.
Far from his mother, who is a "yellow speck" on the customary beach, Jerry feels his growing independence. At this wilder beach, Jerry encounters older boys who can dive and swim underwater for a long time. When they realize that he cannot pass through the hollowed rock beneath the sea as they do, Jerry clowns to make them laugh, but they leave him, disgusted by his immaturity. So, wishing to be like these older boys, Jerry returns to the villa and demands to have a pair of swimming goggles so he can explore this rock through which the older boys pass.
After his mother buys him the goggles, Jerry finds the opening in the rock and practices until he can hold his breath long enough to successfully complete his rite of passage."Victory filled him" and he returns home, no longer feeling childish. 

Name 3 uses of catalysts in industry.

Catalysts are chemicals that speed up the rate of reactions. On their own, many reactions would take a long time for completion. Catalysts provide alternate pathways with lower activation energy, thus increasing the rate of reaction. Catalysts find several uses in industry these days:

• Petrochemical industry: uses various catalysts for polymerization, oxidation, organic synthesis, hydrogenations hydrogenation reactions, etc.


• Sulfuric acid production is carried out by using a catalyst, vanadium oxide. This acid is used in several industries for manufacturing of batteries, detergents, plastics, etc.


• Ammonia production for fertilizer industry uses iron oxide, as a catalyst


•  Catalytic converters in our automobiles also make use of catalysts- platinum and palladium, for converting exhaust gases to more inert forms, thus reducing the air pollution.

Several other industrial applications are also there.

Hope this helps.

Hello, I'm having trouble understanding exactly the meaning of a thesis in this story "shooting an elephant."

I am assuming from the question that you want to come up with a thesis for Orwell's essay. You can do so by isolating one theme, such as the narrator's conflict between being true to himself and doing his job as colonial policeman in Burma. Burma at this time was a British colony and the Burmese people lived under the thumb of the English who had to constantly demonstrate they were in charge. One thesis statement might be: In a world where appearances are more important than reality, people and animals suffer. 

An elephant has gone on a temporary rampage and killed a Burmese man. As the local policeman, the narrator, who is an Englishman, is expected to kill the elephant. He goes to do so with the villagers following behind him. By this time, the elephant has calmed down and is not threatening anyone. The narrator really does not want to kill the animal. It is pointless. But he knows the villagers expect it and will consider him cowardly and weak if he walks away. To keep up appearances, to show the Burmese that the British are courageous and in control, he shoots the beast. It is not easy to kill an elephant, so the animal dies slowly and painfully. The narrator feels terrible about what he has done to keep up appearances. ""I often wondered," he says at the end, "whether any of the others grasped that I had done it solely to avoid looking a fool." 

Orwell leaves the reader wondering what the narrator should have done. In a better world, the narrator could have followed his own heart and spared the elephant. But Orwell makes the point that in a world where the British must at all costs keep up appearances, individuals end up violating their consciences. Nobody wins. Ultimately, he is saying that we need to build social systems that give people the freedom to act humanely. 

Which birds are identified by name in Whirligig by Fleischman?

Birds are a recurring image throughout Paul Fleischman's novel Whirligig. The identification of birds is a personal goal Brent sets for himself. He laments that he does not know the names of birds, constellations, shells, and other natural objects in the places he lives. Brent's lack of knowledge of the natural world is a byproduct of how frequently he has moved in his life. 

In some instances, birds are mentioned in a generic way with no reference to the exact type of bird. There are several instances in which Brent notices the sound of birds around him. In isolated instances, Fleischman chooses to reveal the bird's exact species. 

There are two occurrences of birds being named by species in Whirligig:

• In the chapter "Miami, Florida," the shearwater bird is central to the development of the sub-story of Flaco and the marching band whirligig. Flaco sees the shearwater bird and wishes to be free and untethered like the ocean bird.

• Later, in the chapter titled, "Apprentices," Brent learns the birds diving into the surf are terns. This fact, taught to Brent by a young boy, allows Brent to add to his knowledge of birds.

In "The Open Window," what causes Framton to leave the house?

Framton Nuttel is a stranger to the country and the Sappleton house. He has a letter of introduction from his sister so he can make acquaintances in the area. While waiting for Mrs. Sappleton, her niece Vera tells him a very creepy story about how her uncles were lost in a bog while hunting three years ago. She claims that her aunt leaves the French doors open just in case they ever come home. This sad tale is spun to make it seem as if the tragedy still haunts the house and Mrs. Sappleton's heart. Vera is a clever story-teller, though. She sets Framton up for the scare of his life by telling him about what the men were wearing when they left, as well as what Ronnie usually sings on his way back from hunting.

"Poor dear aunt, she has often told me how they went out, her husband with his white waterproof coat over his arm, and Ronnie, her youngest brother, singing, 'Bertie, why do you bound?' as he always did to tease her. . ."

These clues are exactly what sets Framton on the run from the house. When he sees the men coming and hears Ronnie actually singing the song, he takes flight. Vera set Framton up by providing him with specific details to what she witnesses every time the men go hunting; and when Framton hears the song, the text says, "Framton grabbed wildly at his stick and hat; the hall door, the gravel drive, and the front gate were dimly noted stages in his headlong retreat." Therefore, Framton leaves the Sappleton's house after being duped into believing a ghost story told by a young girl.

How is the theme of the power of words developed in Animal Farm?

