How did the progressive philosophies of Roosevelt and Wilson differ?
- SCIENCE
Consider a comet in a long, thin elliptical orbit with a semimajor axis of one astronomical unit….
Hello! I suppose the comet has a “long, thin elliptical orbit with a semi-major axis of one astronomical unit” around the Sun. For celestial bodies orbiting the same sun with elliptical orbits,…
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- A SEPARATE PEACE
In A Separate Peace by John Knowles, what is a Section Eight discharge ?
Elwin Lepellier, better known as Leper, was the first in Gene’s class to enlist in the army. He had been gone only for a little while when Gene receives a telegram from Leper saying the following:…
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- LAW AND POLITICS
What are two disadvantages of democracy?
A constitutional democracy is the very best form of government, in my opinion, but it certainly has some disadvantages. One is slowness, and another is the risk of choosing poor leaders….
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- SONNET 14
I don’t understand why the speaker says “love me for loves sake only.” In order for someone to…
I just read through this poem several times and…I think I agree with you. While literature brings us the wisdom of the world, we must recall that it is human wisdom and prone to error. She seems…
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
How does the government effect America’s culture?
The United States’ government was originally founded with an emphasis on individual rights and the idea that political majorities should not be permitted tyrannize everybody else. Early in its…
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- SCIENCE
Rat hole mining is a term used in coal mining and is so named because of its name during colonial times, the sistema del rato, and because of the sizes of the holes. Generally done illegally, this…
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- SCIENCE
What are some examples of negative human-environment interaction?
Human beings are dependent on the environment for their very survival and sustenance, and have been interacting with the environment for a very long time. These interactions have proved negative…
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- THE INTERLOPERS
Who is the protagonist in “The Interlopers,” by Saki?
This is a great question, as the story does not have a clear protagonist or antagonist. Part of the reason for this is, because both men, Ulrich von Gradwitz and Georg Znaeym, are so similar. We…
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- MENDING WALL
Why was the wall put in place?
We are not told why the wall was put between these neighbors’ properties, but we can make some inferences from this poem and speculate a bit. We know that the narrator did not put up the wall,…
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- THE GOOD EARTH
Why were the cakes and the visit to the House of Hwang important?
Wang Lung’s wife, O-Lan, was formerly a slave in the House of Hwang. Furthermore, from the few comments she made about her life before her marriage to Wang Lung, she was one of the worst-treated…
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- BUSINESS
How does packaging impact the environment?
Simply speaking, packaging deteriorates the environment. Packaging is the outer covering or casing used to prevent damage to a product during transportation, storage or sale. The materials used for…
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- ONCE UPON A TIME
What date was the story Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordimer published?
Nadine Gordimer, an acclaimed South African writer, wrote Once Upon A Time during a very turbulent and dramatically changing climate in South Africa. The short story was published in 1989, the same…
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- BUSINESS
True or False? If every market were competitive, then the whole economy would be characterized by…
This statement is true. This is because perfect competition is the one market structure that is completely efficient. When a market is in perfect competition, it is also efficient. What this…
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- BUSINESS
How is elasticity useful to business firms and government?
In economics, elasticity is a measure of how the demand or supply varies as the price of the product changes. Mathematically, elasticity is given as the ratio of % change in demand or supply to %…
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- ROMEO AND JULIET
What literary device is “and too soon marred are those early made”?
In Act I, Scene II of Romeo and Juliet, Paris approaches Lord Capulet about the idea of marrying Juliet. Lord Capulet appears to be genuinely concerned about his daughter’s age when it comes to…
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- THE OUTSIDERS
Who is Ponyboy thinking about at the end of Hinton’s The Outsiders before he begins to write his…
At the end of the novel, Ponyboy picks up the novel Gone With the Wind, and a note that Johnny wrote while he was in the hospital falls to the floor. After Ponyboy reads Johnny’s letter, he…
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- ARTS
What is the difference between optical and arbitary color?
Optical color is also known as local color. It differs from arbitrary color in that is based on the perception that is created when dots or brush strokes of different colors are placed near each…
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- THE SCARLET IBIS
How does Doodle’s character affect the overall conflict of Hurst’s “The Scarlet Ibis”?
