Discuss the path and outcomes of the Second Cold War.Discuss the path and…
- HISTORY
Discuss the path and outcomes of the Second Cold War.Discuss the path and…
The Second Cold War is used the period of the 1980s, when intense antagonisms between both the Soviets and Americans hit a fever pitch. Essentially, with the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and an…
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- MATH
Demonstrate if (1-x1)(1-x2)(1-x3)(1-x4)=5 if x1,x2,x3,x4 are roots of the equation x^4 + x^3 +…
If x^4+x^3+x^2+x+1 = 0.To show that (1-x1)(1-x2)(1-x3)1-x4) = 5, Where x1,x2,x3 and x4 are the roots of the equation. Proof. If f(x) = ax^n+a1x^n-1 +a3x^-3 +….+an-*x+an = 0 has the roots…
- THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN
How was one character was negatively influenced by the Southern code of behaviour in The…
I would say that Tee- Bob is an example of a character who is negatively influenced by the Southern code of conduct. From the most fundamental point of view Tee- Bob cannot accept the social code…
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- FRANCIS BACON ESSAYS
In a hundred words or fewer, what is your personal opinion after reading Francis Bacon’s essay…
For a number of reasons, this is a difficult question to answer. For one thing, it is unclear what the “opinion” is supposed to be about? Is it supposed to be about Bacon’s essay “Of…
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- HISTORY
Explain how geography affects the Greeks?
One of the main effects of the Greek geography on their civilization has been the fact that the islands surrounding the Greek peninsula have driven them to be an effective and powerful sea-faring…
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- SCIENCE
Some animals are mammals. Mammals have no tail. Given this, is the following statement logically…
If both of the given statements were true (which they are not), the third statement would NOT be logically true. Here is why: From the two given statments, only PART of the third statement would…
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- REFERENCE
Which two words make the best comparison? …? is to novel as painter is to: …?
The most likely answer to this analogy is that a writer is to a novel as a painter is to a picture. Let us think about the relationships between these pairs of words. What is the relationship…
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- REFERENCE
Which of the letters is least like the other four? T X L V Y…
The question is a little confusing to me. Assuming the question is: Which among the five letters (T, X, L, V and Y) is least like the other four? The correct answer is – Y. The logic for this is…
- THE GIOCONDA SMILE
For which two murders is Mrs. Spence responsible?
Janet Spence from Huxley’s “The Gioconda Smile” is undeniably responsible for the murder of the first Mrs. Hutton (Emily) because she intentionally poisons Emily by slipping arsenic into her…
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- MATH
Plaese Solve the following question in detail.Jack wants to buy some chocolate. As usual, he…
From the information given, try to express all the varieties at a similar rate of $ per 100g. We get: 100g of English Cadbury with waffles for $0.99 125g of Swiss Milka with nuts for $1.09 =>…
- POETRY
How can I write short poems or quatrains?I am an English student in Iran. I am interested in…
Generally speaking, the “rules” of poetry are far more relaxed than the rules of prose. As far as structure goes (quatrains, stanzas, length of lines, etc.) the poet is allowed to do whatever he…
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- A POISON TREE
What is the occasion for the poem, “She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways”? Summarize the meaning of…
in this poem, the speaker/poet laments about the loss of a girl named lucy. Her qualities are admired throughout the poem. The words ”untrodden” & ”the springs of dove”. brings out the…
- THE COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
What would European leaders fear in The Communist Manifesto?
