How is the freedom U.S. citizens experience different from freedom in other countries?
- HISTORY
How is the freedom U.S. citizens experience different from freedom in other countries?
Americans like to think of their country as being based on freedoms and rights, even though you could argue that some countries give their citizens even more freedom than in the US. Some of the…
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- THE RED CONVERTIBLE
“Then I walked out before he could realize I knew he’d strung together more than six words at…
The speaker is the story’s narrator, Lyman, and Henry is his brother. The red convertible was a car that Henry and Lyman bought on a whim. They used it throughout the entire summer (before the…
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- WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?
“She spoke sullenly, careful to show no interest or pleasure, and he spoke in a fas, bright…
The narrator provides the line. It is part of the narrative; it is not dialogue. “She” refers to Connie, a 15 year-old girl rebelling (quietly) behind her mother’s back to the realities of the…
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- MATH
Hint #1 the product of their ages is 72. Hint #2 the sum of their ages is equal to my house #….
Let the ages of the persons be x and y. Since the product of their ages is 72, xy = 72. sum of their ages = my house # ? not given = 18, house number is allotted by us. So xy = 72 ……..(1) and…
- LAW AND POLITICS
Briefly identify the U.S. Supreme Court findings in the case of Kent v United States (1966).
Put briefly, the importance of this case is that Supreme Court gave more rights to juvenile defendants. In this case, the Court said that juvenile courts had to give defendants more due process…
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- SCIENCE
What Fast Food Restaurant do you consider to be the most unhealthy?I was shocked to find out the…
McDonalds!!! Have you seen the film-documentary Super-Size Me? Truly shocking. I use this film to show to students to explore issues surrounding the fast food industry and changes in American…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
What lessons did Matthew and Rachel Wood teach their children in The Witch of Blackbird Pond?
Matthew was the main character to teach lessons to his children. Rachel merely followed his husband’s guidelines. Both were from a Puritan culture. There would be no frivolous activities that were…
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- MATH
What is the standard form of f(x)=x(x+9)
f(x) = x(x+9) First you need to expand brackets by multiplying with x: ==> f(x) = x*x + x*9 = x^2 + 9x ==> f(x) = x^2 + 9x
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- MATH
49v^2 – 75v = -24 – 5v First we will group similar terms by moving all terms to the left side: ==> 49v^2 – 75 v + 5v + 24 = 0 ==> 49v^2 – 70 v +24 = 0 ==> ( 7v – 4) ( 7v – 6) = 0 ==>…
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- THE VELDT
In the story “The Veldt,” give two specific examples on how their virtual home has weakend the…
- Lydia, the mother, complains to her husband George that she no longer feels needed–the house cooks, cleans, and now the nursery entertains/plays with her children. She senses from the…
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- THE VELDT
In the story “The Veldt” what are three examples of how the family has become emotionally…
The technological advancements of the house of Lydia and George Hadley have relieved them of having to wash clothes, cook, turn on lights, or do most anything else. It also has relieved them of…
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- MATH
What is the expanded form of 9.54I need help!!!
We need to determine the expandd form for 9.54 First we need to determine the digits : 9.54 , there are three digits … 9.54 = 9.00 + 0.50 + 0.04
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- SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY
Who is the merchant prince in “Rosie Roberts” from Spoon River Anthology?
Each of the poems in Edgar Lee Masters’ Spoon River Anthology is told from the perspective of a ghost. The ghosts, former residents of the small, fictional town of Spoon River, reveal much about…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
How does the Max Sstuart case reflect on South Australia’society in the early 1960s, and in…
During the time of Max Stuart’s case the Aboriginal population in Australia had no rights. The case was typical of how justice was carried out for these native people. The law overlooked…
- ESSAY LAB
How is music useful to us as it is a learning and teaching tool adjusting our mood and giving us…
We cannot write paragraphs or essays for you. Your original directions seemed to ask for this introduction to be put together for you. Your set-up of a general statement about music, then something…
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- MATH
given that the lim x->2 (5x-7)=3 find the values of delta that correspond to epsilon=0.1, 0.05,0.01
Given Lt (5x-7) = 3 axs x –> 0 given e (or epsilon) = 0,1 , 0.5, 0.01. We know that if Lt x–>a f(x) = l, then for all |x-a| < e , for f(x) < d (delta). |x-a| < e implies a-e…
- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How does a theme evident in Great Expectations work it’s way through the entire novel?
The theme of identity is the greatest one sticking out to me. Pip starts in a graveyard looking at the names of dead family members. You have to believe he wonders at what he is missing out on and…
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- THE SNIPER
The sniper is the only character the author describes in great detail. Why do you think the…
The author probably chose to do this for a few reasons, in my opinion. First, readers generally understand and empathize with the protagonist of the story; in this case, that would be the sniper….
