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• Literature 101
Yes, I have always though Claudius was a poor excuse for a foe for a traditional hero, but Hamlet was lucky he was or he might never have attempted to exact his revenge. I think that Shakespeare...

• Math
The expression (3*c^-4*d^5)^2*12*c*d^-4 has to be simplified. (3*c^-4*d^5)^2*12*c*d^-4 Use the following formulas (x^b)^c = x^(b*c) , x^a*x^b = x^(a+b) =...

• To Kill a Mockingbird
One event which has a significant impact upon Scout is hers and Jem's visit to Calpurnia's church. When the children accompany Calpurnia to the African Methodist Episcopalian Church, Scout is...

• Harrison Bergeron
Let us remind ourselves that situational irony is based on plot, and is the term used to describe a sudden twist in the course of events that makes the precise opposite of what we expect to happen...

• A Midsummer Night's Dream
I think that it is, in general, fairly similar to what audiences would have expected husband and wife relationship to be like back then. In other words, Oberon is pretty much boss in the...

• Math
A cubic polynomial that gives a remainder of 4 when it is divided by x + 2 can be written as P_3 = (x+2)*P_2+ 4 , where P_2  is any quadratic polynomial (can be monomial, binomial or...

• Literature
"Literature" can be any written work but usually would refer to a group of writings that fit together in some way. This could mean a collection of books written by the same author, a set of books...

• The Bronze Bow
The Romans have made life miserable for the Jews in many ways: slavery, imprisonment, random killings, and a general fear of their ruthlessness which one can never fully anticipate or understand....

• Economics
There are definitely goods that are income inferior. These are goods for which demand decreases as incomes rise. With most goods, increases in income cause increases in demand. This makes sense...

• What Are the Common Core Standards?
Like so many places in American education, Common Core has become an embedded part of current teaching practices. In September of 2012, teaching modules for English/ Language Arts and Mathematics...

• Charles Darwin
Darwin said that all creatures produced more offspring than were capable of being supported by their environment. So he reasoned that the ones that did manage to survive must have some...

• Social Sciences
"Natural resources conflict" is a term that is generally used to refer to a conflict between two countries (or between groups within a country) which is caused by competing claims for access to...

• Social Sciences
Here are ten factors that may affect tourism and brief descriptions of each. 1. Weather- A tourist's preference for weather is a big factor in their decision to visit somewhere. If a person...

• Math
2x^4+9x^3-87x^2-49x+45=0 To solve this polynomial equation, factor the left side of the equation. (x-5)(x+1)(x+9)(2x-1)=0 Now solve for each separate term in the product. x-5=0 x=5 x+1=0 x=-1...

• Math
C(x, 2) = x!/ ( 2! *(x - 2)!) P(x , 2) = x! / (x - 2)! Now C(x,2) + P(x,2) = 30 => x!/ ( 2! *(x - 2)!) + x! / (x - 2)! = 30 => x*(x - 1)/2! + x*(x - 1) = 30 => x*(x - 1)/2 + x*(x - 1) =...

• History
Natural gas are fuels formed from fossil remains of organic and/or biological matter that are buried and pressurized for several thousands of years beneath the Earth's crust. The consumption of...

• Math
The solution of x/y + y/x = 8 can be obtained by equating z = x/y This makes x/y + y/x = 8 => z + 1/z = 8 => z^2 – 8z + 1 = 0 z1 = 8/2 + sqrt (8^2 – 4) / 2 => 4 + sqrt 60 / 2 => 4 +...

• Political Science
The most important security issue that the president needs to address at this point is the issue of terrorism. The greatest danger to the US right now is the danger of terrorism. Terrorism cannot...

• A History of Cambodia
Phnom Penh, which is now the capital of Cambodia, has been an important city in that region for centuries. It is first known to history as the capital of the Khmer Empire, the empire which built...

• Reference
The national anthem of Great Britain is a song that is (right now) called "God Save the Queen." When the current Queen dies, she will be replaced (presumably) by her son, Prince Charles. At that...

• Social Sciences
Paranoia is defined as a psychological "symptom." A person who is paranoid "feels as if the world is 'out to get' him or her." Because of this underlying feeling, persons suffering from paranoia...

• Math
A line can be expressed in the standard form y = mx + c where m is the slope and c is the y-intercept. For the two line to be parallel they should have the same slope. Now, y = 7x / 2 - 17/2 has...

• Social Sciences
I think there are two major constraints. First, much of America does not believe that climate change exists or, if it does, they do not believe that it is man-made. Second, there is a great fear...

• Science
B) a protein produced by cells that functions to speed up chemical reactions

• The Scarlet Ibis
Above all, the narrator's attitude to life seems to be shaped by his own health and well-being, which of course, heightens the contrast between himself and his younger brother, Doodle, who is...

