What is the climax in The Egypt Game?

Theof
a story occurs when the central conflict and related tension are at their peak. The climax is
also the turning point when the story moves from the rising actions into the falling actions. In
, the climax of the story occurs when Marshall and April are attacked by
the murderer that has been plaguing the neighborhood. The Professor sees the attack, he calls
out for help, and April is able to get away from the attacker. From this point forward, the
story moves into the falling actions. Marshall is able to inform the police about the attacker,
and the police are finally able to track down and capture the bad guy. The Professor's name is
cleared, and safety is restored to the neighborhood. The book then ends with everybody
celebrating Christmas together, and the Professor giving each of the children a gate
key.

I am doing a Marxist critique of George Orwell's 1984; any ideas on how I should organize the paper and what I should focus on?

Several
aspects of Marxism seem relevant to . Marx saw all of history as a struggle
between the classes, culminating in the workers of the world uniting and creating a stateless,
classless society in which the people owned the means of production and
shared the profits to create a society of plenty for everyone.

Clearly,
Oceania is very far from the ideal socialist state as envisioned in Marx. It is essentially a
fascist state, if we define fascism as a form of government with a supreme leader and his small
group of followers having close to total power, a lack of democratic institutions, no freedom of
speech, and a powerful secret police force dedicated to crushing dissent, all aimed at keeping
the country in constant state of...

What is Curley's wife's dream in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck?

Curley's
wife is depicted as one of the loneliest characters on the ranch, and she is unhappily married
to the insecure, domineering Curley. Curley's wife despises her husband, who is controlling and
oppressive. As the only woman on the farm, Curley's wife does not have anyone to confide in, and
the men purposely avoid her because they do not want to lose their jobs.

Curley's wife reveals her dream of becoming a movie star at several different moments
in the story. In , Curley's wife walks into Crooks's small room attached to the barn and
interrupts the men having a conversation. When they attempt to dismiss her, Curley's wife
responds by saying:

Whatta ya think I am, a kid? I tell ya
I could of went with shows. Not jus one, neither. An a guy tol me he could put me in pitchers
(Steinbeck 38)

Curley's wife's comment suggests that she
dreams of becoming a movie star. Apparently, she was told by someone in show business that she
was talented enough to act in movies.

In , Curley's wife walks into the barn
and starts a conversation with , who is worried aboutpunishing him for accidentally killing the
dog. Curley's wife once again reveals her dream by telling Lennie:

Nother time I met a guy, an he was in pitchers. Went out to the Riverside Dance Palace
with him. He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural. Soons he got back to
Hollywood he was gonna write to me about it...I never got that letter...I always thought my ol
lady stole it (Steinbeck 44)

Curley's wife resents her
mother for possibly stealing her letters from Hollywood and holds onto the dream that she will
one day be contacted to act in a movie.

In addition to becoming an actress,
Curley's wife also dreams of leaving her pugnacious, domineering husband. She admits to Lennie
that Curley is not a nice man and regrets marrying him. Similar to the other men on the farm,
Curley's wife feels trapped and is unable to attain her dreams.

Which chapters show how the scarlet letter's meaning changes for Hester over time?

In chapter XIII,
entitled "Another View of ," we learn that many people in Boston have begun to think
of Hester's scarlet "A" as a symbol for the world "Able" instead of
"Adultery," its original signification. For the past several years, Hester has made
herself especially useful in the town, tending to people when they are sick. She proves herself
to be a compassionate person who is willing to help others in their times of great need, and her
"breast, with its badge of shame, was but the soften pillow for the head that needed
one," according to the narrator.

Hester becomes so helpful, sympathetic,
and even powerful in how much she is able to do for herself and for others that Bostonians
cannot help but see and comment on how the meaning of the letter seems to have changed. It is,
he says, as though she is like a self-ordained Sister or nun: this is how self-sacrificing and
compassionate she is toward other people that it seems almost the result of a higher calling.
Further, Hester only stays until the sick person is well again, and then she disappears. She
does not remain to collect anyone's gratitude, and if someone tries to offer it in the streets,
she simply points at the letter and moves along. It has the appearance of exceptional
humility.

What is more important? The rights of an individual or the saftey of the society? I have to craft an argument on the rights of an individual vs. the...

Man's
relationship to the State has been a point of discussion ever since the Enlightenment, when such
thoughts were able to be explored for the first time in human history.  The philosophers of this
time (Locke, Montesqie) and even into our own time (Rand) argue that individuals have rights,
and that it is the function of government to safeguard them.

Possessing
rights implies that one may do as one wishes, as long as ones' actions do not impact the rights
of another individual. Laws exist to insure that rights are preserved; governments create and
maintain such laws.

If individuals are safe, then the society is safe. 
"Social" safety is only a function of individual safety. Therefore, as post #4 states,
there really is no conflict between what is good for the individual and what is good for
society.

The conflict comes about when the percieved "social"
safety is threatened, and the response is to curtail individual activities.  It is the erosion
of indivudual rights that allow governments to wrongfully expand their power at the cost of
individual liberty and freedom.

And for those who would argue that
individuals must be curtailed for the "greater good," I refer you to a quote by
Benjamim Franklin: "Those that would sacrifice a little liberty for safety deserve neither
liberty nor safety."

 

Problem in solving an indeterminate limit [0/0] `lim_(x->0) (sin^2 x)/(1-2sin((5pi)/6 - x)cos x) ` Because I find it easier to solve it if I switch...

You need
to evaluate the following limit such that:

`lim_(x->0) (sin^2
x)/(1-2sin((5pi)/6 - x)cos x) = (sin^2 0)/(1 - 2sin((5pi)/6)*cos 0)`

Since
`sin 0 = 0 ` and `cos 0 = 1`  yields:

`lim_(x->0) (sin^2
x)/(1-2sin((5pi)/6 - x)cos x) = 0/(1 - 2sin((5pi)/6))`

You need to evaluate
`sin((5pi)/6) = sin(pi/3 + pi/2)`

Using the identity `sin(a+b) = sin a*cos b
+ sin b*cos a`  yields:

`sin(pi/3 + pi/2) = sin(pi/3)cos(pi/2) +
sin(pi/2)cos(pi/3)`

Since `sin(pi/2) = 1`  and `cos(pi/2) = 0` ...

What were the impacts of the Trail of Tears?

The
Trail of Tears/Indian Removal Act resulted in the further genocide and forced displacement of
indigenous peoples living in their homelands south-east of the Mississippi, as well as the
furthering of colonization of indigenous people and land west of the Mississippi River. In 1830,
the colonial settler president and enslaver of human beings, Andrew Jackson, enacted the Indian
Removal Act that catalyzed the death, enslavement, imprisonment (in concentration camps), and
displacement of tens of thousands of indigenous peoples.

In particular, the
Indian Removal Act sought to forcibly displace...