What is the outcome of the trial in To Kill a Mockingbird?

Despite the fact that Atticus has clearly cast doubt on the testimony of both Bob Ewell and his daughter Mayella, showing that Tom, with one crippled hand, could not have delivered the blow that left a bruise on Mayella's face, the jury finds him guilty. They do so, it seems, out of pure racism--a black man simply could not receive a fair trial in Maycomb. More specifically, it seems that Tom's compassion for Mayella was...

Despite the fact that Atticus has clearly cast doubt on the testimony of both Bob Ewell and his daughter Mayella, showing that Tom, with one crippled hand, could not have delivered the blow that left a bruise on Mayella's face, the jury finds him guilty. They do so, it seems, out of pure racism--a black man simply could not receive a fair trial in Maycomb. More specifically, it seems that Tom's compassion for Mayella was his undoing before the jury. Gilmer, the prosecutor, makes a great show of casting scorn on his apparent sympathy for the girl, who lives a miserable life in desperate poverty with an abusive and lazy father. But Mayella is white, and when Tom says he stopped to help her, because he felt sorry for her, Scout observes that the jury would not look kindly on his sympathy, and they would never believe that he had no ulterior motive (in this case, sexual desire for a white woman) for helping her. Tom later will attempt to escape from jail rather than awaiting an appeal, which Atticus thinks he can win, and is shot and killed in the process. 

What are three examples of matter that do not exactly fit into one of the usual three phases?

The three usual phases of matter are solids, liquids, and gases. However, there is a fourth and less commonly mentioned phase of matter that is called plasma. In fact, plasma is the most abundant matter in the universe as a whole. However, since plasma is rarely found on Earth, it is not mentioned as often as the other three states of matter. Stars, the sun, gases in fluorescent lamps and signs, and lightning are...

The three usual phases of matter are solids, liquids, and gases. However, there is a fourth and less commonly mentioned phase of matter that is called plasma. In fact, plasma is the most abundant matter in the universe as a whole. However, since plasma is rarely found on Earth, it is not mentioned as often as the other three states of matter. Stars, the sun, gases in fluorescent lamps and signs, and lightning are all examples of the plasma state of matter.

Plasma is the hottest of all the phases of matter. Plasma is considered to be an ionized gas that has equal amounts of positively and negatively charged ions. This ionic property of plasma causes plasma to be strongly influenced by electric and magnetic fields.

Which of the following features would be used to construct a phylogenic tree? A. homologous structures B. fossil record data C. DNA-DNA...

The answer to your question is option (d). Homologous structures, fossil record data, DNA-DNA hybridization, and amino acid sequences are all features used to construct a phylogenetic tree.

Phylogenetic trees are like family trees. They show the evolutionary ancestry of different “clades”. A major branch that juts off the main trunk of a phylogenetic tree is considered a clade. A clade is group of similar organisms that are thought to have evolved from a common...

The answer to your question is option (d). Homologous structures, fossil record data, DNA-DNA hybridization, and amino acid sequences are all features used to construct a phylogenetic tree.

Phylogenetic trees are like family trees. They show the evolutionary ancestry of different “clades”. A major branch that juts off the main trunk of a phylogenetic tree is considered a clade. A clade is group of similar organisms that are thought to have evolved from a common ancestor.

Phylogeny uses the three broad categories of morphology, genetics, and behavior to find similarities between and classify organisms into groups.

Options (a) and (b) in your question related to the morphology realm of phylogeny. Fossil records can reveal homologous structures. Homologous structures are structures that have similar mechanical designs, but are found in different organisms. Animals that share homologous structures are thought to also share a common ancestor. The arm of a human, leg of a dog, and fin of a whale are examples of homologous structures.

Options (c) and (d) lie within the genetics realm of phylogeny. The more DNA or amino acid sequences two species share, the more closely related they are thought to be.

√5/4,√3/2,√7/4. Find the formula for this sequence. √ this symbol means square root

Hello!

I think that the root sign acts on entire fractions, i.e. we have the sequence

`sqrt(5/4),` `sqrt(3/2),` `sqrt(7/4).`

Let's express the second fraction as `6/4` and the sequence becomes

`sqrt(5/4), sqrt(6/4), sqrt(7/4).`

Now the rule is obvious: n-th term is `sqrt((n+4)/4)` if we start from `n=1.` This is the same as `sqrt(1+n/4).`

That said, there are infinitely many possible formulas for these three numbers, even among polynomial formulas.

Hello!

I think that the root sign acts on entire fractions, i.e. we have the sequence

`sqrt(5/4),` `sqrt(3/2),` `sqrt(7/4).`

Let's express the second fraction as `6/4` and the sequence becomes

`sqrt(5/4), sqrt(6/4), sqrt(7/4).`

Now the rule is obvious: n-th term is `sqrt((n+4)/4)` if we start from `n=1.` This is the same as `sqrt(1+n/4).`

That said, there are infinitely many possible formulas for these three numbers, even among polynomial formulas.

Which of the following is a power delegated to the states?

I assume there should be a list of choices included in this question. Since there are none given, I will give examples of powers delegated to the states.

In the Constitution, some powers are set aside for the federal government. Only the federal government has certain powers, which are called the enumerated powers. Some powers are set aside only for the states, which are called the reserved powers. The state and the federal government share...

I assume there should be a list of choices included in this question. Since there are none given, I will give examples of powers delegated to the states.

In the Constitution, some powers are set aside for the federal government. Only the federal government has certain powers, which are called the enumerated powers. Some powers are set aside only for the states, which are called the reserved powers. The state and the federal government share some powers, which are called the concurrent powers.

The reserved powers are the ones set aside only for the state government. These include making decisions regarding education within a state, determining punishments for crimes for breaking state laws, and determining trade policies within a state. The state government, not the federal government, would determine education policy within a state. The number school days that exist in a school year is a decision made at the state level. The same is true for what the punishments would be for breaking a state law. The reserved powers are those set aside for the state government.

Why does the neighbor focus on the importance of fences in “Mending Wall” by Robert Frost?

In Robert Frost's "Mending Wall," the neighbor thinks it is a good idea to have a fence marking off each man's property so they will definitively know where the borders of their properties lie. This way, no one will trespass and each man will respect the other's property, causing no conflicts. For these reasons, the neighbor declares, "Good fences make good neighbors."

At the same time that the speaker is exasperated by the neighbor's insistence...

In Robert Frost's "Mending Wall," the neighbor thinks it is a good idea to have a fence marking off each man's property so they will definitively know where the borders of their properties lie. This way, no one will trespass and each man will respect the other's property, causing no conflicts. For these reasons, the neighbor declares, "Good fences make good neighbors."

At the same time that the speaker is exasperated by the neighbor's insistence that they rebuild the fence, he, too, repeatedly pursues his idea: "Something there is that doesn't love a wall." He questions the need to mend the wall as he observes that his "apple trees will never get across" the fence and "eat the cones under his pines." Then, he pointedly asks his neighbor a question about the stone wall they reconstruct each year: Why does this fence "make good neighbors?" His neighbor, who the speaker now perceives as "like an old-stone savage armed," simply repeats his father's saying, "Good fences make good neighbors." Rebuilding the stone fence is tradition, and the man will not break from this customary act.
 
Interestingly, too, while the two men work together, there is a psychological wall between them.

How can I compare the political systems of two states? I have to use at least four dimensions of the political system and find correlations between...

Although it is slightly ambiguous, I will assume the question isn't specifically referring to the US. Hence, by "states," the question is not referring to US states (e.g. Ohio, California, etc.), but to nation-states (e.g. United States, South Africa, China, Brazil), or what is commonly called "countries” in the US.

One way to think about the dimensions of political systems between states is to bracket your investigation into solely "democratic regimes." Within the political system...

Although it is slightly ambiguous, I will assume the question isn't specifically referring to the US. Hence, by "states," the question is not referring to US states (e.g. Ohio, California, etc.), but to nation-states (e.g. United States, South Africa, China, Brazil), or what is commonly called "countries” in the US.

One way to think about the dimensions of political systems between states is to bracket your investigation into solely "democratic regimes." Within the political system of democracy, there are multiple dimensions of variability including the make up of the executive branch (head of government or head of state), the legislative branch (unicameral or bicameral), the judiciary branch (concrete or abstract review), legislative-executive relations (parliamentary or presidential system), and electoral systems (multimember districts or proportional representation). In addition to democracies, other political systems include those such as personal dictatorships, military regimes, one-party regimes, theocracies, communist regimes, corporatism, clientism, and totalitarian regimes.

One way to think about political performance is to think about the intended functions of particular political structures. Many textbooks use the following dimensions as a classification/evaluative schema: 1) political socialization, 2) political recruitment, 3) political communication, 4) interest articulation, 5) interest aggregation 6) policymaking, 7) policy implementation and adjudication.

Why is there a flashback in "The Bet" by Anton Chekhov?

Chekhov masterfully uses flashback in order to condense time and filter out details that do not focus upon the psychological development of the main characters and the theme.

Often when reading a novel, readers turn back to earlier chapters and re-read them because the relevance of some passages has deepened as the narrative develops. In shorter works of fiction, authors often use flashbacks as tools to help people "re-read" what needs to be understood, as...

Chekhov masterfully uses flashback in order to condense time and filter out details that do not focus upon the psychological development of the main characters and the theme.

Often when reading a novel, readers turn back to earlier chapters and re-read them because the relevance of some passages has deepened as the narrative develops. In shorter works of fiction, authors often use flashbacks as tools to help people "re-read" what needs to be understood, as well as to filter out non-essential details. Flashbacks benefit a narrative when knowledge of conditions or actions from the past can be used to provide significance to present conditions in the narrative or to underscore theme.

In his story "The Bet," Anton Chekhov illustrates the vanity of the desires of man. The young lawyer believed that life in isolation would be no real sacrifice and he would profit greatly with his reward at the end of his term. But what he really learned is that without human contact, such things as books, music, writing, languages, theology, and history are of little value without anyone with whom to exchange ideas and share the emotions that these studies evoke.

