What is the mission of the members of the Roman Catholic Church?

If you are taking a religion class, I wonder if your
particular text has a specific answer you are supposed to give.  I say this, because I
do not remember ever being taught that I, as a Catholic, had some specific mission other
than the mission of every Christian.

As Christians, we have
(or should have) a mission to follow God's word as closely as we can.  We also have a
mission to spread the word of Christ by our words and by our actions.  But these are
not, in my opinion, specific to Catholics.

What is the mission of the members of the Roman Catholic Church?

If you are taking a religion class, I wonder if your particular text has a specific answer you are supposed to give.  I say this, because I do not remember ever being taught that I, as a Catholic, had some specific mission other than the mission of every Christian.

As Christians, we have (or should have) a mission to follow God's word as closely as we can.  We also have a mission to spread the word of Christ by our words and by our actions.  But these are not, in my opinion, specific to Catholics.

What do you learn about relationships between parents and children at the time of the play, "Pygmalion"?

Above all, we learn that this relationship is shaped by economic class.

 

To expand on that, look at how Mr. Doolittle acts in relation to Liza, compared to how Mrs. Higgins acts. Mr. Doolittle accepts his place at the bottom of the economic heap, and he (happily) resigns himself to a life free of ethical expectations. The best example of this is that he's essentially ready to sell his daughter to Higgins for five pounds. It's not slavery, but it's not far from it. By contrast, Mrs. Higgins has many more complex expectations for Henry, including hopes that he have the right manners.

When does Othello use reason or logic in the play?

Haha. I don't think that Othello uses much reason or logic. Instead, he decides based on his emotions. He tries to use reason, but ends up letting his jealousy and anger take over.

Without knowing it, Othello already believes Iago by the end of Act 3. He's demanded proof, but already the rumors and nagging at him. Soon, no amount of proof from Desdemona is going to fully convince him.

I guess that you could say he uses reason and logic in the beginning of the play when he comes across Brabantio and decides that fighting isn't the best solution.

What reasons do Beatrice and Benedick give for marrying each other in the final scene of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing ?

Typical of both Beatrice's and Benedick's character traits to show disdain for each other and to mock each other, even in this final scene, at first they publicly deny that they love each other. However, both Claudio and Hero present sonnets that they have taken, both written by Beatrice and Benedick, telling of their love for each other.

Since they have been publicly presented with evidence of their love for each other they can't likely keep denying it. However, their confession of love, proposal, and acceptance of proposal have very amusing twists that are also characteristic of the two members of the couple.  

Benedick declares that he will have Beatrice for his wife but only because he pities her, as we see in his line, "Come, I will have thee; but by this light, I take thee for pity" (V.iv.97). He is claiming that he pities her because Leonato, Don Pedro, and Claudio have declared that Beatrice was almost ill from unrequited love over Benedick. Therefore, Benedick is claiming he is taking her as his wife out of charity because he pities her condition.

Likewise, Beatrice says that the only reason why she is accepting Benedick's offer of marriage is that both he and others are persuading her to. Also, she says that she is accepting him to save his life because Hero and Ursula both proclaimed that Benedick was ready to die over his unrequited love for Beatrice, as we see from her line, "I yield upon great persuasion, and partly to save your life, for I was told you were in a consumption" (98-100).

Hence the reason that both Beatrice and Benedick give for marrying is to save each other from illness and death. These lines add a great deal of amusement to the final scene of the play because we know that they are spoken in jest. The truth is that both characters have been very fond of each other for quite some time and it is inevitable that they should unite by the end of the play.

What is unusual about the speech Hamlet begins to recite (2.2.430-444) and the First Player continues (2.2.448-498)?

Hamlet is meta-drama: it's a play
based on a play, and it has plays within its play.  And everyone's a foil for Hamlet,
even Greek allusions.  Here, in this speech about an act of revenge during the Trojan
War, Hamlet tries to get into character (as an avenger) by reciting it, but he can't
finish it, and so the First Player takes over.  The scene foreshadows Hamlet's
indecision regarding the nature of revenge.

This speech in
Act II, scene ii is an echo of the Ghosts' implicit instructions for Hamlet from Act I.
 Hamlet tells the Ghost: "Speak, I am bound to hear."  As the Ghost is a theatrical
Ghost, a kind of prologue Ghost, the Ghost speaks and expects Hamlet to take over by
honoring his demand for revenge.

This speech is the same
way: Hamlet begins, and the First Player takes over.  One player incites another.  Both
speeches are about the nature of revenge.  Instead of literal revenge, though, the First
Player delivers a kind of verbal revenge against his audience (primarily Polonius, who
will tell later Claudius), in hopes of eliciting a katharsis, the
purgation of pity and fear.  Remember, "the play's the thing to catch the conscience of
the king."

All characters here are foils: Pyrrhus is a foil
for Hamlet; Priam is a foil for Claudius.  Here's the allusion: Achilles killed Hector,
Priam's son.  As revenge, Priam's son, Paris, had Achilles killed.  Achilles' son,
Pyrrhus, takes revenge for his father's death by killing Priam.  It's the same
father-son dynamic as that in
Hamlet.

Pyrrrhus is very much like
Hamlet, since both hesitate before vengeance.  Pyrrhus swings his sword to kill Priam
but misses.  Then, after Priam falls to the ground, Pyrrhus butchers him while Priam's
wife, Hecuba, looks on.

The analogy his clear: Hamlet will
pause when trying to kill Claudius at prayer.  He withdraws his dagger.  Later, Hamlet
will kill Claudius mercilessly while his mother, Gertrude, looks on, a literal and
theatrical vengeance (bloodletting as performance).  And Hamlet will butcher his
victims, like Pyrrhus, having at least five people's blood on his hands by the
end.

So, each hero pauses before revenge, possibly to weigh
the consequences of his actions, but then, when each hero does kill, he becomes a
killing machine ("blood will have blood").

What is unusual about the speech Hamlet begins to recite (2.2.430-444) and the First Player continues (2.2.448-498)?

Hamlet is meta-drama: it's a play based on a play, and it has plays within its play.  And everyone's a foil for Hamlet, even Greek allusions.  Here, in this speech about an act of revenge during the Trojan War, Hamlet tries to get into character (as an avenger) by reciting it, but he can't finish it, and so the First Player takes over.  The scene foreshadows Hamlet's indecision regarding the nature of revenge.

This speech in Act II, scene ii is an echo of the Ghosts' implicit instructions for Hamlet from Act I.  Hamlet tells the Ghost: "Speak, I am bound to hear."  As the Ghost is a theatrical Ghost, a kind of prologue Ghost, the Ghost speaks and expects Hamlet to take over by honoring his demand for revenge.

This speech is the same way: Hamlet begins, and the First Player takes over.  One player incites another.  Both speeches are about the nature of revenge.  Instead of literal revenge, though, the First Player delivers a kind of verbal revenge against his audience (primarily Polonius, who will tell later Claudius), in hopes of eliciting a katharsis, the purgation of pity and fear.  Remember, "the play's the thing to catch the conscience of the king."

All characters here are foils: Pyrrhus is a foil for Hamlet; Priam is a foil for Claudius.  Here's the allusion: Achilles killed Hector, Priam's son.  As revenge, Priam's son, Paris, had Achilles killed.  Achilles' son, Pyrrhus, takes revenge for his father's death by killing Priam.  It's the same father-son dynamic as that in Hamlet.

Pyrrrhus is very much like Hamlet, since both hesitate before vengeance.  Pyrrhus swings his sword to kill Priam but misses.  Then, after Priam falls to the ground, Pyrrhus butchers him while Priam's wife, Hecuba, looks on.

The analogy his clear: Hamlet will pause when trying to kill Claudius at prayer.  He withdraws his dagger.  Later, Hamlet will kill Claudius mercilessly while his mother, Gertrude, looks on, a literal and theatrical vengeance (bloodletting as performance).  And Hamlet will butcher his victims, like Pyrrhus, having at least five people's blood on his hands by the end.

So, each hero pauses before revenge, possibly to weigh the consequences of his actions, but then, when each hero does kill, he becomes a killing machine ("blood will have blood").

How does Jody attempt to control Janie? Does he ultimately succeed?

In many ways, Joe Starks seems like the kind of husband most women at that time would want. He sweeps Janie off her feet; he has lots of ambition and big plans for he and Janie's future. However, not long after moving to and opening the store in Eatonville, Joe begins to change. He tells Janie that she can no longer talk with the townspeople in front of the store. He makes her cover her hair with a scarf so that men will not look at her. The irony in all of this is that one of the main reasons Joe marries Janie is for her looks. To him, if he is going to become one of the prominent voices of Eatonville, Florida, he would need  a beautiful woman on his arm. But, after others begin to notice Janie's beauty, he does all that he can do to make her seem less than that.

What are the two factors that affect the demand for investment?Are they whether a person is pessimistic about future profits or whether a person is...

Investment in economics refers to economic activity that
forgoes consumption today, with the purpose of increasing output in the future. It
includes spending on tangible assets such as houses as well in intangible investments
such as education.

As mentioned in the answer posted above,
different authors may classify factors affecting investment decisions by individual
firms or companies in different ways. For example, the answer above lists five such
factors. However, economists studying nature of investment in general independent of
specific industry, country, or time classify all these factors in three groups. These
are:

1. Demand for output produced by the new
   investment.


2. Interest rates and taxes that influence the
   cost of new investment.


3. Business expectations about the
   state of economy.

Whether a person is
pessimistic or optimistic about future profits from the investments will very much
depend about his or her assessment of the above three
factors.

If I had to choose only two of the above three
factors, I will opt for the second and the third ones. This is because the first factor
- demand for output produced by the new investment -  can also be considered to be a
part of third factor. This is because demand of output is substantially influenced by
state of economy.

What are the two factors that affect the demand for investment?Are they whether a person is pessimistic about future profits or whether a person is...

Investment in economics refers to economic activity that forgoes consumption today, with the purpose of increasing output in the future. It includes spending on tangible assets such as houses as well in intangible investments such as education.