The most elemental answer here is the power of transformative change. At its most pure essence, Marx/ Engels’ work is one that advocates for a radical shift in the ownership of the means of…
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- RELIGION
Why do some people/groups strongly feel the need to connect in a close and spirtual manner with…
For centuries, and as early as history can be traced, there is a tendency for the human mind to want to search for a knowledge and to make a connection that is higher than them. Part of this has to…
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- PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
In Pride and Prejudice what are Miss Bingley’s and Mrs Hurst’s opinions of the local gentry…
The first opinions that we get are from Elizabeth’s perceived perception; after she comes into the house after her 3-mile walk, she is sure that Miss Bingley and Mrs. Hurst “held her in contempt…
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- SCIENCE
2 lamps one rated at 220V ,50W& other rated at 220V,100W are connected in series with mains…
For each of the bulbs: Power= voltage*current and we know that current is voltage/ resistance. So Power= voltage^2 / resistance or current^2* resistance. => resistance = voltage^2 / power. Now…
- TED HUGHES
Write a summary on the poem “Full moon and Little Frieda” by Ted Hughes in full details line by…
I cannot do this assignment for you, but I can give you some input to make it easier for you to do. Part of the reason is that, first and foremost, everyone responds differently to a poem, so my…
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- MATH
Give example: (An)nєN family set- every element of An is an open, nonempty, bounded subset of R…
We consider the family of sets defined as:- An = {x: -(1/2)^n < x < (1/2)^n }, n bleongs to N. So every set , for n = 1,2,3,… is open as defined above. Every set is is bounded both above…
- AFTER APPLE-PICKING
What does empty barrel signify?Please quote lines as support
If we think about this poem as a poem about the speaker’s attitudes at the end of his life, I think we can see what the barrel signifies. I believe that it signifies the things in life that the…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
I need some good points for reforming the Senate. Can someone give me 1 example with examples…
The most common idea I have heard for reforming the Senate (assuming you are talking about the US Senate) is to do away with the filibuster. The filibuster is something that is unique to the…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
Animal SymbolismThe certain animals Ibsen choose to use in this play are important and symbolic….
The tarantella is a dance. There are no references to tarantulas or spiders in the play. So, let’s clear that up. The animal references are largely limited to those made by Torvald in describing…
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- THINGS FALL APART
How do Uchendus’ life and character impact upon the character of Okonkwo
In Part II of Things Fall Apart, Uchendu, Okonkwo’s uncle (his mother’s brother) from Mbanta symbolizes the emasculated and effeminate male–a sharp contrast to the violent, uber-masculine culture…
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- TWELFTH NIGHT
Comment on Twelfth Night as a Romantic Comedy.
You have clearly selected an excellent example of one of Shakespeare’s Romantic Comedies. Typically as one of Shakespeare’s comedies, this play involves mistaken identities, cross-dressing,…
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- REFERENCE
I have been asked to do a 4-8 minute oral presentation on a current issue but i am struggling to…
It would be much easier for us to answer this if we had some ideas about what you are interested in. It would be much easier for you to do a presentation on some issue that actually is of interest…
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- HISTORY
How did the beliefs of the Puritans affect New England in the 1600s?How did the beliefs of the…
I would say that one of the most dominant Puritanical beliefs that still lingers, to a large extent, was its categorization of God. Simply put, the Puritans had a very demonizing view of the…
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- RICHARD RORTY
According to Rorty, why do traditional ethicists find pragmatism disturbingThis is a discussion…
The manner in which Rorty defines traditional pragmatism without a set of established, totalizing principles might be one reason why traditional ethicists could find it disturbing. For Rorty,…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Why has the US not agreed to ban land mines looking at the civilian causalities after the…
My understanding is that the US’s refusal to join on a full international ban on land mines is based on worries about the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea. The US feels that land…
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- BUSINESS
Which type of financing for firms is available?
Equity and debt are two broad classification of sources of finance for any firm, these are not mutually exclusive. It is not as if a firm must choose only one of the two type of sources of finance….
- LAW AND POLITICS
Should we abolish the senate? should we abolish the senate give a good reason to why with an…
Of course we should not abolish the Senate, in my opinion. I think that having a bicameral legislature is a very important part of our system of government and abolishing the Senate would be a…
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- JOHN KEATS
“Beauty is truth, truth beauty” – explain.
Oh, boy- Is this one tough! You have identified one of the most debated and analyzed lines in all of poetry, and probably of written thought. If anyone claims to know what these lines mean, I…
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- SCIENCE
Why the atomic orbitals are named as ” s(sharp) ,p(principal) ,d (diffused),f(fundamental)?
