Each of these stories culminates in a murder (the novel The White Tiger and the movie Theeb). How justified was each murder, respectively, and how...

Let's first consider the plot of each of these stories:

The movie Theeb, written and directed by Naji Abu Nowar, follows the story of the titular Theeb--an orphan who is the third son of a Bedouin sheik--as he attempts to survive in the Wadi Rum desert in 1916. In the film, Theeb and his older brother, Hussein, help guide a British officer, Edward, and an Arab man, Marji, to a Roman well that borders...

Let's first consider the plot of each of these stories:

The movie Theeb, written and directed by Naji Abu Nowar, follows the story of the titular Theeb--an orphan who is the third son of a Bedouin sheik--as he attempts to survive in the Wadi Rum desert in 1916. In the film, Theeb and his older brother, Hussein, help guide a British officer, Edward, and an Arab man, Marji, to a Roman well that borders the Ottoman railway. However, shortly after discovering that the well is contaminated with dead bodies, Edward and Marji are shot by a gang of raiders. Although Hussein and Theeb manage to make an initial escape, Hussein is soon thereafter murdered by one of the men, and Theeb falls into a well. Theeb manages to climb out and eventually stumbles upon an unconscious man stationed on a camel. This man is Hassan, an injured mercenary. In their equally weakened states, Hassan and Theeb assist each other in escaping the desert terrain. They manage to make their way to an Ottoman railway station, discovering in the process many dead Arab revolutionaries who had depended on Edward's survival (as we learn that he was in possession of a detonator which was meant to blow up the railway). Hassan winds up selling Edward's belongings, which triggers a realization in Theeb: Hassan has betrayed his Arab brethren in supports of the Turks. Thus, Theeb shoots Hassan, killing him as revenge for this deceit and for the death of Hussein. 

Aravind Adiga's novel The White Tiger follows the story of Balram Halwai, the son of a rickshaw puller, who explains his escape from servitude through letters to the Chinese Premier, Wen Jiabao. Balram leaves behind his village of Laxmangarh to work in a teashop in Dhanbad, where he learns how to drive and gains knowledge about India's government by eavesdropping on his customers. He begins working as a driver for Ashok (a son of the city's landlord) and abandons his affiliations with his family, eventually making the move with Ashok and Pinky Madam (Ashok's wife) to New Delhi. After Pinky Madam runs over and kills a child while drunkenly driving Balram's vehicle one night, Balram is pressured to take responsibility for the death. Balram instead decides to murder Ashok in order to escape the "Rooster Coop." This sets off a chain of other violence, with Balram later paying off the family of a bike messenger killed by one of Balram's new business's drivers and with Balrom certain that his family has been murdered by Ashok's relatives as revenge. 

Your question of how "justified" each respective murder was is a difficult one. I don't know that we can necessarily say murder is ever justified--whether fictional or not--but perhaps we can consider the motives and emotions that supported these characters' actions.

I would argue that Theeb's decision to murder Hassan is a much more sympathetic (and, thus, "justified") one than Balram's decision to murder Ashok. Theeb is just a child who has been rendered totally alone in the world by the death of his brother; the murder is arguably an act of passion and awakening as Theeb transitions from adolescence into adulthood. This murder of Hassan was one that also represented an important political agenda/theme--the tensions in the Middle East during World War One and the Great Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire.  

Balram, on the other hand, had much more agency in his situation, and his decision to murder Ashok is one motivated out of self-interest rather than as revenge for some injustice. Balram's egotistical obsession with his own "freedom" at the cost of the lives of others is problematic. While his individualistic spirit and personal quest for autonomy may be inspiring thematically as he rises out of the "darkness" of the lower caste, it is ultimately achieved at a high price. One could understand why he did what he did, but it is also a more difficult decision for readers to swallow. 

If you read the top of the meniscus, would the density be too high or too low?

Scientists utilize measuring equipment that is calibrated for accuracy. This minimizes the margin of error and therefore enables accurate comparisons of matter. The ability to accurately evaluate the qualities of matter through measurement is the basis by which meaningful inferences can be made.  

A graduated cylinder is a tube calibrated with even increments of measurement. A common unit of measure for liquids is the Liter. A small graduated cylinder may hold 100 mL, or...

Scientists utilize measuring equipment that is calibrated for accuracy. This minimizes the margin of error and therefore enables accurate comparisons of matter. The ability to accurately evaluate the qualities of matter through measurement is the basis by which meaningful inferences can be made.  

A graduated cylinder is a tube calibrated with even increments of measurement. A common unit of measure for liquids is the Liter. A small graduated cylinder may hold 100 mL, or one hundred milliliters. The length of the cylinder is demarcated with tick marks in increments of 10 mL, with smaller tick marks in between. This can be compared to a ruler. When a liquid is poured into the graduated cylinder, you will observe that the top forms a parabola. This is called a meniscus. 

When measuring the volume of a liquid using a graduated cylinder, it is important to read the bottom of the meniscus rather than the top. The distribution of liquid at the top of the meniscus is thin, and contains air from the atmosphere that fills the hollow of the parabola. A calculation of the density of a liquid including this portion would be inaccurate because it includes a portion of gas, which is less dense than liquid. A density calculated by dividing the amount of liquid measured from the top of a meniscus by its mass would therefore be less than the density calculated using the measurement of liquid from the bottom of the meniscus.

How effective was the policing of the Trafalgar Square riots

The Trafalgar Square riots took place on November 13, 1887, as London's poor, centered in the East End, joined forces with middle class socialists in an event later referred to as "Bloody Sunday." The riots were in part a protest against poverty and the abrogation of civil rights under British rule in Ireland. In addition, an economic disturbance called the Long Depression had affected Britain since 1873, creating unemployment in rural areas. As a result,...

The Trafalgar Square riots took place on November 13, 1887, as London's poor, centered in the East End, joined forces with middle class socialists in an event later referred to as "Bloody Sunday." The riots were in part a protest against poverty and the abrogation of civil rights under British rule in Ireland. In addition, an economic disturbance called the Long Depression had affected Britain since 1873, creating unemployment in rural areas. As a result, people flocked to London, and conditions in the city were overcrowded. The working class in London faced high unemployment, and they began to protest in the mid-1870s in Trafalgar Square because it was seen as the meeting place of the poor people in the East End and the wealthier residents of the West End. 

On November 13, 1887, approximately 10,000 people began to protest in Trafalgar Square at a meeting organized by the Social Democratic Federation (SDF), surrounded by even greater numbers of spectators. About 2,000 policemen and 400 troops, including both cavalry and infantry, were involved in attacking the protestors, many of whom were injured by horses and by police truncheons and cutlasses. The reaction of the police only brought about further demonstrations. At a later protest held on November 20, a bystander named Alfred Linnell was killed by a horse. As a result, there was general outrage against the tactics the police used in quelling the riots. At Linnell's funeral on December 18, the leader of the Socialist League, William Morris, gave a speech denouncing the police and supporting protests.

In William Bradford's Of Plymouth Plantation what is one quote that unequivocally supports the fact that he is a separatist?

In the first chapter Of Plymouth Plantation, entitled "The Separatist Interpretation of the Reformation in England, 1550-1607," Bradford writes about the conditions which convinced the Pilgrims to move, first to Holland, which was more accepting of those with religious differences.

In England, he writes of persecutions "on every side," including imprisonment, which made the "former afflictions" seem like "fleabitings [sic]." 

The final paragraph of the chapter is very supportive of separatism, though it is...

In the first chapter Of Plymouth Plantation, entitled "The Separatist Interpretation of the Reformation in England, 1550-1607," Bradford writes about the conditions which convinced the Pilgrims to move, first to Holland, which was more accepting of those with religious differences.

In England, he writes of persecutions "on every side," including imprisonment, which made the "former afflictions" seem like "fleabitings [sic]." 

The final paragraph of the chapter is very supportive of separatism, though it is not imbued with the hostility commonly associated with separatism. Instead, Bradford views the need to leave England as one that is inextricably tied to self-preservation:

Yet seeing themselves thus molested, and that there was no hope of their continuance there, by a joint consent they resolved to go into the Low Countries, where they heard was freedom of religion for all men; as also how sundry from London and other parts of the land had been exiled and persecuted for the same cause . . . . So after they had continued together about a year . . . notwithstanding all the diligence and malice of their adversaries, they seeing they could no longer continue in that condition, they resolved to get over into Holland as they could.

The phrase "no hope of their continuance there" evinces the sense of the Pilgrims having no other recourse if they wished to continue to worship as they pleased. Their commitment to their religious "tribe" required them to move "by joint consent . . . into the Low Countries." Their decision to move to Holland, which did not prove to be successful, was a result of their inability to "[exercise] the worship of God amongst themselves." Such language reinforces the intimacy that existed among the Pilgrims, and suggests that they had no desire to interfere with others, only to be left alone. Their inability to accomplish this at home resulted in their needing to separate from England.

What is happening to the seven commandments in Animal Farm?

The Seven Commandments constitute the founding document of Animalism, to be strictly adhered to by everyone at all times. They are:

1. Whatever goes on two legs is an enemy.


2. Whatever goes on four legs, or has wings, is a friend.


3. No animal shall wear clothes. 


4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.


5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 


6. No animal shall kill any other animal.


7. All animals are equal. 

As the reign of Napoleon degenerates into...

The Seven Commandments constitute the founding document of Animalism, to be strictly adhered to by everyone at all times. They are:

1. Whatever goes on two legs is an enemy.


2. Whatever goes on four legs, or has wings, is a friend.


3. No animal shall wear clothes. 


4. No animal shall sleep in a bed.


5. No animal shall drink alcohol. 


6. No animal shall kill any other animal.


7. All animals are equal. 

As the reign of Napoleon degenerates into an outright dictatorship, all of the commandments are eventually distorted beyond recognition until they become utterly meaningless. The original commandments placed too much restriction on Napoleon's absolute power, so he changed to them to suit himself:

1. The pigs end up walking on two legs.


2. The pigs end up thinking that any animal with four legs or wings is inferior.


3. The pigs start wearing clothes.


4. The rule changes to "No animal shall sleep in a bed with sheets." Because there's nothing Napoleon likes better than having a nice, comfortable sleep in a human's bed.


