How did technology prolong the First World War?
- SCIENCE
In what way is a wolf’s body structure better than a human’s body structure?
I think what you mean here is better adapted, rather than better for the habitat in which wolves live and for the niche that wolves fill in nature. A wolf and a human carry out different roles in…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, how does Romeo react to the news that Juliet is a Capulet, and…
When Romeo discovers, via the Nurse, that Juliet is a Capulet, he says that his “life is my foe’s debt.” He means, basically, that his bitter enemy has given him his sole reason to live. He is…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is a good quote that shows how Aunt Alexandra pressures Scout to follow gender norms?
“I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches; when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants.” (Lee 108) Aunt Alexandra…
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- BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA
What causes Jess to smile at Leslie in Bridge to Terabithia?
The part of the story that the question is asking about can be found in chapter four. The start of the chapter focuses on the first day of school for Jess and Leslie. Jess is super excited to…
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- SCIENCE
Congratulations. You were elected as the head of your neighborhood beach association. Your…
Dear Coastal Neighborhood Association, I write this letter today to communicate my concern over the decrease in the size of our beaches over the past several years. The shrinking of our beaches is…
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- REFERENCE
How do I summarize articles in APA style? Are these called abstracts?
It sounds as if your teacher would like you to write an abstract for each paper. An abstract is a type of summary. Normally, abstracts will include one or two sentences describing each of the…
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- THANK YOU, M’AM
“I have done things, too, which I would not tell you, son—neither tell God, if he didn’t…
That’s a great question! Mrs. Jones is an extremely sensitive woman, who genuinely wishes to inspire Roger to change and become a gentleman. She can understand quite well the discomfiture Roger…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, where does bravery and loyalty play an important part?
Guy Montag lives in a world where no one can be trusted because people are trained to turn someone into authorities for possessing or owning books. It doesn’t matter what relationship a person…
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- MILKWEED
What 5 important events occur in Milkweed?
There are absolutely more than five important events in Spinelli’s Milkweed, but I will name (and explain) the five most important for you. First, we must consider the importance (and Misha’s…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What do Jem and Reverend Sykes disagree on in Chapter 21 of To Kill a Mockingbird?
Mr. Ewell gave his testimony in court to the jury. He described the crime Tom Robinson was accused of, which was the rape of his daughter. Jem and Scout sat in the balcony with Reverend Sykes and…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
In A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, when Fan comes to pick Scrooge up, we learn one of the…
In Stave Two of “A Christmas Carol,” the Ghost of Christmas Past takes Scrooge on a journey in which he revisits his days at boarding school. In this memory, Fan comes to collect Scrooge from…
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- HISTORY
What were the negative effects of the columbian exchange?
The biggest negative effect would be disease. Ninety percent of native Americans were wiped out by smallpox, diphtheria, whooping cough, and plague. Europeans, while not entirely immune, had some…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How is Curley’s wife treated with disrespect in Of Mice and Men?
The first indication that Curley’s wife is treated with disrespect is that she is never given a name. She is simply known as “Curley’s wife.” The contempt with which the ranch hands view…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
Should we allow restricted freedom in order to protect “Freedom” overall ?
While many people view the United States as a country with lots of freedoms, there are some restrictions placed on our freedoms. These restrictions are necessary for us to truly have freedom. If…
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- SCIENCE
Describe the role of bacteria in nitrogen cycle.
There are four main parts of the nitrogen cycle and bacteria play a role in all of them. Bacteria help in nitrogen fixation, either as free-living entities or through symbiotic relationships with…
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- A CHRISTMAS CAROL
What year was the story A Christmas Carol set in?
The story was published in 1843, and takes place in the early 1800’s (1800-1850). Dickens is careful not to give a specific year that the story is set during the story. This adds to its…
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- THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
Why does Montresor want revenge against Fortunato?
Montresor begins his narrative by stating The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. Since Montresor never describes the…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
George is Lennie’s mentor. Consequently he looks up to him in Of Mice and Men. What is a quote…
Chapter 1 in Of Mice and Men features specific examples of how Lennie looks up to George. to look up to (idiom): to perceive someone as worthy of respect and admiration Lennie’s imitation of…
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- MACBETH
Who is the intended audience for the movie versions of “Macbeth”?
