When does Romeo discover he and Juliet are from feuding families?

Romeo learns that Juliet is a Capulet at the conclusion of Act I, Scene 5.
Interestingly, Romeo senses fate at the end of Scene 4 of the first act. As Benvolio, Mercutio, and Romeo make their way to the Capulets, Benvolio worries that they will be too late, but Romeo has a sense of something else:

I fear too early. for my mind misgivesSome consequence, yet hanging in the stars,Shall bitterly begin his fearful date. (1.4.107-109)

Romeo has a foreboding that this night is the beginning of something that will end with his death: "...expire the term/Of a despised life...." (1.4.110-111).
Nevertheless, he decides to go along with Mercutio and Benvolio. Not long after they arrive at the party, Tybalt recognizes Romeo as a Montague, and he wishes to run his sword through Romeo. Fortunately, Lord Capulet prevents Tybalt's rash action.In the meantime Romeo has approached Juliet and stolen a kiss from her. After this brief encounter, the Nurse approaches Juliet and tells her that her mother wishes to have a word with her. Juliet then departs and Romeo asks the Nurse who Juliet's mother is. The nurse replies in the beginning of a loquacious answer that the mother is the lady of the house. Taken aback, Romeo asks, 

                                    Is she a Capulet?Oh, dear account! My life is my foe's debt. (1.5.117-118)

Romeo immediately has the premonition that his life is in the hands of his enemy.  
 
 

What are five elements of the story "The Monkey's Paw"?

"The Monkey's Paw" begins with an epigraph, a short saying at the beginning of a story, novel, play, poem, or chapter that suggests a theme later revealed in the work.  The epigraph of this story is “Be careful what you wish for, you may receive it.” 
In Part One, the story opens with contrasting imagery: outdoors, the weather is described as cold, windy, and rainy, but in the room where the woman knits and the father and son are playing chess, the room is warmed by a fire. 
The wife and husband in the story are archetypes of a long-married couple; the wife is emotional and controlling, and the husband does the wife's bidding, even when he doesn't want to. 
There is irony to be found in Herbert's words when he tell his father "Well don’t break into the money before I come back."  Mr. White has asked for two hundred pounds, and the irony is that the son comes very close to coming back--but doesn't--and not in the way the reader might expect. The money comes to the Whites, but as a death settlement when Herbert is killed at work. 
The author utilizes suspense throughout the story; once the monkey's paw is in the Whites' home, the reader understands that it is just a matter of time before they will begin to receive their three wishes.  The suspense is at its peak when there is a persistent knocking at the door and Mrs. White struggles to unlock it to let in what she believes will be her son, back from the dead.
 
 

What is a disadvantage of running a fast-food franchise?

According to data in Chapter 4 of Fast Food Nation, the International Franchise Association (IFA) has overstated the benefits of owning a franchise. A 1998 IFA survey reported that 92% of franchise owners said they were successful. However, this survey left out franchises that had gone bankrupt. Timothy Bates, an economics professor at Wayne State University, has found that 38.1% of new franchise businesses went under. Another study reported in Chapter 4 found that three-quarters of American companies that began to sell franchises in 1983 had gone out of business a decade later. These rates of failure are higher than those of independent businesses.
In addition, people who buy fast food franchises are coming into more frequent conflict with the fast food chains. Fast food restaurants are often located near each other, pitting one franchise against each other. Franchise owners are usually left to their own devices after opening their restaurants, so they have to put up with fast food chains placing competing restaurants next to theirs, a process called "encroachment." Fast food chains earn royalties from each restaurant, so they are eager to open as many restaurants as possible; they therefore encourage the process of encroachment. In addition, fast food chains require their franchise owners to waive their legal rights to lodge complaints against the chain. The franchise owners therefore have no legal recourse against policies of the chains that they do not like. 

What is a brief summary of the poem "The Listeners"?

"The Listeners" is a fairly accessible poem by Walter de la Mare.  The poem begins by telling readers that a traveler is knocking on the door of a lone house by a forest.  He arrived by horse, and it is nighttime.  The traveler knocks the first time, and nobody answers.  The traveler knocks a second time, and again nobody answers.  The poem then goes on to describe exactly how still and empty the house appears to be.  There is no explanation given as to why the house is empty or why nobody is answering the door.  The traveler then knocks on the door a third time, and nobody answers.  He then announces to nobody in particular that he came to the house as promised, but nobody answered.  

‘Tell them I came, and no one answered,   
   That I kept my word,’ he said. 

The traveler then mounts his horse and leaves. 

Why would The Party be suspicious of "ownlife" as it is called in Newspeak?