As mentioned in the answer posted above, different authors may classify factors affecting investment decisions by individual firms or companies in different ways. For example, the answer above lists five such factors. However, economists studying nature of investment in general independent of specific industry, country, or time classify all these factors in three groups. These are:

1. Demand for output produced by the new investment.


2. Interest rates and taxes that influence the cost of new investment.


3. Business expectations about the state of economy.

Whether a person is pessimistic or optimistic about future profits from the investments will very much depend about his or her assessment of the above three factors.

If I had to choose only two of the above three factors, I will opt for the second and the third ones. This is because the first factor - demand for output produced by the new investment -  can also be considered to be a part of third factor. This is because demand of output is substantially influenced by state of economy.

What is the tone of "The Lady with the Pet Dog"? By what means and how effectively is it communicated?

i think it's unrealistic to assume that they're both going to leave their marriages and be together, and that they're truly in love.

Come on, he has a deep seeded hatred of women and she's a naive young woman who doesn't see any of that, convinces herself otherwise.

Not to mention the dark foreshadowing midway into the story: "..the monotonous muffled sound of the sea that rose from below spoke of the peace, the eternal sleep awaiting us..."

I think it's a shallow assumption to believe that this womanizer, this man that continually uses and discards women, has fallen in love, has finally found the woman that will forever fulfill him. Additionally, SHE LEFT HIM. Such a man would more likely have the need to leave her, not the other way around.

There is even a paragraph at the very end that reads "...he suddently recalled how when he had seen anna sergeyevna off at the station he had said to himself that all was over between them and that they would never meet again. But how distant the end still was!"

He sees an end. I believe she is yet another conquest.

The tone is one of listlessness.

In the book Speak what causes Melinda to finally speak?

Melinda finally uses her voice again near the end of the
novel. When she returns to her secluded janitor's closet to retrieve some of her
belongings, she is confronted by Andy. Andy accuses her of fabricating her claims that
he sexually accosted her the previous summer. He believes she is jealous of the
relationship he has with Rachel. When Andy attempts to assault Melinda again, she
screams at him finding the courage to speak once again. At this point, Nicole and other
members of the Lacrosse team hear her scream and come to Melinda's
rescue.

In the book Speak what causes Melinda to finally speak?

Melinda finally uses her voice again near the end of the novel. When she returns to her secluded janitor's closet to retrieve some of her belongings, she is confronted by Andy. Andy accuses her of fabricating her claims that he sexually accosted her the previous summer. He believes she is jealous of the relationship he has with Rachel. When Andy attempts to assault Melinda again, she screams at him finding the courage to speak once again. At this point, Nicole and other members of the Lacrosse team hear her scream and come to Melinda's rescue.

What is one example of each of the following literary devices used anywhere in Act One?1. Pun 2. Alliteration 3. Oxymoron 4. Allusion 5....

1. Pun: "Ay, the
heads of the maids, or their maidenheads;"

2.
Alliteration: "From forth the fatal loins of these
two foes"

3.
Oxymoron: "O loving
hate!"

4. Allusion:
"Even or odd, of all days in the year, Come Lammas-eve at
night shall she be fourteen"

5.
Metaphor: O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with
you. She is the fairies' midwife,"

6.
Hyperbole: It seems she hangs upon the cheek of
night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear;
Beauty too rich for use, for earth too
dear!"

7. Irony:
"What, drawn, and talk of peace!"

8.
Comic Relief: I'll lay fourteen of my
teeth,--And yet, to my teeth be it spoken, I have but
four--"

9.
Foreshadowing: "I fear, too early: for my mind
misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the
stars"

10. Aside:
"[Aside to GREGORY] Is the law of our side, if I say
ay?"

What is one example of each of the following literary devices used anywhere in Act One?1. Pun 2. Alliteration 3. Oxymoron 4. Allusion 5....

1. Pun: "Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads;"

2. Alliteration: "From forth the fatal loins of these two foes"

3. Oxymoron: "O loving hate!"

4. Allusion: "Even or odd, of all days in the year, Come Lammas-eve at night shall she be fourteen"

5. Metaphor: O, then, I see Queen Mab hath been with you. She is the fairies' midwife,"

6. Hyperbole: It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!"

7. Irony: "What, drawn, and talk of peace!"

8. Comic Relief: I'll lay fourteen of my teeth,--And yet, to my teeth be it spoken, I have but four--"

9. Foreshadowing: "I fear, too early: for my mind misgives Some consequence yet hanging in the stars"

10. Aside: "[Aside to GREGORY] Is the law of our side, if I say ay?"

How is Ulrich and Georg's reconciliation brought about and what happened when the men end their feud in "Interlopers"?

Ulrich and Georg have long been enemies because of a dispute over land stemming from the time of their grandfathers.  Having hated each other even as boys, the two grow up and decide to confront each other in a final battle to the death.  Both men have a group of forresters to support them, but, in a twist of fate, end up facing each other alone before a large tree.  Before they can draw their weapons, lightning strikes the tree, and the two are pinned beneath it, helpless, side-by-side.  Ulrich and Georg exchange threats and counter threats, and both hope that their own men will find them first, and will release the one and kill the other.  Their situation of forced proximity and helplessness, however, soon leads them to realize the pointlessness of their rivalry, and the two resolve to put aside their differences and become friends.

Having made peace, Ulrich and Georg anxiously await the arrival of either of their parties, so that they can be rescued and go on with their lives.  Finally, they see figures approach, but it is not either of their parties.  Ulrich and Georg's long-awaited reconciliation has come too late for either man to enjoy it.  Both men will die, because it is not hunters who approach, but wolves.

What is the meter and rhyme scheme in the poem by Mary, Lady Chudleigh "To the Ladies"?Him still must serve, him still obey,And nothing act, and...

The rhyme scheme for this poem is "aabb".

The first three lines of the poem are all iambic tetrameter; however, the last line is also tetrameter, but the problem is that it has 3 iambic feet with 1 anapest foot thrown in the middle. That's why it's confusing. The last line does not follow a regular metric foot pattern. 

In Chapter 50 of "Great Expectations," what does Herbert tell Pip about Provis, and what does Pip conclude?

Provis tells Herbert about his wife who killed another woman because the other woman showed interest in Provis. His wife then told Provis that she was going to kill their little girl. Mr. Jaggers was the wife's lawyer, and Provis never saw his little girl again. Provis says it was Pip's good deed those years ago and his approximate age of his little girl that moved him to become Pip's benefactor. Based on the story Provis tells, Pip now knows that Provis is Estella's father.

Pip goes to Mr. Jaggers to verify the story, and Mr. Jaggers tells him he never knew who Estella's father was. Jaggers doesn't want to come right out and tell Pip, but he confirms the story by giving Pip a hypothetical situation. Pip is now able to put the pieces together about Estella's parents. Mr. Jaggers advises Pip not to share his information with anyone because it would serve no purpose.

Explain the plot of the story "The Man Who Knew Belle Starr" by Richard Bausch.

“The Man Who Knew Belle Starr” by Richard Bausch assaults the western reader with a true horror story.  Belle Starr was a real criminal in the old west who lived in around southeastern Oklahoma.  She and her gang ran wild for several years until 1889 when she was ambushed, shot in the back, and killed.  This is the namesake for one of the characters in this story.

The setting involves a Dodge Charger, a roadside diner, and a ditch.  Each part of the setting plays a special part in the story. The time is modern with the main character traveling toward “he is not for sure,” but he might wind up in Las Vegas.  The atmosphere which pervades the story brings to mind the old west.  Mystery, tension, and violence fill the story’s events.

The narration is third person with a limited omniscient point of view. The story is primarily seen through the eyes and thoughts of McRae, the protagonist. The other character identifies herself as Belle Starr.

Exposition-

McRae is traveling cross country.  He has just gotten out of prison for assaulting his superior while in the army.  He received a dishonorable discharge.  He stops to pick up a girl hitchhiker.  McRae looks at her while she is asleep and finds her oddly attractive. He daydreams about sex with her.

Rising Action-

The girl sleeps for most of the day.  At dusk, McRae pulls over to a roadside diner.  Belle first tells him that she is not hungry.  He tells her she can wait in the car; however, she gets out and goes in with him.

Climax-

The diner is empty. The man who owns the diner tells the pair that he is going out of business but will fix them something to eat.  When the man brings the food, Belle brings out a gun and shoots him twice. There was nothing in the register.

McRae is shocked and realizes that the girl is extremely dangerous.  He tries to distance himself from her by offering to give her his car, but she tells him that she cannot drive. Gesturing with the gun, she tells him to drive.

Falling Action-

Belle now calls the shots.  McRae can barely contain his fear of her.  It is obvious that she has no conscience and is capable of anything. When the gas gets low, Belle tells him to drive it until it runs out of gas.  She also tells him that she has killed five and ½ people---the half was a dog. 

He suggests that they could form a gang.  

Resolution-

It is still night time. Finally, she tells McRae to pull over.  Pointing the gun at him, Belle tells him to get out of the car. Hurriedly, he rushes across in front of a large truck and makes it across the highway.

He was alive.  He lay very still…the light of the truck going on.  He heard the door close.  Carefully he got to all fours and crawled a few years away from where he had fallen.  He lay on his side, facing the embankment.  When she appeared there he almost cried out.

As he begins to run, he realizes that he has hurt his leg. She shoots at him and then reloads the gun.  He crawls into a shallow gully and tries to be a quiet as he can.  Knowing that she is following him down the embankment, McRae can only wait and hope.

Commentary

The story certainly has many of the qualities of both a gangster, western, and scary movie.  The main character is not particularly a good guy, but he would never intentionally kill anyone.  The antagonist has no conscience and kills for the pleasure of killing. Both of them are escaping their old, unhappy childhoods. 

In Chapter Six of Lord of the Flies, what falls out of the sky onto the island during the night?