In the first chapter, Old Major gives a speech to the other animals to inspire them and encourage a revolution. He explains that man (humans) are the cause of their miseries and determines that a revolt is necessary to improve their lives. He establishes the commandments of Animalism which set up a framework for the improvement of their lives. He then sings "Beasts of England" which is like a national anthem for the animals. The animals are inspired and excited with Old Major's reasoning and his encouragement. The song sends them over the top. This shows the power of words in speech and in song: 

The singing of this song threw the animals into the wildest excitement. Almost before Major had reached the end, they had begun singing it for themselves. 

Throughout the novel, the experiment of Animalism grows steadily worse. As Napoleon gains more power, he has Squealer change the written commandments in order to suit his desire for more power. This is done one commandment at a time, a sly way of changing the laws subtly enough that no animals might notice. The last commandment Old Major gives in Chapter 1 is "All animals are equal." In Chapter 10, after Napoleon has already changed some commandments, he changes this to "All animals are equal. But some animals are more equal than others." In other words, the pigs are superior to all other animals. Each time Squealer changes the commandments, the law of the land changes. The living conditions of the animals change as well. This shows the power of the written word and of written laws. This shows how written words and laws directly affect lives. 

In The Merchant Of Venice, would you agree that Shylock has been much mistreated by the Christians? Above all that, is it fair that he's also been...

It is true that Shylock has been treated with contempt, especially by Antonio. As Shylock himself mentions in Act 1, scene 3:

...He hates our sacred nation, and he rails,
Even there where merchants most do congregate,
On me, my bargains and my well-won thrift,
Which he calls interest.

Antonio's prejudice is also obvious, for he later criticizes Shylock's reference to scripture in his attempt to prove that charging interest is not immoral, as Antonio believes. Antonio tells Bassanio in this instance:

Mark you this, Bassanio,
The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
An evil soul producing holy witness
Is like a villain with a smiling cheek,
A goodly apple rotten at the heart:
O, what a goodly outside falsehood hath!

Antonio has offered to stand surety for a loan from Shylock to Bassanio, and when he asks the moneylender if he will consider providing the loan, Shylock replies:

Signior Antonio, many a time and oft
In the Rialto you have rated me
About my moneys and my usances:...
...You call me misbeliever, cut-throat dog,
And spit upon my Jewish gaberdine,
And all for use of that which is mine own...
...You, that did void your rheum upon my beard
And foot me as you spurn a stranger cur
Over your threshold:

In this extract Shylock mentions examples of Antonio's abuse. He has publicly criticized him for his moneylending practices, specifically with regard to the fact that he charges interest. He has also called him a heathen, and compared him to a merciless dog and spat on his cloak. He has also spat in his face and kicked him as he would a vagrant dog that crossed his door. Shylock sarcastically calls these "courtesies" and rhetorically asks if he should then lend Antonio money for such ill treatment.

Antonio's response to these accusations is unapologetic:

I am as like to call thee so again,
To spit on thee again, to spurn thee too.

He clearly does not have any amity for Shylock and states that he will do the same if the occasion should present itself. Antonio's attitude towards Shylock is typical of the ill-feeling that Venetians bore towards foreigners at the time. They could not accept the impositions sprung upon them by outsiders and they resented their presence, their customs and their religion. This sentiment was returned by the foreigners and Shylock expresses his loathing for Antonio.

I hate him for he is a Christian,...

...If I can catch him once upon the hip,

I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.

Shylock evidently wants to take revenge on Antonio, for he bears him a very old grudge. He wishes to catch Antonio at a disadvantage to do so. It is this shared malice between the two which almost results in tragedy. This is, however, avoided due to Portia's timely intervention during Antonio's trial, where Shylock has asked for judgement against Antonio for forfeiting on the loan which he had granted him. The principal condition of the bond was that Shylock could claim a pound of Antonio's flesh if he should forfeit.

Once Shylock has gotten Antonio at a disadvantage, he stubbornly refuses to accede to any other arrangement. He is appealed to by different parties to reconsider and be merciful, but refuses to give even an inch. As a result, Shylock becomes a victim of his own malice. The court, through Portia's advice, orders him to give up half his property to the state and donate the other half to Antonio. The judgement is based on the fact that he, a foreigner, wanted to intentionally harm a Venetian citizen. Because of this, the duke can, furthermore, decide whether he should also forfeit his life.

At this point Antonio intervenes and in an act of what he believes is mercy, requests the court that it should set aside its original judgement and compel Shylock to donate half his wealth to his new son-in-law, Lorenzo, and will the other half to the married couple who will then be his heirs upon his death. Antonio also asks the court to compel Shylock to become a Christian.

This is seemingly the harshest punishment of all, since Shylock is a devout Jew and cannot tolerate Christians. It is a lifelong burden which he will have to bear and is also an indication of Antonio's vindictive nature. One may argue that Antonio has saved Shylock's life and half his property, that he has been merciful, but if one should weigh the two judgments against each other, it should be obvious that asking the deeply devout Jew to abandon his faith is probably the worst. That, however, is probably just a matter of opinion.

What's a idea for an advertisement that you create that illustrates an example of Ethos, Pathos, or Logos?

The advertisement you are asked to create uses the three pillars of persuasion: pathos, logos and ethos. You can do this by creating an appeal for a worthy cause, perhaps an ad that asks readers to send money to a group that feeds hungry children in some part of the world.