In the totalitarian regime of Oceania, the Party controls every aspect of society and oppresses the citizens through the use of constant surveillance, propaganda, manufactured hysteria, and violence. The Party also expects its members behave completely orthodox by revering Big Brother, volunteering during free hours, and willingly participating in all government functions. Individuality is also prohibited and virtually non-existent in the totalitarian state, which requires unflagging loyalty and love for Big Brother. As a way to combat individualism, the Party is extremely suspicious of what it calls "OWNLIFE," which is any kind of individualism and eccentricity. The Party views individuality as a threat to their regime and is extremely wary of individuals spending too much time alone. They would prefer individuals to remain in the company of others, where their behavior can be observed by other Party members, who carefully watch and monitor their peers. Any diversion from the norm or behavior that is not completely orthodox is considered a threat to the regime. Judging from Winston Smith's actions, "OWNLIFE" is something the Party must carefully monitor and punish in order to maintain its firm grip on the population.

In Party jargon, or Newspeak, "ownlife" refers to any kind of eccentricity or individualism. In this totalitarian state, anything that smacks of individuality or wanting to do your own thing is regarded as dangerous. The Party's absolute power is reliant on total uniformity among the citizens of Oceania; everyone must think the same and act the same. There's no place for any difference or diversity whatsoever. If people start behaving as individuals then they might start getting ideas about acting subversively, taking steps to overthrow the one-party state.
In Oceania, your life is not your own; it belongs entirely to the Party. The Party tells you what to do, what to say and what to think. So long as it controls everyone's life the Party will remain all-powerful. However, if people somehow manage to break away from the constraints imposed upon them by the Party, then they will have lives of their own, "ownlives" free from state control. For the sake of its own survival, that's not something that the Party must ever allow to happen.

What does the word "release" mean in The Giver?

The word "release" is one of my favorite parts of this book. It is a favorite of mine because of how gentle and kind of a word that it seems. It is always a great joy of mine to watch students learn the true meaning of the word right alongside Jonas as he learns the word. Readers are told about release from the community quite early on in the book, and the word does have some mystery about it. We know that when the elderly are released, it comes with a ceremony and is generally a happy time; however, a youth that is released from the community is a disgraceful thing. Part of the mystery about the word comes from the fact that Jonas himself doesn't know what happens when a person is released. He assumes, like many first time readers of this book, that releasing someone is akin to evicting them from the community. They live, but they must leave. Jonas is horrified to learn that releasing a community member means killing them through lethal injection.

The word "release" is an euphemism (a nice way to describe something that's unpleasant) for death. Basically, those who are found wanting in any way are "released," or killed. 
In the world of The Giver, "release" is granted when a newchild or a twin sibling fails to thrive, when an elderly member of the community has outlived his years (and is ready to die), when someone commits an unforgivable offense three or more times, or when someone requests it. The only member of the community who cannot ask for release is the Receiver.
No one gets to witness a release; most people in the community believe that release is a positive experience, a means of transcending the human existence. So, when Jonas is invited by the Giver to witness a release, he is devastated by its brutal reality. You can read about Jonas's traumatic experience in Chapter 19. 

College Algebra, Exercise P, Exercise P.1, Section Exercise P.1, Problem 8

Suppose a mountain climber models the temperature $T (\text{in }^\circ F)$ at elevation $h(\text{in ft})$ by $T = 70-0.003 h$
a.) Find the temperature $T$ at an elevation of 1500 ft.

Given:
$h = 1500 \text{ft} - $ elevation
$T = 70 - 0.003 h$ model

So,

$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
T &= 70 - 0.003 (1500) && \text{Substitute } h = 1500\\
\\
T &= 70 - 4.5 && \text{Simplify}\\
\\
T &= 65.5 ^\circ F && \text{Temperature at an elevation of 1500 ft}
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$


b.) If the temperature is $64 ^\circ F$, what is the elevation?

Given:
$T = 64 ^\circ F -$ Temperature
$T = 70 - 0.003 h$ model

Solving $T = 70 - 0.003 h$ for $h$

$
\begin{equation}
\begin{aligned}
T - 70 &= 70 - 0.003 h - 70 && \text{Subtract both sides by } h\\
\\
\frac{T - 70}{-0.003} &= \frac{\cancel{-0.003}h}{\cancel{-0.003}} && \text{Divide both sides by -0.003}\\
\\
\frac{-70 - T}{0.003} &= h && \text{model}\\
\\
h &= \frac{70-64}{0.003} \text{ft} && \text{Substitute } T = 64 ^\circ F\\
\\
h &= 2000 \text{ft} && \text{Elevation if the temperation is } 64 \circ F
\end{aligned}
\end{equation}
$