What are some tough study questions from the play The Miracle Worker by William Gibson?

The Miracle Worker is a play by William Gibson about the young Helen Keller and the arrival of Annie Sullivan who will deliver this desperate family from its seemingly helpless situation. In order to write questions that may have even the teacher thinking, aim to include questions about the abstract elements of the play. Some possible questions might be:

1. Explain the extended metaphor which exists throughout the play with regard to a war.

Ans:  There are references to the family's struggles with Helen as being compared to a war zone. For example, in act 1, scene 1 Captain Keller says that his wife is not "battle-scarred" (Helen is her first child).In Act 2, Annie talks to James, and during their references to "war," Annie says "a siege is a siege" (talking about how managing Helen is similar to engaging in a war). In the same scene, the Captain's response to Annie taking Helen away is to let her do whatever she wants and he makes "an irate surrender." 

2. Rewrite the doctor's possible response to Captain Keller's question, "Will my girl be alright" based on Helen being born in 2016 and the doctor having access to modern medicine and machines. In the play the doctor answers "Oh, by morning she'll be knocking down Captain Keller's fences again." 

Ans: There are several possible answers but the doctor would be unlikely to dismiss the illness so readily but at the same time he wants to remain hopeful so he would probably say something like "Oh, by morning, we will have a better indication of any problems. Let's not anticipate anything yet. "

3. In Act 2, what is the "miracle" that Captain Keller suggests that Miss Sullivan will not be able to achieve?

Ans: He says that it will be a miracle if "you can get the child to tolerate you." 

4. From Act 1, give a synonym for "swaddled," in terms of the description of Mildred, Helen's baby sister.

Ans: "Swaddled" refers to the way in which the baby is wrapped in blankets so snugly wrapped could be a good choice. 

5. In Act 3, scene 1, Annie is trying to teach Helen to communicate and she tells Helen that there is "only one way out." What is she referring to?

Ans: Annie is trying to make Helen understand that "language" is the only solution to her frustrations.

6. How can Helen make her "fingers talk?"

Ans: Annie is trying to spell all the different names into Helen's hand so that she can make connections between the hand gestures and making others understand her. Helen can learn words (W-A-T-E-R is the word which will help Helen make her breakthrough.) by tapping them out with her hands.

7. In Act 3, James says to Kate "Open my mouth, like that fairy tale, frogs jump out." What fairy tale is he referring to?

Ans: Charles Perrault wrote a fairy tale which (in English) is entitled "The Fairies" and a wicked daughter is cruel to a princess who asks for a drink of water. The princess turns out to be a fairy who is testing the morals of mankind. By way of punishment, whenever the daughter speaks, a toad or snake comes out of her mouth.  

8. Why is the fairy tale significant in terms of James's relationship with his father and step-mother? 

Ans: James and his father have a very strained relationship and sometimes James says inappropriate things, mainly to get his father's attention. James is suggesting that he is always punished for saying inappropriate things, mainly because his father says equally hurtful things to him. 

9. How much will Annie be paid by the Keller's?

Ans: $25 per month. 

10. What is an antonym for "woebegone" which word is used to describe Annie's joke after she receives a ring from Mr Anagnos just before she leaves The Perkins' Institute to go and work for the Keller family. 

Ans: An antonym is a word opposite in meaning. Woebegone means that her joke shows her sadness, desperation and despair more than anything so a good antonym might be funny, cheerful or good-spirited. 

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In Toni Cade Bambara's "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird," who are Smilin' man and Camera man?

Toni Cade Bambara's short story "Blues Ain't No Mockin' Bird" is about a rural black family whose privacy and dignity is invaded by a pair of bumbling county workers.

The county workers are shooting scenes for a documentary about the county food stamp program. The fact that they show up at the family's home implies that they think the family is needy. The workers find out, however, that the family is proud and hardworking.

The narrator generalizes the two workers by naming them "Smilin'" and "Camera." In so doing, she associates their prejudicial attitudes with those of society in general. Smilin' and Camera just assume things about the black family, like many others in society would. Ironically, the narrator is critical of their stereotypical perspective while actually stereotyping them herself. It is also a way of showing that the two county workers are of no importance to the family beyond their reason for being on their property.

In History of Plymouth Plantation, how would you characterize Bradford's depiction of the Natives and of the “countries of America”? Why does...

Bradford's depiction of the Native Americans in Of Plymouth Plantation is overwhelmingly positive. In light of all the difficulties that were to follow between the Europeans and the Native Americans, it is something of a surprise that relations started off in such a friendly, productive way.

According to Bradford, the first interaction was a little ominous, occurring when Native Americans stole some of the settlers' tools. However, this was soon remedied when Samoset and several others met with the settlers, returning the tools and eventually agreeing to a treaty that remained in force for the next 24 years.

There was another important Native American named Squanto who served as an interpreter and spent a good deal of time with the early colonists. Bradford gave him the highest possible praise from a Puritan:

Squanto continued with them and was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation. He directed them how to set their corn, where to take fish and to procure other commodities, and was also their pilot to bring them to unknown places for their profit, and never left them till he died.

This description of the early relationship between the Native Americans and the English settlers is all the more poignant because we know about the violence and hatred that will come later.

As for the American continent, Bradford writes:

And besides waterfowl there was great store of wild turkeys, of which they took many, besides venison, etc. Besides they had about a peck of meal a week to a person, or now since harvest, Indian corn to that proportion. Which made many afterward write so largely of their plenty here to their friends in England, which were not feigned but true reports.

This passage was written after the first Thanksgiving, which was also attended by a chief named Massasoit and some of his men. Obviously, Bradford's people feel that their settlement is a blessing, well-stocked with game and a friendly, helpful local population.

Bradford may have several motives for writing such a positive report. First of all, it is probably true, or at least mostly true. Secondly, the Puritans believed they were on a divine mission to establish a Godly settlement. How would it look if the settlement failed? Wouldn't a mission with God's blessing be expected to succeed?

What effect did the Europeans have on North and South America?

Europeans had positive and negative effects on North and South America. The Europeans had established colonies throughout the Americas. As the Europeans developed their colonies, they were able to develop the economies of the region. Through trade with Europeans, new products were brought to the colonies. As the population grew, new cities developed. The Europeans were able to establish governments that allowed them to show the people they colonized how to run a country. They helped prepare these people for the day when they would become independent, even if that independence was often achieved by revolution. The Europeans also brought Christianity to the Americas. Missionaries worked to convert people to Christianity.

There were some negative effects of the European colonization of the Americas. The Europeans brought diseases to the Americas to which the local people had no immunities. Many people in the Americas died from these diseases. The Europeans also enslaved some of the people with whom they came into contact. When the Europeans discovered rich deposits of minerals, they used these enslaved people to mine the minerals. The Europeans took these minerals back to their countries for their benefit, not for the benefit of the colonies. The entire purpose of establishing colonies was to benefit the Europeans. Thus, policies were developed with the needs of the Europeans in mind, not the needs of the people who were being colonized.