5. "No animal shall drink alcohol....to excess." Although even this cunningly rewritten commandment is ignored by the pigs as they habitually get drunk on whiskey at wild parties.


6. "No animal shall kill any other animal...without cause." This is a particularly important amendment to the original commandment if you're going to unleash a reign of terror against the other farm animals. And who decides what the cause should be for killing an animal? Napoleon of course.


7. "All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others." Animalism's all very well in theory, but as the pigs progressively exploit their power over other animals, it eventually makes sense, in context, for them to have "more equality."

How is the theme of forgiveness present in the book?

A huge way in which forgiveness is a theme in Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Beesis that Lily, the main character, must forgive herself for accidentally killing her own mother when she was a small child. Her mother, Deborah, had left her abusive husband T. Ray, but she had come back for Lily. In a fight between Deborah and T. Ray, a gun somehow ended up on the floor near Lily, who...

A huge way in which forgiveness is a theme in Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees is that Lily, the main character, must forgive herself for accidentally killing her own mother when she was a small child. Her mother, Deborah, had left her abusive husband T. Ray, but she had come back for Lily. In a fight between Deborah and T. Ray, a gun somehow ended up on the floor near Lily, who was only four years old at the time. Lily does not exactly remember how things happened, but she accidentally pulled the trigger, and Deborah was shot.  

Lily carries a heavy guilt with her, as well as a deep longing for some sort of connection to her mother. It is Lily's box full of her mother's possessions that helps her and Rosaleen find the Boatwright sisters, who help her create a new life for herself and learn more about who her mother was. 

How does Angela Carter explore patriarchal dominance in "The Bloody Chamber"?

In the story "The Bloody Chamber," a retelling of the "Bluebeard" tale, Carter explores patriarchal dominance both by revealing how it works and then showing how women can challenge and overcome it by sticking together. As with other stories in this volume, Carter has rewritten a familiar fairytale to add a feminist twist. 

Though set in more modern times, Carter's story tracks closely to the original tale. We watch as a wealthy and domineering patriarchal...

In the story "The Bloody Chamber," a retelling of the "Bluebeard" tale, Carter explores patriarchal dominance both by revealing how it works and then showing how women can challenge and overcome it by sticking together. As with other stories in this volume, Carter has rewritten a familiar fairytale to add a feminist twist. 

Though set in more modern times, Carter's story tracks closely to the original tale. We watch as a wealthy and domineering patriarchal male marries a young, innocent bride. She is seventeen and poor; he is far older, has been married three times since she was born, and is "the richest man in France." He shows his dominance by taking her to his home, "a castle" with "turrets of misty blue," of which he has total control. The housekeeper owes her loyalty to this master, not to the new young wife. The husband strips this young wife as if she were his possession: she refers to herself as a "artichoke," something he will consume for his own pleasure. When he has to leave the house on business almost immediately, she has no say in the decision. While he leaves her in charge of the keys to the various rooms of his castle, he has the power to dictate to her that there is one key she must not use, one room she must not enter. When she does enter it, he feels it is within his rights to kill her for her disobedience.

All of this indicates the unequal relationship between a husband and wife in a classical patriarchal relationship: he has the money and the power. He sets the rules and enforces penalties.

The story differs from the original, however, in that the girl's mother--a woman--saves her from her death. This shows female solidarity and female empowerment. The young wife, a damsel in distress, doesn't need a man to save her: she can rely on her powerful mother. In Carter's retelling, women are capable of batting patriarchy and winning. 

What are some key political actions Guy Montag and Captain Beatty take in Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. A couple for each character would be...

The political actions that Montag and Faber engage in throughout the novel are defined as their numerous attempts to challenge the authoritative regime. In Part Two of the novel, Montag visits Faber in order to learn how to comprehend the material that he is reading. During their visit, Montag begins to discuss the possibility of toppling the fireman structure. Initially, Faber refuses to help Montag challenge the authorities, but he is eventually persuaded into helping him....

The political actions that Montag and Faber engage in throughout the novel are defined as their numerous attempts to challenge the authoritative regime. In Part Two of the novel, Montag visits Faber in order to learn how to comprehend the material that he is reading. During their visit, Montag begins to discuss the possibility of toppling the fireman structure. Initially, Faber refuses to help Montag challenge the authorities, but he is eventually persuaded into helping him. Montag takes political action by giving Faber money, which will help pay for someone in St. Louis to print copies of books. Faber also agrees to receive and disperse illegal novels from Montag, which is also considered a political action.

Later on in the novel, Montag kills Captain Beatty and hides illegal books in a fireman's home before calling in an alarm to distract the authorities. Montag's crimes are considered political actions, and he proceeds to travel to Faber's home to hide out. Faber then harbors a state fugitive, gives Montag a pair of his clothes, and tells him how to escape the city. Faber's willingness to help Montag flee from the authorities is also considered a political action.

How does Atticus Finch see himself in Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird?

In Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, we are never really told how Atticus views himself. We are really only told how others view Atticus. Based on others' views of Atticus and certain things he says, we can speculate on the ways in which Atticus feels it is important to be seen--how he wants others to see him. If we know the ways in which Atticus wants to be seen, we can speculate on the ways in which Atticus views himself, provided we can believe Atticus sees himself as being successful in achieving his goals.

One way in which other characters view Atticus is as a very brave man. Scout particularly reflects on Atticus's bravery when she observes him nobly socializing with Mrs. Dubose, the reputed meanest old lady in the neighborhood. Despite the fact that the ill Mrs. Dubose always has a harsh, critical word to say to everyone, Atticus respectfully removes his hat in her presence, pays her a compliment, chats with her about the latest "courthouse news," tells her he "hoped with all his heart she'd have a good day tomorrow," shows affection to his daughter whom Mrs. Dubose had recently slandered, and heads home. In observing his ability to converse with and show kindness to Mrs. Dubose, Scout reflects, "It was times like these when I thought my father, who hated guns and had never been to any wars, was the bravest man who ever lived" (Ch. 11).

We also know Atticus feels it is important to teach his children what true bravery is. Atticus uses Mrs. Dubose to teach his children about bravery since he saw her as the "bravest person [he] ever knew" due to her determination to relinquish her morphine addiction, despite the fact that she was dying and in significant pain. Atticus explains the lesson in bravery he wanted to teach his children in his following speech to Jem:

I wanted you to see something about her--I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what. (Ch. 11)

Atticus's reference to being "licked" before you start something but starting anyway refers to his own decision to defend Tom Robinson since he knows it is unlikely he will be able to win the case, despite lack of incriminating evidence, due to the jury's racial prejudices, but he is determined to defend Robinson nonetheless because he knows it is the right thing to do. Therefore, Atticus's speech to Jem also reflects Atticus's own bravery, showing us that, not only does Atticus want his children to see what true bravery is, he wants them to see him as acting bravely. We can, therefore, speculate that Atticus sees himself as brave based on what we know of how he wants to be seen.

What did muckrakers do? |

Muckrakers were American journalists in the Progressive Era (the 1890s–1920s) who sought to expose corruption, primarily in politics and business. The name is a reference to Paul Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress; there is a character within the story referred to as the "The Man with the Muck Rake," who abandoned a chance at salvation in order to turn to filth. Similarly, muckrakers used their investigative skills (rakes) to dig through the polished outer appearance of politicians and big businesses (the muck), thus launching an entire movement of journalism that has yet to slow down.

The most influential people behind the muckraker movement were Lincoln Steffens, Ida M. Tarbell, and Ray Stannard Baker. Lincoln Steffens published what is now considered the first muckraking article, "Tweed Days in Minneapolis," in 1902 regarding the corruption of local politicians. These politicians were working in tandem with big businesses in order to maintain their power and influence the city's treasury.

Ida M. Tarbell's article, "The History of Standard Oil," was published one month after Lincoln Steffen's work. In the article, she revealed unfair business practices behind John Rockefeller's success.

Soon after, Ray Stannard Baker's article, "The Right to Work," exposed the violence that non-striking union members all too often faced when they disagreed with union officials who used their positions in attempts to force agreements.

These three people began the muckraking movement, a movement that is still prevalent in modern journalism. Muckraking is now referred to as "investigative journalism," but its importance in reporting unsavory practices by those in positions of power has not diminished with time.

How are Micheal Obi and the priest different in "Dead Man's Path"?

Michael Obi and the priest from the village near the school are similar in that both want what is best for the village and the people in it. They differ in what they believe is best for the village and how they approach changing their community.

Michael Obi represents contemporary culture. He is, as Achebe says, "young and enthusiastic." He wants to change the school, which has always been "unprogressive." Unsurprisingly, Michael believes in progress,...

Michael Obi and the priest from the village near the school are similar in that both want what is best for the village and the people in it. They differ in what they believe is best for the village and how they approach changing their community.

Michael Obi represents contemporary culture. He is, as Achebe says, "young and enthusiastic." He wants to change the school, which has always been "unprogressive." Unsurprisingly, Michael believes in progress, and in progressive changes. He wants things to be modern. He thinks that means things should be rational. This means there should be explicit reasons for things, private property should be respected, and the superstitions of the past (like the path walked by the dead) should be rooted out and abandoned.

The priest represents continuity, history, and community. He wants the people of the village to be able to do what they have always done. Of the two, the priest shows more respect for others and their beliefs.

What is chapter 7 of Lyddie about?

In a few of the chapters preceding chapter 7, Lyddie has been hard at work at Cutler's tavern.  She is worked hard there, but she did have a small interaction with a woman that works in the factories and makes a good wage.  At the end of chapter 6, Lyddie is fired from Cutler's tavern, so she decides that she will head to Lowell, Massachusetts in order to find work in the factories there.  Chapter...

