• LOVELIEST OF TREES, THE CHERRY NOW

In the poem, “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now” what is the present age of the poet and what is…

In A. E. Housman’s poem “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now,” the narrator is 20 years old at the time of narration. There is no earlier age given. There are three numbers mentioned in this…

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• HAMLET

Is there any evidence in the play that proves Hamlet’s sanity?

After Hamlet has the meeting with his father’s ghost in Act I, Scene 5, he swears Horatio and Marcellus to secrecy and tells them not to give any indication that they know anything of unusual…

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• A CHRISTMAS CAROL

What are some character traits for all three spirits in “A Christmas Carol”?

The spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come (future) play a major role in the story “A Christmas Carol.” All three spirits visit Scrooge in his sleep with the apparent motive of making…

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• HISTORY

How did Canadian women contribute the Canadian economy during the Second World War?

Canada’s entry into the war in 1939 created a labour shortage that had serious implications on its female citizens. For the first time, women were encouraged to leave the home and become active…

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• HISTORY

Explain clearly why the United States started to look to expand overseas during the late 1800s.

There are many reasons why the United States began to look to expand overseas, a process known as “imperialism,” in the late nineteenth century. Let us look at a few. First, to look at ideological…

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• HOW TO WRITE A RESEARCH PAPER

What questions are supposed to be answered in a research paper?

You, as the researcher and writer, are the person who determines what questions need to be answered in a research paper. There are no right or wrong questions. You are on the right track in…

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• ONCE UPON A TIME

How would you summarize “Once upon a Time” by Nadine Gordimer?

The story consists of two parts: an introductory frame story and a “bedtime story” the narrator tells herself. In the frame story, the narrator wakes up in the middle of the night because she hears…

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• ESSAY LAB

I am working on a five-paragraph essay, and this is what I have so far. Can you help? “From our…

The Declaration of Independence which was drafted primarily by Thomas Jefferson, affirmed “that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,…

• HISTORY

What was the role of African-Americans during WWI?

Approximately 40,000 African-Americans served in combat roles during WWI, fighting mainly with the French army. The 92nd and 93rd Divisions fought bravely in the final Allied offensive of the war….

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• THE OPEN WINDOW

What is the setting of the story Vera tells in “The Open Window?”

The setting of the tale that Vera fabricates is the English countryside at the turn of the twentieth century. Framton Nuttel has come from a city to this countryside for a rest; he brings letters…

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• THE HOLLOW MEN

What is the relationship between the poem “Hollow Men” and modernism?

T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men” is a 1925 poem dealing with the fragmentation of post-WWI society. The poem is full of barren landscapes and dim light that alternately obscures and illuminates. The…

• THE HOBBIT

Describe the strange town at the mouth of the Forest River, in The Hobbit.

The town at the end of the Forest River is called Lake-town. Lake-town, also known as Esgaroth, was created by the men from the city of Dale after it was destroyed by Smaug when he came for the…

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• SCIENCE

Analyze the current scientific observations which are the basis of discovery of ideas of cell…

Cell theory has 3 main postulates: All living things are composed of cells (one or more). Cell is the basic functional unit of life. All cells come from pre-existing cells. Microscope has made the…

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• A RETRIEVED REFORMATION

According to the guard, Jimmy got his pardon from where?

The guard did not tell Jimmy he had been pardoned. He only escorted him to the warden’s office There the warden handed Jimmy his pardon, which had been signed that morning by the governor. The…

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• SCIENCE

How can we see colour in night where colour of a material can only be seen when a particular…

We really don’t see color at night, at least not in very, very low light. You are correct that the eye perceives wavelengths of light that are reflected by a material. The wavelengths that are…

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• UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION

Each member of the United Nations has one vote in the General Assembly. Do you think this is fair?

Of course, this is a matter of opinion. I will give you one argument for each side and you can decide which you find more convincing. On the one hand, it is completely fair to have equal…

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• SCIENCE

Krissy thinks that Skin-So-Soft by Avon will repel mosquitoes. She takes 100 mosquitoes and puts…

1. Write a hypothesis for Krissy. A hypothesis is an educated explanation for a situation that can be tested. A hypothesis is usually written as an “if…, then…” statement. Therefore, a…

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• SCIENCE

What will happen if a producer is eliminated from the food chain?

