X2 is a significant improvement over its predecessor, 2000's eagerly awaited and highly anticipated X-Men. It gets right everything that the previous film had trouble with. Its level is much grander. The only thing the first film did right was highlighting the difference between mutants and humanity's inability to deal with it. This film remains razor-sharp throughout the sequel, giving it a meaningful edge that so many action-oriented summer blockbusters lack. .
If you"re going to see X2, you need to either be familiar with the comic book series on which it's based or have seen the original film. One of the reasons the sequel is better than the first film is that it isn't saddled with all the strictly controlled explanation needed to set the stage and introduce the mass amount of characters. This time around, screenwriters Michael Dougherty and Dan Harris assume that everybody's up to speed on what's happening, and returning director Bryan Singer takes it from there and runs with it. .
In X2, the stakes have been raised so that our heroic mutants are fighting against the mass annihilation of all mutants on earth. This is the diabolical plan of William Stryker (Brian Cox), a military scientist who has studied mutants for decades and is obsessed on either detaining or destroying all of them. It doesn't help that his own son is a telepathic mutant, and one of the film's most disturbing undercurrents is the way Stryker uses him as a captive weapon against other mutants. .
Dr. Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart), a powerful telepath who runs the Xavier School for Gifted Youngsters in an attempt to train young mutants to harness and control their vast abilities. With their mentor and leader in captivity, it is up to Xavier's mutant students and fellow teachers, including Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), Dr. Jean Grey (Famke Janssen), Storm (Halle Berry), Cyclops (James Marsden), and Rogue (Anna Paquin), to save the day.
We are working with a one year accounting period that ends on 12/31/X2. ... Example 2: On 8/31/X2, $4,800 was paid for a two-year insurance policy. ... Example 3: On 4/1/X2, the company acquired $240,000 of equipment for cash. ... Example 7: 12/31/X2 is on Tuesday. ... On 12/31/X2, the employees have worked two days (Monday and Tuesday). ...
If x2=a and athen x is called a square root of a. ... When you solve a quadratic equation of the form x2=a, you can use the rule below: Solving Equations of the Form x2=a: If x2=a and a 0, then x=/a or x= -/a, or simply x= +-/a Use the Properties of Square Roots below to simplify the resulting square root. ... Factoring x2 + bx + c: To factor an expression in the form ax2 + bx + c where a=1, look for the integers r and s such that r*s=c and r+s=b. Then factor the expression. x2+bx+c=(x+r)(x+s) Factoring the Difference of Two Squares: a2-b2=(a+b)(a-b...
Apparatus: Data: M (Kg) X (m) F (N) K .3 .10250 2.9434 28.71 .4 .13750 3.924 28.54 .5 .17500 4.905 28.03 .6 .21250 5.886 27.70 .7 .25375 6.876 27.06 Slope= 26N/m % Error= 7.723% Standard Deviation = .4425 N/m Conservation of Energy (Falling) X1 X2 ΔPEg ΔPEs % of error .04 .462 2.0678 2.967 43.49 % .08 .431 1.7199 2.512 46.06 % .12 .392 1.3328 1.950 46.31 % .16 .351 .9359 1.367 46.06 % X1 X2 ΔPEg ΔPEs % of error .215 .1301 .416 0.386 1.248 % .255 .085 .833 0.772 7.323 % .295 .055 1.176 1.158 1.531 % .335 .019 1.568 1.548 1.276 % ...
Formulation of Linear Programming Problem To formulate the mathematical (linear programming) model for this problem Table 1: DATE RANGE:03/01/15-03/15/15 934457 202084 215801 AIDEN SLIM FIT EMERSON SLOAN FIT KHAKI PANTS CHINO PANTS ANKLE PANTS UNITS SOLD 406 231 154 NET SALES $12,847.66 $7,300.04 $7,294.46 SELLING PRICE 31.64 each 31.6 each 47.36 each PROFIT/UNIT $6.32 $6.32 $9.47 CONSTRAINTS: UNITS DELIVERED 500 250 250 Table 2: Constraints Number of Units Delivered Khaki Pants 500 Chino Pants 250 Ankle Pants 250 Decision Variables: X1= Number of Aiden Slim Fit Khaki Pants X2=...
The formula for chi-square is as follows: x2= Sum (o-e)2/e, the o stands for observed and the e stands for expected. The following diagram shows the observed and expected ratios: Table1.2 Expected vs Observed Results Expected and observed results of 4-week-old sporophytes Hybrid A Hybrid B Green Pale Green Pale Expected 24 32*3/4=24 Expected 8 32*1/4=8 Expected 14.625 26*9/16=14.625 Expected 11.375 26*7/16=11.375 Observed 26 Observed 6 Observed 18 Observed 8 Class Results Class Results Expected 1246.5 1662*3/4=1246.5 Expected 415.5 1662*1/4=415.5 Expected 803.25 1428*9/16=80...
The mass and the volume can be used together to separate thirteen samples into four groups because mass divided by volume equals density, and density is an intensive property which means it is independent of the amount of the sample. 8.a) These lines help identify the materials from the from planets, because they show the relationship between the mass and volume of the materials, also known as the density of the materials. 8.b) The assumption that has been made about the materials on each of the planets is that 9.a) Line 1 (red) Slope = y1 - y2 x1 - x2 = 30 - ...
Dirichlet regarded y = x2 - 3x + 5 as a function which is thought of as the rule that determines y for a given x of an ordered pair of the function; thus, the preceding rule determines (3, 5), (-4, 33) as two of the infinite number of elements of the function. A function as a variable y, called the dependent variable, having its values fixed or determined in some definite manner by the values assigned to the independent variable x, or to several independent variables x1, x2,", xk. ... For example, if the function f (x) is defined as f (x) = x2 + 3x + 2, and if x0 = 3, then from the definition ...
Sample Calculations: Xposition (cm), the values for position were calculated as follows: =(x1+x2)/2 =(4+2)/2 =1 E (V/cm), electric field was calculated as follows: =-(V1-V2)/(x1-x2) =-(2.69-2.67)/(0-2) =.01 Errors: Measurement Uncertainties: The errors resulting from the people doing the experiment were very easily seen and quickly understood to be errors. ...
Due to retardation was unable to follow commands or communication; head noted as hydrocephalic; pupils equal and reactive to light; skin cool and dry; lips dry and cracked; inspection of month mucosa dry with caregiver stating she has dental caries and some gum redness; caregiver noted difficulty swallowing and extremely limited ability to mouth words; left upper back presented with a stage III pressure ulcer; ecchymosis noted on upper right arm; limited ROM with hands, arms, legs, feet, and neck due to contractures; patient moaned when the abdominal region was palpitated or when moved to rig...