In "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," what is an example of something being both real and magical?

The most
obvious example is the angel itself; human beings do not have wings of any sort, and for a human
to have large wings that eventually prove capable of flight is itself a magical thing. Not even
the most advanced surgical skills could transplant wings onto a human without rejection,
infection, and probably death. The fact of the angel's existence is itself magical because
it...

In Brooks' novel March, why do Southerners who support slavery not want slaves to learn how to read and write?

Brooks'
novel reflects the Southern reality regarding the education of slaves.  There is little doubt
that some of the slaveowners were simply cruel, regarding their slaves as objects or non-
humans.  In this light, it would simply make no sense to spend the time or the effort in
teaching an object how to read or write.  At the same time, these slaveowners were convinced
that slaves were not human.  In teaching them to read and write, there is a human connection
present which would undermine many of these slaveowners' construction of how slaves were
seen.

However, some Southerners simply lived with the contradiction of
seeking benevolence,...

What caused Scout to change her mind about being a lady in To Kill a Mockingbird? Any quotes you have to back up your answer would be much...

is a
tomboy for most of the book. She prefers the company of boys and men and doesn't see the value
of being a lady, despite Aunt Alexandra's admonitions.marks a turning point in Scout's opinion
of being a lady, however. In this scene, Scout finds herself wearing her "pink Sunday
dress, shoes, and a petticoat" at Aunt Alexandra's missionary circle tea party. Although
she would have rather been swimming withand Dill, since they were skinny-dipping, she wasn't
allowed to join them. At the beginning of the chapter, Scout "admired the ease and grace
with which [Clapurnia] handled heavy loads of dainty things." She tries to mimic
Calpurnia's backing out of the swinging door of the kitchen, but she isn't strong
enough.

During the tea party, Aunt Alexandra is pleased with Scout's efforts
to act like a lady. She gently guides her to avoid responding inappropriately to some of the
women's comments. She is able to read the tension Aunt Alexandra feels when Mrs. Merriweather
tosses a veiled criticism ofinto the room. She notes the look of gratitude her aunt gives Miss
Maudie, and "wondered at the world of women." She recognizes the bond of mutual
support that Alexandra and Maudie share and seems intrigued, although she finds the world of men
more straightforward and less hypocritical.

When Scout learns of Tom
Robinson's death and realizes that Aunt Alexandra and Miss Maudie both side with Atticus's views
on the rights of blacks rather than with the townpeople's racism, she seems to recognize that
both women show the same strength and integrity that she admires in her father. At first she
believes Aunt Alexandra is crying behind her hands, but when she sees her aunt pull herself
together and face the women who have just said unkind and stupid things, she can't help but
respect her resilience. Aunt Alexandra shows bravery, integrity, and strength--all
characteristics that until that point, Scout had associated more with men and boys than with
ladies. She follows Aunt Alexandra's example, accepting her as a role model:

I carefully picked up the tray and watched myself walk to Mrs.
Merriweather. With my very best company manners, I asked her if she would have some. After all,
if Aunty could be a lady at a time like this, so could I.

In "The Boy In The Striped Pajamas," why does Bruno's family have to move?

Bruno's
father has risen through the ranks of the Nazi regime and has even entertained Adolf Hitler at
his home in Berlin, Germany. Bruno's father ends up earning a promotion and accepts the position
of commandant, which is the chief position within a Nazi concentration camp. In
order for Bruno's father to serve as commandant, Bruno's family must relocate to the Auschwitz
concentration camp, which is located in southern Poland. Since Bruno is only a
naive nine-year-old boy, he refers to Auschwitz as "Out-With" and does not fully
understand his new environment. Bruno's parents argue about moving the family to Auschwitz, and
Bruno absolutely hates his new home. Bruno describes the environment of his new home as
depressing and barren. However, Bruno ends up becoming close friends with a Jewish prisoner
named Shmuel. The position of commandant and the new home negatively affect Bruno's parents'
relationship. Bruno's mother turns to alcohol as his father remains busy with running the death
camp.

In The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, compare Bruno's old home to his new home.

In
, the reader is introduced to this "empty, desolate place" to
which the family has relocated and which does not appeal to Bruno at all. It is a sinister
placethe tragic events that will follow. Bruno loves to explore the house in Berlin with all its
"nooks and crannies" but this house, in "Out-With," is much smaller with
only three storeys, one bathroom, an average ground floor and a basement for the servants. It
seems more like "the loneliest place in the world."

There is an
office in the new house but Bruno never even finished exploring his father's office in their
house in Berlin because it was always "Out Of Bounds At All Times And No Exceptions."
This new office will no doubt have the same restrictions which means that Bruno's play area is
much- diminished. Bruno loves the banister in the old house as he can slide all the way from the
top (fifth) floor to the bottom and the view out of the window at the top - if he stands on his
toes - is very different from the view from his window in the new house. 

Bruno cannot believe that this place is their new home and he thinks that "this
was a bad idea." The house in Berlin is on a quiet street, in a neighborhood with similar
houses and similar people to his own family, plenty of children with whom to be friends or to
clearly stay away from and a familiar . The new house has neither houses nor, consequently,
friends nor "trouble." The house is "in the middle of nowhere." Bruno will
also be far away from his grandparents at the new house as they live close to the old
one.

In the new house, Bruno does nor feel at home, or safe and "no one
looked as if they could ever be cheerful again." 

Which is the domain of the function f(x)=x/(3x-1)?

f(x)=x/3x-1

First we need
to
determine x values where f(x) is not defined. Since f is a ratio, then the function is
not
defined when 3x-1=0

3x-1=0

==>
x= 1/3

then the domain is R-{1/3}

In act 2, describe Higgins's reaction when Eliza offers to pay him a shilling for the lesson. What do his calculations tell us of him?

Professor Higgins is amused and delighted
when Eliza offers to pay him at the rate of a shilling a lesson. The absurdity of the situation
obviously appeals to him. He casually threw well over ten times that amount into Eliza's basket
at the end of act 1, and if she had any idea of the cost of keeping rooms and a laboratory in
Wimpole Street, she would realize what a tiny sum of money a shilling is from Higgins's point of
view.

Higgins's whimsical calculations tell us rather a lot about him. His
active brain immediately sets itself to working out what the world looks like from Eliza's
financial perspective. He grasps that for her, a shilling is a substantial sum of money.
However, he entirely neglects to consider what her feelings will be when he starts mentioning
enormous sums such as sixty or seventy guineas. He does not reflect or care that she will not
understand or appreciate his joke. He is amusing himself, as he always does, and riding
roughshod over everyone else's feelings.

This episode also shows that Higgins
is financially secure and not particularly interested in money. Although he makes a sporting bet
with Colonel Pickering, he takes Eliza on as a pupil for the sake of the challenge, without any
interest in financial gain.