How are Beowulf and Achilles similar as epic heros?
- AS YOU LIKE IT
What did Shakespeare intend in writing – “Sweet are the uses of adversity…” in Act II, scene 1…
This exact question was asked about a week ago. Here’s how I answered it then: At this point in the play, the Duke, father to Rosalind and uncle to Celia, has been exiled and is living in the…
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- BEOWULF
How are Beowulf and Achilles similar as epic heros?
Both Beowulf and Achilles embody the belief systems of their people. They are both well-known for their adventures and exploits. They are both admired for their successes and are the subject of…
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- THE BRONZE BOW
When Jesus comes to Danie’ls home in The Bronze Bow, what does he understand about Daniel without…
When Jesus comes to Daniel’s home, Daniel knows that somehow, the holy man understands everything about him. When Jesus looks at him, there is no need to speak. Jesus (knows). He under(stands)…
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- ROLL OF THUNDER, HEAR MY CRY
Give a description of what Harlan Granger looked like and his age in Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry.
In Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, the author doesn’t give the reader any physical description of Harlan Granger other than to indicate that he’s a white man. One could argue that Mildred Taylor…
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- ANIMAL FARM
How do conditions on the farm under Napoleon’s leadership compare to when Jones was the owner…
For one thing, the animals did not work as hard or as much under Jones. They had work time and they had down time. They all realize this, but not many discuss it as they are beginning to question…
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- BUSINESS
Is it possible to get so much utility from a good that it turns into a bad? If so, please give…
In economics, a consumer’s utility is defined as the amount of satisfaction a consumer gets from the consumption of a particular good or service. It is certainly possible to get “too much” utility…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
Up until chapter 7, why does Jack hate Ralph in Lord of the Flies?Their antagonism becomes more…
Their competition begins, of course, that first day on the beach when Ralph is elected leader of the group. Ralph quickly acknowledges Jack as another strong member of the group by giving him the…
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- ELIZABETHAN DRAMA
What was the contribution of University Wits to Elizabethan drama?
The University Wits, who include Christopher Marlowe, Thomas Nashe, Thomas Lodge, Robert Greene, John Lyly, George Peele, and Thomas Kyd, were English playwrights, poets, and pamphleteers in the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Atticus protest Jim Crow laws even before taking on Tom Robinson’s case? How does this…
The conscience of Maycomb County and the Harper Lee novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus Finch is the quintessential example of the liberal Southern attorney. Although many people in the town are…
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- ETHAN FROME
How are the themes of Ehtan Frome by Edith Wharton and the themes of The Crucible by Arthur…
Both novels depict similar challenges within the realm of marriage. There is a certain emptiness which exist in both sets of marriages in each of the works. Ethan’s emptiness with Zeena is…
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- THE RAVEN
In “The Raven,” where is the narrator’s soul trapped?
In “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe, the narrator’s soul is trapped in the raven’s shadow at the end of the poem. In the poem, the narrator drives himself essentially to despondency in his…
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- THE CATBIRD SEAT
What is Mrs. Barrows’ title in the firm F&S in James Thurber’s short story, “The Catbird…
Ulgine Barrows is the relatively new member of the staff of the firm F&S in James Thurber’s short story, “The Catbird Seat.” After schmoozing the president, Mr. Fitwiler, at a party, he hires…
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- TWILIGHT
How many people think the twilight series is interesting???
I think that you would find the answer to this as being quite a large number of people who find the series interesting. This would be proven with the large number of sales volume of the book, as…
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- THE SEEKERS OF LICE
Why does the poem “The Seekers of Lice” seem to be more about the boy than the sisters?