I am supposed to write an essay on what makes a leader. What are some ways to start that off?

This is an interesting question, and a good place to start might be whether or not you plan to talk about the qualities of a good leader or a bad leader, as there are both. Also, you'll need to decide if you are going to only be using Julius Caesar's character as an example of a leader, or if you might be using other characters as well, since many of them has leadership roles (Marc Anthony and Cassius immediately spring to mind).

Once you have decided on what type of leader you want to look at and who in the play fits this description, it might be interesting to begin your introduction with a quote about that type of leadership. If you want to talk about tyranny, for example, then you might find a quote in the play about tyranny, like this one from Act I:

"Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus, and we petty men Walk under his huge legs and peep about To find ourselves dishonorable graves."

Then comment on how your quote represents how people view tyranny and the traits of a tyrant. What is it they fear? How might your character(s) embody those traits? This should give you a strong intro and then move you right into your thesis about what makes a good or bad leader. 

What mood does Dickens create through his description of Mr. Jaggers's office in Great Expectations?

Mr. Jaggers’s London office is small and dark, with only a broken skylight to alleviate the darkness. It is scattered about with papers, broken pistols, and sundry objects which Pip cannot determine the use for. There are marks on the furniture and wall, greasy spots where Jaggers and his clients have rested their heads and shoulders. Most curious of all are two plaster masks. Pip thinks that they must be some of Jaggers’s family, but Wemmick informs him that they are death masks of two “clients” of Jaggers’s who had been executed. Pip realizes much of the relics lying around must be mementos mori (reminders of death) left behind from executed criminals. Overall, Pip is struck by the dismal atmosphere, which he decides is quite in keeping with Mr. Jaggers’s lack of empathy for his clients. He later understands why Wemmick is so businesslike at the office, but so congenial out of it.

Did the Kansas-Nebraska Act have an impact on pulling the nation apart?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act definitely had an impact in pulling that nation apart in the 1850s. This law created two territories, Kansas and Nebraska. The law also called for popular sovereignty to determine if slavery would exist in these territories. This meant that the people would vote to determine if slavery would or would not exist in the Kansas Territory and the Nebraska Territory. This was a significant change in policy because now slavery could possibly exist North of the 36°30’ line. This had been outlawed with the passage of the Missouri Compromise in 1821. The southerners saw this as an opportunity to expand slavery to places where it wasn’t previously allowed.

The main area of contention was in the Kansas Territory. Fighting broke out in the Kansas Territory over the possible spread of slavery. Border ruffians from Missouri crossed the border to vote for slavery in Kansas. When the votes were counted, slavery would be allowed in the Kansas Territory. Laws were passed that allowed slavery to exist. However, those who were against slavery refused to follow these laws, and they created their own constitution. Pro-slavery people burned property. Anti-slavery people, led by John Brown, killed some pro-slavery people. Because of this killing, Kansas was nicknamed “Bleeding Kansas.” Southerners and northerners were clearly at odds over slavery.

The passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act, along with other events in the 1850s, helped to divide the country and helped to set the stage for the Civil War in 1861.

Why is it misleading to draw the boundary between two lithospheric plates as a single line on a map?

The earth's crust, or lithosphere, contains many different plates that are moving in different directions. These plates can be colliding, pulling apart, or sliding past one another. Areas where two plates are colliding are called convergent boundaries. An example of a convergent boundary is occurring at the Himalayas, where the Indian plate is essentially crashing into the Eurasian plate. Areas where two plates are pulling apart are called divergent boundaries, an example of which is occurring at the Mid-Atlantic ridge. And lastly, areas where the plates are sliding past each other are called transform boundaries. The San Andreas fault in California is an example of a transform boundary where the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate are sliding past one another.

Because all of these boundaries involve plates moving in different directions, a single line on a map is not enough to inform the user of the direction of movement. Often times maps will include arrows or other symbols to demonstrate which direction the plates are moving. The direction plates are moving will determine the types of geological features found in the area and even the types and intensities of earthquakes that occur along those boundaries. For example, earthquakes along divergent and transform boundaries tend to be shallow, while earthquakes along convergent boundaries can vary from shallow to very deep.

I hope this helps and happy studying!

Who are the major characters in "The Lottery?"

Shirley Jackson's story "The Lottery" is included in Points of View: An Anthology of Short Stories, edited by James Moffett and Kenneth R.McElheny. In that excellent book "The Lottery" is classified as "Anonymous Narration--No Character Point of View." There is no major character in the story. The closest any character comes to qualifying as a major character would be Tessie Hutchinson. Not only is she revealed as this year's victim, but we readers can understand her growing feelings of apprehension and final terror as, first, her family of five-her husband, daughter Nancy, son Bill Jr., little Dave, and herself--become the focus of attention and curiosity, and then when the all the members of her family show that the slips they have drawn are blank.

She starts protesting when her husband draws the slip that means doom for herself or one of her family.

"You didn't give him time enough to take any paper he wanted. I saw you. It wasn't fair!"

Then she tries to have "Don and Eva" included with her family. Evidently Eva is a her older daughter who is married and whose name would no longer be Hutchinson. Tessie Hutchinson is being characterized as selfish and cowardly. We readers do not yet know what the "winner" wins in this weird lottery, but we have a pretty strong premonition by now that the prize is death.

Tessie continues to protest, but nobody will listen. One by one, her three children and her husband open their papers and show they are blank.

Bill Hutchinson went over to his wife and forced the slip of paper out of her hand. It had a black spot on it.

No other character gets as much attention as Tessie Hutchinson. This seems appropriate since the story is about a person who is stoned to death. Tessie dies still protesting.

"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her.

After Lennie dies how does that change how George plans to use his money?

The text does not give us anything concrete.  Therefore, we are left to make an educated guess. In light of this, I would argue that George will not pursue the purchase of the land. 

First, I am sure that guilt will crush him.  He just killed his best friend, or better, his only friend in a lonely world.  To seek land after this would not be consistent with George's character.  To be sure, George killed him in an act of mercy, but this does not change the sorrow.

Second, the whole dream of the land was a joint venture among friends.  Hence, the element on friendship is as important as  the land itself.  So, without Lennie, George probably will not continue.  The recounting of their dream was rooted in friendship.  This is an important point to underline.  Here is snippet:

George went on. “With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us. We don’t have to sit-in no bar room blowin’ in our jack jus’ because we got no place else to go. If them other guys gets in jail they can rot for all anybody gives a damn. But not us.”

What does the poet tell us about the reaper's songs in "The Solitary Reaper?"

The poet, rambling about in the Lake District of northern England, hears the song a woman reaping in a field by herself. He tells us it is a "melancholy" song, and that no nightingale ever sang a more welcome tune to a weary traveller. He likens the woman to an object of nature as he also compares her song to that of the cuckoo, saying the cuckoo's singing was never so "thrilling" as the reaper's. So we learn that the reaper sings a sad, beautiful, thrilling tune that stops the weary poet in his tracks.