Through the use of flashback, the older and wiser banker looks back upon the time of the bet and he realizes,

On my part it was the caprice of a pampered man, and on his part, simple greed for money...

In a similar fashion, the letter written by the lawyer who has spent fifteen years in isolation explores his wisdom gained from experience as he looks backward. After an impulsive wager affected so much of their lives, both of these men now realize how shallow and vain their thinking has been all these years.

Who is the aunt who has a fishing pole and says "Do-o-o Jee-sus" when mad?

Dill Harris's Aunt Rachel Haverford is the character who says, "Do-o-o Jee-sus."

Miss Rachel Haverford lives next door to the Finches; every summer Dill Harris comes to live with her because his parents do not want to spend time with him. In Chapter 6, Jem and Scout sit by Miss Rachel's fishpool with Dill on Dill's last night in Maycomb. But, when they arrive, Dill wants Jem to sneak up on the Radley porch and peek...

Dill Harris's Aunt Rachel Haverford is the character who says, "Do-o-o Jee-sus."

Miss Rachel Haverford lives next door to the Finches; every summer Dill Harris comes to live with her because his parents do not want to spend time with him. In Chapter 6, Jem and Scout sit by Miss Rachel's fishpool with Dill on Dill's last night in Maycomb. But, when they arrive, Dill wants Jem to sneak up on the Radley porch and peek into a window. Jem does so, but as he tries to leave, he makes a step creak. Frightened, he tries to run but catches his pants on a wire fence and must remove them to escape.

When the neighbors hear a shotgun fired, they run outside to learn what has occurred; Mr. Nathan Radley is standing with a shotgun broken over his arm. The children come up because they realize that Atticus will wonder where they are. When Atticus asks Jem where his pants are, Dill volunteers, "We were playin' strip poker up yonder by the fishpool."

Miss Rachel is appalled that Dill would be playing cards: "Do-o-o Jee-sus, Dill Harris! Gamblin' by my fishpool? I'll strip-poker you, sir!"

What do Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters surmise has caused Minnie Wright to murder her husband? What enables them to...

Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters figure out a lot about Mrs. Wright in the story. They discuss, first off, what Mrs. Wright was like when she was younger. She was involved with a choir, was seen around town and was generally happy, but Mr. Wright hated her singing and made her stop.

When they find the broken birdcage, the door is ripped off, presumably in anger. This shows that Mr. Wright was in a fit...

Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters figure out a lot about Mrs. Wright in the story. They discuss, first off, what Mrs. Wright was like when she was younger. She was involved with a choir, was seen around town and was generally happy, but Mr. Wright hated her singing and made her stop.

When they find the broken birdcage, the door is ripped off, presumably in anger. This shows that Mr. Wright was in a fit of rage and wanted to once again put a stop to the singing of the bird, just as he had with his wife. If he weren't angry, he would have opened the door, but since it is ripped off, this shows the rage he felt.

Then they find the bird in the nice box, as if Mrs. Wright were going to bury it. It's neck is broken and the head is backwards, once again showing the rage of Wright. And how did Wright die? He was strangled, just like the bird.

They differ from the men in a very simple way. The men are looking for a motive, but are not thinking like a woman of that time period. They check outside, they check the bedroom, but ignore anything that they think of as feminine. The women, on the other hand, notice the birdcage because it is hidden in the kitchen, a room the men ignore except to say Mrs. Wright wasn't much of a cleaner. They find the bird in her sewing basket, another spot the men don't think to check. Even the quilt, which the men joke about, is proof something was bothering her.

This shows the gender roles of the time period. Men expected women to do "women" things like cooking and cleaning, when ironically the women solve the whole murder and are the smarter of the genders in this story.

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Is Okonkwo a victim of a bad chi, or does he cause his own difficulties?

While it could be argued that Chinua Achebe depicts some events in a manner that suggests that Okonkwo is a victim of the Igbo gods, I argue that Okonkwo has brought about many of his own hardships through his stubborn nature. Okonkwo is staunch and inflexible in the face of the great change that sweeps over Umuofia, and this, in part, leads to his eventual downfall. Early in Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is described...

While it could be argued that Chinua Achebe depicts some events in a manner that suggests that Okonkwo is a victim of the Igbo gods, I argue that Okonkwo has brought about many of his own hardships through his stubborn nature. Okonkwo is staunch and inflexible in the face of the great change that sweeps over Umuofia, and this, in part, leads to his eventual downfall. Early in Things Fall Apart, Okonkwo is described as a man driven by fear:

"Perhaps down in his heart Okonkwo was not a cruel man. But his whole life was dominated by fear, the fear of failure and of weakness" (13)

This sets up the fact that Okonkwo is determined to be a "manly" warrior, and his bellicose personality serves as the main source of friction in the novel.

Moreover, nearly every single event that afflicts Okonkwo and his family is the direct result of Okonkwo's actions. It is not a "bad chi" that forces Okonkwo to accidentally kill a young clansman. Indeed, his wife mocks his handling of guns earlier in the novel (38-39). He is not talented with guns: "He was not a hunter. In fact, he had not killed a rat with his gun" (38). Thus, Achebe foreshadows the events that eventually push Oknokwo and his family into exile, and this event--alongside many other happenings in the novel--cannot be blamed on bad chi or malevolent gods. The blame falls largely on Okonkwo and the fact that he is afraid of change.

Poverty In A Christmas Carol

Dickens was inspired to write A Christmas Carol after reading about the plight of poor children in the industrial towns of Northern England. As a result, we find many descriptions of poverty in the text.

In the first stave, for example, two gentlemen call on Scrooge and request that he makes a charitable donation to their collection for the poor. In the conversation which follows, we hear of the poor in workhouse and prisons, forced to live in squalor and to go without the necessities and comforts of life. 

Next, in the third stave, we find a description of Scrooge's employee, Bob Cratchit, and his family. Though they enjoy the Christmas season and are full of cheer and good-will, they are still classed as paupers:

"They were not well dressed; their shoes were far from being water-proof; their clothes were scanty; and Peter might have known, and very likely did, the inside of a pawnbroker's."

From here, the Ghost of Christmas Present takes Scrooge to see a family of miners. Here, in the "bowels of  the earth," the miner lives in a cottage made of stone and mud but his family are happy, all gathered around a small fire in the main room. 

Towards the end of the stave, we find another description of poverty. This time, it is two children who represent Ignorance and Want, and they are described as being "wretched, abject, frightful, hideous, miserable." They have been taken from the world in the prime of their lives and have been physically scarred and aged by their deprivation and poverty. 

Finally, in the fourth stave, we see another, quite different, description of poverty. It is the neighbourhood of Old Joe's shop, where Scrooge's belongings are taken and sold after his imagined death. Dickens' description here is embellished, yet powerful:

"The ways were foul and narrow; the shops and houses wretched; the people half-naked, drunken, slipshod, ugly. Alleys and archways, like so many cesspools, disgorged their offences of smell, and dirt, and life, upon the straggling streets; and the whole quarter reeked with crime, with filth, and misery."

What we find, then, is quite a variety in the character of Dickens' descriptions of poverty. They show all facets of life, from the types of streets and houses that the poor inhabited to the physical effects of experiencing poverty. But, what is most striking here, is that Dickens does not vilify the poor or blame them for their situation. He is a sympathetic observer who seeks to highlight their plight to the reader. 

What do other characters say about Charles in "A Visit to Grandmother"?

Charles's son, who is called Chig, makes observations about his father. Aunt Rose says very little about Charles; Mama says things directly to her son, Charles. GL finally arrives and asks where Charles is.

Before he and his father Charles visit his grandmother, Chig knew his father as a warm, friendly man:

...it took only a few words from him to make them relax, and even laugh. Doctor Charles Dunford cared about people.

Chig knows that his father has spoken little about his family. About his brother GL, Charles spoke as one would who indulges a "cute, but ill-behaved five-year-old."

When they arrive at his grandmother's house, Chig's father, Charles, grimaces when his old mother kisses him. Chig notices, too, that his father says little, speaking only if spoken to, and then only briefly.

Then, at dinner, after Mama tells the story about GL's swapping a chair for a horse, hitching it to some white people's buggy and going for the ride of their lives, she asks Charles about it. Charles tells his mother he was not there, having left that June.

Chig found his face completely blank, without even a trace of a smile or a laugh.

But, as they eat supper with Uncle Hiram, Rae, and Aunt Rose, Chig does hear his father laugh at some of the stories. 

Aunt Rose tells Mama that Charles has come from New York in order to see her in Nashville.

When Charles tells his mother he is there with her, she asks Rose if he is really Charles. She then starts to cry, and she says, "God have mercy, Charles."

After she relates the story of her and GL's buggy ride with the crazy horse, Grandmother asks, "You remember how tired we was, Charles?" But, he tells her that he was not there. 

Charles also tells her that he cried when he left home because "Nobody loved me, Mama." She feels badly; then Charles says that that was the last time he cried.

Further, Charles accuses her of loving GL more because he is light-skinned and has good hair. But she contradicts him: "I didn't love any one of you more than any other." 

After dinner, GL arrives, saying, "Say now! Man! I heard my brother was in town. Where he at? Where that rascal?"

Why did people care so much about abstruse theological questions in the medieval period and why did it matter?

Part of what is involved in finding answers to this question is thinking through what is actually signified by the terms in the question.

The term "people" is very general. We don't actually know that every single person living in the Middle Ages was interested in abstruse theological questions. Given literacy rates of under 10 percent for males, we know very little about the thinking of most people as their thoughts have not been preserved....

Part of what is involved in finding answers to this question is thinking through what is actually signified by the terms in the question.