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What does the language used by Candy to describe the stable buck tell us about the relationship…
The passage where Candy first introduces the stable buck, Crooks, is on page 20, and is quite brief. Him and George both use the same language, which is the N-word. This was common in the 1930s…
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- AN ASTROLOGER’S DAY
an astrologer’s daywhat are the traits of the astrologer that make him succeessful in his…
The astrologer in the short story ‘An Astrologer’s Day’ has a keen knowledge of the human psyche.He seems to know the correct things to say and is adept at touching the ‘soft spot’ of his…
- MACBETH
How does Lady Macbeth die in Macbeth? Quote and cite lines from the end of the act to support…
In Act 5, Scene 5, Macbeth hears a scream and when he asks what it is, he is told that it is Lady Macbeth, who is dead. Macbeth does not ask how she died, and he tells his servant that she would…
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- MACBETH
In his grief for Lady Macbeth, Macbeth reminds us for a moment of Macduff. Compare and…
Macduff, in Shakespeare’s Macbeth, serves as a foil to Macbeth in their reactions to grief, as well as in numerous other ways, which I won’t mention here. Macduff does not hide his grief. The…
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- MACBETH
Describe Macbeth’s state of mind in scene 3 in Macbeth.
Concerning Shakespeare’s Macbeth, you don’t identify which act you’re asking about. I have a hunch you mean Act 1.3, so I’ll answer accordingly. First, whatever state of mind Macbeth is in, it…
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- ARTS
Isn’t Travie McCoy the only one who sings “Billionaire,” not Bruno Mars?
No, McCoy is not the only voice you hear on the “Billionaire” track. In fact, Bruno Mars wrote most of the lyrics and instrumentals for “Billionaire” and performs the actual singing (not the…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
What does iambic pentameter symbolize in Shakespeare’s plays?
There are a couple of ways that your question can be interpreted; so I’ll answer it in two ways. 1. First, Shakespeare wrote his plays in blank verse featuring iambic pentameter because that was…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
The media is known to create events and not report them.i have to write a 700 word composition on…
What the question is saying is that the media (on its own) can make things seem important even when they are not. Ideally, the media would go and simply tell us what has happened in the world….
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- ESSAY LAB
How can I incorporate what it means to be reenergized into an essay?
If we are speaking in the most general of senses, the concept of “re-energize” speaks to resurgence. It seems to me that it indicates that while conditions are trying and while individuals might…
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- MATH
Where is the location of the vertex of y = 3x^2 – 4x + 2 ?
To determine the location of the vertex, we’ll have to calculate the coordinates of the vertex of the parable. We’ll apply the formula: V (-b/2a ; -delta/4a) We’ll identify the coordinates a,b,c,…
- THE CRUCIBLE
What clues are given of the domestic estrangement between John and Elizabeth in The Crucible?
First of all, we are introduced to John separated from Elizabeth, and in one of Miller’s digressive notes he remarks, He is a sinner, a sinner not only against the moral fashion of the time, but…
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- MATH
Determine the function f=x^2-ax+3 whose minim value is -1.
f(x) = x^2 – ax + 3 The function has a minimuum value = -1 ==> f(x1) = -1 where x1 is the derivative’s root let us differentiate f(x): f'(x) = 2x – a = 0 ==> 2x = a ==> x1= a/2 Then a/2…
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- MATH
Determine the real number a if the series 1, 5a+1, 11,… is an A.P.
1, 5a+1 , 11, …. is an A.P Then, 5a + 1 – 1 = 11 – (5a+1) = r ==> 5a = 11-5a – 1 ==> 5a = 10 – 5a Add 5a to both sides: ==> 10a = 10 ==> a = 1 Then: 1, 5*1 + 1, 11 1, 6, 11, …….
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- MATH
Solve for x (x^5 + x^2 – 6x + 5)1/5 – x = 0
(x^5 + x^2 – 6x + 5)^1/5 – x = 0 First we will move x to the right side: ==> (x^5 + x^2 – 6x + 5 )^1/5 = x Now raise to the power 5: ==> x^5 + x^2 – 6x + 5 = x^5 Now subtract x^5 from both…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
What is the major conflict of “The Most Dangerous Game”?
The major conflict of “The Most Dangerous Game” is man against man. A corollary of this theme in the story is man against nature, in which the definition of nature takes a peculiar twist and other…
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- MATH
f(x)= x^2 – 4x + 5 , x > 2 a) Express f(x) in the form (x+b)^2 + c b) State the range of f…
f(x)= x^2 – 4x + 5 , x > 2 a) Express f(x) in the form (x+b)^2 + c Let us rewrite : f(x) = x^2 – 4x + 4 + 1 = (x-2)^2 + 1 b) State the range of f f(x) = x^2 – 4x + 5 ==> f'(x) = 2x – 4 = 0…
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- MATH
Multiple of 2 are 2, 4, 6, 8, 10,. Multiple of 3 are 3, 6, 9, 12,….. multiple of 4 are 4, 8, 12, 16,….. Multiple of 5 are 5, 10, 15,20, 25,…….. The product any number a and an integer n…
- MATH
Calculate the distance between the points (0,4) and the line 4x – 6y +12 = 0.