The poet can't make out the words of the woman's song, so he decides to imagine what the subject might be. He wonders if she sings an "unhappy" ballad about "battles long ago," then wonders if it is a song of "today" about some "natural sorrow, loss or pain?"

The poet watches the woman as she reaps and sings, seeming as if she is at one with nature. To him, her song seems "unending." Finally, he moves onward but holds the memory of the song in his heart.

In summary, the poet tells us that the woman, who seems to him to be a part of nature, sings a sad but beautiful song. He doesn't know what the song is about but he does recognize its beauty, which stays in his soul long after the actual sounds have faded. 

In this, Wordsworth shows himself to be a Romantic poet, idealizing both a common person and nature.

What techniques does Montresor use to skillfully deceive Fortunato?

Edgar Allan Poe must have spent a long time thinking about how any man could lure an enemy underground and murder him without being seen in his company and without being suspected of any complicity after the victim disappeared. It is easy enough to think of telling Fortunato that he has a cask of gourmet wine he wants him to sample. But he has to get Fortunato to come with him immediately. Otherwise Fortunato could find out that there was no Spanish ship in the harbor which had just brought in a cargo of Amontillado. Montresor does not exactly tell Fortunato that this is how he "received" the wine, but Fortunato would assume that was the case because it was the only likely way that a big cask of Amontillado sherry come from Barcelona to Venice. Montresor has to tell Fortunato that he got a bargain and that he is going to Luchesi, since he had been unable to find Fortunato.

It is the  bargain that gives Fortunato such a strong motivation to sample the wine immediately.Unlike Montresor, Fortunato is a rich man and could buy up the whole shipload. Otherwise, he probably would have put Montresor off. He was having fun at the carnival. He was not adequately dressed for going into cold, damp catacombs. He was drunk. He had a cold. It is the bargain and his fear that Luchesi will beat him out of it that motivates him to go home with Montresor immediately.

Montresor knows that Fortunato is thinking of buying up the whole cargo. He wouldn't have to sample Montresor's cask if the Spanish ship really existed. He could beg off for that night and then easily find the ship in the harbor and sample the wine on board. Then he could bargain with the captain for the entire cargo, assuming it was genuine. But he has to sample Montresor's (nonexistent) Amontillado in order to keep him from going to Luchesi, who never appears in the story but is apparently a wealthy man who buys and sells expensive items for resale, just like Montresor and Fortunato.

So Montresor invents a clever story to deceive Fortunato into coming with him immediately. The whole entrapment story is compressed into these few brief paragraphs of dialogue.

I said to him—“My dear Fortunato, you are luckily met. How remarkably well you are looking to-day. But I have received a pipe of what passes for Amontillado, and I have my doubts.”

“I have my doubts,” I replied; “and I was silly enough to pay the full Amontillado price without consulting you in the matter. You were not to be found, and I was fearful of losing a bargain.”

“As you are engaged, I am on my way to Luchesi. If any one has a critical turn it is he. He will tell me—”

Montresor acts as if he is in a big hurry to get a connoisseur to judge his wine. This can only suggest that he wants to buy more while it is still being offered at a bargain price. But he doesn't dare to buy any more until he is sure it is genuine Amontillado.

Montresor knows that Fortunato is planning to tell him his (nonexistent) wine is only ordinary sherry, thereby eliminating Montresor as a competitive buyer as well as Luchesi. This explains why Fortunato doesn't ask a lot of awkward questions about the wine. He doesn't want to show too keen an interest.

When Montresor gets Fortunato down into his catacombs he deceives him further by suggesting more than once that they turn back because of the risk to his victim's health. For example:

“Come,” I said, with decision, “we will go back; your health is precious.You are rich, respected, admired, beloved; you are happy, as once I was. You are a man to be missed. For me it is no matter. We will go back; you will be ill, and I cannot be responsible. Besides, there is Luchesi—”

This deceit is of secondary importance. Montresor uses reverse psychology to keep Fortunato moving towards the niche where he intends to chain him to the granite wall. But Montresor has a rapier and Fortunato, in his tight-fitting jester's costume, is obviously unarmed. Montresor could kill him any time he wants. The victim is as good as dead already. The really important deception is contained in the totally false, finely honed story Montresor has concocted to lure Fortunato to his palazzo and down the steep steps into his doom.

Describe the Garden of Death in the story "The Canterville Ghost."

In Chapter Five of the "The Canterville Ghost," the ghost refers to the Garden of Death. According to his description, the garden is situated "far away beyond the pine woods," and has "soft brown earth" and long grass. The Garden of Death is silent, except for the sound of the nightingale which sings its song all through the night. The moon shines down on the people who dwell there and the yew tree protects them with its "giant arms."

The Garden of Death is a place of eternal rest. Inside, there is no concept of day or night, of today or tomorrow, nor of time itself. It is place in which the Canterville ghost will finally be able to sleep, after 300 years of being awake. But, to get there, the ghost must fulfil the prophecy that is written on the library window. He must enlist the help of a "golden girl" who will "give away" her tears and ask God for the ghost's forgiveness. The ghost chooses Virginia for such a task because she is the most gentle and kind member of the Otis family. To get to the Garden, Virginia must accompany the ghost and pass through the wall of the Tapestry Chamber, which they do at the end of the chapter. 

Find a quote in Of Mice and Men that shows that candy was a good worker.

Old Candy, who has lost a hand, has been assigned the job of sweeping out the bunkhouse and other minor duties. In the midst of other activity, he still does his job.

When Lennie and George arrive, Candy greets them with the news that the boss has been looking for them since the morning; he talks with them until the boss arrives. Then he quickly goes outside. After the boss leaves, his son Curley enters and becomes antagonistic, especially toward Lennie. After Curley departs, Candy re-enters and again talks with George and Lennie, explaining to them about Curley's pugnacious nature. But, he tells the men, "Don't tell Curley I said none of this. He'd slough me." 
Old Candy is clearly insecure about his job. This is one reason why he makes sure that he completes his tasks. For instance, he gossips for a short time with George and Lennie, but he soon moves toward the door, and says,

I gotta be settin' out the wash basins for the guys. The Teams'll be in before long." (Chapter 2)

Even though he obviously enjoys gossiping, Candy remembers his responsibilities. This action indicates that he is a good worker.

What is an example of dramatic irony in Act 2, Scene 3, lines 100-112 of Macbeth?

First, to understand this passage, it's helpful to understand the definition of dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when both the audience and one or more of the characters in a play know something that the other characters on stage do not. In this scene, Macbeth is present when the body of King Duncan is discovered. Macduff has come to see the king in the morning, and asks if he is awake yet. Macbeth says:

MACBETH: I'll bring you to him.

MACDUFF: I know this is a joyful trouble to you, but yet 'tis one.

MACBETH: The labor we delight in physics pain. This is the door.

MacDuff goes in and soon comes rushing back out, saying that Duncan has been murdered. Shortly Lady Macbeth arrives, asking what the commotion is:

LADY MACBETH: What's the business, That such a hideous trumpet calls to parley The sleepers of the house? speak, speak!

