How did England’s politics affect America’s in the 1400s-1600s?
- SCIENCE
How do fossils support the theory of evolution?
Fossils are remains of plants, animals, or other organisms that have been preserved in nature such as bones which are sometimes found buried in caves or other similar sites. Fossil records that are…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
In what form of government is the economy regulated more by the marketplace than the government?
The form of government that is most likely to allow the market to run the economy, rather than having the government do it, is a democracy. Democracies do not always allow the market to run the…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What influence does the time of day have upon the way the meeting in chapter 5 goes?
In chapter 4, the hunters, led by Jack, have killed a pig at last, but in doing so, they have neglected the signal fire, allowing it to go out just when a ship passed within sight of the island,…
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- THE VELDT
What aspects of contemporary family life do the “Happylife Home” and the nursery satirize?…
The Happylife home satirizes the way people try to use technology to raise their children and, more generally, satirizes the way people use technology to try to make life “easier” for themselves….
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- THE CAY
In The Cay, in what chapter did Timothy and Phillip end up on the island?
This happens in Chapter 7. Because most of the story takes place on the island, we know to look near the beginning of the novel to find out exactly when these two main characters ended up there….
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- MATH
Leap day falls on Monday this year on what day of the week will the next leap day fall
Hello! The next leap day (February 29th, 2020) will be after 44 years (some years divisible by 4 aren’t leap, but 2020th is). A non-leap year has 365 days, 365=52⋅7+1,365=52⋅7+1, thus after a non-leap…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
How does Scout describe the Maycomb courthouse in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Scout’s description of the Maycomb County Courthouse begins on page 164: The Maycomb County courthouse was faintly reminiscent of Arlington in one respect: the concrete pillars supporting its…
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- THE STORY OF MY LIFE
What feature of the sea fascinated the writer most?
Helen was fascinated by the ocean. She recalled that because she “had always lived far inland… [she] had never had so much as a whiff of salt air.” The ocean was an entirely new experience for…
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- HISTORY
Explain the relationship between Progressivism and American Imperialism including the entry of…
The connection is (in short) that many of the most powerful progressives, like Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were also big time imperialists. For example, when Roosevelt issued his Roosevelt…
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- HISTORY
What does currency have to do with the Pax Romana?
In the ancient Mediterranean currency was produced in coin and coinage was often minted with pro-dynastic propaganda in mind. Often this propaganda would associate a king or emperor with a…
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- THE PEARL
How is the doctor affected by greed in the novella The Pearl?
The doctor’s greed causes him to treat the native Mexican people inhumanely. The doctor has the idea that the town and those around him exist solely for his own profit. He seems to dislike the…
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- A RED, RED ROSE
What did Robert Burns promise in the poem “A Red, Red Rose”?
In “A Red, Red Rose,” the speaker uses two types of figurative language to express his love. First he uses hyperbole, a type of figurative language that exaggerates for emphasis or humor, to…
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- HISTORY
Should America be a stronger world power today?
The United States is a strong world power today. The United States is often the country that takes the lead in dealing with world events that need attention. The United States is one of the leading…
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- WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
In Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar, how is Antony’s funeral speech more personal than Brutus’ speech?
The funeral speeches of Act 3, Scene 2 mark a turning point in the play, as they effectively launch the civil war that rages for the rest of production. As such, they’re worth paying attention to….
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- THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS
What decisions did Bruno’s father make throughout the novel that came with consequences?
Bruno’s father makes several important decisions throughout the novel that have dire consequences. The first fateful decision Bruno’s father makes is to join the Nazi regime. His decision to join…
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- THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS
What is the most important dialogue in the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas?
There are numerous scenes that include important dialogue throughout the novel The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. One of the most significant conversations takes place in Chapter 4, between Bruno and…
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- SCIENCE
How do you write a claim about your testable question?
In general, a claim is your best answer to your testable question that can be backed up by the evidence you have collected in your experiment. You should also be able to justify your claim with…
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- A ROSE FOR EMILY
What is the relationship between Miss Emily and her father in “A Rose for Emily”?
