THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD
- SCIENCE
what are some of the reasons for differebt parabolic paths, when comparing different trials?why…
The trajectory of a projectile certainly looks parabolic, especially on the scale of someone throwing a ball in the air. This is a result of the uniform acceleration due to gravity pulling the…
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- HISTORY
How should I go about answering this question about sectionalism and the Civil War?This is an…
I think what your teacher is probably hoping you will do is to discuss the extent to which sectionalism (defined as having a greater loyalty to your region than to the country), rather than…
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- SCIENCE
What is and what is the function of a stomata?Need help on SCIENCE!
Stomata, or the plural stoma, are openings in the underside of a leaf on a plant that facilitate the exchange of gases into the atmosphere. These gases include carbon dioxide, oxygen, and water…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Peaceful DemonstrationsHow would Emerson and Thoreau respond to current demonstrations? Would…
I think that they would approve of the basic ideals that OWS is protesting for. However, I do not think that they would approve of the tactics that some in the movement are using. They would not…
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- OTHELLO
Why was it essential for Shakespeare to make the protagonist a MoorWhy was it essential for…
As a moor, Othello would have already felt somewhat out of place. He might have already harbored some of the doubts that Iago plays into. He might have already questioned the loyalty of a woman…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What is the allusion in this statement from Miller’s play The Crucible?”She has an arrow in you…
To begin, one must understand what an allusion is. An allusion, according to eNotes, is a reference, usually brief, often casual, occasionally indirect, to a person , event, or condition…
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- MACBETH
What purpose does the scene between Macbeth and Banquo in Act 2 serve?
One unanswered question in Macbeth is “Why didn’t Macbeth kill Malcolm and Donalbain on the same night he killed Duncan?” Malcolm was the heir apparent. Duncan had specifically named him…
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- HISTORY
What where three issues that led to the American Revolution?
First and foremost it is essential to establish that the American Revolution did NOT develop overnight and that its cause cannot be pin pointed into one or even three reasons. Much of the main…
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- SCIENCE
It is supposed that nuclear fusion can be a possible solution for a problem of power supply, but…
Nuclear fusion is a process by which two atomic nuclei collide together to form a heavier atomic nucleus. For example, two nuclei of Hydrogen may collide to form a nucleus of Deuterium: this is the…
- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What, in your opinion, is the dominant motivation of the people behind “Occupy Wall Street”? The…
In my opinion, the dominant motivation behind the “Occupy Wall Street” movement is the high unemployment rate and the widening gap between the wealthiest one percent of Americans and the other 99%…
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- BUSINESS
What is the key difference between the primary and secondary securities markets?
The primary securities market is the segment of the capital markets where owners of private companies directly sell a part of their stake to investors. This can be done either as an IPO (initial…
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- POETRY
Can I have a critical appreciation of the poem “On Killing a Tree” by Gieve Patel?
Gieve Patel’s poem “On Killing a Tree” is deeper than the title would leave one to believe. While the depiction of a tree being killed is provided, it is justifiable that Patel is speaking about…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What does the language used by Candy to describe Crooks the stable buck tell us about the…
John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men was published at a time (1937) in American history when the segregation of African Americans remained in full force. In Steinbeck’s novel, most of the men who work…
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- HISTORY
Any ideas for a classic American History poem?Hi! I have to memorize a poem for a class that I am…
I am going to pivot a bit on this one. Why not choose something from Langston Hughes. Certainly, the standards of American poetry talk much about history, but I think that Hughes also discusses…
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- REFERENCE
Compare and contrast achievement and aptitude tests. Please cite a real or hypothetical scenario…
Aptitude tests measure the ability to learn. More specifically, these tests determine the ability to reason, solve problems, understand language, and make deductions. The key word here is ability….
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- HISTORY
What was the purpose behind the Katyn Forest Massacre?
Germany and the Soviet Union had signed a non-aggression pact in 1939 almost immediately before Hitler attacked Poland. There was also a secret clause that stated, in exchange for Stalin giving…
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- HULLABALOO IN THE GUAVA ORCHARD
What theme is present in the first four chapters of Hullaboo in the Guava Orchard?
You might like to consider how the theme of repression and the difficulty of finding meaning in a life that is otherwise characterised by meaningless labour is presented through the character of…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
where does dimmesdale keep his vigil?