Now begins the passage cited in the question. In response to questioning by Malcolm and Donalbain as to what is amiss, Macbeth replies:

MACBETH: You are, and do not know't: the spring, the head, the fountain of your blood is stopt--the very source of it is stopt.

MACDUFF: Your royal father's murder'd.

In this passage, the dramatic irony comes from the fact that the audience knows who murdered King Duncan. Both Lady Macbeth and Macbeth know intimately well who murdered King Duncan, but the other characters on stage do not. Macbeth and his wife knew the King was dead, and by whose hand the murder was committed, before Macduff ever showed up. Yet Macbeth and his wife try to pretend that they are just as shocked and horrified as the other characters in order to maintain the appearance of their innocence.

Where does Mr. Frankland live in The Hound of the Baskervilles?

Mr. Frankland is one of the more prominent neighbors of Baskerville Hall. He resides at Lafter Hall, where he is known to survey the surrounding landscape with his telescope. His primary hobby is bringing lawsuits against anyone who has, in his opinion, wronged him.

His lone direct contribution to the story is that he discovers, through his telescope, that a man is hiding in the ancient ruins on the moor and that a boy takes supplies to that man regularly. He believes that this person must be Selden, the escaped convict, but he tells no one about this except Dr. Watson. As it turns out, the man hiding in the ancient ruins is Sherlock Holmes, so it is quite convenient to the plot that Frankland has a  feud with local law enforcement sufficient to ensure that he does not report what he thinks to be an escaped convict living on the moor, but is willing to give Dr. Watson enough information that Watson can find Holmes.

Mr. Frankland’s other important connection to the story is indirect. His estranged daughter, Laura Lyons, is responsible for luring Sir Charles Baskerville to the place where he encounters Stapleton’s hound and subsequently dies of a heart attack.

What role did dogs play in WWII?

Historically, dogs have been a constant part of warfare since the days of the Ancient Egyptians. While dog use declined in the 1930s, the U.S. had restarted its War Dog Program by 1942 which prepared dogs for combat during World War Two. Here are some of the roles played by dogs:

• They were used at home to warn against potential attacks and intruder, e.g. dog did patrols on U.S. beaches and were used by the Navy to guard training facilities.


• Dogs were trained to be silent so that they could scout areas and act as messengers in combat zones, especially by the Marine Corps in Japan.


• From 1943, dogs were used to detect mines.


• Sentry dogs were trained to walk with their handler while on patrol. The sentry dog barked to indicate the presence of enemy troops.


• Some dogs were trained to attack the enemy and accompanied troops on manoeuvres.


• Sled and pack dogs helped to transport goods and equipment.

Why do Jem and Scout go to Calpurnia's church instead of the all white church?

Atticus has to go to Montgomery for an emergency session of the state legislature.  The children are left at home with Calpurnia.  Calpurnia realizes that she cannot send Scout and Jem off to church alone.  Another time when their father was out of town and their teacher was not there, Scout and Jem had gotten into trouble with their Sunday School class:

Left to its own devices, the class tied Eunice Ann Simpson to a chair and placed her in the furnace room.  We forgot her, trooped upstairs to church, and were listening quietly to the sermon when a dreadful banging issued from the radiator pipes, persisting until someone investigated and brought forth Eunice Ann saying she didn't want to play Shadrach any more—Jem Finch said she wouldn't get burnt if she had enough faith, but it was hot down there (To Kill a Mockingbird, Chapter 12).

Concerned that something like this may happen again, Calpurnia decides to bring Scout and Jem to church with her.  Usually Atticus makes sure that the Sunday School teacher is present at church each week.  

Calpurnia makes sure that Scout and Jem are dressed in their best clothes and clean as can be.  She wants the children to make a good impression on the congregants at her church.  On Sunday morning, Scout and Jem go with Calpurnia to First Purchase African M.E. Church.

What system of government has the most freedom?

When debating types of government, the level of freedom that citizens enjoy is somewhat in the eye of the beholder.  I suppose the form of government that would provide people the most unlimited version of freedom would be anarchy, which is to say no government at all.  If there were no government (according to an anarchist) then there would be no government constraint... perfect freedom.  Now that said, anarchy has obviously never taken root in an entire society.  So, for my money, I would say that a direct democracy offers its citizens the most freedom.  The citizenry votes on each measure that the government deals with... in other words, the citizens have ultimate freedom of choice, for example in ancient Athens.

In The Book Thief what is important to know in Part 4?

Part 4 is an important section of The Book Thief because it is when Max first arrives at the Hubermann household. Max's introduction to the household and the friendship he develops with Liesel helps both of their characters evolve to deal with the uncertain, changing world around them. 

Walter Kugler, the man we saw in Part 3 helping the Jew named Max, shows up at the Hubermann household to talk with Hans. He asks about Hans' accordion playing and we learn that Hans learned to play from a Jew in World War I, named Erik Vandenburg. Erik helped save Hans' life too, by getting him a job that kept him out of a terrible battle. Kugler asks if Hans remembers his promises...

Max (who turns out to be Erik's son) first arrives on Himmel Street in November of 1940. We learn about Max's past: he's a German Jew and a fist fighter, who has dealt with the problems in his life by fighting. When his problems became more abstract (the Nuremberg Laws stripping him of citizenship, the guilt of leaving his family overwhelming him, the struggles of living in hiding for 2 years already before coming to the Hubermann's house) Max still finds ways to fight back. 

When Max arrives at the house, he eats a bowl of Rosa's pea soup too quickly and gets sick. Liesel is surprised to see Rosa concerned about Max and realizes there is more to her foster mother than she thought.

Hans tells Liesel his history with Max's father, Erik, and tells her she must never tell anyone Max is staying with them.

Liesel watches Max sleep for three days, during which he has nightmares and seems to be struggling with someone or something. She feels a connection to him, as they were both taken in by Hans and Rosa and both are haunted by nightmares. 

Max is moved to the basement for everyone's safety, where he paints over a copy of Mein Kampf to write The Standover Man - his own struggle during the reign of the Nazis. 

How does the average annual surface temperature compare to latitude and longitude?

Latitude and longitude are two different coordinates found on a map. Each coordinate is expressed in degrees. Latitude is the angular distance north or south of the celestial equator. The larger the degree latitude, the further a region is from the equator. Longitude is the angular distance east or west from the meridian that is located in Greenwich, England. The larger the degree longitude, the further an area is from the meridian.

As the latitude north or south of the equator increase, temperatures usually decrease. This is a result of Earth’s curvature and the amount of sunlight an area receives. Regions that are located along the equator receive more direct sunlight. Therefore, these regions are warmer.  Regions closer to the poles receive indirect sunlight. Thus, polar regions are colder.

According to National Geographic, there is no correlation between degrees of longitude and temperature.

`a = 2.5, b = 10.2, c = 9` Use Heron's Area Formula to find the area of the triangle.