You could show pathos, which is appealing to people's emotions, by including a photo of a wide-eyed hungry child. You could establish logos, or logical appeal, by providing facts and statistics in the text beneath the photo to demonstrate how widespread the hunger problem is in that part of the world. Finally, ethos, or credibility and authority, is established by using reputable sources for your facts and statistics, such as a UN report on world hunger.

Remember that to persuade people you need to appeal to their hearts, their minds and their sense of what is believable.

How does Mr.Hooper respond when the parishioners first react to his veil in "The Minister's Black Veil"?

The members of the congregation of Mr. Hooper are filled with astonishment when they see their minister with a black veil covering the lower part of his face as he steps out his door. But, Mr. Hooper continues on his way deliberately, bending somewhat to look at the ground, yet "nodding kindly" to the members of the congregation who remain on the steps of the meeting-house.

After Mr. Hooper dons the black veil and steps out his door, the sexton who watches because the minister's presence is the signal to ring the church bell, cries out in amazement, "But what has good Parson Hooper got upon his face?" The others are so shocked to see that he has covered all but his eyes with a black veil that when he passes them and nods with gentleness toward them, few return his greeting.

This reaction toward the Reverend Mr. Hooper intensifies the longer that he wears the veil because people wonder if he is trying to hide something or if he sees in their faces some secret sin and, lest he reveal to others this sin, he shields his face. At any rate, they are threatened by the wearing of this veil, and sense a growing discomfiture around him. For this reason, Mr. Hooper is not invited to share Sunday dinners or attend weddings any more.

Therefore, rather than causing his congregation to become open about their human sins, the veil serves only to isolate Mr. Hooper himself. In fact, on his deathbed when he is asked by an attending minister to remove his veil so that others may see his "triumphant aspect" as he goes to "his reward," Mr. Hooper adamantly refuses, 

When the friend shows his inmost heart to his friend, the lover to his best-beloved; when man does not vainly shrink from the eye of his Creator, loathsomely treasuring up the secret of his sin,—then deem me a monster for the symbol beneath which I have lived and die. I look around me, and, lo! on every visage a black veil!" 

And, so, Mr. Hooper is buried with the veil upon his corpse, having desired to teach a moral lesson by wearing this veil as a symbol of the veil of falseness that each man and woman wears to conceal secret sins.

Where do the murderers go to kill Banquo in Macbeth?

Macbeth tells the murderers to kill Banquo at night in a park near the palace.

Macbeth comes to worry that Banquo knows that he killed Duncan in order to be king.  He also fears Banquo’s son, Fleance, because the witches told him that Banquo’s sons would be king.  Macbeth ponders what to do, and decides that Banquo is dangerous to him.

To be thus is nothing;
But to be safely thus.--Our fears in Banquo
Stick deep; and in his royalty of nature
Reigns that which would be fear'd: 'tis much he dares;
And, to that dauntless temper of his mind,
He hath a wisdom that doth guide his valour
To act in safety. (Act 3, Scene 1)

Naturally, Macbeth needs to have Banquo and Fleance killed.  To do the job right, he hires three murderers.  He tells them that Banquo is their enemy, and proceeds to explain to them where and how to kill Banquo and his son.

Within this hour at most
I will advise you where to plant yourselves;
Acquaint you with the perfect spy o' the time,
The moment on't; for't must be done to-night,
And something from the palace… (Act 3, Scene 1)

Macbeth chooses a park near the palace.  It is close enough that Banquo and Fleance can be waylaid on their way to the banquet, but far enough away that no one will hear them and raise the alarm.  It works beautifully, except that Fleance gets away.

Banquo makes it to the banquet after all, but he appears as a ghost.  Macbeth is so flustered by his appearance that his wife and Ross have to make excuses to the other guests and end the party early.  Macbeth’s reaction to Banquo’s death demonstrates that although he is ambitious, he still has moral reservations about what he is doing and will do.

How would you say that music is inspiring?

This is a wonderful question! Since "inspiring" is a word that is conceptual, you do need some concrete way of showing that music inspires people.  And since I am someone who loves music and can't do without it, I can offer what I hope are some concrete examples. 

When we are inspired, that means we are energized and motivated to do things, doesn't it?  What that means for me in a concrete way is that when I listen to music, it makes me want to move.  I think it is the rhythm that is inspiring, although some music is too slow to accomplish this.  Wanting to move inspires me to do something physically productive with my energy, and in fact, when I want to clean my house, putting on something with a good beat is the very best way to inspire me to clean.  Wanting to move also makes me want to exercise, and music on my iPod inspires me to walk faster and longer than I otherwise would.  Music also inspires me to dance sometimes, at least, around my kitchen. I annoy my sons by grabbing them and making them dance with me, and sometimes they do not seem terribly inspired, I must say. 

On a more neurological note, music has a great influence on the pleasure receptors in our brains. When these receptors are filled, we are often inspired as well; we are filled with energy to tackle a project, filled with energy to socialize with others, or newly motivated to be kinder, gentler people. As Congreve said, "Music has charms to soothe the savage breast."  Music acts much like a drug in our brains, albeit one with no risk or unpleasant side effects.  If I am having a day in which I am inclined to slack, putting on music will often inspire me to get something done. 

The Poet at Seven by Donald Justice ends in an eye rhyme of the words COME and HOME. How do these two words tie into the larger poem?