All the components of the food chain are integrally connected to each other and modification at any level impacts all the other levels as well. The food chain consists of producers (such as…

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• LAW AND POLITICS

Hypothetical scenario: How would one rebut the false testimony of a police officer who claimed…

If you had not, in fact, consumed alcohol, especially because of the risk of adverse interactions between alcohol and your medications, then you should have demanded a sobriety test at the moment…

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• THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER

What is the first problem in Matt’s cabin in The Sign of the Beaver?

As in most stories, there are minor problems and also the main conflicts of the story. The minor problems Matt faced in the cabin right away are worth mentioning before getting to the first major…

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• HAMLET

What is the symbolic significance of the herbs Ophelia distributes in Act IV, scene v of Hamlet?

Here is a quick run-down on the herbs and flowers that Ophelia hands out during Act IV, scene v. She has gone crazy at this point due to the death of her father, the absence of her brother, and…

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• THE OPEN WINDOW

What factors show that Framton’s visit to Mrs. Sappleton might have worsened his nerve problem?

Framton Nuttel is an example of a character who is created to suit the purposes of the author’s plot. Young Vera’s practical joke would not be as effective on a man in normal health. Saki takes…

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• FAHRENHEIT 451

In Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, why does Granger read Plato’s Republic?

If one actually reads the final pages of Ray Bradbury’s classic novel of a futuristic dystopian society in which books are banned, Fahrenheit 451, then the context in which Plato’s Republic is…

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• STILL I RISE

In “Still I Rise,” Maya Angelou uses ‘you’ repeatedly. Who is meant by ‘you?’ Substantiate…

Maya Angelou uses the words ‘you’ and ‘your’ fifteen times in her poem “Still I Rise.” “You” certainly stands for the white oppressors of the black people. The fact that Angelou was…

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• ROALD DAHL

What is the setting in “The Umbrella Man” by Roald Dahl?

The setting for “Umbrella Man” by Roald Dahl is London. The main character, the “umbrella man,” is a flim-flam man who swindles the narrator’s mother out of a pound note by telling her that he is…

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• NIGHT

How does Elie Wiesel’s faith change in the book Night?

In Elie Wiesel’s Night, the narrator, Elie, goes through a significant transformation in regards to faith. At the beginning of the memoir he is a very religious young man, studying the Kabbalah and…

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• SCIENCE

Why is Delhi frequently affected by earthquakes?

Delhi is the capital of India and has experienced frequent earthquakes, especially in recent times (following the Nepal earthquake in 2015). One of the reasons is the proximity of Delhi to the…

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• SCIENCE

How do you balance this equation: potassium chlorate —>potassium chloride + oxygen?

We are asked to balance the following word equation: potassium chlorate –> potassium chloride + oxygen The first step would be to know the chemical formula/ formula unit for each compound/…

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• TUCK EVERLASTING

What are the problems in Tuck Everlasting?

I think that your question is referring to the types of conflict that are present in Tuck Everlasting. Man vs. man is present in the novel. The man in the yellow suit wants to know about the…

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• REFERENCE

What are the four sociological concepts in Titanic?

There are various types of sociological concepts addressed in “Titanic”. Four that most play a part in the movie are those concerning gender, social class and ethnic inequalities, and the question…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

What are the similarities and differences between evolutionary psychology and cultural ecology?

Evolutionary psychologists and cultural ecologists are both interested in answering the question “Why do we do what we do?” Both cultural ecology and evolutionary psychology are schools of thought…

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• THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER

In the book The Sign of the Beaver, why did Matt mistake Attean for a stranger?

Matt mistook Attean for a stranger the day he came to invite Matt to the feast at the village. Previously, Matt and Attean had been out hunting when Matt killed a rabbit. As they walked through the…

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• SCIENCE

Balance the word equation into balanced equation of potassium chlorate—>potassium…

The basic rule of balancing the equation of a chemical reaction is to obtain same number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation. In other words, a balanced chemical equation…

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• THE RAVEN

In what ways is the word “Nevermore” related to emotional changes in the narrator?