Scientists began to understand the electron orbitals only in 1960. Before that there was no clarity about the cause of the spectrums of elements that scientists were able to identify. So an attempt…
- HISTORY
How did the weaknesses of Articles of Confederation affect the government in conducting the…
There were four major weaknesses of the new government, and three of the four affected the day-to-day running of the new US government. First, the Articles did not allow the Federal government to…
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- LAMB TO THE SLAUGHTER
what does the title”lamb to the slaughter”means?i also need help with a question that is: what…
In response to your second question, it is clear that the way that Mary Maloney is described and the domestic bliss of her marriage and home clearly contribute towards creating a mood of…
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- HISTORY
Why were artists, architects, and scientists eager to embrace the ideas of the Scientific…
I can see how the architects and scientists were eager to embrace the ideas of the Scientific Revolution. Part of this resided in the idea that science and rationality would guide how individuals…
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- SOPHOCLES
The Oedipus CycleWhat is the mood of the chorus upon its entrance in the first act? what appeals…
I assume you’re referring to the opening scene in Oedipus Rex, where we hear the despair of the the Chorus. They have gathered outside of Oedipus’s palace to beg their king to once again save…
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- SULA
What kind of narrator can be found in Sula? Find examples in the novel.
Sula is told through an all knowing (omniscient), 3rd person narrator. However, each chapter is limited to a focus on one character, with insight into that character’s thoughts and perspective….
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- HISTORY
How long did it take to build the mausoleum…
The link that you provided does not come right out and say it, but it looks as if it took the workers something along the lines of 37 years to build the mausoleum. The link tells us that Qin Shi…
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- SCIENCE
Why are helium or hydrogen filled balloons not used for transportation of goods?
A helium or hydrogen filled balloon could be used for transporting goods but there are many problems involved in doing so. First, if hydrogen is used, there is a risk of the balloon catching fire…
- SCIENCE
When doctors need to find information about illnesses that a patient may be suffering from by studying the cerebrospinal fluid they perform a lumbar puncture. It is used to verify whether patients…
- SCIENCE
Delirium refers to a sudden disturbance of mental function which is fluctuating and usually reversible. It is seen as an inability to pay attention or think clearly, disorientation and fluctuations…
- SCIENCE
EEG refers to electroencephalogram. This is a test to measure the electrical activity of the brain. During the test special sensors or electrodes are used to pick up electrical activity from the…
- SCIENCE
How does alcohol damage the liver?
When a person consumes alcohol it is broken down by the liver. During this process many extremely harmful substances like acetaldehyde are generated that harm the liver more than the alcohol that…
- SCIENCE
“A quality preschool education advances cognitive development beyond that of preschoolers who…
I would tend to disagree with this statement, because we cannot assume that parents are not educating the preschooler at home any less successfully than in a school setting. Since children mature…
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- SPEECH AND DRAMA TEACHERS
How should I start my informative speech on genocide in Sudan?How should I start my informative…
An effective speech grabs the attention of the audience right away, just like a good newspaper article or TV show. When trying to be informative on something as shocking, horrible and ugly as…
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- MATH
Since it is not specified what is the request of the problem, we’ll simplify the given expression and we’ll get: We’ll remove the brackets: m+ n + 5m – 2 We’ll re-arrange the terms and we’ll…
- MATH
If my age was thrice my sister’s 3 years ago and will be twice her age next year. What is my age?
Let’s start with assuming that your sister’s age now is S. Her age 3 years back was equal to S-3 Your age 3 years ago is given as being thrice that your sister’s. So your age was 3*(S – 3) Next…
- MATH
What is the distance travelled by a ball that starts at 2 m/s and moves with an acceleration 4…
Acceleration is the rate of change of speed. For a body travelling at a speed u, the speed after time t is given by u + at where a is the rate of acceleration. Now the distance travelled by the…
- STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENING
Describe the development of the theme in the poem “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” by…
This is a richly symbolic poem where things work on two levels – a literal level and a more symbolic level. This poem is usually used as an example of symbolism to help students explore symbolic…
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- MATH
What is the length of lace to be put around a curtain which has an area of 32 sq feet and the…
length = 4w and widt = w by data. Area 32 sq ft = 4w*w w^2 = 32/4 = 8 w = sqrt8 = 2sqrt2. Perimeter = 2(length+width) = 2(4w+w) = 10w = 10(2*sqrt2) = 20sqrt2 = 28.2843 ft and that is the length of…
- MATH
If there are three ways of entering a house, in how many ways can 4 guests enter and leave the…
The number of doors in the house is 3, so there are three ways of entering the house. Also there are three ways of leaving through any one of the doors. Now each of the four guests has 3 ways of…