Describe the water scarcity problem.
- CHIEF JOSEPH: WAR CHIEF OF THE NEZ PERCE
Discuss the tone of “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs.”
The tone of Chief Joseph’s writing is one of pleading a case. Joseph’s rational and calm voice which is trying to argue a case for endorsing the autonomy of Native Americans creates an atmosphere…
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- REFERENCE
Describe the water scarcity problem.
Water scarcity is a significant problem in many parts of the world. The website below is from the World Health Organization, which indicates that one out of every three people around the world…
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- HOW MUCH LAND DOES A MAN NEED?
At the exposition of the story, why does the Devil become interested in Pahom in “How Much Land…
At the exposition of the story the Devil beomes interested in Pahom because of his tendency to be greedy. The Devil knows that Pahom has a lust for land, and that because of this, he will be easy…
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- IN REFERENCE TO HER CHILDREN, 23 JUNE 1659
What is the tone in the poem ” In Reference to Her Children”?
There is no one word to describe the poem’s tone because Bradstreet uses tonal shift to advance her theme. In the beginning of the poem, the mother bird speaks of each of her brood (children) and…
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- MACBETH
Are the Weird Sisters really sisters? And is the First Witch more powerful and important than the…
The three witches that we meet in Act I are all equally powerful and the first is not the leader of the other two. We meet the head of the witches, Hecate, who is not involved in the initial scene…
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- BUSINESS
What is the current trend in the stock market today that affects trade? (Research topic)Is there…
I might not have a full grasp of the question, so if my answer is off, please accept my apologies. From what I gather, I think that you might want to examine how the stock market losses have…
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- SCIENCE
What are some good combinations of different types of household materials that can be used to…
The best thing for garden plants are your vegetable table scraps and peelings to use in a compost heap. Composted vegetable scraps, egg shells, and peanut hulls have trace minerals that enrich the…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
What processes does Military Psychology involve?i need to make a project, so any kind of info is…
“Military Psychology” began in 1855 with the US Government Hospital for the Insane, later renamed St. Elizabeth’s. This was set up to care for psychiatric patients from the American military. In…
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- LOVELIEST OF TREES, THE CHERRY NOW
I find the last stanza of Housman’s “Loveliest of Trees” quite baffling and full of ambiguity….
In a literal sense, the poet is saying in the first two stanzas of the poem that, since he is already twenty years old, he probably has at best only about fifty more years to live. That being…
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- ESSAY LAB
What do we mean by the term “environment?” Explain briefly.Short description on environment
The term “environment” refers to the natural setting in which we live. For example, a “home environment” refers to where we live, our homes. A “work environment” our workplace. I would sense…
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- BUSINESS
What are the different precautions that should be taken by a job seeker while attaining interviews?
I have attached some websites that should help in both preparation for the interview and in the actual interview, as in some countries, attaining the interview is as important as the interview,…
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- LITERATURE
I would like to know what the meaning of life is for the novels Catcher in the Rye, in…
This question is a very complicated one, and any answer only opens up more questions. Having said this, one, right now, seems to be prevalent in my mind. There is a theme in the three works of…
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- LITERATURE
Where do I get proverbs with their literal and implied meanings?I need the answer soon………
The websites listed below are proverb sites that feature both proverbs and their meanings. Obviously, the web is a great source for finding information and the meanings of commonly used proverbs…
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- STEPHEN KING
What does this sentence mean, and how does it apply to people like Andy and Red? In the book…
The sentence about “taking” life refers to prison life, the life of an institutionalized person who is trapped within walls. The idea of “taking life” derives from the idea that hope is taken away…
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- ATLAS SHRUGGED
In Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged, who is John Galt? And why is this a relevant question in today’s…
John Galt is the man who refused to, in “Atlas Shrugged”, play by the rules that the politicians were playing by. In this novel–which has a highly biased slant against collectivism and socialism,…
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- JANE EYRE
What is the most important idea in Jane Eyre?