In a few of the chapters preceding chapter 7, Lyddie has been hard at work at Cutler's tavern.  She is worked hard there, but she did have a small interaction with a woman that works in the factories and makes a good wage.  At the end of chapter 6, Lyddie is fired from Cutler's tavern, so she decides that she will head to Lowell, Massachusetts in order to find work in the factories there.  Chapter 7 is about her journey there on the carriage.  Lyddie is the only hardworking, streetwise person on the entire carriage.  This becomes evident when the carriage gets stuck.  The men that are riding on the carriage are completely useless and have no idea how to go about getting the carriage unstuck.  Lyddie eventually gets frustrated with their ineffectual efforts, and she steps in to do the job herself.  She successfully gets the carriage unstuck.  The driver is quite impressed with Lyddie's strength, knowledge, and tenacity, and he tells Lyddie where to find lodging with his sister, Mrs. Bedlow. Mrs. Bedlow turns out to be a wonderful resource and helps Lyddie obtain clothing and a place to stay.  Mrs. Bedlow turns out to be a good friend for Lyddie as well. 

What kinds of literary devices are used in the novel "Things Fall Apart" by Chinua Achebe.

Simile: Figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as."

• "Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan" (Achebe, 1). 


• "Okonkwo was as slippery as a fish in water" (Achebe, 1).


• "That year the harvest was sad, like a funeral..." (Achebe, 9).


• The priestess, with Ezinma sleeping on her back, had crawled out of the shrine on her belly like a snake" (Achebe, 41). 


• The band of egwugwu moved like a furious whirlwind to Enoch's compound and with machete and fire reduced it to a desolate heap" (Achebe, 66). 

Foreshadowing: When the author gives the reader hints about what will happen later on in the novel. Throughout Things Fall Apart, Achebe foreshadows Okonkwo's suicide by mentioning several men who were hanged.

• "One man tied his cloth to a tree branch and hanged himself" (Achebe, 9). 


• "I told you on my last visit to Mbanta how they hanged Aneto" (Achebe, 62).

Hyperbole: This literary device involves exaggeration as a way to emphasize something. In chapter 6, Okafo wins a wrestling match and the villagers lift him on their shoulders saying,

"He has thrown four hundred men. Has he thrown a hundred Cats? He has thrown four hundred Cats" (Achebe, 18).

Clearly, Okafo has not fought four hundred men, given the fact that he has only wrestled one person that the reader knows about.

Metaphor: This figure of speech makes an implicit comparison between two seemingly unrelated things that share some common characteristics.

"He was a leper, and the polite name for leprosy was 'the white skin.'" (Achebe. 27).

In chapter 8, Achebe uses a metaphor which equates the disease of leprosy with white skin. Just like the deadly illness, the white colonists are similarly destructive.

Personification: This literary device is when an inanimate object, idea, or animal is given human attributes. Throughout the novel, Achebe tells various folk tales in which animals are personified. In chapter 9, Okonkwo remembers a story from his childhood about why mosquitoes always fly around a person's ear. Achebe writes,

"Mosquito, she had said, had asked Ear to marry him, whereupon Ear fell on the floor in uncontrollable laughter. "How much longer do you think you will live?" she asked. "You are already a skeleton." Mosquito went away humiliated, and any time he passed her way he told Ear that he was still alive" (27).

`y = log_3(x) , (27,3)` Find an equation of the tangent line to the graph of the function at the given point

`y=log_3(x)`

The line is tangent to the graph of the function at (27,3). The equation of the tangent line is _____.

To solve, the slope of the tangent line should be determined. Take note that the slope of a tangent line is equal to the value of the derivative at the point of tangency.

To determine the derivative of the function, apply the formula `d/dx[log_a(u)]=1/(ln(a)*u)*(du)/dx`.

`(dy)/dx = d/dx[log_3 (x)]`

`(dy)/dx =1/(ln(3)*x) * d/(dx)(x)`

`(dy)/dx =1/(ln(3)*x)*1`

...

`y=log_3(x)`

The line is tangent to the graph of the function at (27,3). The equation of the tangent line is _____.

To solve, the slope of the tangent line should be determined. Take note that the slope of a tangent line is equal to the value of the derivative at the point of tangency.

To determine the derivative of the function, apply the formula `d/dx[log_a(u)]=1/(ln(a)*u)*(du)/dx`.

`(dy)/dx = d/dx[log_3 (x)]`

`(dy)/dx =1/(ln(3)*x) * d/(dx)(x)`

`(dy)/dx =1/(ln(3)*x)*1`

`(dy)/dx = 1/(xln(3))`

The point of tangency is (27,3). So plug-in x = 27 to the derivative to get the slope of the tangent.

`m=(dy)/dx = 1/(27ln(3))`

Hence, the line that is tangent to the graph of the function at point (27,3) has a slope of `m = 1/(27ln(3))` .

To get the equation of the line, apply the point-slope form.

`y-y_1=m(x - x_1)`

Plugging in the values of m, x1 and y1, it becomes:

`y - 3= 1/(27ln(3))(x - 27)`

`y-3=1/(27ln(3))*x - 27 * 1/(27ln(3))`

`y - 3 =x/(27ln(3)) - 1/ln(3)`

`y =x/(27ln(3)) - 1/ln(3)+3`

Therefore, the equation of the tangent line is `y =x/(27ln(3)) - 1/ln(3)+3` .

`int x/(x^2-6x+10)^2 dx` Use integration tables to find the indefinite integral.

`intx/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Let's rewrite the integrand as,

`=1/2int(2x)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

`=1/2int(2x-6+6)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

`=1/2[int(2x-6)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx+int6/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx]`  --------------------(1)

Now let' evaluate each of the above two integrals separately,

`int(2x-6)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Let's apply integral substitution:`u=x^2-6x+10`

`=>du=(2x-6)dx`

`=int1/u^2du`

`=intu^(-2)du`

Now from the integer tables:`intu^ndu=u^(n+1)/(n+1)+C`

`=u^(-2+1)/(-2+1)`

`=-1/u`

Substitute back `u=x^2-6x+10`

`=-1/(x^2-6x+10)`                    -----------------------------(2)

Now let's evaluate the second integral,

`int6/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Take the constant out,

`=6int1/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Complete the square of the term in the denominator.

`=6int1/((x-3)^2+1)^2dx`  

Let's apply integral substitution:`u=x-3`

...

`intx/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Let's rewrite the integrand as,

`=1/2int(2x)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

`=1/2int(2x-6+6)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

`=1/2[int(2x-6)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx+int6/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx]`  --------------------(1)

Now let' evaluate each of the above two integrals separately,

`int(2x-6)/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Let's apply integral substitution:`u=x^2-6x+10`

`=>du=(2x-6)dx`

`=int1/u^2du`

`=intu^(-2)du`

Now from the integer tables:`intu^ndu=u^(n+1)/(n+1)+C`

`=u^(-2+1)/(-2+1)`

`=-1/u`

Substitute back `u=x^2-6x+10`

`=-1/(x^2-6x+10)`                    -----------------------------(2)

Now let's evaluate the second integral,

`int6/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Take the constant out,

`=6int1/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx`

Complete the square of the term in the denominator.

`=6int1/((x-3)^2+1)^2dx`  

Let's apply integral substitution:`u=x-3`

`=>du=dx`

`=6int1/(u^2+1^2)^2du`

Now use the following from the integration tables:

`int1/(a^2+-u^2)^ndu=1/(2a^2(n-1))[u/(a^2+-u^2)^(n-1)+(2n-3)int1/(a^2+-u^2)^(n-1)du]`

`=6{1/(2(1)^2(2-1))[u/(1^2+u^2)^(2-1)+(2(2)-3)int1/(1^2+u^2)^(2-1)du]}`

`=6{1/2[u/(1+u^2)+int1/(1^2+u^2)du]}`

Now from the integration table:`int1/(a^2+u^2)du=1/aarctan(u/a)+C`

`=6{1/2[u/(1+u^2)+arctan(u/1)]}`

`=(3u)/(1+u^2)+3arctan(u)`

Substitute back `u=x-3`

`=(3(x-3))/(1+(x-3)^2)+3arctan(x-3)`

`=(3x-9)/(1+x^2-6x+9)+3arctan(x-3)`

`=(3x-9)/(x^2-6x+10)+3arctan(x-3)`    -------------------------(3)

Plug back the results of the integrals 2 and 3 in 1

`int1/(x^2-6x+10)^2dx=1/2[-1/(x^2-6x+10)+(3x-9)/(x^2-6x+10)+3arctan(x-3)]`

`=1/2[(3x-9-1)/(x^2-6x+10)+3arctan(x-3)]`

`=1/2[(3x-10)/(x^2-6x+10)+3arctan(x-3)]`

`=(3x-10)/(2(x^2-6x+10))+3/2arctan(x-3)`

Add a constant C to the solution,

`=(3x-10)/(2(x^2-6x+10))+3/2arctan(x-3)+C`

Between the end of the Korean War and the escalation of the Vietnam War in 1965, the concept of an "American dream" seemed to have its strongest...

The 1960’s were times of relative prosperity for Americans, as well as a time when more citizens looked to the federal government for leadership and assistance in civil and economic matters. An increased sense of unity also emerged among Americans, in great part due to the country’s growing connection through television. These factors combined to bring public protesting front and center as the method of gaining influence for various causes.  While the “American dream” of the roaring 1920s was all about gaining individual wealth, during the 1960s it was more often related to happiness, equality, peace and the prosperity of America as a whole.

The multiple protests, speeches, and demonstrations for the civil rights movement lead to Congress passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 under President Johnson, putting an end to legal public segregation and discrimination based on race. Women’s rights and gay rights protests also vied to reduce discrimination and gain improved ways of life.