The term "people" is very general. We don't actually know that every single person living in the Middle Ages was interested in abstruse theological questions. Given literacy rates of under 10 percent for males, we know very little about the thinking of most people as their thoughts have not been preserved. Since literacy was to a great degree the purview of the Church and a few aristocrats and merchants taught in church schools, and monasteries were the main archives and scriptoria involved in recopying and preserving written texts, as we study the medieval period, the works most likely to be available to us are those which have some connection with the Church rather than a representative selection of the ideas of the general populace.

Next, if you are reading thinkers like St. Thomas Aquinas, Duns Scotus, or Albertus Magnus, they were professors of theology. Investigating abstruse theological issues was as much their job as investigating abstruse medical problems would be a doctor's job or abstruse mathematical problems a statistician's or mathematician's job. 

Additionally, there is the issue of what might be considered abstruse. All subjects are abstruse to you if you are not familiar with them. A theologian might find double-entry bookkeeping abstruse while an accountant perfectly comfortable in the world of ledgers and profits and losses might be puzzled by the significance of the filioque in the Nicene creed.

Finally, religious issues for Christians of the period were ultimately practical concerns. For people who believe literally in Christianity, the choices one makes in belief and worship, and in conforming one's life to religious principles, make the difference between eternal salvation and eternal damnation. This is something believers care about. Making bad decisions about practical matters of secular life might result in a few bad years, but for Christians making bad theological choices could result in billions of years of agony in the afterlife. These consequences made theology matter. 

My high school is offering a 5th year of high school where you can earn your Associate's Degree just by taking college courses for free during you...

I think this is a great idea and I have worked with dual enrollment (high school and college credit) courses in the past.  You could mention that college is quite expensive and having more credits when you enter a four-year university would make life easier for you (and your parents, I'm assuming) financially.  Furthermore, the more credits you have as an incoming freshman, the less likely you are to drop out.  Being in a familiar...

I think this is a great idea and I have worked with dual enrollment (high school and college credit) courses in the past.  You could mention that college is quite expensive and having more credits when you enter a four-year university would make life easier for you (and your parents, I'm assuming) financially.  Furthermore, the more credits you have as an incoming freshman, the less likely you are to drop out.  Being in a familiar environment while you transition your way into rigorous college work would make the transition less stressful when you get to the four-year school.  Also, it seems to me as though you need to be challenged.  All too often senior year of high school is spent not taking rigorous classes.  You need hard classes now more than ever because it is easier to keep the brain stimulated than to try to stimulate a resting brain.  

Hope that helps and best of luck to you!  This sounds like a great idea.  

Define: "By all the vows that ever men have broke (In number more than ever women spoke) In that same place thou hast appointed me Tomorrow...

Hermia vows to meet Lysander and run away with him according to the plan that he's just laid out in these lines from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. There's a bit of humor here: she swears by all the vows that men have ever broken, which she claims outnumber all the vows ever spoken by women in the first place. It’s a little dig at the faithlessness of men. Maybe she’s concerned that Lysander is insincere...

Hermia vows to meet Lysander and run away with him according to the plan that he's just laid out in these lines from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. There's a bit of humor here: she swears by all the vows that men have ever broken, which she claims outnumber all the vows ever spoken by women in the first place. It’s a little dig at the faithlessness of men. Maybe she’s concerned that Lysander is insincere in his claims to love her – after all, Demetrius switched his affections from Helena to Hermia almost instantaneously, and she could be worried that Lysander will one day do the same. Maybe she’s just having a little good-natured joke at his expense and they laugh together. Either is possible, it’s just one of many decisions directors and actors make when rehearsing the play.

In "The Lady or the Tiger?" what are the princess's feelings toward the lady? Why does she feel this way?

Frank Stockton's short story, "The Lady or the Tiger?" has a wonderfully delightful premise because it leaves the question implied by the title unanswered. 

In what is called a "semi-barbaric" kingdom the king has instituted a very unique form of justice. The accused criminal determines his guilt or innocence by choosing one of two doors in an arena populated by the subjects of the kingdom. Behind one door,

"...there came out of it a hungry...

Frank Stockton's short story, "The Lady or the Tiger?" has a wonderfully delightful premise because it leaves the question implied by the title unanswered. 

In what is called a "semi-barbaric" kingdom the king has instituted a very unique form of justice. The accused criminal determines his guilt or innocence by choosing one of two doors in an arena populated by the subjects of the kingdom. Behind one door,

"...there came out of it a hungry tiger, the fiercest and most cruel that could be procured, which immediately sprang upon him and tore him to pieces as a punishment for his guilt."

Or, from the other door comes a, "...lady, the most suitable to his years and station that his majesty could select among his fair subjects."

Stockton writes that the institution was popular among the people and at its most interesting when the lover of the king's daughter is accused and set to stand trial. The princess, quite distraught over having her lover subject to the king's justice, faces a terrible dilemma. Through channels that could only be available to someone of such high importance she has discovered the secret of the doors. Not only does she know which door holds the lady and the tiger but she also knows who the lady is. The lady chosen for the princess's lover is one of the most beautiful in the land:

"It was one of the fairest and loveliest of the damsels of the court who had been selected as the reward of the accused youth, should he be proved innocent of the crime of aspiring to one so far above him; and the princess hated her."

Of course the princess hates this lady not only because of the lady's beauty but also because she has seen her lover looking at the lady and even talking to her. She already believes there may be something between the two.

So, the question put to the reader is whether the princess could overcome her "semi-barbaric" nature and have mercy on the young man. Or will she never let the lady have the man because her hatred and jealousy is simply too great?

When starch is digested, which monosaccharides are released?

Hydrolysis is the process by which large polymers are broken down into their sub-- units known as monomers. These monomers are small molecules that are repeated inside the larger polymer and held together by covalent bonds.

Starch is a polysaccharide-- a polymer composed of a long chain of glucose moleculeswhich are monomers. Enzymes known as amylases and maltases help to facilitate the hydrolysis of starch, which breaks the bonds between glucose molecules. These...

Hydrolysis is the process by which large polymers are broken down into their sub-- units known as monomers. These monomers are small molecules that are repeated inside the larger polymer and held together by covalent bonds.

Starch is a polysaccharide-- a polymer composed of a long chain of glucose molecules which are monomers. Enzymes known as amylases and maltases help to facilitate the hydrolysis of starch, which breaks the bonds between glucose molecules. These bonds are called glycosidic linkages. 

By the addition of water, the hydrogen atom from the water attaches to one monomer and the hydroxyl group (OH) attaches to the adjacent monomer. This causes the chemical bond between two adjacent glucose molecules to break down during digestion of starch. The first step forms a disaccharide called maltose. Later, maltose sugar is further hydrolyzed to form the simple sugar glucose --a monosaccharide. Starch digestion begins in the mouth where enzymes are present in saliva and completes in the small intestine. 

A monosaccharide has the general formula of CH2O. The monosaccharide which makes up starch is glucose-- C6H12O6 a hexose sugar. Starch is a polysaccharide composed entirely of the monosaccharide glucose.

After starch digestion, glucose becomes available as an energy source for cellular work.

I have included a link showing the breakdown of starch to glucose.

What are the similes Vonnegut uses when he describes George Bergeron's thoughts?

In "Harrison Bergeron," each of the similes Vonnegut uses to describe George Bergeron's thoughts suggests the illicitness of having an original or unique idea. For example, as George watches ballerinas dance on screen, which could lead to his appreciation of their beauty or of their movement, "A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm."

While the first simile compares how George's thoughts fled, the second simile...

In "Harrison Bergeron," each of the similes Vonnegut uses to describe George Bergeron's thoughts suggests the illicitness of having an original or unique idea. For example, as George watches ballerinas dance on screen, which could lead to his appreciation of their beauty or of their movement, "A buzzer sounded in George's head. His thoughts fled in panic, like bandits from a burglar alarm."

While the first simile compares how George's thoughts fled, the second simile Vonnegut compares the handicap to is something that sounds bad. When Hazel, George's wife, suggests that a handicap could be something pleasant, "like chimes." George rejects this suggestion saying he could actually think with chimes. Instead, the latest sound from his handicap "[s]ounded like somebody hitting a milk bottle with a ball peen hammer." Again, this simile suggests something possibly painful and occurs while George is having an illicit thought as he "was toying with the vague notion that maybe dancers shouldn't be handicapped."

How do I find the electronegativity of SCL2?

The electronegativity of an atom indicates how strongly it can pull electrons towards itself when bonded with another atom. Each element has been assigned a numerical value to indicate its relative electronegativity. You can easily find the electronegativity value for each element by searching “electronegativity values of elements” on the internet or by looking in your chemistry textbook.

Electronegativity is an example of a periodic table trend. In general, electronegativity increases as you move...

The electronegativity of an atom indicates how strongly it can pull electrons towards itself when bonded with another atom. Each element has been assigned a numerical value to indicate its relative electronegativity. You can easily find the electronegativity value for each element by searching “electronegativity values of elements” on the internet or by looking in your chemistry textbook.

Electronegativity is an example of a periodic table trend. In general, electronegativity increases as you move from left to right across the periodic table and decreases as you move from top to bottom.

You can use electronegativity to predict the type of bond that will occur between two atoms as follows:

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  Step 1: Locate a table of electronegativity values in a chemistry book or on the internet.

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  Step 2: Use the table of electronegativity values to determine the electronegativity of each atom in the bond.

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  Step 3: Calculate the difference between the electronegativity values of the two atoms.

                  If the difference is > 1.7, the bond is most likely ionic.

                  If the difference is 0.4 - 1.7, the bond is most likely polar covalent.

                  If the difference is 0.0 - 0.4, the bond is most likely nonpolar covalent.

Now, let’s look at the molecule, `~SCl_2`.

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  Step 1: According to the table of electronegativity values, the electronegativity of S is 2.58 and the electronegativity of Cl is 3.16. This means that when a bond is formed between an S atom and a Cl atom, the Cl atom will pull more strongly on the electrons in the bond than the S atom.

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  Step 2: The difference between the two electronegativity values is: 3.16 – 2.58 = 0.58.

