Describe glucose and where it is produced.
- ANTHEM
Interpret the first sentence of Ayn Rand’s novel Anthem.
“It is a sin to write this.” Writing is a very personal experience, especially if you are writing in a diary or journal like Equality is in the opening of the novel Anthem. He is writing down…
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- HISTORY
What were the names of the companies that built the Transcontinental Railroad?
Train tracks linked thousands of towns and cities in the eastern United States by the mid 1800s. There was a lack of railroad tracks in the western part of the country. All that changed in 1862,…
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- EUSEBIUS OF CAESAREA
Why is the reliability of church historian Eusebius’ The Life of Constantine doubted and how does…
Eusebius of Caesarea (260/265 – 339/340 AD) is sometimes called “the father of church history”. In addition to his Life of Constantine, he also wrote the Ecclesiastical History, which is the…
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- HISTORY
What is Article VI of the Constitution?
Article VI of the United States Constitution states that any debts that the United States held before the creation of the Constitution, or during the Articles of Confederation, remain valid under…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
What is ominous about Shylock’s repeating that Antonio is a good man and “sufficient”?
It is important to consider the context of the words you reference. The scene has just opened upon Shylock and Bassanio, who is approaching Shylock for a bond on Antonio’s good credit. Shylock…
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- TICKETS, PLEASE
In “Tickets, Please!,” why were the characters reluctant to dismount their coach?
In the story, passengers are reluctant to dismount their coaches because they do not relish the idea of waiting for another tram while stranded outside in the cold. Furthermore, the unrelenting…
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- HISTORY
How does Kipling view European imperialism?
Kipling views European imperialism as a necessary burden that must be undertaken. His view is skewed by ethnocentrism and racism. In Kipling’s view, Asians, Africans, and Latin Americans are an…
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- LITERATURE
What are some different ways in which white people treat African-Americans in Beloved, and how do…
In Beloved, the main character, Sethe, an escaped slave, has varying relationships with and reactions to white people. For example, Amy Denver is a white woman who helps Sethe escape and who notes…
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- HISTORY
What social, political, and economic impact did the Declaration of Independence have on Native…
The Declaration of Independence and subsequent creation of the United States destabilized and weakened many Indian nations near the thirteen colonies. The British Empire had largely prevented…
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- A RAISIN IN THE SUN
Throughout Pages 84-85, how does Ruth’s reaction to Walter being drunk reflect a change in their…
The change reflected is a confrontation of the difficulties that lie between them in Walter and Ruth’s relationship. Walter, in his reluctant embrace of white American society’s standards of…
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- HOWL
How can I critically analyze “Howl” by Allen Ginsberg?
In terms of literary style, “Howl,” by Allen Ginsberg, can be placed within the Beat Movement. Beat poetry (as exemplified by writers such as Kerouac, Ginsberg, Corso, and Burroughs) often…
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- MACBETH
How is Banquo represented as being honest and open with everyone?
First, when Banquo and Macbeth receive the Weird Sisters’ “prophecies,” Banquo’s response is characteristically artless. Although Macbeth seems to believe them without question, and is further…
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- WALK TWO MOONS
Why are Sal and her father moving from their farm in Bybanks, Kentucky, to Euclid, Ohio?
Sal Hiddle and her father are moving from Bybanks, Kentucky, to a new home in Euclid, Ohio, for two reasons. The first reason is that, after Sal’s mother left to go to Idaho and is now not…
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- HISTORY
Why did they want to sell the Louisiana Territory?
France decided to the sell the Louisiana Territory to us in 1803. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of country extending the land we controlled from the Atlantic Ocean, west to the Rocky…
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- HISTORY
What are the similarities and differences between Israel and Babylonian?
Babylon was an ancient city in what was Mesopotamia. Nebuchadnezzar II was a powerful king of Babylon who sought to claim more land for his kingdom. He is also known for having the Hanging…
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- HISTORY
Who do you think is the most evil person in history?
In the scope of human history, there have been countless world leaders driving war, profiting off poverty, slaughtering innocent civilians, and poisoning minds with racism, homophobia, sexism,…
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- SCIENCE
How do I differentiate a solid, liquid, or gas?