From the mid 1960s through the early 1970s, anti-Vietnam War protests were staged all around the country, especially at universities.  Protesters argued that the war was a civil dispute between North and South Vietnam, and not truly a matter of protecting the U.S. from a communist threat, as our government claimed. Americans were becoming increasingly disillusioned with our government’s honesty and effectiveness. In a sense, the “American dream” was more about unity—being able to trust and rely on our government—and definitely less about gaining individual wealth. Certainly Americans had become more insistent on being informed about U.S. foreign policy, rather than simply trusting the government’s word.

Further reinforcing the notion that the pursuit of happiness had transcended beyond the individual, protesters went to bat for the environment during this time. Their movement was primarily kicked off by Rachel Carson’s sadly prophetic book, Silent Spring, which vividly predicted the downfall of our natural and agricultural world if we continued to abuse the environment as we were.  Many demonstrations took place at universities and other public forums around the country. The effectiveness of citizens’ protests was evident in the passing of the National Environmental Act of 1970, the formation of the Environmental Protection Agency, and a multitude of laws that followed.

With the bulk of these protests staged on national television, all of America was affected on some level by the transforming vision of what Americans valued most in their pursuit of happiness and their quest to attain the new American dream—peace, equality, representation, and a healthy world to live in.

What was made out of cash boxes, keys, and padlocks?

To answer this question, take a look at stave one. When the ghost of Jacob Marley appears, the narrator describes that he is wearing chains around his body. These chains are made up of:

Cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel.

Marley goes on to explain that he forged these chains "in life"  and that he must wear them forever. In other words, these items, like the padlock and ledger, are...

To answer this question, take a look at stave one. When the ghost of Jacob Marley appears, the narrator describes that he is wearing chains around his body. These chains are made up of:

Cash-boxes, keys, padlocks, ledgers, deeds, and heavy purses wrought in steel.

Marley goes on to explain that he forged these chains "in life"  and that he must wear them forever. In other words, these items, like the padlock and ledger, are symbolic of greed. When he was alive, he was completely driven by making money. Just like Scrooge, Marley worked in business and his business dealings were chiefly concerned with making himself rich.

By devoting a life to the pursuit of material wealth, Marley pays the ultimate price: when he dies, he must wear these chains forever. Moreover, by visiting Scrooge, he hopes to make him realize that this kind of life is not sustainable: Scrooge must change now or wear the same chains in the afterlife

Why must the hunters stay on the path and shoot selected animals?

The hunters are traveling far back in time to the dinosaur age for their safari. They have to be extremely cautious because if they in any way change even the tiniest detail of what happened in the past, they could change all of future history. As the tour guide, Travis, explains to Eckels:

The step of your foot, on one mouse, could start a series of events, the effects of which could shake our earth...

The hunters are traveling far back in time to the dinosaur age for their safari. They have to be extremely cautious because if they in any way change even the tiniest detail of what happened in the past, they could change all of future history. As the tour guide, Travis, explains to Eckels:

The step of your foot, on one mouse, could start a series of events, the effects of which could shake our earth and future down through Time.

The safari guides have done careful research. They have chosen a T-Rex that they know was about to be killed by accident. Shooting it will not alter the future in any way. 

The path has been specially constructed so as not to touch any part of the terrain the time travelers pass through. As Travis explains to Eckels:

"And that," he said, "is the Path laid by Time Safari for your use. It doesn't touch so much as one piece of grass, flower, or tree. It's made of a special metal that floats six inches above the earth. This is to keep you from touching this world of the past in any way."

The risks the safari hunters are taking simply for the personal thrill of killing a dinosaur are very great indeed. As the story will show, the risk may have been too great.

How does Australia's geography impact their culture?

Australia is a magnificently large continent and country, and the sheer size of the island body gives the continent a wide range of landscapes and levels of elevation. The landscapes span from tropical rainforests to mountain ranges to far reaches of dry, dry desert. 

The desert, otherwise known as the outback, makes up the largest portion of the country. If you take the population density of the entire country, it reads quite low; a misleading number, because next to no one lives in the bare stretches of outback that make up the majority of the island. Imagine an island where the edges are lush and green and beautiful, and the whole middle is dry and filled with dangerous creatures and infertile soil. That's Australia. 

Now that you understand the basics of Australian geography, you can begin to imagine the culture that might come hand-in-hand with such a strange body of land. People live in clusters of cities, mostly near the water, because those areas have fertile soil, beautiful views, and less of the venomous snakes and spiders and animals that populate the outback. As such, Australia's population is highly urbanized, meaning that many of the people in Australia live in cities, not out in rural towns. The effect of having such a high volume of people living in clustered spaces is a vibrant social life and a level of tolerance or respect for differences that might be less common in less highly populated areas. Australia's citizens are often highly educated, with a reported 99% literacy rate. That means that parents are ensuring that their children attend schools, and that also means that parents tend to live within range of schools. Many countries allow families in especially rural areas to exempt their children from the traditional education required of many urban/suburban families. Because Australia is not a primarily rural country, many students are in range of an education and therefore they are able to pursue higher education fields, giving Australia one of the highest post-graduation education rates in the world.

Many people argue that Australians or "Aussies" are some of the friendliest folks in the world; this concept likely stems from the sociability of the Australian people due to their frequently urban lifestyles. Many Australians partake in recreational activities such as sports, and there exists within the cities a bustling nightlife that allows men and women alike to go out, get drinks, and have fun.

While the friendly culture of Australians may seem unrelated to geography, it is not; imagine two towns. One town has all of the houses a miles apart from one another. The other town is close, with barely a yard in between each porch. When the children in the houses of the first town want to play, they can't go run a mile and get to the others, so they keep to themselves, and maybe play together. The parents probably won't let the kids go off on their own, and so an atmosphere of caution is created. On the other hand, the close-knit community involves interdependence. Children play together, run around unobserved, and maybe transition between households on who gets to supervise them for the day. Thus, connections are established between not only the children, but the adults as well. The first community is cautious and introverted, while the second community is friendly and interwoven. Relationships are easier to build in the close-by homes of the second, and that is how Australia has grown to be so amicable. With such excitement and community at one's doorstep, it is hard to ignore the bustling, friendly culture of Australia.

What does Stubb observe about Ahab during the day before the crew assembles for Ahab's speech?

Stubb learns that inscrutable as Ahab might be, "he has that that's bloody on his mind." In Chapter 29, Stubb encounters Ahab at night on deck. Ahab has taken to pacing the deck after the others have gone to sleep; his ivory leg makes a ghastly sound on the deck that the sleepers below can hear. Stubb asks Ahab if he might wrap a rag around the end of the leg, to make it quieter....

Stubb learns that inscrutable as Ahab might be, "he has that that's bloody on his mind." In Chapter 29, Stubb encounters Ahab at night on deck. Ahab has taken to pacing the deck after the others have gone to sleep; his ivory leg makes a ghastly sound on the deck that the sleepers below can hear. Stubb asks Ahab if he might wrap a rag around the end of the leg, to make it quieter. Ahab does not appreciate this:

“Am I a cannon-ball, Stubb," said Ahab, "that thou wouldst wad me that fashion? But go thy ways; I had forgot. Below to thy nightly grave; where such as ye sleep between shrouds, to use ye to the filling one at last.—Down, dog, and kennel!”

Stubb takes exception to being called a dog, but Ahab is so menacing that he retreats below decks. 

I don't well know whether to go back and strike him, or—what's that?—down here on my knees and pray for him? Yes, that was the thought coming up in me; but it would be the first time I ever DID pray. It's queer; very queer; and he's queer too; aye, take him fore and aft, he's about the queerest old man Stubb ever sailed with.

Ahab's "queerness" extends to Stubb's dreams. In Chapter 31, "Queen Mab," Stubb tells Flask of a dream he had about this incident, in which a "badger-haired old merman" explains to him that to be kicked by Ahab is an honor. Stubb is willing to rationalize Ahab's conduct towards him to avoid conflict. Ahab is a frightening figure. He tells Flask that, odd as his dream might have been, it has made a wise man of him:

“D'ye see Ahab standing there, sideways looking over the stern? Well, the best thing you can do, Flask, is to let the old man alone; never speak to him, whatever he says.”

Explain how the author develops the theme that home is a joyful and safe place with evidence from the text.

The author of the short story “The Ambitious Guest” starts by explaining the location of the home. The home is situated in a “cold dangerous spot” near a steep mountain. It is in the Notch of the White Hills which is referred to as the “bleakest spot of all New England,” with a weather that is exceedingly cold in the winter and has a sharp wind throughout the year. Yet, the interior of the house...

The author of the short story “The Ambitious Guest” starts by explaining the location of the home. The home is situated in a “cold dangerous spot” near a steep mountain. It is in the Notch of the White Hills which is referred to as the “bleakest spot of all New England,” with a weather that is exceedingly cold in the winter and has a sharp wind throughout the year. Yet, the interior of the house is safe and happy. The hearth in the house has a roaring fire that expels any cold, and the people of the house even laugh at each other’s jokes in spite of the scary sound made outside by rolling stones.

Indeed, the parents, children, and grandmother are each defined, using various adjectives, as being very happy: the parents’ faces have a “sober gladness,” the oldest girl is “the image of happiness,” and the grandmother is the “image of happiness grown old.” The house doubles up as a tavern, where lodgers only pay for food and accommodation. When a young male traveler enters the house, he says, “Ah, this fire is the right thing, especially when there is such a pleasant circle around it.” The author builds the theme that the house is a joyful and safe place by contrasting its warm interior with the cold exterior.

Cite specific recordings, compositions, and future musicians who were influenced by Benny Goodman to answer the following question: What was the...

Benny Goodman began his career just as jazz was gaining a foothold in American culture.  Jazz was a musical innovation that incorporated a wide range of harmonic and melodic styles—creating the melting pot of music, you might say—and got its starts in one of the United States's melting-pot cities, New Orleans.  While jazz's initial popularity was largely confined to cities, the popularity of jazz was to grow over the next couple of decades, and it...