In Lord of the Flies, what started out as a "Beastie" existing largely in the boys' imaginations is now becoming a reality as Sameneric are convinced that they have seen the beast. In chapter five, what the boys thought might be the beast turns out to have been Simon walking around at night. However, the talk of the beast persists and when Simon tries to explain to the boys that it may be their own fear that is driving their vivid imaginations and that the beast is "only us," the boys worry that this means there are ghosts. They cannot understand Simon's philosophical approach and talking about it in the dark does not help the situation. The situation escalates when Piggy tries to make himself understood, denying the existence of ghosts but Jack is beginning to make his presence felt and Ralph's authority is diminishing as Jack suggests that they will "hunt it down."

After Jack leaves, Simon, Piggy and Ralph hold on to the remnants of civilization and wish for rescue, with no resolution of their difficulties. However, in chapter six, the beast takes on far more sinister and real proportions because, during the night, the "sign" that Ralph wished for but could not have anticipated changes everything on the island.

There is apparently fighting far overhead, part of the war being waged. The boys have no knowledge of it since it is "fought at ten miles height." It seems that an airman has attempted to parachute out of his plane after being hit. The reader hears how "There was a sudden bright explosion and a corkscrew trail..." Unfortunately, the parachutist is dead as he "hung with dangling limbs." The wind drags the parachute in all directions and when it stops, the position is such that "the figure seemed to peer across the brow of the mountains...and bowed and sank and bowed again." Although they are supposed to have been keeping watch, the twins have been sleeping and are therefore startled by what they think they see and hear and the beast takes on a whole new identity.  

If Poe separates the mind, body, and spirit, which character represents each in "Fall of the House of Usher?"

The narrator is certainly the representation of the mind.  He approaches the house with a scientific air, and reports in detail on all that he sees.  He catalogs all the nervous fits of Roderick Usher and the physical symptoms that accompany these fits.  He refers to his visit as a "mystery" that he is trying to solve.  He also makes certain to reassure his audience of his calmness in comparison to Roderick's nervousness.

Roderick represents the spirit.  He is described physically as being pale, with weblike hair.  It is as if he is a ghost.  He is also all senses, twitchy because of his sensitivity to light and the sounds he is convinced he is continually hearing.  He exudes a supernatural air constantly, which slowly works upon the narrator.  It is as if the spirit Roderick is invading the mind of the narrator.

This leaves Madeline as the body.  She is not presented as being a sentient being - she barely appears in the story, and she never speaks.  She exists as a body in the house, and Poe makes her the victim of some unknown physical disease. 

What is the conflict and denoument of the story of "The Little Prince"?

In French denouement (don't forget that middle e!) means unknotting or untying.  This is a bit strange considering that as an English literary term, it basically has a meaning similar to resolution, which we might best explain as the tying up of loose ends at the end of a story: So we use the French word for untying to refer to tying up!  

The theme of The Little Prince is that "what is essential is invisible to the eye." This comes from the scene where the Little Prince says farewell to the Fox:

And he went back to meet the fox.

"Goodbye" he said.

"Goodbye," said the fox.  "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."  (Chapter 21).

The conflict that arises near the end of the book is the need for the narrator to let The Little Prince go.  In the real world, a pilot who survived a crash landing in the Sahara desert and met a seemingly defenseless child there would want to rescue that child and bring him back, to adopt him as it were. However, The Little Prince is not what he appears to be--he only appears a child.  He has a life he must return to, responsibilities he must take up once again.  He must protect his Rose.  He has mysterious powers, such as his knowledge that the narrator has fixed his airplane before the narrator informs him of this fact.  But then The Little Prince adds, "I, too, am going back home today . . . .It is much farther. . . It is much more difficult . . ."(82).  In order to return home on this anniversary of his arrival on Earth, The Little Prince must seemingly die--at least this body must die.  He does not want the narrator to see his apparent death, which will be by snakebite; The Little Prince tries to sneak off to meet this fate alone; however, the narrator follows him, and is told:  

"It was wrong of you to come.  You will suffer.  I shall look as if I were dead; and that will not be true . . ."

     "You understand . . . It is too far.  I cannot carry this body with me.  It is too heavy."  (86, emphasis added).

Having mysterious knowledge of events he can not see and the ability to depart this world by appearing to die while not really being dead make The Little Prince a bit of a Christ-symbol.  Perhaps he has saved the narrator from becoming like the rest of the "grown ups."  

      As for the denouement (pronounced vaguely like day-new-moan--only with a nasal constriction of the throat during the "oan" part)--there is not much: the narrator informs us that six years have passed and that he knows the Little Prince "did go back to his planet, because I did not find his body at daybreak" (89).  The discussion about whether or not the sheep has eaten the Rose or not (of course the Rose is safe) serves to stress the theme that what is essential is invisible to the eye: "Look up at the sky.  Ask yourselves: Is it yes or no?  Has the sheep eaten the flower?  And you will see how everything changes . . . And no grown-up will ever understand that this is a matter of so much importance!  In line with the Christian symbolism of a savior who teaches us what is important and then departs our world, the final note at the end of the book--in fact--after--the end of the book (note the smaller typeface) asks us to watch for the return of The Little Prince--reinforcing a gentle resemblance to Christ.  

What were the sooial and political outcomes of the end of the Vietnam War? 1. Political Outcomes: 2. Social Outcomes:

The first political outcome of the war was that Lyndon
Johnson did not try to run for president in 1968.  More long lasting effects of the war
include the fact that people trust the government much less than they used to.  This
comes in part from the feeling that the government did not tell the truth about the
war.

Socially, I think the war helped to lead to our
"culture wars" that we have today.  The people who supported the war saw themselves as
the real Americans whose values were under attack by the long-haired, anti-American
protestors.  This has helped lead to the conflict between traditional and
non-traditional people today.

What were the sooial and political outcomes of the end of the Vietnam War? 1. Political Outcomes: 2. Social Outcomes:

The first political outcome of the war was that Lyndon Johnson did not try to run for president in 1968.  More long lasting effects of the war include the fact that people trust the government much less than they used to.  This comes in part from the feeling that the government did not tell the truth about the war.

Socially, I think the war helped to lead to our "culture wars" that we have today.  The people who supported the war saw themselves as the real Americans whose values were under attack by the long-haired, anti-American protestors.  This has helped lead to the conflict between traditional and non-traditional people today.

What causes Ralph to weep at the end of the novel in "Lord of the Flies"? Besides what is said "darkness of man's heart"-- what else does Ralph...

Ralph weeps for the innocence lost from the boys on the island, the deaths of Simon and Piggy, his own death which he didn't see a way to avoid, and also for the friendship of SamnEric, the twins, who make a conscious decision not to blow the whistle on Ralph's position even though they have seen him.

At this point in the novel, everything is coming to a head and Ralph, now isolated, is finding it hard to keep emotions and the realities of it all in check.  His tears are an amazing overflow of all he has just experienced, combined with the relief of his own miraculous rescue by the naval officers who have come as an answer to the fires on the island --set not to call for help for once but to smoke the "pig" out of his hiding spot.

1)-57 rational or irrational? 2)0.60719001 rational or irrational?3)what is the answer to this:4)what is the root of 384?these are math questions....

I though that you are not allowed to ask multiple questions at a time but nevermind, I will still try and help you solve the equation.

1) -57 is rational as it is still a real number, means it is not a complex number that goes on for a few thousands digits. It is a terminating digit, means it will stop in some point of time, it won't carry on forever

2)0.60719901 is a rational number, same as negative 57. The reason is same as the above

3) 1/ sqrt121= positive 1/11 or negative 1/11 as 121 has positve and negative roots

4) sqrt384, according to three significant figures is 19.6. The more complex one is 19.59591794 and so on. It is a complex number and so an irrational number. To change it to surd, divide  384 by 6 to get 64. Then sqrt 64 to get 8. You get surd form (a)sqrt(b) of 8sqrt6, which is the same as sqrt384, but in simpler terms.

What is the attitude of Friar Laurence toward the lovers' insistence that he marry them without delay?it's somewher in Act 1 scene 4

There are a couple of places where Friar Lawrence gives
his opinion on this.  Neither of them is in Act I, Scene 4, though.  The two places are
Act II, Scene 3 and Act II, Scene 6.

Basically, Friar
Lawrence thinks that they are really rushing things.  He thinks that there is no reason
for them to be hurrying so much.

But eventually, he decides
that it makes sense to marry them even though he's not so sure about it.  He thinks that
by marrying them he might be able to get their families to stop hating each other.  He
says (Act II, Scene 3):

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In one respect I'll thy assistant be;

For this alliance may so happy prove,
To turn your households'
rancour to pure love.

What is the attitude of Friar Laurence toward the lovers' insistence that he marry them without delay?it's somewher in Act 1 scene 4

There are a couple of places where Friar Lawrence gives his opinion on this.  Neither of them is in Act I, Scene 4, though.  The two places are Act II, Scene 3 and Act II, Scene 6.

Basically, Friar Lawrence thinks that they are really rushing things.  He thinks that there is no reason for them to be hurrying so much.

But eventually, he decides that it makes sense to marry them even though he's not so sure about it.  He thinks that by marrying them he might be able to get their families to stop hating each other.  He says (Act II, Scene 3):

In one respect I'll thy assistant be;
For this alliance may so happy prove,
To turn your households' rancour to pure love.

How would you describe Bruno's character in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas? Reference answer to the book, not the movie please.

The story begins with Bruno having to move with his
family. They currently live in Berlin, but his father got a job promotion and they have
to move. Bruno is very unhappy with this, because all of his friends live in Berlin. He
thinks he will never have another friend again.

Bruno is a
very clever and adventurous young boy. He longs for adventure and thinks that in his new
home, he might find some adventure. He is a curious young boy and wants to roam about
the new place. He is also very naive. He doesn't have a clue what his father does for a
living. When he meets Schumel across the fence, he doesn't realize why the young boy is
there. He thinks Schumel is the one getting to have
fun.

"It's so
unfair. I don't see why I have to be stuck over here on this side of the fence where
there's no one to talk to and no one to play with and you get to have dozens of friends
and are probably playing for hours everyday. I'll have to speak to Father about
it."

When Bruno makes this
statement he has no idea what his new found friend's life is really like. Bruno is very
unaware of what is really happening. 