He holds his vigil (intense session of prayer) on the scaffold in the middle of the night. It is at this time that he runs into Hester and Pearl.
- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What does it mean by “colored man” in Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
The term “colored man” appears several times in Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird. While the term is not as prevalent today as it was during Lee’s time, the term was one which was readily…
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- MATH
Use the chain rule to find dy/dx at the given value of x. y=u(u^2+3)^3, u=(x+3)^2, x=-2
The function y=u(u^2+3)^3 and u=(x+3)^2. dy/dx = (dy/du)*(du/dx) => [u(u^2+3)^3]’*[(x+3)^2]’ => [(u^2+3)^3+u*3(u^2 +3)^2*2u]*2(x+3) Substituting u = (x+3)^2 =>…
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- MATH
Find the components f and g so that f o g= h. h(x)=|lnx-6|
Find functions f and g so that f∘g(x)=h(x)f∘g(x)=h(x) where h(x)=|lnx−6|h(x)=|lnx-6| . There is more than one correct answer. The “obvious” choice is to let g(x)=lnx−6g(x)=lnx-6 and f(x)=|x|f(x)=|x| . Thus
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- MATH
How to solve the Diophantine Equation: 19x + 5y = 300 ?
We have to solve the Diophantine equation 19x + 5y = 300 where x and y can only take integral values. There are many solutions to the equation that has been given. You can select the solutions…
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- HISTORY
Who was the slave woman at the center of the Supreme Court case Prigg v. Pennsylvania, and what…
The slave woman’s name was Margaret Morgan. She escaped from slavery in Maryland and came to Pennsylvania, where slavery was outlawed, with her children in 1832. She then had one child in…
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- MACBETH
How do the female characters in Macbeth show qualities of strength and power?
There are multiple female characters in William Shakespeare’s tragic play Macbeth. The main female characters in the play are Lady Macbeth, Lady Mcduff, Hecate, and the Three Witches. Lady Macbeth…
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- MATH
For what values of x do the curves y=(1+x^3)^2 and y=2x^6 have the same slope?
(1) In order to find the slope of the tangent line to a curve at a point we find the first derivative. (2) y=(1+x3)2y=(1+x3)2 y’=2(1+x3)(3×2)=6×5+6x2y′=2(1+x3)(3×2)=6×5+6×2 (Using the general power rule: If u is a…
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- DANCING AT LUGHNASA
In Brian Friel’s play Dancing at Lughnasa, what are the most important points to remember about…
In Brian Friel’s play Dancing at Lughnasa, Jack is an Irish priest who has served for many years as a missionary in Africa, working at a leper colony in Uganda. The most important thing to…
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- HISTORY
Simply put, a Roman Consul was the highest elected official in the Republic. The idea was that two consuls were elected each year, and one would rule one month, the other the next month,…
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- HISTORY
Discuss the democracy of the early Roman Republic. How democratic, in fact, was it?
Particularly in the early days of the republic, the “democracy” was run almost entirely by aristocratic families that could trace their family roots back to the founders of Rome and derived their…
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- HISTORY
What was the influence or impact of the Greeks on early Roman society and culture?
The impact that Greece had on Rome can be best summed up in the famous words of the Roman poet Horace who said that “Captive Greece took captive her rude conqueror.” In other words, practically…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Taking kids out of school for class in order to travel would be beneficial. What are the pros?…
I do not know if I agree with this, but if you want pros on this position, then I can think of three of them. First, schools today often give busy work and not real work. So, to take a child out of…
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- SCIENCE
Do rope fibres and the process of rope making today have any particular environmental concerns?
Rope has traditionally been made from existing natural plant fibres, braided together in every conceivable combination to give it natural strength and durability. Rope manufactured today continues…
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- BUSINESS
The question of whether to rent or buy has always baffled me. On the one hand, in this economy you can benefit from being more mobile and not having a house tie you down. On the other hand,…
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- LITERATURE
I need help analyzing the meaning of these poems? how are they related?? thanksPoem #1 The Moon…
The first poem enlightens the reader that perhaps time is destructive, and in many cases causes people to lose their individuality, through the routines and establishment of technologies. It also…
- HEALTH
1996 ballot initiatives on medical marijuanaShould a controversial drug issue such as this one be…
This is one that is well-suited to initiatives. Initiatives are best used on issues that are relatively easy to understand. Marijuana may be controversial, but the arguments on each side are not….
