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How would you describe the opening of "Buffalo Bill’s" be E.E. Cummings?

The poem is unusual in that rather than beginning with a title, it simply opens with the short line "Buffalo Bill ’s." The line itself is a reference to a historical person.

"Buffalo Bill" was a nickname for William Frederick Cody (February 26, 1846 – January 10, 1917), a historical figure who has become a part of United States folklore. He was born to a poor family in Le Claire, Iowa and at the age of fourteen got a job as a rider for the "pony express," a part of the postal service. He served on the Union side of the Civil War from 1863 to 1865. He got his nickname by slaughtering buffalo (properly termed American bison) to feed workers on the Kansas Pacific Railroad, and thus contributed to the near extinction of an important native mammal. He also ran Buffalo Bill's Wild West, a touring show that made an important contribution to the myth of the cowboy and the "wild west."

The lack of title, use of Cody's nickname, and use of a contraction ("Bill's" rather than "Bill is") suggest an informal, conversational tone and signal the rejection of many of the common poetic conventions that will be seen in subsequent lines. The first line also suggests that the poem is situating itself in the Whitmanesque tradition of celebrating American popular culture and folk imagination.

Why did Zero steal the pair of shoes?

Hector Zeroni, also called "Zero," is one of the boys who lives and works at a camp for troubled youth. All of the young people at this camp were sent their for having been convicted of a crime or causing some disturbance in their home life. Before coming to Camp Green Lake, Zero was homeless and did not have the money or opportunity to meet his own basic needs. Without the money to buy a new pair of shoes, Zero resorted to stealing what he thought was a very old, but usable, pair of sneakers. Because Zero could not read, he did not understand the sign which explained that the shoes once belonged to a famous basketball player and were now intended to be auctioned off to benefit the homeless shelter.

When Zero realized that the shoes he had stolen were so important to the shelter, he took them off and left them outside on top of a car. The next day, he was arrested for stealing a different pair of shoes, and he was sent to Camp Green Lake.

Over how many years does Things Fall Apart take place?

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apartis a post-colonial novel that takes place towards the end of the nineteenth century in a small, fictional Nigerian village. The setting is of utmost importance to the context of the text because Achebe explores the ways in which the European missionaries inflicted their political structures and institutions on the Igbo society. Therefore, the novel does not exist as a short, concentrated commentary, but rather as an ongoing observation of...

Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is a post-colonial novel that takes place towards the end of the nineteenth century in a small, fictional Nigerian village. The setting is of utmost importance to the context of the text because Achebe explores the ways in which the European missionaries inflicted their political structures and institutions on the Igbo society. Therefore, the novel does not exist as a short, concentrated commentary, but rather as an ongoing observation of the behavior and interactions of both the Igbo and the European missionaries.

The first reference to time in the novel occurs in Chapter One, when Okonkwo, the protagonist, beats Amalinze the Cat in a wrestling match. The text states, “As a young man of eighteen he had brought honor to his village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten, from Umuofia to Mbaino” (1). The text then goes on to assert, “That was many years ago, twenty years or more, and during this time Okonkwo’s fame had grown like a bush fire in the harmattan” (1).

The next reference of time occurs when Okonkwo is given charge of Ikemefuna for three years after Okonkwo threatens a village to surrender a virgin and young man for atonement. The text states, “The elders of the clan had decided that Ikemefuna should be in Okonkwo’s care for a while. But no one thought it would be as long as three years” (20). The next major passage of time occurs when Okonkwo is exiled for seven years after he accidentally shoots and kills a boy at Ezedu’s funeral: “Your duty is to comfort your wives and children and take them back to you fatherland after seven years” (95). Okonkwo then returns to Umuofia, and upon seeing the influence that the European missionaries have exerted over his village, he commits suicide.

Thus, the book ranges over a span of thirty years.

Why does Montresor vow revenge on Fortunato in "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe?