Benny Goodman began his career just as jazz was gaining a foothold in American culture.  Jazz was a musical innovation that incorporated a wide range of harmonic and melodic styles—creating the melting pot of music, you might say—and got its starts in one of the United States's melting-pot cities, New Orleans.  While jazz's initial popularity was largely confined to cities, the popularity of jazz was to grow over the next couple of decades, and it eventually became more mainstream.  Goodman was a part of that centralizing process.

Goodman and his band were the first to perform a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall, for example.  Goodman helped break the color barrier in jazz by having a fully integrated band.  He is credited with starting the genre of swing due to the popular performance his band gave at the Palomar Ballroom in Los Angeles in 1935.

Goodman's legacy lies in the fact that he popularized jazz for all of America.  Early critics were not huge fans of the genre; it was too improvisational for their liking.  Goodman risked bad reviews by performing in larger arenas, like Carnegie Hall, which then allowed for further promotion, and thus development, of the genre.

Also, Goodman specifically commissioned work from other composers.  For example, he commissioned a concerto for the clarinet from American composer Aaron Copland, which he then performed on NBC radio in 1950.  Copland designed the piece with many jazz elements in order to showcase Goodman's style.

An asteroid of mass m orbits the sun (mass `M` ) on a parabolic trajectory. What is the expression that relates its distance of closest approach...

I will solve this problem in a general way that would work for any one body parabolic, elliptic or circular orbits. The total energy of an arbitrary classical orbit is derived from its Lagrangian. It is:

`E=T+V=1/2m((dr)/(dt))^2+l^2/(2mr^2)+U(r)`

`l` is the angular momentum and `r` is the radial distance, `r=d` at closest approach.

For the gravitational potential:

`U(r)=-(GmM)/r|_(r=d)=-(GmM)/d`

For a parabolic orbit `E=0` .

`1/2m((dr)/(dt))^2+l^2/(2md^2)-(GmM)/d=0`

At the moment of closest approach the asteroid is at a...

I will solve this problem in a general way that would work for any one body parabolic, elliptic or circular orbits. The total energy of an arbitrary classical orbit is derived from its Lagrangian. It is:

`E=T+V=1/2m((dr)/(dt))^2+l^2/(2mr^2)+U(r)`

`l` is the angular momentum and `r` is the radial distance, `r=d` at closest approach.

For the gravitational potential:

`U(r)=-(GmM)/r|_(r=d)=-(GmM)/d`

For a parabolic orbit `E=0` .

`1/2m((dr)/(dt))^2+l^2/(2md^2)-(GmM)/d=0`

At the moment of closest approach the asteroid is at a minimum in `r` , so the change in `r` , `(dr)/(dt)=0` . Also, `l` is exactly tangential so `l=r xx p=dmv` .

`(dmv)^2/(2md^2)=(GmM)/d`

`1/2 mv^2=(GmM)/d`

Notice this relation simplified to the same results one would get as setting its kinetic energy and potential energy equal to each other. This only happened because conveniently the asteroid was at the distance of closest approach.

`d=(2Gm)/v^2`

Please discuss IRAC Praesal v. Johnson and Graff v. Beard, and outline the legislative history upon which the courts in these cases relied.

Praesal v. Johnson

This is a case of a partial reversal of the trial court's judgment in favor of all plaintiffs involved. The case revolves around a man named Ronald Peterson, who broadsided another vehicle while experiencing a grand mal seizure. The driver of the other vehicle died from her injuries and her family filed a lawsuit against three of Peterson's doctors and the Sadler Clinic, where he received treatment. The lawsuit was filed on...

Praesal v. Johnson

This is a case of a partial reversal of the trial court's judgment in favor of all plaintiffs involved. The case revolves around a man named Ronald Peterson, who broadsided another vehicle while experiencing a grand mal seizure. The driver of the other vehicle died from her injuries and her family filed a lawsuit against three of Peterson's doctors and the Sadler Clinic, where he received treatment. The lawsuit was filed on the grounds that the physicians had a duty to warn Peterson not to drive or to report his condition to the authorities.

The trial court determined that the three physicians involved in Peterson's treatment owed no duty to the deceased victim of the car accident or any third parties. The court of appeals upheld this judgment with the exception of the judgment in Dr. Wendenburg's favor. It was determined that, unlike the other physicians and the Sadler Clinic itself, Wendenburg did have a duty to the third party as a result of his prior knowledge of the patient's condition. The reversal of the trial court's ruling in Wendenburg's favor may be in contradiction with common law, which holds that negligence requires the presence of a legal duty, a breach of duty, and resulting damages.

Graff v. Beard

In this case, the court of appeals reversed the trial court's decision to dismiss an injured driver's claims of injury. The appellee injured driver filed a claim against the hosts at a party after a guest attending the party left and drove while intoxicated, resulting in an accident that injured the plaintiff. The trial court determined that the hosts had no legal duty to control the driver's actions simply because they had served alcohol at the party. This is based on a legislative history that holds that one individual has no legal obligation to control another's actions, even if it is feasible. The court of appeals reversed the trial court's dismissal and held that the hosts did have an obligation to the injured appellee.

What is a competitor analysis? Conduct a comparison of the websites of two community service organizations that target similar client groups....

A competitor analysis looks at the strengths and weaknesses of competing organizations and assesses the opportunities and threats that competitors pose to the organization in an attempt to produce an effective marketing strategy. There are different ways to organize the results of a competitor analysis.

One way to produce a competitor analysis template is to have a 2X2 table. Across the top, you would list each organization. For an example, I chose two organizations based...

A competitor analysis looks at the strengths and weaknesses of competing organizations and assesses the opportunities and threats that competitors pose to the organization in an attempt to produce an effective marketing strategy. There are different ways to organize the results of a competitor analysis.

One way to produce a competitor analysis template is to have a 2X2 table. Across the top, you would list each organization. For an example, I chose two organizations based in New York City that offer advocacy and other services for Latino/a clients--the Hispanic Federation and Mixteca (see the links below). Each organization would have one column. In each of the boxes across the top, I would insert information about their services. Then, in the two boxes on the bottom (under each organization), I would list their comparative strengths. For example, the Hispanic Federation's site lists its total grants and number of supporters in a bold graphic entitled "See our year in numbers" at the bottom of the page; this type of display is a strength. Mixteca does not have this type of graphic, which is a weakness. While they are both worthwhile organizations, the Hispanic Federation has more clearly visible contact information than Mixteca. This is another strength of the Hispanic Federation website. The analysis of each organization that you want to compare with your organization can go in the boxes across the bottom, making it easy for you to understand what other organizations offer that yours doesn't.

There are other ways to organize the template. For example, you can have your organization in the center of the page and other organizations branching off from it; within the circle for each organization you can note its relative strength.

Justify the title of the story "Lamb to the Slaughter."

The title is justified since, firstly, in a direct and literal sense, the object used to kill Patrick Maloney is a frozen leg of lamb. Patrick is essentially "slaughtered" with a leg of lamb as the murder weapon. In this sense, then, the lamb, or rather, a part of it, is brought to the slaughter.

The title also has a metaphorical connotation. It generally refers to someone who goes innocently and unconcernedly into a dangerous...

The title is justified since, firstly, in a direct and literal sense, the object used to kill Patrick Maloney is a frozen leg of lamb. Patrick is essentially "slaughtered" with a leg of lamb as the murder weapon. In this sense, then, the lamb, or rather, a part of it, is brought to the slaughter.

The title also has a metaphorical connotation. It generally refers to someone who goes innocently and unconcernedly into a dangerous or life threatening-situation. Patrick Maloney is a good example of this. Mary Maloney is described as someone who is meek and mild-mannered. She is a doting and loving wife who takes care of her husband's every need. She is, therefore, the last person anyone would suspect of committing a heinous crime, but that is precisely what she does. She kills the unsuspecting Patrick.

One can, furthermore, describe Mary as being "as gentle as a lamb." Ironically, it is this very same meek and mild-mannered person who, after killing her husband, coldly sets about creating an alibi to cover herself. She acts as if she is the traumatized victim of an offensive act when, indeed, she is the one who committed the deed. The fact that her gentle nature is not doubted adds credence to the title. Mary Maloney looks like the proverbial gentle lamb—but she is the one who committed the slaughter in this instance. 

Furthermore, given of Dahl's physical description of her having calm, dark, large eyes and his explanation of her behavior toward Patrick, one would expect him to be good-natured and loving toward her. However, she becomes an unsuspecting victim of his selfish and uncaring attitude. He plans to leave her even though she is pregnant with his child. In this sense, then, Mary, who naively believes in her husband's loyalty and commitment, becomes an innocent victim of his ruthless attitude. She is essentially also, like an unsuspecting lamb, led on by Patrick until he divulges his heartbreaking intention. The news devastates her and she, without any forethought, lashes out. She also becomes, in the instant that she kills him, a victim of her own inner malice—a trait she most surely did not know she had until after she had killed him.

Finally, the unsuspecting detectives and other investigators, like lambs, innocently destroy the evidence by ingesting the murder weapon. They are unaware that the murderer is within their midst. Mary, to them, cannot possibly be held accountable for what happened to Patrick. She, however, takes morbid pleasure in the fact that, with each bite, the men are demolishing the only proof of her crime. She begins to laugh in the other room when she hears them talking about the evidence while they're actually eating it.

It is for all these reasons that the title aptly reflects the main and sub themes of Dahl's brilliant tale. 

Who are the souls tortured in Canto III of Dante's Inferno?

As Dante enters hell under the sign that says, "abandon all hope, ye who enter here," in Canto III, he hears loud noises. These are "strange utterances, horrible pronouncements, accents of anger, [and] words of suffering." They are the sounds made by the great horde of people condemned to live in this ante-chamber of hell.

The real hell is on the other side of the river, where the souls of the damned are ferried across...

