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- OF MICE AND MEN
How could I stage a conversation between George and slim after the end of Of Mice and Men?
A conversation between George and Slim at the end of Steinbeck’s work could take different forms. One of the most traditional approaches would be to continue the dialogue already there. When Slim…
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- THE STORY OF MY LIFE
The Story of My Life reveals that the unpleasant episode of the Frost King robbed Keller of her…
In The Story of My Life, Helen Keller attempts to reveal all the significant events of the first twenty-two years of her life, especially after the arrival of Annie Sullivan which day Helen…
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- BEOWULF
How do Beowulf’s motivations to help Hrothgar prove the theme of Good vs. Evil?
Beowulf, an epic poem composed sometime around the eighth century, tells the story of a hero named Beowulf who travels to Denmark to help rid the Danes of a pair of murdering monsters. The entire…
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- HISTORY
Why was British Columbia not a land of opportunity?
The harsh landscape of British Columbia made early settlement difficult. British Columbia was in an isolated part of the country on the other side of large mountains. Few goods could be…
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- BEOWULF
How do Beowulf’s motivations for helping Hrothgar prove the theme of Good vs. Evil?
Beowulf’s motivations for helping Hrothgar appear to be threefold: (1) The Danes are in need of help against a monstrous horror and Beowulf believes he can set things right for them; (2) Hrothgar…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In Animal Farm, among the workers, who is most admired and why?
There is no doubt that the animal that was most respected and admired was Boxer. Several times in the book, it is mentioned that all the animals admired Boxer. At one point it is said that…
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- THE ODYSSEY
What are examples of temperance in the Odyssey?
The term “temperance” is used in the context of the Odyssey as a translation of the Greek word “sôphrosunê,” which can also be translated as “moderation” or “self-control.” There are many…
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- DUSK
How did Norman Gortsby’s mood affect his decision not to believe the young man’s story?
Since he sits in the shadows of Hyde Park with others of his ilk, Gortsby is in a cynical mood, “heartsore and disillusioned,” and inclined to entertain a certain sardonic pleasure as he observes…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, what language techniques are used in the statement, “a school of tiny fish…
The most obvious technique is the alliteration in ‘fish flicked.’ The word ‘flicked’ denotes a sudden, sharp or quick movement and the alliteration emphasizes this. In using fish in this…
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- SCIENCE
What are the characteristics of concave and convex mirrors and screens?
Concave and convex lenses, mirrors, and screens all affect light differently. The characteristics of each surface are briefly described below. The effect of each surface on light rays is also…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
How does Shakespeare present parents in Romeo and Juliet? (e.g. Capulet’s affection for Juliet…
Based on your question, you seem to understand Juliet’s parents quite well. In Romeo and Juliet, the parents that are portrayed in detail are Juliet’s parents. Romeo’s parents are essentially…
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- SCIENCE
What is meaning of heredity? What are the rules for the inheritance of traits? Explain the…
Heredity is the passing of genetic material from parents to offspring. Gregor Mendel was one of the first geneticists. He created three principles (or rules) of inheritance. Mendel’s three…
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- BUSINESS
What are the main points of importance regarding communication in business?
Good communication is very important in the daily operation of any business. Without good communication, both the internal and external structures of the company could fall to numerous challenges…
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- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
In A tale of Two Cities, what are the reason Sydney Carton say “A dream, all a dream, that ends…
Lucie has inspired Sydney Carton to hope that he might live a better life than he has at that moment. Nothing is revealed about Sydney’s background, beyond hints that he was from a family of no…
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- SCIENCE
What type of reaction is involved in KNo3+H2So4=Khso4+HNo3? Is it double displacement or…
KNO3+H2SO4−−−>KHSO4+HNO3KNO3+H2SO4—>KHSO4+HNO3 This is double displacement reaction. In this type of reaction, elements from two compounds displace each other to form new compounds i.e. one of the…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
Why is it that Caesar did not deserve to die?