What a wonderful poem. This seems to be an evocative scene from childhood. The last two lines and the words at the end of them seem a fitting end to this short piece. The poem describes the activities of a boy playing in his neighborhood, but no friends or companions are described. He is imaginative and his games are full of fantasy and adventure, but the language hints at vulnerability and pain (licking of wounds, frail as a mayfly) and his ability to imagine himself in a nicer place than where he is (squatting in the "foul weeds of the vacant lot").

The last two lines, as with many sonnets, create a profound image which offers a new perspective on what has come before. These lines hint at the boy's loneliness and need to belong, as he is waiting for "someone dear to come" and bring him home. The image "whip him down the street, but gently, home" may hint at the boy being punished or whipped (maybe for staying out too late?), or it may simply be the image conveyed by the boy imagining he is being conveyed home as one might "whip" (or throw) a ball or other object (like the paper plane mentioned earlier) into the air. Home is where the "someone dear" lives, and the poem suggests the boy is happy for this feeling of belonging he will experience after a day of playing in solitude.

By the way, in doing an internet search on this poem I came across a wonderful blog that shares many, many modern and contemporary poems that you might enjoy. I have put the link below.

Why do the children in the neighborhood avoid the Professor, and why do few local residents shop in his store?

The Professor, the man who owns the A - Z store on Orchard Avenue, is a rather strange person. Most people don't know what to make of him. He keeps his shop dusty and disorganized, and he doesn't engage in conversation with the few customers he gets. In fact, people in the neighborhood don't know much about him—not even why he is called the Professor. In addition, his looks are not very inviting. He has a scraggly beard and deep, expressionless eyes. The children find him scary, so they cross the street rather than pass near him when he is standing in his doorway. For customers, it is quite uncomfortable to shop at his store, not just because of the disorganized jumble of merchandise, but also because the Professor has a way of staring at people without speaking that makes people feel uncomfortable. When each of the unsolved murders occurs in the neighborhood, people are suspicious of the Professor, because they know so little about him and because he hasn't created relationships in the community. Thus, the Professor is caught in a cycle of isolation. His unfriendly ways cause people to be unfriendly toward him.

What was Chris's relationship with his parents like?

Chris had a complicated relationship with his parents, particularly with his father, Walt. In Chapter 11 of Into The Wild, Krakauer describes Chris's childhood. Walt was a perfectionist, who pushed Chris hard to be the best, but as Chris grew into adolescence he began to resent his father's overbearing nature more and more. In many ways, Chris resembled his father; he too could be stubborn and a perfectionist. Chris was a straight-A student, an excellent musician, a natural athlete and top long distance runner. But, on page 111, Walt laments that Chris, despite his great natural abilities, was uncoachable: if you "tried to polish him, bring out that final 10%, a wall would go up." On the other hand, Chris paid a moving tribute to his father when he graduated from college, giving him a telescope and thanking his parents for their many sacrifices. Yet when he discovered that his father had maintained his relationship with his first wife, having a child with her after starting a family with Chris's mother, and that both parents had concealed this, Chris came to reject his parents. In fact, Krakauer says that, because of his father's deception, his "'entire childhood seemed like a deception.'"

At the end of My Side of the Mountain did Sam's family stay with him?

In the book My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George, Sam’s family eventually came to stay with Sam. Although Sam spent much time alone in the wilderness, his family travelled to the wilderness to live with Sam.

When Sam first saw his family arrive, he was elated. Sam was quite surprised to see his whole family in the wilderness. Initially, he thought that only his father returned to visit him, but he soon realized that his whole family was there. As the text reveals:

“Then I jumped in the air and laughed for joy. I recognized my four-year-old brother’s pleasure song. The family! Dad had brought the family!”

After reuniting with his family, Sam was shocked to discover that his family planned on living in the wilderness with him. Sam had become self-sufficient and accustomed to living without his family. However, his mother decided that they would live with Sam. As his mother states:

“When you are of age, you can go wherever you please. Until then, I still have to take care of you, according to all the law I can find.”

Thus, Sam’s family came and stayed with Sam in the wilderness. Although Sam lived independently for many months, his family eventually came to join him.

Name any five excreta of plant that are useful to human?

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In The Outsiders, why is Ponyboy quiet and sensitive?

There are several reasons why Ponyboy is quiet and sensitive. Ponyboy himself puts it quite simply: “I’m different that way.” Even though he was raised in the same environment as Sodapop and Darry, he prefers books and movies to drag-racing and rodeos. He likes quiet experiences that allow him to observe and reflect. Ultimately, S.E. Hinton characterizes Ponyboy this way to show how not all members of a group are alike; even within a close-knit “family,” there will be a variety of character types. Just because Ponyboy is a greaser doesn't mean that he's loud and brash. 

Ponyboy also might be quiet and sensitive because of the pressures of his home and school environments. Ponyboy is still mourning the loss of his parents, and even though he doesn’t mention it much in the novel, we can assume that this tragedy deeply affected him. He’s under pressure at school, where he learns and studies in advanced classes alongside the Greasers' enemies, the Socs. He’s also under extreme pressure at home, especially when Darry holds him to a rigidly high standard.

Do you see any conflict between your desire to be as profitable as possible and your desire to pay employees a living wage?

Just by basic accounting, there seems to be a tension here. A certain amount of revenue comes in R. A certain amount is paid out in expenses E. A certain amount is paid out in wages W. What's left is profit P.

