How can Ch.7 of Ethan Frome be considered the climax of the novel?
- ETHAN FROME
How can Ch.7 of Ethan Frome be considered the climax of the novel?
Chapter 7 is generally not identified as the novel’s climax since Ethan Frome belongs to modern American literature, but if you were to examine it as such, you should consider Shakespeare’s…
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- HISTORY
Does anyone know in what ways Jimmy Carter failed as president?I’m writing a paper on how he failed.
Carter’s shortcomings as a president largely resided in his inability to counter the perception that America was becoming a weaker nation. There are just as many facts to bolster such a…
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- THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
Explain the mystery that Jabez Wilson wants Sherlock Holmes to solve.
Jabez Wilson is upset because he has just received notice that the Red-Headed League has been disbanded. He was being employed there because his exceptionally brilliant red hair supposedly made him…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Act 1, Scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet, what are the consequences for Romeo and Tybalt of this…
The quote which you refer to is from Lines 91-92 of the scene. Romeo has “crashed” the Capulet party, and when Tybalt recognizes him as a Montague, he is furious. Lord Capulet calms down Tybalt…
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- SAKI
In “Dusk,” by Saki, what did Gortsby imagine about the old gentleman’s home, and what is his…
The old gentleman is a functional character in the story with whom Saki develops his surprise ending and accomplishes his theme. Norman Gortsby sits on a bench in Hyde Park, London, as darkness…
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- MATH
Use the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, once each and in their natural order to obtain an…
Solve the following situation: ((((((((1 ? 2) ? 3) ? 4) ? 5) ? 6) ? 7) ? 8) ? 9) = 100 The answer to this puzzle is ((1 × 2) + 3) × 4 × 5 + 6 – 7 – 8 + 9 = 100
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- SCIENCE
What effect has global warming had on polar bears?
The rising of temperatures has had a devastating impact on the habitat of polar bears. In making their home in the polar Arctic icecaps, polar bears are experiencing displacement from their homes…
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- MATH
At a temperature of 20 degree C the common amoeba reproduces by splitting in half every 24 hours….
As long as there are sufficient nutrients, the amoeba will grow exponentially, splitting in two every 24 hrs. The equation for exponential growth is x = P B^(t/T), where P is the initial…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
In The Outsiders, what did Cherry feel about the incident in her life?
I assume you are speaking of the death of Cherry’s boyfriend, Bob. Cherry Valance is a cheerleader who drives a Corvette and dates Bob Holden, one of the most popular of the Socs in Susan…
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- SHOELESS JOE
Compare the magic in Ray’s world to the magic in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Do…
The primary difference in the use of magic in both Shoeless Joe and Harry Potter is the difference in genres. Harry Potter uses magic in a fantasy manner. Its use of magic is created in a…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
How is the following true?Punishment for an individual’s actions always suit the crime. What are…
Punishment can take legal and moral forms. Depending on the level of faith one has in both, punishment can be seen as fitting the crime, or at least as proportional measures of justice. If one…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
In “The Cask of Amontillado,” why does Montresor vow revenge on Fortunato?
The answer to this question can be found in the first few lines of the story itself, and more fully fleshed out with a little bit of inference, or guessing. Montresor opens the story by stating…
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- MACBETH
How is Macbeth relevant to us today/modern time /things reflected in Macbeth? and how can we make…
The theme of “power corrupts” is relevant in Macbeth as well as modern society. Politicians from all walks of life and all narratives struggle with the same theme that MacBeth did. In a recent…
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- SILENT SPRING
To what sequence of events does Rachel Carson attribute this problem in her book Silent Spring?…
Carson’s largest claim in Silent Spring is the idea that there is an ecological balance within the natural world. This balances rests with the food chain and a web of life where different…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
Help please? Thank you very much! Should children under 18 years of age be allowed to drink…
I think that the key element to this question is addressing if there is a need for a national law, something to be enacted from a federal body across all its subsidiary elements. There are two…
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- ANIMAL FARM
Why does Napoleon seem to feel threatened by Boxer in “Animal Farm”?