Bruno also is a very
good friend. He and Schumel develop a true friendship. When Bruno sneaks under the fence
to help his friend look for his father, he thinks he is going on another adventure. He
has no idea this will be his last adventure ever.

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And then the room went very dark and somehow,
despite all the chaos that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Schumel's
hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded to let him
go.

This line in the book is
always heart wrenching. The two young boys think they are going on an adventure, but
soon realize that this is the end. Bruno had never touched his friend before, but at the
end, they were holding hands as equals. 

How would you describe Bruno's character in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas? Reference answer to the book, not the movie please.

The story begins with Bruno having to move with his family. They currently live in Berlin, but his father got a job promotion and they have to move. Bruno is very unhappy with this, because all of his friends live in Berlin. He thinks he will never have another friend again.

Bruno is a very clever and adventurous young boy. He longs for adventure and thinks that in his new home, he might find some adventure. He is a curious young boy and wants to roam about the new place. He is also very naive. He doesn't have a clue what his father does for a living. When he meets Schumel across the fence, he doesn't realize why the young boy is there. He thinks Schumel is the one getting to have fun.

"It's so unfair. I don't see why I have to be stuck over here on this side of the fence where there's no one to talk to and no one to play with and you get to have dozens of friends and are probably playing for hours everyday. I'll have to speak to Father about it."

When Bruno makes this statement he has no idea what his new found friend's life is really like. Bruno is very unaware of what is really happening. 

Bruno also is a very good friend. He and Schumel develop a true friendship. When Bruno sneaks under the fence to help his friend look for his father, he thinks he is going on another adventure. He has no idea this will be his last adventure ever.

And then the room went very dark and somehow, despite all the chaos that followed, Bruno found that he was still holding Schumel's hand in his own and nothing in the world would have persuaded to let him go.

This line in the book is always heart wrenching. The two young boys think they are going on an adventure, but soon realize that this is the end. Bruno had never touched his friend before, but at the end, they were holding hands as equals. 

In chapters 1-3, what was Calpurnia's fault?

According to Scout, who is the narrator of the story,
Calpurnia has many faults. It is only later in the story that Scout comes to appreciate
Calpurnia, who is the family's cook. In the first chapter of the book, Scout introduces
Calpurnia. She describes the woman as being nearsighted and having to squint all the
time because of it. Scout describes Calpurnia's hands as being "wide as a bed slat and
twice as hard." This shows that Calpurnia is a disciplinarian around the Finch house,
which naturally a child would dislike and consider to be a fault. Scout considers
Calpurnia to be a bossy woman, and she describes their disagreements as "battles." The
older woman usually wins these battles, much to Scout's displeasure. Calpurnia asks
Scout "why [she] couldn’t behave as well as Jem," and she also calls her home when she
does not want to come in. These are all things that Scout hates. In the second chapter,
Scout blames Calpurnia for having her copy chapters from the Bible in neat penmanship.
Scout's teacher, Miss Caroline, disapproves of this type of handwriting. In the third
chapter, Walter Cunningham comes over for lunch and Scout is rude to him. Calpurnia
confronts her about it, which Scout does not like. The woman gives Scout a smack on her
bottom. Scout asks her father to fire Calpurnia, but he refuses. All of these things are
considered faults of Calpurnia according to Scout.

In chapters 1-3, what was Calpurnia's fault?

According to Scout, who is the narrator of the story, Calpurnia has many faults. It is only later in the story that Scout comes to appreciate Calpurnia, who is the family's cook. In the first chapter of the book, Scout introduces Calpurnia. She describes the woman as being nearsighted and having to squint all the time because of it. Scout describes Calpurnia's hands as being "wide as a bed slat and twice as hard." This shows that Calpurnia is a disciplinarian around the Finch house, which naturally a child would dislike and consider to be a fault. Scout considers Calpurnia to be a bossy woman, and she describes their disagreements as "battles." The older woman usually wins these battles, much to Scout's displeasure. Calpurnia asks Scout "why [she] couldn’t behave as well as Jem," and she also calls her home when she does not want to come in. These are all things that Scout hates. In the second chapter, Scout blames Calpurnia for having her copy chapters from the Bible in neat penmanship. Scout's teacher, Miss Caroline, disapproves of this type of handwriting. In the third chapter, Walter Cunningham comes over for lunch and Scout is rude to him. Calpurnia confronts her about it, which Scout does not like. The woman gives Scout a smack on her bottom. Scout asks her father to fire Calpurnia, but he refuses. All of these things are considered faults of Calpurnia according to Scout.

What are some allusions in "On First Looking into Chapman Homer"?"On First Looking into Chapman" by John Keats

Interestingly, John Keats, at twenty-one, could not read
Greek and was probably acquainted with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey only from having read
the translations of Alexander Pope, which apparently seemed prosy and stilted to him. 
However, after he and a friend found a more vigorous translation by the Elizabethan poet
George Chapman, Keats was enthralled and he and his friend stayed up late to read aloud
this work to each other.  Toward morning Keats wrote the sonnet "On First Looking into
Chapman's Homer" before going to bed.

Of note, too, is the
allusion to Cortez, since Balboa, not Cortez, discovered
the Pacific, as previously mentioned.  Nevertheless, this error does not detract from
the value of Keats's poem.  Another allusion is to Apollo,
the god to whom the Greeks always turned for wisdom.  He was the god of prophecy and
healing; in Oedipus Rex, Apollo is the god whom the seer Teiresias consults at Delphi. 
In the last line, Darien is alluded to; this is an ancient
name for the Isthmus of Panama.  And, of course, Keats refers to
Chapman, whose translation inspired
him.

What are some allusions in "On First Looking into Chapman Homer"?"On First Looking into Chapman" by John Keats

Interestingly, John Keats, at twenty-one, could not read Greek and was probably acquainted with Homer's Iliad and Odyssey only from having read the translations of Alexander Pope, which apparently seemed prosy and stilted to him.  However, after he and a friend found a more vigorous translation by the Elizabethan poet George Chapman, Keats was enthralled and he and his friend stayed up late to read aloud this work to each other.  Toward morning Keats wrote the sonnet "On First Looking into Chapman's Homer" before going to bed.

Of note, too, is the allusion to Cortez, since Balboa, not Cortez, discovered the Pacific, as previously mentioned.  Nevertheless, this error does not detract from the value of Keats's poem.  Another allusion is to Apollo, the god to whom the Greeks always turned for wisdom.  He was the god of prophecy and healing; in Oedipus Rex, Apollo is the god whom the seer Teiresias consults at Delphi.  In the last line, Darien is alluded to; this is an ancient name for the Isthmus of Panama.  And, of course, Keats refers to Chapman, whose translation inspired him.

Based on Homer's characterization of Odysseus, what are the virtues of a hero in The Odyssey?

Homer defined the idea of the Greek hero in both of his epic poems, the Iliad and the Odyssey.  Odysseus definitely fits the mold of a Greek hero.

A Greek hero needed to be strong and brave; willing to die in battle for a just cause; should have above-average intelligence, strength, and beauty; and would have had the gods and goddesses helping him out a great deal, as they wouldn't have bothered with humans who weren't worthy of their help.  Odysseus fits the mold perfectly.  He is actually known more for his intelligence and craftiness due to his brilliant Trojan Horse idea that made it possible for the Greeks to finally defeat the Trojans.  But he needed that same intelligence to finally make it home, having to escape from numerous enemies and creatures that wanted to delay him for a variety of reasons.

In addition to his intelligence, Odysseus proves his bravery time after time in his many battles and fights.  He also shows himself to be loyal not just to his men, but also to his family, Penelope and Telemachus.  And finally, Odysseus is one of Athena's most favored humans.  She goes to great lengths to help him in his quest to return home.  Athena would not have wasted her time on someone less than a hero.

If you haven't done so, I recommend that you read the Iliad to get a broader picture of Odysseus.  Also check the links below for more information!  Good luck!

In "Of Mice and Men", what is George's reply when the boss asks what he is trying to put over?

Steinbeck has to have a scene in which George and Lennie report to the boss. This might be called an obligatory scene, because the two men can't just move into the bunkhouse and then start to work without being interviewed and hired. It is interesting to note that the boss comes to the bunkhouse to talk to them. The normal procedure would have been for them to report to the boss at his house or wherever they could find him. This is another indication that Steinbeck was thinking ahead. He had definite plans to convert his book into a stage play. By having the boss come to the bunkhouse, Steinbeck avoided having to invent another setting, such as the boss's study or office in his house, where George and Lennie would get signed up.

The play was produced in New York in 1937, the same year the book was published. There are really only two settings needed for the stage play, which must have been a low-budget venture. Most of the action takes place in a bunkhouse, which could be represented with a few bunk beds, a big table, and a wood stove, and in the barn, which could be represented on the stage with piles of hay and very little more. Horses are represented by sound effects offstage. The horseshoe games are also represented offstage by simple sound effects which could be produced by clanging two pieces of iron against each other.

Steinbeck makes the interview in the bunkhouse dramatic by creating conflict between the boss and George. Drama is always based on conflict. The boss is angry and suspicious. He could decide to fire George and Lennie for showing up late for work. George and Lennie badly need the job because they don't have a penny between them. The boss berates George for getting there half a day late. Then he grills George about his relationship with Lennie, accusing him of taking Lennie's pay. The boss is also suspicious about what they were doing in Weed and why they quit. The boss leaves after these parting words:

"All right. But don't try to put nothing over, 'cause you can't get away with nothing. I seen wise guys before." . . . . He turned abruptly and went to the door, but before he went out he turned and looked for a long moment at the two men.

Steinbeck makes this simple matter of getting signed up interesting by creating dramatic conflict. Steinbeck even takes pains to show that the boss carries his time book in his pocket to make it easy for him to sign George and Lennie up at the bunkhouse. Ordinarily, he would have to keep a heavy book in his office with all kinds of information about his employees. 

He pulled his time book out of his pocket and opened it where a pencil was stuck between the leaves.

He closed the book. "Where you boys been working?"

The boss deliberately put the little book in his pocket. He hooked his thumbs in his belt and squinted one eye nearly closed. "Say--what you sellin'?"