Your question beings with a supposition…that the poem is more about the boy than the girls (despite the fact that most of the poem is actually about the girls.) This is a pretty safe premise to…
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- BUSINESS
If we take one dollar away from a rich person and give it to a poor person, the rich person…
That makes sense to me. I’m assuming that another way to state this proposition is simply this: a dollar is of greater value to a poor person than it is to a rich person. This is, I think, true,…
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- GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
What are five major supporting points/examples Jared Diamond’s uses to support his thesis on the…
Okay, you’re asking for quite a bit here. What I’m going to do is give you a bit of help with his thesis first of all: His thesis is that Europeans came to be more powerful than other people…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, what are the attitudes of Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Jack and Roger toward the…
Ralph and Jack have conflicting attitudes toward the rest of the boys. Ralph feels a heavy responsibility to care for the others, which helps him avoid the panic that builds throughout the novel…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, what are Ralph, Piggy, Simon, Jack and Roger’s attitudes towards being on…
Ralph and Piggy both begin their stay on the island with the attitude that it will be temporary. Ralph has no doubt initially that they will be rescued, perhaps by his pilot-father. Both take the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Discuss the ways that Calpurnia, Miss Maudie, and Aunt Alexandra influence Scout’s growing…
Because Scout is motherless, Atticus knows that she must have a feminine influence and leaves that task to several women whom he trusts. Each influences Scout in a different way. Calpurnia:…
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- SYLVIA PLATH
Please help with a line by line analysis of the poem Mushrooms by Sylvia Plath.There’s so many…
Here is a general summary followed by more a specific line by line breakdown. Plath’s personification of the mushrooms can be seen as a way of expressing the plight of women in the 1960’s. The…
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- NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH: A DOCUMENTARY NOVEL
What happened in Chapter 16 of Nothing but the Truth?
Chapter 16 recounts the events of the day Philip returns to school in chronological order, through the use of memos, letters, and conversations. The Chapter opens with copies of condemnatory…
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- OTHELLO
How does the play Othello relate to a modern audience in today’s society?
Othello related to a modern audience because of its universal themes of misplaced trust, love, jealousy and the insecurities of one who considers himself an outsider. Othello is plauged by…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Can a police officer sit in an er and ask the doctor what is the condition of all /any patient…
Police can ask about a patient and run a check on them. All they need is probable cause to investigate someone. Police are permitted to do two kinds of background checks: Standard and Enhanced…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
How do the townspeople feel about Hester in the chapters 9-15?Nathaniel Hawthorne’s “The Scarlet…
While Hester does not greatly figure into Chapters 9-11 of “The Scarlet Letter” in which most of the narration is focused upon the Reverend Dimmesdale, she has become accepted by her Puritan…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, how are Simon’s and Piggy’s deaths foreshadowed?
Piggy’s death is foreshadowed earlier in the novel during the scene in which Roger stands in the palms and throws rocks at the child building sand castles on the beach. In this scene, Roger still…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Chapter 7, why does Simon tell Ralph “you” will get back all right?
The answer to your question lies in recognizing Simon as a Christ-figure in the novel. Simon realizes that he himself will never leave the island. He understands that he is on the island to…
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- ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT
In Chapter 5 of All Quiet on the Western Front, are the lice symbolic?
I think a strong argument can be made that the lice in Chapter 5 are indeed symbolic of the men involved in war. Paul notes that “killing each separate louse is a tedious business when a man has…
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- A TALE OF TWO CITIES
In Ch.4 Why does Mr.Lorry tell Lucie that his relation with her father was just “mere business”…
Like the Tellson’s Bank for which he works, Mr. Lorry is old and institutionalized. He has spent his bachelor life growing old in Tellson’s and his greatest virtue is his work ethic. Dickens…
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- ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
In the book Anne of Green Gables, what is the climax or major crisis between Anne Shirley and…
The scene between Anne and Gilbert in which he calls her “Carrots” and she smashes a slate over his head is the beginning of their conflict. In a typical plot structure this incident, along with…
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- JANE EYRE
Who does Jane know of that might fit the description “a real strapper … big,brown, and…
This reference comes at the very end of Chapter Twenty, where Mr. Rochester is talking to Jane after she has been tending to Mr. Mason who has been bitten by the yet-undiscovered Bertha. After yet…
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- LITERATURE
I’m looking for a book about sports for a comprehension-challenged 6th grader.I want to use it…
I think that you have much in the way of helping you on this topic. I would look at Matt Christopher novels. They are fairly direct in terms of writing style and focus a great deal on sports and…
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- RALPH WALDO EMERSON
How is Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay, “Self-Reliance” parallel to Erich Fromm’s “Disobedience as a…
As I understand Fromm’s essay, he is arguing that humans only became human with an act of disobedience (that of Adam and Eve) and that blind obedience to orders from above are the greatest danger…
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- THE WOMEN OF BREWSTER PLACE
What is the plot summary of the novel, The Women of Brewster Place?
