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W ha t is p ro to -G erm anic la ng ua ge? w he re d id it c o m me fr o m ? w ho s p oke it? w ha t a re it's c ha ra cte ris tic s? ? P ro to -G erm anic is , te chnic a lly s p eakin g , n o t a r e al la ng ua ge its e lf . It 's a th e ore tic a l a nce sto r. T he w ord " p ro to " in d ic a te s th is th e ore tic a l n a tu re . T hin k o f p ro to -G erm anic m ayb e a s a lo ng lo st a nce sto r in y o ur d ir e ct fa m ily li n e ; th a t a nce sto r m ust ha ...

W ha t is th e p ro ta gonis t g oin g to d o w ith M r. S tile s in Burie d O nio ns? Eddie is a m an w ho w ants to e arn h is o w n w ay in li fe a nd s up port h im se lf . H e g oes to th e n o rth s id e o f F re sno , w he re th e m ore a fflu e nt w hite p eople li v e , in h o pes o f fin d in g w ork . E ddie is w illi n g to d o a nyth in g , in clu d in g p ain tin g s id ew alk n um bers , g ard enin g , a nd m ovin g h e avy o bje cts s uch a s...

W ha t a re th e p ro s a nd c o ns o f r e adin g " T he L otte ry " a s c o m pare d to w atc hin g th e m ovie ? I w ould p re fe r to r e ad th e s to ry o ve r w atc hin g it. I h a ve n o t s e en th e m ovie , b ut I im agin e th e p ro s o f r e adin g th e s ho rt s to ry a re s im ila r to o th e r s itu a tio ns c o m parin g th e w ritte n w ork to th e film ed v e rs io n. W he n y o u r e ad, y o u fo rm p ic tu re s in y o ur m in d o f th e c ha r...

W ha t a re p ro s o f a ssis te d s uic id e fr o m th e p oin ts o f v ie w o f p oli tic s, r e li g io n a nd s cie nce ? A s th e p re vio us p osts m ig ht h a ve a llu d ed, I th in k th a t th is is a w id e r a ng in g to pic . T he id ea o f a ssis te d s uic id e fr o m a p oli tic a l p oin t o f v ie w c a n e vo ke a g re at m any to pic s. O n o ne h a nd , s ho uld th e g ove rn m ent h a ve th e r ig ht to e nte r th e r e alm o f a ssis te d s uic...

W ha t a re th e p ro ps in " T he G la ss M ena gerie " ? L is t a ll th e P ro ps As c a n b e s e en fr o m th e p re vio us a nsw er, th e p ro ps u se d in th is p la y a re n um ero us a nd m ay a ll h a ve s o m e s ig nific a nce fo r c ha ra cte r a na ly s is . T he g la ss m ena gerie is th e m ost im porta nt p ro p, a nd is th e m ost o bvio us, s in ce it is r e fe re nce d in th e title o f th e p la y. B ut c a re m ust b e ta ke n to h a ve a n ...

W ha t p ro ps a re th e a cto rs ( S nug , B otto m , Q uin ce , e tc .) w orrie d a bout? In A ct III, i, th e c ra fts m en m eet to d is cuss th e d eta ils o f th e p la y th e y w is h to p erfo rm . In th e d is cussio n th e re a re a fe w is sue s th a t a re b ro ug ht to li g ht. F ir s tly , th e y a re c o nce rn e d w ith th e u se o f s w ord s, th a t th e y m ig ht s ca re th e a ud ie nce w ith th e p ro sp ect o f... S olu tio n In A ct III, i, th ...

W ha t is th e p ro perty illu str a te d in ( 2 +g)+ 3 = 2 +(g +3) ? T his is th e A sso cia tiv e P ro perty o f A dditio n. T his p ro perty d em onstr a te s th e r u le th a t 2 e xp re ssio ns a re e qua l n o m atte r ho w th e n um bers a re g ro up ed w he n a ll o pera tio ns a re a dditio n. F or e xa m ple : (3 +10)+ 5 = 3 +(1 0+5) E ach s id e o f th e e qua l s ig n is a n e xp re ssio n. T he e xp re ssio n o n th...

W hat is t h e p ro per r o le o f t h e govern m en t in t h e p ro vis io n a n d f u ndin g o f e d ucatio n, h eath c are , housin g, jo b s ecu rit y , c are , h ousin g,p ublic s afe ty W ell, th e a nsw er to th a t q ue stio n is a m atte r o f o pin io n. If y o u h a ve w atc he d th e d ebate o ve r h e alt h c a re r e fo rm th e se p ast 1 2 m onth s, y o u'll n o tic e h o w m any d iffe re nt o pin io ns o n th a t q ue stio n th e re a re . F or m ost o...

W hat is t h e p ro per r o le o f g overn m en t in t h e p ro vis io n a n d f u ndin g o f e d ucatio n h eath c are h ousin g jo b s ecu rit y c are o f t h e e ld erly a n d p ublic s afe ty Can a n d s h ould t h e g overn m en t c o ntin ue t o f u nd t h e s o cia l s afe ty n et f o r it s c it iz en s? I c a n s a y th a t th e a nsw er to th is q ue stio n is c o m ple te ly d epend ent o n th e p ers o n b ein g a ske d. O n o ne h a nd , I th in k th a t ...

W ha t is th e p ro per r e la tio nship b etw een a lo rd a nd h is w arrio rs in B eow ulf ? T he Beowulf poet p ro vid es u s w ith th e p ic tu re o f th e id eal w arrio r k in g in h is d escrip tio n o f S cyld S he af- c hild in th e p oem 's o penin g li n e s: Ofte n S cyld S he af- c hild [o r S he af- s o n] s ca tte re d h is e ne m ie s,/c a ptu re d th e ir m ead b enche s a nd b ro ug ht h is ene m ie s lo w /. . . a ll th o se p eople s a ro und h...