The conflict of any story is the struggle between opposing forces. Brother’s struggle is between his pride and Doodle’s disability. Doodle struggles with his own body to please his older brother….
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- ENDER’S GAME
“In Ender’s Game how does the theme of good and evil pertain to Ender and Peter?” What is the…
The theme of good vs. evil, shown by characters Ender and Peter, seems very black and white for the first half of the book. Ender is the innocent child who seems to be used by Peter, by Colonol…
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- MATH
How do you determine the degree of a polynomial?
You determine the degree of the polynomial by finding the highest exponent. For example in the polynomial x2+3x−5×2+3x-5 the highest exponent or power is 2. Therefore 2 is the degree of the equation….
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- NIGHT
In Night, what does Elie learn about himself during the Holocaust?
Through his experiences in the Holocaust, Elie learns much about himself. The first thing Elie learns is that he is deeply loyal to family, especially to his father, Shlomo. On more than one…
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- THE GREAT GATSBY
Why did Tom and Daisy move away from Chicago?
Tom and Daisy moved East from Chicago because of Tom’s affairs with other women. Daisy alludes to this fact in Chapter 7 during the heated argument between Gatsby and Tom. Tom admits that “‘Once…
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- MONSTER
Describe Steve Harmon. What kind of a person is he?
Steve Harmon is a conscientious young man who makes a terrible decision to befriend a group of criminals that carry out a robbery that results in the death of Aguinaldo Nesbitt. Steve chooses to…
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- SCIENCE
What is the difference between the smooth endoplasmic reticulum and rough endoplasmic reticulum
Both the smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum help in the production and storage of proteins The main difference is that one contains ribosomes on it and the other does not. The rough endoplasmic…
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- SCIENCE
What is a clear difference between angiosperm and gymnosperm?
There are several key differences between angiosperms and gymnosperms. In general, angiosperms are flowering plants and gymnosperms are woody cone-bearing trees. Angiosperms produce seeds from an…
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- SCIENCE
What period was the velociraptor in?
The velociraptor was alive in the latter part of the Cretaceous period. This was 71-75 million years ago.
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- THE CRUCIBLE
What is Mary Warren’s characterization in The Crucible?
Mary Warren, a servant who replaces Abigail Williams working in the Proctor household, is portrayed as a girl who is easily manipulated and fearful of authority figures. She enjoys the attention…
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- SCIENCE
A food chain is a linear representation (a model) of how energy is dispersed through the trophic levels of an ecosystem. All food chains follow the same linear pathway sun –> producer –>…
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- SCIENCE
How do the cells in your body get energy?
All parts of our bodies require energy- our brains, stomach, muscles, etc. Even when we are sleeping, our bodies require energy! Cells in your body get energy from the foods that are eaten, such as…
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- SINNERS IN THE HANDS OF AN ANGRY GOD
What is Edwards’ purpose in writing “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
Jonathan Edwards’ purpose in delivering “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is to warn his congregation of the dangers that they face if they fail to repent for their sins and follow Jesus. He…
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- THE CANTERBURY TALES
“The Wife of Bath’s Tale” contains many words of wit and wisdom. How is Chaucer’s wit and wisdom…
Despite the fact that Chaucer wrote The Canterbury Tales hundreds of years ago, he still touches on topics that are very relevant to today’s society. “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” is perhaps the most…
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- ONCE UPON A TIME
From Once Upon A Time by Nadine Gordimer, what is the text mainly about from line 136 to 168?
Nadine Gordimer wrote her short story Once Upon A Time when South Africa was going through a phase of intense political uncertainty and the story reflects that. A family which strives to create a…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What are passages in Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird that are generally important to the…
Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird contains two plots. The first plot concerns the children’s coming-of-age story, and their acceptance of Arthur (Boo) Radley is a central aspect of the children’s…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
What is ironic about Scout’s observation that the mood in the town was that of a gala?
