In Freak the Mighty, when Max takes a time out, where does he go?

In Chapter 5 of Freak the Mighty, Max takes a “timeout” so to speak. Max just got done showing Freak his bedroom when the Fair Gwen began looking for him. Gwen spots the wagon they were using in Max’s backyard, so she heads towards Max’s bedroom. When she sees Max, she is immediately frightened and runs away with Freak (20):

. . . and the Fair Gwen grabs Freak and puts him in the wagon...

In Chapter 5 of Freak the Mighty, Max takes a “timeout” so to speak. Max just got done showing Freak his bedroom when the Fair Gwen began looking for him. Gwen spots the wagon they were using in Max’s backyard, so she heads towards Max’s bedroom. When she sees Max, she is immediately frightened and runs away with Freak (20):

. . . and the Fair Gwen grabs Freak and puts him in the wagon and I swear, she almost runs home, like if she doesn’t get away quick something really bad is going to happen.

After this incident, Max explains that he drifts off in sort of a dreamlike state sometimes. From what he says, he implies that this happens quite frequently. This may be another reason why he like his bedroom in the basement so much - it gives him the freedom to go into this dreamlike state without being bothered.

As a reader, we can infer that this dreamlike state happens when something scares Max, he feels uncomfortable, or he feels stressed. To seek comfort, he goes under his bed (21):

What I do is lie on the floor under my bed, where you can just barely see the bedsprings and stuff because it’s so dark, and before long I’m somewhere else, sort of floating, and it’s so cool and empty in there, you don’t have to think about anything. You’re nothing, you’re nobody, nothing matters, you’re not even there. Time out.

In other words, this time out isn’t the traditional way in which we think of time outs. Instead, it’s a way for Max to escape reality and reflect on his experiences. 

What type of stage would be used for A Doll's House?

A Doll's Houseis a simplistic and minimal play in terms of set design requirements. This allows for a good deal of flexibility in each individual production. There is no reason why it couldn't be performed on a typical proscenium stage, also known as a window stage. However, there might be several advantages to performing such a play on a thrust stage, which juts out into the audience and is surrounded by seats on three...

A Doll's House is a simplistic and minimal play in terms of set design requirements. This allows for a good deal of flexibility in each individual production. There is no reason why it couldn't be performed on a typical proscenium stage, also known as a window stage. However, there might be several advantages to performing such a play on a thrust stage, which juts out into the audience and is surrounded by seats on three sides. A thrust stage has many of the same strengths as a proscenium stage, but in addition it provides a 3-D effect to the audience, especially for those sitting in the front of the theater. A Doll's House is a play that is very light on physical action and heavy in conversation and emotional dialogue. Using a thrust stage would help engage the audience in conversations that might be less visually appealing than a well-choreographed fight scene or dance sequence. There is no absolute need for a thrust stage instead of a proscenium for this play, but many individual productions may consider it worthwhile to project their actors into the audience by using a thrust stage.

Why does the hydrogen and oxygen gas mixture in a collection bulb not react as soon as it's collected?

When hydrogen and oxygen are collected together in the same vessel they don't immediately react unless the gas mixture is in contact with a surface that's above the autoignition temperature. This is the lowest temperature at which a substance will spontaneously ignite at standard pressure. The autoignition temperature of hydrogen is about 530 degrees C.

In order to start burning at a temperature below the autoignition temperature, flammable materials need a source of ignition such as...

When hydrogen and oxygen are collected together in the same vessel they don't immediately react unless the gas mixture is in contact with a surface that's above the autoignition temperature. This is the lowest temperature at which a substance will spontaneously ignite at standard pressure. The autoignition temperature of hydrogen is about 530 degrees C.

In order to start burning at a temperature below the autoignition temperature, flammable materials need a source of ignition such as a flame from a match or a spark from an electric igniter. The energy that must be provided to initiate a chemical reaction is called the activation energy. Once the activation energy is provided by the ignition source an exothermic reaction is sustained by the heat being released. 

Flammable gas mixtures are unstable even at temperatures below their autoignition temperature. They can be accidently ignited by a discharge of static electricity. It's also possible that, even at a lower temperature, a collision between molecules could occur at a speed sufficient to initiate a reaction. 

The link below gives autoignition temperatures of various gases.

How can I write a 5,000 word essay about my own utopia?

Whether you are referring to Elizabeth Mann Borghese's My Own Utopia, or your own idea of what an utopia should constitute, there are some basic ways to approach your essay. Please remember that the structure of your essay will depend upon your own thesis statement.

1)First, if you are referring to Borghese's feminist utopia, state whether you agree with the idea of a society based on a gender-fluid construct. If, on the other hand, you have your own idea of an utopia, state what this is in your thesis statement. Will it be an utopia based on certain economic or social values? For instance, will capitalism, socialism, or anarchism rule your utopia? Are you more interested in Thomas More's idea of an utopian society or Machiavelli's idea of utopia that is encapsulated in his work The Prince?