Many would say that Shakespeare is for everyone, but this answer is a little general. There are some groups of people that would specifically benefit from a movie version of Macbeth. Before talking…
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- TOUCHING SPIRIT BEAR
What was the conflict in the book Touching Spirit Bear?
The main conflict is an internal conflict Cole has with himself. Cole is a very angry kid. It is because Cole is so angry that he gets into trouble. Cole is at war with himself. He is trying to…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How can I describe Curley in Of Mice and Men through the themes of gender stereotypes and power?
Curley is the belligerent and nervous boss’s son in Steinbeck’s novel. His aggressive nature is on display from the very first time we meet him. He wants to intimidate the other men and always…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is the main point of Chapter 1 in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird?
Chapter 1 is the narrative exposition of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Important information regarding the novel’s main characters, setting, historical context, and plot are introduced…
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- GUY DE MAUPASSANT
What is the assonance in “Two Friends” by Guy De Maupassant? What is the author’s purpose?
Like many other Frenchmen, Maupassant felt very bitter about France’s defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, which lasted from July of 1870 to May of 1871. The French were forced to accept costly and…
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- SCIENCE
The abbreviation”mg” stands for milligram. It is a unit of measurement of mass (which is one of the fundamental properties of matter). Other related units of measurement of mass are gram and…
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- JULIUS CAESAR
In Julius Caesar, describe Caesar’s physical weaknesses as they are outlined by Cassius.
In his first conversation with Brutus, Cassius makes him aware of just how feeble and human Caesar actually is. He clearly resents the general opinion in which Caesar is deemed a demigod and wishes…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
I need help starting my essay in general. I know what I want to write about but I don’t know how…
Getting started seems like something that we all struggle with. There are a few approaches you can use to do this, and which you choose really depends upon which is most comfortable. While some…
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- THE LADY OR THE TIGER?
Describe the king’s system or justice, including both doors, in “The Lady or the Tiger” by Frank…
The so-called “semi-barbaric” king in Frank Stockton’s short story “The Lady or the Tiger” has worked out what he thinks is the perfect system of justice. In the king’s plan, the accused presents…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What are some advantages and disadvantages of immigration?
There are advantages and disadvantages of immigration. One disadvantage of immigration is that it may cause an oversupply of workers. If many immigrants come to our country, the supply of workers…
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- THE OPEN WINDOW
“The Open Window” is a combination of humor and irony. Explain how the writer Saki has used irony…
There is one great irony in the story. Framton Nuttel has come to the English countryside seeking peace and quiet for his “nerve cure.” Instead he runs into a situation that brings about the very…
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- OF MICE AND MEN
How does Steinbeck present the character Lennie in Of Mice and Men?
Lennie is portrayed in a few different ways. First, physically speaking, Lennie is a giant of a man. He has prodigious strength. We can see this in the work he does on the field. We can also see…
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- FROM THE MIXED UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER
How do the children sign the letter to the museum?
In From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, Claudia and Jamie hide out in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. While they do, they find what they believe is a clue to who carved a statue…
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- ANIMAL FARM
In Chapter Three of Animal Farm by George Orwell, how do certain events suggest to the reader…
Soon after the animals of Animal Farm get rid of Farmer Jones and take over the farm for themselves, they begin to run the farm quite well. As a matter of fact, they bring in the harvest faster and…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
When in the book The Outsiders is Ponyboy Curtis considered an outsider?
Pony is an outsider because he is a greaser, and he is also different from the other greasers. An outsider is someone who does not fit in. Ponyboy Curtis is twice an outsider. First, all of the…
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- FAHRENHEIT 451
In Fahrenheit 451, why was the city bombed?
In Fahrenheit 451, there is some sort of war going on between two factions (Montag’s society and another), and the reader knows very little about why they are fighting. There are only a few…
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- THE ROAD NOT TAKEN
How does the poet decide between roads in the poem, “The Road Not Taken”?