The relationship between Emily Grierson and her father is one of co-dependence, over-protectiveness, and false pride. While it may be obvious that the father did love his daughter, the fact is that…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Provide evidence for three themes that are found in Chapters 13 and 14 in the novel To Kill a…
One of the main themes throughout the novel deals with relationships amongst family members and the importance of maintaining those relationships despite adversity. In Chapter 14, Aunt Alexandra…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
What are some examples of allusion in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury?
An allusion is when an author makes a reference to an outside source that the reader might know about. Allusions can be historical, mythical, political, etc. This helps the reader make a mental…
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- THE WITCH OF BLACKBIRD POND
What does the act of hiding the charter mean to the king in Elizabeth George Speare’s The Witch…
Chapter 15 of Elizabeth George Speare’s The Witch of Blackbird Pond gives an account of an actual a legendary event in which the colonists of Massachusetts hid their charter in an effort to…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
The very first thing we know about Piggy is his weight. While Ralph gets a name, Piggy is “the fat boy” for pages, and then gets stuck with a bullying nickname. He also wears glasses, as he is…
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- HISTORY
Why did King Leopold want to take over areas of Africa?
King Leopold II of Belgium originally wanted to take over the Philippines. He first asked to purchase the Philippines from Spain, but he did not have the money to do so. He then tried to make the…
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- REFERENCE
The word mesa is derived from the Spanish word for tabletop. The word is used in geography to describe a specific type of landform. These landforms, named mesas by the early Spanish explorers…
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- SCIENCE
Why is carrying capacity of populations important to a healthy ecosystem?
The carrying capacity is a measure of how many individuals can a given ecosystem provide for. An individual and its population is dependent on various components of its ecosystem for necessities…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What makes Atticus’s closing argument in Chapter 21 of To Kill a Mockingbird effective?…
The closing argument of Atticus Finch in the Tom Robinson trial speaks to the consciences of each man as an American citizen because Atticus invokes the principles of the American Constitution,…
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- BUD, NOT BUDDY
What is the difference between a Pullman porter and a redcap?
Pullman porters and redcaps both work for the owners of a train. Both of these positions are customer service positions and have nothing to do with operating or driving the train. According to Bud,…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In Julius Caesar, what does Brutus think of Caesar and Cassius?
Brutus respects Caesar, but he worries that he has too much ambition. He thinks of Cassius as a friend, but doesn’t really respect him. Brutus’s relationship with Caesar is a complex one. He…
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- IN ANOTHER COUNTRY
What does the narrator say about the machines at the hospital?
The narrator of Hemingway’s short story “In Another Country” has been wounded in World War I and is recuperating at a hospital in Milan. Hemingway himself was wounded in the war as he served as an…
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- NO TALKING
What is a summary of the ending to No Talking by Andrew Clements?
The conflict of Andrew Clements’ No Talking reaches its climax when, feeling the children are being insubordinate by not talking, Mrs. Hiatt, the school principle, yells at Dave at lunch in front…
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- HISTORY
Who supported limiting the national government?
When the Constitution was developed as our new plan of government, there were people who had significant concerns about the national government having too much power. Some people were still very…
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- HISTORY
Was Jean-Jacques Rousseau in favor of collectivism or individualism? How did this influence his…
Jean-Jacques Rousseau is generally considered the quintessential collectivist. That is, he believed that the common good of the whole of society must always and everywhere outweigh the rights of…
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- THE GIVER
What is the assignment/job given to Jonas in The Giver?
Unlike the others at the ceremony who are assigned various life positions, Jonas has been selected to be the next Receiver of Memory. In Chapter 8, the Chief Elder explains that selecting the…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Jem decides that what he and Scout and Dill did (trying to peek in Boo Radley’s house) is wrong….
Although the narrator of To Kill A Mockingbird is Jem’s sister Scout, the character who seems to show the most personal growth is Jem. The action of this story takes place over two summers when…
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- FREAK THE MIGHTY
Will anything positive come out of Max’s terrifying experience in Freak the Mighty?