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  Step 3: Since the difference between the electronegativity values is 0.58, the bonds between the S atom and each of the Cl atoms are most likely polar covalent.

In Fahrenheit 451, why is part II called "The Sieve and the Sand"?

When Montag was a child, he was at the beach and a cousin of his challenged him to fill a sieve with sand.  If he could do it, he would be given a dime. The faster he poured, the faster the sand fell through the sieve. He was so frustrated that he actually cried.

Later in life, Montag feels the same frustration concerning the knowledge gained by reading books. He knows that books contain knowledge,...

When Montag was a child, he was at the beach and a cousin of his challenged him to fill a sieve with sand.  If he could do it, he would be given a dime. The faster he poured, the faster the sand fell through the sieve. He was so frustrated that he actually cried.

Later in life, Montag feels the same frustration concerning the knowledge gained by reading books. He knows that books contain knowledge, and that the society has determined that books should be burned.  In fact, he was one of the firemen who burned them. In Part II of the book, he is sitting in the subway with the Bible in his hands.  He knows that he will be expected to hand that book in to his boss, Beatty,  to be burned, so he tries as hard as he can to put as much knowledge into his head in a short period of time. 

“…..if you read fast and read all, maybe some of the sand will stay in the sieve.  But he read and the words fell through, and he thought, in a few hours, there will be Beatty, and here will be me handing this over, so no phrase must escape me, each line must be memorized.  I will myself to do it” (Bradbury 78).

The first part of the book is about the beliefs of society concerning books and why they burn books.  The second part is Montag’s attempt to save the knowledge contained in books. That is why the second part is about the sieve and sand.  He seems to be getting nowhere in the attempt to save that knowledge. The more he reads, the more he forgets.  

In "The Yellow Wallpaper," how would you describe the relationship between the patient and her caregivers?

The patient in this story is the narrator, so the perspective we get in this story is clearly biased: we only know what the narrator reports. We learn from the patient, a young female who has recently given birth, that her primary caregivers are her husband John and John’s sister Jennie. The patient's relationship with each of them is untherapeutic and may even be the cause of further deterioration. 

John, as the male and as...

The patient in this story is the narrator, so the perspective we get in this story is clearly biased: we only know what the narrator reports. We learn from the patient, a young female who has recently given birth, that her primary caregivers are her husband John and John’s sister Jennie. The patient's relationship with each of them is untherapeutic and may even be the cause of further deterioration. 

John, as the male and as a physician, is the dominant caregiver. Although the narrator has little power over her “treatment” and must listen to what John says, her initial attitude is one of skepticism. She explains that although both her husband and her brother, also a physician, believe that a regimen of rest and tonics will “cure” her, she is not so sure. However, as a woman who is suffering from depression in the 19th century, she must defer to the authority of her husband. The relationship is not based on mutual respect and trust, but on power and control.

The second caregiver is Jennie, whom the narrator describes as an “enthusiastic” and unambitious housekeeper. Although Jennie is solicitous and shows apparent concern, the narrator tells us that Jennie thinks that it is writing (the narrator’s profession) that has made her sick in the first place. As a result, the narrator must be secretive about her writing so that she is not caught – and reported – to her husband. Thus this second patient-caregiver relationship is not healthy either; Jennie is part babysitter, part spy.

Neither of these patient-caregiver relationships is healthy; both are based on uneven power dynamics, and each is further damaged by a lack of trust. It is no wonder that Jane (the narrator) gets progressively worse through the story, eventually having a psychotic split and descending into madness.

In Lord of the Flies, who are three people who lead the boys on the island toward destruction?

There are several characters throughout the novel Lord of the Flies that lead the boys on the island toward destruction. The first character to bring up the idea of the "beastie" is the littlun with the mulberry birthmark. His character is significant to the destruction on the island because the idea of the "beastie" is the catalyst for irrational fear which perpetuates amongst the boys. He is also the first casualty of the island....

There are several characters throughout the novel Lord of the Flies that lead the boys on the island toward destruction. The first character to bring up the idea of the "beastie" is the littlun with the mulberry birthmark. His character is significant to the destruction on the island because the idea of the "beastie" is the catalyst for irrational fear which perpetuates amongst the boys. He is also the first casualty of the island. His accidental death foreshadows the deaths of Simon and Piggy later on in the novel. His death and belief in the "beastie" has an immense psychological impact on the boys. The reality that death is a possibility on the island, coupled with their irrational fear of a beast lead toward their eventual destruction.

Roger is another character who leads the boys on the island toward destruction. At the beginning of the novel, Roger is a helpful boy who makes valid suggestions, such as voting to choose a leader. As the novel progresses, Roger becomes Jack's right-hand man. Roger supports Jack's tyrannical leadership and promotes brutality on the island. Roger becomes a sadist who takes pleasure in harming others. Roger is an advocate for violence and his intimidating presence forces many of the boys to obey and participate in Jack's barbarism. Roger also kills Piggy, which is the anticlimactic moment when all hope and civility is lost on the island. His character is instrumental in the boys' destruction on the island.

Jack is obviously the main catalyst that leads the boys toward destruction in the novel. Jack is the first to rebel against Ralph's democratic leadership and forms his own tribe of brutal hunters. Jack is the first to neglect the conch which is a symbol of civility and structure throughout the novel. He promotes violence and encourages the boys to become savages. Jack uses the irrational fear of the beast to motivate his tribe to partake in violence. Jack is void of morality and commands his tribe to hunt Ralph at the end of the novel.

How would you describe Jim and Della's relationship in "The Gift of the Magi"?

There is no evidence in the text to suggest that the relationship between Jim and Della, in O. Henry's short story "The Gift of the Magi," is anything but an ardent love between two very devoted and charming young people.

After all, they each sell their most prized material possessions in order to express their love. Della sells her beautiful hair to buy Jim a watch chain and Jim sells his watch to buy Della...

There is no evidence in the text to suggest that the relationship between Jim and Della, in O. Henry's short story "The Gift of the Magi," is anything but an ardent love between two very devoted and charming young people.

After all, they each sell their most prized material possessions in order to express their love. Della sells her beautiful hair to buy Jim a watch chain and Jim sells his watch to buy Della tortoise shell combs for her hair. While the story is ultimately ironic it is also a comment on the adoration which exists between the young couple. 

True expressions of love are usually marked by selfless consideration for the loved one. We might think of the ultimate sacrifice made by Romeo and Juliet as the consummate statement of love. The story is named as it is because the Magi came to bring presents to the baby Jesus. The Magi were said to be "wise men." O. Henry comments at the end of the story that even though Jim and Della may have been impetuous, their gifts of love were ultimately "wise." O. Henry ends his story by saying,

And here I have lamely related to you the uneventful chronicle of two foolish children in a flat who most unwisely sacrificed for each other the greatest treasures of their house. But in a last word to the wise of these days let it be said that of all who give gifts these two were the wisest. O all who give and receive gifts, such as they are wisest. Everywhere they are wisest. They are the magi.  

In The Merchant Of Venice why did Arragon reject the lead casket ?

When Prince Arragon reads the inscription on the lead casket, he sees the following:

'Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.'

He responds:

You shall look fairer, ere I give or hazard.

The prince's response is quite ambiguous. He is either addressing Portia or the casket itself. Before he took a look, he referred to lead as 'base', which means that he does not deem it worthy enough. In this sense then,...

When Prince Arragon reads the inscription on the lead casket, he sees the following:

'Who chooseth me must give and hazard all he hath.'

He responds:

You shall look fairer, ere I give or hazard.

The prince's response is quite ambiguous. He is either addressing Portia or the casket itself. Before he took a look, he referred to lead as 'base', which means that he does not deem it worthy enough. In this sense then, one could interpret that he is referring to the lead casket. He means that it should look better before he is prepared to give or risk all that he has. The casket is not appealing enough for him to do so.

Alternatively, he might be referring to Portia. She is not beautiful enough for him to do what the inscription demands. One could also interpret his statement as a reference to both Portia and the casket. In this regard, his remark is quite hurtful. However, since he is depicted as quite arrogant (hence the play on his name, 'Arragon') it is not an unexpected reaction.

Further evidence of his arrogance is shown when he comments about the writing on the gold casket: 

'Who chooseth me shall gain what many men desire'.

The prince sees himself as being a breed apart. He is different and refuses to be deemed common. He interprets the word 'many' as meaning the 'fool multitude' who is easily deceived by gold's false glitter. Moreover, he 

... will not jump with common spirits
And rank me with the barbarous multitudes.

as previously mentioned.

It is ironic that the prince chooses the silver casket for two reasons. Firstly, the inscription promises:

'Who chooseth me shall get as much as he deserves:'

The prince believes that he deserves the best and in his vanity assumes that that is definitely what the casket holds. He deserves Portia and is confident that she is what he will get. He is sorely mistaken, however, for the casket renders a fool's head and the inscription inside states that the idiot who had chosen the casket would now not only have one fool's head but two.

It is ironic that the prince had earlier stated that he will assume 'desert' for he had just gotten his 'just desserts.' He was rightly rewarded for his arrogance and conceit and was given exactly what was his due. 

What did Saki (H.H. Munro) want readers to understand after reading this story "The Interlopers"?

One could certainly conclude that the lesson H.H. Munro, under the pseudonym “Saki", wished to convey to readers of his short story "The Interlopers" was the folly of hatred toward one’s fellow man. This is a very short story about two men, patriarchs of feuding clans, whose mutual antipathy can only be described as pathological. A generations-old dispute over ownership of a piece of inconsequential land has survived and festered so that Ulrich von Gradwitz...