As Dante enters hell under the sign that says, "abandon all hope, ye who enter here," in Canto III, he hears loud noises. These are "strange utterances, horrible pronouncements, accents of anger, [and] words of suffering." They are the sounds made by the great horde of people condemned to live in this ante-chamber of hell.

The real hell is on the other side of the river, where the souls of the damned are ferried across by Charon. This ante-hell is the place where the many people who would not take sides in the great battle between good and evil (God and Satan) are forced to live. They are considered cowards because they were afraid to take a stand while alive, and ignored the need to make moral decisions.

They all run in a circle chasing a banner, while their naked bodies are stung by wasps and other insects. Worms writhing on their bodies then suck the blood and tears from their flesh. Not only do they endure physical torment, they are in mental anguish, actually envious of the people streaming by who get to cross the river into hell. This might be the extreme version of the old saying, "grass on the other side aways looks greener."

One of the people in this part of hell is Pope Clementine V, who resigned after five months, only to be replaced by Dante's hated Pope Boniface VIII.

How does Shaw employ literary devices within the text to showcase Eliza's frustration with the situation she landed in?

Shaw uses several devices to communicate Eliza's frustration with her situation. Shaw primarily wants to reveal her annoyance at the insensitive Mr. Higgins, who treats her as less than human.

Shaw causes Eliza to expostulate or make noises of disagreement that express her frustration. Shaw's script repeatedly has Eliza saying, "Ah—ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—oooo!!!" Those sounds have no meaning except to convey  frustration in her situation.

Shaw underscores Eliza's Cockney background by having her respond physically to Higgins's...

Shaw uses several devices to communicate Eliza's frustration with her situation. Shaw primarily wants to reveal her annoyance at the insensitive Mr. Higgins, who treats her as less than human.

Shaw causes Eliza to expostulate or make noises of disagreement that express her frustration. Shaw's script repeatedly has Eliza saying, "Ah—ah—ah—ah—ow—ow—oooo!!!" Those sounds have no meaning except to convey  frustration in her situation.

Shaw underscores Eliza's Cockney background by having her respond physically to Higgins's rudeness. Shaw uses stage directions to indicate Eliza's frustration. For example, towards the end of the play, he directs that she start 

snatching up the slippers, and hurling them at him one after the other with all her force.

The slipper throwing uses the image of flying slippers striking Higgins to communicate, without words, Eliza's welling frustration and anger.

Shaw also uses dialogue. Eliza, when she can find the right words, is forceful in expressing her frustration. For example, after throwing the slippers at Higgins, she cries out:

There are your slippers. And there. Take your slippers; and may you never have a day's luck with them!

Shaw uses the exclamatory stage direction shown below to indicate Eliza's frustrated mood. The direction is exclamatory because it ends with two exclamation points, communicating Eliza's strong feelings. We read that she

gives a suffocated scream of fury, and instinctively darts her nails at his face!!

Shaw doesn't leave the audience or reader in the dark as to Eliza's emotions.

Do you think Romeo and Juliet are a good match for each other?

This is a fascinating question. I am going to say they are not a good match for each other. This is because they are too alike. They are both impulsive, impatient, and far too attracted to the other. Each one falls madly in love during their very first meeting, and each one hardly takes a moment to think carefully about the implications of what they are doing. They know their love is a forbidden love,...

This is a fascinating question. I am going to say they are not a good match for each other. This is because they are too alike. They are both impulsive, impatient, and far too attracted to the other. Each one falls madly in love during their very first meeting, and each one hardly takes a moment to think carefully about the implications of what they are doing. They know their love is a forbidden love, but they hardly care. Juliet is a little more thoughtful about the dangers they face than Romeo, but this thoughtfulness is not enough to stop her from the rash move of marrying Romeo almost as soon as she meets him. 

Despite the efforts of the friar and Juliet's nurse to tamp them down, both Romeo and Juliet are wildly impatient to get married. They cannot keep their hands off each other. If one of them had been more cautious and had put the brakes on the romance in order to give each of them time to think more clearly, they might not have both ended up dead. 

In Antigone, what is the penalty for breaking the decree set forth by Creon?

In Sophocles's tragic play Antigone, Creon, the ruler of Thebes, makes a decree that Polyneices's body will be subjected to public shame after the civil war led by the rivaling brothers (Polyneices and Eteocles) ends with both men dead. While Eteocles's body will be properly honored and handled, Polyneices will not receive holy rights and will go unburied so animals can pick at his carcass. 

Creon decides the consequence of breaking this decree is...

In Sophocles's tragic play Antigone, Creon, the ruler of Thebes, makes a decree that Polyneices's body will be subjected to public shame after the civil war led by the rivaling brothers (Polyneices and Eteocles) ends with both men dead. While Eteocles's body will be properly honored and handled, Polyneices will not receive holy rights and will go unburied so animals can pick at his carcass. 

Creon decides the consequence of breaking this decree is death. Despite this, Antigone risks her life to honor her brother's legacy by giving him a burial.

As a result, Creon has her imprisoned and then buried alive in a cave. These actions displease the gods, and the Chorus tries to warn Creon that Antigone should be freed. Unfortunately, Creon is too stubborn to listen; Antigone kills herself, causing suffering to fall upon the land.

What is Haruki Murakami's "The Second Bakery Attack" about?

One technique Haruki Murakami often employs in his short stories is to directly state the primary themes early on or at the end of the work. He does this in order to create a fable-like quality in his stories, a feeling of "this is what I learned, now sit back and let me tell you how I learned that lesson," so to speak. In "The Second Bakery Attack," Murakami places the story's theme in the opening paragraph when the narrator says:

[W]rong choices can produce right results, and vice versa. I myself have adopted the position that, in face we never choose anything at all. Things happen. Or not.

Throughout this story, the narrator attempts to explain how the events that unfold, the gunpoint robbery of a McDonald's in Tokyo, happened outside of his control. He begins the story explaining the unquenchable hunger he and his wife had been suffering from just weeks after they married. The narrator tells his wife he had felt hunger like this before, when he "attacked" a bakery with his friend.

It is during the first bakery attack that the narrator seems to place the blame for everything else on fate. During this attack, the narrator and his best friend make a Faustian deal with the bakery store owner in which he would let them take as much bread as they would like, if they listened to music from two operas by Wagner. The narrator then explains "[i]t was like the baker put a curse on us." The narrator explains to his wife that he and his best friend drifted apart after the bakery attack, but she insists the curse has been transferred to her and that "[i]t'll torture you till you die. And not just you. Me, too."

While the narrator seems to believe fate plays the primary role in his life, his wife does not seem to hold the same belief. She believes in the curse the bakery store owner placed on the narrator, but she rejects the idea that they cannot do anything about it. So she tells the narrator they must complete a second bakery attack to break the curse. The pair drives all night before finally settling on a McDonald's where they use the wife's shotgun— perhaps symbolic of her willingness to take action—to rob the restaurant of twenty Big Macs.

At the end, the narrator and his wife still seem to be stuck in their worldviews with her insisting that the robbery absolutely had to be done, but the narrator waiting for his metaphorical boat "to carry me where I belonged."

What was Frederick Douglass’s most important advice for black Americans and other oppressed classes, and how does this advice resonate in...

Frederick Douglass provided strong guiding principles for black Americans and other minorities oppressed under traditional white European values. It seems impossible to give an unequivocal response about what piece of his advice was “most important,” as opinions and societal values change over time. Reasonable claims can be made that Douglass’s overall message has endured, though, and that America needs to acknowledge that oppression is a reality and every man, woman, and child deserves equal rights...

Frederick Douglass provided strong guiding principles for black Americans and other minorities oppressed under traditional white European values. It seems impossible to give an unequivocal response about what piece of his advice was “most important,” as opinions and societal values change over time. Reasonable claims can be made that Douglass’s overall message has endured, though, and that America needs to acknowledge that oppression is a reality and every man, woman, and child deserves equal rights in American society.

Many civil rights leaders invoke Frederick Douglass’s message as they raise awareness about oppression in America today. President Barack Obama has expressed his admiration for Douglass, and how Douglass helped lay the groundwork that resulted in Obama’s position as the first black American President. Although a black American currently holds the country’s highest elected political office, many still argue that racial and gendered minorities still lack equal rights and opportunities. Douglass's message resonates through demonstrations and protests across the current American cultural landscape. A notable ongoing example can be found in the Black Lives Matter movement to protest the systematic inequality and racism black Americans face on a routine basis. Douglass’s advice is indeed timeless, but it is troubling that his vision for equality is still a long way from the country’s current reality.

How is an increasing population good? What are its advantages in the field of economics? What are the innovative ideas or fields in which...

Population growth carries both costs and benefits, but based on decades of research and debate, the consensus among economists is that a moderate level of population growth is better than either a very high rate of growth or a very low one.

Larger populations have a number of benefits.

Obviously, there are more workers to get things done, but it's not obvious that this would increase the wealth per person; yet typically it does, because economies of scale emerge. A lot of goods can be produced more efficiently with more people, at least up to a certain point. This is especially common in high-tech or capital-intensive industries. (There's a reason the United States is the world's leading producer of airplanes, and not Luxembourg.)

More people also means more specialization; we're already quite specialized, yet over time we have become even more so. At one time there were "scientists"; then there were "biologists"; now we have "computational biophysicists" and "bionanoengineers". Specialization allows people to work to their comparative advantage and engage in "trade" with other specialized people, producing at much greater efficiency overall.

Population growth is also linked to innovation; there are many other factors affecting technological innovation, but simply having more people means having more brains to potentially come up with good ideas, and more opportunities for those brains to interact with one another and support each other. In large cities, "tech clusters" tend to emerge for this reason; the benefits of having good ideas are amplified by being surrounded by more other people who are easily accessible and also have good ideas. You mentioned agriculture and nanotechology specifically, and this could certainly apply to those, but really it applies to just about everything. People get better at doing stuff when they bounce ideas off other people.