Maxwell Kane experiences one of the worst things that could ever happen to a kid. He witnesses the murder of his mother when he is four years-old, and then nearly ten years later, his dad kidnaps…
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- HISTORY
How did sailors send distress signals before the invention of electricity?
There are few experiences which would be scarier than being stranded in the middle of the ocean, even on a boat equipped with electrical devices you could use to signal for help, such as satellite…
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- HEART OF DARKNESS
What is the “Heart – or ‘Hearts’ – of Darkness” that Conrad describes, and what is the…
The heart (or hearts) of darkness at the center of Joseph Conrad’s influential story are up to interpretation, as is the horror (or horrors) that Kurtz references on his deathbed. Indeed, one could…
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- SCIENCE
Does your body lose heat faster at a higher windspeed relative to a lower windspeed over the same…
To understand if the body loses heat faster at a higher windspeed relative to a lower one, one must first understand the idea of body heat and conduction. Even on a completely calm day, the body…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What arguments does Friar Laurence use to convince Romeo that his despair is not justified?
In Act III, Scene iii, Romeo is in despair after the Friar reveals he has been banished for his role in the deaths of Mercutio and Tybalt. His despair revolves around the fact he will not be able…
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- THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
What are the first two problems the narrator faces in “The Pit and the Pendulum”?
Poe’s short story “The Pit and the Pendulum” begins with a rather ambiguous account of the narrator being sentenced to some form of punishment and losing consciousness. Upon first regaining…
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- A MODEST PROPOSAL
What examples of apostrophe, antithesis, didactic language, figurative language, aphorism,…
Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” is an eighteenth-century satirical exposition that advocates for the eating and skinning of young children to alleviate Ireland’s poverty crisis….
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- THE PIT AND THE PENDULUM
What are the first two dangers the narrator faces in “The Pit and the Pendulum”?
In Poe’s The Pit and the Pendulum, the first two dangers the narrator has to overcome are the titular pit and pendulum. When the narrator first wakes up in his cell, he is surrounded by absolute…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
On what page does Bob Ewell say “Too proud to fight, you nigger-lovin’ bastard?” in To Kill a…
The incident between Bob Ewell and Atticus is described at the beginning of Chapter 23. After the trial of Tom Robinson, Bob Ewell wants to get revenge on Atticus. Atticus defended Tom Robinson,…
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- SWEAT
Why do you think Delia stays with Sykes after he has been so abusive towards her?
In Hurston’s short story, “Sweat,” Delia leads a very hard life. She labors over other people’s laundry while her husband goes around town with another woman. Sykes is abusive to her and torments…
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- SCIENCE
What steps did it take to invent the wheel? 1 image
A number of steps were involved, not to mention a long time period, in the invention of wheel. We can use the attached image of the timeline to answer this question. The first step in the…
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- EVERYDAY USE
Which of the three Johnson women in “Everyday Use” undergoes the most personal growth?
Without question, Mama is the character who undergoes the most personal growth in the story. She begins the story with a dream of being reunited with her daughter, Dee, on a television show, where…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What new game do Jem, Scout, and Dill come up with in To Kill a Mockingbird?
Jem, Scout and Dill play a new game where they act out Boo Radley’s life story. Jem, Scout and Dill like to playact. They take stories from movies or books and act them out in the yard. Dill is…
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- REFERENCE
What led to the creation of the Jim Crow Laws? 1 image
What led to the creation of Jim Crow laws were the withdrawal of a federal presence from the South after the Civil War and a South that sought vengeance for its losses and wished to maintain what…
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- HISTORY
How did England’s politics affect America’s in the 1400s-1600s?
The phrasing of the question–how did England’s politics affect America’s in the 1400s to 1600s–is a bit tricky, insofar as the first English settlement in North America was established at…
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- MONSTER
In Monster, why does Steve say James can’t scare him?
On Thursday, July 9th, James King is brought to the holding cell across from where they entered the courthouse and is handcuffed to the bench next to Steve. Steve prays that James won’t try to…
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