“The Road Not Taken” is a poem commonly understood to be about a man who took the road less traveled in life and found this choice to be more rewarding. Many view the narrator as seeing two paths,…
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- RULES OF THE GAME
What is the invisible strength in “Rules of the Game”?
Invisible strength, as defined in the beginning of the story, is the ability to win arguments and win respect from people. This is a broad definition, and it can be applied in many different ways….
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- RULES OF THE GAME
How does Waverly’s mother try to influence her children’s lives?
There is no doubt that Mrs. Jong tried to influence her children. From the beginning of the story, Waverly stated that her mother taught her the art of invisible strength, which was supposed to…
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- MATH
Another way to think about this is to look at what can come after 1, but before 2. 2 is the next integer (a counting number). But there are infinitely many real numbers between 1 and 2. We have…
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- THE GIFT OF THE MAGI
What message do you think Jim wanted to convey when he said, “let’s put the Christmas presents…
Jim is telling Della that they will be able to use their gifts later when their circumstances improve, because the most important part about them is that they got them for each other. Jim and Della…
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- THE POSSIBILITY OF EVIL
What is Miss Strangeworth suggesting in her letter to Mrs. Harper in “The Possibility of Evil”?
Miss Strangeworth and Mrs. Harper know each other fairly well. They belong to the same bridge club and call each other by their first names, as they do when they happen to meet in the grocery store…
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- SCIENCE
What happens to an individual cell when it matures?
The life cycle of a cell is called the cell cycle. The cycle progresses from a new cell to one that grows, develops, carries out life processes and ultimately will divide again once it is mature. A…
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- THE OPEN BOAT
What is the effect of the scene of the men who wave from the beach in “The Open Boat”?
The effect of the scene where the men wave from the beach in Stephen Crane’s “The Open Boat” is contradictory. Four men are stranded in a small lifeboat on the rough seas, and they are looking for…
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- GREAT EXPECTATIONS
How did Magwitch from Great Expectations make Pip feel after he told Pip his backstory? The…
Pip is taken aback when Magwitch (Provis) tells him the story of his life. Pip realizes that the villain he had imagined Magwitch to be is not the entire story. The convict’s childhood must give…
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- THE OPEN WINDOW
In the story, “The Open Window,” Mrs Sappleton begins to talk about her husband and her brothers….
It seems to Framton Nuttel to be a coincidence that he happens to be paying a visit to the Sappletons on an anniversary of the deaths of Mrs. Sappleton’s husband and two brothers. Framton feels it…
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- EDGAR ALLAN POE
What are the elements of Gothic style in “Eleonora” and “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe?
Most of Poe’s “Eleonora” fits more neatly in the Romantic style (Gothic being an off-shoot of this). However, the setting in the undetermined past and the virginal maiden are both elements of the…
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- SCIENCE
Calculate the percentage of oxygen in Al2(SO4)3?
To calculate the percentage of oxygen in aluminum sulfate, , we need to determine the molar mass of this salt. The atomic masses of aluminum (Al), sulfur (S) and oxygen (O) are 27,…
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- REFERENCE
How old is Arthur Conan Doyle’s character Sherlock Holmes?
There are two ways your question might be interpreted, and I will answer both forms. The Sherlock Holmes stories are over a century old. The first time Sherlock Holmes made an appearance in print…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
What value is attached to the behavior of the littluns and biguns throughout the novel Lord of…
Throughout the novel, the littluns rely on the help of biguns to collect food, make decisions, provide shelter, and protect them from the “beasty.” Initially, the littluns listen to their chief,…
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- SCIENCE
How do we know whether a redox reaction is taking place in an acidic or alkaline medium?
Redox reactions are those that involve both oxidation and reduction. In the oxidation half reaction, one or more electrons are lost, while in the reduction half reaction, one or more electrons are…
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- HISTORY
How did technology prolong the First World War?
Technology prolonged the war because both sides focused heavily on defensive postures, especially on the Western Front. After the Marne campaign in 1914 when the German Schlieffen Plan was bogged…
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