Given: `a=2.5, b=10.2, c=9`

Heron's Area Formula `A=sqrt[s(s-a)(s-b)(s-c)]`

where `s=[a+b+c]/2`

`s=[2.5+10.2+9]/2=21.7/2=10.85`

`A=sqrt[10.85(10.85-2.5)(10.85-10.2)(10.85-9)]`

` ` `A=sqrt[10.85(8.35)(.65)(1.85)]`

`A=sqrt(108.94)=10.44`

The area is 10.44 squared units.

Discuss the Pip-Joe relationship in Great Expectations. What bearing does it have on the theme of the novel?

In terms of the theme of loneliness, Pip and Joe find companionship in each other, against Pip’s sister (Joe’s wife). They are a beleaguered pair, holding on to each other in the face of the physical, verbal, and psychological abuse from Mrs. Joe. She berates them constantly with what she sees as their worthlessness. They both remain strong, however, mainly because of their friendship and father/son-like love for each other.

As for Pip’s search for identity, the underlying thread of the novel is that Pip’s true self, which he mistakenly believes is to be found in London in the life of a gentleman, is ultimately found in his appreciation of Joe Gargery. While he does not end up in partnership with Joe in his blacksmith shop, Pip still must come to terms with Joe’s worth, overcoming the shame he felt when his eyes were turned upon his “great expectations.” Joe’s love for Pip is founded on his love for who Pip is on the inside, not on the outside. Joe does not seek to have power over Pip, but freely lets him go, even at the risk of losing him. It is the strength of their relationship, however, that leads Pip back to where he belongs.

In "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, how does Charlie's understanding of his past make him feel sad or ashamed?

In "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes, Charlie is given an operation to increase his intelligence. As he becomes smarter, he begins to understand a lot of things about himself and about the people he thought were his friends. When he realizes how these guys he's been working with at the factory had really used him, he becomes very sad and ashamed that he hadn't known better.

When Charlie's IQ was low, he thought that his co-workers were having fun with him, but later he realizes they were having fun at his expense. They spiked his drinks with alcohol, used him as a punching bag, got him to show others how he mopped out toilets--all so that they could laugh at him. All Charlie ever wanted was to be their friend.

Did the Monroe Doctrine prevent against certain European influences against Latin America, as it prevented European countries from colonizing them...

At the time it was announced, the Monroe Doctrine was not particularly meaningful, as the United States lacked the capability to prevent European powers from interfering in the affairs of the newly-independent South American states. In any case, Monroe's primary concern were Russian and English claims on what would become the Oregon Territory in the modern-day American Northwest. The reason the Monroe Doctrine was effective at the time in South America, however, was that the British government also wanted to keep Spain from interfering in the region, and their navy was capable of enforcing their wishes. Later, the Monroe Doctrine was invoked to aid Mexico in a revolution that overthrew the French emperor Maximilian, to keep European states from invading to collect debts owed to European investors, and most famously during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962. However, American intervention in the region, usually to prop up regimes that were friendly to American business interests, has been very controversial, and has probably added to the instability that has plagued Latin American and Caribbean governments. It is also true that the United States never stopped foreign investors from investing in the region--this was why many countries wound up in debt to European powers in the first place. So it is probably too strong a statement to say that the Monroe Doctrine prevented European influence.

List the conflicts in Ender's Game.

In literature there are generally considered to be two main types of conflict: external and internal conflicts. External conflicts are issues that happen between the main character and outside forces; internal conflicts occur within the character. While this book certainly contains a lot of action, it is the internal conflict that gives it staying power. Here are a few conflicts of each type.

External Conflicts

• Ender's efforts to remain safe from bullies. This includes Bonzo, Peter, and other characters.


• The human race and its war with the Formics. This is the war that becomes the central external conflict of the novel.


• Ender's struggle to make friends despite his commanders' attempts to isolate him.


• Ender's struggle to win battles and progress through battle school.

Internal Conflicts

• Ender's fight to remain a child and hold onto his innocence after all the violence and conflict he endures.


• Ender's struggle to remain a good and caring person while also defending himself. He worries that all the fighting will force him into becoming more like Peter.


• Ender's struggle to forgive himself for what he is forced to do to the Bugger species.

How did Federalists and Republicans agree and differ in dealing with foreign policy?

Federalists and Democratic-Republicans differed on many things. This included their views on foreign policy. However, there also were some foreign policy ideas on which they agreed.

One area of difference in foreign policy was in regarding to the country each side supported. The Federalists were friendlier with Great Britain and wanted us to side with the British. The Democratic-Republicans were friendlier with France and wanted us to work more closely with France. For example, in the war of 1812, the Federalists were against the war, which was fought against the British. They referred to the war as "Mr. Madison’s War." The Democratic-Republicans supported the war.

There were a few situations where both parties agreed on foreign policy. In the XYZ Affair with France, both sides were outraged that the French demanded a bribe from us in order to meet with them to discuss to the issues we had with France. Americans were willing to spend millions to defend ourselves, but not willing to spend a penny paying a bribe.

When the countries on the North African coast were supportive of the actions of pirates in demanding that we pay a bribe so they wouldn’t attack our ships, Americans were very supportive of our government when we went to war to fight against these pirates. Americans felt we shouldn’t have to pay a bribe to any country in order for us to trade.

While Federalists and Democratic-Republicans disagreed on many things, including foreign policy issues, there were some foreign policy ideas on which they agreed.

In The Chrysalids by John Wyndham Parkes and Lucas Beyn Harris, what are the characteristics of David?

David is sensitive and intelligent, and he has the ability to read minds.

David can’t read just anyone’s mind, but he is part of a special group of individuals who are telepathic.  They can communicate with each other through their minds over distances.  This is very dangerous in David’s society, where great importance is placed on everyone being perfect and matching the “true image.”

Despite the fact that David has been raised with a strictly religious father, he is a kind soul.  When he meets a little girl one day who has injured her foot, he helps her even after he realizes she has extra toes.  Such a thing is condemned by his society.  She would be considered a mutant. 

The commandments and precepts one learns as a child can be remembered by rote, but they mean little until there is example  … Thus, I was able to sit patiently and watch the hurt foot being washed, cold-poulticed, and bound up, and perceive no connexion between it and the affirmation which I had heard almost every Sunday of my life. (Ch. 1) 

He continues his friendship with Sophie, protecting her even after they are seen.  His father has to beat the secret out of him, and then he feels terrible for betraying her.  Despite being young, David instinctively understands that demonizing people because they are a little different is wrong. 

The love of David’s life is Rosalind.  He says that he has loved her for as long as he can remember.  Due to a family feud, their relationship is forbidden.  Outside of the group of telepaths, their relationship is not widely known. 