P = R - E - W

It would seem at first glance, therefore, that paying higher wages necessarily means making lower profits. And many managers appear to think so, and will do whatever they can to cut wages or lay off workers in order to raise their profit margins.

But we economists know better. Economics is not just accounting.

Many companies have failed because their managers were too short-sighted to see why paying higher wages can be a good idea in the long run.

Think about why we pay wages in the first place. Is it out of the goodness of our hearts? Are wages an altruistic act, a form of donation? In general, no. We intentionally distinguish between wages and donations both ethically, legally, and economically.

As was first noted by Adam Smith in the late 18th century, wages are paid out of long-term self-interest. Wise business managers know that higher wages will attract better workers, and retain them longer. They know that paying a fair market wage will prevent their workers from leaving for better jobs.

In a perfectly-competitive market, in fact, you'd have no choice but to pay whatever wage the market will bear. Any less and all your workers would leave. Any more and you'd be overrun with applicants you had no way to hire.

Of course, in the real world markets are not perfectly competitive, so companies do have some power to set higher or lower wages. One strategy would be to intentionally pay the lowest wage you can, and accept the turnover; this might make sense if you know that it is easy to find and train new workers. Another strategy would be to intentionally pay higher wages, in order to ensure that your workers stick around; this might make sense if you know that workers with the necessary skills are rare and training is costly. Different strategies can persist in the same industry, which is likely part of why we see significant dispersion of wages (or significant variation in wage rate) across different companies within the same industry. Reducing your profits to raise wages need not be altruistic; it could simply be a long-term investment in the health of your company.

There could also be some altruistic component; some employers may decide that they are willing to sacrifice some portion of their profits, even in the long run, in order to pay workers a higher wage. A market with monopolistic competition actually allows more such discretion than a perfectly-competitive market would. But this is not the only reason to raise wages, and some economists argue it would not even be a good reason; better to donate the extra profits to charity rather than raise wages above the market-clearing rate.

How does the narrator apparently feel about his main character in "The Necklace"?

In the exposition of "The Necklace," the narrator uses direct and indirect characterization which depicts Madame Loisel as a selfish, materialistic person. Her actions later in the narrative indicate her personality as inevitably this type of character.

Madame Loisel is initially described by the narrator as "a pretty and charming girl," yet in subsequent paragraphs her pettiness seems to lend irony to the narrator's use of the word charming. For, Mme. Loisel "grieved incessantly" that she does not have the things she deserves,

She grieved over the shabbiness of her apartment, the dinginess of the walls, the worn-out appearance of the chairs and the ugliness of the draperies.All these things, which another woman of her class would not even have noticed, gnawed at her and made her furious.

Always Mme. Loisel desires more than she has, the narrator indicates; for instance, she is described as dreaming of great reception halls and "scented sitting rooms" where she could gossip with intimate friends and have the attention of "sought-after men."

Further in the narrative, it becomes glaringly apparent that Mme. Loisel is very selfish as well as petty. For example, when her husband excitedly brings home an invitation to a ball at the Ministerial Mansion, Mme. Loisel tosses it onto the table murmuring, "What good is that to me?" complaining that she has no evening dress to wear to such an affair. Then, as her husband inquires as to how much money she needs for such a dress, she asks for all that he has saved for a rifle. But, he unselfishly gives it to her to make her happy. 

Then, as the date of the affair draws nearer, Mme. Loisel bemoans the fact that she has no jewelry to wear with her new dress. So, Monsieur Loisel suggests that she borrow from her friend Mme. Forestier; this Mathilde Loisel does, and she looks lovely when she attends the Ministerial Reception where she dances and

...giv[es] no though to anything in the triumph of her beauty, the pride of her success,...of all the admiring glances, of all the awakened longing, of a sense of complete victory that is so sweet to a woman's heart.

For much of the ball, she has ignored her husband, who dozes in an empty sitting room after midnight. When they arrive home, Mme. Loisel selfishly feels "it was all over," but M. Loisel merely thinks about having to be at the Ministry at ten o'clock the next day.

After they discover that the supposed diamond necklace borrowed from Mme. Forestier is missing, the Loisels' lives change. Because of her false pride, Mme. Loisel does not inform her old school friend of the loss, and instead, they go into debt to replace it. When, after years of hardship, Mathilde Loisel sees Mme. Forestier on the Boulevard des Champs Elysees, a large avenue surrounded by lovely trees, the narrator delivers a surprise ending that reveals the price of Mme. Loisel's false pride and false values: The replacement diamond necklace has cost the Loisels ten years of needless hardship because the borrowed one, Mme. Forestier informs her old friend, was only an imitation.

It seems apparent that the narrator has disapproving, negative, even judgmental feelings about the main character.

Dr. Balthazar is a lawyer, but why does Shylock call him noble judge?

Dr. Balthasar, also known as Portia in disguise, is a lawyer who has a doctorate degree in law. He is well-versed in the law because the letter from Bellario which is sent to validate him before the Duke says, "We turned o'er many books together" (IV.i.154). The Duke had requested Bellario to come to the hearing as a consultant and mediator between the two parties, to clarify the law as written in the books, and to help the Duke pass judgment.

Once Portia is accepted by the Duke, she starts analyzing the situation and speaks publicly with Shylock. She soon finds out that no negotiations will change his mind from claiming a pound of Antonio's flesh as payment for his bond. They verbally wrestle back and forth for a long time about the legality of the contract and whether or not Shylock will give mercy. As Portia realizes that Shylock won't budge, she says that the law is on his side and must be fulfilled if he won't negotiate. When Portia tells Antonio, "You must prepare your bosom for his knife," Shylock exclaims, "O noble judge, O Excellent young man!" (IV.i.240-241).