One could certainly conclude that the lesson H.H. Munro, under the pseudonym “Saki", wished to convey to readers of his short story "The Interlopers" was the folly of hatred toward one’s fellow man. This is a very short story about two men, patriarchs of feuding clans, whose mutual antipathy can only be described as pathological. A generations-old dispute over ownership of a piece of inconsequential land has survived and festered so that Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym each view the other’s destruction as their respective raison d’etre. Munro described the situation as follows:

  “The forest lands of Gradwitz were of wide extent and well stocked with game; the narrow strip of precipitous woodland that lay on its outskirt was not remarkable for the game it harboured or the shooting it afforded, but it was the most jealously guarded of all its owner’s territorial possessions. A famous law suit, in the days of his grandfather, had wrested it from the illegal possession of a neighbouring family of petty landowners; the dispossessed party had never acquiesced in the judgment of the Courts, and a long series of poaching affrays and similar scandals had embittered the relationships between the families for three generations. The neighbour feud had grown into a personal one since Ulrich had come to be head of his family; if there was a man in the world whom he detested and wished ill to it was Georg Znaeym, the inheritor of the quarrel and the tireless game-snatcher and raider of the disputed border-forest. The feud might, perhaps, have died down or been compromised if the personal ill-will of the two men had not stood in the way; as boys they had thirsted for one another’s blood . . .”

That’s pretty intense stuff for two neighbors. As readers discover, however, the two enemies manage to shed their mutual antagonism while trapped under a fallen tree—the possible divine retribution that some have read into Munro’s story. They become friends after Ulrich shares his wine flask with Georg and the two put aside their differences only to realize that they will, indeed, die together when an approaching pack of wolves arrives. What Munro likely intended, then, was for the reader to see in his characters’ dilemma the fruitlessness of harboring grievances over events that predate even them. They have lived with hatred in their souls and will both die horrible deaths solely because they allowed a dispute over land that dates back to their forefathers to divide them. In short, Ulrich and Georg have wasted their lives over a “narrow strip of precipitous woodland". Munro seems to be asking if it was worth it. The answer, of course, is no.

What did the North and the South think of Abraham Lincoln?

The North and the South had very different views of Abraham Lincoln. The South had very negative views of his political ideas. President Lincoln made it clear that he was against slavery. He clearly didn’t want it to spread beyond where it already existed. He did, however, say he would allow slavery to exist where it already existed if it would keep the country together. The South didn’t trust Abraham Lincoln. When he won the...

The North and the South had very different views of Abraham Lincoln. The South had very negative views of his political ideas. President Lincoln made it clear that he was against slavery. He clearly didn’t want it to spread beyond where it already existed. He did, however, say he would allow slavery to exist where it already existed if it would keep the country together. The South didn’t trust Abraham Lincoln. When he won the election of 1860, many southerners were convinced he was going to get rid of slavery. They viewed his ideas as a threat to the entire southern way of life. Abraham Lincoln didn’t win any southern states in the election of 1860. Seven southern states seceded from the Union immediately after Abraham Lincoln won the election. Eventually, four more southern states also left the Union.

The North was very supportive of Abraham Lincoln. More northerners were against slavery. Northerners definitely didn’t want slavery to spread. If slavery spread, this would give the South more power in Congress. Northerners believed Abraham Lincoln’s ideas about slavery, and especially about the spread of slavery, were very good ideas. He received a great deal of support from the North in the election of 1860.

Both regions had very different views about Abraham Lincoln because each region had different views about slavery and the spread of it.

In the story, what quick action by Saknis helps Matt with his recovery?

In the story, Matt is stung by bees when he attempts to pry off a piece of honeycomb from a tree hole.

Sensing that their nest may be in danger, the angry bees attack Matt mercilessly. For his part, Matt suffers excruciating pain from the bee stings and tries to save himself by plunging into the pond. As he tries to swim further out into the pond, his legs become entangled in a clump of...

In the story, Matt is stung by bees when he attempts to pry off a piece of honeycomb from a tree hole.

Sensing that their nest may be in danger, the angry bees attack Matt mercilessly. For his part, Matt suffers excruciating pain from the bee stings and tries to save himself by plunging into the pond. As he tries to swim further out into the pond, his legs become entangled in a clump of weeds. Unable to free himself and in a state of panic from lack of air, Matt sinks. It is only Saknis' quick action in fishing out Matt that saves the young boy's life.

After retrieving Matt from the water, Saknis lays Matt on the dry ground and gently plucks and discards the many bee stingers embedded in Matt's skin. It is Saknis who carries Matt to his cabin and puts him to bed. During intermittent periods, he also feeds Matt some bitter medicine which makes Matt feel better after awhile. So, it is Saknis' quick action of retrieving Matt from the water and then discarding the many bee stingers embedded in Matt's skin that helps with his recovery.

What is the importance of bacteria? |

A lot of the information we hear about bacteria is about the types that cause disease, but there are many types of bacteria. Some are very useful to us, and some are essential to our health.

Lactic acid bacteria are used in the dairy industry to produce yogurt and cheeses, and in the meat industry for salami and pepperoni. Bacteria ferment wine, sour dough bread and saurkraut.

Biotechnology uses bacteria to produce numerous products including

...

A lot of the information we hear about bacteria is about the types that cause disease, but there are many types of bacteria. Some are very useful to us, and some are essential to our health.

Lactic acid bacteria are used in the dairy industry to produce yogurt and cheeses, and in the meat industry for salami and pepperoni. Bacteria ferment wine, sour dough bread and saurkraut.

Biotechnology uses bacteria to produce numerous products including

 fuels, foods, medicines, hormones, enzymes, proteins, and nucleic acids....human hormones such as insulin, enzymes such as streptokinase, and human proteins such as interferon and tumor necrosis factor.

Bacteria that live in our digestive tract break down various nutrients for us. Bacteria are on and within our bodies; some are beneficial, others not. Some that are helpful in one area are harmful in another. E. coli are essential helpers in the lower gut, but dangerous in the upper parts of the tract.

Bacteria also act as decomposers, an important part of the ecosystem. Without them, dead organisms would not decay as quickly and nutrients would not be recycled as efficiently.

I am reading about the poem called "A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim" and I need help with this question In Whitman's poems we...

Whitman's "A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim" is one of his Civil War poems, and it has a mournful but conversational tone. As the narrator walks through the tents set up in a Civil War camp, he sees three forms and reveals to the reader what they look like, making the reader feel as if he or she is there with Whitman.

In the first stanza, he says, "Three forms I...

Whitman's "A Sight in Camp in the Daybreak Gray and Dim" is one of his Civil War poems, and it has a mournful but conversational tone. As the narrator walks through the tents set up in a Civil War camp, he sees three forms and reveals to the reader what they look like, making the reader feel as if he or she is there with Whitman.

In the first stanza, he says, "Three forms I see on stretchers lying, brought out there untended lying,/ Over each the blanket spread, ample brownish woolen blanket, /Gray and heavy blanket, folding, covering all." These three forms lie under the same type of blanket, implying that they have commonalities. Again, the reader feels as if he or she is present at the camp.

In the second stanza, he sees an "elderly man so gaunt and grim," and in the third stanza, he comes across a "sweet boy with cheeks yet blooming." These two figures suggest that both the old and young are affected by the brutality of the war. Finally, in the last stanza, the narrator sees "the face of the Christ himself." The third figure he sees is of Christ, and three is a symbolic number, as it refers to the Holy Trinity. The sight of Christ implies that the dead are saintly.

Even though the themes in this poem are weighted and symbolic, the poem is easy to follow. We as readers follow the narrator as he wonders about the war camp and tells us what he sees. 

What is the meaning of the songs in The Pearl?

The Songs in The Pearl are all part of the Song of Life. They are a reflection of the native beliefs that the people of Mexico once had before the coming of the Europeans. They are for all aspects of life: The Family, Evil, the Enemy, What Might Be, the Undersea. All these are parts of Kino’s life. Thus Kino refers to the song as “the Whole,” meaning all of life. He and Juana sing...

The Songs in The Pearl are all part of the Song of Life. They are a reflection of the native beliefs that the people of Mexico once had before the coming of the Europeans. They are for all aspects of life: The Family, Evil, the Enemy, What Might Be, the Undersea. All these are parts of Kino’s life. Thus Kino refers to the song as “the Whole,” meaning all of life. He and Juana sing these songs when an occasion arises that needs an expression of emotion. In the good times and the bad times, either Kino or Juana breaks into song. When Coyotito is stung by the scorpion, Juana sings the song of the family, to protect her child against evil. Kino sings when the priest comes and wants to be part of the pearl and its wealth. After Kino throws the pearl into the sea, it is stated that the music of the pearl softens into a whisper and then disappears.

Compare and contrast Stephen and John Kumalo.

Stephen Kumalo is at first glance a rather simple man. He is a minister among his people, the Zulu, and totally unfamiliar with the city and the way of life that is so different from the one he knows in the country. He is thoughtful and loving and is driven to go to the city to try and find his son Absalom. Through his journey to the city he learns a great deal and returns...

Stephen Kumalo is at first glance a rather simple man. He is a minister among his people, the Zulu, and totally unfamiliar with the city and the way of life that is so different from the one he knows in the country. He is thoughtful and loving and is driven to go to the city to try and find his son Absalom. Through his journey to the city he learns a great deal and returns to the countryside changed. He is more aware of the injustice facing his people and also has a greater understanding of the obstacles and problems they face. Yet he still maintains a powerful and pure hope for what might be. His journey into the city and the unknown for him did not change his hope for redemption for his people.

John, on the other hand, is really out for himself and himself alone. He lacks the compassion and wisdom of Stephen and when Stephen comes to the city he finds it difficult to understand his brother. John selfishly finds a way to keep his son free while his nephew is executed even though John's son was with Absalom when he committed the murder. John represents the cold and cynical approach to the world and the lust for power and influence that is so foreign to Stephen.

Why does Shelley invoke the power of the West Wind? |

Shelley sees the West Wind as sublime, powerful as it blows the autumn leaves from the trees, and powerful as a force for change. Shelley invokes this power because he wishes the West Wind would blow the "leaves" or pages of his verse over the earth with the same power that it scatters the "leaves" from the trees. These leaves are dead on autumn trees, but the wind seems to blow new life into them...