We used to meet, discreetly and not dangerously often. No one but the others, I think, ever suspected anything between us. We had to make love in a snatched, unhappy way when we did meet, wondering miserably whether there would ever be a time when we should not have to hide ourselves. (Ch. 10) 

Eventually their secret is revealed, and all of the telepaths have to go on the run.  David’s past and present seem to collide, but he still does his best to be kind to Sophie even though he loves Rosalind when he sees her in the Fringes.  David and Rosalind are able to escape with the Sealanders.

Why was music such a big deal in the 1920s?

Prior to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, music as a leisure activity was heavily classed. While everyone had the capability to enjoy some form of music, only the upper classes could afford to go to concert halls or hire musicians for private events. Until the invention of the phonograph in 1877 by Thomas Edison, music had to be enjoyed in a live performance. The phonograph wasn't an ideal system for consumer enjoyment of recorded music, though, and in 1887 Emile Berliner produced the first gramophone- or record player. 

By the 1920s, mass-marketing of the gramophone and records enabled many people to bring pre-recorded music into their own homes. With the concurrent rise in popularity of radio, people could now have copies of their favorite songs on hand to listen to at leisure. The 1920s was both a post-war period and had a recently expanded middle class, thanks to the Industrial Revolution. For many, the 1920s was a time of financial growth, expendable income, and leisure activities- like music. Music doubled as a social activity, with many going to public dance-halls or jazz clubs in their free time.

If you go up a perfect 5th from D, what note do you land on?

Let’s take a visual approach to answering this question. If you look at a piano keyboard, you’ll see a repeating pattern of white keys and black keys—in this pattern, you’ll notice that there are twelve distinct notes, each with a unique position on the keyboard, and each with its own letter name. To find any interval, count the number of keys you must travel, including both black and white keys, between your starting and ending note. Every interval consists of a certain number of half steps, the shortest distance between two notes. For example, a perfect fifth consists of seven half-steps—starting on the note D, this will lead you to the note A.

Another good trick to remember is that for every white key except “B,” a perfect fifth is five white keys away if you include the starting note. For example, D is a perfect fifth up from G, E is a perfect fifth up from A, and, in response to your question, D is one perfect fifth up from A!

In Chapter 10, Atticus tells Scout and Jem that “it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird.” Find three examples of that advice being echoed with...

Atticus says that it is a sin to kill a mockingbird because the mockingbird symbolizes innocence. Mockingbirds do not do anything to hurt others, they just sing and make beautiful music.

One example in this chapter which highlights Atticus's wisdom is the rabid dog. The dog, like the mockingbird, is innocent. However, his right to live has been forfeited because he is no longer harmless, so Atticus is forced to shoot him in order to protect people.

A second example is Tom Robinson, the main "mockingbird" of this book. He is innocent, kind, and does not want to hurt others, but he continues to be hurt and persecuted throughout the novel.

Finally, Scout and Jem, as children, are mockingbirds to their father. He wants to protect their innocence. In this chapter specifically, he protects them from a mad dog, and in the course of this situation they find out he was also protecting them from knowing certain things about his past. For instance, he has kept the secret of how well he can shoot and how that skill came to be.

What are the qualities you need to be a caretaker in The Giver?

Caretakers of the Old need to be gentle and compassionate.

There are several types of basic caretakers in Jonas’s community. Nurturers care for the newborn babies before they are assigned to their family units. Caretakers of the Old help nurse and care for the elderly. There are also Childcare workers who help take care of school-age children. The general requirement is that a person be nurturing and patient.

When a person becomes an adult in Jonas’s community, he or she can apply for a spouse. Spouses are matched based on personality and then assigned Newchildren. Eventually each family unit has a boy and a girl. When the children grow up and no longer live with the family unit, the adults go their separate ways and live in the home for Childless Adults. After they have reached a certain age, they go to the House of the Old.

The Caretakers' job is to take care of the elderly in the House of the Old. They look after the elderly, which includes feeding, clothing, and bathing them. At the Ceremony of Twelve, the Chief Elder describes Jonas’s group as having one who has “singular skills at caretaking.” Jonas knows immediately who she means.

The caretaking skills were no doubt those of Fiona, on his left; he remembered noticing the tenderness with which she had bathed the Old. (Ch. 7)

Jonas is right. Fiona is given the assignment of Caretaker of the Old because of these attributes. Jonas thinks to himself that the assignment is “perfect for such a sensitive, gentle girl.” She will do well in this job because she has completed many volunteer hours in the House of the Old.

“The Old were always given the highest respect,” according to Jonas (Ch. 10). Fiona describes her new job to Jonas after she begins her training, explaining to him that she has a lot to learn despite all of her time volunteering with The Old.

"There's administrative work, and the dietary rules, and punishment for disobedience—did you know that they use a discipline wand on the Old, the same as for small children? And there's occupational therapy, and recreational activities, and medications, and—" (Ch. 12)

Of course, Jonas learns later that Fiona also learns a skill she did not include in the list—release. The Giver tells Jonas this after Jonas finds out what release really means. This is when he realizes that after the Old’s Ceremony of Release they are taken into a room away from everyone else and given a lethal injection. Euthanasia is a common practice when a person gets too old. This too is one of the requirements of a Caretaker—a complete detachment from the patients.

How does Dickens present Scrooge's redemption in stave five of A Christmas Carol?

By stave five, Scrooge has been visited by all three spirits and the process of reforming his character is complete. This stave is, therefore, concerned with presenting Scrooge's redemption which contains Dickens' most important message: if you work hard to change your ways, good things will come to you.

We see examples of this message at numerous points in stave five. By reaching out to others, Scrooge is able to secure the prize turkey and send it to the Cratchits, for instance, and be reconciled with the man who visited him on the previous day asking for a charitable donation. Scrooge is also able to enjoy Christmas dinner with his nephew, Fred, where he feels "at home" in five minutes, even after all that has passed between them.

Perhaps the most important example of Dickens' redemptive message is in Scrooge's relationship with Tiny Tim. To him, Scrooge becomes a "second father" and he greatly improves Tim's circumstances by giving Bob a pay rise which assists the "struggling" family.

Finally, Scrooge's redemption demonstrates another key message: that if you do good deeds, all that came before will be forgotten. We see this at its most illustrative in the closing lines of the story: "He became as good a friend, as good a master, and as good a man, as the good old city knew, or any other good old city, town, or borough, in the good old world."

How did Canadian women contribute the Canadian economy during the Second World War?

Canada's entry into the war in 1939 created a labour shortage that had serious implications on its female citizens. For the first time, women were encouraged to leave the home and become active members of Canada's workforce. (Although it is important to remember that women played an important domestic role in this period too, through enforcing rationing and recycling raw materials, like glass and metal).

Many contributed to the war effort by volunteering as nurses for the Red Cross and working in military canteens. A further 373,000 women worked in factories, especially munitions, where they manufactured vital equipment for Canadian soldiers in return for a competitive salary. 

Women also worked on farms in this period, to ensure Canada had a constant food supply. They planted crops, drove tractors and increased the country's egg and poultry production. 