There are of course costs of population growth; however, more people means more mouths to feed, and if you are constrained by living space, diseconomies of scale, or natural resources, you might not be able to produce as much per person as you did when you had fewer people. The faster the growth is, the harder it will be for society to adjust and efficiently employ all those new people.

There are also demographic effects of very low or very high population growth. If growth is very slow, you tend to get a lot of old people, and thus the ratio of retired people to working people can decrease, putting a strain on pension systems. But if growth is very fast, you get too many young people, and instead the strain is on your educational system and entry-level employment. You want to have a balanced age distribution, and that tends to be achieved with moderate levels of population growth.

What unusual technological devices are there in "The Veldt"?

Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" is centered around technological advancement and wild inventions. The story's two most obvious unusual technological devices would be the nursery and the HappyLife Home.

The nursery can turn itself into any setting the children can imagine. The nursery can recreate the sounds, smells, and sights of whatever things the children choose to imagine. As George and Lydia note many times throughout the story, the nursery and its scenes feel very real....

Ray Bradbury's "The Veldt" is centered around technological advancement and wild inventions. The story's two most obvious unusual technological devices would be the nursery and the HappyLife Home.

The nursery can turn itself into any setting the children can imagine. The nursery can recreate the sounds, smells, and sights of whatever things the children choose to imagine. As George and Lydia note many times throughout the story, the nursery and its scenes feel very real. Unfortunately, the nursery can also be dangerous and eventually takes over as the parent of the children. 

The HappyLife Home is composed of a variety of strange - and very cool - technological devices. Inside the HappyLife Home is a table that makes food for the homeowners, a machine that ties people's shoes, machines for cleaning the house, machines for giving people baths, etc. The HappyLife Home ensures that homeowners never have to lift a finger or complete a domestic task without assistance. The HappyLife Home sounds great in theory, but in actuality it makes the homeowners feel useless and unneeded. 

How would you compare and contrast the work of Paul Laurence Dunbar and Langston Hughes? Paul Laurence Dunbar, author of “Sympathy,” predates...

Both poets engage with elements of nature and use those elements as metaphors to describe the black experience. Dunbar identifies with a caged bird—another being who is kept under someone's control and disallowed the freedom that is natural to it. He beats against the bars in an effort to be free, despite the pain this causes him. Furthermore, he gives the bird a gender: "he." The bird's male identity further connects this trope to the...

Both poets engage with elements of nature and use those elements as metaphors to describe the black experience. Dunbar identifies with a caged bird—another being who is kept under someone's control and disallowed the freedom that is natural to it. He beats against the bars in an effort to be free, despite the pain this causes him. Furthermore, he gives the bird a gender: "he." The bird's male identity further connects this trope to the poet and his own possible experiences, or those of other black men.

Hughes uses rivers—ancient bodies of water that continue to move out to sea—to show that the black experience is much longer and more expansive than American history would have us believe. 

The intent of both poets is to write about the black experience in unique and creative voices. While Dunbar still employs a rhyme scheme (a, b, a, a, b, c, c in the first and third stanza; a, b, a, a, b, a, a in the second) that is more reminiscent of nineteenth-century poetry, Hughes uses free verse, which is more typical of twentieth-century poetry.

What two big ideas does Nick have in chapters 5 and 6 of Andrew Clements' Frindle? Is he right or wrong to act out those ideas?

In chapter 5 of Andrew Clements' Frindle, Nick's first big idea is to question who decides the meanings of words. This idea gives him inspiration for his next big idea in chapter 6 and serves as the basis of the book. In questioning who decides what words mean, Nick shows his ability to question authority, think creatively, and make major changes in the world, which are all abilities Mrs. Granger sees in Nick and approves...

In chapter 5 of Andrew Clements' Frindle, Nick's first big idea is to question who decides the meanings of words. This idea gives him inspiration for his next big idea in chapter 6 and serves as the basis of the book. In questioning who decides what words mean, Nick shows his ability to question authority, think creatively, and make major changes in the world, which are all abilities Mrs. Granger sees in Nick and approves of.
 
Nick questions who determines the meanings of words when he asks Mrs. Granger, "[W]ho says d-o-g means the thing that goes woof and wags its tail?." To his surprise, Mrs. Granger replies that Nick himself and all of society around him determine the meanings of words because they "all agree" that a specific word means something specific. Nick's question shows that he is able to think creatively; he's not willing to accept that something is correct just because society says it's correct. This is the sort of creative thinking that leads to big changes within society.

Mrs. Granger's answer that Nick chooses the meanings of words inspires him to invent his own word in the next chapter, just as he invented the word gwagala when he was a toddler to mean music. In Nick's mind, if Nick himself determines meanings of words, then who says he can't decide that a pen should really be called a frindle, which is his second big idea. Mrs. Granger initially objects to his invention of a new word because, in her mind, the meanings of words are not arbitrary; meanings of words were developed over a long period of history based on specific reasons. For example, the word pen stems from the Latin word pinna, which means feather since people used to write with pens made from feathers, called quill pens.

Since Nick is challenging authority and hundreds of years of history by inventing his own word, Nick is causing trouble. Clements shows Nick is not wrong to challenge authority and hundreds of years of established ideas, however, because those are the only kinds of challenges that make significant and deeply needed changes within society; Mrs. Granger shows she knows Nick is the sort of person who will initiate big changes when, on the last day of school, she says to him, "Now you go out there and have a wonderful summer. And I expect to hear remarkable things about you, young man" (Chapter 15). Therefore, though Nick created trouble by acting on his big ideas, he was perfectly right to do so.

What picture of Arun do we get from the story "The Thief" by Ruskin Bond?

From the text, we get the idea that Arun is trustful, compassionate, perceptive, as well as philosophical about life. He is the type of man who doesn't let life worry him, and he takes each day as it comes.

Although Arun appears to be a poor man, he still consents to take Deepak in. As for our protagonist, Deepak isn't his real name (he has alternately called himself Ranbir, Sudhir, Trilok, or Surinder). When Deepak pesters...

From the text, we get the idea that Arun is trustful, compassionate, perceptive, as well as philosophical about life. He is the type of man who doesn't let life worry him, and he takes each day as it comes.

Although Arun appears to be a poor man, he still consents to take Deepak in. As for our protagonist, Deepak isn't his real name (he has alternately called himself Ranbir, Sudhir, Trilok, or Surinder). When Deepak pesters Arun to let him work for him, Arun reluctantly agrees. He can't pay Deepak but promises to feed him if he will cook for both of them. 

Deepak maintains that he can definitely cook. In reality, however, he's a terrible cook, and Arun has to give the first meal Deepak makes to the neighbor's cat. In the end, Deepak's charm wins Arun over, and Arun decides to keep Deepak on as a sort of errand-boy. In exchange, Arun teaches Deepak how to write, to cook, and to add money on paper; he welcomes Deepak into his home wholeheartedly and unreservedly.

As time progresses, however, Deepak begins to feel the tug of his old life as a thief. One night, he steals a wad of cash from Arun as the older man sleeps. With the money, Deepak decides that he will go to Amritsar. However, when the time comes to get on the train, he begins to harbor reservations about his actions. Deepak feels guilty because he knows that he has stolen from an impoverished man who trusts him.

In the end, Deepak returns to Arun, and even though Arun knows what Deepak did, he chooses to keep silent about it. So, from the story, Arun is presented as a trustful, compassionate, perceptive, and forgiving individual.

What divides in mitosis ?

Mitosis is cell division in which the cell divides in two to produce two identical daughter cells. The nucleus divides to produce two new nuclei

Mitosis has 4 phases

Prophase - in which the nuclear envelope dissolves. But prior to this there is a doubling of the chromosome number in the G2 phase of the cell cycle. In late prophase the spindle apparatus is formed as the centrioles duplicate and migrate to opposite poles of...

Mitosis is cell division in which the cell divides in two to produce two identical daughter cells. The nucleus divides to produce two new nuclei

Mitosis has 4 phases

Prophase - in which the nuclear envelope dissolves. But prior to this there is a doubling of the chromosome number in the G2 phase of the cell cycle. In late prophase the spindle apparatus is formed as the centrioles duplicate and migrate to opposite poles of the cell

Metaphase - in which the homologous chromosomes align on the equator of the spindle apparatus.

Anaphase - in which the homologous chromosomes migrate to opposite poles of the cell.

Telophase - cytokinesis ( literally cell splitting ) happens here as an invagination or furrow is created into the cell membrane and the cell breaks off into two new cells with the same ( diploid) number of chromosomes as the original parent cell. This was all set up by the doubling (replication of the chromosomes) in the G2 phase of the cell cycle

What will happen if New York stays loyal to England in the story Chains?

New York City was a vital, military location during the revolutionary war.  It is a defensible location, it has ample space to house troops, it has land access, and it has a harbor for water access.  In addition to being a strategic location, it would be demoralizing to the Patriots if New York stayed in British control.  It's pure conjecture, but it's possible that the Patriots might never have won the war if New York...

New York City was a vital, military location during the revolutionary war.  It is a defensible location, it has ample space to house troops, it has land access, and it has a harbor for water access.  In addition to being a strategic location, it would be demoralizing to the Patriots if New York stayed in British control.  It's pure conjecture, but it's possible that the Patriots might never have won the war if New York had remained under British control.  

Perhaps the question is asking about what specifically might happen to characters within the novel Chains if New York remains under Loyalist control.  If New York stays under British control, then the Loyalists can safely remain in the city.  That means the Locktons can continue to live in the city and covertly work to undermine the Patriot army.  Isabel does manage to escape from the Locktons, but as long as the Locktons are able to stay in New York, she knows that her chances of freedom are very low.  Isabel can continue to spy on the Loyalists, but her risks go up the longer that she does that.  

Why would an authoritarian parenting style be ineffective in our culture and in this day in age with our emphasis on independence and individualism?