Shylock makes this exclamation the moment he feels Balthasar sides with him and that he will finally be able to follow through with taking a pound of Antonio's flesh. He is also claiming vocally that Balthasar has ruled correctly, which would make him a "noble judge" in Shylock's eyes. It's almost as if he's saying that this young lawyer can see things his way, so why can't anyone else? Up until this point, Shylock has struggled against Christians, and he finally thinks that he will be able to enact revenge. The Duke still has the final say on the matter, but since he has not interrupted Balthasar during this discussion, it seems that he supports it—or at least he sees that the law must be fulfilled. Thus, Shylock is declaring that Balthasar understands the law correctly and is a worthy judge to pass judgment on this case.

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, what does Scout learn about the Ewells during the trial that she did not know before?

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, during the trial, much of what Scout narrates about the Ewells is information she has grown up learning about them. One thing she has learned about the Ewells while growing up in Maycomb is the fact that they live in a small cabin behind the town's garbage dump, near the Negros' cluster of cabins. Scout knows this because, every year per the mayor's request, Scout goes with her father and other Maycomb citizens to take their own Christmas tree and holiday rubbish to the town dump in respect of the garbage collectors. Therefore, Scout has had many opportunities to observe the Ewells' home and notes that it's not nearly as nicely kept as any of the Negros' cabins. She has also known throughout her childhood that the Ewells live off of the charity of the county.

However, one new thing Scout learns about Bob Ewell through the trial is that he is ambidextrous. His ability to write with this left hand is important to Atticus's defense to prove that Ewell had more ability to injure Mayella on the right side of her face than Tom Robinson. Another thing Scout learns about Ewell during the trial is that none of Maycomb's citizens have any respect for him, as seen in the "whispers and chuckles" that went on in the courtroom during his testimony (Ch. 17).

One thing Scout learns about Mayella Ewell during Mayella's testimony is that Mayella is unaccustomed to being shown respect, as seen in the fact that she thinks Atticus is mocking her when he calls her "ma'am" and "Miss Mayella" (Ch. 18). From Mayella's testimony, Scout further learns just how bleak life is in the Ewell home. They live in poverty; their father is an alcoholic who disappears for days; they have no sanitation; the young children are constantly sick; and, the children are kept out of school because the father feels he needs them at home to help with chores. Scout further learns that the father can be abusive when drunk.

Everything Scout learns about the Ewells helps paint Bob Ewell as the guilty party rather than Tom Robinson.

What do you think Equality's main motivation is for creating his new invention? Explain.

Equality and his fellow brothers have all been kept ignorant of the past of this dystopian society, which was once technologically advanced with cars and electricity. Equality has been educated to think that the world is flat and that his collective society is the right way to live and govern others.  So when Equality discovers electricity in the underground tunnels, he feels that for once he will do something useful for his society by bringing them knowledge and “light.” His job as a street sweeper suppresses his abilities as one of the smartest among his fellow brothers. Equality's motivation is that he thinks he will be able to lift this society out of the dark ages into which it voluntarily regressed after a great war where all knowledge and books were burned. Equality’s intentions were honorable, and he acted for the good of the community in taking electricity to the elders. It’s ironic that the invention would have made life better for his brothers, but he is denied the opportunity to really give back and advance the lives of those oppressed by the society.

How would you analyze Wordsworth's poem "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud"?

"I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth discusses the transformative peace to be found in places of natural beauty. The narrator begins the poem in an unhappy state, but his mood is immediately improved upon observing a host of daffodils. With this idea in mind, we can read the poem as an exploration of the transformative powers of the natural world. The Romantics, including Wordsworth, often used extensive descriptions of the natural world to reflect on the state of the human individual. In this poem, we see Wordsworth grappling with a similar idea, as he's describing the ways in which nature can fundamentally change the individual experiencing it. Here, we see an observation of nature instigating a positive change in the state of the individual, as the beautiful natural world is a source of joy for the narrator in times of sadness or depression. 

Why are all the animals going to the barn?

In the opening chapter of Animal Farm, the reader learns that Old Major, the boar, has summoned all the animals to the barn because he wants to tell them about a "strange dream" he has had. Because of his seniority on the farm, all of the animals are "happy to lose an hour's sleep" in order to hear what Old Major has to say. In other words, they anticipate that his dream is highly significant, and they gather in the barn as soon as the opportunity arises.

As it turns out, Old Major's dream is indeed significant because it offers a glimpse of "the earth as it will be when Man has vanished." This dream also reminds Old Major of a song that his mother used to sing to him, called "Beasts of England." The dream and this song, combined, offer a utopian vision of society in which Man is no longer the ruler of society and, in his place, all animals are equal and free to live as they choose.

It is at this meeting, then, that the animals first express their discontent with Man and make the commitment to rebel. This meeting thus provides the ideological justification for the overthrow of Mr Jones and sets the scene for a new way of life on the farm.

Where does the primary action take place in "Everyday Use"?

The primary action of this story takes place at the house where Mama and Maggie live. Because Mama describes having saved up enough money many years ago to send her other daughter, Dee (now Wangero), to "Augusta to school," I assume that Mama and Maggie live in a more rural area, outside the city, in Georgia.

