Critically comment on ‘poetry and unreality’ by Plato.
- HEDDA GABLER
What is the status of women in reference to Hedda Gabler? Explain.
First of all, it is imperative to understand Hedda’s character in the play and to reflect upon issues related to women’s rights in Norway in the post-Victorian era. Did Hedda have any choices,…
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- PLATO
Critically comment on ‘poetry and unreality’ by Plato.
Plato believed that teaching people virtue was most important. All of the Greek philosophers believed that poetry “imitate the order and harmony of nature.” They also thought that the aims of…
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- GRAMMAR
How do we know when an infinitive is an adverb or a noun?For example, He lives to swim and…
In the first and the third examples you give above, the infinitive is functioning as a noun (and as the object of the sentence). In the middle example, it is functioning as an adverb. It’s not…
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- HARRISON BERGERON
In “Harrison Bergeron” what is Vonnegut saying about the role today’s government has in achieving…
Vonnegut’s dystopian view of a society in which the government forces people to be “equal” is a rather disheartening one. In Bergeron’s society, no one is too pretty, smart, strong or excellent in…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN
What is the main theme of Chapter 12 of Huck Finn?
The theme of chapter 12 is mind your own business and don’t let your curiosity lead you to get involved in a dangerous situation. In chapter 12, Huck and Jim encounter a heavy rain. They see that a…
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- LOLITA
Was the affection of Humbert towards the Lolita resulted by his old mate Annabel’s early departure?
Yes, the affection that Humbert had towards Lolita, and in fact all nymphets, was a direct result of Annabel’s early departure. According to enotes.com, “Humbert begins his memoir with ‘Lolita,…
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- BUSINESS
Give real life examples of a monopoly, perfect competition, oligopoly, monopolistic competition…
That’s quite a question you’ve got there! Okay, here we go, in relation to India: OLIGOPOLY: A situation where there are only a few sellers in a particular economy who control a particular…
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- AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
What is the plot structure of the story “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge”?the exposition,…
The story structure is dramatic because it goes between three different realities–the present, the past and what is happening only in the main character’s mind. The reader is confused which is…
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- BUSINESS
The income effect doesn’t make sense. Can someone explain it?How,when a price increases occurs, I…
You’re right, this doesn’t make as much intuitive sense as the substitution effect. But here goes: For most things, when their price goes up, you don’t feel particularly poorer. That’s true…
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- BUSINESS
Decrease in price what will happen to equilibrium quantity and price?
You must have made a mistake in your question … I’m assuming you mean either a decrease in supply or in demand. A decrease in demand would lead to a lower equilibirum price and a lower equilbrium…
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- BUSINESS
What purpose does production possibility frontier serve (PPF)?What is the point or what does it…
The main point of production possibility frontiers is to illustrate the concept of opportunity cost. Economically speaking, every decision has an opportunity cost. Whenever one chooses to use…
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- BUSINESS
What is the difference between mixed, command and traditional economy?
I’m not sure what you mean by “mixed command…” In a command economy, the government determines how the three basic economic questions (what to make, how to make it, who to make it for) will be…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
Notice the short clipped sentences – even fragments – that Gene uses at the end of the chapter….
You unfortunately don’t specify the end of which chapter you are referring to. There are two endings however that could be applicable to what you are stating. The first is the end of Chapter 2…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
Describe the structure of the sentences in the first two paragraphs in A Separate Peace. Why are…
The first two paragraphs of the book are marked by a first person narrator, who speaks in long, complex sentences. This establishes one point of view from which the story will be told. It also…
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- ON FIRST LOOKING INTO CHAPMAN’S HOMER
Can you please give me the full summary of this poem?!summary…
“On First Looking Into Chapman’s Homer,” by John Keats is a poem about discovery in general, and about discovery through literature in particular. A brief summary would be: I’ve been to lots of…
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- HAMLET
What are some quotes that prove that Hamlet is pretending to be insane?
Hamlet is faced with a dangerous as well as shocking situation as the result of his father’s murder. It is paramount to him that he keep the new King’s suspicion off of him while he investigates…
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- THE JOY LUCK CLUB
From Jing Mei Woo’s “The Joy Luck Club”, identify 3 Chinese beliefs or customs.