One can figure that out by looking at the differences in the properties of these states of matter. For example, solids have a definite shape, while liquids are somewhat more flexible and take the…
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- SCIENCE
Is wood an element, compound, or mixture?
Substances can be classified as either element, compound or mixtures. Elements are the purest form of substances, since they contain only one type of atoms. Examples of elements include, iron,…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What kind of objects may Scout have or represent her in Lee’s To Kill A Mockingbird? Please…
A character’s personal objects and treasures say a lot about his or her personality. For Scout, some of those objects include her overalls, her air rifle, and the objects she receives from Boo…
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- HISTORY
What were some of George Washington’s issues when he was president, and how did he solve them?
As the first president, nearly every issue George Washington dealt with required him to invent the solutions, as no precedents existed and the the practical responsibilities of the presidency were…
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- THE SIGN OF THE BEAVER
Why does Matt yearn for honey?
Though the author does not give us an exact amount of time that has passed, we know that Matt has endured the loss of his rifle from a stranger to whom Matt extended kindness and shelter….
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- HOOT
Why did Beatrice Leep take Roy home?
While Roy is in the janitor’s closet with Dana Matherson, about to be pulverized, Beatrice Leep steps in and rescues him. After she partially disrobes the bully and ties him to the flag pole, she…
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- LYDDIE
How does Lyddie change when Rachel comes to the mill in the book Lyddie?
Lyddie focuses more on Rachel and less on herself when Rachel comes to live with her. Lyddie is not really a selfish person, but she can be very hyper-focused. When she leaves the farm, her family…
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- MATH
There are 48 boys and 60 girls that need to be split up into even teams for a PE activity. What…
Hello! If we could split boys and girls into n teams, and b boys and g girls will be in each team, then obviously nb=48nb=48 and ng=60.ng=60.Therefore nn divides 48 and nn divides 60, or the same may…
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- THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL
How does Anne get along with her teachers?
Anne seems to get along well with her teachers. Her attitude at the beginning of her diary, though sprinkled with a bit of adolescent angst and annoyances, is generally good-natured and she seems…
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- RAYMOND’S RUN
How is Mr. Pearson characterized in “Raymond’s Run”?
Toni Cade Bambara provides the reader with an indirect characterization of Mr. Pearson in “Raymond’s Run.” She does not specifically state his character attributes by saying he is kind or…
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- A LONG WAY FROM CHICAGO
How does Grandma get away with lying in Richard Peck’s A Long Way from Chicago?
In the story, Grandma Dowdel gets away with lying by using her age and life experience to her advantage. Throughout the book, Grandma often uses white lies to maneuver her way around difficulties….
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- THE MINISTER’S BLACK VEIL
What reasons does Hooper give Elizabeth to not desert him? For what reason does he smile after…
Mr. Hooper gives Elizabeth two reasons to stay by his side. First, he says, “‘[…] hereafter there shall be no veil over my face, no darkness between our souls! It is but a mortal veil — it is…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is an example in To Kill a Mockingbird of when displaying courage revealed someone’s character?
Some important examples of people showing courage are Jem’s pants, Mrs. Dubose’s morphine addiction, and Atticus’s defense of Tom Robinson Integrity is an important concept in the book. As the…
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- THROUGH THE TUNNEL
What are some quotes that show Jerry’s impatience from the story “Through the Tunnel?”
I think the following quote best illustrates Jerry’s impatience. “I want some swimming goggles,” he panted, defiant and beseeching. She gave him a patient, inquisitive look as she said…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why does Juliet kill herself after Romeo dies in Romeo and Juliet?