Shelley sees the West Wind as sublime, powerful as it blows the autumn leaves from the trees, and powerful as a force for change. Shelley invokes this power because he wishes the West Wind would blow the "leaves" or pages of his verse over the earth with the same power that it scatters the "leaves" from the trees. These leaves are dead on autumn trees, but the wind seems to blow new life into them as they are scattered. So Shelley wishes the wind would breathe new life into what he calls his "dead" words: 

Drive my dead thoughts over the universe

Like withered leaves to quicken a new birth!

Of course, he doesn't literally want his writing blown about by the wind. The wind functions as a metaphor for a force equally as powerful to spread his thoughts and ideas throughout the world. (He probably would have loved the Internet.) He also, himself, would like to be a force of change like the West Wind. "Be thou, Spirit fierce, my Spirit!" he writes. "Be thou me..."

What happens if you're excessively overweight?

Being overweight poses a myriad of health risks. Although physical appearance may point to weight problems, it is important to ascertain these problems by checking your body mass index and waist size among other measures. Some of the health risks of being overweight include:

Type 2 DiabetesType 2 diabetes refers to abnormally high blood sugar levels. This leads to other health complications such as kidney, heart disease, blindness and stroke.

High blood pressure (hypertension)...

Being overweight poses a myriad of health risks. Although physical appearance may point to weight problems, it is important to ascertain these problems by checking your body mass index and waist size among other measures. Some of the health risks of being overweight include:

Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 diabetes refers to abnormally high blood sugar levels. This leads to other health complications such as kidney, heart disease, blindness and stroke.

High blood pressure (hypertension)
Blood pressure refers to how hard the blood pushes against the walls of the blood vessels, especially the arteries. Weight gain leads to increasing strain on the heart which will be required to pump the blood harder in order to reach all parts of the body. The extra effort increases blood pressure moving through the arteries. This situation leads to other health risks such as heart failure and stroke.

Osteoarthritis
Excessive weight gain leads to increased strain on the bones and joints in the body, especially in the knees, hips and lower back. The extra strain on the bones leads to increased wearing of joint tissues leading to joint aches.

Other health-related conditions associated with being overweight include:
•    Colon, endometrial and postmenopausal breast cancer
•    Sleep apnea
•    Abnormal blood fats
•    Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
•    Gallstones

What does total darkness symbolize in "The Pit and the Pendulum?"

In Edgar Allan Poe's horror story "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator, after being sentenced and swooning, wakes up in a cell that is pitch black, which he feels is "the blackness of the eternal night." This deep blackness represents the depths of fear that the narrator experiences--the exact fear that is a key tool the inquisitors use as part of their torture. This fear has three aspects: fear of the unknown, fear...

In Edgar Allan Poe's horror story "The Pit and the Pendulum," the narrator, after being sentenced and swooning, wakes up in a cell that is pitch black, which he feels is "the blackness of the eternal night." This deep blackness represents the depths of fear that the narrator experiences--the exact fear that is a key tool the inquisitors use as part of their torture. This fear has three aspects: fear of the unknown, fear of the future, and fear of death and the afterlife. 

The first thing the narrator wonders when he experiences the darkness is whether he may have been buried alive. Not knowing whether he may be in a tomb causes him to panic. He dreads to take a step lest he run into the "walls of a tomb." When he realizes that is not the case, he "breathed more freely." However, he continues to be afraid as he makes the circuit of his cell, not knowing what he may find. When he trips and finds his face hanging over the edge of the pit, he begins "shaking in every limb." One of the things that bothers him most is the idea that there might be many such wells "in various positions about the dungeon." He also contemplates what might be down in the well and becomes "the veriest of cowards." 

When some light comes into the cell, the narrator's fears continue, although some fears of the unknown have been relieved. Still, there is a darkness of fear that shrouds the future and the afterlife. He fears the future, for he continually wonders what new tortures the inquisitors are devising for him. He fears death and the afterlife, which are evident by the description of the "blackness of the eternal night" and the "really fearful images [that] overspread and disfigured the walls," pictures of demons that might await him in the afterlife.

Besides being literal, the blackness in the story is also symbolic of the great fear that the narrator's torturers sought to instill in him.

In "The Road Not Taken," Robert Frost rhymes "sigh" with "I" and less traveled "by." What conclusions can you draw about the speaker’s attitude...

"The Road Not Taken" is a classic poem, regarded by many as the most famous English-language poem of all time, but it is deceptively tricky to interpret. 

In your question, you are looking at the final stanza of the poem. The first and the fourth lines of the stanza start with "I" and end with "sigh" and "by," respectively. To understand what this rhyming does, ask yourself, "How do these sounds make me feel?" The...

"The Road Not Taken" is a classic poem, regarded by many as the most famous English-language poem of all time, but it is deceptively tricky to interpret. 

In your question, you are looking at the final stanza of the poem. The first and the fourth lines of the stanza start with "I" and end with "sigh" and "by," respectively. To understand what this rhyming does, ask yourself, "How do these sounds make me feel?" The "I" sound is open, and it is almost a sigh if only understood as a sound. This sound, the sound of a sigh, goes with the tone of the final stanza. In this stanza, the narrator is reflective, almost sentimental, and is looking back on his/her life. The rhyming of these sounds adds to the sentimental reflection. 

Sentimentality is also known to be manipulative. Oftentimes, sentimentalism obscures the facts of an actual event. Indeed, in this stanza, the narrator changes what he said earlier in the poem (that the two paths "had worn... really about the same") and states "I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference." This is a sentimental trick. He views his actions as having made all the difference, but he actually chose the path almost at random. These sounds ("I") add to this wistful, sentimental shift.

What are some different ways in which white people treat African-Americans in Beloved, and how do African-Americans respond to such treatments?

In Beloved, the main character, Sethe, an escaped slave, has varying relationships with and reactions to white people. For example, Amy Denver is a white woman who helps Sethe escape and who notes that the scars on Sethe's back form a chokeberry tree, thereby helping Sethe to make sense and start healing from the physical and emotional pain of slavery. Sethe forms a friendship with Amy, in part because Amy was an indentured servant,...

In Beloved, the main character, Sethe, an escaped slave, has varying relationships with and reactions to white people. For example, Amy Denver is a white woman who helps Sethe escape and who notes that the scars on Sethe's back form a chokeberry tree, thereby helping Sethe to make sense and start healing from the physical and emotional pain of slavery. Sethe forms a friendship with Amy, in part because Amy was an indentured servant, and knows a bit of what Sethe's life has been like. It is clear that Sethe is fond of Amy, as she names one of her daughters Denver.

Sethe has, on the other hand, had many very painful interactions with, and memories of, white people. The most striking is her relationship with Schoolteacher, who observes Sethe as she is raped as a slave (Chapter 7). Schoolteacher is a cold, hideous man who treats Sethe and other slaves as animals. Sethe detests Schoolteacher and is understandably afraid of him--so much so that she kills her child, known as Beloved, when she thinks Schoolteacher is coming to take her and her children back to slavery. 

What could have affected the sniper's actions while he was on the roof top in "The Sniper" short story.

Fear, the enemy’s knowledge of his location, his wounded arm, and the time of day affected what occurred on the rooftop that night. 

Due to a cigarette the sniper lit, and the old woman indicating his position on the rooftop, the enemy now knew his location.  When he shot the old woman and the machine gunner she reported to, he was shot by the enemy across the street.  Although only wounded in the arm, he...

Fear, the enemy’s knowledge of his location, his wounded arm, and the time of day affected what occurred on the rooftop that night. 

Due to a cigarette the sniper lit, and the old woman indicating his position on the rooftop, the enemy now knew his location.  When he shot the old woman and the machine gunner she reported to, he was shot by the enemy across the street.  Although only wounded in the arm, he could no longer use his rifle.  It was too heavy. He also knew that he had to move before daylight.

“Morning must not find him wounded on the roof.  The enemy on the opposite roof covered his escape.(pg 2)

 He had to figure out a way to shoot his enemy with a revolver because it was the only weapon he could handle.   That is when he devised his plan to bring out the enemy and bring him within revolver range.  He placed his cap over the muzzle of his rifle and lifted it over the parapet of the roof.  A bullet pierced the center of the cap.  He then hung his hand llifelessly over the roof and dropped the rifle.  This trick was meant to show the enemy that the sniper was dead.  It worked.  The enemy soldier

“……was now standing before a row of chimney pots, looking across, with his head clearly silhouetted against the western sky.” (pg 2)

Although a difficult shot because his hand was shaking and his arm hurt, he was able to shoot the enemy soldier with his revolver. 

My copy of the story comes from the internet and may not coincide with your pages, but since the story is so short, you should be able to find the quotations without too much trouble. 

What are some basic literary elements found in Chapters 7-8 from Lois Lowry's The Giver?

Literary elements refer to the different parts of a story, such as: exposition, character, plot, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. How each of these elements is constructed helps to add unique style, thrilling suspense, and/or a deeper understanding to the story. Chapters 7 and 8 in The Giver show the Ceremony of Twelve when the twelve year-olds receive their assignments, which is a big deal. Lowry creates suspense by having the Chief Elder...

Literary elements refer to the different parts of a story, such as: exposition, character, plot, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. How each of these elements is constructed helps to add unique style, thrilling suspense, and/or a deeper understanding to the story. Chapters 7 and 8 in The Giver show the Ceremony of Twelve when the twelve year-olds receive their assignments, which is a big deal. Lowry creates suspense by having the Chief Elder skip over Jonas's assignment without telling him that she plans to name his assignment later. The poor kid, as well as the reader possibly, is sweating buckets thinking that he might have done something wrong to get skipped.

"He saw the others in his group glance at him, embarrassed, and then avert their eyes quickly. He saw a worried look on the face of his group leader.

He hunched his shoulders and tried to make himself smaller in the seat. . . Jonas bowed his head and searched through his mind. What had he done wrong?" (58).

