King Lear: Act 1 Sn. 1

I am answering questions for this.
Here they are!

2. I.i. The issue of law and nature enter into the play very early. Which of the Earl of Gloucester’s sons is the son “by order of law”? Which is the “natural” son?  A. Edmond is the son by order of the law, the adopted son, and Edgar is the natural son, the Earl of Gloucester's son born of him.

 

I.i. When Lear asks what Cordelia can say to “draw / A third more opulent than your sisters,” why is this really an idle gesture by the King? What has he already decided before the “test of love” among the three sisters?  A.  I think that Lear had already decided to give the best to Cordelia, because she was his favorite. He thought that she loved him the most.   

 

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New Book!

I will be reviewing Shakespeare's King Lear.

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The answer to the riddle

The answer is this: Earth! Do you have any riddles? Please post them as a comment to this!

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New book by Plutarch--Nicias!

Nicias is a Roman, after right after Pericles. Nicias was Pericles'es friend, Pericles helped Nicias, until Pericles died. Then Nicias wanted to be elected. His opponent was a man called Cleon. Nicias was a vain man, in my opinion. He wanted attention and power, and was not ashamed to use bribes. HE USED HIS MONEY  SHAMELESSLY TO GET VOTES!  He gave shows more magnificent than anyone before him! He had to rely on his money, because he didn't have anything else that would strongly appeal to the people. He did have a gravity that appealed to the people more than Cleon's, Nicias'es being of a cautious nature. He also acted afraid of the people, and this appealed to them, because it made them feel powerful. He often consulted a seer, or fortune teller, that he lodged at his house, to inquire mostly about his personal affairs, though he pretended it was about the commonwealth, for he had some silver mines. Consequently, he had most of his wealth in silver. Many hangers--on asked for money and got it. His timidity was a revenue to rouges, and his humanity a revenue to honest men.

I think that "His timidity was a revenue to rouges, and his humanity a revenue to honest men." shows that he was a well-meaning man, but he was afraid to refuse people, scared of what they might say, and what that would do to his reputation.

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Riddle

I am the home of Polar Bears
And all the Esquimaux
I serve as roads for Camels
And Tibetans in the snow
The deepest of the Canyons
Is a Wrinkle in my Face
The sand-dunes in the Desert
Are my hand-embroidered Lace
I sing in Great Upheavals
That sometimes destroy Towns,
I can raise up Islands
And also bring them Down.
What am I?
Answers soon!
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End of Fabius

Scipio, the new general of the Roman army, is not using the same tactics that Fabius had to use. Fabius was no long believed like he used to be, though he still can worry people. I think that tactics to defeat Hannibal are different now, because of Fabius, so Fabius has no cause to worry. He made people think that the farther away Hannibal was, the closer danger. Fabius did not live to see the end of the war, but died a little before. Rome was victorious.

The End!
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Riddle: The Answer

A box without hinges, key or lid, yet golden treasure inside is hid:

Egg

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Chernobyl

I just read about Chernobyl. Here is a link to Wikipedia on Chernobyl.  I found it very interesting.

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Waves ch. 1 Optics part 2

1. Explain diffraction and interference as related to waves: When an object is placed in the path of waves, they go around it. That is diffraction.  When two sets of waves overlap and cross, some waves cancel each other out, and some add to each others' speed. That is Interference.
2. What did Young prove that seemed to settle the particle/wave question of how light moves: Young proved that light does diffract and does produce interference, like waves.
3. Light intensity from any source varies rapidly as the distance form the source increases. 
4. What was Albert Michelson's contribution to the field of Optics: Albert Michelson devoted most of his life to accurately finding the speed of light.
5. What is the speed of light and what can travel faster that that: The speed of light is 186,281.7 miles per second! Nothing can travel faster than that. 

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Waves ch. 1 Optics part 1

1. What is optics: the branch of physics that studies
light.
2. What is the law of reflection: the angle of incidence is
equal to the angle of refraction.
3. What is refraction and where does it take place:
refraction is when light slows down, i.e. when light goes from air into water it slows down and makes an object half in the  water appear bent.
4. Does light travel faster through water than  through air: Light travels faster through water than air or glass.
5. What is one thing Newton did for optics: Newton  discovered that sunlight is made up of coloured beams of light.
6.Herchel discovered that there was invisible light  when he measured the heat of the coloured beams of light. Next to the red beam he found it was the hottest, but no visible light was there.
7. Name three invisible kinds of light: Gamma rays radio waves and infared rays.
8. Why did Newton believe that light was made of particles:  Because shadows are sharp, not blurry, like they would be if lght was made of waves. Particles produce sharp shadows.



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