To Kill A Mockingbird It is best to start with the quote to get a sense of the context. Here is the quote: It was a gala occasion. There was no room at the public hitching rail for another…
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- SCIENCE
What organisms need oxygen to exist?
Most living organisms, including plants and animals, require oxygen for life. There are a few types of single-celled bacteria and protists, known as anaerobes, that don’t. There is also a…
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- TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
To what extent, and in what ways, does Bob Ewell carry out acts of justice in the novel To Kill a…
In Chapter 23, Bob attempts to carry out justice on Atticus Finch by spitting in his face outside of the post office. Atticus does not react to Bob Ewell’s verbal tirade against him. When Atticus…
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- RIP VAN WINKLE
Why did Irving make Rip sleep for twenty years in “Rip Van Winkle” ?
Rip Van Winkle sleeps for twenty years in imitation of the old German legend of “Peter Klaus,” upon which it is based; also, his somnolence for these two decades allows him to sleep through the…
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- HISTORY
Why did prohibition fail in New Mexico?
New Mexico became a dry state in 1917, three years before the federal government introduced prohibition. The people of New Mexico voted in favour of prohibition by a margin of three to one because…
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- THE WEALTH OF NATIONS
In The Wealth of Nations, why does Adam Smith think that allowing individuals to pursue economic…
In The Wealth of Nations, Adam Smith argues that allowing individuals to pursue their own economic gains will help society as a whole because individuals will selfishly take actions that actually…
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- LITERATURE
How is loss of a loved one presented by the poet in the poem “Long Distance II?”
In “Long Distance II” by Tony Harrison, the loss of a loved one is presented as though that person is still around somewhere, even while the narrator bluntly acknowledges that “life ends with…
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- LORD OF THE FLIES
In Lord of the Flies, how did the boys come to be marooned on an island? What are the…
The boys had been sent away from their families at the onset of a nuclear exchange. Similar to the way that so many children were sent away from London during WWII, the idea was to get them to…
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- THE HOBBIT
Why can’t the Dwarves bring ponies into Mirkwood in The Hobbit?
It was not that the Dwarves could not bring ponies into Mirkwood at all; instead, it was that they could not bring the ponies they were riding because those specific ponies belonged to Beorn, the…
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- SCIENCE
Vaccines work by introducing dead or weakened invaders into the body. The body will develop…
You would need some puzzle pieces that interlock, or building blocks, or something like connects or legos. When a vaccine is introduced into a body, the vaccine is a form of the virus that has had…
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- SCIENCE
Vaccines work by introducing dead or weakened invaders into the body. The body will develop…
You will need to draw a diagram that shows some disease causing organism entering the body. These do not have to be the actual shape. You could draw triangles and state in the diagram’s key that…
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- HISTORY
What is the significance of the Headright System?
When the colonists settled in America, they faced an extreme labour shortage. As a result, in 1617, the Headright system was introduced by the Virginia Company to encourage people to emigrate to…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
With the entrance of Krogstad, why does suspense begin to build? What was revealed that showed…
In Ibsen’s play, A Doll’s House, the opening scene where Nora comes in from Christmas shopping seems light and fun. However, when the character Krogstad comes in shortly thereafter, the tone of the…
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- HISTORY
What was the significance of the Panama Canal?
The Panama Canal is significant for several reasons. The main reason is that it greatly affected world travel and trade. The Panama Canal reduced the amount of time it took to travel from the…
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- A DOLL’S HOUSE
What does Nora’s attitude toward what she has secretly done for her husband reveal about her?
In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House, the protagonist, Nora, goes behind her husband’s back to borrow money in order to pay for his medical treatment. She secures a loan even though at that time, women…
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- HISTORY
How did Charlemagne help the Europeans?
There is not much Charlemagne did not do to help Europe. When he was born circa 744, Europe was still mired in the Dark Ages. It was a time of continual strife and little education or social…
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- HISTORY
How did the progressive philosophies of Roosevelt and Wilson differ?
President Roosevelt and President Wilson had different philosophies regarding the Progressive Movement. President Roosevelt believed it was acceptable to work with big businesses. Roosevelt felt…
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