Luckily, his assignment had been saved as for last, but that is only revealed in chapter 8. Hence, Lowry sets up her protagonist (character) for a very isolating scene where the reader will feel sorry for him, and thereby start to hope for his relief. This also forces the reader to invest into the character and the story. It's a good use of storytelling by way of character and rising action within the plot.

In chapter 8, the Chief Elder explains that Jonas has been selected to be the Receiver and then announces a new character who will train Jonas. It would seem that the tension has been relieved, but the Chief Elder actually adds to the tension by saying, 

"We failed in our last selection, . . . it was ten years ago, when Jonas was just a toddler. I will not dwell on the experience because it causes us all terrible discomfort. . . We have not been hasty this time, . . . We could not afford another failure" (61).

Contributing again to the rising action, Lowry has the Chief Elder explain how serious this situation is. This, therefore, places extra strain and responsibility on Jonas's shoulders not to fail again and the question is posed if Jonas will succeed. To add to the responsibility, the Chief Elder says that Jonas has intelligence, integrity, courage, wisdom, and the "Capacity to See Beyond" (63) which will all help him in his assignment. The Chief Elder doesn't understand the last quality, which creates another mystery box for Jonas (and the reader) to open at a later date. Thus, as one mystery is disclosed, another is brought forth, and this is good use of literary elements through character, plot, and rising action.

How does Tybalt recognize Romeo in Romeo and Juliet?

Tybalt knows that Romeo is a Montague by his voice.

Tybalt is very committed to the feud between the Montagues and Capulets.  He has a fiery temper, so it suits him just fine.  He knows every Montague, including servants, so it is not hard to imagine that he would know Lord Montague’s son.

Tybalt calls out Romeo’s cousin Benvolio out by name in the marketplace during the beginning of the duel between Montague and Capulet...

Tybalt knows that Romeo is a Montague by his voice.

Tybalt is very committed to the feud between the Montagues and Capulets.  He has a fiery temper, so it suits him just fine.  He knows every Montague, including servants, so it is not hard to imagine that he would know Lord Montague’s son.

Tybalt calls out Romeo’s cousin Benvolio out by name in the marketplace during the beginning of the duel between Montague and Capulet servants.

TYBALT

What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?
Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.

BENVOLIO

I do but keep the peace: put up thy sword,
Or manage it to part these men with me.

TYBALT

What, drawn, and talk of peace! I hate the word,
As I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee:
Have at thee, coward! (Act 1, Scene 1)

Tybalt has no problem fighting Benvolio, but Benvolio is trying to prevent a fight.  It doesn't work.  This one escalates, especially when the heads of the families arrive.  The marketplace fiasco causes the prince to make an announcement making all public feuding punishable by death.

Tybalt does not seem to care much.  As he told Benvolio, he hates all Montagues.  Therefore, he is not happy at all to find Romeo at his cousin Juliet’s party. 

This, by his voice, should be a Montague.
Fetch me my rapier, boy. What dares the slave
Come hither, cover'd with an antic face,
To fleer and scorn at our solemnity?
Now, by the stock and honour of my kin,
To strike him dead, I hold it not a sin. (Act 1, Scene 5)

It seems that all Tybalt needed was the sound of Romeo’s voice and he recognized him.  Of course he wants to fight him then and there, but Capulet stops him.  He tells Tybalt that Romeo has a good reputation, and he does not want a fight among his guests.  That would ruin the party!

The ongoing feud between the Montagues and Capulets is one thing, but both Tybalt and Romeo are at fault here. Romeo should never have gone to a Capulet party, and Tybalt should have left Romeo alone.  Since they both made mistakes, it led eventually to Romeo killing Tybalt even though he never wanted to fight him in the first place.

Why does Elizabeth Jones not like the term Women's rights?

J. Elizabeth Jones was a 19th-century abolitionist and women's rights activist. Despite her views, she opposed the term "Woman's Rights." As she stated in her 1850 speech (Jones' speech begins on page 52 of the linked PDF) "The Wrongs of Woman:"

I like not the expression [woman's rights]. It is not Woman's Rights of which I design to speak, but of Woman's Wrongs. I shall claim nothing for ourselves because of our sex-I shall demand the...

J. Elizabeth Jones was a 19th-century abolitionist and women's rights activist. Despite her views, she opposed the term "Woman's Rights." As she stated in her 1850 speech (Jones' speech begins on page 52 of the linked PDF) "The Wrongs of Woman:"

I like not the expression [woman's rights]. It is not Woman's Rights of which I design to speak, but of Woman's Wrongs. I shall claim nothing for ourselves because of our sex-I shall demand the recognition of no rights on the ground of our womanhood.

Jones--influenced by her strong abolitionist leanings--encouraged women to model their activism after the abolitionist movement. Abolitionists did not advocate for African-American rights based on race. Instead, abolitionists argued that:

the colored man is a human being, and as such, entitled to the free exercise of all the rights which belong to humanity.

Likewise, Jones argued that supports of rights for women should:

demand our recognition as equal members of the human family; as persons to whom pertain all the rights which grow out of our relations to God, and to each other, as human beings[.]

Jones believed that if woman's rights advocates would do this, then people would no longer see any distinction between the rights of men and the rights of women. Ultimately, she believed this would make the term "Woman's Rights" obsolete.

`3/(x^4 + x)` Write the partial fraction decomposition of the rational expression. Check your result algebraically.

`3/(x^4+x)`

Let's factorize the denominator,

`x^4+x=x(x^3+1)`

`=x(x+1)(x^2-x+1)`

Let `3/(x^4+x)=A/x+B/(x+1)+(Cx+D)/(x^2-x+1)`

`3/(x^4+x)=(A(x+1)(x^2-x+1)+B(x)(x^2-x+1)+(Cx+D)(x)(x+1))/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`3/(x^4+x)=(A(x^3-x^2+x+x^2-x+1)+B(x^3-x^2+x)+(Cx+D)(x^2+x))/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`3/(x^4+x)=(A(x^3+1)+B(x^3-x^2+x)+Cx^3+Cx^2+Dx^2+Dx)/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`3/(x^4+x)=(x^3(A+B+C)+x^2(-B+C+D)+x(B+D)+A)/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`:.3=x^3(A+B+C)+x^2(-B+C+D)+x(B+D)+A`

equating the coefficients of the like terms,

`A+B+C=0`       - equation 1

`-B+C+D=0`    - equation 2

`B+D=0`              - equation 3

`A=3`

Plug the value of A in equation 1,

`3+B+C=0`

`B+C=-3`

`C=-3-B`

Substitute the above expression of C in equation 2,

`-B+(-3-B)+D=0`

`-B-3-B+D=0`

`-2B+D=3`      - equation 4

Now solve equations 3 and...

`3/(x^4+x)`

Let's factorize the denominator,

`x^4+x=x(x^3+1)`

`=x(x+1)(x^2-x+1)`

Let `3/(x^4+x)=A/x+B/(x+1)+(Cx+D)/(x^2-x+1)`

`3/(x^4+x)=(A(x+1)(x^2-x+1)+B(x)(x^2-x+1)+(Cx+D)(x)(x+1))/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`3/(x^4+x)=(A(x^3-x^2+x+x^2-x+1)+B(x^3-x^2+x)+(Cx+D)(x^2+x))/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`3/(x^4+x)=(A(x^3+1)+B(x^3-x^2+x)+Cx^3+Cx^2+Dx^2+Dx)/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`3/(x^4+x)=(x^3(A+B+C)+x^2(-B+C+D)+x(B+D)+A)/(x(x+1)(x^2-x+1))`

`:.3=x^3(A+B+C)+x^2(-B+C+D)+x(B+D)+A`

equating the coefficients of the like terms,

`A+B+C=0`       - equation 1

`-B+C+D=0`    - equation 2

`B+D=0`              - equation 3

`A=3`

Plug the value of A in equation 1,

`3+B+C=0`

`B+C=-3`

`C=-3-B`

Substitute the above expression of C in equation 2,

`-B+(-3-B)+D=0`

`-B-3-B+D=0`

`-2B+D=3`      - equation 4

Now solve equations 3 and 4 to get the solutions of B and D,

Subtract equation 3 from equation 4,

`(-2B+D)-(B+D)=3-0`

`-3B=3`

`B=-1`

Plug the value of B in equation 3,

`-1+D=0`

`D=1`

Plug the value of A and B in equation 1,

`3+(-1)+C=0`

`2+C=0`

`C=-2`

`:.3/(x^4+x)=3/x-1/(x+1)+(-2x+1)/(x^2-x+1)`

Why is Jessie afraid of an uprising by the black slaves aboard ship?

Interesting question! In the book The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, Jessie is afraid of a slave uprising.

When the slave ship arrives at the coast to load the slaves, Jessie learns that he might carry a gun. Subsequently, his fellow crewmate tells Jessie that the slaves might have an uprising while they can still see their homeland. As Jessie's crewmate reveals:  

“If the blacks try anything, it’ll be then, when they can still...

Interesting question! In the book The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox, Jessie is afraid of a slave uprising.

When the slave ship arrives at the coast to load the slaves, Jessie learns that he might carry a gun. Subsequently, his fellow crewmate tells Jessie that the slaves might have an uprising while they can still see their homeland. As Jessie's crewmate reveals:  

“If the blacks try anything, it’ll be then, when they can still see where they come from. Oh, they’ve done terrible things I could tell you about! Killing a crew and a master and all, then flinging themselves back into the sea, even shackled!”

After his fellow crewmate shares this information, Jessie begins to think about the stories he heard about slave uprisings at home. When Jessie was at home, he heard about uprisings occurring in other states, such as South Carolina and Virginia.

Consequently, these events made Jessie afraid of a slave uprising. After hearing about stories from his fellow crewmate and remembering stories from back home, Jessie becomes nervous.

In Fahreinheit 451 what are quotes that Bradbury uses to teach readers about life? Please include page numbers!