I think that the lasting legacy of Jane Eyre is that it is one of the first feminist novels. The character of Jane (admittedly plain) does not follow the traditional literary conception of a woman…
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- WAITING FOR GODOT
In Waiting for Godot, Beckett is speaking of a “cosmic state” a world condition in which all…
The “cosmic state” of which Beckett speaks in Waiting For Godot is the paralysis caused by waiting. In the play, the tramps, Vladimir and Estragon, represent the modern human being. They…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
What is the best concluding sentence that supports a summary for “The Gift of the Magi?”so it can…
Dramatic irony is not always used to make such a pleasant point as it does in the story “The Gift of the Magi,” which does in fact use irony to make a point about the meaning of gift giving. (For…
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- AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Is there such a figure present in “Ten Little Indians”?if not, how does this absence of a…
The narrator in this novel is a third person omniscient narrator, meaning that the narrator is not part of the story, not one of the characters, and has full knowledge of all the characters and…
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- AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
Who is the only one who disagrees with Wargrave’s suggestion to leave in the morning as soon as…
The character who does not want to leave the island is General Gordon Macarthur. “Funny, just this minute he didn’t want much to get away from the island. To go back to the mainland, back to his…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What type of flaws do each of the characters from Of Mice and Men have?
For some of the novel’s characters, I think you could argue that Steinbeck would not describe their characteristics as flaws but rather as the consequence of living a difficult life. Here are…
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- HISTORY
Chief Joseph Surrenders– What were the causes and effects of the war against the Nez Perce? Why…
As Westward Expansion and the Gold Rush brought more White Settlers out West, the Nez Perce tribe and their lands were becoming more and more occupied. Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce had reached…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What lasting effects did Nelson Mandela’s actions have on Canada and the world (e.g.,…
Nelson Mandela’s impact on Canada and on the world rests largely on the ideas of resistance and commitment. Mandela’s imprisonment did not prompt him to back down in his belief that apartheid was…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Paris is very much at ease with old Capulet and more composed than the the lovesick Romeo. What…
Paris wants the love of Juliet, but not in the same way that Romeo does. The latter’s love is impetuous, while the former’s is mature and settled. As befits an aristocrat of Renaissance Italy,…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Online Audio Version of the Sonnets of WS Hi all,I’ve posted the sonnets online and would dearly…
How nice of you. It is good to see that people are still interested enough in Shakespeare to make such an effort. Alas, I was unable to open the link. I am impressed that anyone would do such a…
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- ILIAD
The Hero of The IliadI think that Homer’s Iliad is probably one of the best epics out there….
Hector is certainly a tragic figure and elicits the reader’s sympathy. He is forced into the dilemma of having to fight a senseless war in order to defend his brother’s morally reprehensible…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Why are most laws created for political gain and reflect public sentiment?
There seems to be two different questions present. I will take the second part first. Most of our laws create public sentiment because the Constitution designed it to be this way. The legislative…
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- HISTORY
What was the impact of the Watergate scandal on American politics?What was the impact of the…
The impact of Watergate on American Politics was felt on multiple levels. The most elemental of these was how the news media evolved into the “fourth check” on the government. From Watergate,…
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- FRANKENSTEIN
In terms of fire/light as a symbol, how does this relate to the very beginning where Victor…
Since we are engaging in an interpretation, it can be seen in many ways. I have a tendency to see the opening scene of the tree being burnt by lightning as an example of how life forces can be…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Explain the meaning of the title, To Kill a Mockingbird. What two characters in the novel may be…
The title is something that is revealed in the novel. The idea of doing harm to an innocent or helpless creature that does no harm to you is senseless and brutal. Atticus Finch gives a BB gun to…
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- LANGSTON HUGHES
Two major theme that emerge from The Selected Poems of Langston Hughes are: (1) survival in the…
There is no way this question can be answered in the space given here. I can identify several of his poems and how they fit the themes. You might have to go back to the poems and find the lines…
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- OUR NIG
Compare and Contrast the characters of Frado in “Our Nig” with that of Jake Brown in “Home to…
In terms of the textual evidence, you will have to find that on your own, but I will help draw a sketch of both. Frado, in Our Nig, has many similarities with Jake, in Home to Harlem. In my mind,…
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- WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS
What is Yeats’s poem, “The Gyres” about?themes, form?