This is not, however, the house where Maggie and Dee spent most of their childhood because that house burned down years ago (under somewhat suspicious circumstances—it is possible that Dee actually burnt it down). This house is similar to that house, though. 

We know that the action is taking place here in part because it is Dee who comes to them. Mama describes the way Dee "lines up picture after picture of me sitting there in front of the house with Maggie cowering behind [her]. She never takes a shot without making sure the house is included."  Although Dee hated the home she grew up in, and this house is quite similar, she is suddenly so interested in documenting it that she takes pictures of it before she even hugs her mother or sister hello.

Why does "The Open Boat" start off with the line "None of them knew the color of the sky"?

Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat" begins with the following passage:

None of them knew the color of the sky. Their eyes glanced level, and were fastened upon the waves that swept toward them. These waves were of the hue of slate, save for the tops, which were of foaming white, and all of the men knew the colors of the sea. The horizon narrowed and widened, and dipped and rose, and at all times its edge was jagged with waves that seemed thrust up in points like rocks.

The story relates the tale of Crane's real-life shipwreck in 1897. While traveling from Florida to Cuba, the ship he was traveling on struck a sandbar and sank. Crane and three other men were stranded at sea for 30 hours. One of the men in the lifeboat perished when the craft capsized.

So, reading the passage, we see a grim group of terrified men, their eyes glued to the surrounding water, which is their immediate danger. They are so fixated on the sea and watching for danger or waves that could upset their craft--and possibly for ships that could rescue them--that they have no attention to spare for any details but those of the sea, not even for a glance at the color of the sky. Note how the men are intimately acquainted with the color of the water, however, and with the appearance of the horizon. It is the only thing that concerns them, because it is their immediate source of danger.

The story opens with this passage to emphasize the mental state of the men in the lifeboat, their grim fixation on the surrounding sea, their fear, and also their sense of being lost and isolated out in the open water.

What made Virginia agree to accompany the ghost to the Garden of Death and pray for him? Answer by examining the conversation between herself and...

In Chapter Five of "The Canterville Ghost," Virginia and the ghost meet unexpectedly in the Tapestry Chamber. As a result of their conversation, Virginia agrees to shed her tears for him and there are some important reasons behind her decision.

First of all, Virginia already feels bad for the ghost. She knows how much her brothers have taunted him, especially the twins, and seeing him looking so "forlorn" and "depressed" fills her with pity. 

Secondly, Virginia is very moved to learn that the ghost was starved to death by his wife's brother. While she does not condone the murder of Lady Eleanore, learning the nature of the ghost's death has a strong impact on her. That she immediately offers him a sandwich from her case is an example of this.

Next, Virginia is spurred to action when she hears that the ghost has not slept for three hundred years. In fact, when he tells her, Virginia "grew quite grave, and her little lips trembled like rose-leaves." She kneels at his side and addresses him as "poor, poor ghost." She is evidently very concerned about his lack of sleep and it is this compassion which overcomes her fear of the Garden of Death. She becomes determined to help him, no matter what danger lies ahead:

Suddenly she stood up, very pale, and with a strange light in her eyes. "I am not afraid," she said firmly, "and I will ask the angel to have mercy on you."

But, as the prophecy states, Virginia is really the only person who can help the ghost. She is the "sweet," "good" and "gentle" girl who can open the portal to the Garden of Death. Virginia's kind nature is, therefore, another reason why the ghost is so successful in enlisting her help: she would never refuse him because she is the "golden girl" of Canterville Chase. 

Water boils at what temperature in Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales?

In simplest terms, the boiling point of a liquid is the temperature at which it converts from liquid phase to gas phase. For example, at its boiling point, water (liquid) converts to water vapors (gas phase). 

There are three different temperature scales that are widely used, including Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin. These scales have been defined by keeping in mind the properties of water.

The boiling point of water in Celsius, Fahrenheit and Kelvin scales are 100 degree Celsius (or C), 212 degree Fahrenheit (or F) and 373 Kelvin (or K). 

Given the temperature in one scale, we can easily convert it to other scales. For example, if the temperature in Celsius scale is given, it can be converted to Fahrenheit scale by using the relation:

F = 9/5 C + 32

where F and C are temperatures in Fahrenheit and Celsius scales.

Similarly, K = C + 273

where, K is the temperature in Kelvin scale.

Hope this helps. 

Are there any works related to Oedipus the King or other versions of it from other cultures?

Oedipus himself is a part of the Theban dynasty, a family that was part of the mythical foundation story of the Greek city of Thebes. Many plays about this family exist in classical Greek. Cultures with no connection to ancient Greece would obviously not know of the story of a Greek king. Because much of Western culture was strongly influenced by the culture of ancient Greece, we do find numerous adaptations and retellings of the story in many modern Western literary works.

The story of Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, is told in two modern French plays, Jean Cocteau's Antigone and Jean Anouilh's Antigone, both based on Sophocles' Antigone. Andre Gide's play Oedipe is a French adaptation of Sophocles' Oedipus Rex.

Leoncavallo's 1920 opera Edipo re was based on Sophocles' play. Carl Orff created musical versions of Antigone and Oedipus der Tyrann, and Stravinsky created an operatic adaptation of Oedipus Rex.

Sopocles' play was the basis for Pier Paolo Pasolini's movie Edipo Re. Although not a literary work, The Interpretation of Dreams by Austrian psychiatrist Sigmund Freud created the concept of the "Oedipus complex," which has had tremendous traction in popular culture.