There are several reasons why parenting experts argue that an excessively authoritarian parenting style can be ineffective. Obviously, some authority is necessary in that one would not wish to let kids learn by experience that electrical outlets and hot stoves are dangerous, and so it makes sense to have strict rules about matters where children might cause immediate danger to themselves or others. Where immediate safety issues are not at stake, though, there are several...

There are several reasons why parenting experts argue that an excessively authoritarian parenting style can be ineffective. Obviously, some authority is necessary in that one would not wish to let kids learn by experience that electrical outlets and hot stoves are dangerous, and so it makes sense to have strict rules about matters where children might cause immediate danger to themselves or others. Where immediate safety issues are not at stake, though, there are several negative aspects to authoritarian parenting.

Perhaps the worst aspect of authoritarian parenting is that it does not prepare children to think for themselves, and thus is not a good preparation for adulthood. On a social and political level, people used to unthinking obedience to authority easily fall prey to demagogues and dictatorial leaders who thrive because of a habit of unquestioning obedience. The Milgram experiments show the horrific consequences of people trained to blind obedience. 

The next problem with authoritarian parenting is that it is correlated with low self esteem in children and lack of emotional and social skills. Children with authoritarian  parents, according to certain studies are prone to "depression, delinquency, and alcohol problems". 

In today's entrepreneurial environment, much of career success depends on ability to innovate and work independently rather than just being a cog in a corporate structure. This means that children brought up in an authoritarian environment would be at a career disadvantage.

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How would you balance the chemical equation BeCl₂+Al(NO₃)₃→BeN₂O₆+AlCl₃

Chemical reactions occur when atoms of the reacting species come together to mix and/or rearrange to form new chemical species. Since it is simply a rearrangement of atoms, the total number of atoms of each element involved in the chemical species in the reaction must remain the same before and after the chemical reaction. This also reflects the law of conservation of mass. 

To count the number of atoms of a particular element in a chemical reaction, count the number of atoms of that element in the compound involved (subscript) and multiply by the number of moles of the chemical in the reaction (coefficient). The number should be the same in both sides of the equation (reactant and product side) when the equation is balanced.

`BeCl_2 + Al(NO_3)_3 -> BeN_2O_6 + AlCl_3`

There are various ways to balance chemical reactions, and the technique to do it will vary from each person. Sometimes, it is easiest to look at the simpler compounds. For instance, there are two chlorine atoms in the reactant side, and three in the product. By putting a coefficient of three and two in front of BeCl2 and AlCl3, respectively, this will balance out the number of chlorine atoms to 6. Then, check the numbers of the other atoms:

`3BeCl_2 + Al(NO_3)_3 -> BeN_2O_6 + 2AlCl_3`

Be - 3, 1

Cl - 6, 6 (OK)

Al - 1, 2

N -  3, 2

O - 9, 6

Notice that balancing the number of Be and Al atoms will already balance the equation:

`3BeCl_2 + 2Al(NO_3)_3 -> 3BeN_2O_6 + 2AlCl_3`

This time, there are 3 Be atoms involved, 6 chlorine atoms, 2 aluminum atoms, 6 nitrogen atoms, and 18 oxygen atoms - the equation is balanced. 

This technique is called balancing by inspection. This technique works and requires a lot of practice.

In the same way, this can be solved algebraically, by using variables for the coefficients:

`xBeCl_2 + yAl(NO_3)_3 -> zBeN_2O_6 + wAlCl_3`

There are 4 variables, and a total of 5 equations (one for each atoms). N equations are necessary to solve a system of N variables so this system is actually over determined (but you don't have to worry about this).

For Be: x = z

For Cl: 2x = 3w

For Al: y = w

For N: 3y = 2z

For O: 9y = 6z

Since these variables represent the number of moles of species relative to one another, we can arbitrarily choose any of them to equal any number, and get the others based on that - and then simplify if we can - that is, reduce the molar ratios to their lowest terms, or get rid of fractions.

For instance, if we take x = 1, this will mean z = 1, w = 2/3, y = 2/3. The fractions can be eliminated by multiplying all the variables by three so that x  =3, z  =3, w = 2, and y = 2, which leads to the same balanced chemical equation derived above.

According to John Oliver's video on prisoner reentry, what is mass incarceration? Why does it happen? What are the causes of it? Why is this a...

Mass incarceration is the imprisonment of an historically large proportion of Americans. Today, 5% of the population is in jail, which is five times the proportion of Americans who were in prison in the 1970s. Among the causes of the mass incarceration are federal laws regarding criminal justice, including mandatory minimum sentencing laws for certain crimes. These laws were passed in response to the growth of crime in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and...

Mass incarceration is the imprisonment of an historically large proportion of Americans. Today, 5% of the population is in jail, which is five times the proportion of Americans who were in prison in the 1970s. Among the causes of the mass incarceration are federal laws regarding criminal justice, including mandatory minimum sentencing laws for certain crimes. These laws were passed in response to the growth of crime in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the political response that called for "getting tough on crime." Both major political parties, Democrats and Republicans, have passed these laws, particularly before elections, to gain favor with the public. 

The problem with this system, as John Oliver's video points out, is in part the very high rate of recidivism. This means that each year an inmate serves time in prison increases the chance he/she will commit another crime. According to the video, the national recidivism rate is 50%. That means that 50% of inmates will return to prison after being released. Released inmates are given very little money when they are released, and they also have to indicate that have been convicted of a crime on job applications, reducing the chance that they can get a job and abide by the laws governing their probation.

To fix prison systems like the one in Texas, alternatives to prison should be considered. For example, some people would do better in school programs, drug treatment centers, or mental health treatment programs. In addition, the public defender system is very poor in some states, meaning that accused people do not get a fair trial. If public defenders were better paid, the system would improve. 

In Kazuo Ishiguro's The Remains of the Day, is there a difference between Stevens' idea of dignity and that of greatness?

Stevens’ ideas of dignity and greatness are connected, both qualities relying on each other, yet distinct in their presentation. Stevens discusses at length what it is that makes a great butler. He summarizes it using his father’s words: Dignity in keeping with the position. No matter what, a butler must keep his dignity strong, letting no emotion or personal opinion be visible to his employer. The stereotypical British “stiff upper lip” or restraint is synonymous...

Stevens’ ideas of dignity and greatness are connected, both qualities relying on each other, yet distinct in their presentation. Stevens discusses at length what it is that makes a great butler. He summarizes it using his father’s words: Dignity in keeping with the position. No matter what, a butler must keep his dignity strong, letting no emotion or personal opinion be visible to his employer. The stereotypical British “stiff upper lip” or restraint is synonymous with Stevens’ opinion of dignity. Therefore, dignity leads to greatness.

Greatness is the quality that Stevens attempts to show in two characters: Stevens himself and Lord Darlington. Having defined greatness, Stevens tries to show himself in this light. During many times of awkwardness or tragedy, Stevens shows restraint, though at times his feelings are obvious, such as the death of his father. However, he never admits to the trouble, merely saying that he is tired.

As for Lord Darlington, Stevens wants to present his employer by the best interpretation of his actions before World War II, in which Lord Darlington was a Nazi sympathizer. Stevens views his employer’s actions as coming from the best of intentions and an honorable heart, but afterward he is considered a traitor. However, Stevens’ own greatness is tied to that of Lord Darlington. When it is clear that Lord Darlington is not a great man, Stevens’ own dignity is shattered, evidence that he has wasted his life serving a man who is less than honorable. While he has tried to convince the reader throughout the novel that both he and Lord Darlington have some measure of greatness by their dignity, he at last comes to admit that neither one does, both having pledged their support to someone who is not what he seemed to be. Stevens doubts that he can lay claim to either one of these qualities, dignity or greatness,  since Lord Darlington has been discredited in each.

What is the significance of birth order?

There seems to be little consensus among the scientific community regarding the subject of birth order. Some experts believe that birth order merely decides personalities while others believe that birth order actually affects destinies.

That being said, firstborns are said to be achievement-oriented, methodical, and dependable. Parents are said to spend more time with their firstborns than with their other children. Also, parents depend heavily on their firstborn children to set good examples for their...

There seems to be little consensus among the scientific community regarding the subject of birth order. Some experts believe that birth order merely decides personalities while others believe that birth order actually affects destinies.

That being said, firstborns are said to be achievement-oriented, methodical, and dependable. Parents are said to spend more time with their firstborns than with their other children. Also, parents depend heavily on their firstborn children to set good examples for their siblings. According to research, almost 100% of astronauts are either the firstborn children or the oldest sons of their families. Firstborns are also said to gravitate toward careers in technology, engineering, and science. Many world leaders and CEOs are firstborns, notably Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Steve Ballmer (of Microsoft), and Joe Moglia (of TD Ameritrade).

Middle children are often said to be socially-astute and loyal. It is said that 80% of middle children prove to be more loyal to their spouses than 65% of firstborns and 53% of last-born children. Middle children are said to gravitate toward careers in law enforcement, public service, education, and healthcare. They are said to be the mediators and peacemakers of the sibling world. Experts say that these traits translate into who middle children become as they get older. As an example, Martin Luther was a middle child, and he worked to foster equality and understanding between white and black Americans.

The youngest children of families tend to be outgoing, sociable, attention-seeking, and fun-loving. They also tend to sympathize with the downtrodden, simply because their early childhood experiences were often accompanied by a sense of helplessness. Youngest children gravitate toward careers in sales, art, and design. A modern example of a fun-loving and outgoing personality is Prince Harry. Perhaps because his extroverted personality is combined with his sensitivity towards the downtrodden, Prince Harry is responsible for bringing to fruition the Invictus Games. The Invictus Games is an international Paralympics sports event created by Prince Harry for wounded soldiers or veterans; it made its debut in 2014 in London.

While birth order is significant, many experts argue that it is only significant in helping us to understand who we are. If we can learn to understand how birth order affects us, we can overcome certain destructive, inherent tendencies, and we can become our best selves in the process.