So, the first step is to decide on a thesis statement. This will guide the rest of your essay. Remember that, for a feminist utopia (or any other utopia), you will still need to decide how it is to be run and what it will look like. You may like some things in a feminist utopia while disliking others. It's worth exploring your thoughts in this area in your essay.

2)After deciding on a thesis statement, summarize the story of Borghese's utopia (if that is the background you are using) or summarize the story of some other kind of utopia you have in mind. This section is important, as you will later wish to argue for why this particular utopia will contribute to a better world or why such an utopia is an ideal societal construct. Since this is a 5000 word essay, you have plenty of room to introduce your readers to your ideal world.

On the other hand, if you haven't decided what sort of utopia you like, here's a link which provides the names of works which discuss socialist utopias, eco-utopias, feminist utopias, etc. If you wish to discuss a capitalistic utopia, you might want to try Machiavelli's The Prince.

Lists of Utopian and Dystopian Fiction

3)After your summary on the background of the kind of utopia you deem most attractive, you may wish to delve into the reasons why.

a)What is government like in your utopia? Who will rule, and who will be subject to the laws in your idealized world? Will there be a monarch or will it be government by democracy? Will your rulers be chosen based on talent/ ability, racial and gender quotas, or both?

b)Will anyone own private property? Or will your idealized society practice communal responsibility as illustrated in Thomas More's Utopia? Again, if you have chosen to discuss Elizabeth Mann Borghese's feminist utopia, state whether she (and you) support the ownership of private property or not. Also, in Thomas More's society, everyone labored for the good of all; even the leaders. Most utopians in Thomas More's society also labored no less than six hours a day. Men and women were allowed to work in any and all areas which contributed to the good of the society they lived in. In other words, are there benefits to capitalism and to socialism?

c)Religion: will your utopia be based on religious tolerance? If so, why is this important? In your readings, can you state examples of why and when intolerance has led to problems? For example, Sir Thomas More was actually executed for treason because he refused to bow to King Henry VIII's demands to be recognized as the head of the new church of England.

d)How will your utopia be protected? Will there be conscription of young men and women for military duties? In Machiavelli's The Prince, conquest is the key to strength and peace. For this purpose, Machiavelli advises the use of domestic troops rather than mercenary troops, which he regarded as temperamental and untrustworthy due to their shifting allegiances. On the other hand, Thomas More's society is predicated on the desire to do away with war and conquests. The leaders in More's utopia favor bribery of the citizens of an enemy country to murder their own warring leaders. In Thomas More's society, the use of mercenaries is the last resort when all intellectual maneuvers fail.

e)Marriage: how will your ideal society recognize relationships? Will there be heterosexual and homosexual unions? Will there be laws defining when citizens are allowed to marry, as in Thomas More's Utopia? For example, women are allowed to marry at eighteen, and men at twenty-two in Thomas More's idealized world. Furthermore, divorce is not allowed unless there is physical abuse or adultery in play. Think about how you will structure your own utopia if you could, whether it is based on Borghese's feminist utopia or any other utopia you admire.

f)How will your society handle criminals? Will they be put to death (as in Machiavelli's The Prince) or will they be enslaved ( as in Thomas More's Utopia)? Which method is better in dealing with criminals?

g)How will your utopian society enjoy leisure activities? Or will leisure activities be allowed? Will leisure activities be simple and domestic in focus as in Thomas More's world? Or will you leave it up to your citizens to decide how they will spend their free time?

h)About death and sickness: how will the citizens in an idealized utopia be cared for? Will there be universal or private health care? Who will pay for either? Will those who suffer debilitating and chronic illness with no hope of a cure be permitted or advised to submit to euthanasia as in Thomas More's Utopia?

i)You can explore how your utopia compares favorably against any one of a number of dystopias described in literature (or even history). Examples of dystopian literature and movies include The Hunger Games, V for Vendetta, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451, 1984, The Matrix, to name a few.

j)Remember to conclude with a reiteration and support of your earlier thesis statement, perhaps even expanding on your ideas. For example, state how your idea of an utopian society would fit into today's world, with its many challenges (climate change and terrorism, to name two examples).

What is indirect characterization? |

Indirect characterization is an excellent example of what we are taught about effective writing, which is "Show; don't tell."  How that is borne out in the treatment of characterization should be clear, I hope, with some examples.

If I want to have a villain in a short story, I can write,"He was a very bad man." That would be direct characterization. I am telling the reader, directly, that this is the villain of the story. ...

Indirect characterization is an excellent example of what we are taught about effective writing, which is "Show; don't tell."  How that is borne out in the treatment of characterization should be clear, I hope, with some examples.