Some women also joined the armed forces, though they were never posted to the front line. They worked primarily as codebreakers and secretaries. 

h2o and h2se which greater polarizability

 

According to the journal article that is entitled Atomic Polarizability and Electronegativity by Jeffery K. Nagle, there is a “close relationship between atomic electronegativity and polarizability”. Therefore, water (H2O) has a greater polarizability than hydrogen selenide (H2Se) because oxygen is more electronegative than selenide.

Polarizability is the measure of ease with which the electrons and nuclei can be displaced from their average positions.  In other words, polarizability is the measure of the abilities of atoms or compounds to form instantaneous dipoles. Therefore, if a substance has a large polarizability, then it is inferred that the magnitude of the instantaneous dipoles of the substance is large. Thus, there would be a strong attraction amongst the particles of such a substance.

Valence electrons are the largest contributors to the polarizability of a substance because they are the electrons that are the furthest from the nucleus. Larger atoms usually demonstrate more polarizability. This is because larger atoms usually have more energy levels. Thus, the valence electrons of large atoms are shielded from the nucleus and, therefore, more likely to be displaced.

Similarly, the polarizability of a compound increases with size and the number of atoms in the molecule.

Describe the relationship between La Inca and Beli.

La Inca is the cousin of Beli's father, Abelard. So technically speaking, they would be considered second cousins. But of course, their true relationship is much more like mother and daughter. On page 259 Diaz writes that Beli found in La Inca "the mother she never had." La Inca rescued Beli when she was 9 years old from a horrible family that was supposed to be caring for her after all of Beli's family died (thanks to Trujillo). They are only ever referred to as mother and daughter, "'hija' and 'madre,'" as it says on page 78. La Inca calls Beli "hija," which means daughter.

When Lola goes to the DR, La Inca says to her, "I'm your abuela, but you can call me La Inca" (Diaz 74).

La Inca and Beli are related, Beli is La Inca's adopted daughter.

Why was Bismarck considered the "greatest chess player of his generation"?

Otto von Bismarck was considered the "greatest chess player of his generation" not because of his chess skills but for his use of realpolitik. Realpolitik is, simply, a system of political principles based in pragmatism rather than ideology or morality. Bismarck used realpolitik to take Prussia from a small but influential German kingdom to the heart of a new German nation. He employed manipulation to provoke wars between smaller countries, most notably in the Schleswig-Holstein incident, to expand the sphere of Prussia within the rest of Germany. Realpolitik was also employed domestically. Even though he was not a socialist, Bismarck created pensions and other forms of social insurance to appease the masses and prevent revolution from below. In employing this approach to politics, he was often compared to a chess player capable of outwitting other rulers in Europe and thinking many moves ahead.

How do you object in court?

In court, you (if you are one of the attorneys involved in a given case) object by telling the judge that you object.  The judge will then rule on your objection, either sustaining it or overruling it.

In our legal system, there are many reasons why an attorney might make an objection.  They might object that the opposing attorney is asking a witness leading questions on direct examination.  They might object that the other attorney’s question to a witness is argumentative, meaning that it is not so much a question as an argument.  They might say that the opposing attorney is asking their witness to speculate or to guess at something rather than simply stating things they know to be true.  There are many other grounds for objection.  A list of possible objections can be found by clicking a link within the link below.

In order to object,  a lawyer simply has to tell the judge that they object as soon as the objectionable question has been asked or the objectionable statement made.  The judge may require the attorney to specify the grounds on which they are objecting.  The judge then rules on whether the objection will be upheld.

What are some of Juliet's qualities?

Juliet is incredibly brave.  She is willing to betroth herself and marry the son of her family's enemy, risking all their displeasure and anger.  She is willing to reject her parents' command that she marry the County Paris, despite the fact that her mother and father basically threaten to cast her out into the street if she disobeys them.  She is willing to take a terrifying drug that will make her seem dead, undergo her own funeral, and wake up in a tomb.  The fact that she's so brave at thirteen years old is pretty incredible.

Further, she really knows her own mind.  Once she determines what she wants, there is little (or nothing) that can dissuade her.  Not even her trusted nurse, who's really been more like a mother to her than her own mother has, can persuade Juliet to abandon the marriage to Romeo and try for happiness with the County Paris.  She's a very determined young woman, for sure.

If there are 1000 identical individuals in the market, each with the demand for commodity "X" given by Qdx=8-Px ceteris paribus, obtain the market...

When aggregating demand curves, we sum "horizontally"; that is, we add quantities, not prices.

Since we assume that there are 1000 independent, identical individuals, all we have to do is multiply the demand for each individual by 1000 to get the aggregate demand:

Qdx = 8000 - 1000 Px

Try plugging in some numbers to help you get the intuition. If at a price of $5 one person would by 3 units of the good, and there are 1000 people like that, then the total amount purchased at $5 must be 3000 units.

How is Scrooge in A Christmas Carol an outsider?

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How far does a ball go that is traveling at 4.5m/s for 10s?

Speed = distance/time, so distance = speed X time 

distance = (4.5 m/s)(10 s) = 45 meters

(Note that speed and velocity have the same magnitude but velocity includes a direction.)

When trying to solve problems like this you can get clues from the units. Since speed has units of meters per second, you can see that it is distance per time or distance divided by time. Be sure to include units with quantities and cross out units that cancel. Your answer should have appropriate units for the quantity that you're calculating. For example, the answer to this problem is in meters, a distance unit. If you don't get the correct unit then the quantity probably isn't correct either.

What is an example of Freak the Mighty doing something daring?

Freak the Mighty is created when Max places Kevin on his shoulders. Together they accentuate the positive qualities in each other. For example, Kevin has a disease that makes it difficult for him to grow properly and requires him to use crutches, but he's a genius. Max, on the other hand, is large and strong, but has a difficult time with education and socializing. When they work together, though, they are able to run, walk, play, socialize, and think their way through anything. Kevin feels like a knight when he is hoisted up on Max's shoulders because it reminds him of stories of King Arthur and knights slaying dragons. Along with that thinking, Kevin comes up with a daring adventure that he and Max can do together.

One day, Kevin tells Max to meet him at 3:00 a.m. dressed in black so they can go on an adventure. What they end up doing is fishing out a woman's wallet from the sewer grate to discover to whom it belongs. Kevin had seen Tony D's gang drop it down there, so he decided it would be fun to find out whose it was and return it. They end up taking the emptied wallet to Loretta Lee, who lives in a tenement. This is really daring, because here are a couple of twelve-year-old boys walking across town and into a dangerous neighborhood all alone. They meet Iggy and Loretta, who know Max's dad who is in jail, which suggests that they are criminals, too. Max describes how he leaves the situation as follows:

"I don't say a word, I just run us home, thumping the short way back around the pond, and my big feet never even trip me up because I'm on automatic, I'm this running machine" (72).

The above passage shows how scared Max is to have done something so daring. Fortunately, Kevin's sarcastic and confident attitude shines through and Max ends up laughing about what they've just done.

Discuss the state vs. the individual in poem "The Unknown Citizen."