The world record for a human holding his or her breath is 11 minutes, but most people can only hold it for a few minutes. If a woman holds her...

It sounds like you need to find out how the pressure of the air trapped in the woman's lungs will be affected by the temperature change as the air warms. It appears that you are to assume that the air will reach her body temperature of 37ºC during the time that she holds her breath. 

Since there is a fixed number of moles of gas at constant volume, the pressure will vary directly with the Kelvin temperature. We can use the gas law equation that relates pressure and temperature:

`P_1/T_1 = P_2/T_2`

Here's the information you're given:

P1 = 1.08 atm

T1 = (20ºC + 273) = 293 Kelvins

T2 = (37ºC + 273) = 310 Kelvins

Rearrange the equation to isolate P2:

`P_2 = [(P_1)(T_2)]/(T_1)`

P2 = (1.08 atm)(310 K)/(293 K) = 1.14 atm

What happens in the second meeting with Macbeth and the weird sisters?

In the second meeting that Macbeth has with the three weird sisters, he inquires about his future as king.  His primary aim is to distinguish which threats there are to his kingship and ultimately discern if Banquo's son Fleance poses a substantial threat to his throne.  Macbeth asks the three witches to give him more information about which things threaten his kingship and they conjure up apparitions to offer Macbeth the information that he seeks.  The first of the prophecies informs Macbeth that he must in fact "Beware MacDuff."  The second informs Macbeth that he cannot be killed by "any man born of a woman."  This prophecy perplexes Macbeth because why would he need to be afraid of MacDuff if he cannot be killed by any man born of a woman.  Finally, the apparitions offer the third prophecy that Macbeth will rule until Birnam Wood meets Dunsinane Hill.  Again, Macbeth becomes extremely confused by this prophecy as a the woods cannot move to meet a stationary hill.  However, Macbeth is not fully convinced by these prophecies and pushes the witches to tell him whether or not Banquo's sons will beget kings.  As the witches leave, a series of apparitions appear showing Macbeth children in the image of Banquo who have been crowned kings (eight in total with the last one holding a looking glass offering a view of many more of Banquo's sons with crowns).  This final apparition truly unsettles Macbeth who concludes that he must act immediately by killing MacDuff's family.  

Does "The Lottery" present a positive or negative view of institutional practices based on the different perspectives presented?

Jackson's story "The Lottery" suggests that blindly following institutional practices based solely on tradition should be questioned. Several aspects of the story imply a negative view of blindly following tradition. For example, the villagers mention that several other villages have already stopped the practice of the lottery, and while some of the staunch characters like Old Man Warner label the people in those villages as foolish, these same characters cannot provide a logical reason as to why the lottery should continue--the best they can say is that things have always been done this way. At the end of the story, the baby holds rocks and is made to throw them in the stoning of his own mother, and this further display of barbarity helps to illustrate how the traditional practice of the lottery literally destroys a family. So, Jackson's narrative implies a very negative view of blindly following tradition.

Which changes occur when a person exercises?A. Depth of breathing decreases and breathing rate also decreasesB Depth Of breathing decreases and...

The best answer, given your choices, is choice "B."  

I would like to make it clear that choice "B" is not absolutely guaranteed when a person exercises.  A lot will depend on the person that is exercising and their own physical fitness level.  I would also like to point out that breathing depth and rate will change depending on the intensity and duration of the exercise.  

Choice "B" is the best choice, because it is the only choice that lists a breathing rate increase.  When a person exercises, their cells are using more oxygen and producing more carbon dioxide through the process of cellular respiration.  The body then needs to supply more oxygen to meet the increased demand and expel the toxic carbon dioxide quicker.  That means the blood the needs to move those gas loads more quickly to and from the lungs. The heart rate will increase to do that.  In order to exchange gas the gas loads within the alveoli more quickly, the body will increase the breathing rate.  

The reason I can't wholeheartedly endorse choice "B" is because very fit, well trained athletes will increase their breathing depth during certain aerobic exercises.  But in general, choice "B" is what happens when most people exercise.  

In English: A Mystery of Heroism by Stephen Crane, how is the main character, Collins, an ordinary man?

"English: The Mystery of Heroism" is set against the backdrop of the Civil War.  Collins, the protagonist, is a member of A Company, which is pinned down on the side of a hill by the relentless onslaught of an enemy battery.  Although he's in the midst of horrific carnage, the sight of a well across the meadow suddenly fills the young soldier with a desire for a drink of water.  When he expresses this desire to go to the well aloud, his fellow soldiers deride the notion that anyone would risk their lives so lightly, but hand him their canteens after he requests permission from his commanding officers to do so.

Once he begins to cross the meadow toward the well, with bullets and artillery shells whizzing past his head, he is disappointed to discover that, although viewed from the outside his action might appear to be heroic, he still feels like an ordinary man.  

He wondered why he did not feel some keen agony of fear cutting his sense like a knife.  He wondered at this, because human expression had said loudly for centuries that men should feel afraid of certain things, and that all men who did not feel this fear were phenomena -- heroes.

No, it could not be true.  He was not a hero. Heros had no shames in their lives....

He saw that, in this matter of the well, the canteens, the shells, he was an intruder in the land of fine deeds.

So, despite an outwardly heroic deed, Collins was an ordinary man in his residual awareness of his flawed and finite nature.