Boxer is the hard working cart horse who is very adaptable to the new philosophy the Napoleon institutes. In fact, Boxer comes up with a maxim to accept Napoleon’s rule, Napoleon is always right,…
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- LANGSTON HUGHES
In the poem, “Harlem,” what does the poet mean by “does it dry up like a raisin in the sun” and…
The poem about a “Dream Deferred, ” or “Harlem,” or “Montage of a Dream Deferred” represents Langston Hughes’ exploration of the results of dreams that are set aside or dismissed. The poem…
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- THE ONES WHO WALK AWAY FROM OMELAS
Can you give me a one-sentence summary capturing the main points and message of “The Ones Who…
This story is quite unconventional in terms of its narrative structure. The setting is established and the action of the plot begins, but the plot is never developed. Instead, the author focuses on…
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- HOMELESS BIRD
Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan Question For Discussion Answer Sheet !If someone could please help…
I think you want to examine the different bird images present and think about how these bird images are related to birds that are trapped and birds that are freed. These images change over the…
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- CANDIDE
What does Voltaire see as the limitations and dangers of optimism?
With the theme of “Candide” as the human condition, Votaire sees optimism as a stutifying limitation upon understanding this condition. For, Dr. Pangloss’s doctrine of optimism holds that…
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- NATIVE SON
What is the book “Fear” all about in Native Son?
Book 1 of Native Son is entitled “Fear”. The main character of the story told here is Bigger Thomas, who is twenty years old and lives in a tenement in the South Side of Chicago. Bigger’s mother…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
“My heart grew sick – on account of the dampness of the catacombs.” How would you describle the…
Well, the narrator is, to put it quite simply, mentally unbalanced, and certainly not operating with a full grip on reality. Here he is, having planned this elaborate revenge, leading a costumed…
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- THEY CAGE THE ANIMALS AT NIGHT
What do you see as the theme in They Cage the Animals at Night?
Numerous themes are developed in the book in regard to society, family structure, human nature, and the treatment of powerless children by adults, but the primary theme is one of courage in…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In chapter III, what does the author do to convey that the gentleman driving the car is drunk?In…
In Chapter 3 the guests are beginning to leave the party when they hear a crash. Upon arriving at the scene the observers see the car half off the road with the wheel broken and in a ditch….
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
In Chapter V of The Great Gatsby what arouses Nick’s suspicions about Gatsby’s past? What…
By the time the reader reaches Chapter V in Gatsby, he or she realizes that Nick doubts the veracity of many of Gatsby’s statements. For example, the whole time that Gatsby tells Nick about his…
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- HAMLET
In “Hamlet” what is prose? It happens in Acts 2 and 3.Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”
In Act II, Scene 2, Shakespeare’s use of prose slows down the brisk pace of Act I and the first scene of Act II. This slower pace allows Shakespeare to establish Claudius’s guilt as the murder of…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What does H.L. Mencken mean by the following quote? Do you agree with Mencken?”In a democracy,…
A theme that is present in the thought of H.L. Mencken is that those in the position of power have a tendency to abuse that power. Some have suggested that Mencken is a cynic, and certainly there…
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- LOVELIEST OF TREES, THE CHERRY NOW
Could I have the theme of the poem, “Loveliest of Trees.”The Poem is written by A.E.Housman.
The theme of the poem is the idea that time is fleeting and one must take as much opportunity as possible to enjoy what is present in one’s lifetime. The opening stanza speaks of the natural…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What kind of opportunities for political involvement are available to teenagers in a community?
There are often many opportunities for teens to become politically involved in a community, but the nature of the involvement sometimes depends on the nature of the community. In large urban…
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- ESSAY LAB
Can anyone help me with a good intro to compare and contrast winter and summer driving? I have…
I think you have some choices to make in terms of how to proceed. What I see right now lies in the introduction. I think it might be good to talk about how the experience of driving is excitement…
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- REFERENCE
What are the rules for having your cell phone on a plane?
The rules regarding cell phone usage seem to be fairly clear and direct. The Federal Communications Commission “prohibits the use of cellular phones using the 800 MHz frequency and other…
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- THE SUMMER OF THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE HORSE
What does the narrator mean when he says that description of various kinds of tribes had been…
This might be Saroyan’s way of expressing that the whereabouts of certain tribes might be difficult to trace. The question of whether the Garoghlanian tribe, for example, was a real tribe or a…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In the play Julius Caesar, how did Cassius persuade Brutus to join the conspiracy?
Cassius attempts to convince Brutus to join the conspriacy in a couple of ways, though the more effective way is through deception. First, during the feast of Luprical in the first act, Claudius…
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- JOHNNY TREMAIN
How does Johnny treat people in the novel Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes?