All of this business with the boss's book is to avoid having to create an additional set representing an office in a ranch house where the boss transacts business and does his bookkeeping.

What is the main lesson of The Little Prince as allegory?

As an allegory Le Petit Prince by
Antoine Saint-Exupery expresses lessons of friendship and altruism.  Saint-Exupery once
wrote, etre homme, etre responsable [to be man is to be
responsible], and this expression of man's purpose is the philosophy of Saint-Exupery's
The Little Prince. The relationship that the little prince has with
his rose on the planet is pivotal to the novel as the prince learns that it is his
responsibility to the rose, rather than his love for its beauty. In fact it is this
responsiblity that drives him back to the planet and that gives his life meaning.  The
prince also learns that altruistic gestures are more rewarding than selfish
ones.

In Saint-Exupery's allegory there are unnamed
characters who symbolize certain phases of human life.  For instance, the king
represents authority, the businessman respresents greed, and the lamplighter respresents
devotion to duty. The flower is a flirtatious woman, the serpent is death, the fox
represents trickery.  For instance, it is the fox who teaches the prince about the
importance of one's responsibility to the loved one.  He explains to the prince that by
taming him, the prince has invested himself in the fox, thereby making the fox more
special to the prince.  Thus, what one gives to the loved one is more important than
what one receives in return.  Because of this lesson, the prince decides to return to
his planet where his responsibility, the rose, needs
him. 

The links below will connect you to another question
and another site on Saint-Exupery's novel which may be of help to
you.

What is the main lesson of The Little Prince as allegory?

As an allegory Le Petit Prince by Antoine Saint-Exupery expresses lessons of friendship and altruism.  Saint-Exupery once wrote, etre homme, etre responsable [to be man is to be responsible], and this expression of man's purpose is the philosophy of Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince. The relationship that the little prince has with his rose on the planet is pivotal to the novel as the prince learns that it is his responsibility to the rose, rather than his love for its beauty. In fact it is this responsiblity that drives him back to the planet and that gives his life meaning.  The prince also learns that altruistic gestures are more rewarding than selfish ones.

In Saint-Exupery's allegory there are unnamed characters who symbolize certain phases of human life.  For instance, the king represents authority, the businessman respresents greed, and the lamplighter respresents devotion to duty. The flower is a flirtatious woman, the serpent is death, the fox represents trickery.  For instance, it is the fox who teaches the prince about the importance of one's responsibility to the loved one.  He explains to the prince that by taming him, the prince has invested himself in the fox, thereby making the fox more special to the prince.  Thus, what one gives to the loved one is more important than what one receives in return.  Because of this lesson, the prince decides to return to his planet where his responsibility, the rose, needs him. 

The links below will connect you to another question and another site on Saint-Exupery's novel which may be of help to you.

How does the literary device "irony" relate to the story? What part of the story is ironic?

The irony is in the situation. Edie falls in love with Chris Watters. However, he's engaged to someone else. Watters promises to write, and so Edie waits for the letter. Since it never comes, the mailman assumes she's hanging out by the mailbox waiting for him. They end up together; that's situational irony.

Calculate the mass of water at 20 degrees C needed to lower the temperature of 750g of water at 75 degrees C to body temperature 37 degrees C?

Given that:

750 g (m1) of
water at 75 degrees C (t1) is mixed with m2 g of water at 20 degrees C (t2). This result
in the total mixture of water attaining a temperature of 37 degrees C
(t).

We have to find out the value of
m2.

The weight of total mixture = m1 +
m2

The total heat required to heat a given mass of water to
a given temperature is proportional to its mass multiplied by
temperature.

Thus heat in a given mass of water
=

H x Mass x
Temperature.

Where H = specific heat of
water.

Also total heat in mixture of the two initial
quantities of water is equal to the sum of heat in initial quantities of
water.

Thus:

H x (m1 + m2) x t
= (H x m1 x t1) + (H x m2 x t2)

Dividing all terms of the
equation by H we get:

(m1 + m2) x t = (m1 x t1) + (m2 x
t2)

substituting values of m1, t1, t2, and t in the
equation we get:

(750 + m2) x 37 = 750x75 +
m2x20

2775 + 37m2 =  56250 +
20m2

37m2 - 20m2 = 56250 -
2775

17m2 =
53475

Therefore:

m2 = 53475/17
= 3145.5882
(approximately)

Answer:

3145.5882
g of water

Calculate the mass of water at 20 degrees C needed to lower the temperature of 750g of water at 75 degrees C to body temperature 37 degrees C?

Given that:

750 g (m1) of water at 75 degrees C (t1) is mixed with m2 g of water at 20 degrees C (t2). This result in the total mixture of water attaining a temperature of 37 degrees C (t).

We have to find out the value of m2.

The weight of total mixture = m1 + m2

The total heat required to heat a given mass of water to a given temperature is proportional to its mass multiplied by temperature.

Thus heat in a given mass of water =

H x Mass x Temperature.

Where H = specific heat of water.

Also total heat in mixture of the two initial quantities of water is equal to the sum of heat in initial quantities of water.

Thus:

H x (m1 + m2) x t = (H x m1 x t1) + (H x m2 x t2)

Dividing all terms of the equation by H we get:

(m1 + m2) x t = (m1 x t1) + (m2 x t2)

substituting values of m1, t1, t2, and t in the equation we get:

(750 + m2) x 37 = 750x75 + m2x20

2775 + 37m2 =  56250 + 20m2

37m2 - 20m2 = 56250 - 2775

17m2 = 53475

Therefore:

m2 = 53475/17 = 3145.5882 (approximately)

Answer:

3145.5882 g of water

How was a literary device used in the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings"?

The author uses the literary device of imagery to completely build the character of his unusual angel.  Instead of basing his descriptions on the typical ones of grandeur, beauty, perfection, and grace, the author makes the angel much more human.  He does not create the obvious contrast between angels and humans as has been developed over the centuries.  The angel is more like a dirty, senile old man than a majestic angel with a glowing golden halo surrounding him. 

It rather reminds me of the movie Michael with John Travolta playing the angel of that name.  He is not the perfect, graceful, awe-inspiring figure we expect that Mary saw when she was told she would have a baby and it would be the Lord's child.  Quite the contrary, Travolta is very much like the old man in Garcia Marquez's story--human with the qualities of a bird.  Unclean, unkept, sloppy, old, perhaps senile and forgetful, but definitely not angelic or magical.

What was Holden's brother D.B. doing at that time in "The Catcher in the Rye"?

Holden's brother D.B. is in Hollywood, California, he writes for the movies.  Holden does not respect his brother because he believes that he should be writing serious things, like books.

So, D.B., the Hollywood scriptwriter is just another phony in Holden's life. 

Now that the end was nearer, why did the resisters stop the exodus from Buchenwald in "Daniel's Story"?

The resisters stopped the exodus from Buchenwald because, with the end at hand, they did not want to allow the Germans to massacre the Jews who remained in the camp.

Once the Germans knew that "it was all over", they began to transport large numbers of prisoners out of Buchenwald -

"April 2...rows of Jewish prisoners being marched out...perhaps to their immediate death, perhaps to other camps...On April 6, another 8,000 were marched out, non-Jews as well as Jews".

The purpose behind the exodus was to destroy evidence of German atrocities.  The resisters at first did not rebel, because they were "not strong enough to fight them yet...there (were) three thousand guards (there)".  At a clandestine Passover celebration on April 4 however, the resisters held seder and "chanted the Haggadah by heart".  The service gave them "courage to try to survive (their) present suffering", and as the Allies approached and the SS tried to escape, they organized a rebellion to save those prisoners who remained (Chapter 14).

How are all the confusions among the human lovers resolved?

In Act 3, sc. 2, Puck tricks Lysander and Demetrius into thinking each one heard the other's voice, causing them to tire themselves out by chasing the imaginary.  Soon after they fall asleep, Helena and then Hermia enter the area and both of them are tired from the all-night chasing around, so they both fall asleep.  Puck then annoints only Lysander's eyes with the nectar from the flower because Demetrius already having been annointed, has fallen in love with Helena.  Lysander though, needs to fall back in love with Hermia, so he is the one Puck annoints.  At the end of the act, all four lovers are sleeping.  In Act 4, sc. 1, Oberon, having gotten possession of the changeling child that he wanted, tells Puck to remove the spell from Titania and the ass-head from Bottom. Along with this returning to right, he tells Titania that they will put the four human lovers into a deep sleep so that when they awaken, they will think all their memories were merely a dream.  When Theseus, Hippolyta and the others come in to the scene in Act 4, the four lovers awaken and Lysander, seeing Hermia first upon waking, falls in love with her again, so now that couple is back together and Demetrius and Helena are a couple.  All is well.

What does the presence of the unnamed narrator in Ethan Frome's introduction and conclusion contribute to the effects of the novel?

As a third person narrator he's unreliable for several reasons. First of all, he doesn't ponder what Zeena or Mattie think or feel, but only how they might have appeared to Ethan in the past, and Ethan is definitely biased in favor of Mattie. Also, the narrator has already told us (in the Prologue) that his "vision" of Ethan's story is a combination his imagination and of each townsperson's "different" story (Prologue.65.; Prologue.1), which may or may not be accurate. Since none of these townspeople could have seen most of the events, they can't be considered reliable sources of information.

In the play, "The Crucible", what's the irony of Hale attempting to persuade Elizabeth that John should make a false confession?

Before Hale became disgusted with the large numbers of people who supposedly practiced witchcraft, Hale forced many other Salem residents to make a false confession. Now he is asking Elizabeth to convince John to falsely confess, not because Hale believes John is guilty but because he knows he is not. By confessing to trumped up charges of witchcraft, Proctor will save his own life. This might help ease Hale's conscience but it will ruin Proctor's reputation and his name. After talking with Elizabeth, John agrees to go along with the false confession until Danforth orders the confession nailed to the church door for all to see. Proctor realizes this will ruin his name, something he is unwilling to allow.

In Chapter 38 of "Great Expectations," what is the Richmond relationship between Pip and Estella?