The narrator of “The Gyres” is detachedly observing a world in flames, having destroyed its “ancient lineaments,” succumbing to war and destruction while he (the narrator) asks himself if it really…
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- THE READER
In “The Reader” why did Michael not tell the truth to the judge? And what did his father tell…
Michael, after guessing about Hannah’s secret, thought quite a bit about telling the judge. At some level though, he wanted to respect Hanna’s wishes. For whatever illogical reason that Hannah…
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- LITERATURE
I agree with this analysis of “A Clean-Well-Lighted Place.” Does anyone agree or not agree with…
This analysis is essential Hemingway. In the enotes summary this essense of Hemingway is described as Hemingway at his most pure because [the minimalist story] captures in both form and content…
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- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
What are 15 main/important events from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer?
- Tom is caught having gone swimming by Aunt Polly because he used the wrong color thread to sew his shirt collar back on 2. Whitewashing the fence 3. Tom trades for the Sunday…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
In The Merchant of Venice, what can be said about Belmont?
In contrast to the businesslike setting of Venice, Belmont represents romance and possesses almost a fantasy-type atmosphere. This is a strange concept to modern audiences, because we often think…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
How can I use “A Rose for Emily” or/& “The Story of an Hour” to show how a specific death…
If you do not have to use both stories, I would concentrate on Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour.” It is more subtle than “A Rose for Emily,” and Faulkner often relies on death scenes to advance his…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
How does war impact/change the lives of Brinker and Finny?I am having trouble with my essay. I am…
One point that you can stress is that Brinker and Finny both come to realize that war is not so glorious or heroic as they try to portray it to their classmates. Finny wants desperately to join…
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- LITERATURE
Archetype StoryYour fave archetype story and apply it to a literary work
I might have to go spiritual on this one. I think the Indian epic, The Mahabharata, is probably the best archetype story for me in representing the concept of the quest and heroic duty. Certainly…
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- HOME TO HARLEM
Compare and contrast the characters of Ray and Jake in Claude McKay’s Home to Harlem. What…
Perhaps, the answer to this question lies in the wandering nature of both Ray and Jake. One ends up leaving Harlem with the woman he loves, believing to a certain extent, that the challenges for…
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- THE ODYSSEY
In The Odyssey, translated by W.H.D. Rouse, whom does Helen of Troy blame for leaving Menelaus…
Tempcr is entirely correct. I only append the text from Rouse’s translation, if his wording is somehow important. The content is the same: He killed many a Trojan with his own spear before he…
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- A&P
Where are instances in which Sammy shows that he is judgmental in “A & P” by John Updike?
In the exposition of Updikes’s story “A&P,” Sammy makes his first judgments on the girls’ appearances. For instance, he describes the tall girl of the three as possessing a chin that was too…
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- MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
What did you learn after reading the story Memoirs of a Geisha?
A major theme in Memoirs of a Geisha always reminds me of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, specifically Habit #1, Be Proactive. Essentially, this habit reminds us that no…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In “To Kill a Mockingbird,” what qualities makes Atticus an outstanding lawyer?Any references…
A worthy lawyer must be observant, objective, unbiased, and evaluate a case solely upon the evidence. In addition, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Atticus Finch practicing these precepts of his…
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- ARTS
Explain the rhythm in Igor Stravinsky’s piece “The Rite of Spring”
The best way to describe this rhythm is ‘a repeated “interfacing” of an anapestic (UUI) and dactylic (IUU) stress pattern’ where the stressed note is shared between the two. This is a break from…
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- STATE OF WAR
In two sentences, describe what “the groan of a two-hundred-year-old warning bell” contributes to…
The “groan of a two hundred year warning bell” can refer to the years of Imperialistic rule over Philippines. The “warning bell” idea can be read as Filipino identity is not something that can be…
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- LITERATURE
What does this quotation mean? Explain in simple English, please.”Certainly, war has not been…
This quote is saying that war is sometimes a necessary evil that nations must undergo in order to defend themselves from danger and harm. War should never be waged in order to exert power over…
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- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
masque of the red death, edgar allan poei am looking for an answer as to why “masque of the red…
“Masque of the Red Death” is a masterpiece of Gothic horror fiction. The story is filled with symbolism and literary references and is tightly woven around a terrifying plot, leading up to a…
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- BBA GENERAL
What is a “business policy?”All things needed under this topic.
A business policy is the collection of general written and unwritten practices that are established in a company (http://www.smbtn.com/smallbusinessdictionary/#b). The idea of a business policy…