We have the line: 4x-6y + 12 + 0 ==> a= 4 b = -6 and c = 12 Also, we have the point (0, 4) The formula for the distance between a line and a point is: d = l ax + by + cl/sqrt(a^2 + b^2)…
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- HOLES
I need15 bullet points about the book Holes (from chapters 1-6).
Setting: Camp Green Lake – Green Lake, TX Setting: present day (and later, 110 years ago) Protagonist: Stanley Yelnats, overweight, frequently made fun of in school. Conflict: Stanley is convicted…
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- MATH
Determine the elements of the set S The elements have the property |x-1|=<4 . The elements…
l x-1l =< 4 First let us solve the inequality: l x-1 l =< 4 Then we have two cases: 1: (x-1) = < 4 ==> x = < 5 ==> x= {-inf,….2,3,4,5}……..(1) 2: -(x-1) =< 4 ==>…
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- THE LIAR
In The Liar does James suffer internal conflict?
In The Liar, James does indeed suffer internal conflict in the the expression of a man versus himself conflict. Some of the sources of James’ internal conflict are a perceived similarity to his…
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- LITERATURE
I have to suggest an idea for a modern odyssey but my mind it blank! lol Can anyone help?It has…
Everyone’s idea for an odyssey will be different, as all humans are unique individuals. You will have to think about what inspires you most, or what your major interests are. Someone who likes to…
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- MATH
Let S = sin240 + sin120 + sin150 + sin210 We know that: sin(180 + a) = -sina sin (180 -a ) = sina Now, let us rewrite each term: sin240 = sin(180 + 60 ) = -sin60 = – sqrt3/2 sin120 = sin(180 -…
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- WILLIAM FAULKNER
What message is William Faulker trying to relay to the young writers in his speech “On Receiving…
When Faulkner presented his speech in 1950, much of the civilized world was involved in the Cold War, and all were living in a nuclear world. Children regularly participated in bomb/air raid drills…
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- MATH
Calculate 1/(1-x) + 1/(1+x) + 2/(1+x^2) +4/(1+x^4) + 8/(1+x^6)
Let S = 1/(1-x) + 1/(1+x) + 2/(1+x^2) +4/(1+x^4) + 8/(1+x^6) First let us calculate the first two terms: 1/(1-x) + 1/(1+x) = 2/(1-x^2 ==> S = 2/(1-x^2) + 2/(1+x^2) + 4/(1+x^4) + 8/(1+x^6) Now we…
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- MATH
Solve the systems : 1) x = 3y 3x + y = 10 2) 2x + 7y = 1 2x – 2y = 9
x = 3y……..(1) 3x + y = 10………(2) Using the substitution method, we will substitute x values from (1) in equation (2): ==> 3x + y = 10 ==> 3(3y) + y = 10 ==> 9x + y = 10 ==> 10y…
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- MATH
The terms 3^x – 1 , 3^(2x + 2), 5*3^x + 1 are the terms of an a.p. Determine the value of x .
3^x – 1 , 3^(2x+2) , 5*3^x + 1 Since the above are terms in an A.P, then: 3^(2x+2) – (3^x – 1) = 5*3^x + 1 – (3^(2x+2) 3^(2x+2) – 3^x + 1 = 5*3^x + 1 – 3^2(x+1) Group Similar: 2*3^(2x+2)) -…
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- MATH
Evaluate the derivative of y^3 where y = x/(x^3+3)^1/3
y = x/(x^3 + 3)^1/3 Let us cube both sides: y^3 = x^3 / *x^3 + 3) Ley y^3 = f(x) = x^3/(x^3 + 3)= u/v => u = x^3 ==> u’ = 3x^2 => v= x^3 + 3 ==> v’ = 3x^2 dy^3 = f'(x) = (u’v-…
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- MATH
Calculate the vertex of the graph of f(x)=x^2-5x+6. Determine the quadrant where the vertex is .
f(x) = x^2 – 5x + 6 ==> a= 1 b = -5 c= 6 The coordinates of the vertex is: x = -b/a = 5/1 = 5 y= -(b^2 – 4ac)/4a = – (25 – 4*1*6) / 4 = -1/4 Then the coordinates of the vertix is: V = (5,…
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- MATH
Calculate the perimeter of triangle ABC. A(1,1) , B(0,3) , C(1,-1)
A(1, 1) B(0, 3) C(1, -1) First we will calculate the measure of the sides: AB = sqrt[(0-1)^2 + (3-1)^2] = sqrt( 1 + 4) = sqrt(5) BC = sqrt[(1-0)^2 + (-1-3)^2] = sqrt(1+…
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- THE AWAKENING
In Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, can you give me examples of different incidents that describes…
The first and most over-arching example of Edna’s awakening comes from her learning to swim. At the start of the novel she is just learning to swim and is fearful whenever she is in water and out…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What words and phrases does Steinbeck use in introducing us to Curley which suggest he might…
He introduces Curley as a thin young man then begins to describe his body language, which is instantly aggressive and threatening: “…hands closed into fists” “…slight crouch. His glance at…