One Chinese belief in the book is that the physical positioning of a house, or even the furniture in the house, will determine the fate of the people who reside in it. For example, she says, “This…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
Please explain the quote on pg 44 in the 50th anniversary edition that starts with “For it would…
This quote represents a further stage in Montag’s self-awareness of the emptiness of his life and of his world. He is reflecting on Mildred’s attempted suicide attempt and thinking about how he…
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- THE JOY LUCK CLUB
Identify an example of symbolism in “Feathers From a Thousand Li Away.” What is the symbol and…
The most prominent symbol in “Feathers from a Thousand Li Away” is the feather itself. The vignette that comes just before the section tells of a woman who had a swan feather that she packed away…
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- THE JOY LUCK CLUB
What lesson did the parable “Feathers of a Thousand Li Away” in The Joy Luck Club teach us?
The parable “Feathers from a Thousand Li Away” is intended to teach the reader about the power of hope. In the parable, the mother carries a swan feather overseas with her, hoping that one day…
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- DOCTOR FAUSTUS
Discuss Doctor Faustus as a study of ambition and despair.
In many ways, Faustus’ overriding sense of ambition leads to his despair. The idea of appropriating the world in accordance to one’s own subjectivity creates an infinitely regressive cycle of…
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- A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO FIND
What does the conversation with Red Sammy contribute to the plot of “A Good Man is Hard to Find”?…
During the family’s drive to Florida in the Flannery O’Connor short story, “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” they stop at Red Sammy’s Famous Barbecue restaurant. Red Sammy is an amiable good ol’…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
Explain the sentence structure, especially in the last three paragraphs in A Separate Peace and…
While the sentence structure in the first and last paragraphs of the last three paragraphs is standard, the second to last paragraph is interesting. Gene begins by stating, “Only Phineas never…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
Describe the structure of the sentences in the last three paragraphs of A Separate Peace. Why are…
These paragraphs are constructed of very long complex sentences-in many cases, run-on sentences. This connects to the overall viewpoint of the novel, that of Gene Forrester. The novel is narrated…
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- BUSINESS
IN MY TEXTBOOK IT SAYS SCARCITY FORCES US TO MAKE CHOICES, LIKE SHOULD I PAY OF MY CAR LOAN OR…
In essence, you’re right. You can’t do both because you don’t have an inifinite amount of money. Economists don’t typically talk about money as scarce because money is not a resource. Instead,…
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- BUSINESS
MILTON FRIEDMAN SAID THE FEDERAL RESERVE SHOULD RAISE INTEREST RATES 2% EACH YEAR.BUT HE WAS…
I’d be astonished if he said he wanted the Fed to raise interest rates that much each year. Are you sure you’re not thinking about how he wants the money supply to go up by a certain amount each…
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- JULY’S PEOPLE
Who are July’s people in Nadine Gordimer’s novel “July’s People”?
July’s people refers to the family to whom July protects and shelters in the wake of a violent civil war in South Africa. In this transfer of power, the White establishment has been dislodged by…
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- LITERATURE
Hotel California- The EaglesI have a poetry assignment to do on the song “Hotel California” by…
Certainly, there are many layers to this song, one of the best from the group and, possibly, one of the most underrated songs of the time period. If you listen to Henley’s read on the song, the…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What is an article that agrees with Jared Diamond’s thesis on the book Guns, Germs, and…
There are several sources for support of Jared Diamond’s “Guns, Germs, and Steel.” Thomas M. Disch published an article in “The New Leader,” and Michael Levin has written an excellent article…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Characterization through body parts of Atticus Finch.This is an English assignment for me. It is…
It sounds like you have already come up with a couple of really great examples. Some that I thought of, to further your ideas are as follows: Face: when Bob Ewell spits in Atticus’ face, Atticus…
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- LITERATURE
Figurative/Literary devices in this Poem. This poem is very simple therefore its hard to find…
Figurative language can be imagery that uses non-literal examples of language to create an image, metaphor which compares two unlike things where one is said to be the other, simile which compares…
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- ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
Relate the tone of chapter six to the horrors of trench warfare and note if a moral community is…
Written in present tense, with its stark realism, 10 sections total, the pace of chapter six is relentless; the chapter reads like machine gun fire. Some passages are stand-alones–they have no…
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- THE ILLUSTRATED MAN
List all the character in The Illustrated Man.list them in order by chapter
You want all the characters in Ray Bradbury’s classic short story collection, “The Illustrated Man?” That’s a tall order. All of the eighteen stories in the book are unrelated, and so they all have…
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- SONNY’S BLUES
What literary elements are used in “Sonny’s Blues” including reference to connotative language?