In this poem, the unknown citizen is also unnamed. This illustrates the state's perspective of its citizens. To the state, such a citizen is no more than a collection of statistics. This unknown citizen is, judging by the state's statistics, relatively obedient. He is a diligent worker. He pays his Union dues. He goes to war when there is war and embraces peace when there is peace. He has the right amount of children, as determined by the state. He buys the right products. The state notes all of these statistics about this individual, but the statistics do not tell us the personality of the man. In terms of recognizing this man's humanity, his hopes, and dreams, the essence of this individual can not be condensed to a set of categories and appliances that the man owned. 

The poem ends with legitimate questions which are dismissed. The speaker or speakers of the poem (presumably speaking as the state or the Bureau) ask if the man was free or happy. They answer their own question, saying that such questions are absurd. Clearly, the state does not care if he had been happy or free. He was a good citizen if he was obedient. His happiness is irrelevant to them. 

Auden also presents the notion that the obedient citizen is perhaps less free and maybe less happy. If the citizen would instead resist the state's institutional instructions, he might be more free. And if he makes a name for himself in this way (via protest, alternate lifestyle, etc.) he or she would become "known." However, becoming known as a dissenter is something the state would try to repress or discipline. 

This poem is quite prescient considering how citizens' information is collected today. With most things computerized, all of our information is archived. Even our names are replaced with usernames and passwords. All of our information is based upon bank codes, purchase records, etc. If he had been alive during the computer age, Auden might have slightly altered his poem and called it "The Unknown Consumer." 

What are some quotes in Romeo and Juliet that prove Tybalt is impulsive in Act 3 scene 1?

When Tybalt first arrives in Act 3, Scene 1, he approaches Romeo's friends to see if he can find out where Romeo is.  He angers Mercutio who becomes a little insulting, but as soon as Tybalt sees Romeo, he says, "Well, peace be with you, sir.  Here comes my man" (3.1.57).  He has no particular desire to fight Mercutio, as Mercutio is not a Montague.  He has no quarrel with this man.

However, when Romeo refuses to fight him, Mercutio feels that Romeo is acting dishonorably and jumps up to fight Tybalt himself.  And even though Tybalt has no issue with Mercutio, when Mercutio insults him again, this time, he says, "I am for you" and fights him, fatally wounding Mercutio (3.1.84).  This, I believe, shows Tybalt's impulsiveness because he did not come to fight Mercutio, and he didn't even feel compelled to do so when Mercutio became rude and insulting the first time.  However, now he's in the mood for a fight, and when Mercutio insults him for the second time, he kills him (which would be a crime that carries the punishment of death if he's caught).  Thus, Romeo slays Tybalt out of revenge for his killing Mercutio (also impulsive!).

What would the vesicle of a cell be if it were a part of the school?

When comparing a cell and its organelles to a human organization, some analogies are fairly obvious. You've chosen a school, and comparisons such as mitochondria being like the furnaces burning fuel to warm the school are clear. Vesicles are more difficult due to the job they perform in the cell. Vesicles take proteins and other molecules produced by the cell and move them either to other parts of the cell, or take them to the cell membrane. There, the membrane of the vesicle fuses with the cell membrane, opening to outside the cell and releasing the contents to the environment outside the cell.

You could make an argument for vesicles being like the large wheeled trashcans that take trash to the dumpsters outside. They are containers of items produced by the school, that serve to take them to outside of the walls. A more positive analogy might be that the graduates of the school are like vesicles--they are loaded with knowledge and skills provided by the school, and leave with that knowledge as a part of themselves.

How many Br- ions are present in 1.00 moles of FeBr3? a. 1.81E24 b. 6.02E23 c. 6.02E25 d. 12.04E23

One mole of a substance contains Avogadro's number of representative particles:

1.00 mole = 6.02 X 10^23 particles

The chemical formula of a compound tells you how many of each type of atom are in a representative particle. According to the formula FeBr3, one mole of FeBr3 contains 1 mole of iron(III) ions and 3 moles of bromide (Br-) ions. Therefore the number of Br- ions is:

3 X 6.02^23 = 1.81 x10^24 Br- ions

A mole is a quantity that's useful when considering atoms and molecules. Atoms combine in small whole-number ratios to form compounds. Since atoms of different elements have different masses, quantities are stated in moles for the purpose of using mathematical relationships in calculations. For example, the ratio of iron(III) ions to bromide ions in FeBr3 is the same as the ratio of moles of iron(III) ions to moles of bromide ions, but it's not the same as the ratio of masses of the two types of ions.

What is the difference in Roosevelt's, Taft's, and Wilson's foreign policies?

Although I would argue that the differences between these three presidents are exaggerated, historians generally say that each had a distinctive foreign policy.  Theodore Roosevelt is associated with “big stick diplomacy,” William Taft is said to have practiced “dollar diplomacy,” and Woodrow Wilson’s diplomacy is characterized as “moral” or “idealistic.”

Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy stance is usually called “big stick diplomacy.”  This comes from a supposed African saying that he liked to quote: “walk softly but carry a big stick.”  Roosevelt’s “big stick” was the US military.  He believed that it was appropriate to use military power to impose America’s will around the world.  He was most able to do this in Latin America.  In contrast to Roosevelt, Taft is said to have used American economic might, more than its military power, to get other countries to do what the US wanted.  He wanted American companies to invest in foreign countries so the US could use its economic importance in those countries to push them to do what the US wanted.  For example, if an American fruit company would run large banana plantations in a Latin American country, it would be so important to that country’s economy that the US would be able to have a great deal of influence on the country.

In contrast to both of these presidents, President Wilson is said to have engaged in moral or idealistic foreign policy.  In other words, he is supposed to have tried to do what was right, rather than trying to use American power to push other countries around.  For example, he did not try to stop the Mexican Revolution in which a Mexican dictator was overthrown and a democratic government was elected.  The democratic government was less friendly to the US than the dictator, but Wilson did not step in.  This is seen as an example of his more idealistic approach to foreign policy.

In these ways, historians have tended to say that these three presidents had different foreign policies.

When is the conflict resolved in "The Raven"?

The conflict that exists within the speaker who has lost his love, Lenore, is resolved when he finally despairs of ever being reunited with her.

The forlorn lover utters these lines at the poem's end:

And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!

In addition to its marvelous and innovative verse, Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Raven," evinces a macabre tone that crescendos with these last lines. For, the verse begins in a relatively light tone as the speaker seeks "surcease of sorrow" in his books; however, after he responds to a light tapping at his door and allows the strange visitor, a raven, to enter, the tone becomes ominous. For instance, the speaker begins to become perturbed and expresses his agitated state of mind with the alliterative use of the words grim, ungainly, ghostly, and gaunt. Further in the poem, the speaker becomes very unsettled as he perceives the dark bird as a symbol of lasting sorrow:

This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom's core:
This and more I sat divining....

Just as the ominous bird refuses to leave, so the terrible sense of grief and loss remains in the heart of the speaker, to be lifted from him "nevermore."