If I want to have a villain in a short story, I can write,"He was a very bad man." That would be direct characterization. I am telling the reader, directly, that this is the villain of the story.  But if I show the reader that this character is behaving badly, that is indirect characterization. I might show him being cruel to his wife and children or to the people who work for him. I might show him committing some dishonest act, embezzling funds he is entrusted with. I might show him kicking the dog. I need not tell the reader he is the bad guy. I can show the reader, and this is generally far more effective.  I might dress the character in dark clothing, which is another form of indirect characterization.  I might give him dialogue that shows he is evil.  I might indirectly characterize him by showing how other characters respond to him, moving away from him in conversation. There is a movie, the name of which I cannot remember right now, in which the bad guy in the story dies, and everyone leaves him lying there, simply stepping over him and ignoring him.  That is indirect characterization at its finest! 

A novel that contains mostly indirect characterization of its hero is The Great Gatsby. In the first chapter, Nick describes his first sight of Gatsby as Gatsby "...stretched out his arms toward the dark water in a curious way" (25).  We have no direct characterization of Gatsby here, but we know he is yearning for something, and this yearning quality defines him without our ever being told that directly.  We learn of Gatsby's character through his actions, through the responses of the other characters, and through details such as the descriptions of his parties. When Gatsby's father appears, at the end of the novel, and shares with Nick Gatsby's self-improvement list from Gatsby's childhood, we see Gatsby's character without anyone telling us anything direct. 

As you read, take note of which authors directly characterize their characters and which do so indirectly.  This is an important aspect of the appreciation of a literary text. It is also a valuable lesson in how to present characters in your own writing. Remember to show, not tell. 

Explain why would you test the test tubes with the saliva at different pH solutions with Fehling's or Benedict's solution

Saliva contains an enzyme called amylase--which begins the process of starch digestion in the mouth. Starch is a polysaccharide consisting entirely of monomers known as glucose sugars. Starch is an energy-- storage polysaccharide and when it is hydrolyzed to glucose, its energy will be available for use by cells. In the mouth, amylase converts starch into a dissaccharide known as malt sugar, consisting of two glucose molecules. Later on, starch will be completely digested in the small intestine to single glucose monomers.

The enzyme amylase is a protein that acts as a catalyst which speeds up the digestion of starch. In order to work well, enzymes require specific conditions including pH and temperature within a specific range. If the environment of an enzyme is not optimal, the enzyme may lose its functional shape in a process called denaturation and it will be unable to catalyze a chemical reaction at all, or not as well as if it were in an optimal environment.

When saliva is added to various test tubes each with a different pH, along with starch, the purpose of the test is to find out at which pH the enzyme amylase (in saliva) works best.

Fehling's solution can be used as a test for the presence of monosaccharides like glucose or even the dissacharide maltose. The test tube containing starch, saliva and blue Fehling's solution will be heated and if glucose is present, a red copper oxide will form as a precipitate in the bottom of the test tube. 

Benedict's solution which is blue, can be used to indicate the presence of sugar. Each test tube will have a different pH value, saliva and starch will be added and each will be heated. If glucose is present, the solution will change color in a specific order depending on the amount of glucose in the test tube. The color green (indicates a small amount of sugar), a little more is the color yellow, followed by orange and finally brick-red (indicating a large amount of sugar).

Either of these chemical indicators can be used in this experiment. By the presence of a red precipitate (Fehling's solution) or a color change (Benedict's solution) one could demonstrate at which pH enzyme amylase works best.

What are Holden's feelings toward money?

In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden has a very casual relationship with money. He often spends it easily and thoughtlessly, yet at the same time he often seems to feel scornful of money. Here is one passage we can look at where Holden extensively describes his feelings toward money:

"While I was in the cab, I took out my wallet and sort of counted my money. I don't remember exactly what I had...

In The Catcher in the Rye, Holden has a very casual relationship with money. He often spends it easily and thoughtlessly, yet at the same time he often seems to feel scornful of money. Here is one passage we can look at where Holden extensively describes his feelings toward money:

"While I was in the cab, I took out my wallet and sort of counted my money. I don't remember exactly what I had left, but it was no fortune or anything. I'd spent a king's ransom in about two lousy weeks. I really had. I'm a goddam spendthrift at heart. What I don't spend, I lose. Half the time I sort of even forget to pick up my change, at restaurants and night clubs and all. It drives my parents crazy. You can't blame them. My father's quite wealthy, though."

What we can gather from this passage is that Holden comes from a wealthy family and has always had what he needed and never wanted for anything; therefore, he doesn't need to worry about how much money he spends because he will always be able to get more. As he says, he is a "spendthrift," an extravagant squanderer of money. However, even though Holden doesn't need to worry about money, he recognizes that money doesn't necessarily make one happy. He says, "Goddam money. It always ends up making you blue as hell." It seems that whether Holden has money or doesn't or gives it away, it makes him sad.

Yet another example of Holden being careless with money is when he quite literally throws it away:

"I took out my dough and tried to count it in the lousy light from the street lamp. All I had was three singles and five quarters and a nickel left--boy, I spent a fortune since I left Pencey. Then what I did, I went down near the lagoon and I sort of skipped the quarters and the nickel across it, where it wasn't frozen. I don't know why I did it, but I did it."

He has almost no money left, yet from what he has, he throws the coins into the lake. Holden has a very immature and realistic relationship with money.