Even if you believe that Caesar was ambitious, that does not mean that he deserved to die. Rome was a republic. It had procedures for the rule of law. At the time of Caesar’s death, he was…
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- SCIENCE
Three breakers each containing magnesium carbonate,sodium chloride and ammonium chloride…
You have 3 substances that are all white solids, ammonium chloride (NH4Cl), sodium chloride (NaCl), and magnesium carbonate (MgCO3). First of all, the sodium chloride and ammonium chloride are…
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- BUSINESS
Define inflation. Assume that you live in a simple economy in which only three goods are produced…
Inflation is defined as the rise in average price levels. This is to be distinguished from the rise in the cost of one particular good or service. In order for inflation to occur, the average…
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- THE LOTTERY
In Shirley Jackson’s story, “The Lottery,” how did the townspeople prepare for the lottery?
In “The Lottery,” by Shirley Jackson, every year on June 27th the townspeople would gather together in the town square beginning at about 10:00 in the morning. “The children assembled first, of…
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- THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
In The Merchant of Venice, what are the two reasons that Bassanio gives Antonio for why he needs…
During their conversation in Act One, Scene One, Bassanio tells Antonio: … but my chief careIs to come fairly off from the great debtsWherein my time something too prodigalHath left me gaged….
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What text-to-text connection can be made to the second chapter of Lord of the Flies?
Are you familiar with The Maze Runner? This novel has so many similarities with Lord of the Flies! In fact, if you have this type of assignment again for a later chapter, you can probably use…
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- HISTORY
What’s a good “Thesis” sentence explaining “the American revolution was caused by many factors….
The decision of the American colonists to break away from Great Britain was the result of many factors. Enlightenment ideology, more specifically the idea of the social contract and that the…
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- THINGS FALL APART
In what ways does the idea of “progress” shape the novel Things Fall Apart?
“Progress” is a loaded term when it comes to describing the changes that occur to Umuofia in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. It implies that the pervasive colonial presence actually…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
From “Lord of the Flies,” what are three arguments that humans need civilization to function?
The book Lord of the Flies attempts to show that civilization is necessary as a protection mechanism. I don’t mean protection from outside dangers either. I mean protection from the group members…
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- EVELINE
What is the plot of “Eveline” in Dubliners?
“Eveline” was the second story of the volume that Joyce wrote, and it was first published on September 10th, 1904, in the issue of the “Irish Homestead” (Fargnoli and Gillespie 52). As far as…
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- JOHN KEATS
Please explain the poem “To the Nile ” by John Keats.
The poem “To the Nile” by John Keats is a sonnet. It is written in the form of a Petrarchan or Italian sonnet, consisting of an octave rhymed abbaabba and a sestet rhymed cdcdcd. It is written in…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Did the candidate running in the 2010 gubernatorial election who spent almost $178 million…
The candidate that this question refers to is Meg Whitman. She was the CEO of eBay and ran for the governorship of California in 2010. She ran as a Republican. The former governor, Republican…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
How is the understanding of a suspect’s MO valuable in investigating a kidnapping?
Of course, in order for a suspect to have a modus operandi (MO), they have to have committed a number of kidnappings in the past. This is not a terribly common thing, so police will not often be…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What were William Golding’s views on group dynamics? What was he trying to portray them as…
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, group dynamics are the interacting forces within a small group of humans. William Golding portrays group dynamics as fragile, driven by fear and carnal…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
How would you describe California’s political geography? Is it such that the coastal regions are…
If you look at the map in the link below, you can find the answer to this question. The map is on the right at the top of the page, but it may take a moment to load. In general, California follows…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Because of the Electoral College, presidential candidates generally spend most of their time and…
In our system, if a presidential candidate is certainly going to win a state (for example, Republicans in Idaho or Democrats in Washington), there is no need for them to campaign in that state. It…
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- SCIENCE
What type of cells are cheek cells?
Epithelium lines surfaces and cavities, such as the mouth, throughout the body. Cheek cells consist of a specific type of epithelium: stratified squamous epithelium. Epithelial tissues are named…
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- SCIENCE
What will happen if honeybees, butterfly become extinct?