 In furtherance of Miss Havisham's diabolic plan to wreak vengeance on all men for the humiliation she suffered at the hands of Compeyson who cheated her on her wedding day Estella, on her return from France as an elegant lady  is to stay in Mrs.Bandley's (a former friend of Miss Havisham) home in Richmond on the outskirts of London city. Ch.33.

Pip, however,foolishly imagines that Miss Havisham has transformed Estella into an elegant lady to prepare her to become his  wife and becomes passionately infatuated with her: "my spirit was always wandering,wandering, wandering about that house." Ch.38.

Estella, on the contrary, uses Pip only as a means of making all her other admirers jealous by pretending to be intimate with Pip while in private she would remain aloof and cold towards him. Although Pip spent a lot of his time with her,he confesses dejectedly that "they were all miseries to me. I never had one hour's happiness in her society, and yet my mind all round the four-and -twenty hours was harping on the happiness of having her with me unto death." Ch.38.

Pip's conditon in Ch.38 could be termed as pathetic, because time and again Estella warns him not to fall in love with her: "will you never take warning?"Ch.38. Pip is blind in two ways: 1. he fails to recognise that Estella is actually Molly's daughter and 2. that Estella is only a puppet in the hands of Miss Havisham to take revenge on all men. 

Why is the story called "Araby"?

‘Araby’ is the name of the bazaar, the ‘Grand Oriental Fete’, held in Dublin from 14th to 19th May, 1894. Don Gifford in his Joyce Annotated: Notes for Dubliners and A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man notes: “Araby was a poetic name for Arabia and was suggestive of the heady and sensuous romanticism of popular tales and poems about Middle East.” Joyce chooses ‘Araby’ as the title of his story because it is the place where the boy craves to go after he experiences “sensuous romanticism” and encounters epiphany.

What kind is the triangle ABC, with vertices A(-1,2), B(4,7),C(-3,6)?

To establish the type of triangle we have to check the
measures of it's angles or the length of it's sides.

In
this case, because all we have is the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle, all
we can find out is the values of the length of the triangle's
sides.

[AB] = sqrt
[(xB-xA)^2 +(yB-yA)^2]

[AB] = sqrt [(4+1)^2 +
(7-2)^2]

[AB] =
sqrt(25+25)

[AB] = sqrt
50

[AC] = sqrt
[(-3+1)^2+(6-2)^2]

[AC] = sqrt
(4+16)

[AC] = sqrt 20

[BC] =
sqrt[(-3-4)^2+(6-7)^2]

[BC] = sqrt
(49+1)

[BC] = sqrt
50

Since [AB]=[BC], the type of the triangle
is isosceles.

What kind is the triangle ABC, with vertices A(-1,2), B(4,7),C(-3,6)?

To establish the type of triangle we have to check the measures of it's angles or the length of it's sides.

In this case, because all we have is the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle, all we can find out is the values of the length of the triangle's sides.

[AB] = sqrt [(xB-xA)^2 +(yB-yA)^2]

[AB] = sqrt [(4+1)^2 + (7-2)^2]

[AB] = sqrt(25+25)

[AB] = sqrt 50

[AC] = sqrt [(-3+1)^2+(6-2)^2]

[AC] = sqrt (4+16)

[AC] = sqrt 20

[BC] = sqrt[(-3-4)^2+(6-7)^2]

[BC] = sqrt (49+1)

[BC] = sqrt 50

Since [AB]=[BC], the type of the triangle is isosceles.

What are some symbols in "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet?

There are several symbols in "The Devil and Daniel Webster." Start with some of the most central. "Jabez" means "pain" or "sorrow." That means that this man who sold his soul is a stone of pain, or a stone who can hurt—an unnatural thing that marks how wrong this is. The fact that Webster agrees to take the case, and the fact that it is argued in a court of law symbolizes the man's stature, and his willingness to tackle complicated cases. The whole idea of challenging a contract with the Devil is essentially a claim that people should be able to start over…a symbol of America.

What did the sister with the marble hands mean when she told Esperanza that she must remember to come back for the others?

The old aunts call Esperanza over and read her palm. The one with the marble hands says that when she leaves Mango Street, she must remember to return, “to come back for the others.” She tells Esperanza not to forget who she is, because she will always be Esperanza and will always be part of Mango Street.

The three aunta teach Esperanza, who had been so passionate in her desire to leave Mango Street and have a “real” house and to leave her past completely behind her, the ultimate lesson of the novel: that all of Mango Street, all of the characters who populate these stories, all of the people and places Esperanza has known have made her who and what she is. To reject it will keep her from coming back, and, the sister tells her, it is her duty to come back and help others. “A circle, understand?”

Esperanza then realizes that the wish she had made was a selfish one. We don’t know for sure what her wish was, but it’s fairly safe to assume that she wished for a “real” house, one far away from Mango Street. This is a wish that would keep her from completing the circle.

The circle is an important symbol in this vignette and in the novel as a whole. A circle is endless—it has no beginning and no end; it is complete; it is entirely equal and whole. There is no beginning and no end, but rather a continuous return. The future is always connected to the past.

Can you please help me start my essay? The topic: "Write an essay about why graduation was important to you."

You will want to get something to get the reader's attention. You could you a quote, a fact, blunt statement, a question, or a story to begin. 

What is something that sticks out to you about graduation? whether is was good or bad, what was memorable? was there a thought you had throughout the day? have you learned something as you have compared who you are now compared to who you thought you were at graduation or in high school in general?

use a quote, fact, blunt statement, question, or story to get the reader into the visual of graduation, explain the situation or thoughts, and then go into your thesis statement at the end of the intro paragraph (or page(s) depending on how long the essay needs to be.

Good luck!! Enjoy!!

In "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, what are the main events that lead up to the man's death?

The premise of the story is that a man and a dog set out for their camp, attempting to get there before dark.  The man is ill-prepared for this trip and is not wearing enough warm clothing for the temperatures he is facing. He also does not bring along the supplies he needs in case of an emergency.  Also, he does not simply let the dog take the lead when he panics and figures out he is lost.  The dog could have taken him to the camp, as is evidenced by the dog trotting off towards camp after the man dies of hypothermia at the end of the story.  

Ultimately, the aforementioned things lead to his death.  Important things that happen to contribute to his death include getting his feet wet, taking off his gloves for too long, and building a fire underneath a snow-covered tree.  

Write a character sketch of Shylock from The Merchant of Venice that has at least 4 negative and 3 positive traits.

Although critics tend to agree that Shylock is
The Merchant of Venice’s most noteworthy figure, no consensus has
been reached on whether to read him as a bloodthirsty bogeyman, a clownish Jewish
stereotype, or a tragic figure whose sense of decency has been fractured by the
persecution he endures. Certainly, Shylock is the play’s antagonist, and he is menacing
enough to seriously imperil the happiness of Venice’s businessmen and young lovers
alike. Shylock is also, however, a creation of circumstance; even in his single-minded
pursuit of a pound of flesh, his frequent mentions of the cruelty he has endured at
Christian hands make it hard for us to label him a natural born monster. In one of
Shakespeare’s most famous monologues, for example, Shylock argues that Jews are humans
and calls his quest for vengeance the product of lessons taught to him by the cruelty of
Venetian citizens. On the other hand, Shylock’s coldly calculated attempt to revenge the
wrongs done to him by murdering his persecutor, Antonio, prevents us from viewing him in
a primarily positive light. Shakespeare gives us unmistakably human moments, but he
often steers us against Shylock as well, painting him as a miserly, cruel, and prosaic
figure.

Write a character sketch of Shylock from The Merchant of Venice that has at least 4 negative and 3 positive traits.

Although critics tend to agree that Shylock is The Merchant of Venice’s most noteworthy figure, no consensus has been reached on whether to read him as a bloodthirsty bogeyman, a clownish Jewish stereotype, or a tragic figure whose sense of decency has been fractured by the persecution he endures. Certainly, Shylock is the play’s antagonist, and he is menacing enough to seriously imperil the happiness of Venice’s businessmen and young lovers alike. Shylock is also, however, a creation of circumstance; even in his single-minded pursuit of a pound of flesh, his frequent mentions of the cruelty he has endured at Christian hands make it hard for us to label him a natural born monster. In one of Shakespeare’s most famous monologues, for example, Shylock argues that Jews are humans and calls his quest for vengeance the product of lessons taught to him by the cruelty of Venetian citizens. On the other hand, Shylock’s coldly calculated attempt to revenge the wrongs done to him by murdering his persecutor, Antonio, prevents us from viewing him in a primarily positive light. Shakespeare gives us unmistakably human moments, but he often steers us against Shylock as well, painting him as a miserly, cruel, and prosaic figure.

What does Coelho mean when he says "treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents"?

What Paulo Coelho means is that through erosion ("the force of flowing water"), whatever is buried may be brought to light (like finding gemstones such as the emerald underground).  Time eventually reveals all things, no matter how "buried" they may be.  On a symbolic level, that includes all actions committed, all words spoken, all words written... nearly everything comes to light with the passage of time.  These are the "treasures uncovered".

However, just like the water eroding away to uncover what is buried, that same erosion can cause landslides or mudslides that could bury something.  Caves and mines collapse and treasures are lost.  Sometimes, something that is precious to us is lost through careless acts (like leaving something lying around that could end up getting lost), or else it is taken away by outside forces.  In this case, we know what has been lost, but we struggle with how to get it back before it is lost forever.  These are the treasures that are "buried by the same currents".  It also falls into the adage of "The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away".

In "Fahrenheit 451," why do people commit suicide so frequently in Montag's society?

Though Ray Bradubury's Fahrenheit 451 is a profoundly disturbing book in many ways, the repetition of suicide is perhaps one of the book's most chilling features. Even more disturbing is the fact that so many characters commit suicide in Bradbury's dystopia because they cannot think critically or independently. 