Johnny is the title character in Esther Forbes’s novel Johnny Tremain, and at the beginning of the story he is not a particularly nice person. Some things happen in his life to change that, but…
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- NIGHT
In Night, explain the opportunities for escape that the Wiesels miss before evacuation.
In Chapters 1 and 2 of Night, Wiesel describes several times when his family and he could have left Sighet before they were deported to the camps. The first is, of course, when Moche the Beadle…
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- GUNS, GERMS, AND STEEL
How does Diamond explain the fact that it was nevertheless Europe and not Southwest Asia that…
Diamond explains that geographical location contributed to the advantage that the Europeans had in spreading their culture. Although other societies, like the Chinese, were very inventive and…
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- SCIENCE
How does a semiconductor diode function in an electrical circuit?
A diode acts as a rectifier, permitting current to flow only in one direction. A diode has two electrodes, one marked as positive and the other negative. The diode allows current to flow from…
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- SCIENCE
Please Explain what “Experimental Verification of Hooke’s Law” means?
Hooke’s law relates the force on a spring to the displacement x of that spring from its equilibrium position. F = kx To verify this equation, say for a metal compression spring, one would measure…
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- BUSINESS
How should employers combat poor e-mail writing skills?Please be very specific and detailed.
It is a challenge or employers to tackle the issue of writing, but it is something that can be done. The first premise might be an elementary one, but is often overlooked. In writing emails,…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
Who is the sole hero of Julius Caesar?
In several respects, Brutus is the play’s only hero. He is developed as one of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes (like Macbeth, Hamlet, Lear, and Othello) by fulfilling Shakespeare’s conventions for that…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
How does Artimedorous get the letter that tells about the conspirators in “Julius Caesar”?In the…
Shakespeare doesn’t tell us how Artimedorus finds out about the assassination plot, but we can guess that he learned it from one of his friends who was involved in the conspiracy. Artimedorus…
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- MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Why is it significant that Don Pedro and his men are returning from a war?
It’s significant for a number of reasons. First, it sets the backdrop to a romantic comedy which is concerned with the relationships between men and women. At the start of the play, the men have…
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- ANTON CHEKHOV
Does anyone know the biography of Anton Chekhov?
Chekhov was born on January 29, 1860, he grew up working in his father’s store, and worked hard as a child, being obedient and to his family. He started writing at age 17, was an excellent student…
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- THE TAMING OF THE SHREW
What does a modern audience learn about marriages and gender roles in Shakespeare’s The Taming of…
The theme of Shakespeare’s “The Taming of The Shrew” is mostly about gender roles and how men and women relate to each other. There are lessons for the modern audience to learn from Katherina and…
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- JOHN MILTON
Write a note on religious and pastoral elements in “Lycidas” by John Miltonk.
Lycidas is known as a pastoral elegy, or an expression of grief that revolves around shepherds, pastures, nature. The author is writing about the loss of a dear friend, Edward King, a college…
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- MACBETH
Why is the letter which Macbeth wrote to Lady Macbeth in Act I Scene V so important? Please quote…
The letter gives the reader an opportunity to get to know Lady Macbeth, her inner thoughts, what are ambitions are, what motivates her. In this scene, we learn what Lady Macbeth thinks of her…
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- STEPHEN KING
At the end of “The Shawshank Redemption”, why was King leaving the story un-ended, and leaving us…
The statement made about hope is demonstrated in the fact that Red boards to bus, en route to Zihuatenejo. From a perspective of being an “institutional man,” chained to routine and unable to see…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
OB in OrganisationCan we discuss on the relationships between organisation behvaviour and…
I think there is a strong link between the way an organization behaves and functions. Climate and clarity of expectations play a large role in the effectiveness of performance, making…
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- MYTHOLOGY AND CENSORSHIP
Why did Athena turn Arachne into a spider?
Athena, goddess of the crafts, was jealous because Arachne, a poor peasant girl, challenged her in her skill at weaving. In her pride, Athena could not bear the thought of being outdone by one of…
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- ARMS AND THE MAN
Discuss “Arms and the Man” as an “Anti-Romantic Comedy”.
Arms and the Man is a comedy in the broadest sense of the word, meaning it is not a tragedy: nobody dies and nothing terrible happens. It’s also a comedy in the narrower sense that its situation is…