Juliet cannot live without Romeo and is tormented by guilt at causing his death. Juliet kills herself because the play is a tragedy. These two teenagers are very melodramatic. We are told in the…
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- WALT WHITMAN
Walt Whitman is often considered to be a larger-than-life poet, writing expansive lines and…
Today in America we would probably say “Blades of Grass,” but the metaphor speaks to the infinitude of things – stars, individual leaves, individual blades of grass, individual grains of…
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- SCIENCE
When a metal reacts with oxygen why does the mass of the oxide produced appear to be greater than…
When a metal atom reacts with an oxygen atom, a new compound is formed. A compound that is composed of a metal and oxygen is called a metal oxide. For example, when magnesium metal reacts with…
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- RELIGION
From Arthur Rowe’s book The Essence of Jesus, in chapters 5 and 6, what is the significance of…
Rowe has little to say about the sacraments in chapter 5, although he does mention that showing the sacramental bread during processions was one way the medieval church offered people “real…
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- RELIGION
From Arthur Rowe’s book The Essence of Jesus, chapters 5 and 6, how did the early and medieval…
According to Rowe in chapter 5, the essence of Jesus in the Middle Ages was found in the art, music and drama of that period, and not in “political and military power struggles.” If we want to find…
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- THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX
What is the plot of the story The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux is a story about a young mouse who acts more like a human than a mouse. Despereaux is in love with the concepts of bravery and altruism. This leads to him falling in love…
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- MACBETH
Explore the ways Shakespeare presents good and bad in the character Macbeth.
Over the course of the play, we witness Macbeth’s rapid descent into almost pure evil. Shakespeare presents Macbeth at the beginning of the play as a good man, a “worthy kinsman” according to his…
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- SHERMAN ALEXIE
In his essay “Superman and Me,” how does Sherman Alexie connect his experiences to Superman’s…
In the conclusion to his essay “Superman and Me,” Sherman Alexie states that through teaching reading and writing he hopes to save Native American lives. Throughout the essay, Alexie discusses the…
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- ANIMAL FARM
What is the signifigance of the color of the flag and the symbols on it in Animal Farm?
The flag that is flown in Animal Farm is first introduced in chapter three. This inaugural flying represents the life the animals dreamed about while toiling under the abusive human rule. The flag…
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- TO BUILD A FIRE
What effect does the protagonist in “To Build a Fire” have on others?
I think the point of the story is that the man’s death in the wilderness is pointless—no one is affected, in any significant way. Of course, there are not many characters in the story—other…
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- LITERATURE
I need help finding short stories that are based on the American Dream. I need to find brief…
This is a somewhat difficult question to answer since there are virtually thousands of short stories that could be said to contain the theme of the American Dream! However, to help you I will…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How does Golding use characterization to present the theme of power in Lord of the Flies?
Throughout Golding’s Lord of the Flies the boys on the island struggle with power both internally and externally. He uses the characters and the dynamics between the boys in order to illustrate how…
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- MACBETH
Who is more ambitious at the opening point of the play, Macbeth or Lady Macbeth?
Macbeth never talks about his wife’s ambitions, but she talks about his. Her soliloquy in Act 1, Scene 5 provides a good means to evaluate the relative strengths of their ambitions. Glamis thou…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What is a metaphor for Mary Warren from the play The Crucible?
At the beginning of Act Two, John and Elizabeth Proctor briefly discuss their servant, Mary Warren, who has been participating in the witch trials. When Elizabeth tells him that Mary Warren has…
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- SCIENCE
In a hydraulic system an initial force of 16 newtons is applied to a piston with a surface area…
The operation of a hydraulic machine is based on the principle of Pascal. This principle states that the pressure exerted on a fluid is transmitted with the same magnitude in all directions.This…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
I’m doing a response on how race has shaped the law. In this particular reading, an Aboriginal…
There are many directions that you could go in from here. The Pamela George case represents the intersection of many themes: racism, sexism, and classism being three of them. To investigate these…
- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
What quotes describe how Scrooge changes in A Christmas Carol (Stave 3)?
Scrooge begins to care about other people in Stave Three. At the beginning of Stave Three, Scrooge has already begun to change. The journey into his past demonstrated to him that he chose to be…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
How do the boys come to be on the island in Lord of the Flies?
With the background setting of Lord of the Flies as World War II, the British plane, in which English schoolboys are probably being evacuated from the cities because of the Nazi bombings, crashes…
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- ADAM OF THE ROAD
In the book Adam of the Road by Elizabeth Janet Gray how does the story give three examples of…
Adam of the Road opens with one example of life and culture in 13th century England when Gray sketches Adam’s daily life as a school boy at a monastery. Another example follows close behind when…
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- SCIENCE
Describe glucose and where it is produced.
Glucose is a source of food energy used by most living plants and animals on the planet. Chemically it is a member of the sugar family with a chemical formula of C6H12O6. A sugar is defined as a…
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