Literary elements, a category of literary devices, are common to all literature. This is in contrast to literary techniques among which a writer chooses freely as they are not common to all…
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- HIROSHIMA
Can the following statement be an appropriate proposition for a persuasive essay?Can the…
Absolutely. This is a very good thesis statement — it clearly states a position that you wish to argue and there’s a great deal of evidence that you can use to back it up. Most historians agree…
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- THE ROCKING-HORSE WINNER
In the story “The Rocking-Horse Winner” what, in depth, is the irony. I know it is ironic that…
Situational irony results when the opposite of what we would reasonably expect to happen is what actually occurs. In this fantasy, the house whispers, “There must be more money!” This motif…
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- HAMLET
What are all the disappointments in Hamlet’s life?
Throughout the play, we can see how disappointed Hamlet is with himself. He knows he’s not the right person for the heavy task given to him by his father’s suffering and wandering ghost. Again and…
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- THINGS FALL APART
Explain possible consequences of not changing in Part Two of Things Fall Apart.
In this section of the novel, Okonkwo is in exile in his motherland. Quite literally, it is the village from which his mother came. Okonkwo is suffering under this punishment; as a hyper-masculine…
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- LITERATURE
What’s the concept of decay in american goth literature? Is decay related to degenerative social…
The first thing that came to my mind when I read your question was Edgar Allan Poe’s Gothic tale “The Fall of the House of Usher,” which is full of all sorts of decay. There’s literal (biological)…
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- ARMADA
How Did Elizabeth I improve her navy?I’d be interested in book titles pertaining to her navy
Elizabeth I of England improved the Royal Navy in the following ways: She ordered the building of new, improved ships compared to what had been used before. She increased the pay of officers and…
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- A TIME TO KILL
In what year did John Grisham’s story, A Time to Kill, take place? In what year did Harper Lee’s…
‘A Time to Kill’ is set in rural Mississippi in the 1980’s and published in 1989.. ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is set in Alabama in the mid 1930’s but published in 1960. Despite the fifty…
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- OTHELLO
How does Cassio’s role relate to a modern audience and today’s society?
Cassio operates like many public figures today in separating his private actions from his public persona. He is concerned largely with his reputation and his desire to be seen as an honorable and…
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- ASTROPHIL AND STELLA
How might Sir Philip Sidney’s Astrophil and Stella sonnet sequence be described as “Petrarchan”?
The adjective “Petrarchan” alludes to the writings of the 14th-century Italian poet Francesco Petrarca (known in English as “Petrarch”). Petrarch’s most influential compositions consisted…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
What is the Doctor’s physical description in “The General Prologue” of The Canterbury Tales?
In The General Prologue of The Canterbury Tales, the narrator gives a very long description of the Doctour of Phisik’s (Doctor of Medicine’s) credentials and accomplishments but gives only a brief…
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- CAT IN THE RAIN
In” Cat in the Rain ” How is the husband’s reading in the book relevant to the theme ? What do…
George’s reading indicates his selfishness and his emotional separation from his wife and her needs. He remains in the room reading while she goes outside in the rain to search for the cat that is…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why does Romeo ultimately say that he will go to Mantua?William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”
In “Romeo and Juliet” after an enraged Romeo slays Tybalt in an act of revenge for the death of his dear friend Mercutio, he is banished from Verona by the Prince who declares, Let Romeo hence in…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How effective is the opening chapter in “Lord of the Flies” at introducing the characters,…
In an allegorical way, the opening chapter of “Lord of the Flies” is effective. First of all, the emergence from the forest of the single character, Ralph, establishes him as an important…
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- HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
Please give a summary of “The Slave’s Dream” by Henry Longfellow?
In this poem, a slave dreams of Africa. The substance of his dream is how important and free he was back in his native country. It is not clear in the poem whether he truly was important before…
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- SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD
I’m having trouble with the short story “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God?” Can anybody give…
First of all, it’s not a short story, it’s a sermon delivered in church by Jonathan Edwards, who was an American preacher in the 1700s. The basic idea of the sermon is that people are inherently…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Please tell me what steps should India take in next five years to become a prosperous and secure…
There will be many points that should generate a great deal of debate with this question. I would suggest that one particular point that India must make is how to forge some level of alliances…