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- HEALTH
initiatives on medical marijuanaCritics of the 1996 ballot initiatives on medical marijuana…
There are actually medical uses for marijuana that are agreed upon by the medical community. Notably, it is good for relieving pressure in the eyeballs caused by glaucoma. It is also a good…
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- ANGELS IN AMERICA
Give me one example from Angels in America by Tony Kushner of multiculturalism.
This could be taken in a couple different approaches. If one were sticking to the standard read of multiculturalism, I think that examining the character of Belize. He speaks from a point of view…
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- ETHAN FROME
What does the author suggest by Mrs. Hales’s statement that she did not know what Zeena would do…
In Chapter VIII of Ethan Frome, Edith Wharton writes, Beaming maternally on Ethan, she bent over to add: “I on’y just heard from Mr. Hale ’bout Zeena’s going over to Bettsbridge to see that new…
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
Can we examine Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” in light of Freud’s “Oedipus Complex” theory?
This is an interesting question, but I think the story of Oedipus as told in Sophocles’ Oedipus the King would be a more apt comparison than Freud’s Oedipus Complex. Freud’s theory was inspired by…
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- THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD
What do you consider to be the greatest strengths of The Post-American World and what do you…
One of the things I have always liked about Zakaria, and about this book in particular, is that he truly comes across as the objective commentator. It is not based on a political agenda, or…
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- THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD
In The Post-American World, does Zakaria think that America’s challenges are insurmountable?
No, Zakaria does not at all think that the challenges faced by the US are insurmountable. He is actually fairly optimistic about the US’s chances. The point of the book, in fact, is to argue that…
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- THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD
According to The Post-American World, what are the biggest challenges facing the American economy…
To Zakaria, the main challenges that face the US have to do with creating and maintaining conditions that will allow the US economy to grow. Zakaria argues that the “rise of the rest” can be a…
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- THE POST-AMERICAN WORLD
In The Post American World, what does author Zakaria mean by the “Rise of the Rest”?
I am a big fan of Zakaria’s, as I think he has some keen insights into how the world functions economically socially and in terms of international relations. Unlike Thomas Friedman, he’s not just…
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- LANGUAGE
Supraglottal Cavity’s role in making speechHow is the Supraglottal Cavity used to produce speech?…
Th supraglottis is the part of the throat where speech originates. It lies just above the larynx (voice box) and below the epiglottis (flap that covers the trachea [windpipe] during swallowing so…
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- ESSAY LAB
“’Mankind creates societies where individual morality counts for nothing in the face of group…
This is an interesting topic and you can answer it in many ways.With a topic like this, the problem is narrowing things down. One of the easiest things to do is to argue against it. In this way,…
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- MATH
Solve the following system of equations using elimination: x + y = 6 -x + 7y = 2
We have to solve the following system of equations using elimination: x + y = 6 …(1) -x + 7y = 2 …(2) First let’s eliminate x Add (1) and (2) => 8y = 8 => y = 1 Now let’s eliminate y…
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- THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL
From The Night Thoreau Spent In Jail, Which aspect of Thoreau’s characterization seems especially…
Given the level of public outrage at government, I would say that Thoreau’s insistence on public activism would be one element that is highly relevant in the modern setting. When the play ends…
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- HISTORY
What effects did World War II have on blacks and women in the area of employment?
After Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, the United States entered World War II. Due to America’s entry into the war, a new need for human power and the production of all manner of…
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- HISTORY
How did the legislation of the New Deal impact organized labor?
The most significant piece of legislation during the New Deal era of Franklin D. Roosevelt would be the National Labor Relations Act, sometimes referred to as the Wagner Labor Relations Act….
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Are optimistic, confident people more likely than others to make changes in their lives? please…
The folks who immigrated from Western Europe to the American colonies were certainly optimistic and willing to make huge changes in their lives. They chose to leave the familiarity of home for a…
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- IF
Who is referred to as you in the poem “IF”?
In the most literal sense, the speaker in the poem is talking to his son. The father is providing a set of moral guidelines or benchmarks that will, if adopted and practiced by the boy as he grows…
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