Edgar Allan Poe's chilling short story "The Cask of Amontillado" is a tale of retribution. In the outset, the first person narrator Montresor vows revenge against his supposed friend Fortunato over some "insult." The affront, which must have been significant, is never revealed. It is, however, egregious enough for Montresor to devise a devious and horrible plan to lure Fortunato into the catacombs below his estate with the pretense that he wishes to have Fortunato's opinion about a bottle of rare wine. While in the underground chamber, Montresor chains Fortunato to the catacomb and proceeds to wall him in with brick and mortar. There are two important elements to Montresor's plan. First, it must be well known to Fortunato that Montresor is the one bringing about his demise. Second, Montresor sets up his plan so he will never be apprehended for the crime. Fortunato simply disappears. Some critics believe Montresor is telling his story to a priest at the end of his life, revealing a certain amount of remorse on Montresor's part. Whatever the reality, the reader is never made aware of the exact motive which prompted Montresor to kill Fortunato in such a ghastly way.

How is the theme of duality evident in A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens?

A duality in literature refers to two opposing parts of the same whole. For example, good and evil are the two opposing parts of human beings. There are several dualities in Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities.

The book starts by presenting a series of dualities:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch...

The book starts by presenting a series of dualities:

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair" (page 3).

These dualities are meant to represent the duality of the French Revolution, which is both hopeful in its intent to curb the excesses of the French monarchy, yet it also brings despair with its turn to excessive bloodshed.

At the beginning of the book, there is an explicit contrast between the duality of England and France. Dickens writes, "Spiritual revelations were conceded to England at that favored period" (page 3). Later, Dickens writes that "France [was] less favored on the whole as to matters spiritual than her sister of the shield and trident" (page 3). As France becomes embroiled in the chaos and bloodshed of the French Revolution, England remains the land of peace and a refuge from France. Charles Darnay must leave France and live in England to escape from his family's evil reputation as French aristocrats.

Similarly, Sydney Carton and Charles Darnay are also presented as dualities. They are "so like each other in feature, so unlike each other in manner" (page 54). They look so similar as to be mistaken for each other, but they are different in that Carton is disliked and disreputable, while Darnay is respected and adored (particularly by Lucie Manette). In the end, when Carton saves Darnay, Carton becomes good, and the two sides of this duality are reconciled.

(Top graph) The wave function of a particle is shown below. At which location is the probability of finding the particle the highest? A) Location...

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The probability of being at some interval is the integral of the square of a wave function (over that interval). I suppose "location" means "small interval around a given point", because for a continuous wave function the probability of being at the point itself is always zero.

For small intervals and continuous wave function the probability is about `Delta x*|Psi(x)|^2,` therefore it is greater at that locations where `|Psi(x)|` is maximal. Yes, the answer...

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For small intervals and continuous wave function the probability is about `Delta x*|Psi(x)|^2,` therefore it is greater at that locations where `|Psi(x)|` is maximal. Yes, the answer to the first question is D) r.

There is some confusion at the second question. Does it asks where the probability is greater, anywhere at the left or anywhere at the right? Or is asks about a small neighborhood of the origin?

If the first, then we have to compare two integrals. It is not so simple because we have no exact expressions for the left and right parts. We have to compare the areas under two halves of the graph, and not for the bottom graph itself or its absolute value, but its square.

If we suppose that the left part of the wave function is `(1-sin(4 pi x))` and the right is `-3sin(pi x),` then `int_(-1)^0 (1-sin(4pi x))^2 dx = 1.5` and `int_0^1 (-3sin(pi x))^2 dx = 9/2,` so the right half is much more probable.

What makes spiders produce silk from their bodies? What is the silk made out of, how do they create it and what happens to the web they create? How...

In general, spiders produce webs to catch prey because it is an efficient method for them to gather food. They may also serve to protect the spider from predators. They make the webs by producing silk, a sticky substance which is produced from their spinneret glands located at the tip of their abdomen.

Spiders have a variable number of spinneret glands depending on their functions, but most spiders have three pairs. There are spiders with...

Spiders have a variable number of spinneret glands depending on their functions, but most spiders have three pairs. There are spiders with only one pair while others have up to four pairs of spinneret glands.

Each of the spinneret glands generates silk for different purposes. The silk produced to catch prey tends to be sticky, while that used to wrap the prey tends to be finer in texture. Some spiders may produce as many as seven or eight different types of silk in their lifetime.

The silk produced from the spinneret glands is made out of protein and it is used in spinning the spider’s web. This is an energy-consuming process which requires large amounts of protein to achieve. The spider then uses the web to catch prey for food.

Eventually, the web they create loses its stickiness and its ability to catch prey. The spider recycles the silk protein by eating their own web to recoup some of the energy utilized in spinning the web.