• Hamlet
The flawed Hamlet does tell us more as readers than a successful hero would. Melodramas and other works where the hero is always successful or the plot wraps up neatly in the end usually don't...

• Math
The rate at which the cost of college education increases is assumed to be 6% per year. The cost of education right now is \$14000. The cost of education after 18 years would be 14000*(1+0.06)^18 =...

• Math
The function y(x) = 5(3x^2 + 4x +7)^9 . Use the chain rule to find the derivative. y'(x) = 5*9*(3x^2 + 4x +7)^8*(6x + 4) = 45*(6x + 4)(3x^2 + 4x +7)^8 The derivative of y(x) = 5(3x^2 + 4x...

• Religion
Nebuchadnezzar actually invaded Jerusalem three times in 605 BC, 597 BC, and in 586 BC. He took Daniel and some of the royalty with him to Babylon in his first invasion. Jehovah Witness scholars...

• Old School
To dissemble is to speak without telling the truth, which sometimes entails lying and sometimes instead entails a creative set of strategies aimed at simply avoiding the honest truth. The narrator...

• The Pit and the Pendulum
Unfortunately, there is no absolute answer to this question, as Poe never specifically states what the narrator is guilty of. However, Poe does leave enough clues for us to make an educated guess:...

• Math
The function we have is : f(x)=1/(x-4)^3 - 4 f(x)=1/(x-4)^3 - 4 => [1 - 4(x - 4)^3)]/(x - 4)^3 Vertical asymptotes are vertical lines which correspond to the zeroes of the denominator. Here...

• Political Science
The only way that we can reduce government spending enough to end up with anything close to a balanced budget is by adjusting the way that our entitlement programs work. Specifically, it would be...

• Math
The equation to be solved is: √2x - 2 = 4 √2x - 2 = 4 => √2x = 2 + 4 => √2x = 6 => x = 6/√2 => x = 6*√2/(√2*√2) => x = 6*√2/2 => x = 3√2 The solution of the...

• Great Expectations
Pip had returned to the forge with the intention of asking Biddy to marry him, but when he finds Biddy has just married Joe, he has to change his plans. At the links referenced below - especially...

• Crime and Punishment
Sleep is an important device in "Crime and Punishment" by Dostoyevsky. The most important theme in the novel is guilt, and how it effects the human conscience. Raskolnikov's lack of sleep...

• Math
The sides of the triangle are 12 m, 14 m and 15 m. The angles of the triangle have to be found. Use the law of cosines. 12^2 = 13^2 + 14^2 - 2*13*14*cos X => cos X = 221/(2*13*14) => cos X =...

• Math
We have 10100101, which is a binary number, so there are only two digits 1 and 0. 10100101 = 1*2^0 + 0*2^1 + 1*2^2 + 0*2^3 + 0*2^4 + 1*2^5 + 0*2^6 + 1*2^7 => 1 + 4 + 32 + 128 => 165 Binary...

• Math
To determine if 6y^4 + 15y^3 + 28y + 6 is divisible by y - 3, we can either do an actual division. But there is an easier way to check for divisibility. If 6y^4 + 15y^3 + 28y + 6 is divisible by y...

• Essay Lab
A narrative format is in the form of a story with "an introduction, plot, characters, setting, climax, and conclusion." What I would understand your assignment to mean would be that your teacher...

• Math
When 4 dice are rolled together each of the die can get a number ranging from 1 to 6. The total number of options is therefore 6^4 = 1296. The ways in which 6 can be obtained is 1113, 1131, 1311,...

• Science
Magnesium is a mineral found in various locations of the body including bones, muscles, and intracellular fluids. Dietary sources of magnesium include fruits, green vegetables, fish, and whole...

• Science
Nanotechnology is literally technology on the nanometer scale. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter in length. In other words, this is engineering technology on the molecular level. If we can...

• Reference
Here is a great resource with definitions as well as examples of at least three of your terms.

• Macbeth
In Shakespeare's Macbeth, the evidence that Macbeth uses to convince himself that he deserves the power and authority he obviously wants (to be king) comes in two parts. First, the witches predict...

• Grammar
In 2009, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs told my dad that his job in Canada, which he had held for three years, was done, and that he was being relocated to Qatar. I cannot express how excited I...

• Frankenstein
Because the creation is so gruesome in appearance, Dr. Victor Frankenstein never gives the creature a proper name. Instead, Victor mostly refers to his creation as either "creature" or...

• Math
We have to verify that f(x) and g(x) are inverse functions given that f(x) = 2 - x^(1/3) g(x) = (2 - x)^3` f(g(x)) = f((2 - x)^3) => 2 - ((2 - x)^3)^(1/3) => 2 - (2 - x) => 2 - 2...