Seven separate stories that tell the tales of seven different African-American women comprise the Gloria Naylor novel, The Women of Brewster Place. All seven of the women move to the street in New…
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- THE RAVEN
How do you translate the 9th stanza of The Raven?I need this by tommorrow
As this is English, it does not need to be translated, but I will reword the 9th stanza to you. Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,Though its answer little meaning -…
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- SCIENCE
When do you start puberty when you are a male?
It’s not clear to me if you mean “when” as in “what age” or if you mean “when” as in something like “what things make it clear that puberty has begun. Of course, different males experience puberty…
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- KING LEAR
How is redemption present in “King Lear?”
The two main places where I see redemption in King Lear are in the stories of King Lear and Gloucester, respectively. Both Lear and Gloucester sin, if you will, early in the play. Lear is cruel to…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
Describe General Zaroff’s personality.
In “The Most Dangerous Game,” General Zaroff is portrayed as a complete savage, albeit one with a veneer of civilized manners overlaying his savagery. Zaroff’s savagery is, of course, on full…
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- THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME
The Most Dangerous Game Question From the first couple paragraphs, List 2 words that help the…
I don’t have a copy of the book (just the text online) so I don’t know how the paragraphs are split up in your copy, but here goes: The two words I’d pick (if I had to pick words and not phrases)…
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- LITERATURE
How can structuralist theory be applied to an African text?
Your question is really interesting. I’m not certain that I fully understand it, but I’ll do my best to answer, using a Q&A format of my own. Q. Can you apply structuralist theory to an African…
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- THE YEARLING
Why does Lem refuse to help Penny after he is bitten by a snake?
The rattlesnake bite that Penny Baxter receives in the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings novel, The Yearling, indirectly leads to his son, Jody, discovering the fawn that will serve as the focus for the…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Is it legal for a landlord to refuse a full payment including late fees?The landlord responded to…
Maybe. The rights and obligations between a landlord and tenant are primarily controlled by the terms of their lease. In most states there are also laws which put limits on what the lease can…
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- PHYSICS
explain graphite structure n how it conducts electricity???????????in detail
Carbon has four valence electrons and the orbital structure of the last energy level is 2s2 2p2. When two atoms of carbon bond together in a covalent way the molecular orbital that is formed can be…
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- HISTORY
Life in the New Democracy It is one thing to create a country based on certain principles, say…
I’m not sure what you’re asking here. Do you have a question? My response to what you’re saying is this: even though the early United States didn’t come close to living up to the words of…
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- BUSINESS
How do I prepare a master budget?
To prepare a budget, you must first know the amount of money you have to work with. Then, using computer software such as Excel or another spreadsheet, list the items you need to pay, their…
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- THE SCARLET LETTER
In chapters 10-12 how does Dimmesdale feel about himself? “The Scarlet Letter”
With the character of Arthur Dimmesdale, Hawthorne introduces the concept of psychosomatic symptoms as the Reverend holds his heart and, as is later revealed, has a letter “A” raised upon his…
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- SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD
Why do some members believe churches would empty if a preacher periodically used Edward’s types…
I’m not sure that you gain anything by labelling anyone who doesn’t agree with you as something other than a “genuine seeking Believer.” That’s name-calling, not discussion. For me, the reason…
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- THE CRUCIBLE
In The Crucible, what structural parallel in Act Two is recalled by John’s tearing up of his…
In Act Two, John Proctor is infuriated when his wife, Elizabeth, is arrested for witchcraft. Herrick, an official of the courts, comes to his house with a written warrant to arrest Elizabeth. The…
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- MACBETH
How does the witch take her revenge on the sailor’s wife in Act I Sc.3 of “Macbeth?”
Witches (symbolic of women of low status, like gypsies) were “have-nots” in Elizabethan England, the bottom of the Great Chain of Being. Therefore, they were given little food and had to beg…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
Who was the benefactor of Pip, and how did he make a difference in Pip’s life, in the book Great…
The guideline for answers on this site is 90 words — we are asked not to actually write assignments for you but rather to give you some help. Here are the basics: In the very first chapter of…
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- HAMLET
Where can I find the quote “Get thee hence to a nunnery for thy face is a vile thing.” I am sure…
This famous quote by its author William Shakespeare follows on the heels of one of his most famous soliloquies. It appears in Hamlet, Act III, Scene 1. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have just…