Consider two of the characters who commit suicide in the novel. Mildred, Montag's wife, is a typical, soulless member of future society, as she spends most of her time watching TV and generally wasting her life on meaningless entertainment. When she does try to overdose on pills, it's suggested that she simply forgot how many she had taken, thus leading to an inadvertent suicide attempt. However, thinking about this situation more critically, it's possible to assume that Mildred, despite her apparent complacence, tried to kill herself because she was trying to escape a life devoid of intellectual stimulation. Likewise, consider the anonymous woman who elects to burn along with her books, rather than losing them. Instead of losing her beloved literature and facing a life of intellectual slavery, this anonymous woman chooses death.

In both these situations, Bradbury's characters face a world full of meaningless entertainment designed to placate the masses and discourage independent thought. Ultimately, the prospect of living in such a world drives Bradbury's characters, whether they are chronically bored or in danger of losing their intellectual dignity, to suicide.

Identify one thing Hauchecorne should have said in his defense that might have helped him in "The Piece of String."

The fault of Maitre Hauchecorne of Guy de Maupassant's
"The Piece of String" is his pride, and it is this pride that makes him hide his act of
having been so "thrifty like the true Norman he was" when his rival, Maitre Malandain,
the harness maker witnesses his stooping:

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Maitre Hauchecorne felt a bit humiliated at
having been seen by his enemy scrabbling in the dirt for a bit of yearn.  He quickly
thrust his find under his smock, then into his trousers pocket' afterwards he pretended
to search the ground for something he had lost, and at last he went off toward the
marketplace with his head bent forward and his body doubled over by his aches and
pains.

Then, the tragic
mistake that Hauchecorne makes in his pride, is not admitting what he has really done
when the police sergeant questions him:

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'Maitre Hauchecorne...you were seen this morning
on the Beuzeville road picking up the pocketbook lost by Maitre Houlbreque, of
Manneville.'

'Me? Me? Me pick up that pocket book?....I
swear! I don't know anything at all about it.'

'You were
seen.'

At this point,
were Maitre Hauchecorne to admit that he bent to pick up a piece of string, he may have
been able to redeem himself, especially if he explained why and had witnesses to testify
to his habitually frugal nature.  However, the first action of trying to dissemble what
he was doing as he stooped in order to deceive M. Malandain was probably the cause of
the lack of credibility in anything that M. Hauchecorne declares after
this.

In his story, Maupassant presents the natural
distrust of the peasants for one another; also, as he expressed in his story "The
Necklace," Maupassant implies, "How small a thing is needed to make or ruin us!" So,
perhaps, there may have been nothing M. Hauchecorne could have done because of the
suspicion with which the peasants regard one another. After all, they still suspect M.
Hauchecorne even after the wallet is found.  Nevertheless, his lies are certainly his
further unraveling, for in his desperate attempts to regain his credibility, he is
mentally destroyed as well as socially.

Identify one thing Hauchecorne should have said in his defense that might have helped him in "The Piece of String."

The fault of Maitre Hauchecorne of Guy de Maupassant's "The Piece of String" is his pride, and it is this pride that makes him hide his act of having been so "thrifty like the true Norman he was" when his rival, Maitre Malandain, the harness maker witnesses his stooping:

Maitre Hauchecorne felt a bit humiliated at having been seen by his enemy scrabbling in the dirt for a bit of yearn.  He quickly thrust his find under his smock, then into his trousers pocket' afterwards he pretended to search the ground for something he had lost, and at last he went off toward the marketplace with his head bent forward and his body doubled over by his aches and pains.

Then, the tragic mistake that Hauchecorne makes in his pride, is not admitting what he has really done when the police sergeant questions him:

'Maitre Hauchecorne...you were seen this morning on the Beuzeville road picking up the pocketbook lost by Maitre Houlbreque, of Manneville.'

'Me? Me? Me pick up that pocket book?....I swear! I don't know anything at all about it.'

'You were seen.'

At this point, were Maitre Hauchecorne to admit that he bent to pick up a piece of string, he may have been able to redeem himself, especially if he explained why and had witnesses to testify to his habitually frugal nature.  However, the first action of trying to dissemble what he was doing as he stooped in order to deceive M. Malandain was probably the cause of the lack of credibility in anything that M. Hauchecorne declares after this.

In his story, Maupassant presents the natural distrust of the peasants for one another; also, as he expressed in his story "The Necklace," Maupassant implies, "How small a thing is needed to make or ruin us!" So, perhaps, there may have been nothing M. Hauchecorne could have done because of the suspicion with which the peasants regard one another. After all, they still suspect M. Hauchecorne even after the wallet is found.  Nevertheless, his lies are certainly his further unraveling, for in his desperate attempts to regain his credibility, he is mentally destroyed as well as socially.

Why are the order of events in "Sonny's Blues" written in this manner? Is it effective?

The order of events in "Sonny's Blues" involves present time narrative and flashbacks to earlier times that come in the form of the narrator's memories. The story starts at a near-past moment in time when Sonny's brother finds out Sonny has been arrested. The narrative stays there for awhile with at least one brief interjection of a past memory. During a conversation in that same time period, the brother briefly looks forward to the future by means of a question asked about what will happen to Sonny next.

The story progresses through the narrator's life from that day onward until he suffers a family catastrophe in which his daughter dies. This brings thoughts of Sonny to his mind and he goes to see Sonny after he is released from prison. They continue together in that present time for awhile, then a major flashback interrupts, taking the narrative back to when they were boys watching the darkening sky darken the faces of the adults they love. The boys are frightened by the darkening effect, and this represents a symbol of the suffering that is and that is to come, especially for Sonny.

This flashback is followed by a short flash forward in time to a conversation between Sonny's brother and their mother. She tells about their family with the objective of impressing him with the importance of brotherhood and the necessity of taking care of Sonny as the younger of the two. She extracts a promise form him that he will always help Sonny. It is this promise that sets up the brother's major conflict because he does not know how to help Sonny. Another near-time flash forward recalls Sonny's choice for jazz and blues music over classical music, which his brother thought was a form of music beneath him (it turns out he may have been right because, despite the degree or emotional freedom it gives Sonny, it has helped to bind him to the impoverished and dangerous neighborhood of their childhood).

The story ends by returning to the time following Sonny's imprisonment. This leads to the climax of "Sonny's Blues," which is the conversation between them during which the older brother listens to Sonny's point of view for the first time and learns that Sonny strives to learn from his suffering, caused by flagrant racism, instead of railing against it, and that the blues helps him to do this by allowing him to take control--if only for a time--of the suffering and owning it instead of being owned--drowned--by it. The narrative's falling action moves forward chronologically from there to another near-time event in which they go to a jazz club together and Sonny's playing gives both brothers the beginning of release from their shackles of suffering.

How did Papà die in the book In the Time of the Butterflies?

After Minerva rebuffs Trujillo's advances at the Discovery Day Dance, Papa is put into jail.  Before the family can secure his release he suffers a stroke or heart attack.  It is believed that he receives inadequate care while in prison, caushing his health to deteriorate, and he begins to lose his mind.  During the period after his incarceration, he is incoherent and senile, apparently suffering from some form of what today is known as dementia.  His health continues to decline, and dies in 1953.

What is the plot of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

 

Beginning:
The narrator
refers to an "astonishing story" he is about to tell, and we know that it has to do with
Mr. Button's first born.
Rising action leading to conflict:
Benjamin
Button is born and they realize his face is that of an old man. He is rejected by his
father, and society as a whole rejects him. However, he is taken in a retirement home,
where he is with his "equals".
Continuing action:
The story is not
narrated directly stating that BB is actually getting younger, but as the story grows,
even the main character is surprised by this fact, as so is the
reader.
Climax:
There are several intense moments in the story, from
the moment he met Hildegarde to when he was found as a young kid. For a short story,
this is not as common, and it is very hard to determine. However, the meeting with H.
was what probably created the most suspense prior to its happening.
Falling
Action
The falling action must be after his wedding to Hildegarde, because
everything after that points out to his making the choice of battling what curses him,
and facing it. He knew what was going to happen next, and that at some point he would
have to abandon her. We also know that, the younger he gets, the closest he is to death.
'
Conclusion/End
Benjamin does get younger and younger until his
life ends.
The end is difficult to discern because of the way the author
narrates it. He makes death look like a transition much like birth: It involves light
and darkness, basic emotions and feelings, and the fact that he simply forgot everything
prior, because now he is a newborn (about to die).
It is interesting, however,
how life and death mirror each other in description. It is perhaps the moment of the
story to which somehow we can relate:
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There were no troublesome
memories in his childish sleep; no token came to him of his brave days at college, of
the glittering years when he flustered the hearts of many girls. There were only the
white, safe walls of his crib and Nana and a man who came to see him sometimes, and a
great big orange ball that Nana pointed at just before his twilight bed hour and called
"sun."

[…]

And then he remembered nothing. When he was hungry
he cried—that was all. Through the noons and nights he breathed and over him there were
soft mumblings and murmurings that he scarcely heard, and faintly differentiated smells,
and light and darkness.

What is the plot of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?

 

Beginning:
The narrator refers to an "astonishing story" he is about to tell, and we know that it has to do with Mr. Button's first born.
Rising action leading to conflict:
Benjamin Button is born and they realize his face is that of an old man. He is rejected by his father, and society as a whole rejects him. However, he is taken in a retirement home, where he is with his "equals".
Continuing action:
The story is not narrated directly stating that BB is actually getting younger, but as the story grows, even the main character is surprised by this fact, as so is the reader.
Climax:
There are several intense moments in the story, from the moment he met Hildegarde to when he was found as a young kid. For a short story, this is not as common, and it is very hard to determine. However, the meeting with H. was what probably created the most suspense prior to its happening.
Falling Action
The falling action must be after his wedding to Hildegarde, because everything after that points out to his making the choice of battling what curses him, and facing it. He knew what was going to happen next, and that at some point he would have to abandon her. We also know that, the younger he gets, the closest he is to death. '
Conclusion/End
Benjamin does get younger and younger until his life ends.
The end is difficult to discern because of the way the author narrates it. He makes death look like a transition much like birth: It involves light and darkness, basic emotions and feelings, and the fact that he simply forgot everything prior, because now he is a newborn (about to die).
It is interesting, however, how life and death mirror each other in description. It is perhaps the moment of the story to which somehow we can relate:

There were no troublesome memories in his childish sleep; no token came to him of his brave days at college, of the glittering years when he flustered the hearts of many girls. There were only the white, safe walls of his crib and Nana and a man who came to see him sometimes, and a great big orange ball that Nana pointed at just before his twilight bed hour and called "sun."