The narrator in Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” has a wide variety of emotional reactions to the Raven’s saying “Nevermore” and to other uses of the word in the poem. One can follow at least eight…

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• THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS

Is The Boy in the Striped Pajamas based on a true story?

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a 2006 novel which takes place in Germany during World War II, is classed as historical fiction. This means that while the setting of author John Boyne’s novel was a…

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• SCIENCE

Rubber is classified under organic or inorganic compound? Reason?

By definition in chemistry, an organic compound is one that contains carbon; entire courses are called Organic Chemistry. They deal solely with substances that contain carbon. Natural rubber is…

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• LITERATURE

With reference to the story “The Kabuliwala” written by Rabindranath Tagore, discuss how the…

The Kabuliwala hails from Afghanistan and in the Indian city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) he sells fruits going house to house. His family including his little daughter is in Afghanistan. Mini is the…

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• HISTORY

What is the significance of the Majimaji Rebellion?

The Majimaji Rebellion was an ultimately unsuccessful rebellion by African natives who attempted to remove those who had established German colonies in Africa. The two-year rebellion (1905-1907)…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

What are the flows in the circular flow model?

In the most commonly used version of the circular flow model, there are two flows. One is the flow of factors and the other is the flow of goods and services. These flows combine in a circle,…

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• SCIENCE

The combination of which elements forms a compound with a crystal lattice?

A crystal lattice is the three-dimensional arrangement of ions in a solid ionic compound. An ionic compound is made of an element that’s a metal and an element that’s a non-metal. In ionic bonding,…

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• A CHRISTMAS CAROL

In the story A Christmas Carol what business did Scrooge and Marley run?

In A Christmas Carol, Ebenezer Scrooge and his now-deceased partner, Jacob Marley, were owners of a money lending business. There are several ways in which we know this. First, there are several…

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• SCIENCE

Name 3 uses of catalysts in industry.

Catalysts are chemicals that speed up the rate of reactions. On their own, many reactions would take a long time for completion. Catalysts provide alternate pathways with lower activation energy,…

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• SCIENCE

How many molecules are present in 16 g of oxygen?

Oxygen is an element and elements have atoms. Oxygen gas is a compound consisting of molecules of oxygen, with each molecule consisting of two oxygen atoms (chemically represented as O2O2 ). The…

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• SOCIAL SCIENCES

Why should we protect animals?

Biodiversity is a term that relates to the variety of living things on Earth. This link from the Endangered Species International does an exceptional job in identifying the need to protect the…

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• THE ART OF FICTION

How does Henry James’s essay, “The Art of Fiction” relate to the nineteenth-century debates about…

The Debate: Some argued that novels, still a relatively new form, should represent real life and the problems we humans face. Others argued that the worlds depicted in novels should be as fictional…

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• AFTER TWENTY YEARS

How does Bob describe Jimmy in both his strengths and weaknesses in “After Twenty Years”?

Bob describes Jimmy to the policeman on the beat, telling him that Jimmy Wells is “the finest chap in the world.” He adds that they were like brothers, and Jimmy was very loyal. However, he adds…

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• SCIENCE

Recombinant plasmid is an example of an application of bacteria or virus?

A recombinant plasmid is an example of use of a bacterial cell. The way we get to it does involve viruses, but indirectly; the restriction enzymes used to produce the recombinant DNA come from the…

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• THE TELL-TALE HEART

From which point of view is the story “The Tell-Tale Heart” told?

“The Tell-Tale Heart” is told from the first-person perspective of a madman who is the caretaker of an old man. This narrator says that he suffers from a disease that has caused him to develop…

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• LITERATURE

How can you analyze Lord of the Flies by William Golding through the lens of Ecocriticism?

Cheryll Glotfelty defines ecocriticism as the following: “ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment” It’s a really new way of looking at…

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• HISTORY

Analyze the importance of history in education studies.

I would argue that history ought to be an important aspect of any course of study. But some specific reasons can be given for the importance of history to a curriculum in education studies. First,…

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