Well, quite simply put, there would be fewer plants producing the fruit or other produce that they would normally produce. Organisms like bees and butterflies make a living out of visiting…
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- BUSINESS
The costs of “Zoras”, a commercial fishery, are estimated as c(y) = 25 + 5y + y^2, where y represents the number of pounds of fish caught/sold. The fixed costs are 25 and the variable costs are…
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- THE POWER AND THE GLORY
How can’t he Lehrs be considered a False Eden in the Power and the Glory?
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- THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH
What is Edgar Allan Poe trying to tell his readers about death in “The Masque of the Red Death”?
A reader can interpret the title of Edgar Allan Poe’s story of a masque as a disguise–the “disguise of Red Death,” the guest who enters and really is his disguise–or as the party that is called a…
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- ULYSSES
In “Ulysses,” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, how does the line “There is the port; the vessel puffs…
You refer, I take it, to the entire last stanza of the poem. In order to understand how this stanza relates to discovery, you need to understand the context of the poem and the beliefs of the…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
Why does Paris challenge Romeo in the churchyard in Act V, Scene 3?
Dramatic irony is prevalent throughout Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Paris’s confrontation in the churchyard with Romeo in Act V, Scene 3 is a perfect example. Dramatic irony occurs when the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Atticus’ behavior affect the development of Scout?
Atticus is a great role model and father figure to Scout. Atticus allows Scout to be herself and partake in enjoyable activities that she finds interesting. Unlike Aunt Alexandra, who is obsessed…
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- THE METAMORPHOSIS
How does the Franz Kafka’s story “The Metamorphosis” relate to how human life is unexplainable?
In “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka, Gregor, the main character, is turned into a large insect overnight. He is unable to communicate with all of those who matter most to him and finds himself…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, what nickname does Miss Maudie call Atticus?
In Chapter Ten of Harper Lee’s novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Jem and Scout learn something new about their father, whose quiet demeanor, relatively-advanced age, and ‘failure’ to act like other…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
What is the significance of talking to “another guy” to Crooks?
When you read the way that Crooks is described to George as he first arrives at the ranch with Lennie, as a modern reader, you may get to experience a shock at the inhumane way that Crooks is not…
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- THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL
Who is Bailey, and why do you suppose he has been created for this play?
In “The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail,” Bailey is a fellow prisoner who shares the jail cell – and the main scene — with Henry Thoreau. The action of the play returns to the two men often….
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, what are some quotes about revenge?
One of the first moments that immediately comes to mind is when Abigail threatens the other girls with violence if they reveal any further information about what they did in the forest. They…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What events during the pigs dance in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies shows the continuing…
As the question implies, there has been gradual but steady deterioration in the civil society some of the boys, mainly Ralph and Piggy, have attempted to establish among the group struggling to…
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- BUSINESS
What is the main point of “Leadership That Gets Results” by Daniel Goleman and what element of it…
Most works about leadership styles assume that how people function as leaders is determined by fixed elements of their personalities. “Leadership That Gets Results” by Daniel Goleman makes the…
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- PRAYING FOR SHEETROCK
How did the legal support provided by Georgia Legal Services Program empower the black leaders of…
The nonfiction story Praying for Sheetrock by Melissa Fay Greene revolves around the oppressed black Americans of McIntosh County. In McIntosh County, an impoverished black majority community,…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In the play, how is Caesar to be killed?
The assassination of Julius Caesar is one of the most dramatic points of the play. The scene follows the plot initially hatched by Cassius and carried out by Cassius, Brutus, and the senators: As…
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- THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA
What are strengths and weaknesses of the novel The Old Man and the Sea?
Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novella The Old Man and the Sea perfectly encapsulates many of the tropes of Hemingway’s singular prose style. The strengths of the novella include the…
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- SCIENCE
Do the non-coding sections of a DNA sample affect the result of DNA fingerprinting?
According to the first article I have attached, the noncoding sections are what ARE important in DNA fingerprinting. DNA is extremely long; the number of base pairs on the chromosomes of humans is…
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