The novel Fahrenheit 451 is filled with life lessons, analogies, metaphors, and insightful ideas. Throughout the novel, Ray Bradbury critiques modern society. He touches on sensitive issues such as personal relationships, the pursuit of happiness, censorship, war, politics, and religion. Towards the beginning of the novel, Montag is having a conversation with his charismatic neighbor, Clarisse. Clarisse says,

"No one has time anymore for anyone else. You're one of the few who put up...

The novel Fahrenheit 451 is filled with life lessons, analogies, metaphors, and insightful ideas. Throughout the novel, Ray Bradbury critiques modern society. He touches on sensitive issues such as personal relationships, the pursuit of happiness, censorship, war, politics, and religion. Towards the beginning of the novel, Montag is having a conversation with his charismatic neighbor, Clarisse. Clarisse says,

"No one has time anymore for anyone else. You're one of the few who put up with me. That's why I think it's so strange you're a fireman, it just doesn't seem right for you, somehow." (Bradbury 21)

Bradbury subtly uses Clarisse and Montag's verbal exchange to comment on modern society. In today's society people rarely give others their time. He teaches us that relationships are important to maintain, and giving someone your time is valued. Although Montag speaks briefly with Clarisse, their interaction has a profound effect on him. Bradbury also teaches us that no matter how brief, or insignificant a conversation may appear, there is always potential to positively affect someone's life.

Later on in the novel, Montag visits the retired English Professor, Faber. Faber notices that Montag is holding a copy of the Bible. Faber is intrigued and begins to turn the pages. Faber comments,

"It's as good as I remember. Lord, how they've changed it in our 'parlors' these days. Christ is one of the 'family' now. I often wonder if God recognizes His own son the way we've dressed him up, or is it dressed him down?" (Bradbury 77)

Bradbury uses this scene to comment on the commercialization of religion. In today's society, the media has distorted and promoted the figure of Christ anywhere and anyway possible. Holidays like Christmas and Easter are void of their original meanings, and movies depict Jesus as a handsome model who has magical abilities. Bradbury encourages readers to focus on the source of the religion instead of believing what the media and marketing corporations portray. The condensed, manipulated version of Christianity does not compare to the experience of studying the original text and connecting spiritually with God.

What does the second chapter in Richard Dawkins' 2006 book, The God Delusion, say about religion?

"The God Hypothesis" is the second chapter in Richard Dawkins' 2006 book, The God Delusion. Dawkins is one of the more outspoken members of a movement sometimes termed the "new atheism", a vocal anti-religious movement. Dawkins himself is an evolutionary biologist and takes a Darwinian perspective on religion, seeing it as part of a primitive belief system that is no longer relevant to a modern, scientific world view.

While Dawkins heaps scorn and sarcasm...

"The God Hypothesis" is the second chapter in Richard Dawkins' 2006 book, The God Delusion. Dawkins is one of the more outspoken members of a movement sometimes termed the "new atheism", a vocal anti-religious movement. Dawkins himself is an evolutionary biologist and takes a Darwinian perspective on religion, seeing it as part of a primitive belief system that is no longer relevant to a modern, scientific world view.

While Dawkins heaps scorn and sarcasm on religion, picking out individual absurdities and distasteful elements in the Bible in this chapter, there doesn't seem to be much of a coherent philosophical argument. Dawkins' construction of religion is at what theologians would consider an extreme of literalism. He assumes that all religions take their narratives as absolute historical fact rather than as parables teaching moral lessons. He also tends to conflate all religions into a single set of naive supernatural beliefs. Oddly, he seems to see religion as a (failed) form of history or science rather than something on a different order, part of a tradition of philosophical understanding of the mysteries of our world and ourselves. Dawkins is not a fan of mysteries.

Dawkins tends to construct religion as a set of self-serving lies by the clergy to preserve their power and wealth or as a set of delusions. In a sense, one can say that Dawkins constructs religion in his own image, as something singular, literal-minded and scientific, albeit wrong, as opposed to ways that diverse thinkers over many cultures and periods have attempted to understand spiritual, mystical, and emotional aspects of humanity and the divine.

What did Alexander Hamilton think was the best type of economy?

Alexander Hamilton's vision for the American economy was, in a word, modern. Modeled after the evolving British system, he favored centralizing the American economy with a national bank and by federal assumption of state debts, a process which would be financed by the issuing of federal securities, high tariffs, and an excise tax. While these measures seem very modest by today's standards, in their day they were a substantial departure from the decentralized political economy...

Alexander Hamilton's vision for the American economy was, in a word, modern. Modeled after the evolving British system, he favored centralizing the American economy with a national bank and by federal assumption of state debts, a process which would be financed by the issuing of federal securities, high tariffs, and an excise tax. While these measures seem very modest by today's standards, in their day they were a substantial departure from the decentralized political economy that prevailed during the period immediately following the Revolution. Hamilton's vision for the economy was motivated by a desire to put the nation on a sound financial footing in its early years and also by a sincere belief that the government needed to have substantial powers to hold the nation together. He thought that the new nation would flourish best by serving the interests of the nation's financial elites, especially in the merchant and credit houses of Philadelphia and New York. The support of these individuals would be vital in securing the credit and the political future of the United States. 

In addition to high finance, Hamilton thought the nation's future lay in manufacturing. In a report delivered to Congress, he argued that the United States ought to take measures to encourage industry, including protective tariffs, which he said, in his typical prose, "wear a beneficent aspect toward the manufacturers of this country." His program for the development of manufactures was in fact connected to his financial plan--a centralized economy would put capital in the hands of those who could employ it in manufacturing ventures. In this way, he said, "the public purse must supply the deficiency of private resource. 

Every aspect of Hamilton's economic program was anathema to Thomas Jefferson and an emerging political faction that was frightened by the increase in centralized power it seemed to involve. Believing the nation's future lay in agriculture, and fearing the development of a British-style system that they saw as corrupt, they initiated one of the first major political conflicts in the history of the Republic in opposition to his plans.

Explain the phrase "bent in the undergrowth" in Frost's "The Road not Taken."

The speaker of the poem has reached a fork in the road in the middle of the woods.  He considers the truth that he, "one traveler," cannot take both roads in front of him.  The speaker examines one of the roads before him, following it with his eyes as far as he can see, until the road turns slightly into some "undergrowth"—perhaps some tall grasses or small shrubs growing on the forest floor.  

Literally,...

The speaker of the poem has reached a fork in the road in the middle of the woods.  He considers the truth that he, "one traveler," cannot take both roads in front of him.  The speaker examines one of the roads before him, following it with his eyes as far as he can see, until the road turns slightly into some "undergrowth"—perhaps some tall grasses or small shrubs growing on the forest floor.  

Literally, then, to say that the road "bent in the undergrowth" means that, at a certain point, the speaker can no longer see which direction the road goes.  The undergrowth obscures the road's direction from the speaker's sight.  Moreover, and perhaps more importantly, he cannot see where it leads or where it ends.  Symbolically, if we interpret the fork in the road as a choice the speaker must make in his life, then he cannot see what the outcome of his decision will be.  Just as he cannot see where the road goes after it bends, he cannot (with certainty) predict where his choice will take him.  If we knew the outcomes of our decisions before we made them, that would sure make life a lot easier, would it not?  Alas, that is not how it works.

What are some examples of tales about Greek heroes?

There is also the tale of Hercules, the demi-god, son of Zeus and Alcmene, a mortal woman.  Zeus came to her, disguised as her husband, Amphitryon, and had sex with her, impregnating her with Hercules.

The story goes that Hera loathed Hercules (as she hated most of the women Zeus slept with and their children -- and Zeus's affairs always produced offspring).  One day, after he'd grown up, Hera put him into a sort of crazy rage trance and he killed his wife, Megara, and their sons.  He came to just after the killings, and found their bodies and himself covered in their blood.  Theseus actually took him in because he felt that Hercules should not be held responsible for the murders because he wasn't aware of what he was doing.  However, the oracle at Delphi said that Hercules needed to be purified, and she sent him to his cousin, the King of Mycenae, Eurystheus.  Encouraged by Hera, Eurystheus gave Hercules many tasks called the "Labors of Hercules."  Each one was believed to be impossible, and so Hera was clearly hoping that Hercules would die in the attempt to complete them.

First, he kills the lion of Nemea, who could not be wounded by weapons, so Hercules choked him.  Second, he killed the Hydra, a monster with nine heads.  Each time he struck one of its heads off, two grew in its place.  So Hercules cauterized the stump after he struck off the head, and this prevented regrowth.  Third, he brought back Artemis's sacred golden-horned stag, but he had to capture it alive.  This took a year of hunting.  Fourth, he captured a great boar, driving it into the snow and trapping it.  Fifth, he cleaned the Augean stables in a day by diverting the course of two rivers so that they would flow through the stables and carry away the refuse.  Sixth, he drove away the Stymphalian birds, with a little help from Athena.  Seventh, he stole a beautiful bull given to Minos by Poseidon.  Eighth, he drove away the man-eating mares of King Diomedes.  Ninth, he brought back the girdle of Hippolyta, Amazon Queen.  Hera made this one tough by making the Amazons believe that Hercules was actually going to steal their queen.  Tenth, he brought back the cattle belonging to Geryon, a three-bodied monster.  Eleventh, he brought back the Golden Apples of the Hesperides.  To do this, he had to trick Atlas.  Lastly, he had to go to the underworld and bring back Cerberus, the three-headed dog that guards the gates.

Hercules isn't known for his intelligence, but he is credited as being the "greatest hero in Greece" (except for in Athens, because Theseus is preferred there) due to his physical strength, bravery, and passionate nature.

You could also check out the story of Odysseus, the hero on whom The Odyssey is based, as well as Jason and the Argonauts who sailed the Argo on the Quest for the Golden Fleece.  What ties these heroes altogether, with the exception of Theseus, is their bravery (even bravado) and their brawn; Theseus is best known for his intelligence and diplomacy.  They all complete physically, and mentally, demanding tasks and are believed to have made Greece a safer place for all.