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(01.02 HC)Read the excerpt from Heart of Darkness by Joseph…

(01.02 HC)Read the excerpt from Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad. Then answer the question that follows.   Between us there was, as I have already said somewhere, the bond of the sea. Besides holding our hearts together through long periods of separation, it had the effect of making us tolerant of each other’s yarns—and even convictions. The Lawyer—the best of old fellows—had, because of his many years and many virtues, the only cushion on deck, and was lying on the only rug. The Accountant had brought out already a box of dominoes, and was toying architecturally with the bones. Marlow sat cross-legged right aft, leaning against the mizzen-mast. He had sunken cheeks, a yellow complexion, a straight back, an ascetic aspect, and, with his arms dropped, the palms of hands outwards, resembled an idol. The director, satisfied the anchor had good hold, made his way aft and sat down amongst us. We exchanged a few words lazily. Afterwards there was silence on board the yacht. For some reason or other we did not begin that game of dominoes. We felt meditative, and fit for nothing but placid staring. The day was ending in a serenity of still and exquisite brilliance. The water shone pacifically; the sky, without a speck, was a benign immensity of unstained light; the very mist on the Essex marsh was like a gauzy and radiant fabric, hung from the wooded rises inland, and draping the low shores in diaphanous folds. Only the gloom to the west, brooding over the upper reaches, became more somber every minute, as if angered by the approach of the sun.   And at last, in its curved and imperceptible fall, the sun sank low, and from glowing white changed to a dull red without rays and without heat, as if about to go out suddenly, stricken to death by the touch of that gloom brooding over a crowd of men.Which statement best describes how the use of a literary element adds meaning to this passage?

A company makes and sells a product called a Pure-wrap. One…

A company makes and sells a product called a Pure-wrap. One Pure-wrap requires 2.5 kilograms of Pur-X  raw material. Budgeted production of Pure-wrap for the next five months is as follows: August 23,600 units September 21,300 units October 22,700 units November 22,600 units December 21,300 units The company wants to maintain monthly ending inventories of Pur-X equal to 20% of the following month’s production needs. On October 31, this requirement was not met since only 10,800 kilograms of Pur-X was on hand. The cost of Pur-X is $18 per kilogram. The company wants to prepare a Direct Materials Purchase Budget for the next five months. In the Direct Materials Budget, what will be shown as the total cost of Pur-X to be purchased in November?

(02.07 HC)Read the short story. Then respond to the essay qu…

(02.07 HC)Read the short story. Then respond to the essay question that follows.”The Blind Men and the Elephant”by James Baldwin   There were once six blind men who stood by the road-side every day and begged from the people who passed. They had often heard of elephants, but they had never seen one; for, being blind, how could they?   It so happened one morning that an elephant was driven down the road where they stood. When they were told that the great beast was before them, they asked the driver to let him stop so that they might see him.   Of course, they could not see him with their eyes; but they thought that by touching him they could learn just what kind of animal he was.   The first one happened to put his hand on the elephant’s side. “Well, well!” he said, “now I know all about this beast. He is exactly like a wall.”   The second felt only of the elephant’s tusk. “My brother,” he said, “you are mistaken. He is not at all like a wall. He is round and smooth and sharp. He is more like a spear than anything else.”   The third happened to take hold of the elephant’s trunk. “Both of you are wrong,” he said. “Anybody who knows anything can see that this elephant is like a snake.”   The fourth reached out his arms and grasped one of the elephant’s legs. “Oh, how blind you are!” he said. “It is very plain to me that he is round and tall like a tree.”   The fifth was a very tall man, and he chanced to take hold of the elephant’s ear. “The blindest man ought to know that this beast is not like any of the things that you name,” he said. “He is exactly like a huge fan.”   The sixth was very blind indeed, and it was some time before he could find the elephant at all. At last, he seized the animal’s tail. “O foolish fellows!” he cried. “You surely have lost your senses. This elephant is not like a wall, or a spear, or a snake, or a tree; neither is he like a fan. But any man with a particle of sense can see that he is exactly like a rope.”   Then the elephant moved on, and the six blind men sat by the roadside all day and quarreled about him. Each believed that he knew just how the animal looked; and each called the others hard names because they did not agree with him.In a well-written paragraph of 5–7 sentences, achieve the following: Identify the universal theme of “The Blind Men and the Elephant.” Describe how the theme is universal. Explain how the author developed and delivered the theme to the reader.