[…]

And then he remembered nothing. When he was hungry he cried—that was all. Through the noons and nights he breathed and over him there were soft mumblings and murmurings that he scarcely heard, and faintly differentiated smells, and light and darkness.

What do Scout and Jem learn about prejudice from Atticus? Is the end of the book optimistic in regard to the end of racial prejudice?In your...

Scout and Jem learn much about race relations from Atticus.  They see from his example that he believes that racial prejudice is wrong.  Atticus treats everyone with respect, black or white, and he does his best for Tom Robinson even knowing that he had little chance of winning the case and that his active defense was going to bring trouble for him and his children.  Scout, Jem, and the rest of the crowd in the courthouse learn more about Atticus' view of Racial Prejudice from his closing at the trial where he makes a resounding statement against racial prejudice and for Jefferson's assertion that all men are created equal.  Unfortunately, many in the jury were not ready for that message, and Robinson was convicted.

Despite Robinson's conviction and eventual murder, I believe the ending is hopeful.  Although not all are ready to admit that racial prejudice is wrong, many did support Tom Robinson including his employer, Judge Taylor (who appointed Atticus to the case), and even Heck Tate.  There were also all the people who left food or other items in support of Atticus.  Finally, as Miss Maudie points out, everyone knew Atticus would not win but he managed to keep the jury out, thinking about the case, and that in itself was progress.

Con anyone explain to me the plot of Act 2 Scene 2 of "Manfred"?I have no idea what is going on, and I need to know so I can perform a monolouge...

Manfred is upset all through the play and it appears to be because of the death of his sister Astarte.

In A:2S:2, Manfred is looking out at the morning and sees a beautiful rainbow. He is very melancholy and indicates that he doesn’t want to see this beautiful site alone. He decides to summon a witch.

He gives the audience the background to how he is feeling. He explains to the witch how he grew up feeling alone and he was really only content when he was in the woods and mountains alone. He always felt insecure because he has supernatural powers. He shares with the witch that there was only one woman he could relate to, and that he loved her. This woman is also the source of all his anguish, "the core of his heart's grief".

After Manfred opens up to the witch, she becomes angry. She yells at him and tells him he is ungrateful for his supernatural powers. He hates his abilities because they isolate him from other humans. In anger, the witch tells him to go away and keep hoping for mortality. He says he wants to witch to "wake the dead or lay me low with them.” He wanted the witch to call Astarte into a ghost form on Earth, so he would be able to speak with her or to be mortal and die. As he is saying this, Manfred would be tense and have confidence in his voice. Finally, the witch says she can help if he will bend his will to her and become her “slave”. At this point in the play Manfred becomes angry and arrogant.

Point out and explain any allusions in "Dulce et Decorum." What is their function?

I can find only one allusion in the poem. The title and the last two lines:

The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est
Pro patria mori.

The "old Lie" is that "it is sweet and fitting to die for your country," which is an allusion to Odes iii.2.13 by the Roman poet Horace. 

How sweet and fitting it is to die for your native land:
Death pursues the man who flees,
spares not the hamstrings or cowardly backs
Of battle-shy youths.

Latin was a part of most secondary school curricula before World War I, and this expression would have been well known. Owens points out how horrific war is and that it is not "sweet and fitting."

What are some character traits of Friar Lawrence in Romeo and Juliet?

The Friar is one of the most trustworthy characters you'll find in the play, second only to Balthasar, most likely.  He is certainly Romeo's confidant, and eventually becomes Juliet's when she can no longer count on the nurse to help her relationship with Romeo.  The Friar is well respected in the town by everyone, it seems.  After the events of the play, he is very open and honest about what has occurred and is granted absolution from the Prince.  Because it was the Friar who arranged the meetings between R and J, there's a good chance that he could have smoothed over any anger had his plans between the two lovers worked out.

Why and how does Billy commit suicide in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"?

Billy commits suicide by slashing his throat with some instruments he finds in a doctor's desk.  He kills himself because Nurse Ratched humiliates him and threatens him with his greatest fear - his mother's derision and disapproval - after she catches him with a prostitute.

In an elaborate scheme, McMurtry had arranged to bring Candy, a call girl, onto the ward so that thirty-one-year-old Billy can have his first experience with a woman.  Billy has a sick, almost incestuous relationship with his mother, who is ironically a good friend of Nurse Ratched.  Billy's mother exercises complete psychological control over him, regularly leading him by the hand and caressing his head in her lap. When he tells her his dreams of going to college and finding a wife, she scoffs, saying he "has scads of time for things like that", and when he points out his age she protests in disbelief, telling him "do I look like the mother of a middle-aged man?" 

The author is clear in demonstrating that it is his mother and the institution she supports that are causing Billy's mental illness.  Billy gains a modicum of confidence after his experience with Candy, but Nurse Ratched quickly and ruthlessly knocks him down by striking at his weakest point.  Unable to bear the thought of being shamed before his mother, Billy kills himself (Part 4).

Why is it important for a medical assistant to be knowledgeable about other allied health care professionals and their primary duties?

Interdisciplinary care is very important in today's health care.  Interdisciplinary care is the care given to a patient by all health care professionals involved in the patients care including physicians, specialists, social workers, nurses, nursing assistance, therapists, medical assistants, etc.  It is important to understand what the duties and roles of other health care professionals are and how these relate or overlap the duties of others such as the medical assistant.  This helps in the plan of care for the patient and in settings such as the hospital or nursing homes all or some of these health care professionals are involved in treatment team or care planning conferences that collaborates and plans care for that patient.  These meetings also can assign certain goals of the patients care to different types of health care professionals.  Such as a patients need for outside resources would most likely be designated to the social worker.  Patients need for education on medicines or the illness could be assigned to the nursing staff and education regarding lab or test results would be assigned to the physicians.

As people are living longer and often have very complicated cases with multiple issues and health problems interdisciplinary care is more important than ever.

What is the theme of the story “Trifles” written by Susan Glaspell?

The two primary themes of "Trifles" are gender differences and isolation.  First, gender differences is important because women were treated differently during the time period in which this story is set.  Women's duties were in the household and their opinions weren't taken seriously many times by men.  Men thought that women were concerned with nothing but "trivial" things like cooking, cleaning, gossip, etc.  Women's intelligence was underestimated by men, so when they had "intelligent" thoughts or expressed their opinions about "serious" subjects, they weren't taken seriously.

Another theme is isolation.  Mrs. Wright led a very isolated life at home.  She wasn't able to "bloom" like she wanted to through her music, for example.  Mr. Wright suppressed the things his wife loved and prevented her from having her own interests, etc.  The fact that Mr. Wright killed her beloved canary was the last straw. This sent Mrs. Wright over the edge:

...Minnie Foster’s whole life changed when she married John. They lived in a gloomy farmhouse ‘‘down in a hollow’’ where Minnie couldn’t even see the road. No one came to visit, and she did not go out. The couple was childless, and John killed the only other life in the house: the canary his wife bought to sing to her and ease her lonely mind.

What bothers Holden about Mercutio's death in Romeo and Juliet?He seems to take a liking to Mercutio than to Romeo, I never read Romeo and Juliet...

Of all the characters in William Shakespeare’s
Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, it seems very likely that Salinger’s
Catcher in the Rye character Holden Caulfield would identify most
with Mercutio. This is probably why he is bothered by his
death.

Like Mercutio, Holden is not tied up in a
relationship throughout the play, as Romeo is. Mercutio is possibly the most likable
character in the play. Although he doesn’t last long, his speaking parts are filled with
humor—which is another way in which he resembles Holden. Holden’s first person narration
is intended to inform us, but also to be entertaining, and in this vein he makes a lot
of surprising statements. So does Mercutio. Some of Mercutio’s statements are of a
sexual nature, such as:

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Now will he [referring to Romeo] sit under a
medlar tree

And wish his mistress were that kind of
fruit

As maids call medlars when they laugh
alone.

The humor here is in
the word “medlar,” which is a kind of fruit, but also sometimes used to refer to female
sexuality.

Holden makes a lot of sexual references in the
book, and it’s obvious that he has sex on his mind at times. He probably finds
Mercutio’s jokes funny because he seems to be thinking the same
way.

Finally, as the first post above noted, Mercutio is
killed through no fault of his own. Holden sees himself the same way. His problems in
prep school, and he has had plenty, seem to him to always be somebody else’s fault. It’s
the “phonies” who cause his problems, not his own impetuous
actions.

What bothers Holden about Mercutio's death in Romeo and Juliet?He seems to take a liking to Mercutio than to Romeo, I never read Romeo and Juliet...

Of all the characters in William Shakespeare’s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, it seems very likely that Salinger’s Catcher in the Rye character Holden Caulfield would identify most with Mercutio. This is probably why he is bothered by his death.

Like Mercutio, Holden is not tied up in a relationship throughout the play, as Romeo is. Mercutio is possibly the most likable character in the play. Although he doesn’t last long, his speaking parts are filled with humor—which is another way in which he resembles Holden. Holden’s first person narration is intended to inform us, but also to be entertaining, and in this vein he makes a lot of surprising statements. So does Mercutio. Some of Mercutio’s statements are of a sexual nature, such as:

Now will he [referring to Romeo] sit under a medlar tree

And wish his mistress were that kind of fruit

As maids call medlars when they laugh alone.

The humor here is in the word “medlar,” which is a kind of fruit, but also sometimes used to refer to female sexuality.

Holden makes a lot of sexual references in the book, and it’s obvious that he has sex on his mind at times. He probably finds Mercutio’s jokes funny because he seems to be thinking the same way.

Finally, as the first post above noted, Mercutio is killed through no fault of his own. Holden sees himself the same way. His problems in prep school, and he has had plenty, seem to him to always be somebody else’s fault. It’s the “phonies” who cause his problems, not his own impetuous actions.